Rotations & Experience

All residents receive 18 months of core surgical rotations across all the 4 hospitals in the health system. Additionally, all residents have 4 weeks of vacations per year. For junior residents (PGY1-3), these are two 2-week vacation blocks and the senior residents have four 1-week vacation blocks.

Key: SRC: Saint Raphael’s Campus, YSC: York Street Campus, BPT: Bridgeport Hospital, VA: Veteran’s Affairs Hospital

Vascular residents will learn to perform and interpret vascular laboratory studies throughout their training. In addition, residents will spend a dedicated one-month rotation in vascular ultrasound under the direction of Dr. Leslie Scoutt, Chief of Ultrasound. Specifically, residents will become adept at interpreting carotid duplex, aortic aneurysm ultrasound, mesenteric and renal duplex, ABI/PVR studies, lower extremity arterial and venous studies. Residents will qualify for and complete the Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) examination, which is required for board examinations.

Graduates of our residency program consistently achieve the 85th percentile in case volumes. Generally, our case mix for trainees is about 60% endovascular and 40% open. Our program emphasizes decision-making and progressive autonomy such that as a resident progresses through our program they will learn how to operate independently. Yale-New Haven Hospital is a quaternary care facility and receives transferred patients from around the state of Connecticut and adjacent states. We work collaboratively with oncology, transplant, urology, ENT, colorectal and cardiothoracic surgery for complex vascular problems and reconstructions.

Endovascular Procedures