Fellowship Program Details
The University of Chicago-Northshore CGSO fellowship is an ACGME approved fellowship. We currently accept 1 fellow per year with the fellowship duration of 2 years.
We are looking for individuals with great potential who are interested and talented in the care of the oncologic patient but also have an interest in improving the field of cancer surgery via either research, quality improvement, education or leadership.
Current Fellows
Caroline Rieser (2023): Residency: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Previous Fellows
| Graduating Year |
Current Position |
| 2023 | Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, IL |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, OSHU School of Medicine, Portland, Oregon |
| 2021 | Assistant Professor, Penn State University, Hershey, PA |
| 2020 | Faculty, Everett Clinic, Seattle, WA |
| 2019 | Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, IA |
| 2018 | Faculty, Edward-Elmhurst Hospital, Chicago, IL |
| 2017 | Assistant Professor, University of Chicago, IL |
| 2016 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mount Sinai, NY Assistant Professor of Surgery, Loma Linda University, CA |
| 2015 |
Assistant Professor Surgery, Loma Linda University, CA Faculty, MetroHealth, OH |
| 2014 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery, LSU Health, LA Assistant Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein University, NY |
| 2013 |
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of North Dakota, ND Associate Professor of Surgery, Yale University, CT |
| 2012 | Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Arkansas, AR |
| 2011 | Associate Professor, University of Maryland, MD |
| 2010 | Associate Professor, University of Rochester, NY |
Case Loads
The defined category case log for our graduating fellow in 2023 is Defined Category 2023 and in 2022 is Defined Category 2022 and for 2021 is here: Defined Category 2021. Some information about our robotic curriculum is seen below.
https://youtu.be/CoHAdNrsdH0
Educational Conferences
Monday 4-5 pm: CGSO Fellow Lecture (alternates between didactics, journal club, case conference)
Wednesday 6:45 am – 8:30 am: Section M and M and Grand Rounds
Thursday 6:15am – 7 am: Surgical Oncology Conference
Every Disease Site has tumor boards on different days of the week
Educational Objectives for 2019-2020
Educational Lecture Topic Schedule
Board Prep Resources
The program fully supports our fellows in attending the fellows institute. We also pay for our senior fellow to attend the CGSO board prep course. The program subscribes to the CGSO score module and also provides educational resources via mock oral exams.
Clinical Responsibilities
Services are separate between the surgical oncology fellows and the chief residents. There are advanced level providers on majority of services.
Fellows have a diverse range of rotations. The rotation schedules are provided below:
The Schedule for prior years is summarized : CGSO Rotation Schedule
Fellow have gone for 1 month international rotations (2019: Chile, 2016: China and Chile) which are supported by housing and salary support.
In House Call
Fellows do not take in house call.
Moonlighting
Moonlighting options are available but not mandatory at University of Chicago Affiliate Institutions.