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University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Thoracic Surgery - Independent

Residency · La Jolla, CA

Sponsored by University of California (San Diego) Medical Center · Director Patricia Thistlethwaite

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Class size
1
PGY-6 salary
$102k2026 to 2027

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  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20241 on record of 1 seat · 1 US MD · 1 published before starting
  • Brad GenoveseUC San Diego School of Medicine7 papers · 2 first author · 2 reviews

Training

4 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to surgery.

Months at each site

  • UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center16 mo
  • Veterans Administration Medical Center (San Diego)6 mo
  • Rady Children's Hospital2 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Surgery Fellowship7
  • Thoracic Surgery Fellowship3
  • General Surgery Residency1
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center2
  • Baylor Scott and White Health1
  • Billings Clinic1
  • Corewell Health West1
  • EA Health1
  • Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian1

Research

50% of current residents have a paper since 2023

1 of 2, 2 papers between them

  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies

People

Leadership

  • Patricia ThistlethwaiteProgram Director
  • Michael MadaniDivision Chief

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

Place

Summers reach 77°, winters fall to 50°.

Weather by month

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Commute

721k people live within 20 minutes of UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $3,040 a month within 10 miles of UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center.

Hazards

  • Wildfire
  • River flooding
  • Earthquakes
  • LNDS