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cardiothoracic

British  
/ ˌkɑːdɪəʊθɔːˈræsɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the heart and the chest

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“When we get exposed to ash and all this stuff, we breathe faster and our heart beats faster,” said Dr. Peyman Benharash, a cardiothoracic surgeon at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Oz, 64, trained as a cardiothoracic surgeon – specialising in operations on the heart and lungs – and worked at New York City’s Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

Kim Sandler joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2016, fresh off a residency in radiology and fellowship in cardiothoracic imaging.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

“It’s the most common cardiac operation in the United States,” taking place 200,000 to 300,000 times a year, said Dr. Mario Gaudino, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine and lead author of the study.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024

For instance, reductions were particularly large in cardiothoracic surgery and ophthalmology.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023