Ohio State University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Ohio State's integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency is a six-year, 0+6 categorical pathway that draws one resident annually into a university-based, quaternary training environment spanning the Ross Heart Hospital (adult cardiac), James Cancer Hospital (thoracic oncology), and Nationwide Children's Hospital (congenital heart disease). Training is concentrated at the main Wexner Medical Center campus, with faculty-heavy exposure, weekly protected didactic and Grand Rounds time, and a dedicated high-fidelity cardiac surgery simulation curriculum built into the third year. The division maintains active basic, translational, and clinical outcomes research (mechanical circulatory support, lung resuscitation for transplant, valve and VAD trials) through a dedicated Outcomes Center and PhD-level cardiac surgery scientists, reflecting a program identity built around integrating research technology into surgical problem-solving rather than positioning research as optional add-on. The program's stated aims emphasize progressive clinical responsibility, interdisciplinary collaboration across cardiology and pediatrics, and development of residents as future teachers, consultants, and academic leaders across the full breadth of adult, thoracic oncologic, and congenital cardiac surgery.