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| Stanford Vascular Surgery faculty with (left to right) vascular medicine resident, Koy Thanaporn, MD, second year fellow, Tae Song, MD, first year fellow, Weesam Al-Khatib, MD and vascular sugery resident George Lee, MD. | |
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The Division sponsors an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education/Surgery
Residency Review Committee approved Vascular
Fellowship Program that most recently received full 5 year re-accreditation
in 2008. The first year of the fellowship involves a clinical experience in the total preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of complex vascular patients characteristic of a VA vascular practice. Approximately 10 months will be spent at the VA, with the final two months a transition time at Stanford University Medical Center. Call responsibilities are shared between the 1st and 2nd year fellow. The second year is devoted to an intense clinical experience at Stanford University Medical Center, a quarternary care referral center with emphasis on open coplex reconstructive surgery, endovascular surgery, clinical/basic research, and active participation in the noninvasive vascular laboratory. Our program is committed to the training and
development of next generation leaders in American Vascular Surgery. Recent
program graduates have established successful academic careers at major
universities across the United States including Columbia/Cornell, UC
Davis, University
of Florida, University
of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and UCLA.
We provide diverse educational experiences at 4 affiliated institutions
including Stanford University Medical Center, the VA Palo Alto Health Care
System, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center and O’Connor
Medical Center in San Jose.
Vascular Fellowship:The Stanford Vascular Surgery Fellowship is an RRC-accredited two-year fellowship leading to board eligibility for a certificate of Special Qualifications in Vascular Surgery granted by the American Board of Surgery.
Integrated 5-year Residency Program in Vascular Surgery: This program is fully approved and we have matched our first resident who began in June 2008. We are now accepting applications through ERAS to start residency June 2009.
Interesting Cases/Basic Science Review: An overview of many of the interesting cases treated by our vascular surgeons. The vascular fellows are exposed to a very broad range of open, endovascular, and complex aortic work during their training.
Postgraduate Events: A listing of interesting events for postgrads.
NHLBI Research Career Development Program in Vascular Medicine [PDF]: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently funded a K12 center at Stanford University to offer comprehensive clinical research training for physicians wanting to specialize in vascular medicine, an evolving discipline devoted to clinical evaluation and management of individuals with arterial, venous and lymphatic diseases.
Stanford Bio-X Program: The Stanford Bio-X program is an interdisciplinary bio-related research program connected to biology and medicine. Ideas and methods embodied in engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, and other fields are being brought to bear upon important challenges in bioscience. The Bio-X fellow program is designed for young, highly talented researchers after their PhD but before their first faculty appointment to start an independent, yet integrated research program with the potential of groundbreaking impact on biosciences. The fellow will be appointed for 3-4 years. A generous support package, including substantial research funds and laboratory space for up to three additional researchers associated with the fellow will enable the fellow to establish his/her career as an independent PI.
