General Surgery Residency Facts

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Marshfield Clinic offers three categorical positions in each of five years of the General Surgery Residency Program. As of July 2025, 94​​​surgeons have graduated from our program.

The General Surgery Residency is an all-categorical program with a commitment to training surgeons who will practice the broad scope of general surgery.  A focus on surgical critical care, advanced laparoscopic techniques and specific endoscopic training provides experience in both routine and complicated surgical procedures and patient management. 

As a tertiary care center with a busy outpatient surgery center, we prepare you for "real world" practice in today's health care environment. Some rotations are performed at the UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

ATLS, BLS and ACLS are courses provided at Marshfield Clinic.

Fellowships

While prepared to directly enter a general surgery practice, many of our General Surgery Residents pursue advanced surgical post-residency fellowships. General Surgery Residents from our program have entered the following fellowship programs:​

• Cardiothoracic Surgery
  
• Colorectal Surgery
  
• Surgical Critical Care
  
• Hand Surgery
  
• Breast Surgery
  
• Surgical Oncology
  
• Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
  
• Vascular Surgery
  
• Robotic and Bariatric Surgery
  
• Plastic Surgery
  
• Pediatric Surgery
• Advanced Critical Care

Teaching Staff

The faculty in the Department of Surgery represent general surgery and the following surgical subspecialties:​

• Colorectal Surgery
  
• Pediatric Surgery
  
• Surgical Oncology
  
• Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
  
• Vascular Surgery
  
• Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
  
• Hepatobiliary Surgery
• Breast Surgery
  

Operative Experiences

2024-2025 Total Case Logs by PGY Level

Outpatient Experience​

General Surgery Residents devote one-half day per week in the outpatient clinic, with the surgical faculty in attendance.