The curriculum is structured with 18 months of surgical “core” rotations and 42 months on the Vascular Surgery services. Core rotations are spread over the first three years, with the final two years spent functioning as the Vascular Surgery service chief. Between the second and third years, residents will spend two years doing research in basic science or clinical outcomes.
Our Integrated program is one of the newest in the country, however we are supported by a long tradition of excellence in education within the Department of Surgery at Duke. Graduates of our educational programs within the Division of Vascular Surgery have gone on to very successful careers in both academic and private practices, and we are committed to training the most technically proficient and thoughtful vascular specialists in the country.
Welcome from the Program Director
Thank you for your interest in the Duke University Vascular Residency program, which we feel represents the most comprehensive exposure to clinical vascular surgery that you will find anywhere.
Our Division of Vascular Surgery has a very high volume of cases in all major areas of modern vascular surgical practice including open aortic reconstruction, branched aortic endografting, carotid endarterectomy and stenting, complex open and endovascular limb salvage, central venous reconstruction and vein ablation techniques, and treatment of arteriovenous malformations.
Our trainees are the center of our clinical practice and senior trainees run the Vascular Surgery services at the VA and the University Hospital. They far surpass the required number of cases in all categories and have a degree of autonomy that prepares our graduates for independent practice.
In addition, we have a collaborative relationship with a very strong General Surgery training program, which provides exposure to essential aspects of managing the perioperative care of surgical patients. We feel strongly that rotations in the ICU or on General Surgery services are not just “filler” but essential learning experiences for the modern vascular surgeon.
Dawn Coleman, MD
Program Director
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Program Contacts
Program Director
Dawn Coleman, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Box 2833
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: 919-681-2550
E-mail: dawn.coleman@duke.edu
Program Coordinator
Lee Hines
Duke University Medical Center
Box 2834
Durham, NC 27710
Email: lee.hines@duke.edu
Associate Program Director
Heather Waldrop, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Email: heather.waldrop@duke.edu
