UCSF Fresno | Surgery

UNIQUE FEATURES

Considerable 1:1 resident-faculty interaction
High level of collegiality with our close knit group despite diverse backgrounds
Strong social interaction both within surgery and with other residents
Level 1 Trauma Center serving Central San Joaquin Valley population of 2 million
Regional Burn Center, the only Center between San Francisco and Los Angeles
Patients vary from pediatric to geriatric
Critical trauma patients managed from pre-hospital intervention through resuscitative, operative and critical care to post-discharge follow-up
Extensive experience in elective surgery including oncology, GI, biliary, colorectal, thoracic, vascular and endocrine surgery
Special experience with advanced MIS techniques and FLS certification
Specialty exposure to orthopedics, urology, plastics, ENT, neurosurgery, cardiac and transplant
Tremendous hands-on experience - 1,100 to 1,300 cases as surgeons