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Johns Hopkins Hospital

Johns Hopkins Hospital

1800 Orleans Street Zayed 7107
Baltimore, MD 21287
Donna Riley, Program Coordinator

Duke Cameron, MD
Program Director
Chief of Cardiac Division

Richard Battafarano, MD
Chief of Thoracic Division

Program Information

  • Traditional 3-year program (PGY 6, 7, and 8)
  • Two residents accepted per year
  • Progressive increase in responsibility
  • Progressive increase in operative experience as primary surgeon
  • Opportunities for clinical research
  • Opportunities for elective clinical experience

Curriculum Overview

Year 1 Cardiothoraic Training (Adult Cardiac/ Thoracic/ Congential Cardiac)

  • Patient care
  • Operative experience
  • In-house call (1/4)
  • Perioperative decision making
  • Consultative experience

Year 2 General Thoracic Training (6 months)

  • Patient care
  • Operative experience 
  • In-house call (1/4)
  • Perioperative decision making
  • Consultative experience

Year 2 Adult and Congenital Cardiothoracic Training (6 months)

  • Patient care
  • Operative experience
  • In-house call (1/4)
  • Perioperative decision making
  • Consultative experience

Year 3 Adult and Congenital Cardiothoracic/ Thoracic Training

  • Overall charge of service
  • Substantial operative experience
  • No regular In-house call
  • Transplant responsibility

Additional Curriculum Information

Educational Events

  • Wednesday 12 noon General Thoracic Surgery Conference
  • Thursday Cardiac Surgery Conferences   
    7:00 a.m. Cardiac Surgery Service Meeting, Visiting Professor Lectureship, Surgery Grand Rounds
    7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Curricular talks/Quarterly Meetings with Dr. Cameron/Journal Club
    8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. M & M Conference
  • Friday General Thoracic Surgery Outpatient Clinic
  • Friday 7 a.m. Pediatric Cardiac Conference
  • Program Director
  • Blalock Visiting Professor-Cardiac Surgery 
  • Evelyn Grollman-Glick Lectureship Visiting Professor-General Thoracic Surgery 
  • Susan and Milton Miller Lecture – Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
  • Lynn Van Praag Lectures Series
  • Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Guest Lecture Series

Research

  • Basic laboratory research performed by general surgery residents
  • Clinical reviews 

Mentoring

  • Program/Associate Program Director
  • Faculty Advisor

Unique Program Components

The Divisions of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery offer a three year training program following completion of a surgical residency. The first year as a junior cardiac surgery fellow is divided between adult cardiac, pediatric cardiac and thoracic surgery. The second year rotations include thoracic, adult cardiac surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. There are also opportunities for elective rotations based on resident interests. The third year of the residency is spent as a chief resident in cardiac surgery. Residents with a strong interest in Thoracic Surgery will have an opportunity to spend time on the thoracic service in the third year. 

The Johns Hopkins Hospital has a long history of training academic surgeons, both in general and cardiothoracic surgery. Hopkins cardiac surgery has been directed by leaders in the field, including Alfred Blalock, Vincent Gott, Bruce Reitz, William Baumgartner, and now Duke Cameron. The Division strives to maintain this heritage by fostering clinical expertise, scientific inquiry, and intellectual development, the essence of an academic surgeon. To accomplish this goal, the training program in cardiothoracic surgery provides a wealth of clinical and operative experience in a collegial atmosphere, a diverse house staff and faculty interested in teaching, and a wide variety of clinical and basic research experiences.