General Surgery Residency

The recruitment of outstanding medical students to our program remains the most important aspect of my job as program director. While there are many choices for your training, I believe that we offer candidates the opportunity to train in a world-class academic medical center, a nationally-recognized community-based, high-volume hospital system, and a busy urban trauma center. These distinctive environments provide our trainees with a diversity of experience that few other programs can match.

Our combined faculty at the University of Chicago and NorthShore University Health System are dedicated to training exceptional residents that have an interest in becoming leaders in academic general surgery and its subspecialties. UChicago Medicine began providing adult trauma care on May 1, 2018, through its Level 1 Adult Trauma Center. The adult trauma program adds to UChicago Medicine's pediatric trauma and burn services, providing the community a comprehensive system of care to treat the full range of trauma injuries in patients of all ages. Additionally in 2019, the institution received its 16th sequential "A" rating in patient safety from industry watchdog Leapfrog Group, and it achieved Magnet Recognition status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the gold standard for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care.

The Department of Surgery remains committed to supporting our residents' participation in research opportunities that are tailored to match their career interests. We organized a Resident Research Advisory Committee to assist our junior residents identify the best research opportunities in basic science, outcomes/translational research, surgical ethics, Surgical Education, or within one the University of Chicago's many laboratories. My job is to cultivate and organize an innovative training environment that operates within the structure of the ACGME guidelines, but that relishes our program's strengths as innovators in surgical education. Our residents are exposed to a comprehensive educational curriculum with access to a well-developed simulation training centers at both campuses. Our teaching services are led by Team Education Coordinators to provide our residents with consistent feedback before, during and after each clinical rotation. We have developed novel methods of assessing intraoperative teaching to maximize teaching experiences in the operating room. The Surgical Training and Assessment Tool (STAT), was developed by one of our trainees, to provide our residents with real-time feedback on their performance, technical skills, and case preparation. These assessments are used over time to identify areas in need of refinement and to identify areas of proficiency that will help us assess milestones in the Next Accreditation System.

We also have continued our yearly General Surgery Bootcamp, the PEER mentorship program and our Resident Acute Care Surgery Service.

GENERAL SURGERY BOOTCAMP FOR INTERNS:
This course includes an extensive OR orientation, participation in the ACS Entering Resident Readiness Assessment (ACS-ERRA), an interactive "mock pages" session, multidisciplinary presentations from both nursing and our hospital-based specialties and a technical skills lab led by Mike Ujiki, MD, and Konstantin Umanskiy, MD, on Endoscopic, FLS and live animal stations. Using the qualitative and quantitative assessments that were generated during both the GME and General Surgery bootcamps, we were able to provide our categorical general surgery interns with a "level 0" or baseline milestone assessment in most of the ACGME competencies.

RACS:
To meet the ongoing challenges of incorporating increasing autonomy in our program, we have continued to offer rotations on our "Resident Acute Care Surgery Service". This exciting opportunity allows senior and chief residents the opportunity to lead a team composed of a PGY2 resident and a surgical PA that manage basic general surgery patients. The chief resident is supervised by the on-call attending, but is encouraged to act in the capacity of a teaching assistant for their junior resident. We are incorporating simulation training, video-based feedback, and expert evaluations of intraoperative teaching skills to this service. We believe that this unique service enhances both the quality and efficiency of acute general surgery care and provides an innovative model to promote autonomy within a well-supervised training program. (Ref: Implementing a resident acute care surgery service: Improving resident education and patient care.)

We take the time to get to know our residents. I believe that creating a collegial environment helps our resident mature into capable and well-trained surgeons. The humanistic aspect of professional development is just as important as the surgical skills that we teach. Please take the time to review our newly-designed website with more detailed information about the resources available at the University of Chicago. I hope to have the opportunity to meet with you during the upcoming interview season. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if I may be of further assistance.

Our comprehensive training program is set on an expanding clinical campus that starts right across the street from the main quadrangle of the University of Chicago. Indeed, we are one of the only academic medical centers in the nation that shares a campus with our home institution. Our residents can therefore take advantage of all that the University of Chicago has to offer, from lectures to food trucks to a gym and more.

The University of Chicago Medicine began providing adult trauma care on May 1, 2018; the adult trauma program adds to UChicago Medicine's pediatric trauma and burn services, providing the community with a comprehensive system of care to treat the full range of trauma injuries in patients of all ages.

In November 2019, UChicago Medicine announced that it earned its 16th sequential "A" rating in patient safety from the industry watchdog Leapfrog Group; immediately following, it achieved Magnet Recognition status, the gold standard for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The jewel of our medical center campus is the Center for Care and Discovery (CCD), our main hospital building, which opened in 2013. The CCD is one of the most advanced clinical and surgical centers in the country dedicated to specialty care, including cancer, gastrointestinal disease, neuroscience, advanced surgery and high-tech medical imaging. The new hospital was designed by world-renown architect, Rafael Viñoly, who created the acclaimed Charles M. Harper Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. This innovative hospital contains ten floors and over 1.2 million square feet for clinical activity. The CCD is an exceptional place to be a patient and creates an enhanced health experience that is focused on quality and safety. We believe that this inspiring atmosphere provides our trainees with a modern environment to learn surgery and conduct world-class research at the forefront of medicine. Our residents have access to state-of-the art simulation training at both the University of Chicago Center for Simulation and Safety and the Northshore Center for Simulation and Innovation.

PGY-1

Interns rotate on all core general surgery services and some subspecialty services, including trauma, vascular, colorectal, pediatric surgery, surgical oncology, breast, and endocrine. We pride ourselves on early operative exposure.

PGY-2

The second year encompasses more critical care training, with rotations in the SICU, Burn ICU, and trauma. A highlight of the PGY-2 year is gaining operative experience as the junior resident on the Emergency General Surgery (EGS)  service.

PGY-3-4

Residents complete senior-level rotations in general surgery and subspecialty services. PGY-4 residents complete their first month as the EGS Chief, during which they are able to TA appropriate cases. There are opportunities to partake in elective rotations, such as cardiac surgery, during these years.

PGY-5

Chief residents complete core general surgery services, including EGS and trauma, with adequate training in their specialty of choice to prepare those pursuing fellowship training. Chief residents graduate with an average of ~1,150 cases.

We offer formal teaching conferences to all residents throughout the year and in the subspecialties during specific rotations. General surgery residents acquire an in-depth knowledge of the pre- and post-operative care of acutely ill patients, the principles of surgical physiology and wound management, as well as the essentials of conventional and minimally invasive operative techniques.

Our program offers protected time for formal teaching conferences on Wednesday mornings at both Hyde Park and NorthShore. Subspecialty services also provide specialty-specific conferences, including multidisciplinary conferences like tumor board. We have several skills rotations built into the clinical years to ensure that residents are prepared to exceed technically in the operating room. Residents utilize well-equipped facilities at both the Hyde Park and NorthShore locations to practice surgical skills.

Wednesday Morning Education Conference Schedule

6:45 - 7:30 am - Morbidity & Mortality Conference
Residents and fellows present selected cases for discussion. We use this as a learning opportunity to identify areas of improvement in our surgical technique and health-systems processes. We developed and implemented a Health Equity Scoring System as an aid to understand how access challenges and bias influence surgical complications.

7:30 - 8:15 am - Grand Rounds
A variety of topics are covered in presentations by our own faculty and residents, community partners, and distinguished faculty from other institutions during our named lectureship series.

8:15 - 9:00 am - ABS-In Training Exam (ABSITE) Conference
This attending-led conference utilizes the SCORE curriculum to facilitate preparation for the annual ABSITE exam. We are also provided access to the TrueLearn Question Bank to prepare for the exam.

9:00 - 9:45 am - Variable 
The content of our final session varies. We have a monthly Professor’s Hour in which a chief resident presents a clinical case scenario, moderated by Dr. Matthews. We also conduct mock oral boards and host “fireside chats without the fire” with visiting professors.

Specialty Educational Conferences
Surgical oncology conference
Trauma conference
Vascular conference
Endocrine conference
Colorectal conference
Thoracic conference

Surgical Skills

Intern Bootcamp
During orientation, PGY-1s learn important surgical skills, such as nasogastric tube placement, central and arterial line placement, chest tube placement, bronchoscopy, laparoscopic abdominal access techniques, FAST exam, and laparoscopic and endoscopic tower set-up.

Intern Skills Club
Interns meet monthly to learn bread and butter surgical skills, including knot-tying, the use of various surgical staplers, and hand-sewn bowel anastomoses. This culminates in a year-end “Surgical Skills Olympics.”

PGY-2 Skills Rotation
In the second clinical year, residents participate in a 2-week surgical skills rotation at the state-of-the-art NorthShore simulation lab. During this time, residents practice more advanced skills, such as laparoscopic suturing, laparoscopic hand-sewn and stapled bowel anastomoses, endoscopic skills, and vascular anastomoses. Attending mentors meet one-on-one with the residents to provide focused teaching and technical pearls.

PGY-3 Robotics Curriculum
In the third clinical year, residents complete a 2-week curriculum dedicated to advancing their robotic skills using cutting-edge technology. Residents progress towards receiving their Robotics Certification during this time.

In-Rotation Curriculum
In PGY3-5, residents have 2-hours of protected time per week in the NorthShore Sim Lab to complete procedure-specific modules based on their current rotation. Examples include laparoscopic liver ultrasound, thyroid ultrasound and biopsy, percutaneous tracheostomy and PEG placement, and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.

Educational opportunities
Our general surgery residents' educational experience is paramount to the overall residency program, which is why we've incorporated other unique program initiatives to enhance the education experience. One initiative that sets our residency program apart is the Team Education Coordinator program, in which a faculty member in each rotation oversees resident goals/objectives, progress and rotation evaluations. Our residency program also features:

Portfolios
Surgical education meetings
Residents as Teachers and Leaders Program
Teaching Effectiveness Program
Resident retreats
Quarterly resident town hall meetings
Surgical skills curriculum, laparoscopic simulation centers
Surgical Training and Assessment Tool/quality-based surgical training
Quality improvement grant
Mock oral exams
International rotation Cape Town, South Africa and Beijing, China

The University of Chicago Medicine also boasts the first-ever surgical ethics program in the country. This program, spearheaded by Drs. Peter Angelos and Mark Siegler, is sponsored by the American College of Surgeons and provides an ethics curriculum for surgical residents. The program coordinates a weekly seminar series and monthly ethics case conference for residents and faculty.

Per the ACGME, programs are required to provide the information available at this link to applicants about Board Certification Eligibility.

Research Experience

All of our residents have the option to complete a 2-year research fellowship after either the PGY-2 or PGY-3 year. Research experience is not mandatory but is elected by most residents and is strongly recommended for those planning a career in academic surgery. While residents are encouraged to apply for grant funding, the department provides salary support for those conducting research at our institution.

There are numerous surgical labs at both Hyde Park and NorthShore conducting a range of basic science, translational, and outcomes research. Many of our surgical faculty are supported by NIH funding. Several of the most popular opportunities are listed below.

Basic Science

• The Shogan/Alverdy Lab - Colorectal cancer metastasis and the microbiome
• The Chong Lab - Immunological and humoral immunity following transplantation
• The Gupta Lab - Molecular understanding of chromatin remodeling in heart failure
• The Keutgen Lab - Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and PRRT therapy
• The Madariaga Lab - Lung cancer metabolomics

Translational Science

• The SurgBioMech (Pocivavsek) Lab - Geometry of acute aortic syndromes
• The Hibino Lab - Cardiac and vascular tissue engineering

Outcomes & Health Services Research

• Implementation & Health Services Research Group - Healthcare access, workforce, cost, quality, equity, and policy
  • PIs: Ted Skolarus, Sarah Shubeck, Ryan Merkow, Yalini Vigneswaran, Parth Modi, Christopher Roxbury
• Trauma Center - Geographic data science, firearm violence, injury prevention
  • PIs: Tanya Zakrison, Susan Rowell, Andrew Benjamin, Selwyn Rogers
• The Ujiki Lab - MIS innovation, clinical outcomes, simulation education
• The Yao Lab - Breast cancer clinical outcomes

Surgical Advocacy

• Surgical Advocacy Fellowship – Health Policy, Disease Prevention, Community Engagement, Evidence Based Advocacy
  • Pls: Selwyn Rogers, Andrew Benjamin, Anthony Douglas

Research Curriculum

Monthly Research in Progress meetings cover a longitudinal curriculum that includes a wide variety of topics spanning critical appraisal and research methods to career planning and understanding promotional tracks.

Professional Development Opportunities

Many residents also pursue other professional development opportunities during their research time, many of which are fully funded or subsidized by the department.

Summer Program in Outcomes Research Training (SPORT)

This 6-week summer program, offered through the Center for Health and the Social Sciences (CHess), provides formal training in Health Services Research and statistical methods. 

ACS-MacLean Center Surgical Ethics Fellowship

The Maclean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics is the first of its kind, founded in 1983. The center aims to improve patient care and outcomes by conducting research that informs multidisciplinary care. The center’s current director is our very own Dr. Peter Angelos, with Dr. Megan Applewhite serving as the associate director.

This 1-year fellowship involves a 5-week full-time summer intensive followed by a subsequent part-time structured ethics curriculum. Fellows participate in ethics-related research and are members of the ethics consult service.

GME Medical Education Research, Innovation, Teaching, and Scholarship (MERITS) Fellowship

GME offers a 2-year track for residents interested in becoming medical education scholars and leaders through a focused curriculum and mentored projects.

Advanced Degrees

Many of our current and past residents have pursued advanced degrees during their professional development time, including:

• Chicago Booth Master in Business Administration (MBA) 
• Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics (MBI)
• Harris School of Public Policy Master of Public Policy (MPP)
• Master of Public Health (MPH)
• Master of Science in Public Health Science for Clinical Professionals (MSCP)

Global Surgery

University of Chicago has been active in the area of Global surgery for years. Working in conjunction with the Center for Global Health, we have developed a program that focuses the department’s activities to enhance the experience of residents. Dr. Michael Millis is the acting Vice-Chair for Global Surgery.

In 2014, the general surgery residency program established the Professional Empowerment and Education of Residents (PEER) program. Our central goal is to support the physical and emotional well-being of our residents. We strongly believe that it is essential to create a supportive environment and foster camaraderie within our program to promote both personal and professional development. Through organizing and funding wellness initiatives, social outings, and creating mentorship families, we aim to build a strong sense of community and shared support network among residents that will leave us better equipped to perform at our best.

Learn more about PEER and the wellness resources within our department and across the university.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

DEI is at the center of everything we do in the Department of Surgery. Our DEI Steering Committee, consisting of our Chair of Surgery, Dr. Jeffrey Matthews, the Vice Chair, Dr. Chelsea Dorsey, residents, and other department leaders ensures that DEI is incorporated into all the activities and missions of the Department. Importantly, our Program Director, Dr. Jennifer Cone, is an active member of the DEI Steering Committee and works closely with the Steering Committee leadership to coordinate related efforts in the general surgery residency program.  We work tirelessly to recruit and retain people of all nationalities, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientation, and gender identity. As we do so, we continue to cultivate a community where all people find community and belonging. Read below to see the many ways in which you as a resident can be engaged in the DEI activities of our Department of Surgery.

DEI Steering Committee

The work of the DEI Steering Committee is integrated into all operational aspects of the Department of Surgery with a particular focus in the following areas: Education/Evaluation, Recruitment/Retention and Promotion, Community Engagement, and Research. Aside from these critical areas, the DEI Steering Committee has also been actively involved in improving our communication around these efforts and revitalizing the halls and walls of our department that is more representative of the diversity of perspectives that make up our surgical community.

Resident involvement in the Steering Committee is critical to the DEI work we do. Their input makes the outputs and activities relevant to the community. In addition, the residents bring new ideas and push the committee’s agenda forward. In an era, where DEI work is under attack we want our residents to feel empowered to engage in this necessary work. It not only serves our department and patients, but also society.

Our Initiatives

Annual Departmental Environmental Scan
Cinemeducation Grand Rounds Series
Grand Rounds DEI Lecture Series
Deep Cuts Podcast
SNMA Annual Medical Education Conference
Daniel Hale Williams Visiting Clerkship
Platinum Members of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons
Underrepresented Minorities Visiting Sub-Internship Welcome Dinner
AAST/SBAS Visiting Professor Lectureship
Implicit Bias Awareness Training
Emmy Award Winning, Behind the Mask , DEI Annual Report
Women in Surgery
Trauma Wall and Surgery Conference Room Mural Displays
Chicago Food Depository Volunteer Event
Ombuddies Program
Health Equity Classification System  
Family Leave, Lactation Support, Gender Inclusive Policy
Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP)
MEDCeep Surgical Skills Day
DEI Monthly Newsletter

Chicago, the South Side, needs us and we need it. Our institution is the 2024 AAMC Spencer Foreman Award Winner. Watch and listen to how many members of our department contributed to this community engagement award.

Please explore our continued work regarding diversity, equity and inclusion here. 

Application Process

We participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service, so please contact your medical school or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates for instructions about the application process. In addition to three letters of recommendation, medical school transcripts, and the Dean's letter, we require United States Medical Licensing Examination scores. The deadline for applications is October 20.

The Residency Review Committee has approved our program for eight categorical residents and four non-designated preliminary resident positions; the preliminary positions can be filled by either PGY1 or PGY2 residents. In other words, if you match into a PGY1 preliminary position and complete the requirements of our program, we have the ability to offer you a PGY2 preliminary position in the following year. We will directly match all PGY1 positions through the National Resident Matching Program.

Interviews are by invitation only. The resident selection committee reviews completed applications and sends emails stating whether an interview has been granted.

Please feel free to contact Carmen Barr in our Surgical Education Office at (773) 702-6337 for additional information.

Interview Process

Interview Dates

Dates for the 2025 candidates for the General Surgery Residency will be announced at a later date.

We will conduct two interviews dates with presentations and interviews with faculty.  There will be a resident-only, social event on the Friday evening prior to the interviews; attendance is strongly encouraged.  Unfortunately, we will not be conducting any in-person or “second-look” visits to our campus.  To be equitable and fair to all applicants, we will not make exceptions to this policy.

Our committee plans to review all completed applications around the middle of October and will extend invitations in late October to 75 candidates to attend one of the two interview dates.  Please note that we have a limit on the total number of students that we can accommodate on each interview day.  We will give all students a 48-hour window to accept the invitation.  We kindly ask that you only hold interview positions if you genuinely have interest in our program and plan to attend the event. 

2025 Interviews

The University of Chicago Department of Surgery has utilized virtual interview days for the past several years. Aside from encouraging limited movement in the continued fight against COVID-19, these virtual interview days have saved applicants time and money, without sacrificing time with our faculty or a sense of our programs. A decision for interviews for the 2024-2025 academic year, will be made at a later date.

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2023-2024
Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Cardiothoracic Surgery at Yale University, New Haven, CT
Minimally Invasive Surgery at Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Minimally Invasive Surgery at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Minimally Invasive Surgery at Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at University of Miami, Miami, FL
Vascular Surgery at University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

2022-2023
Advanced GI MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Transplant Surgery Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2021-2022
Attending Surgeon, United States Air Force
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at Duke University, Durham, NC
General Surgery Attending Surgeon at The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
MIS Fellowship at Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2020-2021
Breast Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Minimally Invasive Fellowship at Gundersen Health, La Crosse, WI
Transplant Surgery Fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, GA

2019-2020
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University of Miami in Miami, FL
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA
MIS Fellowship at Northshore University Health Systems in Evanston, IL
Complex General Surgical Oncology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Chicago in Chicago, IL

2018-2019
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, CA
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH
Breast Surgery Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospitals, Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at University of Chicago in Chicago, IL
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX

2017-2018
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University in Providence, RI
Minimally Invasive Fellowship at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, OR
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Program in Seattle, WA
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York, NY

2016-2017
Cardiothoracic Fellowship at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, CA
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship at John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship at Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA

2015-2016
Breast Surgery Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York, NY
Burn Critical Care Fellowship at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
MIS Fellowship at Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson, Houston, TX

2014-2015
Academic GI Surgical Oncology Faculty Position at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York, NY
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Columbia, New York, NY
MIS Fellowship at Emory, Atlanta, GA

2013-2014
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Critical Care Fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at University of Chicago Medicine
Private practice in Dallas, TX
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

2012-2013
Burn Critical Care Fellowship at University of California, Davis, CA
MIS Fellowship at University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Trauma Critical Care Fellowship at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Trauma Critical Care Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s, Boston, MA
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Boston University, Boston, MA

2011-2012
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Private Practice, Alaska
Transplant Surgery Fellowship at University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Transplant Surgery Fellowship at University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2010-2011
Breast Oncology Fellowship at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Penn State, Hershey, PA
Plastic Surgery Fellowship at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Transplant Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2009-2010
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Plastic Surgery at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson, Houston, TX
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2008-2009
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson, Houston, TX
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York, NY
Transplant at University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2007-2008
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at University of Texas, Houston, TX
Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York, NY
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

2006-2007
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson, Houston, TX
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson, Houston, TX
Trauma Fellowship at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

2005-2006
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Private Practice at MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic,  Rochester, MN

2004-2005
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York, NY
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Transplant Surgery Fellowship at University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis, MO

2003-2004
Foregut Fellowship at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in July 2005
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson in Houston, TX
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA

2002-2003
Minimal Access Surgery Fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship at Duke University in Durham, NC
Trauma Critical Care Fellowship at Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ

2001-2002
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York
Transplant Fellowship at University of Chicago

2000-2001
Army Commitment in Germany
Colon and Rectal Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Program in Seattle
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Transplant Fellowship at University of Tennessee in Memphis