Fellowship Program
Surgical Education/General Information
The UPMC Division of Vascular Surgery has had a successful two-year independent residency program (fellowship) in vascular surgery since 2001 and has been able to secure ongoing ACGME accreditation since.
The program is available to general surgery residents through the standard application and matching pathways (ERAS and NRMP).
The two-year independent vascular surgery residency after general surgery training is an ACGME-approved program for two residents per year, offering clinical experience including core service rotations, endovascular interventional experience, a venous rotation, clinical noninvasive vascular laboratory education, and clinical research.
In addition to their clinical training, the vascular surgery 5-2 residents are encouraged to participate in clinical research projects throughout their educational experience. Fellows have routinely presented their work at regional and national meetings, and some of these projects have gone on to become landmark papers.