Operative Experience

" The operative experience is so extensive at UofL that our chief residents often are instructing our junior residents. "

Average of Cases by Surgery Type
Case	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	Average	ACGME Targets
Skin and Soft Tissue/Breast	102	78	67	87	83	25/40
Head and Neck	109	86	83	82	90	25
Alimentary Tract	316	318	321	348	325	180
Abdomen	373	310	324	351	339	250
Liver	28	16	17	16	22	5
Pancreas	17	15	10	12	19	5
Vascular	243	168	198	156	191	50
Endocrine	38	42	37	40	39	15
Trauma (Operative)	77	60	54	67	64	10
Trauma (Non-Operative)	49	48	52	51	50	40
Thoracic	58	40	38	34	42	20
Pediatrics	65	62	53	54	58	20
Plastics	44	42	39	33	39	10
Laparoscopic Basic	180	162	167	195	176	100
Endoscopy	179	133	139	140	147	85
Laparoscopic Complex	123	131	155	162	142	75

Average of Cases by Resident Type
	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	Average	ACGME Targets
Surgeon Chief	211	194	249	316	242	200
Teaching Assistant	53	32	54	48	46	25
Total Major Cases	1,376	1,169	1,206	1,216	1,241	850