Solo Surgery

A solo surgery is the first surgery a resident gets to do on their own. The first one is usually awarded to the best resident and chosen by the surgical attendings.
==Grey's Anatomy==
*Prior to the second year resident's class of 2009, the first solo surgery was an appendectomy.
*Bailey was the winner of the first solo surgery of her class during her second year of residency, in which she performed an appendectomy.
*Cristina was the first solo surgery winner of her class, but she was ineligible because of the recent events, so she was forced to choose the winner instead. The Chief said that for the first time the voting process was unanimous in choosing Cristina. ("All By Myself")
**Alex was chosen by Cristina to perform her surgery, a below the knee amputation. ("All By Myself")
**Cristina finally received her solo surgery, a hernia repair. Unfortunately, she was very busy arranging treatment plans for Izzie's, much to the distress of her patient. Before making the incision, she managed to reassure the patient and performed the surgery flawlessly. ("Stand By Me")
*Meredith got her solo surgery, a colectomy, as a wedding gift from Derek. The surgery went well. ("What a Difference a Day Makes")
*Cristina was given her first cardiac solo surgery by Teddy, who believed Cristina was ready for it. She performed the valve replacement without a hitch. ("Blink")
*Jo got her solo surgery, a hernia repair, while she was supervised by Bailey. ("Could We Start Again, Please?")
*Stephanie was given her first solo surgery by Minnick, a cholecystectomy, but her pacient died. ("It Only Gets Much Worse")
*Ben got his first solo surgery, a partial colectomy with the supervision of both Bailey and Webber. ("It Only Gets Much Worse")
*Levi performed his first solo surgery, an ileostomy reversal, as part of the Webber Method; contrary due the intentions of the method, he didn't wait for the attending before starting the critical part of the surgery. The patient bled out on the table. ("It Came Upon a Midnight Clear")
=== Special occasions ===
*On his first day, George was chosen from all the interns to perform the "intern appy", an appendectomy guided by Burke. ("A Hard Day's Night")
*By accident, George got a "solo surgery" while being trapped in the elevator with the patient. He performed an pericardiotomy guided by Burke. ("Bring the Pain")
*Due to the lack of surgeries, the interns started to do minor procedures on themselves without supervision. This led to Lexie performing an appendectomy on Sadie Harris. When they had a complication, they were forced to call Meredith, Cristina, and Bailey to finish the surgery. ("In the Midnight Hour")
*On her first day, Jo was chosen to perform the "intern appy" guided by Meredith. ("Going, Going, Gone")
*Because Teddy fainted in the OR, Simone and Lucas operated on Sam Sutton without supervision. He died due to the bleeding. ("Wedding Bell Blues")
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