Question 1

How are the best Thoracic Surgery-Integrated 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 Thoracic Surgery-Integrated 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 Thoracic Surgery-Integrated residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of Pennsylvania Health System currently ranks first among Thoracic Surgery-Integrated 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 Thoracic Surgery-Integrated program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Thoracic Surgery-Integrated programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Thoracic Surgery-Integrated 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	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	100
2	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	100
3	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	95
4	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	95
5	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	95
6	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	94
7	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	92
8	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	90
9	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Manhasset, NY	4	86
10	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	86
11	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	80
12	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los angeles, CA	5	78
13	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	La Jolla, CA	5	78
14	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	77
15	UPMC Medical Education	Pittsburgh, PA	3	77
16	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	77
17	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	77
18	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	76
19	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	74
20	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	72
21	Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium	Loma Linda, CA	3	72
22	University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)	Los Angeles, CA	2	72
23	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	71
24	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	64
25	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	62
26	University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine	San Antonio, TX	3	62
27	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	62
28	University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center	Iowa City, IA	3	62
29	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	55
30	University of Rochester Medicine	Rochester, NY	2	53
31	University of Maryland Program	Baltimore, MD	2	53
32	Indiana University School of Medicine	Indianapolis, IN	2	53
33	University of California Davis Health	Sacramento, CA	3	53
34	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	52
35	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	52

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