What type of surgeon would do a Heart transplant?

[JordanUK]

I find the whole system of what surgeon does confuseing. Would someone who would do a heart transplant be a cardiothoratic surgeon? Or would they be a transplant surgeon?

If it is a transplant surgeon would the same transplant surgeon who would do a heart transplant also do something like a liver transplant aswel?

If a cardiothoratic surgeon sub specalise in heart transplants?

Im confused

[Spencer Wells]

There are very few heart transplants performed. They are done by cardiothoracic surgeons, who will spend most of their time with more routine cardiothoracic surgery (e.g. CABGs and valve replacements/repair).

Transplant surgeons tend to focus on the kidney. Liver transplants are usually performed by hepatobiliary surgeons.

[JordanUK]

is hepatobiliary a subsection of general surgery?

[Spencer Wells]

Yes. General surgery is divided into:

breast
HPB
colorectal
vascular