Surgical Services
Using state-of-the-art technology, our skilled team of surgeons provides multidisciplinary care across a number of surgical specialties and centers
With a long, proud history spanning more than 150 years, Boston Medical Center (BMC) has a reputation for excellence in adult and pediatric surgical care, from minimally invasive procedures to expert trauma surgery. As an academic medical center, BMC is a referral center for some of the most difficult cases. And through research and teaching, we prepare the next generation of surgeons while always staying on the cutting edge of medical and surgical care to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Surgical Services and Centers
- Acute Care and Trauma Surgery
- Breast Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Endocrine Surgery
- Gynecologic Surgery
- Head and Neck Surgery
- Kidney Transplant Surgery
- Ophthalmologic Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Podiatry Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Transgender Surgery
- Urologic Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Weight Loss Surgery
Residency and Fellowship
Surgery Residency Program
The Boston University Surgery Residency Program provides residents with the range and depth of surgical experience and academic exposure required to develop superior surgical skills and an ability to make informed, independent judgments. Our five-year program, which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), is committed to preparing future generations of highly skilled surgeons.
Surgery Fellowship Program
Chairs
Jennifer F Tseng, MD, MPH
Surgeon-in-Chief, Boston Medical Center
Utley Professor and Chair of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Utley Professor and Chair of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Toby C Chai, MD
Chief of Urology
Stephen P Christiansen, MD
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology; Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine
Gregory A Grillone, MD
Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Aviva Lee-Parritz, MD
Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chair and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA
Chair and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA
Paul Tornetta, MD
Chief, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Professor and Chairman, Boston University School of Medicine
Professor and Chairman, Boston University School of Medicine
Chiefs
Peter A Burke, MD
Acute Care & Trauma Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Niloo M Edwards, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Alik Farber, MD
Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,Program Director of the Vascular Fellowship,Co-Director of the Vascular Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, Professor of Surgery and Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA
Donald T Hess, MD
Chief, Section of Bariatric Surgery
Director, Bariatric Surgery Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Director, Bariatric Surgery Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Hau T Pham, DPM
Chief, Podiatry Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Teviah E Sachs, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA
Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA
Special Interests
Surgical Oncology, Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Cancers, Cancers of the Stomach, Sarcoma, Melanoma
Jaromir Slama, MD
Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine