Surgery Residency Program

The Surgery Residency Program at SBH

The Surgery Residency Program at SBH Health System prioritizes the training and development of future surgeons, providing hands-on experience in a high-volume, regional trauma center in the heart of New York City.

With our location in the Bronx, we are uniquely positioned to care for a diverse population of patients with complex health needs. Our residents learn how to deliver specialized care in a compassionate and culturally sensitive manner.

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the SBH Surgery Residency Program.

The five-year Surgery Residency Program at SBH is ACGME-accredited and focused on teaching:

  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Medical knowledge
  • Patient care
  • Practice-based learning and improvement
  • Professionalism
  • Systems-based practice

The primary purpose of our program is to provide advanced and concentrated training in general surgery to foster the critical thinking of our residents and medical students, empowering them with the attitudes, skills and knowledge they need to efficiently and compassionately provide quality surgical care.

As a resident, you work in the operating room during your first year. You also handle OB-GYN cases. In addition, because of our program size, you have ready access to attendings and faculty members.

We accept four surgical PGY 1 interns, as well as 16 residents for PGY 2 through PGY 5 positions, each year. We also accept two preliminary residents in PGY 1 and two preliminary residents in PGY 2.

Sincerely,
Bert Petersen, MD
Director, Surgery Residency Program

Christopher Koontz, MD
Assistant Director, Surgery Residency Program

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As a surgery resident, you benefit from extensive on-campus ambulatory care services, including surgical
training in the following areas:

  • Acute care
  • Bariatric
  • Breast
  • Burn
  • Colorectal
  • ENT
  • Hand
  • Minimally invasive
  • OB-GYN
  • Plastic and reconstruction
  • Thoracic
  • Trauma, both blunt force and penetrating /li>
  • Urology
  • Vascular

We also offer outside rotations at locations including:

  • Jacobi Burn Center
  • Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
  • Westchester Medical Center

As a resident, you have protected time for didactic teachings each week. The didactic curriculum covers:

  • Grand rounds
  • Journal club
  • M&M meetings
  • Surgery-specific topics
  • Tumor boards

We cover residents’ subscriptions to TrueLearn and SCORE. In addition, if you’re presenting at a conference, we pay for your attendance.

Residents can pursue research interests during the program. Current residents, for example, are working in areas including:

  • Colorectal surgery
  • Pediatric surgery
  • Plastic surgery
  • Surgical oncology
  • Thoracic oncology

Our residency program benefits include:

  • 20 days of vacation per year
  • A $650 annual stipend
  • Medical, dental and disability insurance
  • Prescription drug plan
  • Professional liability coverage for all activities that are approved components of the residency
    program
  • Reduced parking rates
  • Salary commensurate with postgraduate year
  • Sick leave accrual (one day per month the first year, then 12 days per year)
  • Scrubs

All conditions of employment, including compensation and benefits, are negotiated with the Committee of
Interns and Residents SEIU, which represents all interns, residents and fellows.

7-1-2024 Salary (6%):
• PGY1: $76,343
• PGY2: $80,757
• PGY3: $86,055
• PGY4: $90,470
• PGY5: $95,503

7-1-2025 Salary (5%):
• PGY1: $80,160
• PGY2: $84,795
• PGY3: $90,358
• PGY4: $94,994
• PGY5: $100,279

We value accepting residents as diverse as the patient population we serve.

If you’re interested in a residency position, apply through ERAS. Interviews are held from November through February. Acceptance to the program is a commitment to complete all five years. When openings are present, we accept residents from other institutions as long as you have completed an approved internship.

Medical students from The City University of New York (CUNY), NYITCOM, PCOM, St. George’s University and the College of St. Francis Xavier, as well as other institutions, rotate through the SBH Health System Department of Surgery on a regular basis.

Submit your application through ERAS.

For more information about our program, contact:

Corinne Acevedo Coordinator
Surgery Residency Program

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