Welcome to UT Surgery

As an academic health center, we are uniquely situated to provide opportunities for patient care, education and training, and research.

Patient care: As a part of our commitment to providing quality healthcare in surgical specialties and subspecialties, we promise our patients competent and informed surgeons, a safe and healthy clinical environment, and a system of informed and good practices regarding the surgical care that is rendered. As physicians, educators, administrators, and other healthcare providers, we will provide the highest and safest level of patient care possible, based on continuing quality initiatives and educational pursuits.
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Education: Since our department's founding in 1966, more than 225 residents have graduated from our general surgery training program — outstanding general surgeons who can perform at the highest level as both clinicians and academicians. We offer excellent clinical teaching, a solid didactic curriculum, and the opportunity to experience laboratory and clinical research on a first-hand basis, and are committed to attracting outstanding students and providing them excellent training.
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Basic, translational, and clinical research: Our faculty members serve as principal investigators in clinical research trials, leading to answers about drugs, devices, therapies, and treatments that will improve quality of life for us all. Research constitutes a significant component of our department, with innovative projects leading to greater scientific understanding and improved human health. In this dynamic research environment, medical students, residents, and our faculty are encouraged to pursue creative scholarly research activities, towards a goal of becoming a national leader in basic, translational and clinical research.
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Announcements & upcoming events

Congratulations to Basil Pruitt, MD, Clinical Professor of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, who has been invited to become an honorary member of the International Society of Surgery:

In April 2013, the Executive Committee of the Swiss-based International Society of Surgery (ISS) voted unanimously to award a prestigious honorary membership in the ISS to Dr. Pruitt. In August 2013, an award ceremony will be held during the ISS International Surgical Week in Helsinki, Finland. The ISS represents five integrated surgical societies, as well as surgeons from more than 100 countries, with a goal of international surgical education in developed and developing countries throughout the world.
More about Dr. Pruitt | Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Learn more about ISS    (5-7-13)

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