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Surgery Residency

At the Forefront of Surgical Residency Education

The Surgery Department at Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine's western campus, is proud to have a role in charting the future course of surgical education in the United States. Baystate's tradition of academic excellence, and our faculty's 40+ years of experience, is reflected in leadership on national accreditation, policy, and review boards.

Broad-based Clinical Experience on a Single Campus

  • Level I trauma experience

  • 1,000+ operative cases per resident

  • Q4 call

  • Bench and clinical research opportunities

  • Virtually every surgical subspecialty is represented on our faculty, comprised of more than 50 Board Certified or Board Eligible surgeons.
    Residents can gain experience in:

  • general surgery

  • oncology, colorectal and endocrine surgery

  • minimally invasive surgery

  • vascular/endovascular surgery

  • trauma

  • thoracic surgery

  • breast surgery

  • pediatric surgery

  • critical care

  • plastic surgery

  • endoscopy

  • transplantation

About Our Program

  • 5 categorical residents (with 2 in research lab) each year

  • 80% of graduates accepted into fellowships each year

State-of-the-Art Facilities

  • Human Patient Simulator presents a diverse range of clinical scenarios in the form of interactive simulations that emphasize team training and crisis management

  • Minimally invasive surgical laboratory

Baystate's Surgery Residency is ACGME-accredited.