Stanford School of Medicine
Vascular &
Endovascular Surgery

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. The first year is devoted to a busy clinical experience involving, as the primary surgeon, a large number and variety of open and endovascular cases and supervising the management of an active inpatient vascular surgery service at the VA Palo Alto Hospital. The second year is an intensive year spent as the priamary surgeon at Stanford University Hospital, superivsing and running one of the busiest practices in the country. There is an emphasis on complex aortic pathology, advanced endovascular interventions, noninvasive diagnosis, and clinical research. There is ample opportunity to present at national meetings and produce peer-reviewed publications during both years.



VA Palo Alto Vascular Surgery - First Year

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.

Wei Zhou, MD and First Year Fellow, Tae Song, MD

The first year experience includes:



Stanford Vascular Surgery- Second Year

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.

The second year experience includes:



Vascular Surgery Training in General Surgery

General Surgery residents receive their vascular training as junior residents on the University Vascular Surgery service during their PGY-I and PGY-III years, when they are actively involved in the daily management of the vascular patients. The PGY-IV in General Surgery obtains additional vascular experience at the Palo Alto VA hospital and affiliated institutions. At the completion of their training, the General Surgery Chief Residents typically will have performed 70 to 120 major vascular cases, which is well above the RRC guidelines.



Application Instructions

Important Dates

Deadline to Apply - February 28, 2009

Interview Dates - March 11and 27, 2009

Fellowship Begins - July 1, 2010

We appreciate your interest in the Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center. Applications will be open on the ERAS website for the 2009 match to begin fellowship July 1, 2010. Applicants must have completed at least 4 years of an ACGME-approved general surgery training program prior to enrolling in our fellowship. Any questions should be directed to Ronald L. Dalman, MD, chief and program director ( ) or Jason T. Lee, MD, associate program director (). One or two vascular fellows are chosen yearly in the match sponsored by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). All applicants must register with the NRMP match to be considered.

Ronald L. Dalman, MD and former fellow, Jimmy Pak, MD

Applications and all supporting materials should be entered on the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) sponsored by the AAMC. The deadline for submission of a completed application for the 2009 match will be February 28, 2009.

The scheduled dates for interviewing prospective applicants will be Wednesday, March 11, 2009, and Friday, March 27, 2009. Invitations for interviews will be mailed out beginning at the end of January 2009 for those who have completed their application. If you do not hear from us by the the 1st week in March regarding the status of your application, please contact us immediately.

All applicants invited for interview should plan to be here the evening prior to interview day for dinner with the faculty and fellows. A preliminary agenda of last year's schedule is available for download so you can get an idea of what to expect.

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