Surgery, General - Program Info

Einstein Medical Center's Department of Surgery offers its residents a broad range of educational opportunites. With more than 80 beds dedicated to the surgical services and 36 attending surgeons actively involved in the teaching program, residents benefit from facilities and equipment that represent the latest advances in modern surgery. More than 10,000 procedures are performed in the main operating room and more than 1,000 procedures in the medical center's Women's Center facilities each year.

Einstein Medical Center's broad scope of services including multidisciplinary cancer programs; open heart surgery program; kidney, liver and pancreas transplant programs; and our designation as a Level 1 Regional Trauma Center attract a large number of patients requiring both routine and unusual tertiary care. Within this environment, residents gain invaluable experience and master the many skills they will need to pursue careers in general surgery or fellowship training.

Though residency in general surgery is demanding, Einstein Medical Center creates an environment sensitive to the emotional and social needs of its house staff. The esprit de corps within the surgical department supports a spirit of cooperation, professionalism and medicine practiced with compassion.

Preliminary Surgery

The Department of Surgery offers a preliminary year in general surgery for residents preparing for careers in the surgical subspecialties of orthopedic surgery, ENT, urology and neurosurgery. These residents can also enroll for a second optional year if they wish to enter subspecialty programs that require two years of general surgery training. The yearly rotation schedule for the preliminary residents is similar to that of the categorical residents.