A two-year comprehensive program in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery is offered to those who have completed an approved General Surgery program. The first year is spent primarily in the interventional suite with training and experience in the entire spectrum of percutaneous vascular intervention, under the guidance of both surgery and radiology faculty. The first year also includes a structured curriculum in vascular noninvasive technology, designed to provide a thorough understanding of the performance and interpretation of the commonly used noninvasive tests, and leading to completion of the new physician certification exam. The second year of the program provides the trainee with concentrated clinical experience in all aspects of peripheral vascular and endovascular surgery. The vascular resident learns to manage a wide variety of vascular diseases under the tutelage of the faculty in the Division of Vascular Surgery, all of whom are ABS-certified fellowship-trained vascular surgeons. The program is based at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. A complete schedule of didactic sessions and clinical conferences supplements the patient care and research activities of the Vascular Surgery Service. One resident is accepted each year into the two-year program.
The Division devotes considerable resources to education of medical students and surgical residents. Students rotate on the Vascular Surgery Service for two-to-four-week blocks as part of the core clerkship, and are invited to rotate as acting interns in the fourth year. The faculty support a site on the World Wide Web, offering detailed case studies and tutorials for students and residents. Surgical residents are essential members of the Vascular Surgery Service in both the junior and senior years of the program. Chief residents in general surgery work closely with vascular faculty in providing both inpatient and outpatient care.
The Division of Vascular Surgery is internationally recognized for its excellence in the field of noninvasive vascular technology. The Division is an integrated unit whose mission is patient care, education, and research in the field of vascular diseases.
The clinical expertise of the Division includes all components of the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disorders. Patients with a wide variety of arterial, venous, and lymphatic diseases receive evaluation from a "whole patient" perspective. The surgical faculty employ numerous methods and technologies for vascular reconstruction in patients requiring invasive therapy, as well as offer medical management for those with milder forms of disease. The entire spectrum of endovascular therapy is provided through the integrated framework of the Heart and Vascular Institute. The Division of Vascular Surgery provides non-invasive vascular testing as an integral part of patient management, and is both nationally and internationally recognized for its excellence.
The academic mission of the Division embraces scholarship in both clinical and related basic sciences. The Vascular fellows have the opportunity to pursue studies that may lead to presentation and publication of their work. The Division participates in major national clinical trials. It is active at all levels in developing quality standards for noninvasive testing.
Completed applications should be directed to:
David Han, M.D.
Program Director
Department of Surgery - Division of Vascular Surgery
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
P.O. Box 850, M.C. H053
Hershey, PA 17033-0850
