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| Stanford Vascular Surgery faculty with (left to right) Elsie Gyang, MD, Vinit Varu, MD, George Lee, MD, Venita Chandra, MD, Mohamed Zayed, MD, PhD, Chelsea Dorsey, MD and Benjamin Colvard, 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 6 months will be spent at the VA, with 6 months at Stanford University Medical Center. Call responsibilities are shared between the 1st and 2nd year fellow and the integrated senior residents. The second year is devoted to an intense clinical experience at Stanford University Medical Center for a total of 8 months, 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.
EDUCATION/ FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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 was fully approved in 2008.
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: 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.
Stanford Biodesign Innovation Course: Biodesign Innovation: Needs Finding, Concept Creation, Development, and Implementation. These courses are offered through the Stanford Center for Professional Development, the Deadline for enrollment for Summer courses through SCPD is June 16.
