Residents in the integrated six-year Cardiothoracic Surgery program at the University of Kentucky easily exceed the ACGME-mandated minimums for participation in thoracic and cardiac procedures. UK residents get the experience necessary to become competent, board certified cardiac and thoracic surgeons. But our CT residents do not have to compete for a place in the operating room to observe and assist in advanced surgical procedures, both in terms of Cardiothoracic Surgery, but in General Surgery as well. Patients in our service area present some of the most complex sets of pathologies in the United States. It is an outstanding learning environment for any surgeon to develop their skills.
Cardiac Case Logs
PGY 4 - 6*
Case Type | Cardiac | PGY-6 | PGY-4 | Thoracic | PGY-4 |
Valves (Total) | 60 | 69 | 7 | 30 | 35 |
AVR | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
MVR | 15 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
TVR | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
TAVR (primary) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
TAVR (assist) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Coronaries | 80 | 112 | 16 | 35 | 30 |
Redo Sternotomy | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
Left heart cath | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IABP | 10 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Aortic Procedures | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Arrythmia Surgery | 10 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
Maze | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Pacemaker | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
Circ Assist/Transplant | 10 | 48 | 26 | 5 | 40 |
Total Cardiac | 189 | 405 | 163 | 104 | 273 |
Thoracic Case Logs
PGY 4 - 6*
Case Type | Cardiac | PGY-6 | PGY-4 | Thoracic | PGY-4 |
Anatomic Lung | 30 | 60 | 23 | 50 | 50 |
VATS Anatomic lung | 5 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 26 |
Lung Wedge | 25 | 49 | 40 | 30 | 46 |
Total Lung | 60 | 109 | 63 | 105 | 96 |
Pleura major | 0 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 32 |
Pleura minor | 0 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 25 |
PleurX | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Total Pleura | 10 | 46 | 31 | 25 | 58 |
Chest Wall | 5 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 42 |
Mediastinum | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
Airway | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Esophagectomy | 5 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 7 |
Benign Esophagus | 5 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
Lap hernia | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Total esophagus | 10 | 38 | 11 | 35 | 32 |
Total thoracic | 90 | 250 | 125 | 190 | 240 |
General Surgery Case Logs
PGY 1 - 3*
Case Type (General) | Gen Surg | PGY-6 | PGY-4 | PGY-4 | PGY-3 | PGY-2 | PGY-1 |
Abdomen | 30 | 99 | 89 | 69 | 141 | 65 | 39 |
Alimentary Tract | 20 | 46 | 65 | 37 | 58 | 33 | 10 |
Head and neck | 5 | 26 | 37 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 0 |
Lap Basic | 30 | 70 | 55 | 49 | 92 | 45 | 20 |
Lap Complex | 10 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 7 |
Operative Trauma | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
Pediatric | 10 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 1 |
Plastic | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 10 |
Skin/Soft Tissue/Breast | 10 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 81 | 42 | 15 |
Vascular | 25 | 37 | 44 | 30 | 53 | 30 | 15 |
Cardiothoracic | 125 | 147 | 154 | 141 | 217 | 141 | 66 |
Total Cases at | 375 | 654 | 699 | 559 | 901 | 512 | 204 |
