Surgery

The Department of Surgery at The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens offers a fully accredited, 5-year residency program in general surgery that provides its graduates with an enormous clinical experience.

Program Director

James Turner, M.D.
Program Director, General Surgery
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Coordinator

Ms. Donna De Chirico
Surgery Residency Program

Location

The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355

Contact

Phone: (718) 670-1572
Fax: (718) 670-1864
Email: dondechir@nyp.org

Positions

Categorical 4 | Preliminary 5 (25 total)

On-Call

• PGY 1-4
  every third of fourth night (scattered exceptions when additional coverage is needed during vacations)

Application

Applications for the Surgical Residency Program are accepted through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). For additional information on ERAS, access their website at: www.aamc.org/eras.

Candidates are evaluated by review of their academic performance, letters of recommendation and personal interview by the Program Director and staff. Selection is conducted via the National Residency Matching Program. Our NRMP Program Codes are:

#1822-19 Categorical 5-year residency program #1822-18 Preliminary track (1-year program for residents entering various surgical subspecialties or other areas such as Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Ophthalmology, or Family Medicine)