About General Surgery
With seven clinical specialties, more than $8 million in annual external research funding, and a No. 1-ranked residency training program among public institutions, the U-M Medical School Section of General Surgery is proud to provide the best health care, biomedical research and medical education.
We have six divisions of surgical subspecialties within the Section of General Surgery, including Acute Care Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgical Oncology, and Veterans Administration.
Patient Care
Our approach to patient care is built on a model of coordination across multiple specialties, providing patients with a comprehensive experience that coalesces the best medical advice from a team of experts.
The Section of General Surgery offers a rare depth of experience across six surgical specialties.
Education
We’re committed to educating the profession’s future surgical leaders, beginning with medical student education and extending to advanced fellowship programs. Michigan General Surgery is home to a highly ranked general surgery residency, as well as competitive fellowships in surgical critical care, endocrine surgery, minimally invasive surgery, acute care surgery and surgical breast care.
Research
The research program at the Section of General Surgery is striking for its creativity and breadth, covering basic research to clinical trials. Current efforts include: enhancing quality of life and preventing injury through education at the nationally recognized Trauma Burn Center; developing new immunotherapies for cancer treatment; personalizing health care through novel use of CT scans to assess surgical outcomes, and a new field we call morphomic analysis.
Our Divisions
Explore our divisions within the Section of General Surgery.
Alumni
Share what you’ve learned and renew your ties to the Section of General Surgery by keeping in touch with your former teachers and old friends through the alumni network at the Department of Surgery.
Societies, Annual Meetings & Events
- American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress: Join us for alumni gatherings at this annual meeting.
- Coller Surgical Society: We host alumni gatherings at the Coller Society's annual meeting, where alumni can also become society members.
Michigan Promise
The Michigan Promise aims to empower faculty members and residents in the Department of Surgery to achieve professional success. We support initiatives connected to environment, recruitment, leadership, achievement, innovation and outreach.
Contact Us
Patient Inquiries
- For our clinic information, specialty clinics, procedure information and more, please visit the General Surgery section on UofMHealth.org.
- Michigan Medicine Patient and Visitor Guide
Referring Physician Inquiries
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