12 best surgery programs in the U.S.:
Two programs tied for the first place ranking and the tenth place ranking
1. Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.)
1. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
3. Duke University (Durham, N.C.)
4. University of Pennsylvania Perelman (Philadelphia)
5. University of California San Francisco
6. University of Michigan Ann Arbor
7. Columbia University (New York City)
8. Stanford University (Stanford, Calif.)
9. Washington University (St. Louis)
10. University of California Los Angeles
10. University of Pittsburgh
12. Emory University (Atlanta)
