What type of treatments do they do?
- Correcting conditions such as holes between chambers of the heart, valve problems, and abnormal blood vessels
- Repair injury to the heart
- Correcting other congenital and acquired heart defects
- Heart, lung, and heart/lung transplants
- https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/health-management/pediatric-specialists/Pages/What-is-a-Pediatric-Heart-Surgeon.aspx
The average salary for a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon is $762,846 a year.
A pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon is one of the most challenging specialties.
To be this type of surgeon, one must be able to work well under pressure and know that bad things will happen no matter what.
This type of surgeon is always up for a challenge and is very humble.
