St. Luke's-Roosevelt - Tercer año

This is a PGY-6 or a PGY-8 rotation intended to give residents a three-month senior plastic surgery experience at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Medical Center.

The goals of this rotation are for the chief resident to:

  • Participate in a uniquely busy and diverse hand and wrist practice.
  • Have senior level operative experience in plastic surgery cases.
  • Have the ability to be in charge of plastic surgery patients.

At the conclusion of the rotation, the chief resident should show competence and expertise in:

  1. Cirugía de la mano/extremidades superiores.
  2. Cirugía plástica de las extremidades inferiores.
  3. Técnicas microquirúrgicas aplicables a la cirugía plástica.
  4. Reconstrucción mediante transferencia de tejidos, incluyendo colgajos e injertos.
  5. Cirugía de lesiones benignas y malignas de la piel y los tejidos blandos.