IMG-friendly General Surgery residency programs in New York
As of October 22, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 13 General Surgery residency programs in New York whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 4; J-1 sponsors: 7). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 13Programs
- 4Sponsor H-1B
- 7Sponsor J-1
- 84Nationwide
General Surgery residency programs in New York for international graduates
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- 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 - General Surgery Residency
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences · Buffalo, New York
J-1USMLE 225+ - 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+
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every General Surgery residency program in New York
Visas and international graduates in General Surgery residency in New York
Which General Surgery residency programs in New York sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 22, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 4 General Surgery residency programs in New York whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Residency in General Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health; Residency in General Surgery at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island (NS/LIJ) Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health; Residency in General Surgery at South Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health; Residency in General Surgery at Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which General Surgery residency programs in New York sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 22, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 7 General Surgery residency programs in New York whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Residency in General Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health; Residency in General Surgery at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island (NS/LIJ) Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health; Residency in General Surgery at South Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health; Residency in General Surgery at Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health; General Surgery Residency, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln.
Do General Surgery residency programs in New York accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 13 General Surgery residency programs in New York 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.