- Matches 6 residents/year
- Residents perform between 1,000-1,200 operations during training
- Two-year dedicated research experience
- Potential option for global surgery rotation or other elective
Learn About Our General Surgery Residency Program
Rural General Surgery Track
- Matches 2 residents/year
- Residents perform between 1,200-1,400 operations during training
- 12-18 months in community/rural general, 42-48 months of training with academic track cohort
- Matches 3 residents/year
- Residents perform over 1,300 operations during their training
- Opportunity to perform a dedicated research year
- Integrated global surgery rotation
- Matches 1 resident/year
- Residents spend 42 months on vascular rotations
- Two-year dedicated research experience
- Option for a global surgery rotation
"I honestly believe that recruiting top talent from medical school who will go on to become future surgeons is probably the most important thing we do."
Dr. Rebecca Minter, A.R. Curreri Distinguished Chair, University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery
Wisconsin Surgery Residency
Welcome to the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery! Our residency programs are proud to provide exceptional training to prepare the next generation of surgeons.
We offer three residencies: General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery. Our nationally recognized and competitive GME programs provide extraordinary surgical training for residents interested in the full range of surgical careers.
“When I leave this institution I know I’ll have gotten the best training possible.”
– Dev Joshi, MD, General Surgery Resident“The surgeons here, basically everyone top down throughout the UW system, is very focused on resident education and really training that next generation of leaders in academic surgery.”
– Jack Bontekoe, MD, Vascular Surgery Resident
Explore the Latest Resident News
Where Our Residents are Going Next
Congratulations to our graduating residents! We are so proud of all of their accomplishments and are excited to see what their future holds. Here’s where these talented surgeons are headed next: General Surgery: Thomas Diehl: …
July 7, 2025Welcome Our New Residents
The Department of Surgery is excited to welcome our next class of exceptional surgical residents! Today, June 24, marks their first official day at Wisconsin Surgery. We can’t wait to see what their future holds. …
June 24, 2025Dr. Benjamin Cher to Serve as Program Committee Member for AAS
Dr. Benjamin Cher, general surgery resident, was recently invited to serve as a program committee member for the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS). The principal responsibility of the Program Committee members is to review the …
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