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.
The Clinical Experience 2006-2007
| Amit Bhargava |
Chief Year |
Junior Years |
Teaching Assistant |
First Assistant |
| Total Major Operations |
187 |
751 |
62 |
11 |
| Total Endoscopy |
1 |
44 |
|
1 |
| Total Miscellaneous |
1 |
24 |
4 |
|
| Total Endovascualr Diagnostic |
|
|
|
|
| Total Patient Care:
Non-Operative Trauma |
55 |
|
|
|
| Totals |
244 |
819 |
66 |
12 |
| Josh Bleier |
Chief Year |
Junior Years |
Teaching Assistant |
First Assistant |
| Total Major Operations |
251 |
640 |
1 |
3 |
| Total Endoscopy |
2 |
37 |
|
1 |
| Total Miscellaneous |
6 |
26 |
|
|
| Total Endovascualr Diagnostic |
|
1 |
|
|
| Total Patient Care:
Non-Operative Trauma |
21 |
|
|
|
| Totals |
280 |
704 |
1 |
4 |
| Daniel Holena |
Chief Year |
Junior Years |
Teaching Assistant |
First Assistant |
| Total Major Operations |
274 |
584 |
99 |
6 |
| Total Endoscopy |
9 |
52 |
1 |
|
| Total Miscellaneous |
1 |
9 |
1 |
|
| Total Endovascualr Diagnostic |
|
|
|
|
| Total Patient Care:
Non-Operative Trauma |
26 |
10 |
3 |
|
| Totals |
310 |
655 |
104 |
6 |
| Scott Hollenbeck |
Chief Year |
Junior Years |
Teaching Assistant |
First Assistant |
| Total Major Operations |
197 |
766 |
106 |
31 |
| Total Endoscopy |
15 |
17 |
|
1 |
| Total Miscellaneous |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Total Endovascualr Diagnostic |
2 |
|
|
|
| Total Patient Care:
Non-Operative Trauma |
16 |
6 |
|
|
| Totals |
230 |
790 |
106 |
33 |
| Jason Rolls |
Chief Year |
Junior Years |
Teaching Assistant |
First Assistant |
| Total Major Operations |
192 |
482 |
10 |
44 |
| Total Endoscopy |
20 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
| Total Miscellaneous |
|
11 |
|
2 |
| Total Endovascualr Diagnostic |
|
1 |
|
|
| Total Patient Care:
Non-Operative Trauma |
45 |
|
|
|
| Totals |
257 |
510 |
11 |
47 |
| Inderpal Sarkaria |
Chief Year |
Junior Years |
Teaching Assistant |
First Assistant |
| Total Major Operations |
238 |
681 |
24 |
43 |
| Total Endoscopy |
9 |
681 |
24 |
43 |
| Total Miscellaneous |
1 |
33 |
|
4 |
| Total Endovascualr Diagnostic |
1 |
4 |
|
|
| Total Patient Care:
Non-Operative Trauma |
25 |
|
|
|
| Totals |
274 |
742 |
24 |
47 |
| Graham Schwarz |
Chief Year |
Junior Years |
Teaching Assistant |
First Assistant |
| Total Major Operations |
207 |
530 |
3 |
6 |
| Total Endoscopy |
2 |
681 |
51 |
|
| Total Miscellaneous |
4 |
18 |
|
|
| Total Endovascualr Diagnostic |
4 |
|
|
|
| Total Patient Care:
Non-Operative Trauma |
31 |
|
|
|
| Totals |
248 |
599 |
3 |
6 |
| Nabil Wasif |
Chief Year |
Junior Years |
Teaching Assistant |
First Assistant |
| Total Major Operations |
184 |
737 |
54 |
7 |
| Total Endoscopy |
23 |
9 |
|
|
| Total Miscellaneous |
3 |
25 |
3 |
|
| Total Endovascualr Diagnostic |
|
|
|
|
| Total Patient Care:
Non-Operative Trauma |
27 |
|
|
|
| Totals |
237 |
771 |
57 |
7 |
| |
Chief Year |
Junior Years |
Teaching Assistant |
First Assistant |
| GRAND TOTALS |
2080 |
5590 |
372 |
162 |
