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University of Kansas School of Medicine Vascular Surgery - Independent

Fellowship · Kansas City, KS

Sponsored by University of Kansas School of Medicine · Director Axel Thors

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Class size
1
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$71k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • No graduates yet. Accredited, but no class has finished here to judge it by.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20261 on record of 1 seat · 1 published before starting
  • Daniel WhitsonNortheast Georgia Medical Center3 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
Started 20256 on record of 1 seat · 6 published before starting
  • Ashtyn Barrientes-Woodside7 papers
  • Trevor DoreyAnne Arundel Medical Center4 papers · 2 first author · 1 review
  • Aaron AlvaradoOU School of Community Medicine3 papers · 1 first author
  • Rebecca CaldwellHenry Ford Hospital3 papers · 1 first author
  • Tateum MattinglyUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine2 papers
  • James HarrisGood Samaritan Regional Medical Center1 paper · 1 review
Started 20242 on record · 2 published before starting
  • Quinn NixUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine2 papers
  • Tara ChandranHenry Ford Macomb Hospital2 papers · 1 first author · 2 case reports

Training

4 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to surgical critical care.

Months at each site

  • University of Kansas Hospital and Medical Center12 mo
  • Providence Medical Center6 mo
  • Olathe Medical Center, Inc6 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship6
  • Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship1
  • Interventional Cardiology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of Kansas School of Medicine2
  • Ascension Medical Group St. John Trauma Surgery1
  • Freeman Health System1
  • HCA Midwest Health1
  • Mayo Clinic1
  • Nashville Vascular and Vein Institute, Pllc1

Research

100% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

3 of 3, 12 papers between them

  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Breast Implant and Reconstruction
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

People

Leadership

  • Axel ThorsProgram Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
  • Kirk HanceDivision Chief, Vascular Surgery

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

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  • SurgeryPositions: 30
  • Surgical Critical CarePositions: 2

Place

Summers reach 90°, winters fall to 22°. About 18 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

698k people live within 20 minutes of University of Kansas Hospital and Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,160 a month within 10 miles of University of Kansas Hospital and Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Strong wind
  • Winter storms
  • Ice storms
  • Heat waves