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Department of Surgery

Sample Schedule

Detailed conference schedule listing dates, topics, and sessions for junior residents (PGY 1–3) and senior residents (PGY 4 and up)
Time: 06:30 – 07:30 07:30 – 08:30
Date / Topic Junior Conference (PGY 1–3) Senior Conference (PGY 4 and Up)
3-Jul – Case Conf Presentations and Patient Care (Escobar)
10-Jul Example Presentation (Escobar)
17-Jul Ultrasound – US Physics
24-Jul Sewing and Tying, Grafts, Catheters, Wires, X-ray Equipment (Escobar)
31-Jul – M+M Vascular Embryology
7-Aug Normal and variant Vascular anatomy – head and neck, Thorax, abdomen
14-Aug Normal and variant Vascular anatomy – Upper extremities, lower extremities
21-Aug Ultrasound – How an US machine works and US guided access
28-Aug – M+M Ultrasound (Practical) – Mastering US-guided access
4-Sep Hemodynamics and Vascular Physics (Stenosis, resistance, pressure gradients etc)
11-Sep Management of Carotid artery disease – Trials, techniques and outcomes of (open, stents)
18-Sep Ultrasound – Extracranial Carotid and Intracranial Duplex
25-Sep – M+M Ultrasound (Practical)
2-Oct Thrombotic venous disorders – Upper, lower, deep and superficial
9-Oct Non-thrombotic venous/lymphatic disorders – Pathophysiology (Venous HTN, insufficiency, Edema) May-Thurner, varicose, aneurysms etc
16-Oct Ultrasound – Venous DVT/SVT
23-Oct – M+M VSITE Review
30-Oct PAD (Introduction) – Pathophys, definition, diagnosis/classification, epidemiology, definition of primary/secondary patency
6-Nov PAD (management and outcomes Open/Endo, Vein/Prosthetic/composite, Remote Endart)
13-Nov Jr. PAD Case management Sr. PAD Case management
20-Nov Ultrasound – Venous Reflux Studies
27-Nov – M+M VSITE Review
4-Dec AAA/Iliacs – Epidemiology, Pathophys, Natural History, History or treatment, Open Management techniques, Outcomes
11-Dec AAA – Endovascular – History, Endoleaks, Principles of deployment, Current Brands, Outcomes vs. Open, treatment for Endoleaks
18-Dec Ultrasound – Lower Extremity Arterial and Graft Surveillance
25-Dec – M+M No Conference
1-Jan Basic EVAR Sizing Advanced EVAR Sizing (ZFEN, Snorkels etc.)
8-Jan Practical – Carotid artery stenting – Deployment, filters and simulators
15-Jan Practical – Deployment, Simulation, Fenestrating and Resheathing
22-Jan Ultrasound – Lower Extremity Arterial and Graft Surveillance
29-Jan – M+M TAA and TAAA and PAU – Endovascular – History, Endoleaks, Principles of deployment, Current Brands, Outcomes vs. Open
5-Feb Ultrasound – Aortic (and stent grafts)
12-Feb VSITE Review
19-Feb Peripheral Aneurysms and Embryological arterial disease
26-Feb – M+M TAA and TAAA and PAU – Epidemiology, Pathophys, Natural History, History or treatment, Open Management techniques, Outcomes
5-Mar Basic TEVAR Sizing/Deploying Advanced TEVAR Sizing/Deploying (Subclavian, celiac)
12-Mar TEVAR Simulation A TEVAR Simulation B
19-Mar Ultrasound – Intestinal Mesenteric imaging
26-Mar – M+M Non-Atherosclerotic Arterial Disease – Gizinski
2-Apr Hypercoagulability – Kristine Kempton
9-Apr Ultrasound – Access Site Complications (post ablation DVT/PSA/Trauma) and Treatments
16-Apr Jordan – How to start a practice?
23-Apr – M+M Ultrasound – TOS and upper extremity provocative maneuvers
30-Apr Mesenteric ischemia – Acute
7-May Ultrasound – Renal imaging
14-May Mesenteric ischemia – Chronic
21-May Mesenteric ischemia – Other (MALS, venous and NOMI)
28-May – M+M Ultrasound (Practical)
4-Jun TBD TBD
11-Jun TBD TBD
18-Jun Ultrasound – AV Fistula Studies and Vein mapping
25-Jun – M+M TBD TBD