Education
Stanford has a history of excellence in all aspects of cardiothoracic surgery. Its programs are particularly noted for work in thoracic organ transplantation, treatment of valvular, aneurysm, congenital and ischemic heart disease. There are seven faculty devoted to adult cardiac surgery, three in general thoracic surgery, and three in pediatric heart surgery. The activities of the Department are centered in the Falk Cardiovascular Research Building at Stanford, a beautiful, state of the art facility for the academic offices and research laboratories of the Department. The clinical activities are centered at the Stanford University Hospital, the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, and the nearby Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center. More than 1,200 open-heart surgeries are performed yearly with a well-rounded mix of congenital, valvular, aneurysm, and bypass surgeries, together with approximately 200 thoracotomies or video assisted thoracic procedures. Previous Stanford trainees occupy a number of leadership positions throughout academic cardiothoracic surgery in the United States and abroad.
