Do cardiothoracic surgeons typically work in VA hospitals?

Not all VA Hospitals perform Cardiothoracic surgery. I think there's one up in Iowa that does, but I know others that refer such patients to civilian hospitals. Civilian doctors in war zones are EXCEPTIONALLY rare individuals. I met ONE when I was a Medic in Vietnam, but he was the only one I ever saw. I understood he was running from some sort of legal problems in the States, so he was sort of hiding out in Vietnam. I'm not even sure he was on the payroll, but he was an EXCELLENT ER/Trauma doc, so we didn't really much care about his history or legal status. We just knew him as a very good doctor, but kind of a strange duck. If you're taking up medicine to make money, please do all of us a favor and become a vacuum cleaner repairman instead. They make excellent money, too.