Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital
General Surgery Residency

Thank you for your interest in our General Surgery Residency program at Ascension St. Agnes Baltimore. It is our goal to train general surgeons for practice in the community, a fellowship or academic career. The program includes didactics in basic and clinical sciences as well as extensive experience in the operating room and clinic.

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.  Additional elective and opportunities for clinical research are also available. 

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

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.

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: $66,238

PGY 2: $68,761

PGY 3: $71,239

PGY 4: $74,157

PGY 5: $76,196