Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellows at the University of Kentucky easily exceed the ACGME-mandated minimums in thoracic and cardiac procedures over 24 months. They get the OR time necessary to become competent, board certified cardiac or thoracic surgeons. UK's program is such that there is no competition for a place in the operating room to observe and assist in advanced surgical procedures.
Patients from the University of Kentucky's service area present some of the most complex sets of pathologies in the United States. It is a learning environment for any surgeon to hone their operative skills.
Cardiac Case Logs
Case Type | Cardiac | Year 2 | Thoracic | Year 1 |
Valves (Total) | 60 | 67 | 30 | 20 |
AVR | 25 | 27 | 15 | 11 |
MVR | 15 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
TVR | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
TAVR (primary) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
TAVR (assist) | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Coronaries | 80 | 102 | 35 | 49 |
Redo Sternotomy | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Left heart cath | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
IABP | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Aortic Procedures | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
Arrythmia Surgery | 10 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
Maze | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Pacemaker | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Circ Assist/Transplant | 10 | 29 | 5 | 19 |
Total Cardiac | 189 | 287 | 104 | 154 |
Thoracic Case Logs
Case Type | Cardiac | Year 2 | Thoracic | Year 1 |
Anatomic Lung | 30 | 50 | 50 | 20 |
VATS Anatomic lung | 5 | 12 | 25 | 12 |
Lung Wedge | 25 | 29 | 30 | 16 |
Total Lung | 60 | 79 | 105 | 36 |
Pleura major | 0 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
Pleura minor | 0 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
PleurX | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Total Pleura | 10 | 22 | 25 | 21 |
Chest Wall | 5 | 19 | 10 | 12 |
Mediastinum | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Airway | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Esophagectomy | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 |
Benign Esophagus | 5 | 21 | 10 | 12 |
Lap hernia | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Total esophagus | 10 | 33 | 35 | 17 |
Total thoracic | 90 | 163 | 190 | 94 |