Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency

Eric Peden, MD
Chief, Vascular Surgery
Program Director
Houston Methodist Hospital

Marvin Atkins, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Charudatta Bavare, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Charlie Cheng, MD
Houston Methodist Sugar Land

Zsolt Garami, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Linda Le, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Richard Lee, MD
Houston Methodist Willowbrook

Tony Lu, MD
Houston Methodist Sugar Land

Gerald Motes, MD
Houston Methodist Willowbrook

Jacobo Nurko, MD
Houston Methodist Baytown

Maham Rahimi, MD, PhD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Thomas Loh, MD
Houston Methodist The Woodlands

Trisha Roy, MD, PhD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Phillip Auyang, MD
Houston Methodist West

Joseph Besho, MD
Houston Methodist The Woodlands

Meg Jackson, MD
Houston Methodist Baytown

Tam Huynh, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Kaled Diab, MD
Houston Methodist The Woodlands

Ammar Hashmi, MD
Houston Methodist West

Mahesh Ramchandani, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery
Houston Methodist Hospital

Michael Reardon, MD
Allison Family Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Houston Methodist Hospital

Marvin Atkins, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Ross Reul, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Michael Sweeney, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Andrea Quarti, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

Fernando Ramirez-Del Val, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

• Graduates of medical schools in the U.S. and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
• Graduates of medical schools outside of the U.S. and Canada or graduates of medical schools outside the U.S. who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school who meet the following qualifications:
• Hold a current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
• Holds a J-1 Visa or is a US citizen, a naturalized US citizen or permanent resident

• Drug and Tobacco Screening- Job seekers will be tested for nicotine and drug usage during the post-offer physical. If a job seeker tests positive for nicotine use, including nicotine gum and patches, the offer will be rescinded, and individuals will be given the opportunity to participate in a free Houston Methodist-provided tobacco cessation program. Job seekers wishing to reapply after testing positive for nicotine may do so 90 days after the date the initial offer was rescinded. If the job seeker tests positive for drug use, the offer will be rescinded. Job seekers wishing to reapply after the drug screening is positive may do so one year after the date the initial offer was rescinded.
• Background Check - Prior to employment start date, job seekers must complete a criminal background check.

This course, for medical students who have matched into integrated vascular surgery residencies, is designed to ease the transition from medical school to a vascular surgery residency. Medical students will learn skills which will allow them to excel on the floor and in the OR starting their first day. This course covers a three-day period, during which time the attendees will have lectures on vascular anatomy, exposures, endovascular basics, vascular ultrasound, wound care, and note writing/charting. Additionally, there are multiple practical sessions to teach endovascular skills and vascular suturing technique.

Each week, there are multiple mornings which are set aside for resident education in the form of didactics, conferences, case planning meetings, M&M sessions, and mock orals. The didactics sessions comprise of Vascular Surgical Core modules and other resources and follow a question based structure in preparation for the yearly VSITE examination. On Thursday mornings, our weekly case conference is held. These presentations, which are put together and presented by a trainee, review the decision making taken prior to operative intervention and include a recorded, de-identified video of the surgical procedure. All of the morning meetings are resident run and moderated by faculty, with the goal of establishing fundamental knowledge, situational application, and continuous improvement for the best possible in vascular surgical patient care. We strive to harbor an open environment of discussion and education.

Additionally, journal club is held once a month at an offsite local venue and covers two recent journal articles.