The Department of Surgery teaches medical students the fundamentals of general surgery (click here
for program details) and also trains physicians to
become surgeons in different specialties. Our residency and fellowship
programs are fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education, which is responsible for the accreditation of
post-MD medical training programs within the United States.
Since 1975 when our first graduating residents entered the profession
of surgery, 185 physicians have completed their residency training in
general surgery at Stony Brook. The alumni of our residency program now
practice surgery throughout the United States, as well as in numerous
other countries around the world — and we're proud of their diverse
achievements and contributions to medicine.
Nota bene: Applicants to
our training programs are encouraged to appreciate that Stony Brook
University Medical Center has been recognized as one of the top
teaching hospitals in the nation, and that life on Long Island is about town (NYC) and country (SB).
