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Cardiothoracic Surgery Notes
18 Month Lecture Schedule

Date Lectures

Pulmonary Disease
January 10 Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures, Pulmonary Physiology
January 17 Lung Cancer, Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer
January 24 Pulmonary Resection, Surgery for Lung Cancer
January 31 Pulmonary Metastases, Superior Sulcus Tumors
February 7 Oncogenes in Lung Cancer, Molecular Biology of Lung & Esophageal Tumors
February 14 Lung Abscess, Bronchiectasis, and Empyema
February 21 Pulmonary Fungus and Tuberculosis
February 28 Tracheal Diseases
March 7 Pulmonary Anomalies
March 14 Bullous Emphysema
March 21 The Pleura and Pleural Diseases, Benign Pleural Disease  
March 28 Benign Respiratory Tract Tumors 

Esophageal Disease
April 4 Esophageal Diagnostic Procedures 
April 11 Esophageal Cancer 
April 18 Surgery for Esophageal Disease, Esophageal Cancer Palliation 
April 25 Esophageal Motility Disorders
May 2 Congenital Esophageal Diseases, Burns and Strictures
May 9 Benign Esophageal Disease
May 16 Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia

Mediastinal and Chest Wall Disease
May 23 The Mediastinum
May 30 Diseases of the Diaphragm
June 6 Chest Wall Anomalies
June 13 Chest Wall Tumors
June 20 Thoracic Trauma
June 27 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Anatomy, Physiology and Critical Care
July 4 Cardiac Anatomy
July 11 Developmental Anatomy
July 18 Echocardiography
July 25 Physiology and Pharmacology
August 1 Low Cardiac Output and Circulatory Support
August 8 Assisted Circulation 
August 15 Hemorrhage and Thrombosis 
August 22 Myocardial Protection 
August 29 Cardiac Arryhthmias - Bradycardia
September 5 Cardiac Anesthesia 

Coronary Artery Disease
September 12 Coronary Artery Disease 
September 19 Acute Myocardial Infarction 
September 26 Coronary Artery Bypass 
October 3 Randomized Studies of CAB, Non-surgical Revascularization 
October 10 Post-Infarction Ventricular Aneurysm
October 17 Post-Infarction VSD and Mitral Regurgitation
October 24 Combined Coronary and Carotid Disease 

Valvular and Aneurysm Disease
October 31 Aortic Valve Disease 
November 7 Mitral Valve Disease
November 14 Tricuspid Valve Disease
November 21 A-V Valve Repair, Selection of Prostheses
November 28 Acute Aortic Dissection
December 5 Aortic Aneurysm

Miscellanous Cardiac Disease
December 12 Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
December 19 The Pericardium and Tamponade 
December 26 Cardiac Tumors 
January 2 Endocarditis 
January 9 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 

Transplantation
January 16 Cardiomyopathy and Donor/Recipient Selection
January 23 Cardiac Transplantation
January 30 Lung Transplantation  
February 6 Complications of Transplantation
February 13 Transplantation Immunology 

Congenital Heart Disease
February 20 Palliative Operations 
February 27 Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Congenital Aortic Stenosis 
March 6 Tetralogy of Fallot 
March 13 Pulmonary Stenosis and Atresia 
March 20 Double Outlet Right Ventricle
March 27 Atrial Septal Defect
April 3 Ventricular Septal Defect
April 10 Atrioventricular Septal Defect
April 17 Ebstein's Anomaly
April 24 Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection and Cor Triatriatum
May 1 Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm and Fistula
May 8 Coronary Artery Anomalies
May 15 Vascular Rings and Slings
May 22 Transposition of the Great Arteries, Corrected Transposition
May 29 Truncus Arteriosus
June 5 Hypoplastic Left Ventricle  
June 12 Single Ventricle Anomalies 
June 19 Patent Ductus Arteriosus 
June 26 Coarctation of the Aorta