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Surgery Training and Education

Residency

Weill Cornell Medical College surgical training program is nationally-recognized as one of the best training programs in the country, and encompasses both residency and fellowship programs.

In addition to our , the department offers residencies in the following areas:

• General Surgery Residency: The Weill Cornell Medical College/New-York Presbyterian Hospital residency program in General Surgery is a classical, five-year clinical training program. The residency program accepts 15 first year surgical residents.
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: The Combined Divisions of Plastic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offer a fully ACGME-accredited Independent Plastic Surgery.One categorical resident is accepted for the combined three-year independent residency program in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery. In addition, one categorical resident is accepted through the San Francisco Match to the independent Plastic Surgery Program.
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry: There are three residency programs in oral and maxillofacial surgery and dentistry for 19 residents; these programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.

Fellowships

The Department of Surgery offers an array of fellowship programs which provide specialized surgical training:

• The Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery: This ACGME accredited fellowship accepts one candidate per year at the PGY-6 level. The program encompasses the clinical, educational, and research aspects of the full range of diseases related to the large and small intestine.
• The Division of Vascular Surgery: This ACGME accredited fellowship accepts 2 fellows for their two-year, bi-campus (Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons) fellowship program.
• Burn Surgery: This non-ACGME accredited fellowship offers two, one-year fellowship positions each year. A major contributor to advances in burn treatment research and education, over 50 residents from general surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery do a Burn Surgery rotation each year.
• Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery: This non-ACGME accredited fellowship offers a bi-campus (Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons), one-year fellowship.