Clinical Rotations

Location of Rotations by PGY Level

• UPMC Presbyterian: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• UPMC Shadyside: 1, 2, 3, 5
• UPMC St. Margaret: 1, 2, 3, 4
• Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP): 1, 4
• UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital (MWH): 2, 3, 5
• UPMC Mercy: 1
• UPMC Passavant: 1, 2, 3, 4
• Elective: 3, 5

PGY 1 Rotations

• Burn (UPMC Mercy)
• Cardiothoracic ICU (UPMC Presbyterian)
• General surgery (UPMC St. Margaret, VAPHS)
• Gastrointestinal-Pancreatobiliary Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Night Float (UPMC Presbyterian)
  • Covering Colorectal, GI-PB, Vascular, Endocrine and Liver Services
• Pediatric Surgery (CHP)
• Research/Anesthesia (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Surgical Oncology (UPMC Shadyside)
• Thoracic Surgery (UPMC Passavant)
• Trauma Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Mercy)
• Vascular Surgery (VAPHS)
• Colorectal Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)

PGY 2 Rotations

• Cardiac Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Breast Surgery (MWH)
• Trauma / Surgical ICU (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Research/Radiology (UPMC Presbyterian)
• General Surgery (UPMC St. Margaret)
• Acute Care Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside)
• Abdominal Transplant Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Surgical Oncology (UPMC Passavant)
• Colorectal Surgery (UPMC Passavant)
• Endocrine Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)

PGY 3 Rotations

• General Surgery (UPMC St. Margaret, VAPHS)
• Minimally Invasive / Bariatric Surgery (MWH)
• Vascular Surgery (UPMC Passavant)
• Acute Care Surgery (UPMC Shadyside)
• Thoracic Surgery (VAPHS, UPMC Shadyside)
• Trauma Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Elective
  • Examples of electives done by previous residents: Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Community General Surgery, Rural Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Trauma Surgery

PGY 4 Rotations

• General Surgery (UPMC St. Margaret)
• Pediatric Surgery (CHP)
• Trauma Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Vascular Surgery (VAPHS)
• Colorectal Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Acute Care Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Liver Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian / UPMC Passavant)

PGY 5 Rotations

• Minimally Invasive / Bariatric Surgery (MWH)
• Gastrointestinal-Pancreatobiliary Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• General Surgery (VAPHS, MWH)
• Endocrine Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Surgical Oncology (UPMC Shadyside)
• Acute Care Surgery (UPMC Presbyterian)
• Elective