Recent Graduates

Our graduates have gone on to competitive fellowships and successful academic and private practices and have been recognized for their accomplishments on both a national and international scale. Unparalleled opportunities and resources make for the highest caliber of education for any student of anesthesia.

REFLECTIONS ON OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM

“My experience in anesthesiology residency at the University of Rochester was nothing short of transformative. I sought a program that would offer both comprehensive clinical exposure and a supportive, collaborative environment, and U of R exceeded all expectations. The vast array of complex pathologies, from high-risk OB to trauma and neurovascular cases, provided invaluable learning opportunities. Working closely with attendings who prioritize resident education and being part of a tightly knit resident community fostered my growth both professionally and personally. I am confident that the rigorous training, hands-on experience, and mentorship I received has fully prepared me for the next chapter of my career, allowing me to tackle even the most challenging cases with confidence and skill.” - Michael Valleriano, Class of 2024, Faculty at URMC 

“I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have been part of the University of Rochester Anesthesiology Residency Program. The hands-on training allows residents to gain extensive experience with a wide array of cases and techniques. The faculty are incredibly supportive and deeply invested in the success of their residents. It is a program that genuinely prepares residents for successful careers in whichever field of anesthesiology they choose.” - Monica Brown-Ramos, Class of 2024, Faculty at URMC 

"As I was deciding on a residency program, there were a few fundamental components I was looking for: great breath of pathology, acuity of the pathology, a “family-like" dynamic amongst the residents, and a collegial atomsphere with the attendings. University of Rochester delivered and more!  As an institution with numerous centers of excellence (transplant, cardiac, stroke and neurovascular, level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center, high risk OB, high risk vascular, etc.) and an enormous encatchment area as a quaternary medical center, residents have a unique opportunity for training.  With only a handful of anesthesiology fellows every year and a surplus of complex cases, residents take care of classically “fellow-level” patients and are given graduated responsibility to work toward eventual independent practice of management of these patients.  I know that l would not have received the same training any other residency program in the nation and am immensely grateful and honored to have trained here." - Daniel Bral, Class of 2022, Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Faculty at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL 

"When it came to ranking a residency program, I wanted a program that would make me the most well rounded anesthesiologist that I could be. On my first day in private practice, I experienced a difficult intubation that I handled with composure because of the experience and training that I received at the University of Rochester. I felt so well prepared stepping into the real world and I am so grateful for the education I received." - Sam Satler, Class of 2019, Private Practice at Midwest Anesthesiologists in Chicago, IL

"I got back my evaluations here at UPMC (pediatric anesthesia fellowship) and I was surprised to hear that people thought I was really great clinically. (Here I am, lamenting I couldn't get an IV or art line in a 1 month old). Aside from the usual hiccups in getting to know a new system, I haven't felt out of my depth. There were dicey cases at Rochester and the experience you get from those cases and being on call with the airway pager were invaluable." - Chelsea Vitu, Class of 2019, Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at UPMC, Pediatric Anesthesia Faculty at Medical University of South Carolina

"Doing residency at The University of Rochester was a fantastic experience. It was a great balance of broad, thorough clinical experience and excellent mentorship. The program feels like a family, and everyone has each other’s back, even after you leave. I was able to get into the fellowship of my choice, and my training at the UofR more than prepared me to excel in fellowship and beyond." - Duncan McLean, Class of 2018, Critical Care Faculty at UNC

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