It is clear that increasing specialization in surgery creates both wonderful opportunities and chances for advancement in patient care and education and it also creates a re-alignment of some working areas of skill.

The Department recently created a Division of Vascular and Interventional Surgery, and we are fortunate that we have been able to attract back to the University of Louisville one of our most distinguished trainees, Christopher Godshall, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery.

He returned to our faculty as Assistant Professor with a vast array of 21st century skills in minimal access vascular surgery. He is presently in the position of recruiting additional faculty to join him in this important endeavor. There has been significant funding support for this process from our affiliated hospitals. The early success of the program is greeted by our residents, students and our affiliated hospitals.