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What does it take to make a difference, to be part of this exciting and rewarding specialty? View the video and read the articles below to see what being a cardiothoracic surgeon is all about.



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What it Takes: Become a Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Dr. Mehmet Oz: What it Feels Like...to Perform a Heart Transplant

Dr. Mark Katlic: Letter to a Young General Thoracic Surgeon