Department of Surgery

Positions available
PGY 1 26 Total
  8 General Surgery
6 Categorical
2 Non-Designated Preliminary
  18 Specialty
3 Urology
5 Otolaryngology
3 Neurosurgery
2 Vascular Surgery
3 Plastic Surgery
1 OMFS
PGY 2 14 Total
  6 General Surgery
6 Categorical
1 Non-Designated Preliminary
  8

Specialty
3 Urology
3 Plastic Surgery
2 Vascular

PGY 3 7 General Surgery
PGY 4 6 General Surgery Categorical
PGY 5 General Surgery Categorical
LAB 11 2010-11

Training Hospitals
Location of Rotations: PGY Level:
UPMC Presbyterian 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
UPMC Shadyside 1, 2, 5
UPMC St. Margaret 1, 2, 3, 4
Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1, 3, 4, 5
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC 1, 2, 4
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC 2, 3, 5
UPMC McKeesport 3
UPMC Mercy 1

PGY 1 Rotations
burn unit (UPMC Mercy)
cardiac surgery
critical care
emergency medicine
endocrine surgery
gastrointestinal surgery
general surgery (UPMC St. Margaret, VAMC)
neurosurgery
night float
pediatric surgery
plastic surgery
research/anesthesia
surgical oncology
thoracic surgery (UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC St. Margaret)
trauma surgery
urology
vascular surgery (UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC St. Margaret, VAMC)

PGY 2 Rotations 
breast surgery (Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC)
critical care
endoscopy/research
general surgery (UPMC St. Margaret)
kidney transplant
liver oncology
pediatric surgery (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC)
surgical oncology
thoracic surgery (VAMC)
trauma surgery

PGY 3 Rotations
gastrointestinal surgery
general surgery (UPMC McKeesport, UPMC St. Margaret, VAMC)
minimally invasive surgery (Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC)
vascular and thoracic surgery (UPMC St. Margaret)
trauma surgery

PGY 4 Rotations
general surgery (UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC St. Margaret)
liver transplant surgery
pediatric surgery (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC)
trauma
vascular surgery (VAMC)

PGY 5 Rotations
endocrine surgery
gastrointestinal surgery
general surgery (VAMC)
minimally invasive surgery
surgical oncology
trauma

Ongoing Information

As part of this ongoing commitment to train tomorrow’s physicians, the Department of Surgery offers residency and fellowship programs in various sub-specialties, including:

Additional Resources


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