M.Ch Cardio Thoracic Surgery

The overall goal of the training program is to produce a specialist who can serve as a
tertiary care physician capable of carrying out effective treatment for cardiac, vascular and
thoracic surgical problems. The M.Ch. course in Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic surgery will aim
at inculcating a rational approach in treatment of patients by imparting sound knowledge of the
subject and by teaching surgical skills to the post-graduate student.

i) A wide coverage of Basic Sciences like Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology,
Microbiology, Pharmacology and Immunology pertaining to the Cardiovascular and Respiratory
systems and the Chest and its contents;
ii) a thorough knowledge , theoretical as well as practical, of the various investigative procedures
- invasive and non-invasive - including biochemical, radiological and ultrasonographic
investigations, radioisotope scanning and dynamic function studies such as pulmonary function
tests, cardiac catheterisation and oesophageal manometry;
iii) a detailed knowledge of and practical experience in clinical and operative paediatric and adult
cardiac surgery, surgery of great vessels and peripheral arteries and general thoracic surgery
including surgery of the chest wall, diaphragm, oesophagus, mediastinum, trachea , lungs and
pleura ; and
iv) a broad knowledge or Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and other medical problems relating
to Cardiovascular-thoracic Surgery , as well as of Computer application.