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The Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program has enjoyed a long tradition in leadership beginning in 1948 under the tutelage of founder, John Jones, M.D., a pioneer in thoracic surgery. Dr. Jones administered the program throughout his long and prestigious career at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan and the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Accreditation was granted by the ACGME in 1965.
The transition of the primary program site from the Hospital of the Good Samaritan to the LAC + USC Medical Center began in 1990. This was driven by several events that impacted the academic environment. The appointment of Tom DeMeester, M.D., as Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery at USC, the opening of the new, USC University Hospital in 1991, and in 1992 the appointment of Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D., as the Co-Chairman, Department of Surgery, and Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery led to a logical transition of the program to the University. Dr. Starnes assumed the role of the Director of the Cardiothoracic Training Program upon his arrival at USC, and resident activity was concentrated at LAC + USC Medical Center, USC University Hospital/Norris Cancer Center, and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. In 1995, Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena was added as a training site. In 1998, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery achieved Department status, under the Chairmanship of Dr. Vaughn Starnes.
The Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program, under the directorship of Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D., is designed to give residents the expertise to qualify for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery certification. Our curriculum and facilities offers the residents extensive and comprehensive training by exposing them to the full range of cardiothoracic conditions. High patient volume contributes greatly to the learning experience. We are committed to ensuring that residents perform a large number of cases and that they are exposed to the full spectrum of clinical environments in which they may practice one day. We have among our training sites a private university hospital; a children's hospital, a large county medical center, and a large community based hospital with a long tradition of academic affiliation with the University of Southern California.
The core curriculum and extensive case volume combined with the diversity of the hospitals in which our resident's train helps ensure that these goals are met. When residents complete the program, they are highly skilled in the operating room, academically sound, and have earned the respect of their peers and faculty.
Our curriculum and facilities offers the residents extensive and comprehensive training by exposing them to the full range of cardiothoracic conditions.
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