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Saint Louis University School of Medicine Vascular Surgery - Independent

Fellowship · St. Louis, MO

Sponsored by SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine

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Class size
1
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-6 salary
$88k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
  • Sponsors H-1B visas. Most programs sponsor only J-1 visas.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20242 on record of 1 seat · 2 published before starting
  • Fawwaz AlmajaliSaint Louis University School of Medicine6 papers · 3 first author · 6 case reports
  • David EbertzCase Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center3 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report

Training

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

Months at each site

  • Mercy Hospital (St Louis)12 mo
  • St Louis University Hospital12 mo
  • VAMC - John Cochran Veterans Hospital0 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Thoracic Surgery Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Baptist Health Richmond1
  • Berkshire Medical Center1
  • Blanchard Valley Health System1
  • Caldwell Memorial Hospital1
  • Community Health Network1
  • Indiana University School of Medicine1

Research

100% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

1 of 1, 2 papers between them

  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis

People

Leadership

  • Emad ZakharySite Director, John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital
  • Khanjan NagarshethDirector, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
  • Matthew SmedsDirector, Vascular Surgery Research

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  • Pediatric SurgeryPositions: 1
  • SurgeryPositions: 37
  • Surgical Critical CarePositions: 2

Place

Summers reach 90°, winters fall to 24°. About 16 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

653k people live within 20 minutes of St Louis University Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $960 a month within 10 miles of St Louis University Hospital.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • Tornadoes
  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding