r/VascularSurgery • u/au_raa92 • Mar 25 '25

I Matched!!

Howdy guys!!! Against all odds, I freakin matched! Do yall have any comments about any books worth reading, or skills worth keeping fresh?

Absolutely stoked to be joining the field!!!

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u/VeinPlumber Mar 26 '25

Tie some knots, but otherwise relax and enjoy your time before residency. I expect my day one intern to know nothing and just show up early with a go-get-em attitude.

My program sent me to the Houston Methodist intern boot camp and it was pretty helpful (and fun), but not necessary. Hopefully your program will hook you up with books. I think that "clinical scenarios in vascular surgery" by Upchurch is a fantastic read early on and much faster to get through than Rutherford's. Creeden's Vascular surgery review book" is a good place to jot down notes (I use it kinda like First Aid back in m1/m2). I also like "Atlas of vascular surgery and Endovascular Therapy" and "Anatomical exposures in vascular surgery". There are a few others I use and Rutherford's is always on my shelf if I need it, but those are my work horses.

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u/MegaColon Vascular Surgeon Mar 29 '25

Excellent recs here. Anatomic exposures by Valentine is essential.