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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Thoracic Surgery - Independent

Residency · Dallas, TX

Sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Director Scott Reznik

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Class size
1
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-6 salary
$87k

Green flags

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

Medical schools

  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine
  • Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Sch at Dallas
  • Boston University School of Medicine
  • Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  • University of Nigeria College of Medicine

Training

4 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to general surgery.

Months at each site

  • William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital28 mo
  • Dallas VA Medical Center6 mo
  • Children's Health - Children's Medical Center of Dallas2 mo

Where graduates went next

  • General Surgery Residency4
  • Fellowship2
  • Thoracic Surgery Residency2
  • Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship1
  • Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship1
  • Structural Heart Disease Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center4
  • Mercy Hospital Medical Center2
  • Ascension Via Christi1
  • Baylor All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth1
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest1
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center1

Research

75% of current residents have a paper since 2023

6 of 8, 36 papers between them

  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

People

Leadership

  • Scott ReznikFellowship Program Director
  • Inderpal SarkariaProfessor & Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery
  • Lynn HuffmanChief, Thoracic Surgery Section, Surgical Services, VA North Texas Health System

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

Place

Summers reach 97°, winters fall to 38°. About 2 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.1M people live within 20 minutes of William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,580 a month within 10 miles of William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.

Hazards

  • Hail
  • Cold waves
  • Heat waves
  • Tornadoes

Publishes with residents

  • Michael JessenThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), 4 residents
  • Michael WaitThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), 2 residents
  • Scott ReznikThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), 2 residents
  • Steves RingThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), 2 residents