Acute Care Surgery – the Acute Care Surgery or ACS service is both our emergency general surgery and trauma service. This service’s patient population comes principally from in-house consultations, whether from the Emergency Department or from medicine inpatient services. However, there is an increasing practice of elective and outpatient cases. The ACS service has a dedicated OR (Room 1) and is in the midst of a growing robotic caseload. General Surgery Resident collaboration and ability to teach is appreciated.
Cardiothoracic – the Cardiothoracic or CT service has been rapidly growing over the past 5 years, and includes both cardiac cases (CABGs, valve replacements, e.g.) and thoracic procedures (lung resections, VATS, transthoracic hiatal hernia repairs, etc.). Robotic approaches are also flourishing on this service. The CT service has two dedicated ORs (Rooms 15 & 16).
Colorectal Surgery – the Colorectal Surgery or CRS service, like many service lines, performs most of their cases robotically. The CRS service in most hospitals set the bar with regard to ERAS application. Please do your part on this service by making sure we are ERAS compliant on these patients.
Head & Neck Surgery – the Head & Neck Surgery (H&N or ENT) service is the busiest service line (by surgical volume) not only at BASMC, but also in the country. In addition to bread & butter H&N cases (thyroidectomies, parathyroidectomies), residents will participate in complex procedures which includes principles of plastic surgery, upper GI surgery and neurosurgery. The team is staffed by various APPs. Their patients are generally taken care of by the medical intensivists in the ICU and a hospitalist service on the floor. There are H&N surgeries just about daily with multiple rooms running (2+) from Monday thru Thursday.
Minimally Invasive Surgery – the Minimally Invasive Surgery or MIS service is led by our Core Faculty member, Dr. Garcia. Most surgeries are outpatient, but there will be some combination cases with our H&N service. Dr. Garcia also performs a number of endoscopies so this will be a great opportunity to gain experience in this discipline (and requirement).
Oncology/Breast – the ONC/Breast service will include (breast) cases that are performed at the adjacent Andrews Women’s Hospital. Many of the breast cancer cases are combined with reconstructive surgery so, in addition, this will be a mini-Plastics rotation as well.
Ortho/Neurosurgery – this combined rotation will give residents exposure to general orthopedic, spine and neurosurgery cases. There will be some neurosurgery cases at the Baylor Surgical Hospital.
Outpatient General Surgery – this rotation will provide the exposure and experience of working at outpatient surgery centers. Residents will work with a variety of community surgeons at both the Baylor Surgical Hospital and Baylor Surgicare, both close to BASMC.
Pediatric Surgery (Cook’s) – Cook Children’s is a busy stand-alone pediatric hospital in Fort Worth that has been rapidly expanding over the past decade. Residents from other surgical programs rotate at Cook’s as well. Resident call schedule will be determined by Cook's faculty when on their service. Vacation will not be allowed while on this rotation.
Surgical Critical Care – this rotation is led by Dr. Freeman, who serves as Director of Surgical Critical Care. Residents will be involved in ICU care for trauma, general surgery, transplant, and critically ill patients including complex cardiac mechanical support like LVAD and ECMO.
Transplant/Hepatopancreatobiliary – the Transplant/HPB service is among the busiest on campus. It is a multidisciplinary service and residents will have an opportunity to work with many consultants. In addition to transplants and HPB surgery, residents will be involved in off campus procurements. Transplant has a dedicated OR (room 17). Night call will be shared amongst the APPs and surgical residents.
Trauma (JPS) – the Trauma service at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth is a busy Level 1 trauma center. Residents will have an excellent experience there. Note that residents from other surgical programs rotate at JPS as well. Resident coverage is thru 24 hours shifts with your team. Vacation will not be allowed while on this rotation.
Urology – the Urology service is one of the busier rotations on campus. Procedures vary from cystoscopies to radical nephrectomies to complex urologic cases including ileal conduits and bladder reconstructions.
Vascular – the Vascular service is a rapidly growing service line with a breadth of cases, from AVF creations to CEA to AAA repairs. We have a dedicated Hybrid OR (Room 9) equipped for X-ray imaging and endovascular surgery.
