Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD

Ecuadorian 🇪🇨 | MD @TecdeMonterrey 🇲🇽| Aspiring academic surgeon | Research @MayoClinic

[Malke Asaad @malkeasaad]

128 Non-US IMGs matched into General Surgery this year! 🤯 And 15 in Neurosurgery!

Huge congrats to everyone who secured their spot in the OR!

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[Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan @AhmadRehanKhan]

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

In this post you fill find percentage of MD, DO, US and Non-US IMGs Matched Applicants.

1. Internal Medicine (Categorical)
* U.S. MD Seniors: 4,001 matched out of 4,749 applicants (84.2% matched)
* U.S. DO Seniors: 1,914 matched out of 2,431 applicants (78.7% matched)
* U.S. Citizen IMGs: 1,060 matched out of 1,866 applicants (56.8% matched)
* Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs: 3,448 matched out of 7,764 applicants (44.4% matched)

2. Family Medicine
* U.S. MD Seniors: 1,492 matched out of 1,751 applicants (85.2% matched)
* U.S. DO Seniors: 1,403 matched out of 1,765 applicants (79.5% matched)
* U.S. Citizen IMGs: 585 matched out of 1,206 applicants (48.5% matched)
* Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs: 962 matched out of 2,804 applicants (34.3% matched)

3. Pediatrics (Categorical)
* U.S. MD Seniors: 1,407 matched out of 1,610 applicants (87.4% matched)
* U.S. DO Seniors: 615 matched out of 688 applicants (89.4% matched)
* U.S. Citizen IMGs: 213 matched out of 329 applicants (64.7% matched)
* Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs: 684 matched out of 1,482 applicants (46.2% matched)

4. Psychiatry
* U.S. MD Seniors: 1,414 matched out of 1,603 applicants (88.2% matched)
* U.S. DO Seniors: 566 matched out of 679 applicants (83.4% matched)
* U.S. Citizen IMGs: 177 matched out of 323 applicants (54.8% matched)
* Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs: 222 matched out of 428 applicants (51.9% matched)

5. Neurology
* U.S. MD Seniors: 583 matched out of 820 applicants (71.1% matched)
* U.S. DO Seniors: 181 matched out of 289 applicants (62.6% matched)
* U.S. Citizen IMGs: 49 matched out of 136 applicants (36.0% matched)
* Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs: 175 matched out of 666 applicants (26.3% matched)

6. Pathology
* U.S. MD Seniors: 264 matched out of 303 applicants (87.1% matched)
* U.S. DO Seniors: 116 matched out of 159 applicants (73.0% matched)
* U.S. Citizen IMGs: 50 matched out of 107 applicants (46.7% matched)
* Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs: 170 matched out of 401 applicants (42.4% matched)

7. Surgery (Categorical)
* U.S. MD Seniors: 1,111 matched out of 1,581 applicants (70.3% matched)
* U.S. DO Seniors: 298 matched out of 494 applicants (60.3% matched)
* U.S. Citizen IMGs: 85 matched out of 340 applicants (25.0% matched)
* Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs: 128 matched out of 554 applicants (23.1% matched)

8. Radiology-Diagnostic (Categorical)
* U.S. MD Seniors: 83 matched out of 694 applicants (12.0% matched)
* U.S. DO Seniors: 33 matched out of 204 applicants (16.2% matched)
* U.S. Citizen IMGs: 8 matched out of 36 applicants (22.2% matched)
* Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs: 19 matched out of 118 applicants (16.1% matched)
9. Obstetrics-Gynecology
* U.S. MD Seniors: 1,119 matched out of 1,308 applicants (85.6% matched)
* U.S. DO Seniors: 330 matched out of 487 applicants (67.8% matched)
* U.S. Citizen IMGs: 51 matched out of 146 applicants (34.9% matched)
* Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs: 45 matched out of 152 applicants (29.6% matched)

#Match2026 #Matchday #NRMP #SOAP2026 #UnmatchedMD

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

@s_estherjohnson @TheNRMP Great!!! So well deserved 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[Young Erben MD FACS @ErbenYoung]

Congratulations to both @CamilaEsquetini and @PolaniaPolania9 for their match! Bright future ahead in #GeneralSurgery 🎊🍾🎈🎉

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

No words can describe my happiness! I matched into #GeneralSurgery Categorical. This dream wasn’t easy, but I never gave up and continued pushing forward until it became true. Congratulations to everyone who matched and to those who didn’t, keep pushing & never give up #Match2026

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Percutaneous cholecystostomy should serve as a bridge to interval cholecystectomy in patients with contraindications to immediate surgery, specifically those with sepsis and acute cholecystitis, with IC ideally performed 8-13 weeks post-PC. https://t.co/rGMAtIMVZd

[Camilo Polania @PolaniaPolania9]

It was an honor to present our research in the Florida Vascular Society Meeting and the ACS-Florida Chapter. Special thanks to @ErbenYoung and our team for their support. #aortaed #FVS #ACS

[Maria A. Estevez @mariaestevezh]

Last week got to show off one of our projects at the Advanced Surgical Technologies and Robotics meeting 🤖💉 #ameliaisland #roboticsurgery #anesthesia

[Mayo Clinic Transplant @MayoTransplant]

This study is a case report on downsizing overlap stenting for bronchial anastomotic dehiscence size mismatch in lung transplant. @DrSFBussy @rofunesf @bryanfvc96 https://t.co/693MAk6Sh3

[Maria A. Estevez @mariaestevezh]

I love how at Mayo I’ve met the most incredible people. Last Friday, we celebrated our friends and colleagues, they matched across the US 🥹👏🏻 Couldn’t be prouder of you all. We’re gonna miss you so much 🫀✨ Let’s shine! @MayoMrfa

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

@YGernhofer @UMJMHSurgery @Inside_TheMatch @ProjectImg @IMG_Ecuador Thank you so much, Yan! I really appreciate it. Congratulations to you as well on conquering such a massive milestone!!

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

Beyond thrilled to share that I’ll be starting my general surgery training at @UMJMHSurgery! Dreams really do come true! Can’t wait to start this incredible journey! Here I come Miami! #LatinxSurgeons #Match2025 #Matchday @inside_thematch @ProjectImg @IMG_Ecuador

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

@rkalyes1 @UMJMHSurgery @Inside_TheMatch @ProjectImg @IMG_Ecuador Thank you!

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

@Dra_CVillarreal @UMJMHSurgery @Inside_TheMatch @ProjectImg @IMG_Ecuador Best mentor ever!! 🙌🏻 thank you Cynthia

[UM/JMH General Surgery @UMJMHSurgery]

We are thrilled to welcome our preliminary General Surgery residents👏🏽 Congratulations!!

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

@lucerosangsterc Congraaaaaaats!!! See you in Miami 👏🏻🥳

[Natalia Rodriguez, MD @natyrdzp]

Houston we have a surgeon 🤍
@HMSurgery see you soon …

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

@Adityakhanijo Thank you my friend! Congratulations to you as well! 🙌🏻👏🏻

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

Probably one of the best emails a person can get! Words can’t describe how happy and fortunate I am. Thanks to everyone who has been part of this journey, without your support this wouldn’t have been possible. This is the just the beginning of a lifelong dream-Future Gen Surg PG1

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

@jpnavarro_md Gracias JP!! 👏🏻

[Bryan Vaca-Cartagena, MD @bryanfvc96]

@FernandoM_JC Gracias Fer!! 🙌🏻