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Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Program Director: Tina W.F. Yen, MD, MS
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship

About the Program

Medical College of Wisconsin buildingThe Complex General Surgical Oncology (CGSO) Fellowship in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin is an ACGME-accredited, two-year program offered by the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH). Each graduate is eligible for dual certification by pursuing American Board of Surgery CGSO Board Certification in addition to the AHPBA Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery certification. This unique opportunity affords fellows interested in an HPB-focused career an intensive experience and mentorship for a career in academic surgery.

Facility and Faculty

MCW is the only academic medical center and the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Annually, about 4,700 new cancer patients are seen at the Froedtert and Medical College Clinical Cancer Center, which has a catchment population of about 3.3 million (58% of Wisconsin’s total population) and includes almost 75% of the state’s total minority population. The Division of Surgical Oncology includes 13 fellowship-trained surgical oncologists who see patients in the five-floor, 173,000-square-foot Froedtert & MCW Clinical Cancer Center at the main Froedtert Hospital campus. The Clinical Cancer Center offers cancer patients and their families an unparalleled commitment to excellence combined with the hope that comes from academic cancer specialists who are researchers and leaders in their fields, advanced technology and treatment innovations. We are located 90 miles north of Chicago in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with easy highway access.

Clinical Rotations

The clinical experience is diverse and includes training in all aspects of Surgical Oncology including participation in the initial clinical evaluation of patients, planning of the treatment including multidisciplinary and surgical approaches, and postoperative and follow-up care. Fellows learn to perform complex and technically challenging oncologic operations and to participate in the multidisciplinary management of these cases. Rotations include breast, endocrine, colorectal, hepatobiliary and pancreas, and melanoma/sarcoma/gastrointestinal/peritoneal malignancies. Additionally, fellows have exposure to surgical pathology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, genetic counseling, and palliative care services, and have the opportunity to take elective rotations in areas of specific interest.

Educational Program

The Surgical Oncology fellowship includes active participation in weekly CGSO fellows’ conferences, morbidity & mortality conferences, surgical and institutional grand rounds, and multidisciplinary tumor/case conferences. In addition, fellows attend a weekly disease-specific didactic curriculum that covers the entire breadth of surgical oncology and is designed to correspond with clinical rotations. Finally, fellows participate in the quarterly Society of Surgical Oncology Videoconferences, monthly AHPBA HPB Fellow Grand Rounds, and other routinely scheduled basic and clinical research conferences.

Research Opportunities

Interest in research is encouraged and significant infrastructure exists to facilitate a productive research experience. Fellows are mentored to develop a research plan with their research mentor and the Program Directors early in their fellowship so that the project(s) can be completed during the fellowship years. The Division of Surgical Oncology has 5 full-time database managers who maintain multiple prospective databases (breast, parathyroid, thyroid, adrenal, pancreas, liver, peritoneal malignancies, sarcoma). The Cancer Center’s Clinical Trials Office provides access to full-time clinical research coordinators, regulatory staff, and financial staff to assist with clinical trials. The Division of Surgical Oncology also has access to biostatistical support and many of the surgical oncology faculty have advanced training in clinical research.

Eligibility and Applications

Applicants for the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship must meet the following educational qualifications:

  • successful completion of an ACGME-accredited general surgery residency program
  • graduates of medical schools outside of the United States or Canada must have a valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
  • certification or eligibility for certification by the American Board of Surgery.

Applications are accepted through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) and the match is conducted through the NRMP (National Resident Matching Program).

Contact Information

Fellowship Program Director:Tina W.F. Yen, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Co-Director, MCW Cancer Center Geospatial, Epidemiology and Outcomes Shared Resource
MCW Cancer Center Breast Disease-Oriented Team Program Leader
Address:The Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone:(414) 955-1450
Email:tyen@mcw.edu
Program Contact:Carolyn Campeaux, Program Manager
Email:ccampeaux@mcw.edu
Phone:(414) 955-1777
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