Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital
General Surgery Residency

A History of Excellence

Our program is patient-centered, striving to achieve the highest surgical quality by providing appropriate, timely, effective and compassionate care.
Ascension Saint Agnes 

Our Surgical Residency Program

The Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital general surgery residency is a five-year program, fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education through its Residency Review Committee in Surgery. This academically-oriented, community-based, university-affiliated residency program is the second oldest surgical residency in the country. Residents are offered a broad-based surgical experience to general surgery and many surgical specialties.

The department has an active program in basic, advanced and robotic minimally invasive surgery. Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital has centers of excellence in oncology, orthopedic surgery, and bariatric surgery. Surgical residents will receive extensive experience in managing the critically ill surgical patient. The program also features rotations in burn management, trauma, transplant, gastrointestinal endoscopy, vascular surgery, robotic surgery, pediatric surgery.

The educational experience at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital is complemented by rotations at the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Children’s National Medical Center.

                                                            Ascension Saint Agnes Graduates

Graduate Year  Name Fellowship  Location 
 2025  Anna Axentiev, MD HPB  Advent Health, Florida 
 2025 Brett Matoian, MD  Vascular  University of Tennessee COM, Chattanooga
 2025 Klara Schwarzova, MD  Cardiothoracic

 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore

 2024 Eileen McDonnell, MD  Vascular Toledo 
Hospital, 
Ohio
 2024 Laith Batarseh, MD  Bariatric Jefferson Health, Philadelphia
 2024 Fawaz Araim, MD  Vascular SUNY Upstate Medical University, New York
 2023 Jacqueline Robinson, MD  Trauma University of MD, Baltimore
 2023 Emmanuel Robinson, MD  Cardiothoracic Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore

Training

The surgical residency training program at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital provides outstanding opportunities for personal growth and incremental responsibility. There is intense involvement in the preoperative, operative and postoperative care of routine cases that one will see the most in surgical practice, as well as more challenging cases. The training allows for very broad, balanced exposure to general surgery and various specialties. Resident teams are exposed to the operating room, emergency department, offices, clinics and critical care areas for the duration of the program.

Residents grow in their leadership and teaching responsibilities as they progress and receive the mentorship and didactic training required to nurture these skills. In addition, they are exposed to a total number of surgical cases that far exceeds the requirements for accreditation and board certification.

Stipend & Benefits

At Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital we believe that we offer one on the best residency experiences available. We understand that our resident’s training requires intense dedication and focus. Our Surgical Residency Program offers competitive benefits to help our residents maintain that focus and achieve their goals.

Salary Information

PGY 1: $59,684

PGY 2: $61,388

PGY 3: $63,953

PGY 4: $66,659

PGY 5: $69,984

Our Program Offers

  • Competitive salary w/meal stipend 
  • Three weeks of paid vacation and five paid sick days
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance for residents and family (partial premium paid  by Saint Agnes), maternal & paternal paid leave
  • Ascension-Wide Resources to DynaMed, Ovid database, Systematic Reviews, Drug trials, and plenty more
  • Paid SCORE & TrueLearn membership
  • Travel expenses for conferences
  • PGY 3-Surgical Loupes
  • 24/7 access to Robotic, Laparoscopic, and Endoscopy simulators
  • ACS Resident Membership
  • Elective opportunity in PGY 4 
  • Written and oral board review courses.   SESAP subscription in PGY 5. 
  • Weekly academic conferences with protected time: M&M, Lectures, Grand Rounds, Journal Club
  • Access to Physician’s Assistants in all service lines
  • 24 hours access to library. Multiple, national databases for research assistance
  • Resident lounge w/ complimentary coffee
  • Free parking
  • Lab coats provided with complimentary laundry service
  • Patient Safety Educational Seminars
  • Senior Residents – ACS “Residents as Teachers and Leaders Course”
  • On-site fitness center with subsidized membership

Application Criteria

  • We accept three categorical residents per year. (NRMP Code: 1247440C0)  Four preliminary residents per year. (NRMP Code: 1247440P0)
  • We accept applications only through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Process). All applicants are ranked in the NRMP. Applicants must register with the NRMP in order to participate in the Match. We are unable to accept any documents via fax or email. There are no pre-match positions available.
  • Applications are accepted through October 31st.
  • Interviews are by invitation only and will be offered via email from the Program Administrator.
  • Interviews are conducted in November, December, and January.
  • Current senior residents and teaching faculty are actively involved in the interview process and final selection.
  • Three letters of recommendation, in addition to a letter from the Surgical Chair (if applicable), are preferred.
  • All ECFMG certification steps need to be completed before the Match results are due.
  • We only accept  and offer J-1 Visas.
  • All employees are required to complete pre-employment drug testing and background check.
  • We do not provide observerships.