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Mayo Clinic vascular surgery fellow and surgeon in the operating room

There are more than 1,600 open vascular operations performed each year at Mayo Clinic. We anticipate that each fellow will scrub over 600 cases and perform approximately 400 to 500 major vascular reconstructions as the primary surgeon. The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery expects fellows to operate independently in the latter portion of the fellowship.

In addition to faculty from the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, faculty members from the Department of Radiology and Gonda Vascular Center participate in vascular surgery fellows' training at Mayo Clinic.

Additionally, the interventional vascular medicine and vascular surgery staff at North Central Heart in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, are active in training our fellows during the off-site rotation.

Faculty

Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery faculty members are highly experienced in both open and endovascular surgery, as each member participates in resident and fellow education in addition to research and clinical practice.

The fellowship is designed with an apprentice model, where each fellow works with a staff member for six to 12 weeks in order to establish a trusting relationship and maximize learning opportunities in the outpatient clinic and operating room.

	Jill Colglazier, M.D. Program Director Hometown: Cambridge, MA Medical school: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Residency: Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI Fellowship: Vascular and endovascular surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Interests: Complex open aortic surgery Peripheral artery disease Thoracic outlet syndrome Popliteal entrapment View full profile
	Randall DeMartino, M.D., M.S. Chair, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Hometown: Waterbury, CT Medical school: Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate education: Master's in Clinical and Health Services Research, Dartmouth College Interests: Minimally invasive treatment for aortic dissection and aneurysm disease of the thoracic abdominal aorta Minimally invasive treatment for peripheral vascular disease Health services research Comparative effectiveness research Quality improvement initiatives Mesenteric and renovascular disease View full profile
	Bernardo Mendes, M.D. Associate Program Director Hometown: Santa Maria, Brazil Medical school: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil Residency: General surgery, Irmandade de Santa Casa de Misericordia, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Vascular surgery - Integrated, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Interests: Complex endovascular aortic aneurysm repair Endovascular peripheral artery disease treatment View full profile
	Manju Kalra, M.B.B.S. Professor of Surgery Hometown: Rochester, MN Medical school: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India Residency: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India Fellowship: Cardiovascular research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Interests: Aortic aneurysm repair Minimal incision aortic reconstruction Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm/dissection repair Acute and chronic mesenteric vascular disease Upper and lower extremity revascularization Renal reconstruction Peripheral arterial aneurysm repair View full profile
	Jonathan Morrison, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Medical school: University of Edinburgh Graduate education: Doctor of Philosophy in endovascular hemorrhage control at the University of Glasgow and US Army Institute for Surgical Research Residency and fellowship: National Health Service, West of Scotland Rotation Interests: Vascular emergencies Hemorrhage, ischemia, and reperfusion Mesenteric vascular disease Translational research and vascular device innovation
	Todd Rasmussen, M.D. Professor of Surgery Hometown: Concordia, Kansas Medical school: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Residency: General Surgery - Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas Fellowship: Vascular Surgery - Mayo Clinic Interests: Open and endovascular aortic surgery Open and endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease Treatment of carotid artery occlusive disease Military surgery and vascular trauma Surgical education and innovation
	Melinda Schaller, M.D. Associate Program Director Hometown: Bridgman, MI Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan Residency: General Surgery - University of California San Francisco Fellowship: Vascular Surgery - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Interests: Open and endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease Acute and chronic mesenteric arterial disease Aortic and visceral aneurysms and dissections Translation research regarding vascular inflammation View full profile
	Fahad Shuja, M.B.B.S. Assistant Professor of Surgery Hometown: Peshawar, Pakistan Medical school: Aga Khan University Residency: General surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Fellowship: Vascular surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Interests: Aortic aneurysms and dissections Cerebrovascular disease Mesenteric arterial disease Peripheral arterial disease View full profile

Advisers and mentors

As a fellow, you are assigned a staff mentor. A staff surgeon reviews your progress and assists you in meeting your career goals. The program director also meets with you individually and with all trainees as a group to ensure that your educational needs are met.

Visiting professors

The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic has an active visiting faculty member program and invites several prominent vascular surgeons from other medical institutions to visit Mayo Clinic each year. You have access to these individuals throughout the training program.

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