General Thoracic Surgery

Harvard HMS

PGY-4 students can be sub-interns on one of the busiest Thoracic Surgery Services in the US. This service currently performs 3000 cases per year. Operations range from open extrapleural pneumonectomies to minimally invasive esophageal and lung resections, to airway and esophageal stents. Starting with responsibility for 2 patients, students are expected to increase their clinical load as comprehension and confidence increases. Participants will develop knowledge of…