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Surgical Programs

2024 Annual Report

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Residency and Fellowship

Surgery Residency Program

The Boston University Surgery Residency Program provides residents with the range and depth of surgical experience and academic exposure required to develop superior surgical skills and an ability to make informed, independent judgments. Our five-year program, which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), is committed to preparing future generations of highly skilled surgeons.

Surgery Fellowship Program

The Boston University Surgery Residency Program offers two residency fellowships, in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and in Surgical Critical Care.

Chairs

Alik Farber, MD, MBA

Surgeon-in-Chief

Toby C. Chai, MD

Chief of Urology

Toby C. Chai, MD

Stephen P. Christiansen, MD

Chief of Ophthalmology

Stephen P. Christiansen, MD

Gregory A. Grillone, MD

Chief of Otolaryngology

Paul Tornetta III, MD, PhD

Chief of Orthopedic Surgery

Katharine O'Connell White, MD, MPH, FACOG

Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chiefs

Laurence Brinckerhoff, MD

Chief of Thoracic Surgery

Jeffrey Cooper, MD

Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery

Jennifer S. Davids, MD

Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Tracey A. Dechert, MD

Chief of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery

Frederick T. Drake, MD, MPH

Chief of Endocrine Surgery

Alik Farber, MD, MBA

Surgeon-in-Chief

Donald T. Hess, MD

Chief of Minimally Invasive and Weight Loss Surgery; Chief of General Surgery

Ewald R. Mendeszoon, DPM

Podiatric Surgeon, Chief of Podiatry Surgery

Christopher Muratore, MD

Chief of Pediatric Surgery

Teviah E. Sachs, MD, MPH

Chief of Surgical Oncology

Noelle N. Saillant, MD

Chief of Surgical Critical Care

Jaromir Slama, MD

Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery