Maimonides Surgery Residency: Excellence in Surgical Education and Patient Care.
Maimonides Surgery Residency: Excellence in Surgical Education and Patient Care.
Largest and busiest hospital in Brooklyn
Top Five Most Successful Programs in NY
ACGME Vascular Surgery residency, Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Surgery fellowship, and Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship
Our Residents
Our residents have gone on to the nation’s leading institutions
Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center
Breast Surgical Oncology at New York University
Vascular Surgery at University of Vermont Medical Center
Surgery Fellowship & Pediatric Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital – Pediatric
Plastic Surgery Fellowship at MUSC Medical University of South Carolina
Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital
Colorectal Surgery at St Luke’s Roosevelt
Trauma/Critical Care at Med College Wisconsin
Pediatric Trauma at University of Toronto
Private practice in General/Breast Surgery NYC Health + Hospital Queens
Pediatric Surgery at St. Christopher’s
Plastic Surgery at Temple University
MIS at Loma Linda, California
Vascular Surgery at Hofstra/Northwell
Pediatric Surgery at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
HPB at Maimonides
Private Practice at North Carolina
Breast Surgery at Yale
Plastic Surgery at U. Chicago
Trauma/Critical Care at Camden
Surg Onc at U. Toronto
Vascular at Maimonides
Breast Surgery at Mayo
Trauma/Critical Care at Long Island
Breast Surgery at St. Luke’s Roosevelt
Trauma/Critical Care in Miami
Vascular in West Virginia
Transplant at Baylor University, Texas
Vascular at Maimonides
Colorectal Surgery at University of Rochester
Vascular at Virginia Commonwealth University
Residency Overview
Welcome to the General Surgery Residency Program at Maimonides Medical Center. Our nationally renowned faculty is committed to the education of residents with the mission of producing well-qualified, technically excellent surgeons who function at the highest level while providing well rounded compassionate patient care.
Residents participate in a wide variety of cases across all specialties including colorectal, breast, ENT, Pediatric, bariatric, vascular, thoracic, surgical oncology, and more. Operative experience is enhanced by the use of cutting edge minimally invasive technology including robotic surgery. In addition, the surrounding culturally diverse communities of Brooklyn further enrich the training experience of our residents.
- There is ample opportunity for clinical research including a one-year funded Oxford University research position after completion of the PGY2 year.
- The General Surgery Simulation Curriculum supplements the clinical and technical education of residents across all PGY levels. The broad curriculum includes hand sewn bowel anastomosis, stapled bowel anastomosis, vascular anastomosis, floor emergencies, laparoscopic skills, and much more.
- A certified FLS testing center and home to one of the only FES testing centers in the New York area.
- The Biannual Mock Oral Exam and Brooklyn Regional Mock Oral exam sets our residents up for success to pass the American Board of Surgery Certifying exam.
- The Maimonides resident meritocracy is a healthy competition where at the start of each academic year the residents are sorted into five teams, each led by one of our chief residents. Throughout the year residents earn points by participating in academic activities, winning our quarterly surgical jeopardy, or submitting OR evaluations through our web-based learning system, Firefly.
- We strive to optimize academic research performance for each resident by providing the infrastructure, mentors, research interest groups, and monthly research meetings.
“Without a doubt, training here will make you an outstanding surgeon, and will prepare you for anything you see in practice. ”
Program Leadership
Dr. Patrick Borgen
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Dr. Rebecca Rhee
Chief Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Program Director
– General Surgery Residency
Dr. Nakesha King
Trauma and General Surgery, Adult Critical Care Medicine, Associate Program Director General Surgery Residency
Pediatric Surgery, Associate Program Director
Curriculum Overview
Resident Stories
“This program brings out the best in you as a resident and as a person. Couldn’t imagine a better group of faculty and residents!”
– Paul Chandler, Chief Surgery Resident
Resident Stories
“This program brings out the best in you as a resident and as a person. Couldn’t imagine a better group of faculty and residents!”
– Paul Chandler, Chief Surgery Resident
How To Apply
- WE REQUIRE (3) LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AS WELL AS STEP I and STEP II (before considering your application)
- WE PREFER A SCORE OF AT LEAST 220 IN STEP ONE AND TWO ON FIRST ATTEMPT.
- WE DO SPONSOR HIB, JI VISA IF NECESSARY- WE REQUIRE YOUR STEP III BE TAKEN BY MATCH DATE TO ENSURE AN H1B VISA BE ISSUED IN TIME FOR A JULY 1ST START DATE.
- NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY IN THE U.S. OR ELSEWHERE.
- WE PRESENTLY HAVE FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES IN THE PROGRAM (PRELIMINARY, AND CATEGORICAL). PERCENTAGES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
- Eligible candidates must submit their application through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) PORTAL. THE LAST DAY APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED THROUGH ERAS IS NOVEMBER 15TH IF NECESSARY. WE WILL STOP REVIEWING APPLICATIONS ONCE OUR QUOTA HAS BEEN FILLED.
- WE HAVE 5 CATEGORICAL POSITIONS, 3 PRELIMINARY POSITIONS AND ONLY CATEGORICALS ARE OFFERED A RESEARCH YEAR.
- YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE ECFMG CERTIFIED BY THE TIME OF INTERVIEW.
- CANDIDATES WITH THE LASTEST GRADUATION DATES WILL BE CONSIDERED FIRST.
Please feel free to contact us if any questions arise.
Maimonides Medical Center
Department of Surgery
4802 Tenth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Seema Chauhan, Program Administrator [email protected]
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