How to Succeed as an Early Career Cardiac Surgeon: An Interview With Amy Fiedler

At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting.


CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Professor Amy Fiedler, a heart transplant surgeon at University of California San Francisco, about her experience and success as an early career surgeon. Prof. Fiedler tells the story of how she became a transplant surgeon and completing the first all-female team heart transplant. She also gives advice on how to succeed as a cardiac surgeon during residency and early career.

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