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Does anybody know how many years in would take to be a heart surgeon, bone surgeon, or neurosurgeon?

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Christopher’s Answer

Bachelors Degree: 4 years after high school is pretty typical.

Medical Degree: 4 years after college is standard for MD alone.

Neurosurgery: 7 year residency after medical school or 15 years after high school

Orthopaedic Surgery: 5 year residency after medical school or 13 years after high school.

Cardiothoracic Surgery: 2 pathways - (1) 6 year CT Surgery residency or (2) 5-7 year general surgery residency followed by 3 year fellowship in CT Surgery for total of 14-19 years after high school.

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Richard’s Answer

Alll require
4 years of college
4 years of medical school


Neurosurgery residency is 6 years
Ortho is 4 years.
Cardiothoracic requires 5 years of general surgery followed by 2 years of fellowship.
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