General Surgery Locations

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC)

NGMC Gainesville is the 629-bed flagship hospital of Northeast Georgia Health System. Since first opening its doors in 1951, NGMC Gainesville has grown to offer capabilities in care such as:

• Level I Trauma Center
• 28 operating rooms
• Emergency services (located on the ground floor of the Green Tower)
• Women & Children’s Pavilion with Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Level 2 Pediatric Readiness Center with specialized pediatric emergency and inpatient services 

NGMC Gainesville is the anchor site for General Surgery residents and the majority of rotations will be here, including Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, General Surgery (general, endocrine, breast, surgical oncology, hepatopancreatobiliary, endoscopy), Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery and ICU.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton is a 236-bed hospital located approximately 16 miles from the NGMC Gainesville campus. NGMC Braselton is proud to be designated by the Georgia Department of Public Health as a Level 3 Pediatric Readiness Center

NGMC General Surgery residents will be exposed to the full scope of general surgery from diagnosis and preoperative evaluation to surgical intervention and follow up in the outpatient clinics. There is opportunity for exposure to the full range of general surgery procedures:

• Emergency room
• Outpatient surgery clinics
• Operating room
• Endoscopy

NGMC Braselton was built with the latest technology to enable faculty and residents to interact via video conference with colleagues at NGMC Gainesville as needed.

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Grady Memorial Hospital is a regional American Burn Association verified burn center. Located in Atlanta, Grady is licensed for 953 beds and has an annual inpatient volume of nearly 30,000 admissions. Residents will complete a burn rotation at the Grady Burn Center, with Emory medical faculty supervising NGMC residents.

Site Director: Dr. Ravi Rajani

In 2017, U.S. News & World Report ranked Emory University Hospital the No. 1 hospital in both metro Atlanta and Georgia for the sixth year in a row. Staffed exclusively by Emory University School of Medicine faculty, Emory University Hospital is one of the nation's leading hospitals in cardiology and heart surgery, cancer, neurology and solid organ transplant. Emory University Hospital has 733 beds, including 93 ICU beds and a Serious Communicable Disease Unit where the first Ebola patients in the United States were treated. Emory University Hospital is continuously expanding with the recent addition of a new 450,000 square-foot Hospital Tower on Clifton Campus. This has allowed for expansion of services and expert care, while creating an integrated, welcoming and spacious environment for patients and their families. Emory University Hospital boasts one of the best solid organ transplant centers in the nation. Our renowned surgeons have performed more than 8,900 transplants, with Emory Transplant Center ranking among the top 15 centers in the nation by adult volume. Northeast Georgia General Surgery residents will complete a transplant rotation at Emory University Hospital with Emory University School of Medicine transplant faculty supervising the residents. Site Director: Jahnavi Srinivasan, MD

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has fought to help make sure all children have access to the specialized care they need since 1915. We not only deliver exceptional care to Georgia’s kids, but we have also advanced the field of pediatrics through groundbreaking research and clinical trials. Our lifesaving medical programs have helped treat kids with complex childhood illnesses from all around the world. Consistently ranked among the top children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, we provide access to 2,300 pediatric physicians and allied health practitioners across more than 60 pediatric programs. Our System represents a committed movement of more than 12,700 employees—and we’re here for you every step of the way. Residents complete two months in Pediatric Surgery at CHOA.

For the past 85 years, Stephens County Hospital has been a trusted name in the community, striving for excellence and delivering professional and compassionate care. Our dedicated staff of approximately 475 employees has a heart for healthcare and realizes how precious the gift of good health can be. Stephens County Hospital is a 96-bed acute care hospital located in Toccoa, Georgia. We are nestled in the beautiful foothills of Northeast Georgia where our family-oriented community offers many cultural and civic opportunities as well as numerous outdoor activities. Toccoa is also the home of the Currahee Military Museum highlighting the historic Camp Toccoa on Currahee Mountain. Camp Toccoa is where 18,000 soldiers of the 501st, 506th, 511th, and 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment trained during World War II. Residents rotating here experience general surgery in a rural and lower-resourced environment, learning the opportunities and difficulties of practicing in a smaller community.