New York Presbyterian Hospital / Cornell and Columbia Campuses
Program Director: Toyooki Sonoda, M.D.
525 East 68th Street - Box 207
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-746-6030/5278 Fax: 212-746-4314
Email: tos2003@med.cornell.edu
Web site: www.cornellsurgery.org
Number of Residents (per year): 2
Number of Faculty (ABCRS Certified): 10
Salary/Year: $63,160
Case mix/number of cases:
- Anorectal 20%
- Colonoscopy 10%
- Colon and Rectal (Abdominal) Surgery 70%
Strengths of program:
- Minimally invasive colon and rectal surgery
- Pelvic surgery, including reoperative
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Endorectal Ultrasound
- Hi-tech surgery courses 2 X 1 year
Clinic & Office Experience: 2 full days/week
Interaction with general surgery residents: Extensive
Conferences:
- C&R didactic conference 1/week
- Research conference 1/week
- General Surgery M&M Conference 1/week
- General Grand Rounds 1/week
- Surgical Oncology conference 1/week
Anorectal physiology availability: Limited.
Outside Rotations: Rotate 6mos./yr at Cornell & and Memorial Sloan Kettering
Research year: Optional
Requirement for paper: Yes
Opportunity to attend meetings: 2/year