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University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Surgery

Residency · Tucson, AZ

Sponsored by University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson · Director Iman Ghaderi

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Class size
22
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$69k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 1 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

202216/16
202315/16
202420/20
202522/22
202622/22

Who started, by class

Started 202616 on record of 10 seats · 2 US MD · 7 published before starting
  • Bob Weng5 papers · 3 first author · 2 reviews
  • Alexander Ryan4 papers · 3 case reports
  • Mariam AstarabadiThe University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson3 papers · 1 first author
  • Dhun Chauhan1 paper · 1 first author
  • Estelle Brugere1 paper · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Harseerat Jajj1 paper · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Mark Bertematti1 paper · 1 case report
  • Alayna Ragbar
  • Corrine Hartford
  • Evilina Kadimova
  • Hannah Tan
  • Jocelyne Munoz
  • Jonathan Gibbs
  • Kiana Bennet
  • Paulina Vazquez
  • Steven GreenElson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Started 202513 on record of 10 seats · 9 published before starting
  • Nicole Buddenbaum5 papers · 2 reviews
  • Shourya Kumar5 papers · 2 reviews
  • Ramez Alzatari4 papers · 2 first author
  • Rintaro Kinjo2 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Abel Cherian1 paper · 1 case report
  • Elliot Henriksen1 paper
  • Emily Dereszkiewicz1 paper
  • Jason EjimoguUm Som1 paper
  • Kikuye Sugiyama1 paper
  • Alexandra Hay
  • Funmilayo Fawole
  • Mareiz Gobran
  • Sandra Potter
Started 202410 on record of 8 seats · 2 US MD · 6 published before starting
  • Benjamin RembetskiBoston University School of Medicine9 papers · 2 first author · 1 review
  • Andrew Hostler5 papers
  • Rose Castle2 papers
  • Ashlynn MillsUH College of Medicine1 paper
  • Dyuti Kumar1 paper · 1 case report
  • Monet WoolfolkUniversity of Arizona1 paper
  • Adefolarin Adeyemi
  • Damion Sutherland
  • Maya Lowney
  • Shaher Yousef

Training

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

Months at each site

  • Banner - University Medical Center - Tucson Campus38 mo
  • Tucson Medical Center8 mo
  • Southern Arizona VA Health Care Center (Tucson)7 mo
  • Banner - University Medical Center - South Campus4 mo
  • Flagstaff Medical Center3 mo
  • Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp.1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship17
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship12
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship12
  • Acute Care Surgery Fellowship7
  • Urology Residency6
  • Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship5

Where graduates work now

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson27
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California5
  • Permanente Medical Group Inc3
  • Tucson Medical Center3
  • Banner Gateway Medical Center2
  • Carondelet Health Network2

Research

61% of current residents have a paper since 2023

48 of 79, 182 papers between them

  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
  • Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

People

Leadership

  • Iman GhaderiProgram Director, General Surgery Residency
  • Jeffrey HodgesAssociate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
  • Marian PorubskyAssistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency
  • Stephanie WorrellAssociate Program Director, General Surgery Residency

Find someone

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

More programs at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson

ProgramPositions
ProgramPositions
  • Complex General Surgical OncologyPositions: 2
  • Surgical Critical CarePositions: 3
  • Vascular Surgery - IndependentPositions: 2

Place

Summers reach 102°, winters fall to 40°.

Weather by month

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Commute

543k people live within 20 minutes of Banner - University Medical Center - Tucson Campus by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month within 10 miles of Banner - University Medical Center - Tucson Campus.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • River flooding
  • Lightning
  • Wildfire

Publishes with residents

  • Geoffrey GurtnerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 6 residents
  • Bellal JosephSurgery, 4 residents
  • Louis MagnottiSurgical Critical Care, 4 residents
  • Ahmed ElkamelSurgery, 4 residents