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Average Operative Experience

*Based on experience of chief residents completing program in June 2006
**As surgeon, you will have substantial responsibility for the procedure.

Major Procedures

Surgeon**

Assistant

Alimentary tract

Esophagus

19 5

Stomach

28 3

Small intestine

43 3

Large intestine

150 29

Ano-rectal

39 4

Total Alimentary

279 45

 

Abdominal

General

36

3

Liver

10

4

Biliary tract

88
11

Pancreas

17

1

Spleen

5

1

Hernia

126

22

Total Abdominal

282

42

 

Vascular

Aneurysms

9

3

Cerebrovascular

14

4

Peripheral obstructive

19
3

Abdominal obstructive

1
0

Upper extremity (axillary, brachial)

2
2

Extra-anatomic

2
2

Venous

6
1

Endovascular

4
4

Miscellaneous vascular

4
1

Vascular access

33
3

Amputations

23
2
Total Vascular
117
23

 

General

Skin and soft tissue

31
3

Head and neck

14
3

Breast

84
13

Endocrine

59
4

Hand

1
4

Thoracic

14
5

Pediatric

38
5

Genito-urinary

3
3

Gynecological

3
1

Plastic

22
2

Nervous system

2
2

Orthopedic

2
1

Organ transplant

12
6

Trauma

33
7

Total General

317
61

Total Major Procedures

989
120

 

Other Procedures

Surgeon
Assistant

Endoscopy

106
8
Laparoscopic/Thoracoscopic
194
35

Miscellaneous

69
10

Total Other Procedures

370
53

 

TOTAL OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE

1364
223
     

 

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