Colon
and Rectal Surgery
Fellowship Program
The Division of Colon
and Rectal Surgery offers
AMA-approved training
in colon and rectal surgery.
Applicants seeking training
must have completed full
general surgical training
in a recognized training
program and be eligible
for the qualifying examination
of the American Board
of Surgery. The training
program is one year in
duration and is based
at the KALEIDA Health-Buffalo
General Hospital Site.
During the year the fellow
is exposed to and expected
to become proficient
at office practice, outpatient
procedures, inpatient
anorectal surgery, major
colonic surgery, laparscopic
colon surgery, colonoscopies,
colonoscopic surgical
procedures, and stomal
care. Successful completion
of this year qualifies
the fellow to take the
certifying examination
offered by the American
Board of Colon and Rectal
Surgery. The program
accepts one fellow per
year and participates
with the National Resident
Matching Program. Usually
prospective fellows are
invited for an interview
in August or September
of the preceding year.
For further information
please contact:
Amarjit
Singh, MD
Program Director,
Colon/Rectal Surgery
Residency
85 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
P: 716-857-8606
F: 716-857-8735
asingh716@aol.com
Wendy R. Scales
Program Coordinator
P: 716-859-3760
F: 716859-4015
Pediatric Surgery
Fellowship Program
The Women and
Children's Hospital of
Buffalo Site is the major
facility for the surgery
for infants and children
in Western New York and
the surrounding area.
General pediatric surgery
and all appropriate surgical
specialties are represented.
The faculty stresses
miniature access and
robotic approaches to
pediatric surgical cases.
Geographical full-time
faculty is available
in pediatric general
surgery, urology, cardiovascular,
ophthalmology, otolaryngology,
neurosurgery, orthopaedics,
oral surgery, and pediatric
anesthesiology. The hospital’s
Miniatrue Access Surgery
Center (MASC) offers
state-of-the-art endosuites,
bully equipped for telesurgery,
teleconferrencing and
telementoring. The MASC
is complemented by the
Miniature Access Surgery,
Teaching and Robotic
Research (MAST2AR2) center
at the School of Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences.
The MAST2AR2 offers full
inanimate and animate
training for students,
residents and fellows.
An average of 12,000 pediatric
surgical procedures are
performed each year.
Over 25,000 visits are
recorded annually in
surgical outpatient clinics.
The fellowship in pediatric
surgery is approved by
the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical
Education. Candidates
must be senior residents
in general surgical training
and eligible for the
American Board of Surgery's
certifying examination.
The program is of two
years duration. A fellow
is chosen yearly by participation
in the National Resident
Matching Program.
Clinical teaching is supported
by organized educational
sessions such as attending
ward rounds, weekly case
presentation conferences,
X-ray conferences, and
didactic lectures. All
surgical trainees are
afforded the opportunity
to participate in ongoing
conferences and programs
in pediatric medicine.
General surgery residents
are an integral part
of the pediatric surgery
program. Research opportunities
are available to all
trainees.
For
further information,
please contact:
Michael
G. Caty,
MD
Chief, Division
of Pediatric Surgery
Women and Children's
Hospital of Buffalo
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo, NY 14222
P: 716-878-7802
F: 716-888-3850
E: caty@buffalo.edu
Program Coordinator:
Carla Bateman
P: 716-878-7780
F: 716-888-3850
Vascular Surgery
Fellowship Program
The Division of Vascular
Surgery offers a fellowship
in vascular surgery that
is approved by the RRC
for 2 years. The fellow
spends the 1 st year
participating in 6 months
of basic science and
clinical research. The
other 6 months of the
1 st year include endovascular
procedures and noninvasive
lab training. The second
year is divided between
several hospitals with
complex endovascular,
as well as open cases.
Each hospital has a fully
equipped non-invasive
laboratory. The caseload
is approximately 200-250
major open cases and >100
primary endovascular,
with 200-400 when counting
secondary angiographic
procedures.
Both fellows participate
in approximately 3-4
hours of didactic conferences
per week and are expected
to engage in investigative
efforts, which result
in presentation and publication
of at least 1, and typically
several manuscripts.
For specific information
regarding the vascular
fellowship program Click
here
For further information
please contact:
Linda
M. Harris,
MD
Chief, Division
of Vascular Surgery
Millard Fillmore
Hospital
Department of Surgery
3 Gates Circle
Buffalo, NY 14209
P: 716-887-4807
F: 716-887-4220
E: Lmharris@buffalo.edu
Program Coordinator:
Wendy R. Scales
P: 716-859-3760
F: 716859-4015
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