Vascular surgery residency

Doctors looking at where the scope is during surgerySpectrum Health & Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

The Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University Vascular Surgery Residency is a five-year ACGME accredited residency program designed to train medical students who desire to become board-certified vascular surgeons. Residents work closely with faculty mentors and are assisted by a team of clinical nurses, rotating off-service surgical residents, and physician assistants. A large case experience, clinical research, and state of the art simulation contribute to a multi-faceted experience and the opportunity to become a well-rounded and proficient vascular surgery specialist.

Overview

Our residents spend the majority of their time at the Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals Fred & Lena Meijer Heart Center, located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Stefano Bordoli, MD, is the program director and he is assisted by nine vascular surgeons, all fellowship trained. Each of the faculty trained at different programs bringing a diverse experience to the residency.

Program aims

  1. Create an educational environment with focus on resident development throughout their residency with progressive responsibility and autonomy
  2. Provide the resident exposure to multidisciplinary team-based approaches to patient care within different patient populations and backgrounds
  3. Prepare the resident for a career in varied clinical and/or academic settings with exposure to research, medical education/teaching, quality and safety initiatives and community engagement
  4. Provide the educational and clinical tools to the resident to successfully complete the process for board certification
  5. Create an environment for ongoing learning with investigation and research opportunities

Education

The five-year integrated vascular surgery residency received approval in 2010 and currently has residents at the PGY-1 through PGY-5 levels. The residents rotate through general surgery services including trauma, burn, critical care, cardiology services, cardiothoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, wound care/podiatry, and plastic surgery as well as the vascular surgery service during their first three years. Each year an increasing amount of time is spent caring for vascular patients, culminating in 25/26 blocks on the vascular surgery service during the final two years of the residency.

The residents participate in and help coordinate weekly educational conferences. Clinical research participation is expected and supported by a dedicated research team working in coordination with the Department of Graduate Medical Education.

The large clinical volume of both open and endovascular cases, world-class facilities including four hybrid rooms, and broad training experiences of the faculty ensure the residents will graduate with the experience to be confident and competent vascular specialists.

PGY-1 Year

  • Vascular surgery: Four blocks
  • Vascular lab: One block
  • Plastics: One block
  • Trauma: One block
  • Emergency general surgery: Two blocks
  • Surgical intensive care unit: Three blocks
  • Surgical oncology: One block

PGY-2 Year

  • Vascular surgery: Six blocks
  • Pediatric surgery: One block
  • Emergency general surgery: One block
  • Surgical intensive care unit: Four blocks
  • Burn: One block

PGY-3 Year

  • Vascular surgery: Seven blocks
  • Quality and safety: One block
  • Cardiothoracic surgery: One block
  • Thoracic critical care unit: One block
  • Wound/podiatry: One block
  • Vein clinic: One block
  • Transplant: One block

PGY-4 Year

  • Vascular surgery: 12 blocks
  • Vascular lab: One block

PGY-5 Year

  • Vascular surgery: 13 blocks

Research

For research support, the scholarly activity support team can assist you. The scholarly activity support team also offers biostatistics consultation, and poster preparation. Residents will be expected to submit their work for presentation at an institutional Research Day.

Application requirements

  • USMLE Step 1 - 220+/Pass or COMLEX Level 1- 500+
  • USMLE Step 2 or COMLEX Level 2 preferred by interview season

All applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service only. For more information on our program, contact Christine Richey, program coordinator.

All visiting medical student applications must be submitted through the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities program (formerly known as VSAS). For more information on visiting medical student opportunities, please visit our Visiting Learner page.

Salary and benefits

Spectrum Health provides a comprehensive and very competitive benefits package for our residents, staff and their families. In addition, our program provides educational monies to support your ongoing education. Download our salary and benefits document to learn more.

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Program Director

Stefano Bordoli, MD
Stefano Bordoli, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: Greenville Hospital System
  • Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Stefano Bordoli, MD
Stefano Bordoli, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: Greenville Hospital System
  • Residency: Rush University Medical Center

Associate Program Director

Eanas Yassa, MD
Eanas Yassa, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: Cooper University Hospital
  • Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Eanas Yassa, MD
Eanas Yassa, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: Cooper University Hospital
  • Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Core Faculty

Christopher Chambers, MD
Christopher Chambers, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: Washington University - St Louis
  • Residency: Washington University - St Louis
J Jordan Groskurth, MD
Jordan Groskurth, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

  • Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Fellowship: Spectrum Health/Michigan State University
  • Residency: University of Kansas
Bob Hooker, MD
Bob Hooker, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

  • Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Fellowship:
    • Vascular Surgery, Stanford University
    • Cardiothoracic, Stanford University
  • Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals
Andrew Kimball, MD
Andrew Kimball, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Residency: University of Michigan
Christopher Chambers, MD
Christopher Chambers, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: Washington University - St Louis
  • Residency: Washington University - St Louis
J Jordan Groskurth, MD
Jordan Groskurth, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

  • Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Fellowship: Spectrum Health/Michigan State University
  • Residency: University of Kansas
Bob Hooker, MD
Bob Hooker, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

  • Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Fellowship:
    • Vascular Surgery, Stanford University
    • Cardiothoracic, Stanford University
  • Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals
Andrew Kimball, MD
Andrew Kimball, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Residency: University of Michigan
M. Ashraf Mansour, MD
M. Ashraf Mansour, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship:
    • Southern Illinois University
    • University of Colorado - Denver
  • Residency: University of Colorado - Denver
Justin Simmons, DO
Justin Simmons, DO

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners/MSU
  • Residency: SCS/MSUCOM/Genesys Regional Med Ctr-Health Park
Jason Slaikeu, MD
Jason Slaikeu, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: Grand Rapids Medical Education Research Center/MSU
  • Residency: Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners/MSU
Jennifer Watson, MD
Jennifer Watson, MD

Vascular Surgeon

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Fellowship: Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners/MSU
  • Residency: Brown University

PGY 1

Maxwell Tulimieri, MD
Maxwell Tulimieri, MD

University of Vermont

Maxwell Tulimieri, MD
Maxwell Tulimieri, MD

University of Vermont

PGY 2

Benjamin Talbot, MD
Benjamin Talbot, MD

The University of Toledo College of Medicine

Benjamin Talbot, MD
Benjamin Talbot, MD

The University of Toledo College of Medicine

PGY 3

Dar Chung, MD
Dar Chung, MD

Michigan State University

Dar Chung, MD
Dar Chung, MD

Michigan State University

PGY 4

Christina Supino, DO
Christina Supino, DO

University of New England

Christina Supino, DO
Christina Supino, DO

University of New England

PGY 5

Carolyn Postol, DO
Carolyn Postol, DO

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Carolyn Postol, DO
Carolyn Postol, DO

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Vascular surgery residency bios

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