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Clinical Experience

Clinical surgical training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center is broad and comprehensive. It is designed to ensure that all residents receive an equal educational experience under appropriate supervision. Independent decision-making capability and operative management is the ultimate goal of the program.

The operative experience obtained by recently graduated Chief Residents places them amongst the highest percentile ranks when compared to all other residency review committee accredited programs in the country.

A typical caseload after five years of clinical training usually exceeds 1,100 total operative cases. In nearly 90% of these cases the resident functions as the "operating surgeon". A representative example of the operating experience of recent graduating Chief Residents is depicted in the table below.

2008-2009 Chief Residents

Case Counts	Chief Year	Junior Years	Teaching Assistant	Total Major Cases
Katherine Carpizo, MD	199	591	23	813
Jared Huston, MD	227	576	41	844
Govind Nandakumar, MD	326	939	51	1316
Fredric Pieracci, MD	208	672	134	1014
Stephanie Mick, MD	260	700	40	1000
Evan Ryer, MD	252	757	73	1082
Pey-Jen Yu, MD	286	548	1	835