University of Virginia Graduate Medical Education

University of Virginia Graduate Medical Education

Ssurgery Residency

Year 5 Program

Procedure / Can Perform With:
See Generic List
Insertion of peripheral intravenous catheters / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Insertion of nasogastric or Dobhofff tubes / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Insertion of urinary bladder (Foley) catheters / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Insertion of central venous lines / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Insertion of chest tubes / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Insertion of peripheral arterial lines / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Lumbar puncture / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Thoracentesis / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Paracentesis / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Suturing of uncomplicated wounds / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Incision and drainage of small abscesses / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Removal of skin tags / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Debridement of open wounds / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Removal of central lines/tubes/drains / Senior Resident or Fellow by Phone
Inguinal hernia / Faculty Present
Cholecystectomy (laparoscopic) / Faculty Present
Diagnostic laparoscopy / Faculty Present
Incision and drainage of soft tissue abscesses / Faculty by Phone
Removal of foreign bodies or implanted catheters / Faculty by Phone
Breast and soft tissue biopsy / Faculty Present
Split thickness skin grafting / Faculty Present
Appendectomy (laparoscopic or open) / Faculty Present
Perianal procedures / Faculty Present
Amputations / Faculty Present
Removal of skin lesions / Faculty in Area
Flexible and rigid sigmoidoscopy / Faculty by Phone
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair / Faculty Present
Flexible upper endoscopy / Faculty Present
Flexible colonoscopy / Faculty Present
Bronchoscopy / Faculty by Phone
Laparoscopic enterolysis / Faculty Present
Laparoscopic ultrasound / Faculty Present
Bowel resection (uncomplicated) / Faculty Present
Stoma creation / Faculty Present
Gastrostomy (open and percutaneous endoscopic) / Faculty Present
Jejunostomy / Faculty Present
Wedge excision and simple partial gastric resection / Faculty Present
Exploratory laparotomy / Faculty Present
Closure of abdominal wounds and incisions / Faculty in Area
Tracheostomy / Faculty in Area
Simple mastectomy / Faculty Present
Needle localization or complicated breast biopsy / Faculty Present
Wide local excision of breast tumors / Faculty Present
Wide local excision and close of skin lesions and malignancies / Faculty Present
Regional lymph node dissections / Faculty Present
Pediatric inguinal hernias / Faculty Present
Circumcision / Faculty Present
Hydrocoelectomy / Faculty Present
Burn wound excision and grafting / Faculty Present
Fasciotomy / Faculty Present
Femoral embolectomy / Faculty Present
Varicose vein stripping / Faculty Present
Diagnostic thoracoscopy / Faculty Present
Renal transplantation / Faculty Present
Renal harvest / Faculty Present
Harvest of other organs / Faculty Present
Vascular access / Faculty Present
Thyroidectomy / Faculty Present
Parathyroidectomy / Faculty Present
Modified radical mastectomy / Faculty Present
Lumpectomy and axillary dissection / Faculty Present
Neck exploration / Faculty Present
Splenectomy / Faculty Present
Exploratory laparotomy for trauma / Faculty Present
Complicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy / Faculty Present
Laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy / Faculty Present
Laparoscopic bowel resection / Faculty Present
Open bowel resection / Faculty Present
Open colon resection / Faculty Present
Drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst / Faculty Present
Complicated perianal procedures (complicated fistula-in-ano, etc) / Faculty Present
Vascular anastomoses / Faculty Present
Bilary-enteric anastomoses / Faculty Present
Thoracotomy / Faculty Present
Thoracoscopy / Faculty Present
Pleurodesis / Faculty Present
Pulmonary wedge resection / Faculty Present
Small bowel obstruction and enterolysis / Faculty Present
Gastric bypass / Faculty Present
Colectomy, partial and complete, open and laparoscopic / Faculty Present
Proctocolectomy / Faculty Present
Hepatic resection / Faculty Present
Pancreatic resection / Faculty Present
Gastric resection, including gastrectomy, open and laparoscopic / Faculty Present
Esophagogastrectomy / Faculty Present
Nissen fundoplication and antireflux surgery, open and laparoscopic / Faculty Present
Laparoscopic gastric bypass / Faculty Present
Complex pediatric surgical cases / Faculty Present
Pulmonary lobectomy / Faculty Present
Aortic reconstruction / Faculty Present
Carotid endarterectomy / Faculty Present
Peripheral vascular reconstruction / Faculty Present
Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Faculty Present
Liver transplantation / Faculty Present
Complex hepatic resection / Faculty Present
Complex vascular surgical cases / Faculty Present
Redo gastrointestinal surgery in the hostile abdomen / Faculty Present