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Surgery Residency Programs/California

Surgery Residency Programs in California

29 ACGME-accredited Surgery residency programs in California. Cross-validated and refreshed regularly.

  • DR
    Surgery
    Desert Regional Medical Center
    Palm Springs, CA
    Positions
    3
    PGY-1
    $73k
    Residents
    11
    Community2/5Urban367$90k21.6% foreign-born
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  • SH
    Surgery
    Sutter Health
    Roseville, CA
    Positions
    6
    PGY-1
    $86k
    Residents
    22
    Community3/5Non-Profit328
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  • HH
    Surgery
    HCA Healthcare/Los Robles Regional Medical Center
    Thousand Oaks, CA
    Positions
    3
    PGY-1
    $0k
    Residents
    12
    Community4/5Urban325$107k21.9% foreign-born
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  • SH
    Surgery
    Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium
    Wildomar, CA
    Positions
    6
    PGY-1
    $71k
    Residents
    18
    CommunityUrban$90k21.6% foreign-born
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  • KM
    Surgery
    Kern Medical Center
    Bakersfield, CA
    Positions
    4
    PGY-1
    $73k
    Residents
    6
    Initial AccreditationCommunityUrbanGov188$68k19.7% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • KD
    Surgery
    Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD)
    Visalia, CA
    Positions
    5
    PGY-1
    $69k
    Residents
    17
    Community3/5Urban$69k21.9% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • CM
    Surgery
    Community Memorial Health System
    Ventura, CA
    Positions
    3
    PGY-1
    $69k
    Residents
    17
    Community4/5UrbanNon-Profit$107k21.9% foreign-born
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  • HH
    Surgery
    HCA Healthcare Riverside
    Riverside, CA
    Positions
    6
    PGY-1
    $80k
    Residents
    17
    WarningCommunity3/5Urban478$90k21.6% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • CM
    Surgery
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Los Angeles, CA
    Positions
    6
    PGY-1
    $78k
    Residents
    29
    Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit889$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • UO
    Surgery
    University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Positions
    7
    PGY-1
    $72k
    Residents
    35
    Community2/5UrbanGov538$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • CR
    Surgery
    Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, College of Medicine
    Los Angeles, CA
    Positions
    —
    PGY-1
    —
    Residents
    0
    Community
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  • HM
    Surgery
    Huntington Memorial Hospital
    Pasadena, CA
    Positions
    4
    PGY-1
    $78k
    Residents
    18
    Community2/5UrbanNon-Profit619$88k33.4% foreign-born
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  • NM
    Surgery
    Naval Medical Center (San Diego)
    San Diego, CA
    Positions
    —
    PGY-1
    $0k
    Residents
    29
    CommunityUrban285$102k22.5% foreign-born
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  • KP
    Surgery
    Kaiser Permanente Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA
    Positions
    10
    PGY-1
    $84k
    Residents
    27
    Community4/5UrbanNon-Profit$88k33.4% foreign-born
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  • SB
    Surgery
    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
    Santa Barbara, CA
    Positions
    4
    PGY-1
    $74k
    Residents
    19
    Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit425$96k22.1% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • UO
    Surgery
    University of California Davis Health
    Sacramento, CA
    Positions
    26
    PGY-1
    $83k
    Residents
    62
    University3/5UrbanNon-Profit632$89k21.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • SJ
    Surgery
    San Joaquin General Hospital
    French Camp, CA
    Positions
    7
    PGY-1
    $63k
    Residents
    20
    Community2/5UrbanGov110$89k24.5% foreign-born
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  • UF
    Surgery
    UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program
    Fresno, CA
    Positions
    6
    PGY-1
    $72k
    Residents
    28
    Community1/5UrbanNon-Profit852$71k19.7% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • UO
    Surgery
    University of California (Irvine)
    Orange, CA
    Positions
    14
    PGY-1
    $86k
    Residents
    42
    University4/5Gov418J1J-1
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  • UO
    Surgery
    University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    La Jolla, CA
    Positions
    7
    PGY-1
    $87k
    Residents
    35
    University5/5UrbanGov757$102k22.5% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • UD
    Surgery
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles, CA
    Positions
    8
    PGY-1
    $89k
    Residents
    41
    University4/5UrbanGov445$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • LL
    Surgery
    Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
    Loma Linda, CA
    Positions
    18
    PGY-1
    $75k
    Residents
    48
    University3/5UrbanNon-Profit343$82k21.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • SH
    Surgery
    Stanford Health Care
    Stanford, CA
    Positions
    17
    PGY-1
    $92k
    Residents
    59
    University5/5Non-Profit602J1J-1H1BH-1B
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  • UO
    Surgery
    University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
    San Francisco, CA
    Positions
    27
    PGY-1
    $92k
    Residents
    59
    University5/5UrbanGov$141k34.2% foreign-bornH1BH-1B
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  • UO
    Surgery
    University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
    Oakland, CA
    Positions
    16
    PGY-1
    $92k
    Residents
    42
    Community1/5Urban438$126k34.1% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • LA
    Surgery
    Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Torrance, CA
    Positions
    15
    PGY-1
    $72k
    Residents
    41
    Community1/5UrbanGov373$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
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  • RU
    Surgery
    Riverside University Health System
    Moreno Valley, CA
    Positions
    8
    PGY-1
    $71k
    Residents
    24
    Community3/5UrbanGov439$90k21.6% foreign-born
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  • KM
    Surgery
    Kern Medical Center
    Bakersfield, CA
    Positions
    —
    PGY-1
    —
    Residents
    0
    Community
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  • AR
    Surgery
    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
    Colton, CA
    Positions
    —
    PGY-1
    $55k
    Residents
    28
    Community2/5UrbanGov456$82k21.4% foreign-born
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  • MatchPath tracks 29 ACGME-accredited Surgery residency programs in California, each cross-validated across multiple public sources.

    Filter this list by "IMG-friendly" to rank Surgery programs in California by reported IMG acceptance rate. Each program page shows its IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation — free to view.

    Many do. Filter Surgery programs in California by J-1 or H-1B sponsorship to see which ones, cross-checked against current resident nationalities.

    Every program is cross-validated across 7+ public sources — ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP, and CMS among them — with a verification date per field, so you see consistent data instead of a single vendor's listing.