University of Virginia Health System

Fellowships of Recent UVA Resident Graduates   

Chief Year 2008-2009	Fellowship
Traci Hedrick	University of Pennsylvania, Colorectal Surgery
Daniel Kleiner	University of Virginia, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Steven Miller	College Station, Pennsylvania, General Surgery
Carlos Tache-Leon	University of Virginia, Critical Care
Chief Year 2007-2008	Fellowship
Megan Clarke	University of Virginia, Vascular Surgery
Naren Gupta	Emory University, Vascular Surgery
Shannon McEleaney	Memorial Sloan Kettering, Breast Surgery
Ramesh Singh	University of Colorado, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Andy Vorenberg	Cleveland Clinic Florida, Colorectal Surgery
Chief Year 2006-2007	Fellowship
Tae Chong	University of Pittsburgh, Plastic & Reconstructive
Peter Ellman	University of Florida, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Heather Evans	University of Washington, Trauma & Critical Care
Chad Denlinger	Washington University St. Louis, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Rob Smith	University of Virginia, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief Year 2005-2006	Fellowship
Joe Dubose	UCLA, Trauma & Critical Care
Robert Garwood	University of Virginia, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Michael Hughes	University of Minnesota, Transplantation
T. Brett Reece	University of Colorado, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brendon Stiles	Memorial Sloan Kettering, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief Year 2004-2005	Fellowship
Carol Bowen-Wells	University of Miami, Surgical Oncology
Forrest Calland	University of Pennsylvania, Trauma & Critical Care
Andrew Schulman	University of Washington, Pediatric Surgery
Wes Thayer	Vanderbilt University, Plastic/Hand Surgery
Chief Year 2003-2004	Fellowship
Steven M. Fiser	Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stewart M. Long	Emory University, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Daniel Raymond	University of Pennsylvania, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Al Weed	U. S. Army, Major, General Surgery
Chief Year 2002-2003	Fellowship
Jeffrey A. Claridge	University of Tennessee, Trauma & Critical Care
James J. Gangemi	University of Virginia,  Cardiothoracic Surgery
Shawn J. Pelletier	University of Michigan, Transplantation
Joshua D. Rovin	University of Virginia,  Cardiothoracic Surgery

Fellowships UVa Residents Have Attended in the Past 25 Years

Breast Fellowship

Memorial Sloan Kettering     

Cardiothoracic/Thoracic Fellowship

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

NY Presbyterian Hosp - Cornell, New York, NY

Stanford, Palo Alto, CA

University of Colorado, Denver, CO (3)

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (4)

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (18)

Washington University, St. Louis, MO (2)

Colorectal Fellowship

Cleveland Clinic Florida, West Palm Beach, FL

Ferguson Clinic, Grand Rapids, MI

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA

Hepatobiliary Fellowship

Fukuoka, Japan

Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada

Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (2)

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Oncology Fellowship

University of Miami, Miami, FL

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (2)

Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI

Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Seattle Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, WA (2)

Hospital Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

University of Rochester NY, Rochester, NY

University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2)

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2)

Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Transplantation Surgery Fellowship

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2)

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Trauma & Critical Care Fellowship

Shock Trauma, Baltimore, MD

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2)

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA (2)

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN

Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2)

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AK

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (2)

Facts:

1. Over 90% of our chief residents have gone on to fellowship
2. For the past 25yrs, 51% of residents have gone on to academic appointments, 46% of residents have gone on to private practice, and 3% have gone on to the military.
3. In the past twenty-five years, our residents have accumulated impressive positions including: 
• Six Chiefs of Surgery
• Chief of General Thoracic
• Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Medical Director of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Chair of Pediatric Surgery
• Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery
• Director of Trauma Program at Children's Hospital
• Director of Surgical Critical Care
• Trauma Medical Director
• Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Surgical Residency Program Director
• Chief Scientific Officer
• Director Medical Informatics
• Secretary of Board of Trustees
• Chief Medical Information Officer
4. One of our alumni performed the first and 500^th cardiac transplant at Ochsner Hospital, LA.
5. Our alumni have written texts including Surgery Recall, ABSITE Killer, and Pediatric Recall, as well as, hundreds of surgery text chapters and thousands of journal articles.