IMG-friendly General Surgery residency programs
As of October 31, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 84 General Surgery residency programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 11; J-1 sponsors: 44). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 84Programs
- 11Sponsor H-1B
- 44Sponsor J-1
- 34States
General Surgery residency programs for international graduates
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- General Surgery Residency Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, Alabama
H-1BJ-1Graduated ≤ 5 yrs - General Surgery Residency
University of Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha, Nebraska
H-1BJ-1Graduated ≤ 5 yrs - Residency in General Surgery at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island (NS/LIJ) Jewish Medical Center
Northwell Health · New Hyde Park, New York
H-1BJ-1 - Residency in General Surgery at South Shore University Hospital
Northwell Health · Bay Shore, New York
H-1BJ-1Graduated ≤ 3 yrsUSMLE 230+ - Residency in General Surgery at Staten Island University Hospital
Northwell Health · Staten Island, New York
H-1BJ-1 - Medical College of Wisconsin General Surgery Residency Program
Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
H-1BJ-1 - General Surgery Residency Program
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital · Brandon, Florida
J-1Graduated ≤ 2 yrsUSMLE 225+ - General Surgery Residency
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University · Augusta, Georgia
J-1Graduated ≤ 2 yrs - General Surgery Residency
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine · Honolulu, Hawaii
J-1 - Ascension St. Vincent General Surgery Residency
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital · Indianapolis, Indiana
J-1 - General Surgery Residency
University of Mississippi Medical Center · Jackson, Mississippi
J-1USMLE 225+ - Surgery Residency Program
University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences · Fargo, North Dakota
J-1Graduated ≤ 2 yrsUSMLE 230+ - General Surgery Residency
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences · Buffalo, New York
J-1USMLE 225+ - General Surgery Residency
Mountain Area Health Education Center · Asheville, North Carolina
IMGs considered - General Surgery Residency Program
HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital · Hudson, Florida
IMGs considered - University of Kentucky (Bowling Green) General Surgery Residency Program
The Medical Center at Bowling Green · Bowling Green, Kentucky
IMGs consideredUSMLE 230+ - General Surgery Residency
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine · Springfield, Illinois
J-1Graduated ≤ 3 yrs - General Surgery Residency
Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital · Youngstown, Ohio
J-1Graduated ≤ 5 yrs - General Surgery Residency at UPMC Mercy
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
J-1Graduated ≤ 5 yrsUSMLE 240+ - General Surgery Residency Program
Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine · Boca Raton, Florida
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 2 yrs - General Surgery Residency Program
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center · Charlotte, North Carolina
IMGs considered - General Surgery Residency Program
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan · New York, New York
IMGs considered - General Surgery Residency
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · Brooklyn, New York
IMGs considered - General Surgical Residency Program
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center · Brooklyn, New York
IMGs consideredUSMLE 240+ - General Surgery Residency
The Jewish Hospital - Mercy Health · Cincinnati, Ohio
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 2 yrsUSMLE 230+ - General Surgery Residency Program
University Hospitals · Cleveland, Ohio
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 2 yrs - General Surgery Residency Program
Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, Oregon
IMGs considered - Surgery Residency Program
HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital · North Charleston, South Carolina
IMGs considered - General Surgery Residency
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple · Temple, Texas
IMGs considered - General Surgery Residency Lubbock
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · Lubbock, Texas
IMGs considered - General Surgery Residency Amarillo
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Amarillo · Amarillo, Texas
IMGs considered - Surgery Residency
University of Vermont Medical Center · Burlington, Vermont
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 2 yrs
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every General Surgery residency program
Visas and international graduates in General Surgery residency
Which General Surgery residency programs sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 31, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 11 General Surgery residency programs whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: General Surgery Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Preliminary Surgery Residency (Arizona), Mayo Clinic Arizona; General Surgery Residency Program, Stanford University; General Surgery Residency Program, Cleveland Clinic Florida; General Surgery Residency, University of Nebraska Medical Center. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which General Surgery residency programs sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 31, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 44 General Surgery residency programs whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: General Surgery Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Preliminary Surgery Residency (Arizona), Mayo Clinic Arizona; General Surgery Residency Program, Stanford University; General Surgery Residency Program, Cleveland Clinic Florida; General Surgery Residency, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Do General Surgery residency programs accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 84 General Surgery residency programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates, many requiring an ECFMG certificate. Where a program states a graduation-year limit or a USMLE score, its page quotes that too.
How is this list made, and how current is it?
From each program's own website, which ResidencySpot reads regularly. A program is listed when its page says it sponsors a J-1 or H-1B visa or considers international graduates, and the sentence that says so is quoted on its page. Policies change, so confirm with the program before you apply.