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General Surgery Definition of Services

TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL

TGH-BLUE (PGY-2)
Bariatric and endocrine surgery. This service covers Drs. Murr and Gallagher.

TGH-GREEN (PGY-5, PGY-1)
Colorectal surgery. This service is staffed by Dr. Marcet.

TGH-GOLD A (PGY-5, PGY-3, PGY-1 x 2) and GOLD B (PGY-5, PGY-4, PGY-1)
Elective General Surgery, Advanced laparoscopy, pancreaticobiliary, esophageal surgery. This service will include admissions and consults to Drs. Rosemurgy, Albrink, Goldin and Zervos.

TGH-PEDIATRIC SURGERY (PGY-3)
Pediatric surgery at TGH under the direction of Dr. Paidas.

TGH-TRAUMA (PGY-5, PGY-4 x 2, PGY-2 x 3, PGY-1 x 2)
The responsibilities of this service will include all admissions via the emergency room. The attending on the TGH ER General Surgery call schedule will admit patients presenting to the ER on his/her call day, to this service. This service will also care for the Hillsborough County Clinic patients and in-house consults for Drs. Durham, Flint and Shapiro.

TGH-Transplant (Transplant Fellow, PGY-3, PGY-1)
This service will cover all transplant cases at TGH. It will also cover Drs. Alsina, Bowers, Bruce, Leone and Mayes.

TGH-BURN SURGERY (PGY-1, Fellow)
The first year resident on the Burn Surgery rotation is responsible for the supervision of the Burn Unit patients admitted to Drs. Cruse, David Smith, and Paul Smith.

TGH VASCULAR (PGY-3, PGY-1, PGY-6-Fellow)
This service will manage vascular patients. Attendings on this service are Drs. Bandyk, Back, Johnson and Shames.

TGH ENT (PGY-4)
Residents on this service will participate in the workup, care and surgery of patients with head and neck disease. They will attend clinic and cover patients with Dr. Douglas Klotch. This resident will also take senior resident in-house call with the vascular service.

JAMES A. HALEY VETERANS’ HOSPITAL

VA1 (General Surgery) (PGY-5, PGY-3, PGY-1)
Residents on this service participate in all aspects of general surgery in addition to surgical endoscopy. The attending physicians on this service are Drs. Karsonovich, Lopez, Fabri, Murphy, Perez and Rakita.

VAII (Vascular Surgery) (PGY-5, PGY-1)
Patient population consists of vascular surgery patients. The attending physicians on this service are Drs. Back, Bandyk, Johnson, Shames and Armstrong.

VA-SICU/TPN (Surgical Intensive Care Unit) (PGY-2)
This service is a part of general surgery which emphasizes pre-op and post-op management of critically ill surgical patients as well as specialized nutrition support. Skills learned include use of Swan-Ganz catheters, management of ventilators, use of hemodynamic monitoring and inotropic medications. This service is under the direction of Dr. Fabri and Dr. Osterlund.

VAC (Chest Service) (PGY-2)
This service consists of patients with cardiac and pulmonary, diseases at the VA Hospital. The size of this service and the intensity with the veterans patients will allow the residents to become proficient in brochoscopy, mediastinoscopy, implantation of pacemakers, plus the pre-, intra-, and post-operative handling of cardiac and, pulmonary disease with a moderately large volume of patients. The attending physicians are Drs. Larson, Novitzky, Peniston and Sommers.

VA NIGHT FLOAT (PGY-2, PGY-1)
Residents on this service will function to provide ‘call coverage’ for the VAI, VAII, VAChest, and the surgical subspecialty services (Plastic surgery, Orthopedics, Gynecology, Neurosurgery, Urology) on Monday through Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am. and all day Sunday. Additionally, the PGY-2 will perform endoscopies with the VAI surgery service on Wednesdays.

VA MEDICAL CENTER BAY PINES

BPVA (PGY-3 or 4)
The Surgery rotation at the VA Medical Center Bay Pines includes general surgery, thoracic, gynecology, and vascular surgery. Graded responsibility is provided commensurate with experience. Attendings include Drs. Goodgame, Jaffray, McGuirt and Wright.

ALL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

GENERAL SURGERY The PGY-2 resident rotating at All Children’s Hospital will be a fully integrated member of the house staff at All Children’s Hospital where s/he will participate with Dr. Richard Harmel, Dr. Gail Kay and Dr. Andre Hebra in the management of pediatric surgical cases. The resident functions under the guidance of the attendings and performs a large number of operations on this rotation.

H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE

SURGICAL ONCOLOGY (PGY-6, PGY-4, PGY-3, PGY-2 x 2, PGY-1)
The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute has been established for, and dedicated to, specific care of cancer patients. It is the intent and desire of those who work at this institution to provide the optimum of care for the cancer patient. Upon arrival at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center you will undergo an orientation program specifically designed to give you information regarding the specialized care of cancer patients. This orientation will also aid you in your role as a surgical resident in the care and management of these patients. During your tenure at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center your meals will be provided for you on call nights. Adequate call room facilities are available for your use. Surgical scrub attire should be worn only in the operating room. Only during extreme circumstances will they be worn outside the operating room. Individual residents will be assigned to and primarily responsible for covering the GI, Breast, Melanoma or Thoracic surgery services. Attendings: Drs. Karl, Carter, Cox, Dessureault, Hoover, Kelley, Laronga, Malafa, Marcet, Shibata, Sommers, Sondak, and Yeatman.