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Welcome from our team
Dear Applicant,
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital General Surgery Residency Program is a community-based program that is committed to developing the next generation of highly skilled surgeons who are competent in delivering safe, quality, comprehensive care with respect and responsiveness to diverse patient populations. Our General Surgery program is committed to improving the overall health of the diverse communities it serves; therefore, is dedicated to providing excellence and innovation in education, clinical practice, scholarship, and service — where residents will expand their perspective to be inclusive of all cultures, values, and ideals.
Our residents will also have training opportunities to rotate at other HCA Florida Healthcare facilities such as HCA Florida JFK Hospital, HCA Florida Largo Hospital and HCA Florida Port St. Lucie Hospital.
Mission Statement
The HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital General Surgery Residency Program’s mission is to develop the next generation of physicians and physician leaders.
As a part of HCA Healthcare, we are driven by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
This program is designed to offer residents a rewarding, educational environment where residents are provided individualized learning opportunities by faculty and staff who support and sustain one another throughout quality care delivery. Our faculty are committed to ensuring the residents' clinical experience and educational needs are fulfilled while expanding residents' perspectives to be inclusive of cultures, values and ideals.
Program Overview
The general surgery residency program is a new 5-year accredited program centered at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital located in Fort Pierce, FL. Accepting three categorical residents per year, we provide the breadth of not only general surgery but also all surgical sub-specialties. Modern surgical education is a collegial and multidisciplinary effort dependent on clinical skills, surgical skills, knowledge-based learning, and problem-based competencies. Because of this, we aim to provide the surgical residents within our training program the skills necessary to be both well rounded clinicians and surgeons. Focusing on personalized mentorship, we instruct our residents with surgical skills and knowledge through didactic conferences, core rotations, and skills labs. More than that, though, we train our residents to be self-directed learners who will have a well-developed skill set that allows them lifelong learning well beyond their years in residency with us. Once finished with your residency at HCA Florida Lawnwood, you will be able to tackle any changes in the ever-evolving surgical climate with alacrity.
Get to Know the Team
Joshua D. Hagan, MD FACS
Program Director
- Joshua Hagan MD, Program Director, General Surgery
- Gary Curcio, MD, Associate Program Director, Trauma Surgery
- Christopher Binette, MD, Core Faculty, Vascular Surgery
- Jason Moore, MD, Core Faculty, Trauma Surgery
- David Rubay, MD, Core Faculty, Trauma Surgery
- Charles Maliska, MD, Core Faculty, Trauma Surgery
- Aleta Paschal, MD, Teaching Faculty, General Surgery
- Alexander Schrodt, MD, Teaching Faculty, Trauma Surgery
- Anuradha Subramanian, MD, Teaching Faculty, Trauma Surgery
- Bo Wang, MD, Teaching Faculty, Vascular Surgery
- Barre Guillen, MD, Teaching Faculty, Acute Care Surgery
- Taylor Leighton, MD, Teaching Faculty, Plastic Surgery
- Mark Malias, MD, Teaching Faculty, Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Justin Boccardo, MD, Teaching Faculty, Vascular Surgery
- John Lanza, MD, Teaching Faculty, Head and Neck
- Adela Casas-Melley, MD, Teaching Faculty, Pediatric Surgery
- William Heitman, MD, Teaching Faculty, Thoracic Surgery
- Mark McKenney, MD, MBA, Teaching Faculty, Trauma Surgery
- Jon Brown, DO, MS, Teaching Faculty, General Surgery
- Alvaro Castillo, MD, Subspecialty Faculty, Hepatobiliary and Surgical Oncology
- Melissa Wong, MD, Subspecialty Faculty, Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Christopher Ochner, MA, MBA, MS, PhD, GME Research Director
Curriculum and Rotation Schedule
Our expertly crafted programs are designed to provide resident physicians with all the experiences and training necessary for professional success.
Salary & Benefits
| Year | Annual Salary | On-Call Meals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $60,154 | $950 | $61,104 |
| PGY-2 | $62,254 | $950 | $63,294 |
| PGY-3 | $64,438 | $950 | $65,388 |
| PGY-4 | $67,662 | $950 | $68,612 |
| PGY-5 | $70,699 | $950 | $71,649 |
| PGY-6 | $73,882 | $950 | $74,832 |
| PGY-7 | $77,584 | $950 | $78,534 |
Benefits
- Medical, vision and dental insurance as of the first day of employment
- Life and Disability Insurance provided
- Flexible spending accounts
- CorePlus Benefits
- HCA Healthcare 401K
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Annual paid leave to cover time off for vacation, sick, holiday and other time away from work as described in the HCA GME Resident Manual
- Worker's Compensation Insurance consistent with the hospital's benefits program
Rotation schedule
Rotations at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital will include: Colon and Rectal Surgery, Endoscopy, Endocrine Surgery, General Surgery, Head and Neck, Plastic Surgery, ICU, Trauma, Vascular Surgery, and Night Float. The training experience at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital will be maximized through board-certified faculty who are invested in preparing each resident to become fully competent surgeons by utilizing a curriculum of weekly Surgical conferences, didactics, as well as care on the wards.
Our residents will also have training opportunities to rotate at other HCA Florida healthcare facilities such as HCA Florida JFK Hospital, HCA Florida Largo Hospital, and HCA Florida Port St. Lucie Hospital.