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UCLA Thoracic Surgery Residency

About Our Program

About Our Program

About Our Program

  • Clinical and Operative Experience
  • Program at a Glance
  • Cardiac Surgery Faculty
  • Thoracic Surgery Faculty
  • Teaching Techniques & Facilities
  • Clinical and Operative Experience
  • Program at a Glance
  • Cardiac Surgery Faculty
  • Thoracic Surgery Faculty
  • Teaching Techniques & Facilities
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The Thoracic Surgery Residency program at the University of Calfornia, Los Angeles is a two-year ACGME Accredited program. Each year, residents rotate on Cardiac Surgery at UCLA for six months, Thoracic Surgery at UCLA for three, and both the Cardiac and Thoracic surgery services at the West Los Angeles VA for another three.

During their two-year residency, residents are exposed to over 2000 annual cases varying from adult cardiac and thoracic, congenital, minimally invasive cardiac robotic mitral valve repair, heart and lung transplants, and mechanical circulatory support assist devices. Residents attend multiple conferences, such as weekly Morbidity and Mortality conferences, every week, which are also attended by the Cardiac and Thoracic faculty and faculty from other specialties.

At the successful completion of the two-year Thoracic Surgery Residency, residents will be board-eligible for Thoracic Surgery certification through the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, ABTS.

Leadership

Richard J. Shemin, MD

Richard J. Shemin, MD 

Robert and Kelly Day Professor
Chief of Cardiac Surgery 
Executive Vice Chair of Surgery
Co director of the Cardiovascular Center
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Director of Cardiac Quality at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jay M. Lee, MD

Jay M. Lee, MD 

Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program /  Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Surgical Director, Center for Esophageal Disorders
Associate Professor of Surgery
Peyman Benharash, MD

Peyman Benharash, MD 

Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Director, UCLA Adult ECMO Program
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Director, UCLA Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories
Glen Van Arsdell, MD

Glen Van Arsdell, MD 

Chief, Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery

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