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Is it possible for you to he a cardiac surgeon and a heart transplant surgeon?
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Yes: A heart transplant surgeon has to be a heart surgeon before doing heart, heart lung and lung transplants. To be a heart surgeon you train 2 or 3 years after being a general surgeon to become a thoracic surgeon. A heart surgeon has to maintain unos criteria to do transplants. (united organ sharing organization) need to be at a transplant center.
Answered 12/23/2013
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