General Surgery Resident PGY-II and PGY-III rotation
Our PGY-II and PGY-III General Surgery residents rotate on the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Service - all in an effort to provide the very best in surgical training in a multidisciplinary, collaborative teaching environment.
PGY 2 residents are assigned to this service for five-week rotations, and PGY 3 residents for 6.5 weeks. During these rotations they gain experience in management of surgical problems in chronic renal
failure patients including all aspects of kidney and pancreas transplantation, as well as vascular access for dialysis, hyperparathyroidism, and problems with the alimentary tract. They also gain experience with immunosuppression and control of rejection.
Vanderbilt's kidney transplant program has performed over 2,800 transplants since the program was established in 1962. The program, performing over 125 transplants annually, has been recognized as a national leader for the number of renal transplants performed, the patient survival rates, and the long-term function of the transplanted kidney. The pancreas transplant program and the combined kidney/pancreas program provide whole organ transplantation to recipients with diabetes mellitus.
The kidney transplant program and the pancreas transplant program are a part of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, a multidisciplinary approach by Vanderbilt to the rapidly advancing field of transplantation. The Vanderbilt Transplant Center also includes Vanderbilt's well-established heart and lung transplant, bone marrow transplant, and liver transplant programs.