NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

NYU Grossman's I-6 integrated thoracic surgery pathway is a six-year combined general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery track embedded within a large, research-intensive academic medical center, training residents across three distinct clinical sites (Tisch Hospital, Bellevue public hospital, and the VA NY Harbor system) to expose them to varied socioeconomic patient populations and practice contexts. The curriculum progressively builds toward independent performance of complex cardiac, thoracic, and robotic procedures, including structural heart, VAD/transplant, and interventional work, following the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association curriculum mapped to ABTS certification. Research is embedded as an expectation rather than an option: residents are strongly encouraged to publish at least one article annually and receive funded conference travel, reflecting the institution's broader physician-scientist infrastructure (MD/PhD, Vilcek Institute) that surrounds the clinical department. The program's structure, spanning acute care surgery, vascular surgery, cardiovascular anesthesia, echocardiography, and interventional cardiology rotations, signals a preference for residents pursuing comprehensive, high-acuity cardiothoracic training within an academic career trajectory from the outset of residency.