1. Firstly you have to undergo your undergraduate medical course that is bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery.It's takes around five and half years it complete your course.
2. After this you can join hospitals as surgeon or pursue higher education.

Dear Aspirant,

Cardiothoracic Surgeons generally performs surgery of the heart and chest i.e. the thorax part.

The salary of an entry level cardiothoracic surgeon having (1-3 years of experience) is around 19 LPA. On the other end, a senior level cardiothoracic surgeon having (8+ years of experience) has an average salary of 50 LPA .

In india the average salary for these surgeons is nearly 30 LPA, and experinece has a very large effect on salary.

Hope this helps.

Hi Rahul!

Cardiac Surgeons operates heart, lungs and other chest organs. They perform surgery, diagnose and treat diseases of the above organs.

Cardiothoracic Surgeons perform procedures through incisions which will make them divide the breastbone and working in between the ribs.

So, on the whole, yes Cardiac Surgeon, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Cardiovascular Surgeons and Thoracic Surgeons all are the same!

Hi Rahul

A Cardiac surgeon or Cardiothoracic surgeon is someone who actually does surgery on the heart and the blood vessels. This means they open the chest of the patient, often place the patient on a heart-lung machine and perform complex surgery to repair a problem.

Cardiovascular surgeon is same as cardiothoracic surgery but sometimes it may be performed without a cut in the chest divider, for example, angioplasty, stent situation and others. That is reliant upon expertise and experience of the specialist, offices and gear accessibility, different Variables.

The Average Cardiothoracic Surgeon Salary in Mumbai, Maharashtra (yearly/annual) is 3,616,939

ardiothoracic Surgeon Overall Cardiothoracic Surgeon Average Salary in India is : 2,712,438

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Salary on the Low End Range in India is : 1,303,162

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Salary on the High End Range in India is : 6,196,669

Pay Scale and Income Trends based on Experience Shows that for Cardiothoracic Surgeon Job in Mumbai, Maharashtra the Fresher or an Entry Level Job as Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Mumbai, Maharashtra has an Average Salary of 1504220. A Junior Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Mumbai, Maharashtra Gets an Average Salary of 3019973 which experience ranges from 1 years to a max of 5 years. A mid level Experienced Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Mumbai, Maharashtra gets an Average Salary of 4705540.

Hi Rahul

The salary depends on several factors -

1. Seniority

2. Which sector one works like it can be government, academic, private/corporate etc.

3. Which city one works in

4. How trained one is

Given these variables, the take home salary for a neurosurgeon can vary between 85000 per month (newly qualified, government sector) to more than 30 lakhs per month (senior consultant, private sector, major city).

Hello there,

After you Obtain your MBBS degree. You have to Obtain MS in General Surgery. Then go have to get MCh in Cardiology. You can do fellowship if to want as it increases your experience level and then you can easily apply for the job.An MD or MS or DNB needs an aggregate of 55 percent and needs to have permanent registration with the Medical Council of India or a State Medical Council. They need to have two years of surgical experience.

Some of the Important Entrance Examinations for Studying Cardiac Surgery

• All India Institute for Medical Science Entrance Exam
• Apollo Hospitals Entrance Exam
• Banaras Hindu University Entrance Examination
• Calcutta University Entrance Examination
• Dr. D. Y. Patil University Entrance Exam
• Indian College of Cardiology Entrance Exam
• Institute Of Medical Sciences Entrance Exam
• All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination
• National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Post Graduate

Hope this helps you

Hello

Survey of physicians indicate that cardiothoracic surgeon work for more than 60 hours per week on average while younger cardiothoracic  surgeon work for more than 80 hour per week.

And general  surgeon work for an average of 12.7 hours a day and around 63.5 hours per week.

Good Luck

Hello student ,

As it depends upon the knowledge skills and experience of that person and also on the pay in the public sector or central service .

A cardiac surgeon who just passed out can definitely expect a starting salary at 1lac per month in a metropolis and much more if one can go to smaller cities and towns. Se nior cardiac surgeons in big hospitals in major cities might earn up to 5 lacs a month .

Hope it helps !