The General Surgery Residency Program is a community-based, university-affiliated program with the aim to select the best potential trainees and provide them with a comprehensive learning experience that will afford the opportunity of becoming pioneers in Surgery.

The majority of the clinical and operative experiences will take place at both facilities. With such a diverse patient population, our surgical trainees will gain the knowledge, experience and exposure to perform at the highest level as skilled surgeons.

Our residents will also have training opportunities to rotate at other HCA Florida Healthcare facilities such as HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, HCA Florida Largo Hospital and HCA Florida Palms West Hospital.

Research and Scholarly Activity

  • Poster presentation
  • FL Vasc Society
  • FL Chapter of ACS
  • S. FL Chapter of ACS
  • Nova Southeastern University Annual Conference
  • Society of Sur. Oncology
  • Surg. Infection Society
  • Ft. Lauderdale CRS Symposium
  • FL Chapter of American Society of CRS

PGY1

  • July: General surgery (Westside)
  • August: General surgery/colon-rectal surgery (Westside)
  • September Surgical oncology (Westside)
  • October: Head and neck/endocrine (Westside)
  • November: Vascular surgery (Westside)
  • December: Surgical critical care/SICU (Westside)
  • January: Surgical critical care/SICU (Westside)
  • February: Plastics (Westside)
  • March: Surgical Oncology (Northwest)
  • April: Surgical Oncology (Northwest)
  • May: General Surgery (Northwest)
  • June: General Surgery (Northwest)

PGY2

  • July: General surgery (Westside)
  • August: General surgery/colon-rectal surgery (Westside)
  • September: Head and neck/endocrine (Westside)
  • October: Surgical oncology (Westside)
  • November: Surgical critical care/SICU (Westside)
  • December: Surgical critical care/SICU (Westside)
  • January: Vascular surgery (Northwest)
  • February: Surgical Oncology (Northwest)
  • March: Surgical Oncology (Northwest)
  • April: Transplant/HPB Surgery (Cleveland Clinic)
  • May: Transplant/HPB Surgery (Cleveland Clinic)
  • June: Burns/Plastics (Kendall Regional)

PGY3

  • July: Endoscopy (Westside)
  • August: Vascular Surgery (Westside)
  • September: General surgery/colon-rectal surgery (Westside)
  • October: General Surgery (Westside)
  • November: Cardiovascular &Thoracic (Westside)
  • December: Surgical oncology (Westside)
  • January: Head& Neck/Endocrine (Northwest)
  • February: General surgery (Northwest)
  • March: Trauma surgery (Kendall Regional)
  • April: Trauma surgery (Kendall Regional)
  • May: Pediatric surgery (Nicklaus Children's)
  • June: Pediatric surgery (Nicklaus Children's)

PGY4

  • July: General surgery (Westside)
  • August: General surgery/colon-rectal surgery (Westside)
  • September: Vascular Surgery (Westside)
  • October: Head & Neck/Endocrine (Westside)
  • November: Surgical Oncology (Westside)
  • December: Surgical Oncology (Westside)
  • January: General Surgery (Northwest)
  • February: General Surgery (Northwest)
  • March: Surgical Oncology (Northwest)
  • April: Trauma Surgery (Kendall Regional)
  • May: Trauma Surgery (Kendall Regional)
  • June: Elective (TBD)

PGY5

  • July: General surgery (Westside)
  • August: General surgery (Westside)
  • September: General surgery/colon-rectal surgery (Westside)
  • October:  General surgery/colon-rectal surgery (Westside)
  • November: Surgical oncology (Westside)
  • December: Surgical oncology (Westside)
  • January: Head and neck/endocrine (Westside)
  • February: Head and neck/endocrine (Westside)
  • March: Vascular Surgery (Westside)
  • April: Surgical Oncology (Northwest)
  • May: General surgery (Northwest)
  • June: General surgery (Northwest)