The Advanced/Super Microsurgery course involves 40 hours of one-on-one, individualized training of microsurgical and supermicrosurgical techniques in a small class environment where students can learn at their own pace.
In this course, students will brush up on the microsurgical skills they have learned in the Basic Microsurgery course, and then perform procedures incorporating the femoral and epigastric vessels (0.3-1.0 mm diameter), carotid vessels, and various free tissue transfers.
For students who are interested in more technical exercises or practice more complex procedures such as lymphatic vessels anastomoses or surgeries that pertain to their specialties, can choose to do so during last two days of the course by choosing different exercises.
This course is an invaluable learning tool to surgeons, because of the degree of customization possible to tailor their curriculum for specialty specific training. Building off the skills learned in the Basic Microsurgery course, students will now be able to finesse their self-control, patience, handling of fragile tissues, attention to detail, manual dexterity, efficiency in completion of an anastomosis, and brain-hand-eye-foot coordination. Because these skills are transferable to other clinical professions, this course is a valuable learning experience for surgeons, clinicians, and researchers alike. Students who successfully complete the curriculum will receive an Advanced Microsurgery Certificate of Training.
- Brushing up on basic microsurgery procedures
- Performing carotid end-to-end and end-to-side bypass anastomoses
- Performing an interpositional vein graft using the epigastric vein for the graft (1 mm diameter)
- Performing a groin cutaneous free tissue flap using the femoral vessels as the pedicle
- Performing a groin cutaneous free tissue flap using the epigastric vessels as the pedicle with 11-0 nylon (supermicrosurgery)
- Performing an exercise that's tailored to the student's specialty, such as a vasovasostomy, vasoepididymostomy, a Fallopian Tube repair, a serratus anterior muscle flap, or a renal transplant
- Interpositional SIEV graft between SIEA
- SIEA bypass
- End-to-end anastomosis of the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) and Vein (SIEV)
- End-to-side anastomosis of the SIEA to SIEV (AV fistula)
Hands-on, Simulation
This course is for people who have previously completed the basic course and/or have previous microsurgical training who are looking to further finesse their skills in more difficult exercises.
Basic Course and/or equivalent level of previous microsurgical training.
Videos (click links below to view videos by the Faculty of Columbia Orthopedics):
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Videos (click links below to view videos by the Faculty of Columbia Orthopedics):
Practicum:
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Practicum:
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Depending on the specialty of the student, the following exercises could be performed:
Depending on the preference of the student, the following exercises could be performed:
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A PDF version of the syllabus can be found here.
- Sharpoint Surgical Specialties
- ASSI
- MICRINS
- Carl Zeiss, Inc
The Center is located at West 168th Street and Broadway, immediately southeast of the George Washington Bridge, in the Heights/Inwood section of northern Manhattan.
Take the 1, A, or C train to the 168th Street station. From midtown Manhattan, the A train provides express service.
A number of city buses serve the medical center: M-2, 3, 4, 5, and 100. For additional bus and subway information, call the Transit Authority at 718-330-1234.
The fastest and most convenient way to reach the medical center by automobile is to follow directions to the George Washington Bridge and exit onto Riverside Drive. From there, proceed south and turn left onto West 165th Street (the first left), and then right onto Fort Washington Avenue to the medical center parking facility.
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