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Baylor College of Medicine Surgery

Residency · Houston, TX

Sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine · Director Ronald Cotton

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Class size
27
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$72k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 5 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

202210/26
202310/27
202411/27
202511/27
202615/27

How it chooses

  • Two faculty members score each application, and the General Surgery Education Committee ranks interviewed applicants with the chair and program director.

Who started, by class

Started 202613 on record of 11 seats · 13 US MD · 8 published before starting
  • Dominique CopeBaylor College of Medicine11 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Jenny NguyenEmory University School of Medicine8 papers · 1 first author · 4 case reports · 3 reviews
  • Ananya MitraUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center3 papers
  • Lina AdwerUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center2 papers · 1 case report
  • Grace McCreaTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine1 paper · 1 review
  • Kylie DuckworthMed Univ of South Carolina Coll of Med1 paper · 1 review
  • Ronald GoldsberryBaylor College of Medicine1 paper
  • Webb CamilleUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School1 paper
  • Abdul ParachaPenn State College of Medicine
  • Bani FaglaUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine
  • Jessica LeeUniv of Texas Southwestern Med Sch at Dallas
  • Madeleine ObuyaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
  • Matthew SanderBaylor College of Medicine
Started 202511 on record of 10 seats · 10 US MD · 10 published before starting
  • Onur SahinMcGovern Medical School17 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 5 reviews
  • Wynne Zhang8 papers · 4 first author · 1 review
  • Harrison KaplanIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai6 papers · 4 first author
  • Cassidy LounsburyUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine3 papers · 2 case reports
  • Joseph RitondaleTulane University School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author
  • Courtney ElliottBrody Sch of Med at East Carolina Univ2 papers
  • David PasternakRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University2 papers
  • Mathilda Nicot-CartsonisUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • David NacouziBrody Sch of Med at East Carolina Univ1 paper · 1 review
  • Jennifer BackusMedical College of Wisconsin1 paper
  • John JohnsonUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine
Started 202412 on record of 10 seats · 10 US MD, 1 international · 8 published before starting
  • Eyal Krispin73 papers · 24 first author · 1 case report · 11 reviews
  • Niki ParikhTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine21 papers · 15 first author · 7 case reports · 4 reviews
  • Brian BurnettUniversity of Utah School of Medicine8 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report
  • Victoria YinKeck Sch of Med of the Univ of Southern Calif7 papers · 4 first author · 1 case report
  • Kayla CallawayTexas A&M School of Medicine5 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Mahdi BazziWayne State University School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Taylor NackBaylor College of Medicine2 papers · 1 case report
  • Rogelio HernandezUniv De Monterrey Fac De Med1 paper · 1 review
  • Abigail SmithBaylor College of Medicine
  • Amelia DaleyUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Annie HierlUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine
  • Hana AbdirahmanUniversity of California Riverside School of Medicine

Training

7 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to surgical critical care.

Months at each site

  • Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center20 mo
  • Harris Health System - Ben Taub Hospital18 mo
  • Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston12 mo
  • Texas Children's Hospital5 mo
  • Penrose-St Francis Health Services3 mo
  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship38
  • Urology Residency21
  • Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Residency19
  • Thoracic Surgery Residency19
  • Thoracic Surgery Fellowship16
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship14

Where graduates work now

  • Baylor College of Medicine47
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston12
  • Houston Methodist Hospital11
  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center11
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California5
  • Extant Healthcare4

Research

76% of current residents have a paper since 2023

56 of 74, 327 papers between them

  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments

People

Leadership

  • Ronald CottonProgram Director, General Surgery Residency
  • Derek ErstadAssociate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
  • Eric SilberfeinAssociate Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Professional Development
  • Stacey CarterAssociate Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Curriculum

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

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  • Pediatric SurgeryPositions: 2
  • Surgical Critical CarePositions: 4
  • Vascular Surgery - IndependentPositions: 5

Place

Summers reach 94°, winters fall to 46°.

Weather by month

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Commute

997k people live within 20 minutes of Harris Health System - Ben Taub Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,270 a month within 10 miles of Harris Health System - Ben Taub Hospital.

Hazards

  • Hurricanes
  • River flooding
  • Tornadoes
  • Cold waves

Publishes with residents

  • Todd RosengartThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), 9 residents
  • John GossPediatric Surgery, 6 residents
  • Derek ErstadSurgery, 6 residents
  • Ravi GhantaGastroenterology, 5 residents