Rebecca is a PGY3 general surgery resident interested in pursuing a career in surgical oncology. Her clinical interests include cancers of the foregut as well as general surgery. She is particularly interested in resident and medical student education. She plans to obtain her Master’s of Science in Clinical Epidemiology during her research years, and will be working with Dr. Rachel Kelz during that time. She also enjoys working as an editor for First Aid/USMLERx, an online question bank for boards studying.

5/2003-8/2003
Intern, Center for Biomedical and Biotechnology
Research, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
“Detection and Induction of Polyketide Synthase and Other Bioactive Compounds in Five Discodermia-Associated Bacterial Isolates”

8/2004-5/2005                    
Haverford College Thesis, Mentor: Fran Blase, PhD
“Toward the Synthesis of Ripostatin B: Efforts in Desulfurization”

6/2005-7/2006                    
Clinical Research Coordinator
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2/2010-5/2010                    
Scholarly Pursuit, Mentor: Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
“Validation of Consensus Panel Guidelines for the Management of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms.”

1. Hoffman, RL. Author, Step 1 Qmax. USMLERx Step 1 Website. Available at:
   http://www.usmlerx.com. Feb 2009
2. Gholve P; Arkader A; Gaugler RL; Wells L. Femoral Neck Fracture: Atypical Presentation
   of Child Abuse. Orthopedics, 31(3): 271, 2008.
3. Hosalkar H; Greenberg J; Gaugler RL; Garg S; Dormans JP. Abnormal Scarring With
   Keloid Formation After Osteochondroma Excision in Children With Multiple Hereditary Exostoses. J Pediatr Orthop, 27(3); 333-337, 2007.
4. Ganley TJ; Gaugler RL; Kocher MS; Flynn JM; Jones KJ. Osteochondritis Dissecans of the
   Knee. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 14(3): 147-158, 2006.
5. Ganley TJ; Gaugler RL; Moroz LA. Consultations with the Specialist: Patellofemoral
   Conditions in Childhood. Pediatrics in Review, 27: 264 – 270, 2006.

1. Hoffman RL; Gates J; Ahmad N; Ginsberg G; Kochman M; Drebin J. Validation of
   Consensus Panel Guidelines for the Management of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms. Presentation, Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting, San Antonio, March 2011.
2. Gholve PA; Gaugler RL; Campbell LB; Drummond DS; Davidson RS; Nichols KE; Dormans
   JP. Leg Length Discrepancy in Idiopathic Hemihypertrophy and Beckwith-Weidemann Syndrome. Presentation, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, Feb. 2007.
3. Gholve PA; Gaugler RL; Campbell LB; Drummond DS; Davidson RS; Nichols KE; Dormans
   JP. Leg Length Discrepancy in Idiopathic Hemihypertrophy and Beckwith-Weidemann Syndrome. E-poster, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL, May 2007.
4. Flynn JM; Gaugler RL; Emans JB; Smith JT; Betz RR; Skaggs DL; Song KM; Moreland MS;
   Campbell RM. VEPTR to Treat Non-syndromic Congenital Scoliosis: A Multicenter, Mid-term Follow-up Study. Oral presentation, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Annual Meeting, Monterey, California. September 14-16, 2006.
5. Flynn JM; Gaugler RL; Emans JB; Smith JT; Betz RR; Skaggs DL; Song KM; Moreland MS;
   Campbell RM. VEPTR to Treat Non-syndromic Congenital Scoliosis: A Multicenter, Mid-term Follow-up Study. Oral presentation, International Meeting on Advanced Spine Technology (IMAST), Athens, Greece July 2006.
6. Ganley TJ; Betz JM; Flynn JM; Gaugler RL; Gregg JR. Surgical Management of Patellar
   Instability: A Survivorship Analysis. Poster presented at American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago. March 22 – 26, 2006.

1. First Aid™ Q&A for the USMLE Step 1, Third Edition. Le, T and Feinstein, J.A., Sr Eds., Ball, M.W.; Dude, A.; Hoffman, R. L. et al, Eds. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. 2012.