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Average Operative Experience

*Based on experience of chief residents completing program in June 2008
**As surgeon, you will have substantial responsibility for the procedure.

Major Procedures

Surgeon**

Assistant

Abdominal

General

30

4

Liver

8

.2

Biliary tract

102
10

Pancreas

13

.4

Spleen

3

.2

Hernia

129

21

Total Abdominal

285

36

 

Alimentary tract

Esophagus

13 1

Stomach

31 7

Small intestine

49 4

Large intestine

129 9

Ano-rectal

32 3

Total Alimentary

254 24

 

Vascular

Aneurysms

4

1

Cerebrovascular

10

1

Peripheral obstructive

15
1

Abdominal obstructive

.2
0

Upper extremity (axillary, brachial)

1
0

Extra-anatomic

3
0

Venous

3
2

Endovascular

8
1

Miscellaneous vascular

3
.4

Vascular access

41
3

Amputations

21
5
Total Vascular
109
14

 

General

Skin and soft tissue

34
5

Head and neck

17
2

Breast

63
5

Endocrine

44
4

Hand

.4
0

Thoracic

39
7

Pediatric

36
0

Genito-urinary

4
0

Gynecological

2
0

Plastic

14
1

Nervous system

1
.4

Orthopedic

11
2

Organ transplant

41
4

Trauma

41
4

Total General

306
46

Total Major Procedures

904
121

 

Other Procedures

Surgeon
Assistant

Endoscopy

167
1
Laparoscopic
238
7

Miscellaneous

68
6

Total Other Procedures

322
14

 

TOTAL OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE

1270
135
     

 

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