Question 1

How are the best Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's CMS Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's NIH research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.

Question 2

What is the best Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, New York Presbyterian Hospital currently ranks first among Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.

Question 3

Is this an official residency ranking?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.

Question 4

Does a program's rank mean it's the right fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.

Question 5

How is this different from the Doximity or U.S. News residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

Reputation rankings like Doximity are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.

#	Program	Location	CMS	Score
1	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	98
2	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	96
3	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	94
4	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	90
5	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	87
6	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	86
7	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	86
8	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	84
9	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	80
10	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	80
11	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	80
12	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	77
13	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	77
14	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	77
15	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	77
16	University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine	Omaha, NE	3	75
17	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	72
18	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	72
19	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	71
20	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	71
21	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)	Temple, TX	4	71
22	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	68
23	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	67
24	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	3	67
25	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	62
26	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	61
27	Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	Winston-Salem, NC	3	61
28	University of Rochester Medicine	Rochester, NY	2	58
29	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Farmington, CT	4	57
30	University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals	Galveston, TX	3	53
31	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	53
32	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	53
33	West Virginia University School of Medicine	Morgantown, WV	2	52
34	Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium	Pittsburgh, PA	2	52
35	Westchester Medical Center	Valhalla, NY	1	49
36	Indiana University School of Medicine	Indianapolis, IN	2	49
37	Albany Med Health System	Albany, NY	2	43
38	Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital	Camden, NJ	2	43
39	University of Mississippi School of Medicine	Jackson, MS	2	43
40	University of Louisville School of Medicine	Louisville, KY	1	43

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