Training & Education
The division of cardiac surgery is committed to offering its fellows and residents excellence in all aspects of cardiac surgical training.
Our fellowship and residency programs are designed to establish superior technical skills and develop the finest cardiac surgeons in the country. Our division features both an Integrated and Independent Cardiothoracic Residency Program as well as a Congenital Cardiac Program.
Congenital Cardiac Fellowship Program
The purpose of the program is to train cardiac surgical residents who have completed an ACGME-accredited program in congenital cardiothoracic surgery, providing a basis to understand normal and abnormal pediatric cardiovascular conditions and their pathophysiology.
Independent Cardiothoracic Residency Program
The Independent Cardiothoracic Training Program at Keck Medicine of USC is currently accepting applications for two residents per year. Graduates of the program will have achieved high levels of both academic and surgical proficiency.
Integrated Cardiothoracic Residency Program
The six-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC provides a well-balanced curriculum designed to train future innovators and leaders in cardiothoracic surgery.
Training Hospitals
Keck Hospital of USC
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
Healthcare Consultation Center 1, 2 and 3