Accreditation pathway

National cardiothoracic-surgery board

Issuer: Country-specific (e.g. ABTS in US, FRCS Cardiothoracic in UK, EBCTS in Europe)
Scope: Specialty-board certification in cardiothoracic surgery — required for any open-heart or coronary bypass operation.
Verify: https://www.escardio.org/

Procedures where this credential matters

Procedures on the registry that reference National cardiothoracic-surgery board as a credential the clinic or clinician should hold.

References verifying the National cardiothoracic-surgery board pathway metadata above.