Cardiothoracic Surgery is the branch of medicine that offers surgical treatment for diseases pertaining to organs inside the chest and this branch normally treats conditions related to lung and heart diseases. On the other hand, vascular surgery is a branch that treats problems pertaining to veins and arteries through surgical methods.

Therefore, M. Ch Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery is a three-year course that offers education to the students in treating both these diseases. The names of government colleges offering the M. Ch in Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery course in India are given below:

West Bengal:

• RG Kar Medical College, Calcutta

• Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta

Uttar Pradesh:

• GSVM Medial College, Kanpur

• Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow

Kerala:

• Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapura

Himachal Pradesh:

• Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla

Delhi:

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Andhra Pradesh:

• Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad

Total intake capacity:

The total intake capacity for the M. Ch Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery course in the country in colleges approved by the Medical Council of India is 44 seats, which includes seats in both government and private colleges. As far as government colleges in whole India is concerned, totally there are 29 seats for the M. Ch in Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery course.

Eligibility requirement:

For seeking admission to the M. Ch in Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery course, candidates must have completed their Master of Surgery in General Surgery course from an autonomous institution/Indian university approved by the Medical Council of India. In the case of candidate having any other equivalent qualification, their admission will be decided by the autonomous institute/affiliated university of the colleges in which the candidate is seeking admission.  Admission of these students will be made after referring the matter to the Board of Studies for the super-specialties.

Selection Procedure:

Selection of candidates for the M. Ch in Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery course will be strictly on the basis of merit secured by the candidates and consideration will not be offered for domicile, religion, language, community and caste. Candidates will be selected through open selection process, which will have four stages namely pre-selection assessment of career, written test, departmental assessment and final interview.

What does this specialty treat?

M. Ch in Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery is a specialty that conducts following Surgeries:

• Tracheal Surgery

• Implantation of Prosthetic devices

• Early complete treatment of complex intracardiac diseases

• Staged treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome

• Re-operative coronary surgery

• Resection of thoracic & thoraco-abdominal aneurysms

• Revascularization of acute myocardial infraction

• Replacement mitral valve repair and/or Heart valve repair

• Repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms

• Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

• Minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery

• Complex coronary revascularization

Scope of M. Ch in Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery:

Candidates, who have completed their M. Ch in this branch of Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, can find wide range of employment opportunities in the cardio department and emergency department of multi-specialty hospitals.