Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: Education
Residency Program
The overall goal of the vascular surgery residency program is to prepare residents to function as qualified practioners of vascular surgery at the high level of performance expected of a board-certified specialist by providing:
- Comprehensive clinical training in vascular surgery
- Basic science or clinical research experience for the resident
- Excellent surgical and medical care
By accomplishing these goals, we hope to produce trainees who will be able to successfully pursue a career in academic surgery or enter private practice in Vascular Surgery. Overall, the program is designed with graduated responsibility and supervision at each level of training.
For more information about our fellowship program, please contact Patty Curtin at 617-632-7389.
Fellowship
Year One: Endovascular Fellow
The first-year fellow functions primarily as the Endovascular Fellow:
- In charge of all endovascular cases, and will be well-trained by the end of the year to function independently in even the most complex of endovascular procedures.
- Will master the use of multiple devices for EVAR/TAG, carotid stenting, as well as atherectomy/laser/thrombolysis devices.
- Appropriately trained to plan the device selection for endovascular aneurysm cases through the use of regular CT scans and MMS reconstructions.
- Three months spent performing clinical research in the vascular lab learning the foundations for reading, interpreting, and performing various types of non-invasive studies.
- Attends one clinic session per week as per ACGME requirements.
- Runs the weekly vascular conference and is responsible for presenting topics as well as organizing multi-disciplinary rounds with the Podiatry and Cardiac Surgery Teams.
- Has the opportunity to attend (all expenses paid) numerous vascular surgery meetings throughout the year, including the Moore Course in Los Angeles, the SVS National Meeting, the NESVS regional meeting, and the SCVS meeting. The division also pays for all other meetings where a fellow's research is accepted for presentation.
Year Two: Open Surgery Fellow
The second-year fellow runs the inpatient vascular service and functions primary as the Open Surgery Fellow:
- Oversees a team of 3 General Surgery residents, 3 Nurse Practioners, and 1 Physician Assistant.
- Participates in any complex endovascular cases, such as difficult aneurysms, carotid stents, etc.
- Will be well-trained in perioperative decision making necessary to determine the optimal treatment for any particular patient's vascular issue.
- Will master the basic as well as the most technically challenging lower extremity bypass procedures for limb salvage.
- Will have a tremendous experience with complicated open aneurysm repairs (abdominal, thoraco-abdominal, and thoracic) and fascinating hybrid procedures (visceral and thoracic debranching).
- Spends time in the Vascular lab performing and interpreting non-invasive studies.
- Participates in outpatient office-based procedures, including VNUS closure procedures for varicose veins.
- Attends one clinic session per week.
- Has the opportunity to attend (all expenses paid) numerous vascular surgery meetings throughout the year, including the Moore Course in Los Angeles, the SVS National Meeting, the NESVS regional meeting, and the SCVS meeting. The division also pays for all other meetings where a fellow's research is accepted for presentation.
