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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Surgery

Residency · Nashville, TN

Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Directors Julia Shelton, Susie Lin and Tarek Absi

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Class size
36
Visas
H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-1 salary
$74k2026 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

202217/29
202320/29
202418/29
202516/29
202617/36

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 9 seats · 1 US MD · 2 published before starting
  • Bayley JonesUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine28 papers · 9 first author · 5 reviews
  • Therese Hoof6 papers · 1 review
Started 20252 on record of 8 seats · 2 US MD · 1 published before starting
  • Shinji StrainUniversity of Texas Medical Branch4 papers · 1 first author
  • Alva BethurumEast Tennessee State Univ, James H Quillen Coll of Med
Started 20241 on record of 8 seats
  • Sairam Chattu

Training

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

Months at each site

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center49 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Nashville)10 mo
  • Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital2 mo
  • Alvin C York Veterans Affairs Medical Center0 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship24
  • Urology Residency19
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship18
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship17
  • Fellowship14
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Residency14

Where graduates work now

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center44
  • University of Tennessee College of Medicine6
  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center6
  • Indiana University School of Medicine5
  • University of Washington School of Medicine4
  • Emory University School of Medicine3

Research

69% of current residents have a paper since 2023

11 of 16, 97 papers between them

  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Sinusitis and nasal conditions
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research

People

Leadership

  • Julia SheltonGeneral Surgery Residency Program Director
  • Susie LinProgram Director
  • Tarek AbsiProgram Director
  • Deepa MaggeAssociate Program Director

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  • Pediatric SurgeryPositions: 2
  • Surgical Critical CarePositions: 5
  • Vascular Surgery - IndependentPositions: 3

Place

Summers reach 90°, winters fall to 30°. About 5 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

457k people live within 20 minutes of Vanderbilt University Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,660 a month within 10 miles of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding
  • Tornadoes
  • Strong wind

Publishes with residents

  • Matthew BacchettaVascular Surgery, 6 residents
  • Ashish ShahVascular Surgery, 4 residents
  • Elisabeth TracySurgery, 2 residents
  • Ciara ShaverInternal Medicine, 2 residents