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University of Pennsylvania Health System Vascular Surgery - Independent

Fellowship · Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Health System · Director Darren Schneider

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Class size
2
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-6 salary
$76k2026 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

How it chooses

  • Applicants apply through ERAS and match through the NRMP. Applications must be complete by January 31, 2027, and applicants need a general surgery residency, board certification or eligibility, and a valid ECFMG certificate if from an international school.

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 2 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Jasmine BhinderJacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo10 papers · 6 first author · 4 case reports · 1 review
  • Sasank KalipatnapuUniversity of Massachusetts7 papers · 5 first author · 3 case reports · 1 review
Started 20252 on record of 1 seat · 2 published before starting
  • Mira TanenbaumGeorge Washington University Hospital (UHS)15 papers · 4 first author · 3 case reports
  • Lama ObeidNew York Presbyterian Hospital6 papers · 1 review
Started 20244 on record of 3 seats · 3 published before starting
  • Charles VasquezUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System14 papers · 4 first author · 2 case reports
  • William RothsteinVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine8 papers · 2 first author · 2 reviews
  • Christopher CappelliniUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System1 paper · 1 first author
  • Sneha ThandraHillcrest Medical Center at University of California San Diego Health

Training

4 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to fellowship.

Months at each site

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System14 mo
  • Presbyterian Medical Center (UPHS)5 mo
  • Pennsylvania Hospital (UPHS)4 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Philadelphia)1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship2
  • Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship1
  • General Surgery Fellowship1
  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship1
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System4
  • Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital3
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania3
  • Drexel University2
  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center2
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University2

Research

100% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

4 of 4, 24 papers between them

  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

People

Leadership

  • Darren SchneiderInterim Program Director; Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Find someone

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

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  • SurgeryPositions: 69
  • Surgical Critical CarePositions: 8

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 27°. About 22 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.8M people live within 20 minutes of University of Pennsylvania Health System by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month within 10 miles of University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with fellows

  • Andres SchanzerVascular Surgery, 2 fellows