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Applicants for the CGSO fellowship must meet the following educational qualifications:

• Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited general surgery residency program in the United States or Canada
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada must have a valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign 蝌蚪窝 Graduates (ECFMG)
• Applicants must have passed each of the United States 蝌蚪窝 Licensing Examination (USMLE) steps
• At the time of entry into the fellowship program, all applicants will be board eligible or board certified general surgeons under the auspices of the American Board of Surgery
• Candidates must be eligible to . A valid license to practice medicine in the State of Wisconsin must be obtained prior to the start the fellowship year.

Visa
Applicants must have an appropriate visa to begin Graduate 蝌蚪窝 Education with the 蝌蚪窝 Affiliated Hospitals. If a candidate does not obtain an appropriate visa that permits MCWAH to employ him/her on the designated start date, the training position will not be held and may be offered to another candidate. We currently accept the visas listed at Visa Information on the Graduate 蝌蚪窝 Education website.

The CGSO Fellowship training and experience allows for each fellow to earn dual certification by pursuing American Board of Surgery CGSO Board Certification and AHPBA HPB Surgery Certification.

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• The Complex General Surgical Oncology (CGSO) Fellowship is an ACGME-accredited, two-year program.
• Graduates will be eligible to sit for the and for the HPB certificate awarded by the .
• One fellow is accepted into the program each year.
• Fellows are mentored and expected to pursue research interests during the fellowship.
• CGSO graduates will join the surgical profession competent and confident that they are ready to provide the extraordinary care to their patients as actively practicing board certified surgical oncologists with, if desired, HPB specialty designation.

The goal of our CGSO Fellowship program is to cultivate four major objectives of surgical education:

• Foster development of positive humanistic attitudes as essential to providing excellence in surgical patient care.
• Assure acquisition of appropriate technical surgical skills and an appreciation of surgical anatomy and physiology.
• Provide opportunity to develop mature surgical judgment based on theoretical considerations and on practical experience.
• Develop an inquiring mind, tempered by appropriate skepticism, by means of vigorous and candid review of one鈥檚 surgical work and by exposure to the problems of basic and clinical research.

Each fellow will be prepared to excel as a board-certified surgical oncologist. The program places an emphasis on the acquisition and development of patient management, procedural, operative, and critical thinking skills. The program is framed by the ACGME Core Competencies:

• patient care;
• medical knowledge;
• professionalism;
• practice-based learning and improvement;
• interpersonal communication skills;
• systems-based practice; as well as
• the achievement of operative expertise a surgeon needs to make a difference in the lives of their patients and families.

The clinical experience is diverse and includes training in all aspects of Surgical Oncology including participation in the initial clinical evaluation of patients, planning of the treatment including multidisciplinary and surgical approaches, and postoperative and follow-up care. Fellows will learn to perform complex and technically challenging oncologic operations and to participate in the multidisciplinary management of these cases. Rotations include:

• Breast
• Colorectal
• Endocrine
• Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
• 蝌蚪窝 oncology
• Melanoma / Sarcoma / Gastrointestinal / Peritoneal malignancies
• Radiation oncology
• Surgical pathology

Fellows have the option to take elective rotations in areas of specific interest, which include:

• Genetics
• HPB
• OB/GYN
• Ortho
• Otolaryngology
• Palliative care services
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Plastics
• Urology

Weekly

• CGSO Fellows' Weekly Conference
• Service-specific educational conferences
• Service-specific multidisciplinary tumor conferences
• Surgery morbidity and mortality conferences
• Surgical and institutional grand rounds

Monthly

• Service-specific journal clubs
• AHPBA HPB Fellow Grand Rounds Video Conference

Quarterly

• SSO National Video Conference Series

Other Opportunities

• Annual SSO Fellows Institute
• AHPBA Annual Meeting 鈥� HPB Fellows Practicum
• SSO Annual Meeting
• Service-specific suggested reading list

Interest in research is expected and significant infrastructure supports a productive research experience. Fellows can expect:

Mentorship
Fellows will develop a research plan with specific research mentors and the Program Directors. This will occur early in the first year of fellowship with the goal of completing projects prior to graduation.

Extensive database resources
The Division of Surgical Oncology has five full-time database managers who maintain multiple prospective databases (breast, parathyroid, thyroid, adrenal, pancreas, liver, peritoneal malignancies, and sarcoma).

Support
The Cancer Center鈥檚 Clinical Trials Office provides access to full-time clinical research coordinators, regulatory staff, and financial staff to assist with clinical trials. The Division of Surgical Oncology also has access to biostatistical support and many of the surgical oncology faculty have advanced training in clinical research.

Protected research time

• The CGSO fellowship includes four months of research which are used to develop clinical and/or translational research skills and to design, initiate and carryout various projects.
• Fellows will have exposure to principles of conducting clinical research, scientific communications, grantsmanship, surgical education, and research ethics.

Outcomes
It is anticipated that all fellows conduct at least two clinical or scientific research projects that result in finished manuscripts ready for publication. This may range from a short-term clinical research project to a more sophisticated clinical investigation or laboratory science project.

Tina Wei-Fang Yen, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Training: Harvard 蝌蚪窝 School, MA (MD), University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, WA (General Surgery Residency), The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX (Surgical Oncology Fellowship), 蝌蚪窝, WI (MS in Epidemiology)

Jed Calata, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Training: Sidney Kimmel 蝌蚪窝 College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (MD), University of Illinois at Chicago, Metropolitan Group Hospitals (General Surgery Residency), John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship)

Kathleen K. Christians, MD
Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Training: University of Iowa College of Medicine (MD), 蝌蚪窝 Affiliated Hospitals, WI (General Surgery Residency), 蝌蚪窝 Affiliated Hospitals, WI (Critical Care Fellowship), University of Hong Kong, China (Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Fellowship)

Callisia N. Clarke, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Surgical Oncology
Training: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH (MD), University of Cincinnati, OH (General Surgery Residency), The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX (Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship)

Adrienne N. Cobb, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Training: Indiana University School of Medicine (MD), Loyola University 蝌蚪窝 Center (General Surgery Residency), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship), Loyola University 蝌蚪窝 Center (MS in Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology)

Chandler S. Cortina, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Training: Louisiana State University, LA (MD), Rush University 蝌蚪窝 Center, IL (General Surgery Residency), Northwestern University, IL (Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship)

Adam D. Currey, MD
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Training: 蝌蚪窝, WI (MD), 蝌蚪窝, WI (Internship and Radiation Oncology Residency)

Douglas B. Evans, MD
Professor of Surgery
Training: Boston University School of Medicine (MD), Dartmouth-Hitchcock 蝌蚪窝 Center, NH (Internship and General Surgery Residency), University of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Center (Surgical Oncology Fellowship)

Julie Jorns, MD
Professor of Pathology
Training: 蝌蚪窝 (MD), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Breast Pathology Fellowship), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Surgical Pathology Fellowship)

Amanda L. Kong, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery
Training: Warren Alpert 蝌蚪窝 School of Brown University (MD), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York (General Surgery Residency), M D Anderson Cancer Center (Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship), 蝌蚪窝 (Epidemiology MS)

Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Training: Harvard-MIT Department of Health, Sciences, and Technology, Harvard 蝌蚪窝 School-Boston (MD), Loyola University 蝌蚪窝 Center-IL (General Surgery Residency), University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-Houston, TX (Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship)

Kirk A. Ludwig, MD
Professor of Surgery
Training: University of Cincinnati 蝌蚪窝 Center (MD), 蝌蚪窝 (General Surgery Residency), Cleveland Clinic (Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship)

Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, MD, MMSc, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Training: Harvard-MIT Department of Health, Sciences and Technology, Harvard 蝌蚪窝 School (MD), Massachusetts General Hospital (General Surgery Residency), University of Pittsburgh 蝌蚪窝 Center (Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship), Harvard 蝌蚪窝 School (MMSc in Clinical Science), University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health (MPH)

Catherine McManus, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Training: University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health (MD), New York Presbyterian Hospital (General Surgery Residency), Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (Fellowship in Surgery)

Caitlin R. Patten, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Training: 蝌蚪窝, WI (MD), 蝌蚪窝 Affiliated Hospitals, WI (Internship and General Surgery Residency), Carolinas 蝌蚪窝 Center (Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship)

Carrie Peterson, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery
Training: 蝌蚪窝 (MD), University of California, San Diego (General Surgery Residency Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York (Colorectal Oncology Fellowship), Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell 蝌蚪窝 Center, New York (Colorectal Surgery Fellowship), 蝌蚪窝 (MS in Clinical & Translational Research)

Timothy J. Ridolfi, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery
Training: 蝌蚪窝 (MD), 蝌蚪窝 (General Surgery Residency), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, (Colorectal Surgery Fellowship), 蝌蚪窝 (MS in Clinical & Translational Research)

Sam Z. Thalji, MD | 2024-2026
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
Carle Illinois College of Medicine & Carle Health
Urbana, IL

Chad E. Cragle, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
University Of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR

Ricardo J. Bello, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
Virginia Commonwealth University 蝌蚪窝 Center
Richmond, VA

Chad A. Barnes, MD
Health System Clinician
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center
Orland Park, IL

Erin P. Ward, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
University of Utah

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ERAS
Applications and supporting documentation are accepted only through the .
MCWAH CGSO ERAS Program ID: 4465644002

The following documents are required for your application:

• Three letters of recommendation
• Copy of 蝌蚪窝 School Diploma or transcript showing date degree conferred
• USMLE Steps I, II and III Transcript and/or all COMLEX Transcripts
• Canadian 蝌蚪窝 Graduates who do not have a USMLE transcript must submit the Licentiate of the 蝌蚪窝 Council of Canada (LMCC) transcripts
• Personal Statement
• CV curriculum vitae
• Recent photograph
• American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) report
• ECFMG status report, as applicable

Applicants chosen for interview will be notified via email by the program coordinator.

NRMP
The program participates in the .
MCWAH CGSO NRMP Program ID: 1784446F0

Candidates are required to register for the NRMP Specialties Matching Service (SMS) Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match.

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