Education

Vascular Surgery Fellowship

As of July 1, 2013, the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy has been accredited by the ACGME to offer a two-year fellowship program. Rafael Malgor, MD, FACS, is the Program Director.

The program has filled its position for the academic year 2022-2023. Due to the opening of our integrated residency program, the fellowship will not recruit a candidate for the 2022 interview cycle.  Applications for an August 1, 2024 start date will be accepted through ERAS beginning December 1, 2022.

Fellow selections will be made via the match process through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS).

Vascular Surgery Residency

The University of Colorado School of Medicine Robert B. Rutherford Integrated Residency in Vascular Surgery (0+5) is a University Hospital, Veterans Administration, and Community Hospital based, 5-year ACGME/RRC accredited residency with the trainees having joined the program in July 2021. In April of 2021, we received initial accreditation from the RRC. 

Our training program encompasses all aspects of vascular and endovascular surgery techniques and patient care. Vascular residents participate in the diagnosis, preoperative care, operative procedure, and postoperative care for the majority of patients treated on the vascular service