Does anybody know how many years in would take to be a heart surgeon, bone surgeon, or neurosurgeon?
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2 answers
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.
Richard’s Answer
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.