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Thoracic surgery - independent Residency Programs

90 ACGME-accredited Thoracic surgery - independent residency programs across 33 states. Cross-validated and refreshed regularly.

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  • RH
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Rutgers Health
    Newark, NJ
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $86k
    Residents
    2
    Community1/5UrbanNon-Profit$77k29.3% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • NB
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    Newark, NJ
    Positions
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    PGY-1
    —
    Residents
    0
    Community
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  • RN
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Newark, NJ
    Positions
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    PGY-1
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    Residents
    0
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  • MS
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, NY
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $108k
    Residents
    4
    CommunityUrbanNon-Profit514$105k28.1% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • AM
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Albany Med Health System
    Albany, NY
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $69k
    Residents
    2
    University2/5UrbanNon-Profit789$83k11.3% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • NY
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    New York Presbyterian Hospital
    New York, NY
    Positions
    3
    PGY-1
    $120k
    Residents
    6
    University5/5UrbanNon-Profit$105k28.1% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • IS
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    New York, NY
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $0k
    Residents
    2
    University3/5UrbanNon-Profit1,207$105k28.1% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • ZS
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
    Manhasset, NY
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $100k
    Residents
    2
    University4/5UrbanNon-Profit811$143k22.9% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • MM
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Bronx, NY
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $103k
    Residents
    3
    University3/5UrbanNon-Profit1,280$49k34.2% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • NG
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    New York, NY
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $98k
    Residents
    2
    University5/5UrbanNon-Profit$105k28.1% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • UO
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    University of Rochester Medicine
    Rochester, NY
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $88k
    Residents
    1
    University2/5UrbanNon-Profit925$74k7.9% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • CM
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Carolinas Medical Center
    Charlotte, NC
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $87k
    Residents
    0
    Initial AccreditationCommunityUrban1,281$84k16.9% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • EH
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    ECU Health Medical Center
    Birmingham, AL
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $74k
    Residents
    3
    CommunityUrbanNon-Profit974$59k5.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • WF
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $82k
    Residents
    3
    University3/5Non-Profit790J1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • DU
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Duke University Hospital
    Durham, NC
    Positions
    3
    PGY-1
    $84k
    Residents
    7
    UniversityUrbanNon-Profit1,010$80k15.2% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • CW
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, OH
    Positions
    —
    PGY-1
    —
    Residents
    0
    Community
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  • CW
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, OH
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $81k
    Residents
    2
    University3/5UrbanNon-Profit944$63k7.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • CC
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland, OH
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $80k
    Residents
    2
    Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit1,294$63k7.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • OS
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Ohio State University Hospital
    Columbus, OH
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $80k
    Residents
    4
    University3/5UrbanGov1,144$74k12.5% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • OH
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)
    Portland, OR
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $94k
    Residents
    3
    UniversityUrban562$86k13% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • SK
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Philadelphia, PA
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $88k
    Residents
    1
    Initial AccreditationUniversityUrbanNon-Profit$61k14.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • TU
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Temple University Hospital
    Philadelphia, PA
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $87k
    Residents
    4
    UniversityUrbanNon-Profit146$61k14.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • PS
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    Hershey, PA
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $80k
    Residents
    3
    University4/5Non-Profit610
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  • UO
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    University of Pennsylvania Health System
    Philadelphia, PA
    Positions
    3
    PGY-1
    $92k
    Residents
    5
    University5/5UrbanNon-Profit913$61k14.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • UM
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    UPMC Medical Education
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Positions
    4
    PGY-1
    $82k
    Residents
    4
    University3/5Urban$76k6.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • AH
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $78k
    Residents
    4
    Community2/5UrbanNon-Profit502$76k6.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • VU
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, TN
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $86k
    Residents
    5
    University4/5UrbanNon-Profit1,174$76k14.8% foreign-born
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  • HM
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Houston Methodist Hospital
    Houston, TX
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $84k
    Residents
    2
    Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit843$73k26.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • BU
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Baylor University Medical Center
    Plano, TX
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $84k
    Residents
    3
    Community5/5Urban109$118k22.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • HH
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston
    Webster, TX
    Positions
    —
    PGY-1
    —
    Residents
    0
    Initial AccreditationCommunity
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  • UO
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals
    Galveston, TX
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $79k
    Residents
    2
    UniversityUrbanGov$85k10.2% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • UO
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, TX
    Positions
    3
    PGY-1
    $85k
    Residents
    5
    UniversityUrbanGov743$73k26.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • BC
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, TX
    Positions
    3
    PGY-1
    $84k
    Residents
    9
    University3/5Urban643$73k26.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • UO
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, TX
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $87k
    Residents
    5
    University4/5UrbanGov793$74k24.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • UO
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    University of Utah Health
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $82k
    Residents
    4
    University5/5UrbanGov818$95k13% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • VC
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
    Richmond, VA
    Positions
    —
    PGY-1
    —
    Residents
    0
    Community
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  • UO
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    University of Virginia Medical Center
    Charlottesville, VA
    Positions
    3
    PGY-1
    $78k
    Residents
    4
    University4/5Gov671J1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • VC
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
    Richmond, VA
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $81k
    Residents
    3
    University4/5GovJ1J-1
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  • UO
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    University of Washington School of Medicine
    Seattle, WA
    Positions
    2
    PGY-1
    $92k
    Residents
    2
    University3/5UrbanGov683$122k25.1% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • WV
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    West Virginia University School of Medicine
    Morgantown, WV
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $71k
    Residents
    2
    University2/5UrbanNon-Profit675$63k5.1% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • MC
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc
    Milwaukee, WI
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $0k
    Residents
    2
    University4/5UrbanNon-Profit$62k9.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • UO
    Thoracic Surgery - Independent
    University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
    Madison, WI
    Positions
    1
    PGY-1
    $86k
    Residents
    3
    University4/5UrbanNon-Profit638$88k8.7% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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