Cardiac Surgery residency in Saudi Arabia
Operating on the heart and great vessels.
Lowest accepted score 2026 (median): 82.3%. Training length: 7 years.
Rotations during residency
- R1: cardiac surgery first rotation (12 weeks)
- R1 to R3: general surgery (24 weeks)
- R1 to R3: ICU (24 weeks)
- R1 to R3: research (24 weeks)
- R1 to R3: cardiac surgery (12 weeks)
- R1 to R3: thoracic surgery (8 weeks)
- R1 to R3: vascular surgery (8 weeks)
- R1 to R3: trauma (8 weeks)
- R1 to R3: cardiology and CCU (8 weeks)
- R1 to R3: cath lab (8 weeks)
- R1 to R3: echocardiography (4 weeks)
- R1 to R3: cardiac anesthesia (4 weeks)
- R4 to R5: adult cardiac surgery (48 weeks)
- R4 to R5: pediatric cardiac surgery (24 weeks)
- R4 to R5: vascular surgery (12 weeks)
- R4 to R5: thoracic surgery (12 weeks)
- R6 to R7: adult cardiac surgery (72 weeks)
- R6 to R7: cardiac surgery subsection such as minimally invasive, heart failure, transplant or arrhythmia surgery (24 weeks)
Schedule overview
- R1 to R3: Cardiac surgery 12 + 12 weeks, general surgery 24, ICU 24, research 24, thoracic 8, vascular 8, trauma 8, cardiology and CCU 8, cath lab 8, echocardiography 4, cardiac anesthesia 4
- R4 to R5: Adult cardiac surgery 48 weeks, pediatric cardiac surgery 24, vascular surgery 12, thoracic surgery 12
- R6 to R7: Adult cardiac surgery 72 weeks, cardiac surgery subsection 24 (minimally invasive, heart failure, transplant, arrhythmia)
Most common encounters
- Coronary artery disease
- Valve disease
- Aortic disease
- Heart failure and transplant
- Congenital heart disease
- Post-operative ICU patients
- Arrhythmia surgery
- Cardiac emergencies
Most common procedures
- Coronary bypass
- Valve repair and replacement
- Aortic surgery
- Cardiopulmonary bypass
- Sternotomy and closure
- Chest drain management
- Vein harvesting
- Mechanical support devices
Fellowships after residency
- Adult cardiac (3 years)
- Congenital cardiac (3 years)
- Heart failure and transplant (3 years)
- Aortic surgery (3 years)
- Thoracic surgery (1 to 2 years)
Lowest accepted score by city
- Alahsa: 2026 79.5%, 2025 75.5%
- Medina: 2026 80.8%, 2025 75.0%
- Dammam: 2026 81.8%, 2025 79.3%
- Mecca: 2026 82.8%, 2025 75.0%
- Jeddah: 2026 83.1%, 2025 79.4%
- Riyadh: 2026 83.2%, 2025 83.6%
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