The Hospitals: Overview
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) was formed in the 1998 merger of New York Hospital (affiliated with Cornell University) and Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. NYP has since become one of the largest comprehensive health care facilities in the world and the largest in New York. The hospital forms the centerpiece of a federation of top-quality hospitals, specialty institutes, and continuing care centers throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. This provides an expanded referral system, which draws patients from throughout the tri-state area to its flagship academic medical centers. NYP has been named part of U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll for the Best Hospitals in the United States every year for over two decades.
The two main campuses of NYP are financially and administratively integrated, but the medical schools and general surgery residency programs remain independent institutions. Several faculty members and fellows hold joint appointments and teach at both centers. However, all activities in the Columbia General Surgery training program occur at facilities associated specifically with CUIMC.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
The primary site of the residency, Columbia University Irving Medical Center is located on a 20-acre site in Upper Manhattan. Formerly Columbia-Presbyterian, this center was first established in 1928 as a joint project between Columbia University and the Presbyterian Hospital. It was one of the first academic medical centers to integrate clinical care, research and teaching at one campus. The campus now includes the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, The Mailman School of Public Health, Children's Hospital of New York, Milstein Hospital, The New York State Psychiatric Institute, as well as a number of institutes dedicated to clinical and basic science research.
Located in the heart of Washington Heights, a primarily Dominican neighborhood, CUIMC serves a local, largely uninsured population in addition to patients travelling to the hospital from the greater tri-state area. The opportunity to work with under-served patients is one of the great strengths of the residency program. Our surgical residents are often one of the first medical professionals to care for these patients, allowing them to participate in the diagnosis, treatment, and initial patient education for a variety of common medical illnesses.
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Columbia University Department of Surgery
The Columbia University Department of Surgery is organized into multiple divisions and sections and houses several multidisciplinary, diseased-focused treatment centers. We encourage you to explore the faculty, clinical and research activities, and recent accomplishments in the areas of your particular interest:
- Clinical Breast Cancer Program
- Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Division of Pediatric Surgery
- Division of Plastic Surgery
- Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Interventions
- Section of Endocrine Surgery
- Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery
- Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Renal and Pancreatic Transplant program
- Pancreas Center
Affiliate Hospitals
As part of the complete general surgery training program, residents spend varying amounts of time at a number of hospitals outside of CUIMC. These include the Allen Hospital in Upper Manhattan; Westchester Hospital in Bronxville, NY; Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ; and University Hospital (affiliated with Rutgers School of Biomedical and Health Sciences) in Newark, NJ.
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Allen Hospital
Originally opened in 1988, the Allen Hospital is located at the very top of Manhattan, overlooking the Harlem River and the Bronx. This 300-bed community hospital expands the clinic population of Columbia-Presbyterian, drawing from patient groups outside of Manhattan. In addition to admitting patients through its own emergency room and clinic system, the Allen also accepts transfers of patients not requiring the full services of Milstein Hospital. The majority of operative cases are booked electively from a weekly resident-run clinic.
NYP/Westchester
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester is a division of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, located in Bronxville, New York. It is a 288-bed general hospital providing inpatient and outpatient care primarily to residents of southern Westchester County. It is a designated Primary Stroke Center and a Level II Perinatal Center
Overlook Hospital
Located in Summit, New Jersey and part of the Atlantic Health System, Overlook is a 490-bed hospital serving the suburban communities of Union, Morris and Essex Counties. It provides an invaluable counterpoint to the tertiary and quaternary surgical experience at Columbia-Presbyterian. Overlook Hospital is home to private-practice surgeons across many disciplines including breast surgery, general surgery, bariatric surgery, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, and pediatric surgery.
University Hospital
The Eric Muñoz Trauma Center at University Hospital is the sole Level I Trauma Center for the densely populated region of northern New Jersey. With its multiple missions of clinical service, research and education, our Trauma Center is a leader in the advancement of trauma care in the state and the nation. The State designated our center the Level 1 Trauma Center to serve northern New Jersey in 1987, joining two others that serve the central and southern portions of the Garden State.