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      • Into the 21st Century
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      • Porcine Transplantation program
    • Vascular Surgery
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      • Vascular Surgery
        • Residents
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        • Cardiothoracic Track
        • General Thoracic Track
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        • Rotations
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      • Congenital Cardiac Surgery
      • Surgical Critical Care
      • Transplantation
      • Vascular Surgery
        • Fellows
    • MnSERC Training Program
    • T32: Training the Next Generation of Surgeon-Scientists in Pancreatology
    • Why UMN
  • Research
    • Surgical Oncology Health Services Research Group
    • Basic & Translational Research
    • Experimental Surgical Services
      • Capabilities
      • Compliance & Study Management
    • Natural Language Processing/Information Extraction
    • Outcomes and Precision Medicine Research
    • Preclinical Research Center
    • Program in the History of Medicine
    • Resources for Researchers
      • Grants & Contracts
      • Resource Review
      • Biostatistical Support (BDAC)
    • Schulze Diabetes Institute
    • SKOL - Surgical Knowledge and Outcomes Laboratory
    • Surgery Clinical Trials Office
      • Donor Study Publications
      • Surgery Clinical Trials Office Faculty
    • Visible Heart Laboratories
  • Global Surgery
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    • Global Breast Cancer Seminar
    • Igniting Spirit Annual Fundraiser
    • Global Health Funding
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    • The Latest
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      • Honduras
      • Rwanda
      • Shiprock, NM
      • Uganda
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  • News & Events
    • Surgery Research Recognition Day
    • Upcoming Events
    • Bakken Symposium Lecture Series
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    • MSTEPP Scholar Internship Opportunity
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  • About
    • Wangensteen Surgical Alumni Society
    • History
      • The Early Years
      • The Wangensteen Era
      • The Najarian Era
      • Into the 21st Century
    • GIVE
    • Contact
    • Staff
  • Faculty
    • Adjunct Faculty
  • Divisions
    • Autonomic Neuromodulation
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery
    • Colon & Rectal Surgery
    • Computational Health Sciences
      • Alumni
      • Staff and Members
    • Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery
    • Gastrointestinal/Bariatric Surgery
    • Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
    • Pediatric Surgery
    • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
    • Surgical Oncology
    • Thoracic & Foregut Surgery
    • Transplantation
      • Porcine Transplantation program
    • Vascular Surgery
  • Education & Training
    • Residencies
      • General Surgery
        • Residents
        • Curriculum
          • Rotations
          • Operative Experience
          • Leadership
          • Orientation
        • Research
        • Awards
        • Rural Track
      • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
        • Clinical Experience
        • Training Sites
        • Residents
      • Vascular Surgery
        • Residents
    • Fellowships
      • Cardiothoracic Surgery
        • Cardiothoracic Track
        • General Thoracic Track
        • Our Fellows
        • Rotations
      • Colon & Rectal Surgery
      • Congenital Cardiac Surgery
      • Surgical Critical Care
      • Transplantation
      • Vascular Surgery
        • Fellows
    • MnSERC Training Program
    • T32: Training the Next Generation of Surgeon-Scientists in Pancreatology
    • Why UMN
  • Research
    • Surgical Oncology Health Services Research Group
    • Basic & Translational Research
    • Experimental Surgical Services
      • Capabilities
      • Compliance & Study Management
    • Natural Language Processing/Information Extraction
    • Outcomes and Precision Medicine Research
    • Preclinical Research Center
    • Program in the History of Medicine
    • Resources for Researchers
      • Grants & Contracts
      • Resource Review
      • Biostatistical Support (BDAC)
    • Schulze Diabetes Institute
    • SKOL - Surgical Knowledge and Outcomes Laboratory
    • Surgery Clinical Trials Office
      • Donor Study Publications
      • Surgery Clinical Trials Office Faculty
    • Visible Heart Laboratories
  • Global Surgery
    • Global Breast Cancer Fellowship
    • Global Breast Cancer Seminar
    • Igniting Spirit Annual Fundraiser
    • Global Health Funding
    • Get Involved
    • The Latest
    • Where We Work
      • Honduras
      • Rwanda
      • Shiprock, NM
      • Uganda
    • Who We Are
  • Patient Care
  • News & Events
    • Surgery Research Recognition Day
    • Upcoming Events
    • Bakken Symposium Lecture Series
    • Grand Rounds
    • Rothenberger Lecture Series
  • Diversity & Inclusion
    • The Society of Black Academic Surgeons Membership
    • MSTEPP Scholar Internship Opportunity