Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Message from the Program Director
The UTHSC of Vascular and Endovascular Fellowship is an ACGME accredited 2-year fellowship leading to certification by the American Board of Surgery- Vascular Surgery Board.
Our vascular surgical training program was founded by H. Edward Garrett, MD more than 40 years ago and was one of the first programs approved by the Vascular Surgical Residency Review Committee. The Division of Vascular Surgery at UTHSC has graduated more than 100 practicing vascular surgeons with graduates going on to be Surgical Chairs and leaders within the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), including a SVS President. Approximately one-third of graduates have entered academic practice and two-thirds private practice. One hundred percent of our graduates have successfully completed the qualifying and certifying vascular board examination as well as the RPVI examination.
Current strengths of the Division include a large volume of clinical experience with exposure to a broad variety of vascular surgical conditions including pediatric vascular surgery and vascular trauma. Trainees rotate between two differing services covering four hospitals including Baptist Memorial Hospital, Regional One Health (level one trauma hospital), Methodist Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, and St. Judes Research Childrens Hospital.
The fellowship training emphasizes non-invasive diagnosis, complex aortic pathology, advanced endovascular interventions, vascular trauma, and clinical research. We support our trainees to present at national meetings and produce peer-reviewed publications.
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