Training Program
GENERAL SURGERY

Graduate Career Paths

Thirteen current U.S. Medical School Department Chairmen received their general surgery training in this program. The majority of program graduates pursue specialty academic residency or fellowship training at a variety of programs throughout the United States.

2012		Immediate post-residency position
Dustin Bermudez		Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina
Clayton Brinster		Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Fellowship Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Peter Jenkins		Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
Robert Lewis		Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ronald Parsons		Abdominal Organ Transplantation Fellowship New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University
Matthew Santore		Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Emory University Atlanta, Georgia
Anupama Sharma Saigal		Breast Surgery Fellowship Columbia University New York, New York
Chadwick Wu		Plastic Surgery Fellowship McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2011		Immediate post-residency position
J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, MD		Resident, Cardiac Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
John Frederick, MD		Resident, Thoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Danielle Hari, MD		Fellow, Surgical Oncology John Wayne Cancer Institute and Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California
Benjamin Herdrich, MD		Fellow, Vascular Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Demetri Merianos, MD		Fellow, Pediatric Surgery Children's Hospital of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Hooman Noorchashm, MD		Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Bilal Shafi, MD		Resident, Cardiac Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
David Stitelman, MD		Fellow, Pediatric Surgery Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2010		Immediate post-residency position
Aaron Blom, MD		Fellow, Vascular Surgery Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paul Foley, MD		Fellow, Vascular Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dale Han, MD		Fellow, Surgical Oncology Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, Florida
Kristin Noonan, MD		Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Carter Paulson, MD		Resident, Colon and Rectal Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paige Porrett, MD, PhD		Fellow, Transplant Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robert Roses, MD		Fellow, Surgical Oncology MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas
Nyali Taylor, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Cooper University Hospital Camden, New Jersey
2009		Immediate post-residency position
Joshua Fosnot, MD		Resident, Plastic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Adam Kaye, MD		Fellow, Surgical Critical Care Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, Missouri
Samuel Kim, MD		Resident, Thoracic Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
April Nedeau, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts
Andrew Newman, MD		Resident, Plastic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jin Hee Ra, MD		Resident, Surgical Critical Care Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thomas Wixted, MD		Private Practice - General Surgery Harrison Medical Center Vashon, Washington
2008		Immediate post-residency position
Ibrahim Abdullah, MD		Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Pavan Atluri, MD		Resident, Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael E. Friscia, MD		Resident, Thoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD		Fellow, Surgical Oncology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York
Bradley G. Leshnower, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Emory University Atlanta, Georgia
Joseph A. P. Rodriguez, MD		Faculty, General Surgery Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, New Hampshire
2007		Immediate post-residency position
Stephen M. Bauer, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery New York University Medical Center New York, New York
Lee J. Goldstein, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York
Laura Kruper, MD		Fellow, Breast Cancer John Wayne Cancer Institute Santa Monica, California
Vivek Patel, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Rochester Rochester, New York
Andrew S. Resnick, MD, MBA		Faculty, GI Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael Wilderman, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Washington University St. Louis, Missouri
David Yan, MD		Resident, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, New York
2006		Immediate post-residency position
Mark F. Berry, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina
Shamus R. Carr, MD		US Navy, Naval Hospital Guam Agana Heights, Guam
Kristoffel R. Dumon, MD		Faculty, GI Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Benjamin M. Jackson, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stephen Kolakowski, Jr., MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mireille A. Moise, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
Richard J. Myung, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Emory University Atlanta, Georgia
2005		Immediate post-residency position
Robert J. Canter, MD		Resident, Surgical Oncology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York
Jagajan Karmacharya, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Susan B. Kesmodel, MD		Fellow, Surgical Oncology M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas
Vasant Jayasankar, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Michael J. Morowitz, MD		Resident, Pediatric Surgery University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama
Leonard T. Su, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery University of Washington of Seattle Seattle, Washington
2004		Immediate post-residency position
Subhasis Chatterjee, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center New York, New York
Rachel Rapaport Kelz, MD		Faculty, Surgical Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A. Sasha Krupnick, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University St. Louis, Missouri
Shane Parmer, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joshua Pierce, MD		Faculty, Department of Surgery Hilo Medical Center Hilo, Hawaii
Heidi Yeh, MD		Fellow, Transplant Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2003		Immediate post-residency position
Frank Bowen, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Derek Brinster, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Samantha Hendren, MD		Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery University of Toronto Ontario, Canada
Daniel Kreisel, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University St. Louis, Missouri
Wilson Szeto, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Edward Woo, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2002		Immediate post-residency position
Todd Bauer, MD		Fellow, Surgical Oncology M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas
Mark Faires, MD		Fellow, Surgical Oncology John Wayne Cancer Center Santa Monica, California
T. Sloane Guy, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Patrick Kim, MD		Fellow, Trauma Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eric Lambright, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kenneth Liechty, MD		Resident, Pediatric Surgery Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allan Stewart, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Columbia Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York
2001		Immediate post-residency position
Isabelle Bedrosian, MD		Fellow, Surgical Oncology M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas
Seth Force, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University St. Louis, Missouri
Michael Lanuti, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Robert A. Larson, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ross Milner, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Howard Song, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Emory University Hospital Atlanta, Georgia
Henry Zhu, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2000		Immediate post-residency position
Luis Campos, MD		Fellow, Transplant Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael Chang, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Niraj Desai, MD		Fellow, Transplant Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scott Kelley, MD		Postdoctoral Fellow, Surgical Oncology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Heung Bae Kim, MD		Resident, Pediatric Surgery Boston Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Harold B. N. Lovvorn, MD		Resident, Pediatric Surgery LeBonheur Children's Hospital Memphis, Tennessee
1999		Immediate post-residency position
James P. Greelish, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Brigham & Woman's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Steven J. McClane, MD		Fellow, Colorectal Surgery Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
David G. Neschis, MD		Resident, Vascular Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nabil Rizk, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Brigham & Woman's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Y. Joseph Woo, MD		Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania