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For any additional questions, please contact our Program Administrator.
About our program
The HCA Healthcare Kansas City Vascular Surgery Fellowship is a two-year, clinically focused training program based in high-volume, non-academic community hospitals. We accept one fellow per year, allowing for individualized mentorship, consistent operative experience, and a graduated increase in surgical autonomy. Our faculty includes eight board-certified vascular surgeons trained at programs across the United States. Their diverse backgrounds provide fellows with exposure to a variety of operative styles, decision-making approaches, and contemporary techniques in both open and endovascular surgery.
Fellows are directly involved in patient care from initial consultation through postoperative follow-up, gaining real-world experience in continuity of care, clinical efficiency, and independent decision-making. The program offers strong clinical volume with comprehensive exposure to peripheral arterial disease, limb salvage, dialysis access, routine and complex aortic pathology, carotid disease, venous disease, and vascular trauma.
Our goal is to produce well-rounded vascular surgeons who are technically skilled, clinically sound, and fully prepared for independent practice upon graduation. All of our graduates have successfully passed their board examinations and transitioned smoothly into independent vascular practice.
Welcome from our Program Director
Thank you for your interest in our Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program. We are proud to offer a fully accredited, two-year vascular surgery fellowship, now in its fifth year of training fellows. Our mission is straightforward: to graduate confident, technically skilled, and clinically competent community vascular surgeons who are fully prepared to enter independent practice upon completion of training. Our goal is to train surgeons who are well respected as individuals, capable of thoughtfully managing complex vascular disease, and skilled in communicating effectively with both patients and colleagues.
Curriculum & rotation schedule
Rotations are with attendings at Research Medical Center, Overland Park Medical Center, Lees Summit Medical Center and North Kansas City Health. The fellows will participate in operative cases and clinics with the attendings that they are following on that rotation.
Salary & Benefits
| Year | Annual Salary | On-Call Meals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-6 | $76,128 | $950 | $77,078 |
| PGY-7 | $79,934 | $950 | $80,884 |
Frequently asked questions
No, this is an established fellowship that has been in existence for five years. The program was formerly known as the Midwest Vascular and Aortic Institute (MAVI) Fellowship.
Yes. We accept applications through ERAS.
We are approved for 4 fellowship positions, but currently only offer one position per year.
Yes, we accept international medical graduates; however, applicants must have completed training in an ACGME-accredited U.S. general surgery residency program.
No, our program does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.
We prefer applicants who have no gaps between the completion of their general surgery residency and the start of fellowship training.
Applicants must be board-eligible in general surgery in the United States. This requires successful completion of a U.S.-based ACGME-accredited general surgery residency program.