VASCULAR SURGERY RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMMark F. Fillinger, MDVascular Surgery ResidencyProgram DirectorProfessor of Surgery, Vascular SurgeryChristina M. TrottierResidency Program CoordinatorVASCULAR SURGERYResidencyEstablished: 2007Prerequisite Training: 4 years ofmedical schoolProgram Description: 5-yearprogram, includes 26 monthsof vascular surgery, 10 monthsof interventional/endovascularsurgery, and 24 months of coregeneral surgery experience.Optional non-accreditedresearch education year(including option for formalcoursework at The <strong>Dartmouth</strong>Institute leading to master'sdegree in public health withfocus on outcomes research).Residents per year: 1FellowshipEstablished: 1988Prerequisite Training: 4 years ofmedical school, completion ofan accredited General SurgeryResidencyProgram Description: 2-yearprogram, includes 16months of vascularsurgery and 8 months ofinterventional/endovascularsurgery.Fellows per year: 1The residency program in Vascular Surgerycontinues to maintain its reputation as oneof the best in the nation. The overallVascular Surgery Residency TrainingProgram continues to have two optionsfor training pathways, with both thetraditional fellowship and the newerresidency program.The traditional vascular fellowship is acourse for residents in the “5+2” pathway,who have completed a five-year generalsurgery training program. The fellowshipcontinues to attract great applicants fromaround the country.Our five-year integrated Vascular SurgeryResidency Program is open for applicantswho will join after successful completionof an MD program, also known as the“0+5” training pathway. The <strong>Dartmouth</strong>integrated program was the first approvedin the nation, and is now in its seventhyear. Our program had its first site visitin 2009 and achieved full five-yearreaccreditation by the ACGME. Ourmost recent resident joining the Programis Ryan M. Svoboda, MD, PGY1, whocomes to <strong>Dartmouth</strong>-<strong>Hitchcock</strong> fromPennsylvania State University College ofMedicine. Randall De Martino, MD isthe first resident to begin the Program,and is now in his fifth clinical year as ourChief Resident. Courtney J.Warner, MD,is in her research year pursuing a Mastersin Science at The <strong>Dartmouth</strong> Institute for<strong>Health</strong> Policy and Clinical Practice.Both the residency and fellowshipprograms have robust training with regardsto case volume, variety, and complexity,with the complexity ranking among the90th percentile nationwide. The fullspectrum of research opportunities exist,including basic science, engineering, andoutcomes-related research, many of whichinclude NIH funding. A large number ofdatabases are available in this regard, rangingfrom the Section’s own database to theregional Vascular Study Group of NewEngland database (founded here by JackCronenwett, MD), to a regional andnational aortic aneurysm imaging databasevia M2S, as well as national NIS andMedicare databases. The vascular sectioncontinues to be active in nationwideclinical trials, with over thirty such trialscurrently in various stages. These trialsprovide patients and trainees access to thelatest technology, ranging from devicesfor endovascular repair of thoracic aorticaneurysms and dissections, to branchedfenestratedaneurysm repair of abdominalaortic aneurysms and iliac aneurysms,carotid artery stenting for strokeprevention, lower extremity and renalartery stenting, and even gene therapyfor lower extremity limb salvage.Training opportunities include dedicatedVascular Surgery conferences held eachMonday morning, when faculty andtrainees all have protected time to attend.These include multidisciplinary clinicalcase conferences, morbidity and mortalityconference, monthly vascular laboratoryconference, clinical and basic scienceresearch conferences, and journal clubs.Vascular laboratory training includesdedicated, supervised case reviewto complete the requirements forcredentialing as an MD reviewer. Theresidency has weekly joint conferenceswith the General Surgery ResidencyTraining Program as well as patientsimulation experiences built into thetraining program.The Vascular Programs at MHMH havebeen successful academically in manyregards. Residents and fellows haveproduced numerous scientificpresentations at regional, national,and international meetings, numerouspeer-reviewed publications, and awardsat our national meeting in multipleyears. The Program has been quitesuccessful in training academic vascularsurgeons, with the large majority ofour trainees joining the faculty atacademic teaching institutions.38
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- Page 6 and 7: CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERYLawrence J. D
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- Page 18 and 19: PEDIATRIC SURGERYLaurie A. Latchaw,
- Page 20 and 21: PLASTIC SURGERYDale C. Vidal, MDSec
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- Page 24 and 25: UROLOGYWilliam Bihrle, III, MDSecti
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