PA Residency Programs
Expand your skill, knowledge and experience by attending a surgical PA residency program.
Physician assistant training is centered on primary care while career opportunities for specialized PAs in surgery are growing. Attending a surgical residency program can enable you to expand your PA skills and gain the experience that will land you an exciting specialized PA position.
Why Attend a Residency Program

- Improve your ability to care for patients in all settings
- Develop the judgment and technical abilities in a specialized practice area
- Take advantage of more professional opportunities – many employers give preference to residency-trained PAs
- Gain both clinical and didactic knowledge that would take years of on-the-job training to master
- AASPA offers a special Residents membership, the first of its kind, which offers a blend of fellow and student memberships – all at a special discounted rated.
Postgraduate Residency Programs in Physician Assistants
Postgraduate residency programs for PAs are available in a number of specialties. Please contact the programs directly for more complete details.
List Your Postgraduate or PA Masters Program Here!
A great way to share and direct that potential PA Resident candidate or Student who is looking for PA Masters Program to learn about your program. The AASPA website has a high volume of traffic and is the website resource that PAs go to for information. Market your program today on the AASPA website and have it be highly visible at a very low cost!
Acute Care & General Surgery
Bassett Healthcare
Surgical Postgraduate Physician Assistant Program
Kelly Stone, Department of Surgery, Bassett Medical Center
One Atwell Road
Cooperstown, NY 133226
607-547-3202
Email: [email protected]
Website
Capital Health Systems, Hopewell
Physician Assistant Fellowship in Acute Care Surgery
2 Capital Way Suite 356
Pennington, NJ 08534
609-537-6000
Email: [email protected]
Carilion Clinic
ACP Fellowship in Acute Care Surgery
Marie English
3 Riverside Circle
Roanoke, VA 24016
540-526-1563
Email: [email protected]
Website
Duke University Medical Center
Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program
Sherry M. Davi
Box 3704
Durham, NC 27710
919-684-8111
Email: [email protected]
Website
Emory Medical Center
Surgical PA Residency
Susan Ratliff
1365 Clifton Road NE, Suite C2052
Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: [email protected]
Website
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program
Jennie McKown, MSHS, PA-C
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Email: [email protected]
Website
Montefiore Medical Center – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Postgraduate Residency for Physician Assistants in Surgery
Ben Philip, PA-C
600 East 233rd St.
Bronx, NY 10466
718-920-9492
Email: [email protected]
Website
Norwalk Hospital/Yale
PA Surgical Residency
Ginny Hilton, PA-C
34 Maple Street
Norwalk, CT 06856
203-852-2188
Email: [email protected]
Website
UCSF Fresno
Acute Care/Trauma Surgery Physician Assistant Residency
Neydi Salaverri-Edmonds, UCSF Department of Surgery
2823 Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93721
559-499-6590
Email: [email protected]
Website
University of Florida Health Sciences Center
PA Surgical Residency
George Arnaoutakis, MD
1600 S.W. Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32610
Email: [email protected]
352-265-0916
Website
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Advanced Practice Provider Surgery Residency Program
Amy Haller, MPAS, PA-C
Pittsburgh, PA
412-641-3731
Email: [email protected]
Website
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Atrium Health/Carolinas HealthCare System
Advanced Practitioner Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cragin W. Greene, PA-C, MHS
P.O. Box 32861
Charlotte, NC 28232
704-446-5179
Email: [email protected]
Website
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Cardiothoracic Surgical PA Post-Graduate Residency
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
603-650-8572
Email: [email protected]
Website
Methodist Hospital
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Surgery PA Residency
Boris Bratovich, PA-C
6560 Fannin Street, Suite 1842
Houston, TX 77030
713-790-2089
Email: [email protected]
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency for Physician Assistant (CTPA) and Cardiothoracic Critical Care Residency for Physician Assistant (CTCC)
Scott Rogers, PA-C (CTPA) and Lynda Vivian, PA-C (CTCC)
5325 Elliot Drive, Suite 102
Ypsilanti, MI 48097
734-712-5418
Email: [email protected] (CTPA) or [email protected] (CTCC)
Website (CTPA) or Website (CTCC)
ENT Surgery
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Otolaryngology Surgical PA Post-Graduate Residency
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Email: [email protected]
Website
Mayo Clinic (Arizona)
Physician Assistant Fellowship, Otolaryngology
Judith (Judy) A. Cimochowski
Education Coordinator, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
13400 E. Shea Blvd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
480-301-8370
Email: [email protected]
Website
Northwestern Medicine/Northwestern University
Otolaryngology Physician Assistant Fellowship
Stella Almassian, Department Administrator
Chicago, IL
Email: [email protected]
Website
Neurosurgery
Mayo Clinic (Arizona)
Physician Assistant Fellowship, Neurosurgery
Judith (Judy) A. Cimochowski
Education Coordinator, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
480-301-8370
Email: [email protected]
Website
Orthopaedic Surgery
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Orthopaedic Surgery PA Fellowship Program
Vasco Deon Kidd, DHSc, MPH, MS, PA-C
400 N. Pepper Ave
Suite 205 MOB
Colton, CA 92324
909-580-3390
Email: [email protected]
Website
Carilion Clinic
Carilion Clinic Advance Clinical Practitioner Fellowship Orthopaedic Surgery
2331 Franklin Road
Roanoke, VA 24014
540-526-1472
Email: [email protected]
Website
DMC Medical Group
DMC Ortho & Sports Medicine PA Fellowship
Kaitlyn Hefferan, PA-C
28800 Ryan Road #310
Warren, MI 48092
586-558-2870
Emial: [email protected]
Website
Duke University School of Medicine
Orthopaedic PA Residency
Ryan D. Clement, PA-C
919-470-7162
Email: [email protected]
Website
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
Postgraduate Physician Assistant Orthopaedic Residency
Patrick Knott, PhD, PA-C
Rosalind Franklin University PA Program
3333 Green Bay Road
North Chicago, IL 60064
847-578-8689
Email: [email protected]
Website
UCSF Fresno
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Assistant Residency Program
Simon Mizyed, PA-C
2823 Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93721
559-459-4004
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Website
Pediatric Surgery
Texas Children's Hospital
Pediatric Surgical Physician Assistant Fellowship
Jordan Rodriguez
Houston, TX
832-826-6294
Email: [email protected]
Website
Transplant Surgery
Mayo Clinic (Arizona)
Physician Assistant Abdominal Organ Transplant Fellowship
Judith (Judy) A. Cimochowski
Education Coordinator, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
13400 E. Shea Blvd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
480-301-8370/480-342-1010
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Website
Trauma & Critical Care Surgery
Atrium Health/Carolinas HealthCare System
Advanced Practitioner Fellowship in Trauma Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery
Cragin W. Greene, PA-C, MHS
P.O. Box 32861
Charlotte, NC 28232
704-446-5179
Email: [email protected]
Website
Intermountain Medical Center
APC Trauma & Critical Care Fellowship
Brittany Gerali, MHS, PA-C, RD
Murray, UT
801-747-9755
Email: [email protected]
Website
George Washington University
Advanced Practitioner Residency Trauma & Critical Care
Washington, DC
202-281-6858
Email: [email protected]
Website
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Postgraduate Critical Care Residency for Physician Assistants
Kam Dhanjani, PA-C
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
410-502-2651
Email: [email protected]
Website
Mayo Clinic (Florida)
Physician Assistant Critical Care Fellowship
Sarah H. Peacock, A.R.N.P
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Critical Care Fellowship Director
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
Vincent A. Stabile Building, Room 790N
4500 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Email: [email protected]
Website
Mayo Clinic (Minnesota)
Physician Assistant Critical Care Fellowship
Kimberly K. Sanford
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Critical Care Fellowship
Mayo Clinic- East Tower
200 First St. SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Email: [email protected]
Website
Medical College of Wisconsin
Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Critical Care Fellowship
Gabrielle Pollard
Milwaukee, WI
414-955-8676
Email: [email protected]
Website
St. Luke’s Hospital
Critical Care & Emergency Medicine Advanced Practitioner Fellowship
Bethlehem, PA
610-954-2207
Email: [email protected]
Website
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Critical Care Affiliate Practitioner Residency Program
Worcester, MA
774-443-7552
Email: [email protected]
Website
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Surgical Physician Assistant Residency
3024 New Bern Avenue, Suite 304
Raleigh, NC 27610
919-350-8729
Email: [email protected]
Website
Winthrop University Hospital
Physician Assistant Postgraduate Residency
Keith Forlenza, PA-C
259 First Street
Mineola, NY 11501
516-633-9278
Email: [email protected]
Website
Urology
Atrium Health/Carolinas HealthCare System
Advanced Practitioner Fellowship in Urology
Cragin W. Greene, PA-C, MHS
P.O. Box 32861
Charlotte, NC 28232
704-446-5179
Email: [email protected]
Website
Mayo Clinic (Minnesota)
Physician Assistant Urology Fellowship
Michelle M. Bouquet, PA-C
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
Department of Urology, Gonda 7 South
200 First St. SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Email: [email protected]
Website
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Physician Assistant Postgraduate Residency in Urology
Brad Hornberger, M.P.A.S., PA-C, Department of Urology
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390
214-645-8729
Email: [email protected]
Website