What is the history of the Department and what have former residents done upon completion of their residency?
In 1985, the trustees of CWRU and UH awarded Departmental Status to what had been a Division of General Surgery. Although many fine physicians were trained under the auspices of the Department of Surgery prior to that time, the training program had lost accreditation in the early 1980’s and the residency program essentially ceased to exist. Anthony Maniglia, MD, our current Chairman, was identified through a search process, and came to Cleveland from the University of Miami as the first Julius McCall Professor and Chairman of the newly established Department. Since the inception of the program in 1985, all residents who have graduated have successfully passed their boards (see below).
