Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Welcome to the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Vascular Surgery Fellowship – the only vascular surgery training program in South Florida and home of one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the U.S.

Our vascular surgery fellows divide their time between Jackson Memorial Hospital; UHealth Tower, a University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Facility; the Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the very busy Level I Ryder Trauma Center, which is the largest referral center for vascular trauma in South Florida and the Caribbean.

All located in the City of Miami, these institutions are within one block of each other in the Health District. The medical campus serves as the tertiary and quaternary referral center for not only South Florida and the Caribbean, but for Central and South America, as well.

During training, vascular surgery trainees will be exposed to the entire spectrum of arterial and venous disease, including non-operative care and vascular medicine, as well as open surgical and endovascular therapy. The trainees will also spend time in the vascular laboratory learning how to perform and interpret non-invasive vascular studies.

Rotating at a referral center offers exposure to a wide spectrum of open vascular and endovascular procedures, including the treatment of aortic dissection, aortoiliac and infrainguinal occlusive disease, cerebrovascular occlusive disease, chronic iliocaval occlusive disease; thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, traumatic aortic injury, visceral arterial occlusive disease, as well as creation of arteriovenous dialysis access.

At rotation sites, fellows will work with a team of junior general surgery residents and medical students to oversee patient care. The trainee will attend a weekly outpatient clinic and participate in the pre-operative and post-operative care of vascular surgery patients under the supervision of the vascular surgery faculty. Graded responsibility will be given to the vascular surgery fellow as they demonstrate competence in surgical procedures and pre- and post-operative patient care and advance to independent practice.

Our program emphasizes the importance of research in vascular surgery and advances the trainees’ academic career. Furthermore, we are a program that nurtures diversity, equality and inclusivity. The distinctive and dynamic environment of Miami combined with the unique offerings of our training facilities truly present the perfect setting in which to educate the next generation of vascular surgeons and medical leaders.

-Arash Bornak, MD, FACS