I am 13 years old now. I've been wanting to be a Cardiothoracic surgeon since I was 4 years old. Right now I'm practicing medicne since I was 11 years old. I want to be one of the black south African women to be a Cardiothoracic surgeon. So thank u for this video😊
When I was in seven grade and took my first class on the human body, I knew i wanted to do surgery. Later on, during the summer, I was looking at surgery jobs and found cardiothoracic surgery and wanted to do that. I wanted an extra jump start in high school so I could get my associates degree when I graduated, so I applied to an intensive academy and got in. I'm doing my 8th grade here, and it's miserable while the classes are definitely advanced. The school itself is a mess. Teachers and students are quitting, but I'm gonna push through. I'm now sitting here watching this video and I have 100% comforted that this cardiothoracic surgery is my calling.
My father is a cardiothoracic surgeon. Well..he has a good reputation for his work..but he doesn't have any time for at least a family trip.😕 It's been 10 years since last trip😑. It's because the long waiting lists in Sri Lanka. I don't know about other countries tho🙄
@@mugdha3842 ct surgery is good but most of the open surgeries are replaced by interventional surgery..and these are done by radiologists..still plenty of cases are there
it has always been my dream to be a CT surgeon, and this video just inspired me to dream of it all over again! Which is crazy, i genuinely loved it and although im only in 11th grade i really hope i make it, it would be great if you guys could make a video guiding us students applying for undergrad soon so we can take the best routes
@@alwaysbehappy8420 how do you know you want to be a surgeon so early in life? I’m a junior as well and I’m stuck between being a surgeon and a computer scientist….. I just don’t know because I think I might be more passionate about being a doctor but…. Idk…. How did you know being a surgeon was right for you?
@@QueEn-yd4uo follow your interest bro! I know it sounds easy but is damn HARD! Actually...I thought about certain aspects of my future. Like lifestyle, balance, interest, what iam most likely to excel in if I had 2 choices. You too can do it. I'm a 15 y/o, studying in 11 standard. I'm a science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, english and physics education) student. Helping people, meeting new people and inspiring them to live...comes naturally to me. I truely believe that no one deserves to be ill or suffering. This is what motivates me. 💜
Honestly, unless you are a glutton for punishment, don't. This is hell, if hell was paid handsomely. THE biggest egos, THE most toxic work envinroment, some of the worst hours, some of the most grueling work in medicine reside here. You'll also often give a difficult case your all only for the patient to die anyway because so many of them are pretty much dead on arrival and just going through the motions, but one of the motions is a 10 hour Benthall procedure followed by dead in the ICU 12 hours later. I don't know how people even finish this residency. Many of them don't.
Just a tip for anyone considering becoming a cardio thoracic and want to go through the integrated residency pathway, as he said it’s very selective and with only a few spots so it would help to go to a medical school that has a thoracic unit so when you’re applying you can say that u work on a thoracic team before.
@@freepeople091 well duh but going to a medical school who has a thoracic unit will give u the upper hand because u actually have the experience on ur side where as other people just think they want to do it
I want to be a CT surgeon but not for the money I just love the heart I'm ready to stay long hours in one surgery but I also want a balanced life style where I can go to the gym and have vacations and family time so what should I do?
You should be a cardiologist instead it’s better work life balance and or still activitely fixing the heart. If you’re a interval one you still do heart produres.
Cardiologist, would probably be a better option. I was the same way with being a Neurologist or Neurosurgeon. Found out from my friend's dad who's an Anesthesiologist, Neurosurgeon's don't really have any free time compared to Neurologist also, my heart and mind were perfectly fine with becoming a medical doctor of neurology instead of neurosurgery.
Just as a note there's a new procedure called a TAVR that is gaining in popularity, it's a catheter based aortic valve replacement procedure so the aortic valve replacements via open heart is becoming less common (at least in my region).
Me too. I shadowed a cardiologist and most of the day they did that; she informed me that it was becoming more common for cardiologists to do TAVRs, while Cardiovascular or cardiothoracic surgeons go invasive
Great video as always. Something I wish you would have touched on is the perception that CT surgery is a 'dying field.' This was something I heard a lot before medical school due to the advancement of interventional cardiology. Lately I've been hearing that the fears were overblown and that CT surgery will be fine, but it'd be nice to hear a more definitive answer as I'm sure a lot of aspiring surgeons may get turned away from CT because of the fear of interventionalist encroachment.
From my time in medical school inc. Vascular rotation I understood that generally if open heart/vessel surgery can be tolerated it has better long-term outcomes than endovascular operations, however these are options in more frail patients unlikely to survive open surgery and its complications. I think cardiac surgery has a safe place in the "younger" cohort of patients, for now, although it is incredible what is able to be performed at the end of a long metal wire and imaging it still will not be as precise as two well trained hands and eyes having direct access to the area. Lastly, it is entirely possible to train in some IR techniques/procedures during a vascular/Cardiothoraccic residency. So you can be prepared and have an adaptable skillset.
long and short its far from dying. infact its one of the yougest surgical specialities with furthe niche sub specialisation developing i.e revasc, aortic, congenital, mitral, tranplant and failure. there is a move toward minally invasive and robotics too and cts also has a hand in endovascular work. Cardiology got too big for their own boots with what they could deal with and a lot of the interventions are what i would deem to be a brodge to surgery or plliative with surgery the the best curative long terms outcomes. Recent data has suggested that long term survival for lima to lad is greater than pci.
awesome video Dr. Jubbal! Would love to see So You Want to be a Psychiatrist! It's a booming field more-so now then ever, what an excellent time to review the career!
From a young age I have always wanted to help people with cardiovascular diseases or malfunction and I have finally found the path that I have to take in order to uphold my purpose. So thank you very much for this guide I will surely make use of it to be a successful cardiothoracic surgeon.
Finally...thank you medschool insiders I've been waiting for this episode for so long now . I'm sure I want to become a CT surgeon. Again Thank you..love your videos 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Perfect episode ,this is highly motivational and released at the right time. Hope you and your team having a good health and keeping up your good work in the future Dr !
I've been wanting to be a cardiothoracic surgeon ever since 12 yrs old and Everytime people ask me why, I don't know what to answer because It's just hard for me to explain the things inside my heart it's just that I want to be. When I hear things related about medicine,doctor,heart etc. I feel very excited and happy like I wanna help people right away. Now that I'm 15 and I lost my grandpa because of Cardiac arrest I now have much more stronger reason to pursue being a Doctor-Cardiothoracic Surgeon no matter how hard it will get. I know there's a reason why this dream was given to me by God. I AM A CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON♥️♥️♥️ -8/11/21
Thank you all for providing so much entertainment to me during my high school years. All of the music, how to, life videos, just talking about problems, etc. It has all been a great help to keep my mind off the horrible things that are happening on the outside. Can’t imagine what I would have done without you all there distracting. I wish I could repay you all but I am just a sad jobless teenager. But now, I’m going to college to hopefully train, get a real job, and then hopefully pay it all back; somehow. For now the best that I can do is just say thank you for now and know that I hope you never stop making awesome content. I hope that youtube doesn’t screw you over too much this day and age. Look forward to bringing your content along with me to college as well. And thank you once again for keeping my mind off all the horrible things that are happening these days. Really has kept me sane all these years. Thank you all sooo much!!!
Nice vid. One point - I don’t think CT surgeons have much emergency work. My understanding is that most acute stuff is done by cardiologists e.g. PPCI (maybe not for transplant or AAA, although latter rarely presents as an emergency I believe). Happy to be corrected.
I really needed to see this especially as someone who wants to be a CT surgeon but I rather do cardiac after understanding this better because the lungs wasn’t my go to
Hey! Really love Med School Insiders and everything your channel offers! If possible, could you please do another one of these videos for Obstetrics and Gynaecology? You are such an inspiration, thank you:)
Could you please make a video explaining the differences between cardiologist, interventionist cardiologist, invasive cardiologist, and surgeon. Thanks.
Really great video and explanation! The "So you want to be" series is fantastic and they provide a lot of information. Out of curiosity, would it be possible to do a "So you want to be" video about Vascular Surgeon's with what is required to become one, what exactly they do and so on? Keep up the good work!
I was offered a CT fellowship at a major academic referral center. I had not applied; they sought me out as I was completing a cardiology fellowship in a few weeks. The chief of surgery, a very famous man, began with, "We have been watching you for the last year or so...." I was flattered but declined and have no regrets.
I just want to express how grateful I am for this video... Just thank you. Thank you so much. 😭 It was such a great video and made me fall even deeper into love with my future job. Thank you so much 😔🤍
This is exactly want I want to do. I am in love with anything with the heart my pleasure is finding free videos on the internet and watch heart surgery. It is so beautiful. And I want to do it also to help patient,