Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship: The Challenges Facing Reapplicants Amid the Fall in Match Rates

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York; Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: samadzn2@ccf.org.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York; Constellation Heart Institute, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York.

Editorial

Michelle Burmistrova et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 19:S0003-4975(25)00883-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.09.002. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York; Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: samadzn2@ccf.org.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York; Constellation Heart Institute, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.