Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs

Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs

Colleges award this field under 9 named programs, from General Surgery Residency Program to Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other.

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Colleges may offer this field under 9 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.

General Surgery Residency Program: Prepares physicians in the care and treatment of diseases and disorders via invasive procedures and the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of physical disorders. Covers clinical and operative skills, pre-operative and post-operative care, trauma management and endoscopic techniques.
Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Program: Prepares physicians in the surgical care of patients with anorectal and colonic diseases. Also covering diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy. Requires prior or concurrent completion of a residency program in general surgery.
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program: Prepares surgeons in the management of patients with difficult, rare or complex cancer presentations, including clinical evaluation, surgical management, and adjuvant therapy. Requires prior completion of a residency program in general surgery.
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the operative treatment of structural abnormalities involving the heart and major blood vessels, including defects resulting from congenital malformations as well as defects acquired in infants and children; includes care of patients from the fetus to the adult. Requires prior completion of a residency or fellowship program in thoracic surgery.
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the diagnosis, evaluation and surgical treatment of diseases, disorders, and trauma in infants and children. Requires prior completion of a residency program in general surgery.
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program: Prepares surgeons in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, particularly trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. Requires prior completion of a residency program in general surgery.
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the evaluation and surgical treatment of pulmonary, esophageal, mediastinal, chest wall, diaphragmatic and cardiovascular disorders. Covers bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy. Requires prior or concurrent completion of a residency program in general surgery.
Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the surgical treatment of diseases and disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic circulatory systems and of the heart and thoracic aorta. Requires prior or concurrent completion of a residency program in general surgery.
Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other: Surgery not listed above.

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