In general, the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) specialty is very male-centric with 93% of providers reporting as male as compared to 6% reporting as female. People living in California, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, and New York enjoy living in one of the 5 most popular states/territories where Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers practice. In all, there are 8,496 registered Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in the United States with over 799 of those located in California alone while around 619 chose to practice in Florida.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers have been assigned the 208G00000X taxonomy code in the NPI registry, which is a Level II Classification. Click here for more information about medical specialty types.
Overall, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) specialists practice in 52 different states/territories.
A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.