The Department of Surgery at the Medical University
of South Carolina is dedicated to providing the finest in patient
care while also seeking new and innovative solutions to the many
diseases treated in the wide ranging discipline of surgery. Our
mission is: To provide patient care recognized for excellence
integrated with innovative research which leads to the advancement
of medical science and state of the art training for our surgeons
and future physicians.
Additionally, our residency programs provide
outstanding training for future surgeons offering residents opportunities
to pursue their own career goals through patient care experiences,
research opportunities and active teaching by our diverse faculty.
The department includes the divisions of Cardiothoracic
Surgery, General Surgery,
Pediatric Surgery, Plastic
Surgery, Transplant Surgery,
and Vascular Surgery.
Each of these six services is based at the MUSC Medical Center.
The Division of General Surgery includes the Sections of General
and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Surgical Oncology, and Trauma and
Critical Care. With such a wide range of surgical disciplines represented,
the MUSC Department of Surgery is able to care for virtually any
patient problem, and do so with the expertise one would expect from
a major university medical center.
