Vascular Surgery

The McGill Vascular Surgery training program is an integrated program based at the Royal Victoria and Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospitals. It is a two-year program designed to fulfill the Royal College requirements to obtain a Certificate of Special Competence in Vascular Surgery

Applicants must have completed their residency training in General Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery or Cardiothoracic Surgery.  The program provides a large volume of clinical experience in the management of the entire spectrum of vascular surgical diseases, both operative and nonoperative.  It includes experience in the noninvasive vascular assessment, endovascular treatment of some vascular conditions, outpatient clinics, critical care, and emergency care.

The trainee must spend at least 15 months as chief resident on a Vascular Surgery clinical service.  The additional time may be spent in research, in the Non-invasive Vascular Laboratory, and in Vascular Radiology.

Requests for further details or application forms should be directed to:

Dr Kent MacKenzie
Program Director
Division of Vascular Surgery
Royal Victoria Hospital
687 Pine Ave. W., Suite S10.18
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1
Tel.: (514) 843-1524
Fax:  (514) 843-1730
E-mail:  kent.mackenzie@muhc.mcgill.ca

rev Sept 08