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The IMG List 2022 : Anesthesiology


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IMG Friendly Programs?! The IMG List: Anesthesiology

Which Anesthesiology programs are IMG friendly? Which programs accept IMGs in Anesthesiology?
The IMG List 📰 is a huge testimony to the great achievements of international medical graduates (IMGs) 👩⚕️👨⚕️ matching into top specialties and institutions in the US.
This list will go over IMGs who matched in Anesthesiology. Every line of this list is a story of success 🎓, a story of hard work and determination that will shine 🔥 the path for dreamers around the world trying to achieve their goals.
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Overview
Each program starts with the name and the program code then the program address, program director name, contact email, current IMGs in the program and which school and countries they come from. Finally, information related to US clinical experience (USCE), USMLE exams and cut-offs, visa, and year of graduation (YOG) is available if provided by the website in addition to a link to each of the program websites.
For those applying to the MATCH®, you can use this list to assess whether programs have taken IMGs from your school or your country in addition to assessing the criteria available by the program. We understand that so many other factors play a role in residents’ selection, but this is just to provide you with a quick overview of current IMGs in these programs.
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University of California (San Francisco) Program [0400521023]

PD: Kristina R. Sullivan, MD
Address:
University of California, San Francisco
UCSF Box 0427 513 Parnassus Avenue, Room S-436 San Francisco, CA 94143
Ph: (415) 476-3235 residency@anesthesia.ucsf.edu
Current IMGs:
N/A
IMG Information:
USCE: Not mandatory but would be helpful
USMLE: Steps 1, 2 & 3 are required. No minimum, >230 is helpful
Visa: J-1
YOG: N/A
Link: https://medicine.ucsf.edu/residency-programs
Massachusetts General Hospital Program [0402431064]

PD: Daniel Saddawi-Konefka, MD, MBA
Address:
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Med
55 Fruit Street, GRB444 Boston, MA 02114
Ph: (617) 724-2366 dsaddawi-konefka@mgh.harvard.edu
Current IMG:
| Imperial College London | UK | PGY2 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | China | PGY2 |
USCE: not required
USMLE: no minimum USMLE score
Visa: J-1
YOG: not mentioned.
Link: https://www.massgeneral.org/anesthesia/education-and-training/residency
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University Program [0400521025]

PD: Alex Macario, MD, MBA
Address:
Stanford University Medical Center Dept of Anesthesiology, H3589
300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305
Ph: (650) 723-7377 janine@stanford.edu
Current IMGs:
N/A
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Program [0402421066]

PD: Sascha Beutler, MD, PhD
Address:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
75 Francis Street Boston, MA 02115
Ph: (617) 732-8218 codonnell7@partners.org
Current IMGs:
| Universidad del Valle Escuela de Medicina, Cali | Colombia | PGY1 |
IMG Information:
USCE: Favorable (observerships not useful)
USMLE: At least 210 on the first attempt, and ideally >230
Visa: H1b and J1, for the H1b, Step III to be completed by December 31
YOG: N/A
Link: https://www.brighamandwomens.org/anesthesiology-and-pain-medicine/for-medical-professionals
Duke University Hospital Program [0403631115]
PD: Annemarie Thompson, MD
Address:
Duke University Hospital Department of Anesthesiology
2301 Erwin Road, DUMC Box 3094 Durham, NC 27710
Ph: (919) 681-2924 anesthesiologyresidency@duke.edu
Current IMGs:
| American University of Beirut | Lebanon | PGY1 |
IMG Information:
USCE: Required, observerships are not considered
USMLE: A minimum cutoff score of 225 on all steps
Visa: N/A
YOG: No cut-offs
Link:
https://anesthesiology.duke.edu/?page_id=818689
Johns Hopkins University Program [0402321058]

PD: Jed T. Wolpaw, MD, Med
Address;
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Bloomberg 6220 1800 Orleans St Baltimore, MD 21287-4963
Ph: (410) 955-9942 jwolpaw@jhmi.edu
Current IMGs:
| Wenzhou Medical University | China | PGY2 |
| KIST Medical College | Nepal | PGY2 |
| Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland | Ireland | PGY3 |
| Universidad ICESI Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud | Colombia | PGY3 |
IMG Information:
USCE: 6 or more months at the PGY1 level, observerships are not considered
USMLE: No specific cut-off score
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link: Residency – Apply – Johns Hopkins Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (hopkinsmedicine.org)
University of Pennsylvania Health System Program [0404121134]

PD: Emily Gordon, MD, MSEd
Address:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
6 Dulles Building 3400 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ph: (215) 662-3751 emily.gordon@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Current IMGs:
N/A
IMG Information:
USCE: Required, Observerships do not meet this requirement
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: No specific duration
University of Michigan Health System Program [0402521071]

PD: Emily Peoples, MD
Address:
University of Michigan – Michigan Medicine
#4130, Med. Sci. 1, C-Wing 1301 Catherine Street, SPC 5628 Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Ph: (734) 936-9304 norahnau@med.umich.edu
Current IMGs:
N/A
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: J-1
YOG: N/A
Link: Selection Process | Anesthesiology | Michigan Medicine | University of Michigan (umich.edu)
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program [0402811081]

PD: Allison D. Mitchell, MD
Address:
Washington University School of Medicine
Box 8054 660 South Euclid Avenue St Louis, MO 63110
Ph: (314) 323-1835 drthompson@wustl.edu
Current IMGs:
| Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research | India | PGY1 |
| Government Medical College Chandigarh | India | PGY1 |
| LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine | Lebanon | PGY3 |
| Saba University School of Medicine | Saba | PGY4 |
| Shifa College of Medicine | Pakistan | PGY4 |
| Saba University School of Medicine | Saba | PGY4 |
| M.S. Ramaiah Medical College | India | PGY4 |
IMG Information:
USCE: Not required, but preferable
USMLE: No minimum score, must pass the exam on the first attempt
Visa: J-1
YOG: No maximum cut-off
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Program [0402621076]

PD: Timothy R. Long, MD
Address:
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
200 First St SW Rochester, MN 55905
Ph: (507) 255-6219 long.timothy14@mayo.edu
Current IMGs:
| Liaquat National Medical College | Pakistan | PGY3 |
| Isfahan University of Medical Science | Iran | PGY4 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander | Colombia | PGY4 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: Must pass each step within 3 attempts
Visa: J-1 or H-1B
YOG: N/A

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New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program [0403511107]

PD: Teresa A. Mulaikal, MD
Address:
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
622 W 168th Street PH5-133 STEM New York, NY 10032
Ph: (212) 305-3226 tam36@cumc.columbia.edu
Current IMGs:
| Lady Hardinge Medical College | India | PGY4 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link: Application | Anesthesiology (columbia.edu)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program [0403822120]

PD: Carlos E. Trombetta, MBBS, Med
Address:
Anesthesiology Institute-E30
9500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44195
Ph: (216) 445-2064 aned@ccf.org
Current IMGs:
| Universidad de los Andes | Venezuela | PGY1 |
| Yerevan State University | Armenia | PGY1 |
| University College Cork | Ireland | PGY2 |
| Universidad Icesi | Colombia | PGY2 |
| Universidad de los Andes | Colombia | PGY3 |
| University of Leicester | UK | PGY4 |
| Manipal College of Medical Sciences | Nepal | PGY4 |
| Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine | China | PGY4 |
| Tokyo Medical and Dental University | Japan | PGY4 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link: Anesthesia Residency | Cleveland Clinic
NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program [0403521106]

PD: Michael Wajda, MD
Address:
New York University Medical Center
550 First Avenue, TH530 New York, NY 10016
Ph: (212) 263-3894
Current IMGs:
N/A
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: J-1
YOG: N/A
Link:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program [0404711146]

PD: Brian J. Gelfand, MD
Address:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Educational Affairs, Department of Anesthesiology
2301 VUH Nashville, TN 37232
Ph: (615) 936-1830 robin.snyder@vumc.org
Current IMGs:
| American University of Beirut | Lebanon | PGY2 |
IMG Information:
USCE: A minimum of 1 year
USMLE: N/A
Visa: J-1
YOG: N/A
Link: Residency Program | Department of Anesthesiology (vumc.org)
UPMC Medical Education Program [0404121139]

PD: Phillip S. Adams, DO
Address:
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology
3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 402 Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Ph: (412) 692-4540 warnockjl@upmc.edu
Current IMGs:
| Universidad Santiago de Compostela Facultade de Medicina e Odontoloxía | Spain | PGY1 |
| St. George’s University | Grenada | PGY2 |
| The Medical University of Warsaw | Poland | PGY2 |
| Peking Union Medical College | China | PGY2 |
| St. George’s University | Grenada | PGY3 |
IMG Information:
USCE: Preferred
USMLE: No minimum required, but the higher, the better. Preference to pass on first attempt
Visa: J1 and H1B
YOG: N/A
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I am Michael Azeze Negussie, a 5th year medical student in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. I aspire to be a board-certified interventional radiologist.

My name is Omar Chouhab, and I am a medical student at the University of Hassan II in Morocco I am very passionate about research, especially in the field of surgery. Looking forward to getting post-graduate training at a world-renowned institution.

Hello there! My name is Fady Nassif, a 5th year medical student at South Valley University Qena faculty of medicine, Egypt; expected to graduate in 2024. I look forward to pursuing my postgraduate training in a surgical specialty in the United States.
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I would like to thank again everyone who worked and helped with this list. I hope it helps you to navigate US residency programs. Good luck everyone on your US residency journey.
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