Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Training Program
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John A. Procaccino, MD |
The North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center is offering a one-year post-graduate residency training program in colon and rectal surgery. The program is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. North Shore University Hospital and the Long Island Jewish Medical Center are two well-established, integrated academic institutions that have created an educational experience ensuring the finest teaching and in-depth exposure to the spectrum of diseases and surgery affecting the anus, rectum and colon.
Located approximately 15 miles east of New York City on Long Island, the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park is an 829-bed hospital and North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset has 731 beds. Together, they serve the greater metropolitan New York area, including Queens and Long Island.
The North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center has a fully accredited general surgery residency program. The colon and rectal resident will actively be integrated into this program through participation in conferences and through teaching residents and medical students. Institutional affiliations exist between both hospitals and Albert Einstein College of Medicine and New York University School of Medicine.
The educational goals are directed toward preparing the resident for certification by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Presently, three full-time colorectal surgeons are on the faculty as well as twelve private practice colorectal surgeons (the voluntary faculty; see below) all are all committed to teaching and to providing the clinical material. Additionally, Dr. Alberto Peña, an internationally recognized authority on pediatric colon and rectal surgery, is a full-time faculty member.
The resident will obtain an extensive operative experience through a large volume of complex and diverse colorectal procedures, including reconstructive anorectal surgery, surgery for inflammatory bowel disease, surgery for malignant disease and anorectal surgery. Considerable time will be allocated for the office where new patients are evaluated, postoperative patients are followed and many office-based procedures are performed. The resident will have exposure to complex referral cases as well as to the more common problems seen in a community-based practice. Additionally, a wide experience is available in performing endoscopies in the office setting and in the outpatient endoscopy suite.
At our state-of-the-art anorectal physiology laboratory, the resident will develop proficiency in the use of anorectal ultrasound, anorectal manometry and pudendal nerve latency studies. The anorectal physiology laboratory is located in the offices of the Department of Surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
Comprehensive didactic conferences include weekly morbidity and mortality, grand rounds, tumor board, G-I conference, core curriculum lectures, colon and rectal rounds and case presentations. Our conferences are in collaboration with pathologists who cover the full spectrum of colorectal pathology as well as radiologists who present colorectal radiological studies, including defecography and virtual colonoscopy. Furthermore, there is a monthly colon and rectal surgery dinner meeting at which a formal lecture is given at one of the many fine-dining establishments in the area.
North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center offers outstanding clinical research opportunities. The resident's research is expected to result in a manuscript suitable for a podium presentation or poster exhibit at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
The resident will rotate quarterly between North Shore University Hospital and the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The hospitals are conveniently located two miles apart. Residents will receive four weeks of vacation per year with salary and benefits commensurate with their level of training. The resident will attend the national meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and will be permitted to have one week for an approved educational experience involving either attendance at another meeting or a visit to one of the other centers of colon and rectal surgery.
Initially, one position will be available. Each applicant must have successfully completed an accredited five-year general surgery residency and be eligible to sit for the examination of the American Board of Surgery. The applicant must also be eligible for a New York state license and initiate the licensure procedure upon acceptance into the program.
Interested individuals must submit:
- A completed Long Island Jewish Medical Center application form (MS Word file)
- Three letters of recommendation, including one from your residency program director
- A curriculum vitae
- A valid ECFMG certificate (if you graduated from medical school outside of the United States or Canada)
The residency program participates in the National Resident Matching Program through ERAS. Applications are due each year in July. An interview is strongly encouraged.
Full-Time Faculty:
John Procaccino, MD, Program Director
Luz Angel, MD
Voluntary Faculty:
Mark Dobriner, MD
Larry Gordon, MD
Marc Greenwald, MD
Douglas Held, MD
Barton Hoexter, MD
Leroy Levin, MD
Michael Moseson, MD
James O'Connor, MD
Boris Sachokov, MD
Marc Sher, MD
Richard Strauss, MD
Owen Su, MD