Complex General Surgical Oncology ACGME case minimums
Fellows in Complex General Surgical Oncology have a published ACGME minimum in all 13 case categories, and the largest single minimum is 240. Each row below cites the ACGME requirement it was read from.
By Chris, CA-1, anesthesiology
Complex General Surgical Oncology minimums by category
| Category | Primary surgeon or teaching assistant | Cases presented at conference |
|---|---|---|
| Total Oncologic | 170 | — |
| Breast | 40 | — |
| Hepatobiliary/pancreatic (HPB) | 35 | — |
| Non-HPB gastrointestinal (GI) | 50 | — |
| Endocrine | 15 | — |
| Melanoma/soft tissue sarcoma | 30 | — |
| Total Multidisciplinary | — | 120 |
| Breast | — | 25 |
| Hepatobiliary/pancreatic | — | 25 |
| Non-HPB GI | — | 25 |
| Endocrine | — | 15 |
| Melanoma/soft tissue sarcoma | — | 30 |
| Each fellow must perform a minimum of 240 cancer-related operative procedures. | 240 | — |
An em-dash means the ACGME publishes no minimum on that row — not a minimum of zero.
Complex General Surgical Oncology · ACGME specialty 446.
Capnolog counts these live for anesthesiology and neurological surgery; other specialties are reference only.
What counts toward a minimum?
- Fellows log cases into categories the ACGME defines, not by procedure code.
- Each minimum is read in its own column: “Primary surgeon or teaching assistant” and “Cases presented at conference”.
- 10 rows are drawn from a larger row: those cases count toward that row too, never on top of it.
- The Review Committee for Surgery sets these requirements.
Where do these numbers come from?
Capnolog is independent of the ACGME. Where a number here and the ACGME's own document disagree, the document is right.