University at Buffalo Program

Program Identity & Fit

The University at Buffalo Vascular Surgery Integrated (0+5) Residency is a university-affiliated, ACGME-commendation-accredited program that trains a single resident per year across a multi-institutional network spanning Kaleida Health, the Buffalo VA Medical Center, Erie County Medical Center, and Sisters of Charity Hospital, each equipped with non-invasive vascular labs and hybrid ORs/angiography suites. The program is explicitly research-invested, expecting trainees to produce at least one and typically several manuscripts alongside 3-4 hours of weekly didactics, under a program director with active investigative work in aneurysms, cerebrovascular disease, and venous disease. Graduates pursue both academic and private vascular surgery practice, reflecting a program built to produce well-rounded clinical operators rather than research-only physician-scientists, with full-spectrum open and endovascular exposure (arteriography, angioplasty, stenting, EVAR) integrated from the outset of training. The small single-resident cohort structure implies a premium on close faculty-resident mentorship and individualized case ownership rather than large-team hierarchy.