Cardiothoracic Surgeon.

Cardiothoracic surgeon performs an operation.
Occupation
Names	Physician Surgeon
Occupation type	Specialty
Activity sectors	Medicine, Surgery
Description
Education required	Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Doctor of Osteopathic medicine(D.O.) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.)

Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgicaltreatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest)—generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs(lung disease). Cardiac surgery (involving the heart and great vessels) and thoracic surgery (involving the lungs) are separate surgical specialties, except in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and in some EU countries, such as the UK and Portugal.^[1]

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