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Featured Resident Articles

A Global Practice: My Experience with Cardiothoracic Surgery Mission Work by Kathleen Fenton
25-September-2015

A Career in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Passionate Choice by George Valooran, MD and Shiv Nair, MD
8-May-2015

A Day in the Life of a Thoracic Surgeon by Shanda Blackmon, MD
9-February-2015

A Day in a Heart Surgeon's Life by Navid Madershahian, MD
1-August-2014

“10 Things Your Mom Forgot to Tell You About the Real World” — Private Practice by Peter Ellman, MD 
12-January-2012

"10 Things Your Mom Forgot to Tell You About the Real World" — Academic Practice by Fred Tibayan, MD 
12-January-2012

Organized Chaos by Jennifer S. Lawton, MD 
06-October-2009

Exploring Cardiothoracic Surgery by Nicholas Stephen Amoroso 
09-September-2009

Simulation in Cardiothoracic Surgery by M. Blair Marshall, MD 
22-July-2009

Two- versus Three-year Cardiothoracic Training Programs: Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Stephen H. McKellar, MD 
15-July-2009

Two- versus Three-year Cardiothoracic Training Programs: A Two Year CT Program is One Year Shorter Than a Three Year CT Program by Peter I. Ellman, MD 
15-July-2009

Integrated and Fast-Track Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Programs by Elizabeth H. Stephens, Michael E. Halkos, MD and Tom C. Nguyen, MD 
08-April-2009

A Tribute to a Mentor by Elizabeth H. Stephens 
08-April-2009

Transitions by Kimberly L. Gandy, MD, PhD 
05-February-2009

Cardiothoracic Surgery as a Career Path by Dimitrios V. Avgerinos, MD 
06-October-2008

Residency in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery: My viewpoint by Siddharth Lakhotia, M.S, MCh. 
16-July-2008

Why Choose Cardiothoracic Surgery? by Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD 
17-March-2008

Change is Invigorating by Karen M. McGinnis, MD 
10-January-2008

Letter to a Young General Thoracic Surgeon by Mark R. Katlic, MD, MMM 
14-August-2007

Mentors are Needed by Benson R. Wilcox, MD and Ashok Venkataraman  
25-May-2007

The "Ideal" Life as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon by Alex G. Little, MD 
13-March-2007

Why I Chose Cardiothoracic Surgery by Joseph I. Miller Jr., MD 
22-January-2007

An Exciting Time in CT Surgery? by John R. Mehall, MD 
19-December-2006

...On Being a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon by Charles D. Fraser Jr., MD 
12-October-2006

Look at Our Past and Challenge Your Future with Clinical Excellent and Commitments to Discovery and Innovation by Timothy J. Gardner, MD 
16-August-2006

Attracting Outstanding Students (Premedical and Medical) to a Career in Cardiothoracic Surgery by Vincent L. Gott, MD, Nishant D. Patel, BA, Stephen C. Yang, MD, and William A. Baumgartner, MD 
30-June-2006

The Joy and Value of a Career in Cardiac Surgery by Edward L. Bove, MD 
26-April-2006

Reflection on 40 Years as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon by Martin L. Dalton, MD 
12-December-2005

The Privilege of Caring by C. Barber Mueller, MD 
06-December-2005

All We Do Not Know by Robert M. Sade, MD 
25-July-2005

If you're uncomfortable, change is occurring, and with purpose - it should be good by John H. Calhoon, MD 
11-July-2005

The Joys and the Value of a Career in Cardiothoracic Surgery by Constantine Mavroudis, MD 
07-June-2005

Why Become a Chest Surgeon? by Robert Cerfolio 
23-February-2005

Dear Bill by W. Gerald Rainer, MD 
11-January-2005

A Critical Decision by Denton A. Cooley, MD 
11-October-2004

Let's Bring the Magic Back by Harold C. Urschel, Jr. MD 
27-August-2004

Why Become a Cardiothoracic Surgeon? by Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD 
01-June-2004