Grant Medical Center
Program Director: Pedro S. Aguilar, M.D.
285 E. State Street
Suite 670
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 566-9699
Number of Residents (per year): 2
Number of Faculty (ABCRS Certified): 10
Salary/Year: $48,929.12
Case mix / number of cases: The program is based at Grant Medical Center. The Colorectal Service is very active with approximately 1,162 abdominal and 906 anorectal operations performed annually by the Colorectal Surgery Staff. Surgical experience also includes approximately 1,962 coloscopies, about one-half of which are with polypectomy. Residents also have the opportunity of performing anorectal manometry, endorectal ultrasound, laser surgery, transrectal endoscopic microsurgery and laparoscopic surgery.
Strengths of program: Our Residency Training Program in Colorectal Surgery was established in 1975. As of 2006, 56 residents have successfully completed the program. The Colorectal Program at Grant Medical Center provides a well-rounded experience in all aspects of this specialty with particular emphasis on the practical, day-to-day side of the Colorectal office practice. Residents are given the opportunity to work in several different settings including an academic institute allowing the residents an opportunity to achieve their own personal goals.
Clinic & Office Experience: Residents spend three half-day sessions per week seeing patients in the office with the attending on their service. They participate in decision making and office procedures, including flexible sigmoidoscopy. In addition, residents are responsible for Colorectal Clinic held twice monthly.
Interaction with general surgery residents: The General Surgery Residents at Grant rotate from Doctors Hospital Residency Program in Colombus as well as Grandview Hospital in Dayton. In addition, Grant Medical Center has an active Trauma program, with Fellowships in Orthopaedic Trauma and Trauma. Colorectal Residents hold a monthly Journal Club and a bi-monthly Morbidity and Mortality Conference in conjunction with the General Surgery Residents and medical students.
Conferences: Weekly conferences include Journal Club in which formal topics are presented by both the residents, attending staff or invited speakers, Tumor Board, and Surgery Grand Rounds. Residents, attending staff or an invited speaker present at bi-monthly Grand Rounds. Included with Surgery Grand Rounds are the Colorectal Morbidity and Mortality Conferences where the residents prepare and present cases. Residents also participate in monthly pathology and radiology conferences.
Anorectal physiology availability: Residents have active participation in manometry, rectal ultrasound and biofeedback.
Outside rotations: Residents are encouraged to participate in a three day outside rotation at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Research year: None available.
Requirement for paper: The Residents can choose or be assigned a topic and develop their own plan and design. The attending offices and all of the attending surgeons are available to residents for the purpose of completing the project. Completion of the paper will be through a podium presentation or submission for publication in a peer reviewed journal.
Opportunity to attend meetings: Residents have the opportunity to attend the ASCRS National meeting, or the American College of Surgeons as well as local and regional Colorectal and surgical meetings. Local and regional meetings include the Columbus Surgical Society and Ohio Valley Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.