General Surgery - Riverside Methodist

In addition to Riverside Methodist Hospital and other OhioHealth inpatient and outpatient facilities, residents rotate with our regional and national partners, including:

• The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center – a multidisciplinary academic medical center
• Nationwide Children's Hospital – America’s second-largest pediatric hospital and research center
• The Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center – serving veterans in the main Columbus, Ohio, facility and in community-based outpatient clinics

The Center for Medical Education & Innovation (CME+I) replicates a hospital environment – from scrub sinks, operating rooms and equipment to cross-disciplinary collaboration. This state-of-the-art facility features varied simulation technologies and capabilities, including a monitored Virtual Care Unit (VCU) with adult, pediatric and infant patient simulators.

• Microvascular Lab
• Laparoscopy Lab
• Robotic Lab
• Minimally Invasive Cath Lab
• Clinical Skills Lab
• Exam Rooms

Residents will gain experience in assisting and performing a variety of surgical procedures at The Center for Medical Education & Innovation (CME+I), under the supervision of surgical physicians and associates.

• LapSim – laparoscopic simulator training
• FES – fundamentals of endoscopic surgery
• FLS – fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery
• ABLS – advanced burn life support
• Robotics – technology, techniques and robotic-assisted procedures
• Vascular surgery – open surgery and endovascular
• Other procedures – general surgery, gastrointestinal surgery and other specialized procedures and skills

Full-time, dedicated faculty members who are available to provide support and guidance for residents on their scholarly activities and quality improvement projects. Residents have displayed posters and given presentations at local, state and national conferences. Additionally, they have published case reports on unusual diseases in medical journals and published clinical research in sub-specialty medical journals. They have also presented and published on the topic of quality improvement projects.

We match residents who have an interest in a particular specialty with a faculty member in that specialty to provide one-to-one guidance.

Our program has an excellent board pass rate. Our program’s five-year average is 95%.

Graduates have enjoyed success in varied types of practice, fellowships, and fulfilling careers and locations. These include:.

• General Surgery Private Practice:

  OhioHealth Grady Memorial
  Mansfield, OH
  Winston-Salem, NC

• Acute Care Surgery Fellowship: 

  Jackson Memorial Hospital
  The Ohio State University

• Burn Surgery Fellowship:

  University of California, Davis Medical Center

• Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:

  University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship:

  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  Albert Einstein Montefiore in New York

• Colorectal Surgery Fellowship: 

  Henry Ford Hospital
  University at Buffalo State

• Endocrine Surgery Fellowship:

  University of Pittsburgh
  Alfred Health, Australia

• Hepatico-Pancreatico-Biliary Fellowship:

  Atrium Health- Charlotte, NC

• Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Fellowship:

  University of Pittsburgh
  Carolinas Medical Center
  Allegheny General Hospital- Pittsburgh, PA
  UT Health and Houston Northwest
  ALSA Medical Group, Fresno, CA

• Pediatric Surgery Fellowship:

  Children’s of Alabama

• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship:

  The Ohio State University

• Plastic Surgery Fellowship:

  Summa Health Systems
  West Cancer Center, Memphis, TN

• Surgical Breast Oncology Fellowship:

  University of Southern California

• Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: 

  Indiana University
  The Ohio State University
  Medical University of South Carolina
  University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
  Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
  University of Cincinnati

• Surgical Oncology Fellowship:

  Mount Sinai Hospital
  University of Pittsburgh

• Vascular Surgery Fellowship:

  Southern Illinois University
  University of Rochester
  Medical University of South Carolina
  Tufts Medical Center
  Indiana University

• World Medical Mission Post-Residency Fellowship:

  Kudjip Nazarene Hospital
  Mt. Hagan and Papua New Guinea (PNG)

We know that to take care of others, we must first take care of ourselves. We work closely with our residents to help them keep a healthy work-life balance. We achieve this in a variety of ways that include but are not limited to the following.

• Three weeks paid vacation
• Free fitness center membership both on-site and at the McConnell Heart Health Center
• Concierge service
• Onsite, free parking
• Daycare facilities with discounted rates
• OhioHealth employee assistance programs