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Duke General Surgery

R E S I D E N TC A N D I D A T E ’ S

G U I D E2018 – 2019

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Contents

Table of Contents

WELCOMEMessage from the Chair 5Message from Residency Program Director 6

ABOUT THE DUKE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY Duke University Medical Center History 9Duke Surgery Milestones 14Duke Surgery Department Chairs 18Facilities 22Duke Health and Duke University 23Durham, North Carolina 24Community Engagement 25

DEPARTMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCHSurgical Center for Outcomes Research (SCORES) 26Surgery Office of Clinical Research (SOCR) 27Substrate Services Core & Research Support (SSCRS) 28Residency Programs 30Surgical Education at Duke 31Surgical Education Research Group (SERG) 32How Does Duke Compare? 34Conferences 35Educational Laboratories 36Innovate MD 37Ergonomics Program 39

RESIDENTS Residents’ Lounge 41Positions of Chief Residents of Surgery 42Chief Resident Profiles 78Current Residents 89Dedicated Resident Research Program in General Surgery 106

RESEARCH LABORATORIES Duke Endocrine Neoplasia Diseases Research Group 108Determinants of Progression in Early Breast and Ovarian Cancer 108

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Cardiothoracic Surgery Translational Research Laboratory 109Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Biology Laboratory 109Duke Center for Aortic Disease Research Program 110Mechanical Support for Heart and Lung Disease Research 110Fibrosis and Wound Healing 111DataLab for Clinical Care & Population Health 111Tissue Engineering and Implantable Devices 112Vascularized Composite Allograft Laboratory 112Knechtle Lab 113Immune Management Laboratory 113Vascular Surgery Research Laboratory 114Antiviral Drug Discovery Laboratory 114Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory 115Cell Death Laboratory 115Center for Applied Therapeutics 116Endocrine Neoplasia Laboratory 116Immune Dysfunction and Evolutionary Mismatch Laboratory 117Immune Mechanisms of Disease Pathogenesis Laboratory 117Immune Responses and Virology Laboratory 118Immunologic Signatures Laboratory 118Immunology, Inflammation, and Immunotherapy Laboratory 119Innate and Adaptive Cellular Cytotoxicity Laboratory 119Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development 120

FACULTY 121Abdominal Transplant Surgery 122Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery 125Pediatric General Surgery 127Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery 128Surgical Oncology 133Surgical Sciences 142Trauma and Critical Care Surgery 150Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 153Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 157

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Message from the ChairWelcome

Welcome to Duke! That you have chosen to dedicate your time to visit Duke and consider our program for your residency training indicates you are seeking a high-caliber experience that will prepare you for a rewarding career in academic surgery. That you have been selected for an interview should provide affirmation you have the capacity to excel in surgery, and both derive benefit from and contribute to the field. I am thus very glad that you are here, and hope that your visit will help you determine whether Duke is the best fit for you. Your choice of training program will define your career, and indeed, our choice of residents defines our institution. As such, this is an important decision for us both.

During your visit to Duke, you will have an opportunity to meet our residents and faculty, tour our facilities, and gain insights into our training philosophy. You will no doubt find both breadth and depth in the resources available to you; including state-of-the-art clinical operating and patient care facilities,

comprehensive training and simulation venues; a well-organized, enthusiastic and dedicated educational faculty engaged in a comprehensive didactic curriculum; and an exceptionally developed and well-funded surgical research enterprise embedded within the larger environment of a world-class research university. The comprehensive offering of clinical, educational, and research platforms organized within a single institution makes Duke among the few institutions that can deliver on the promise to create future leaders in surgery, and it is my personal commitment to offer each trainee the opportunity to go beyond mere assimilation of the current standard, and aspire to define future paradigms.

I genuinely look forward to meeting each of you, learning what contribution you hope to make to the field of surgery, and determining how I can help you reach your career goals.

Sincerely,

Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, FACS

David C. Sabiston, Jr. Distinguished Professor and ChairmanDepartment of SurgeryDuke University School of Medicine

Surgeon-in-ChiefDuke University Health System

Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, FACS

Welcome

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I would like to welcome you on behalf of the Duke Department of Surgery and I am grateful for your interest in our General Surgery Residency Program. The decision on where to train in surgery represents the most important decision in the trajectory of a surgeon’s career. Formal clinical training as well as research into basic or translational medicine will predict success in obtaining competitive fellowships and academic positions.

The Department of Surgery at Duke’s primary goal is to provide an outstanding clinical and investigative program for students, residents, and faculty. The clinical training program in general surgery is dedicated to providing comprehensive training in patient care and operative surgery. This encompasses the entire breadth of core general surgery and the general surgery subspecialties, which includes cardiothoracic, abdominal transplant, oncology, vascular, endocrine, colorectal, trauma, and pediatric surgery. The Duke General Surgery Residency

Program offers diverse clinical settings for training and includes operative experiences at Duke University, Duke Raleigh, Duke Regional, and the Asheville/Durham Veteran’s Administration hospitals.

We have developed an exemplary and well-rounded educational program for residents in training. Formalized meetings include weekly conferences such as Grand Rounds, Deaths & Complications Conference, Chairman’s Rounds, and the Chief Resident Conference, which provide a curriculum geared toward both formal and self-directed learning. We also have integrated into the educational program a world-class simulation curriculum housed in the American College of Surgeons-accredited Simulation and Educational Activities Lab (SEAL) located in the medical school. Our simulation activities encompass the entire gamut of modalities including video/box trainers, fresh-tissue preparations, live animal studies, and cadaver experiences.

The cornerstone of the General Surgery Residency at Duke is the two-year research fellowship, typically integrated between the second and third clinical years. During these two years, our surgical residents begin a dedicated investigative experience designed to give each resident an opportunity to develop granular expertise in an area of their choosing. These can include basic or translational science projects, experiences in health services or clinical outcomes research, studies in global medicine, or indeed any thoughtfully conceived knowledge creation endeavor. Innumerable basic science opportunities exist not only in the Department of Surgery, but also across both the graduate and undergraduate campuses.

There are also multiple dual-degree opportunities obtained via the Duke Clinical Research Training Program, the Fuqua School of Business, and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. The goal of this research experience is to create thought leaders in academic surgery at both an

Message from Residency Program Director

John Migaly, MD

Welcome

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institutional and national level, and to provide each Duke resident with a concentrated expertise in their chosen field.

You should consider a number of factors when choosing a residency program and clearly one of the most important is the track record of the recent graduates. The training program is intentionally broad-based and has produced graduates with a wide variety of clinical and research interests. As you will find in the summaries enclosed, our graduates obtain access to the most highly sought-after academic jobs and specialty training fellowship programs, and make up a significant number of the chairs, chiefs, and program directors nationwide.

We are proud of our program and achievements, and we are honored that accomplished medical students like you have expressed interested in our residency. I hope that over the course of your interview experience you come away as excited as I am about our programs.

We encourage questions and hope you enjoy your visit.

Sincerely yours,

John Migaly, MDProgram DirectorGeneral Surgery Residency

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About the Department

of Surgery

About the Duke Department of Surgery

As one of the top surgery programs in the world, the Duke Department of Surgery is dedicated to providing unparalleled clinical care, conducting pioneering research, and training the next generation of leaders in clinical and academic surgery. Patients from all over the world seek treatment from its team of experts, who have access to the clinical standard in all surgical domains, as well as experimental procedures and specialized care that extends beyond the current offerings of most hospitals. This provides the best opportunity for each patient to gain their best clinical outcome, and as such attracts a patient population representing an exceptionally broad clinical spectrum from which the trainee can learn.

Since the 1930s, Duke Surgery has led the way in medical innovations. It established the nation’s first brain tumor program in 1937 and was one of the first U.S. institutions to successfully perform a kidney transplant nearly 30 years later. Duke surgeons have pioneered techniques in vascular free flaps and cardiopulmonary bypass, and led innovations in sterile technique, advanced immunotherapy, advanced oncologic viral therapy, and vaccine-based immunotherapy for cancer. In 2013, surgeons implanted a bioengineered vascular graft in a patient — a first-of-its-kind operation in the United States with potential to revolutionize vascular surgery.

The Department of Surgery’s internationally recognized faculty is focused on making gains in basic, clinical, and translational research, and it has traditionally received more NIH funding than any other surgery department in the world. The faculty is also deeply committed to preparing tomorrow’s leaders for careers in surgery with the highest level of training and access to unique research and leadership training opportunities.

The Department currently provides attending surgical coverage at Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, and two VA hospitals: Asheville VA and Durham VA hospitals. The general surgery faculty maintains an exceptionally busy practice, conducting over 30,000 operative procedures per year on a background of 70,000 procedures across all surgical specialities. As the Triangle area is perennially one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, Duke continues to expand with new operative platforms and a growing clinical and research faculty. This robust clinical volume combined with remarkably competitive faculty members adept in acquiring grant funding has led to a fiscally solvent department. It is this solvency that allows the Department to continue its unwavering dedication to residency training both on the wards and in the laboratory.

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About the Department of Surgery

1891Trinity College President John Franklin Crowell makes public a plan for starting a medical college with a teaching hospital at Trinity College.

1924James B. Duke establishes The Duke Endowment and allocates part of his $40 million gift to transform Durham’s Trinity College into Duke University.

1925James B. Duke makes an additional bequest to establish the Duke School of Medicine, Duke School of Nursing, and Duke Hospital, with the goal of improving health care in the Carolinas and nationwide.

1927 Construction begins on the medical school and Duke Hospital.

1929Three thousand applicants apply to the new medical school. Seventy first- and third-year students are selected, including four women.

Duke University Medical Center History

Duke Hospital in the Snow (DUMC Archives)

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1930Duke Hospital opens July 20, 1930, attracting 25,000 visitors.

Classes begin in hospital administration, dietetics, and medical technology on August 15.

Eighteen third-year and 30 first-year medical students begin classes on October 2.

1931The Duke School of Nursing’s first class of 24 undergraduate students begin classes on January 2.

The dedication ceremony for Duke Medical School and Duke Hospital is held on April 20.

The Private Diagnostic Clinic, Duke’s physician practice organization, is organized September 15.

1940The first wing is added to Duke Hospital.

The 65th General Hospital is authorized as an affiliated unit of the Duke University School of Medicine on October 17.

1957The Outpatient Clinic and Private Diagnostic Clinic as well as the Hanes and Reed private floors and operating rooms are opened.

The original medical school and hospital are renamed Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University Medical Center History

Duke Hospital Main Entrance,

Circa 1940 (DUMC Archives)

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1966A new hospital entrance, the Woodhall Building, opens.

1980The new $94.5 million, 616-bed Duke Hospital opens, bringing the total number of patient beds to more than 1,000.

1998The Duke University Health System (DUHS)—an integrated academic health care system serving a broad area of central North Carolina—is officially created as Duke establishes partnerships with Duke Regional Hospital, Raleigh Community Hospital, and other regional health care providers. DUHS today includes three hospitals, ambulatory care and surgery clinics, primary care medical practice clinics, home health services, hospice services, physician practice affiliations, managed care providers, and other related facilities and services.

2007Future DUHS expansion includes the development of the Hospital Addition for Surgery (HAFS) building.

The Emergency Department (ED) Expansion project provides 71 treatment spaces accommodating over 60,000 annual visits, including a full Pediatric ED, 4 trauma resuscitation rooms, CT scanner, X-ray, decontamination area, ambulance garage, a daylit waiting area, and a linear exam area arrangement for increased efficiency.

2009DUHS moves forward with the construction of a dedicated, state-of-the-art cancer center and the new Duke Medicine Pavilion, a major expansion of surgery and critical care services at Duke University Hospital.

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2012A new landmark opens its doors on Duke’s medical center campus—the seven-story, 267,000-square-foot Duke Cancer Center. More than just a modern space, it’s an environment designed to transform the experience of every patient welcomed inside. The center consolidates outpatient cancer services and clinical research from across the campus into a patient-centered, multidisciplinary facility. The building adjoins the current Morris Cancer Clinic and is equipped with, among other features, 140 examination rooms, 75 infusion stations, a pharmacy, and an outdoor garden terrace where chemotherapy patients can go while receiving their infusions.

2013The Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center for Health Education opens in January 2013. The six-floor, 104,000-square foot building houses a meeting hall, a team-based learning auditorium, teaching labs, and clinical skills and medical simulation space, including the Surgical Education and Activities Lab (SEAL).

Duke University Medical Center

Mary Duke Briddle Trent

Semans Center for Health Education

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The Duke Medicine Pavilion at Duke University Hospital opens in June 2013. The eight-floor, 608,000-square foot pavilion includes 160 critical care rooms, 18 operating rooms, and an imaging suite. The operating suites feature the latest in surgical technologies, as well as intraoperative magnetic resonance and computed tomography (CT) imaging capabilities that enable greater real-time precision and safety in complex procedures. With Duke University Hospital having to turn more than 900 patients away the previous year due to lack of space, the newly created critical care beds were urgently needed. Also, the 64 new intermediate care beds allow for optimal transition of patients from intensive care beds to standard hospital rooms.

The expanded Duke clinical facilities also provide state-of-the-art training and education for the nearly 900 residents and fellows at Duke—one of the largest training programs in the United States.

This major expansion project follows several recent significant capital projects throughout Duke Health, including renovations at Duke Raleigh Hospital and Duke Regional Hospital, and the opening of several new clinics in Wake County (Brier Creek, Morrisville, Knightdale, and North Raleigh).

2016Duke University begins construction of a third Medical Sciences Research Building (MSRB). The $103 million, 155,000-square-foot building will exclusively house bench lab research.

2017Duke University Hospital broke ground on a new hosptiral tower due to open in 2020.

Duke Medicine Pavilion at Duke Universty Hospital, 2013

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Duke Surgery Milestones

Blazing Trails in Medicine for More than Seven Decades

1936 J. Deryl Hart, MD, introduces ultraviolet lamps into operating rooms to kill airborne germs that cause postoperative Staph infections, dramatically reducing the number of infections and related deaths.

1937 Duke establishes nation’s first brain tumor program.

1955 Duke initiates children’s amputation clinic for prostheses and management as part of nationwide network.

1956 Duke becomes the first institution to use systemic hypothermia during cardiac surgery. This technique of cooling patients to less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit to minimize tissue damage during lengthy surgical procedures is now standard practice worldwide.

J. Deryl Hart and surgical team in protective clothing

operating on a patient under the sterilamp in 1937

(DUMC Archives)

Open heart surgery, Dr. Will Camp Sealy operating,

Circa 1956 (DUMC Archives)

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1965 Duke is one of the first institutions in the country to successfully perform a kidney tranplant.

1968 Duke cardiac surgeon performs first operation to treat Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome.

1969 Duke orthopaedic surgeon performs first total hip replacement in the South.

1971 Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center becomes one of the nation's first cancer centers.

1972 Duke surgeons are the first to reattach a severed thumb more than eight hours after it was amputated.

1979 Duke surgeons are the first to treat avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head with free vascularized fibular graft.

1982 Duke conducts first and only randomized trial comparing radical surgery to radiation for adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland.

1984 Duke surgeons perform first liver transplant in the state of North Carolina.

1992 Duke physicians perform the first lung transplant and the first heart/lung transplant in hospital history.

1993 The anti-HIV drug therapy (Fuzeon) is developed by Trimeris as a direct result of research conducted in the Duke Surgical Oncology Labs.

Duke Endosurgery Center opens.

1996 Duke Surgical Research Pavilion opens.

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Duke Surgery Milestones


1997 Duke Human Fresh Tissue Lab opens.

1998 Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center opens.

2000 Duke Aesthetic Center opens.

2001 American College of Surgeons establishes oncology group at Duke.

Duke Neurosurgery Skull Base Laboratory teaching facility opens.

2003 Duke Urology surgeons perform first robotic prostatectomy in the state of North Carolina.

2004 Duke Center for Translational Research is established.

2005 Duke Anatomic Gifts Program is overseen by Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery.

Duke Surgical Education and Activity Lab opens.

Duke Human Fresh Tissue Laboratory opens in 1997

Duke Surgical Education and Activity Lab (SEAL)

opens in 2005

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2006 Duke Thoracic Surgery and Duke Urology specialty clinics open in Raleigh, NC.

Duke Weight Loss Surgery Center is designated as a Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery.

2007 Duke Otolaryngology - Head and Neck specialty clinic opens in Raleigh, NC.

2008 Duke’s Surgical Education and Activities Lab receives accreditation by the American College of Surgeons as Comprehensive Education Institute.

2009 Duke General Surgery specialty clinic opens in Raleigh, NC.

Duke Small Bowel Transplant Program established.

2011 Duke Neurosurgery specialty clinic opens in Raleigh, NC.

2012 Surgical Education and Activities Lab receives first in state robotic trainer.

2013 Duke surgeons begin first ever clinical trial with bioengineered blood vessel.

2013 Duke Surgery partners with the departments of Anesthesiology and Pathology to launch MedBlue, a venture capital company developed to support early stage inovation by Duke faculty and residents.

2014 Duke Heart Transplant team performs the 1000th heart transplant at Duke.

2015 Duke pediatric surgeons separate conjoined twins.

2016 Duke surgeons perform the first hand transplant in North Carolina.

Surgical program at Duke Children’s Hospital receives Level 1 designation from ACS.

Duke’s first hand transplant was performed on May 27, 2016 (Credit: Shawn Rocco)

http://medblueincubator.com/

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The rich history and high standards that bore Duke University are also deeply rooted within the Department of Surgery.

Duke Surgery Department Chairs

Dr. David Sabiston, Jr. conducting teaching rounds with residents under the portrait of Dr. Deryl Hart, founding Chairman of the Duke Department of Surgery (DUMC Archives)

A Tradition of Excellence

J. Deryl Hart, MD1930–1960

Duke Hospital’s first dean, Dr. Wilburt Davison, appointed a Johns Hopkins surgeon, Dr. J. Deryl Hart, to be professor of surgery and the first chairman of the department in 1930. After stepping down as chairman in 1960, Dr. Hart served as president of Duke University. During his tenure as chairman, Dr. Hart expected faculty members to assume major clinical and teaching responsibilities and to pursue laboratory research. He recruited the founding members of the surgical faculty and established Duke’s surgery residency. Dr. Hart is also credited with originating the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms.

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The emphasis Dr. Hart placed on achieving excellence in patient care and teaching by integrating research with development laid the foundation for an institution that remains one of the top medical centers in the country. His philosophy was central to the department’s mission in 1930 and continues today. Under the leadership of the successive chairs — Drs. Clarence E. Gardner (1960-1964), David C. Sabiston, Jr. (1964-1994), Robert W. Anderson (1994-2003), Danny O. Jacobs, (2003-2012), and Allan D. Kirk (2014- present) — the model system of integrating the fundamental missions of academic medical centers (patient care, education, research, and administration) was enhanced within the Department of Surgery at Duke. Dr. Gardner was Dr. Hart’s first chief resident and continued on as a Duke faculty member after completing his surgical training.

Dr. David C. Sabiston, Jr. completed medical school and surgical training at Johns Hopkins Hospital under the mentorship-of Dr. Alfred Blalock. He distinguished himself in the field of cardiovascular diseases. Notable among his academic achievements were his pioneering work in the surgical management of coronary artery disease and, while at Duke, groundbreaking work in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism. Dr. Sabiston will be remembered most for his profound effect on surgical education, both nationally and internationally. This is most evident when reviewing the list of successful graduates who have gone on to lead departments, divisions, and programs and whose portraits adorn the hallways outside of the department offices.

Dr. Robert W. Anderson followed Dr. Sabiston as chairman and returned to the site of his surgical training. Social and economic influences were rapidly altering academic medicine in 1994. Dr. Anderson, an accomplished cardiothoracic surgeon with additional training in business administration, successfully led a department seeded as the epitome of traditional education and training, research, and clinical excellence while addressing the major changes in practice reimbursement that had occurred. This leadership solidified Duke’s fiscal stature and has facilitated a continued dedication to a tripartite mission of clinical, educational, and investigational achievement.

Clarence Gardner, MD1960–1964

David C. Sabiston Jr., MD1964–1994

Robert W. Anderson, MD1994–2003

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Duke Surgery Department Chairs

Dr. Danny Jacobs was recruited to Duke in 2003, where he served as the David C. Sabiston, Jr. professor and chair until October 2012. Dr. Jacobs currently is the executive vice president, provost, and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Campus in Galveston. During his 10 years at Duke, Dr. Jacobs proved himself to be a highly effective leader, committed to the success of all three missions within the Department of Surgery. He left Duke in a good position for his successor to continue the legacy of excellence that is Duke Surgery.

Dr. Allan D. Kirk was named chair of the Department of Surgery at Duke University in May 2014. He also was named as the inaugural Surgeon-in-Chief for the Duke University Health System. Dr. Kirk received his MD from Duke University School of Medicine in 1987 and completed his PhD in immunology at Duke in 1992. He completed his general surgery residency at Duke in 1995, and his multiorgan transplant fellowship at the University of Wisconsin in 1997. An accomplished scientist and surgeon, Dr. Kirk is recognized by his peers for his pioneering work in transplantation and for his outstanding ability to lead. Prior to returning to Duke, he served as a Commander in the United States Navy at the Naval Medical Research Institute, became the inaugural Chief of the Transplantation branch at the National Institutes of Health, and served as Vice Chair for Research for the Department of Surgery at Emory University. He has been recognized by induction to the National Academy of Medcine. His commitment to rigorous education and training, innovative research, and the most advanced patient care make him an excellent leader for Duke Surgery.

Danny O. Jacobs, MD, MPH2003–2012

Allan Kirk, MD, PhD2014–present

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Facilities

The Department of Surgery’s residency program gives students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience providing care for diverse populations and treating a wide range of conditions. With five world-class facilities, surgical residents can take advantage of valuable training opportunities, from pediatric through geriatric procedures, including comprehensive experiences in hepatobiliary surgery, transplantation, vascular surgery, and advanced laparoscopic procedures. The program includes experience in community and VA-based care, which is crucial for surgeons interested in academic careers. Residents become equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to be competitive in the workforce.

Duke University Hospital (DUH)

Consistently ranked as one of the top ten hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, the 989-bed Duke University Hospital is a tertiary and quaternary care hospital and Level I trauma center. On its 210 acres, it houses comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities that serve a multistate region, drawing patients routinely from the Carolinas, eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia, Georgia, and Florida. Many of its programs also attract patients from other national and international sites. The main hospital is complemented by a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center situated two blocks away. Recent and ongoing additions to Duke Hospital continue to add operative capacity and the patient volume continues to grow, consistent with the booming population moving to the Triangle area.

Duke Regional Hospital (DRH)

DRH is a 369-bed acute care hospital that has been serving the community’s health care needs since 1976. A comprehensive facility, it offers Duke surgical residents experience in inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and emergency care. The medical facility also features a level II intensive care nursery, the 30-bed Durham Regional Rehabilitation Institute, and the Davis

Ambulatory Surgical Center. It also has a nine-bed coronary care unit and a 17-bed intensive care unit. Other training opportunities include the highly acclaimed Duke Bariatric Surgery and Advanced Laparoscopic programs.

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Durham Veterans Administration Hospital (DVAMC)

This 274-bed general medical and surgical facility is located just across the street from Duke Hospital. The DVAMC provides general and specialty medical, surgical, psychiatric inpatient, and ambulatory services and is a major referral center for veterans in North Carolina, southern Virginia, northern South Carolina, and eastern Tennessee. In this capacity, the DVAMC accommodates veterans from these regions with complex general, vascular, and cardiothoracic needs and, in addition, serves local veterans requiring care for common general surgical disorders.

Asheville Veterans Administration Hospital (AVAH)

The Asheville VA Medical Center is a tertiary care, 112-bed acute care facility located in western North Carolina. Asheville VA operates a separate 120-bed Extended Care and Rehabilitation Center, serving the western North Carolina area and portions of South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. General surgical residents rotating through AVAH gain additional experience in vascular surgery, general surgery, cardiac surgery, and endoscopy.

Duke Raleigh Hospital (DRaH)

This is a 148-bed general medical and surgical hospital in Raleigh. The Duke Raleigh rotation provides residents with a community-based general surgery experience that includes what would be considered “bread and butter” general surgery, such as cholecystectomy, hernia, breast biopsy, mastectomy, and colectomy. It is currently expanding to include a comprehensive weight management program and enhanced general surgical oncology.

Facilities

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With a top-ranked medical school, health system, and university, Duke University is a hub for academic excellence and innovation. Located in Durham, N.C. — one of the fastest growing areas in the country and a center of biomedical research — it produces leaders in fields ranging from business to engineering to public policy. Duke Health, which comprises Duke University Health System, Duke University School of Medicine, and Duke University School of Nursing, consistently ranks as one of U.S. News & World Report’s best medical centers.

Duke Health is an international leader in health care, research, and training. Its state-of-the-art facilities include the flagship Duke Hospital and two community hospitals, Durham Regional and Duke Raleigh. It’s also affiliated with other health care facilities, including local hospitals, community-based primary care physician practices, and hospice care. The School of Medicine has 31 departments, centers, and institutes, and employs more than 2,000 faculty members. Duke logs more than 61,000 inpatient stays and 1.8 million outpatient visits each year.

Duke Health offers world-class education for some of the brightest minds in medicine. Programs promote multidisciplinary collaboration between basic science, translational, and clinical faculty. Trainees are encouraged to pursue research in their area of interest and, upon graduation, are uniquely positioned for sought-after clinical or research positions.

Duke Health and Duke University

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Located halfway between the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains and the spotless beaches of the Outer Banks, Durham is the fourth largest municipality in North Carolina. Visitors come to Durham for its sports teams, eclectic restaurants, and diverse culture; residents live here for its reasonable cost of living, strong sense of community, and agreeable weather. From Forbes to USA Today, the Raleigh-Durham area consistently lands on the major top 10 lists of best places in the country to visit, live, and do business.

Durham has the charm of a Southern college town with the amenities of a larger city. The nearby Research Triangle Park, the largest research park in the country, is a wellspring of advancements and career opportunities in biotechnology, environmental sciences, and pharmaceuticals. The annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival brings together people from all over the world to showcase the work of new and established filmmakers. With more than 60 parks, an extensive network of running and biking trails, and several major waterways, the city offers abundant activities for outdoors enthusiasts. Access to and from Durham is convenient, as the RDU airport just 12 miles outside the city.

Durham, North Carolina

(Clockwise from top left) Eno River State Park. Photo credit: Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau. American Tobacco Campus. Photo credit: Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau. Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Photo Credit: Brian Fleming Photography.

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General Surgery Interest Group

The Duke Department of Surgery sponsors the General Surgery Interest Group, a student-run organization that allows students to learn more about careers in general surgery through information sessions, case discussions, hands-on experiences, and professional mentorship facilitated by student-resident partnerships.

ASSET Program

The Department of Surgery has partnered with the Durham Nativity School to provide surgical skills workshops as part of the Academic Success Through Surgical Education and Training (ASSET) program. This program aims to foster high achievement in science through surgical education for financially disadvantaged students at the school.

Duke Cycling Team

The Department of Surgery sponsors the Duke University Cycling Team coached by Ben Turits. The triangle area is an exceptional area for cycling and outdoor activities in general. There are numerous cycling events year round, including group rides with the team and faculty.

Community Engagement

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Duke SCORES (Surgical Center for Outcomes Research) is a novel, transdisciplinary effort that promotes excellence in HSR for various surgical patient populations. Duke SCORES serves as a hub for education, research, mentorship, and resources to enable trainees and faculty to ask and answer questions with direct translational relevance to clinical research, patient care, safety, and quality improvement.

Goals

• Support surgical faculty and trainees interested in HSR, and provide house staff with skills to engage in outcomes research.

• Provide resources for current and future investigators by establishing a central library of current datasets and other pertinent software.

• Educate investigators interested in HSR through alignment and expansion of an existing educational platform that will leverage the work of thought leaders across Duke University Medical Center and Duke University.

• Recognize excellence in surgical outcomes research by highlighting work done both within the Department of Surgery and by nationally prominent visiting professors.

SCORES Scholars Program

The Duke SCORES Scholars Program provides funding of up to $15,000 per project for 12 months to catalyze investigations of key questions in surgical outcomes research. The goals of this program are to foster new collaborations among Duke researchers, support research teams in obtaining preliminary data that will be used to apply for larger awards, and provide opportunities for mentoring and training for junior faculty, residents and medical students.

Surgical Center for Outcomes Research (SCORES)

Departmental Infrastructure for Clinical Research

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The Surgery Clinical Research Unit (CRU) operates within the Surgery Office of Clinical Research (“SoCR”). The SoCR was established to provide turn-key clinical trial support for the Department of Surgery’s principal investigators, trainees, clinical research coordinators, and study sponsors.

The SoCR assists with protocol design, budget development, sponsor negotiations, site feasibility assessments, study operations, staffing support, database design and data integrity, regulatory document preparation, submission compliance, research practice training, clinical audit, and serves as a liaison with the contracts and finance offices as well as inter-departmental resources.

In keeping with the mission of Duke Medicine and the Department of Surgery, the SoCR is committed to providing training of tomorrow’s leaders and the conduct of innovative research that impacts healthcare outcomes for all patients.

Residents and Fellows

Duke Surgery residency and fellowship programs offer opportunities to be involved in clinical research. Please contact the Residency or Fellowship Coordinator about the research training available and required in your residency or fellowship program.

Develop and discuss your research idea with a faculty member

• What is the research question being asked?

• What data is needed to answer the research question?

• Perform a literature search

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SSCRS was developed in 2014 to support the increasing need for high-quality, well-characterized biological samples to enhance basic science research within the Department of Surgery. SSCRS collects, processes, banks, and manages high-grade biological samples combined with correlated clinical, histopathologic and phenotypic data. A variety of sample types are collected, such as whole blood, effluent, CSF, urine, stool, tissue, sputum, lavage, wound debridement and fluid collection from collection systems (e.g. wound vacuums, endotracheal tubes). SSCRSS processes and derivatizes these samples into blood and cellular fractions, RNA, DNA and small molecule RNAs. SSCRSS also provides histological and immunohistochemical processing and analysis ensuring comprehensive histological characterization of samples and performs RNA

extraction-free, quantitative nuclease protection assay (qNPA) with next-generation sequencing (NGS) mediated quantification to measure gene expression utilizing the HTG EdgeSeq Oncology Biomarker Panel (2,560 genes) and the HTG EdgeSeq Immuno-Oncology Assay (549 genes) and the HTG EdgeSeq miRNA Whole Transcriptome Assay (2,083 human miRNA transcripts).

The SSCRSS supports quality translational science through validated, standardized methodology and protocols that are implemented across studies, reducing non-relevant variability in results. To support this standardization, the core is in compliance with internationally-recognized Good Clinical Laboratory Practices and 21 CFR Part 11. Reproducibility across supported research is achieved through continued monitoring of the quality system by the Quality Assurance for Duke Vaccine Immunogenicity Programs (QADVIP), an independent quality assurance unit providing support to the SSCRSS.

The SSCRSS supports more than 30 clinical trials and collaborative studies, including National Institute of Health (NIH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Defense (DoD) and industry studies and operates as a core facility for multiple multicenter studies providing a single point of contact for feedback in protocol development, standardized collection, processing methods, sample preparation and sample shipping, receiving and distribution. The SSCRSS anticipates supporting over 56 studies over the next year and is currently supporting 32 investigators over 3 departments and 20 divisions within the Duke University Medical Center.

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General Surgery Residency

The General Surgery Residency Training Program at Duke focuses on both clinical and research education, producing competitive graduates who are prepared for careers in academic surgery. Residents gain broad experience in operative surgery as they learn to evaluate and manage a high number of patients requiring all types of procedures, from vascular to hepato-pancreatic biliary surgery.

Rotations in both community and VA medical centers mean that residents get valuable, unique, and comprehensive training for a career in academic surgery. The program is broad, but trainees have the opportunity to focus on one or more specialties, such as endocrine surgery or transplantation. General surgery residents are expected to complete at least two years of focused research, and opportunities for laboratory or other discovery experiences are available within and outside of the department. Most trainees choose specialization and seek fellowship training upon completion of the residency program, and the research experience is universally cited as a major reason that Duke residents are highly competitive for academic fellowships and faculty positions.

Residency Programs

https://surgery.duke.edu/education-and-training/residency-programs/general-surgery

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Duke surgical residents experience a wide variety of educational settings by rotating through Durham Regional, Duke Raleigh, Durham VA, and Asheville VA hospitals. Residents during their first two years develop a solid foundation in patient care, ICU management, and consultations. Junior residents finish their first two years with well over the minimum 250 operative cases required by the ACGME, thanks in part to the Department’s growing number of excellent physician-extenders.

Junior and lab residents will also develop their operative skills by participating in an advanced simulation curriculum developed with input from faculty and residents. Our innovative simulation program optimizes the educational experience to better suit residents’ schedules and shifts it earlier in our residents’ training, where it is most effective. This curriculum allows residents to master complex operative skills earlier in their training and safely prepares them for the autonomy and operative responsibilities required during their upper-level rotations.

Senior residents lead inter-disciplinary surgical teams and learn to manage the complex, high-acuity patient services one would expect at a high-volume academic institution. Their role is to act predominantly as service chiefs for rotations in hepatobiliary, surgical oncology, trauma/acute care, pediatric, transplant, thoracic, vascular, colorectal, breast, and endocrine surgery. At Duke University Hospital, all services use a night float system, which means patient care is covered by a consistent overnight team led by a night in-house chief. By graduation, Duke general surgery residents have an excess of operative experience well beyond the ACGME requirement of 850 cases minimum.

It is not just the case numbers, the challenging patients, or the simulation curriculum that creates a great surgeon. It is the intangible, un-quantifiable attributes of a program that shape trainees not only into skillful technicians but also cultivates them into future surgical leaders. At Duke, our greatest unmeasurable strength is our faculty and residents. The supportive leadership of our faculty and the enthusiastic involvement of our residents make Duke an exceptional place to train as a surgeon and develop as a leader.

Surgical Education at Duke

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The Surgical Education Research Group (SERG) was cofounded in 2015 by Dr. John Migaly (Program Director) and Dr. Shanna Sprinkle (PGY-6). With the support of the faculty and department, SERG from the beginning has been a resident- and medical student-driven endeavor.

The group provides a collaborative space to brainstorm and develop projects that advance surgical education at our institution and beyond. SERG now has the support of a talented research coordinator to help with logistics and administrative duties, allowing students and residents to focus on idea development and methodology.

Objectives

• PROMOTE knowledge of high-quality education research and methodologies.

• SUPPORT development of skills as surgical educators.

• ELEVATE the quality and productivity of educational research efforts.

• ESTABLISH education research as a valuable pillar in the Duke Surgery research enterprise.

Surgical Education Research Group (SERG)

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/john-migaly-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/education-and-training/our-trainees/shanna-sprinkle

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Program Highlights

In its short history, the group has obtained three separate grants, presented at several national meetings, and developed an iPhone application, podcast, and several devices. This past Spring the group ran the STAR course (Surgical Technique and Review Course) for the second year in a row. The SERG group will also be organizing a two-day seminar for general surgery residents to foster the development of skills geared towards teaching medical students

We have ongoing projects within all realms of surgical education, working to improve surgical knowledge, curriculums, technical skills, and behavior. As we continue to grow, we look forward to exploring new, novel ideas that will keep Duke at the forefront of surgical education research!

Contact Us

If you would like to join, collaborate, or learn more about Duke SERG, please email Morgan Cox at [email protected] or Shanna Sprinkle at [email protected].

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How Does Duke Compare?

2017 FREIDA Data

National Average Duke

Academic Year

Length of accredited training 5 5

Required length 7

Average number of PY1 interviews 77.3 102

Residents

Average number of residents/fellows 31.1 48

Average percent female 38.2 35

Average percent international medical graduates 17.6 .5

Faculty

Average number of full-time physician faculty 31.5 73

Average number of part-time physician faculty 3.5 0

Average percent female full-time physician faculty 21.1 40

Average ratio of full-time physician faculty to resident/fellow 1.0 1.5

Resident work hours (PY1)

Average hours on duty per week 73.8 71.3

Average maximum consecutive hours on duty 20.9 16

Average days off duty per week 1.1 1.3

Work environment and compensation (PY1)

Average percent of training in hospital outpatient clinics 16.8 15

Average percent of training in non-hospital ambulatory care community settings

7.8

Average resident/fellow compensation $54,592 $55,764

Average number days of vacation 18 15

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Schedule

MondayIntern (PGY-1) Conference (Intern School) 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

TuesdayDuke Regional Hospital Conference 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

WednesdaySurgical D&C Case Conference* 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.Surgical Grand Rounds* 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.SCORE Curriculum Conference* 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.Simulation Lab* 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

ThursdayDurham VA Conference 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.Duke Raleigh Hospital Conference 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.Chairman Walk Rounds 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

FridayAsheville VA Conference 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.Chief Resident Conference 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

*General Surgery Core ConferencesClinical residents are required to attend a minimum of 80 percent of core conferences (D&C, Grand Rounds, SCORE, SEAL). Research residents are required to attend the core conferences plus Chairman’s Rounds and Friday Chief’s Conference.

D&C, Grand Rounds, SCORERequired for all research and clinical residents rotating at Duke and the Durham VA. Those on night shift the night prior are required to attend.

Exceptions: ACU, SICU residents, Thoracic SAR, JTP residents rotating on cardiac, residents rotating at Asheville

SEALRequired for all residents when assigned, including DRH and Duke Raleigh.

Exceptions: Any resident who was on a night shift the night prior, ACU, SICU residents, ThoracicSAR, JTP residents rotating on cardiac, residents rotating at Asheville

Chairman’s RoundsAll research residents and all clinical residents (at Duke and the Durham VA) not in the operating room or engaged in urgent clinical care.

Chief’s Conference (Friday)All research residents and all clinical residents (at Duke and the Durham VA) not in the operating room or engaged in urgent clinical care.

Conferences

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Surgical Education and Activities Lab (SEAL)

The Surgical Education and Activities Lab (SEAL) is a state-of-the-art surgical simulation center designed to provide advanced and innovative training for physicians, residents, fellows, physician assistants, nurses, medical students, health care providers, and industry professionals in a risk-free environment. Simulation training provides learners the opportunity to develop skills and practice minimally invasive procedures without the pressures of the operating room to advance medical education and improve patient safety.

Human Fresh Tissue Laboratory

The Duke Human Fresh Tissue Laboratory is a stateof- the-art medical skills lab where residents, attending physicians, and medical students can perform advanced surgical training on fresh tissue. The lab has been used to provide training to medical professionals from Duke and throughout the country since 1997.

Duke Vivarium

A key component of the Duke Animal Care and Use Program is the Surgical Pavilion that consists of four operating rooms as well as rooms for surgical preparation, anesthetic monitoring, post-operative recovery and surgical instrument processing. This facility provides resources for teaching and research endeavors and is supplied with state-of-the-art equipment and information technology.

3D Printing Lab

The Duke 3D printing lab offers unique research and educational experiences for surgical trainees. We have many printers that can be accessed remotely from anywhere and higher end printers located just next to the Duke Medicine Pavilion. We also have state-of-the-art software and a partnership with the multi-D lab for help with segmentation, which is the process of picking out particular areas of anatomical interest for printing.

Educational Laboratories

https://surgery.duke.edu/education-and-training/educational-laboratories/surgical-education-and-activities-lab

https://surgery.duke.edu/education-and-training/educational-laboratories/human-fresh-tissue-laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/education-and-training/educational-laboratories/duke-vivarium

https://surgery.duke.edu/education-and-training/educational-laboratories/3d-printing-lab

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InnovateMD is an educational program within Duke MEDx designed to provide medical/surgical trainees and faculty with an educational and experience-based opportunity to collaborate with engineering students and faculty in the field of medical device innovation. The program was co-founded in early 2016 by David Ranney, MD, Resident in General Surgery, and Ken Gall, PhD, Associate Director of Duke MEDx and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.

InnovateMD provides opportunities via two separate pathways: (1) a competitive one-year full-immersion fellowship for clinical trainees who will learn the process of medical device development from the early stages of needs finding to commercialization and starting a business, or (2) as a centralized educational platform for trainees and faculty outside of the fellowship program to learn this process with the goal of forming a team around a specific clinical project. The mission of InnovateMD is to serve as an educational “hub” that complements the projects and initiatives of MEDx and the various clinical departments at Duke Health.

Innovate MD

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Program Highlights

• Opportunities for clinical observation• Project-based learning experience• Didactic course participation (fellowship only)• Seminars from faculty, entrepreneurs, and industry experts• Networking events on and off campus• Mentorship from medical, surgical, and engineering faculty• Dedicated resources and workshops

Program Leadership

• David Ranney, MD; Director, InnovateMD• Ken Gall, PhD; Associate Director, InnovateMD; Associate Director, MEDx• Geoff Ginsburg, MD, PhD; Director, MEDx• Donna Crenshaw, PhD; Executive Director, MEDx• Muath Bishawi, MD; Program Coordinator• Soni Nag, MD; Program Coordinator

Advisory Team

• Allan Kirk, MD, PhD• Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH• Ranjan Sudan, MD• Nandan Lad, MD, PhD• Joe Knight, MBA• Suresh Balu, MBA• Bill Walker, PhD• Neal Simmons, PhD• Mark Palmeri, MD, PhD• Kathie Amato• Salman Azhar

Ongoing Collaborations

• Duke MEDx• Department of Surgery• Pratt School of Engineering• Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship• Duke Institute for Health Innovation

Innovate MD

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In collaboration with the Duke Ergonomics Division and with support from Department of Surgery Chair Dr. Allan Kirk, several General Surgery residents initiated a program to teach junior residents and medical students about proper positioning in the OR. The program includes an ergonomic loupe fitting initiative currently in development, ergonomics labs with residents, one-on-one observation of the chief residents, and coach training for the rising chief residents.

As part of the program, each resident is fitted with loupes that sit at a proper declination angle to minimize neck flexion. Maintaining neck flexion at less than or equal to 25 degrees can prevent spine and neck strain during long stints in the OR. Additionally, the ergonomics team suggests that residents use anti-fatigue mats and take microbreaks for stretches to reduce the risk of injury.

Ergonomics Program

Illustration by Lauren Halligan, Duke Surgery.

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Duke Surgery residents are standouts in their field. Graduates consistently go on to land prestigious fellowships and highly sought-after clinical positions and academic professorships. Some focus on teaching, garnering awards for training and mentoring the next generation of surgeons. Others devote their careers to research, making significant advancements in surgical care.

The residents are typically highly productive during their time in training. Most establish themselves as bona fide authorities in a chosen field and exemplify this through significant contribution to the medical literature. This productivity indicates not only the high level of talent and ingenuity typical of the Duke Surgery resident, but also speaks to the quality of mentorship in time management, prioritization, and other skills critical to academic success delivered during the residency period. The publications of the Chief Residents in Surgery from the past two years (over 200) are presented as an example of the ongoing productivity of Duke surgical trainees.

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Residents’ Lounge

In 2017, Duke Surgery opened a lounge specifically for its residents, and designed to allow residents to make the most of their experience at Duke. Featuring a lounge area, kitchen, conference rooms, and work stations, the more than 150 residents in Duke Surgery have a multi-use space to meet with colleagues and rejuvenate.

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The most important metric of a residency program is the success of its trainees. This is best captured by the most prominent position in one’s career (for established surgeons) and the initial position obtained after residency (either faculty or fellowship for junior faculty). To assist applicants in understanding the breadth and height of the careers of trainees of the Department of Surgery, we provide the most prominent positions of all graduates of the program since 1970, and the initial appointments of new graduates for the past 20 years. You will note that approximately 70 percent of graduates follow academic careers, with numerous individuals rising to the level of Department Chair, Dean, and other executive leadership positions.

Positions of Chief Residents of Surgery

2018

Name Initial Position Most Prominent Position

Mohamed Adam Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Brian Gulack Pediatric Surgery Fellowship,The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship,The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Jeffrey Keenan Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Christopher McCoy Trauma/SCC Fellowship, UT Houston-Memorial Hermann

Trauma/SCC Fellowship, UT Houston-Memorial Hermann

Mithun Shenoi Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Indiana University School of Medicine

Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Indiana University School of Medicine

Chi-fu Jeffrey Yang Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Stanford

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Stanford

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2017


Hamza Aziz Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Johns Hopkins

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Johns Hopkins

Brian Englum Pediatric Surgery Fellowship,Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship,Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Asvin Ganapathi Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center


Brandon Henry Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Mohan Mallipeddi Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

General and Bariatric Surgeon, Virginia Mason Medical Center

Matthew Schechter Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Wash U. in St. Louis

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Wash U. in St. Louis

Paul Speicher Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center


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Anthony Castleberry Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Advanced Cardiac Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Kristy Rialon Guevara Pediatric Surgery Fellowship,Hospital for Sick Children

Assistant Professor of Surgery,Texas Children’s Hospital

Jennifer Hanna Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Cardiovascular Surgeon, Health ONE

Georgios Kokosis Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Johns Hopkins

Microsurgery Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Michael Lidsky Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Kevin Southerland Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center


2016

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Nicholas Andersen Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Duke university Medical Center

Michael Barfield Critical Care Fellowship, DukeUniversity Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, New York University

Georgia Beasley Surgical Oncology Fellowship,Ohio State Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery,Duke University Medical Center

Marcus Darrabie Surgical Research Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Acute Care Surgery/Critical Care, Florida Hospital Orlando, Surgery Instructor, University of Central Florida

David Lo Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Emory University Medical Center

Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Emory University Medical Center

Lindsay Talbot Critical Care Fellowship, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Instructor, Department of SurgerySt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Ryan Turley Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Vascular Surgeon, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, Austin, TX

2015


Andrew Barbas Transplant Surgery Fellow- ship, University of Toronto


Syamal Bhattacharya Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery,UT College of Medicine

2014


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Nicholas Andersen Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Duke university Medical Center

Michael Barfield Critical Care Fellowship, DukeUniversity Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, New York University

Georgia Beasley Surgical Oncology Fellowship,Ohio State Medical Center


Marcus Darrabie Surgical Research Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Acute Care Surgery/Critical Care, Florida Hospital Orlando, Surgery Instructor, University of Central Florida

David Lo Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Emory University Medical Center

Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Emory University Medical Center

Lindsay Talbot Critical Care Fellowship, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Instructor, Department of SurgerySt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Ryan Turley Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Vascular Surgeon, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, Austin, TX

2014


Asad Shah Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Private Practice, REX CardiacSurgical Specialists

Robert Smith Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Alabama

Clinical Assistant Professor, Scott and White Memorial Hospital Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship Texas A&M College of Medicine

Judson Williams Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Private Practice, WakeMedHeart Center

Giorgio Zanotti Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Colorado

St. Vinent’s Medical Group, Heart Center of Indiana


Kyla Bennett Vascular Surgery Fellowship,Duke University

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Nicole DeRosa Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MD Anderson, TX

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Dawn Elfenbein Endocrine Fellowship, Madison, WI

Assistant Professor, University of California Irvine

Sarah Evans Plastic Surgery Fellowship,University of Cincinnati

Assistant Professor of Surgery, St. Peter’s Hospital

2013

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2013


Keri Lunsford Abdominal Transplant Fellowship, UCLA Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Institute for Academic MedicineAssistant Member, Research InstituteHouston MethodistWeill Cornell Medical College

Vanessa Schroder Critical Care Fellowship, DukeUniversity Medical Center



Melissa Danko Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Vanderbilt University

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University

Sapan Desai Vascular Surgery Fellowship,UT Houston

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Southern Illinois University; Director of the Quality Alli- ance and Predictive Analysis, Memorial Medical Center; Chief Executive Officer, Surgisphere Corporation

Loretta Erhunmwunsee


Assistant Professor of Surgery,City of Hope Cancer Center

Sean Lee Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery,Medical College of Georgia

James Padussis Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medi- cal Center

Elisabeth Tomlinson-Tracy

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital


Nestor Villamizar Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Surgery,University of Miami Hospital

2012


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2011


Mani Daneshmand Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center


Diana Diesen Pediatric Surgery Fellowship,UT Southwestern

Assistant Professor of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center

John Haney Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center


Kelley Hutcheson Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Washington University

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center

Luigi Pascarella Vascular Surgery Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Iowa

Immanuel Turner Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow- ship, University of Michigan

Assistant Professor of Surgery,Carolinas Medical Center

Brian Untch Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

2010


Keki Balsara Critical Care Fellowship, DukeUniversity Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Errol Bush Cardiothoracic SurgeryFellowship, UCSF

Surgical Director, Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant ProgramAssistant Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins

Eugene Ceppa Minimally Invasive Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Indiana University

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2010


Sebastiande la Fuente

Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Moffitt Cancer Center

Physician Research Coordinator and Director of Research of the GeneralSurgery Residency Program, Florida Hospital, Orlando; Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Central Florida and Florida State University

Jeffrey Nienaber Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Mayo Clinic (Rochester)

Attending Surgeon, Asheville VA Medical Center

Srinevas Reddy Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh

Assistant Professor of Surgery,University of Maryland

Tamarah Westmoreland

Pediatric Surgical Oncology Fellowship, St. Jude Hospital (Memphis)

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Nemours Children’s Hospital, FL


Brian Lima Cardiothoracic SurgeryFellowship, Cleveland Clinic

Associate Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Vanessa Olcese Abdominal Transplant Fellow- ship, University ol Wisconsin

Assistant Professor of Surgery,Ohio State University

Mayur Patel Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellow, Vanderbilt Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery; Assistant Professor of Neu- rological Surgery, Vanderbilt University

RebeccaPrince-Petersen

Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle

Assistant Professor of Surgery,University of Washington

2009


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2009


Keshava Rajagopal Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and TransplantationSurgical Director, Lung TransplantationMcGovern Medical School, UT Houston

Jacob Schroder Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center


Jin Yoo MIS/Bariatric Fellowship, DukeUniversity Medical Center


David Sindram HPB Surgery Fellowship,Carolinas Medical Center

Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Novant Health


James Appel Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Vanderbilt Medical Center

Private Practice, Calabretta Cosmetic Surgery, Charlotte, NC

Matthew Hartwig Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Erich Huang Assistant Professor of Surgery,Duke University Medical Center

Adjunct Assistant Professor,Duke University, Director of Cancer Research, Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, WA

Anthony Lemaire Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Assistant Professor ofSurgery, Robert Wood JohnsonUniversity Hospital

Mimi Pham Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center


2008

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2008


Jose Trani Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cooper University Health Sys-tem, Philadelphia, PA/ Camden, NJ

2007


Jennifer H. Aldrink Pediatric Surgery Fellowship,Columbus Children’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Edward Cantu Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

Denise Ching Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Palo Alto Medical Foundation/ Sutter Medical Network

Steve Hanish Abdominal Transplant Fellowship, University of Wisconsin

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center

Jonathan Hata MIS Fellowship, Duke Univer- sity Medical Center

Private Practice, Hickory Surgical Clinic, NC

Melissa Poh Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Vanderbilt Medical Center

Private Practice, Los Angeles, CA

Joseph Turek Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Chief, Section of Pediatric Cardiac SurgeryAssociate Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center


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2006


Kelli Brooks Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center


Elizabeth Grubbs Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MD And Anderson Cancer Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Aftab Kherani Consultant, McKinsey & Company, New York

Principal of Aisling Capital Group

Jason Petrofski Colorectal Fellowship,Cleveland Clinic

Private Practice, Atlanta Colonand Rectal Surgery

Shiva Sarraf-Yazdi Instructor and Clinical Fellow,Duke-National Universityof Singapore

Assistant Dean of Recruitment and Admissions, Assistant Professor, Duke NUS

Richard Thompson Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow- ship, UVA, Charlottesville, VA

Faculty, Bryan Health, NE


Jeffrey Gaca Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Matthew Kalady Colorectal Fellowship,Cleveland Clinic

Professor of Surgery, Cleveland ClinicDirector, Sanford R. Weiss, MD Center for Hereditary Colorectal NeoplasiaCo-Director, Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Colorectal Cancer Program

Jamie Nathan Pediatric Surgery Fellowship,Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

2005

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Shawn Safford United States Navy Vice Chair of ResearchSurgeon-in-Chief, Carilion Clinic Children’s HospitalProfessor of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic School of Medicine

John Scarborough Abdominal Transplant Fellow- ship, Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Rebekah White Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, UC San Diego

2005

2004


Rolf Barth Abdominal Transplant Fellowship, University of Wisconsin

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center

Patrick Domkowski Private practice, Palm Bay, FL Private Practice, Sebastian River Medical Center, Sebastian, FL

Sitaram Emani Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Jay Lee Cardiothoracic Fellowship, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Thoracic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center

Mark Onaitis Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Professor of Surgery, UC San Diego

Gretchen Purcell Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Associate Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University

Christopher Touloukian

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Indiana University



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2003


Thomas Aloia Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, MD Anderson

Shankha Biswas Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Private Practice, Partner, Synergy CT Surgery Partner- ship, Riverside, CA

G. Gonzalez-Stawinski

Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Cleveland Clinic

Chief of Heart Transplantation and MCS, Baylor University Medical Center-Dallas

G. Robert Stephenson

Abdominal Transplant Fellow- ship, University of Pennsylvania

Private Practice, Texas Health Care PLLC, Ft. Worth, TX

David White Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery,Duke University Medical Center

2002


B. Zane Atkins United States Air Force/ Cardiothoracic Fellowship Duke University

Associate Professor of Surgery at UW Medicine, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery

G. Chad Hughes Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery and Director, Aortic Surgery Program, Duke University Medical Center

Christine Lau Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Washington University

Associate Professor of Surgery and Director Lung Transplant Program, University of Virginia

Kendra Merine Vascular Surgery Fellowship,Washington Hospital Center

Private practice, Miramar, FL

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2002


Paul Mosca Assistant Professor of Surgery,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center; Vice Chair, General Surgery Network

Aurora Pryor MIS Fellowship, Duke Univer- sity Medical Center

Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Chief General Surgery Division, Director Bariatric and Meta- bolic Weight Loss Center, Stony Brook School of Medicine

Ashish Shah Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Surgical Director of Heart and Lung Transplant, and Associate Director of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

2001


William Burfeind Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Chief of Thoracic Surgery, St. Luke’s Health Network

Paul Chai Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center

Lisa Clark Pickett Assistant Professor of Surgery,Duke University Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Chief Medical Officer, Duke University Medical Center

Pierre Dematos Private practice, Asheville, NC Private practice, Regional Sur- gical Specialists, Asheville, NC


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Thomas Hayward Trauma/Critical Care Fellow- ship, Maryland Shock Trauma


Shu Lin Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor in Pathol- ogy and Assistant Professor in Immunology, Duke University Medical Center

John Maurice Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Private practice, Newport Beach, CA

Kirsten Wilkins Colorectal Fellowship, UMDNJ– Robert Wood Johnson Hospital

Private practice, New Jersey

2001

2000


Shabab Akhter Cardiothoracic Fellowship,University of Michigan

Professor of Surgery and Chairman Division of Cardio- thoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin

Larkin Daniels Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Private practice, Cardio- Thoracic and Vascular Surgical Associates, Mobile, AB

Kimberly Gandy Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Adjunct Associate Professor, Biomedical and Health Informatics, UMKC; Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin; Founder and CEO, Play-it

Health; CMO, Infusion Express

Cleveland Lewis Jr. Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Private practice, Hudson Valley Thoracic Associates, NY

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Andrew Lodge Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center

Alan Kypson Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine

Robert Noone Colorectal Fellowship,Cleveland Clinic

Private practice, Main Line Health, Wynnewood PA

2000

1999


R. Eric Lilly Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Surgery,Medical College of Wisconsin

James St. Louis Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology; Associate Profes- sor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Aldo Castaneda Profes- sorship in Congenital Heart Sur- gery, University of Minnesota

Christopher Suhr Private practice, Aiken, SC Private practice, Onslow Surgical Clinic, Jacksonville, NC

Bryan Weidner Surgical Critical Care Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart, Pensacola, FL

Jeffrey H. Lawson Vascular Surgery Fellowship,Duke Univerisity Medical Center

President and Chief Executive Officer of HumacyteAdjunct Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center


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1999


Charles Hoopes Cardiothoracic Fellowship, Uni- versity of Michigan

Associate Professor of Surgery, Jason Alexander Gill Professor in Thoracic Surgery, Section Chief Cardiopulmonary Trans- plant, Director Heart Mechanical Circulator Support, and Director Comprehensive Trans- plant Institute, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

1998


Scott C. Silvestry Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of CT Surgery, Wash- ington University, St. Louis, MO

R. Anthony Perez-Tamayo

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Sur- gery, Associate Program Director, Rush University; Senior Attending, Stroger Hospital of Cook County (former Chief of CT 2006–2012); Associate Professor of Surgery, Loyola University, Chicago, IL

Adrian H. Cotterell Transplantation Surgery Fel- lowship, University of Miami/ Jackson Memorial Hospital

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

Louis DiBernardo Cardiothoracic Fellowship,Duke University Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center

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1998


Paul Kirshbom Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Professor of Surgery and Chief Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Yale School of Medicine

Christopher Mantyh Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Professor of Surgery and Chief of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Bryan Clary Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery, M.J. Orloff Family Endowed Chair in Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief , UC San Diego Health System

1997


Carmelo Milano Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Professor of Surgery and Surgi- cal Director of Cardiac Trans- plant and LVAD Programs, Duke University Medical Center

Scott H. Pruitt Assistant Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Senior Principal Scientist,Merck Research Labs

Lynne Skaryak Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Attending Surgeon, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Harmuth Bittner Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL


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1997


Bradley H. Collins Transplant Surgery Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Hospi-tal and Clinics

Associate Professor of Surgery,Duke University Medical Center

Mark Davies Vascular Surgery Fellowship,University of Washington

Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair-man of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Methodist Hospital; Associ-ate Quality Officer, The Method-ist Hospital System, Houston, TX

Joseph M. Forbess Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Co-Director of the Heart Center, Children’s Medical Center Dallas; Pogue Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Research

1996


Cary H. Meyer Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Private practice, Cardiovascular Associates, Kingsport, TN

Clarence H. Owen Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Private practice, Triad Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Greensboro, NC

Jeffrey C. Pence Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Associate Professor of Sur- gery and Associate Residency Program Director, Childrens Medical Center of Dayton, OH

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1996


Christina Weltz Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY

Mark Tedder Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Attending, St. Thomas Health, Nashville TN; Private practice, Cardiovascular Associates, Nashville, TN

Mark Anstadt Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Private practice, Miami Valley Heart & Lung Surgeons; Holds voluntary faculty positions at Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State, OH; Formerly Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Chair of CT Surgery, and Vice Chair of Department of Surgery)

Ravi Chari Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplant Fellowship, University of Toronto

Vice President of Clinical Excel- lence, Clinical Services Group, Hospital Corporation of Amer- ica (HCA)

Michael Demaio Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Professor of Surgery, Director of the Lung/Heart-Lung Transplant Program, and Director ofResearch, Department of CT Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Founder, Spectral MD


James R. Mault Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Vice President and CMO ofQualcomm Life

1995


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1995


David S. Peterseim Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Private practice, Charleston, SC

William N. Pugh Private practice Private practice, American Fork Surgical Associates, American Fork, UT

Cemil M. Purut Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center

Private practice, Hickory Heart Lung and Vascular, NC

Paul M. Aheanne Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MD Anderson

Private practice, Regional Surgi- cal Specialists, Asheville, NC

FrancisDuhaylongsod


VP and Chief Medical Director,Edwards Lifesciences

Allan D. Kirk Multi-Organ Transplant Fellowship, University of Wisconsin

Chair of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief, Duke University Medical Center

Theodore Koutlas Fellowship, Duke UniversityMedical Center

Professor of Surgery, Pediatric Cards, ECU

1994

Name Most Prominent Position

Thomas A. D’Amico Professor of Surgery; Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery; Vice Chair of Surgery; and Chief Medical Officer of Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center

Andrew Davidoff Chair of Surgery, St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Stanley A. Gall Jr. Prairie Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Prairie Heart Institute, Springfield Illinois

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1994


Jeffrey S. Heinle Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX

Scott H. Johnson Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Greenville Health System

Kevin P. Landolfo Professor of Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida

Lewis B. Schwartz Vice President, Medical Device Development, HospiraClinical Associate, Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Chicago

Mark W. Sebastian Associate Professor, Traumatology & Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut SOM


Gene D. Branum Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Emory UniversityHospital

Nancy J. Crowley Tolnitch Surgical Associates, Raleigh, NC

Joseph R. Elbeery Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine

J. Scott Kabas AnMed Health Heart and Vascular Center, Anderson, SC

Theodore C. Koutlas Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine

John C. Lucke Assistant Consulting Professor, Duke University Medical Center

Mark D. Plunkett Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center

Phillip D. Shadduck Assistant Consulting Professor, Duke University Medical Center

1993


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1992


R. Duane Davis Jr. Director of Cardiovascular Institute and Lung TransplantFlorida Hospital Transplant Institute

Gregory P. Fontana Director and Chairman, Cardiothoracic Surgery, CardioVascular Institute of Los Robles Regional Medical CenterNational Medical Director for Cardiovascular Research and Innovation, Hospital Corporation of America

Robert C. Harland Surgical Director, Solid Organ TransplantationProfessor, SurgeryVice Chair, Academic Affairs

David H. Harpole Jr. Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor in Pathology, Vice Chief Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University Medical Center

Douglas A. Tyler Chairman of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch

Ronald J. Weigel Chair of Surgery, University of Iowa


Louis A. Brunsting Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Robin G. Cummings Medicaid Director, NC Dept. of Health & Human Services

James W. Gaynor Associate Professor of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Robert L. Quigley Regional Medical Director and Senior Vice President of Medical Assistance, Americas at International SOS

Michael A. Skinner Professor of Surgery, Washington State University

Craig L. Slinghuff Professor of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Christopher R. Watters

Clinical Associate, Department of Surgery, Duke UniversityMedical Center

1991

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1990


Thomas D. Christopher

Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates, Richmond, VA

Michael E. Jessen Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center

James J. Morris Medical Director, Surgery Service Line, Wellspan Health

Charles E. Murphy Vascular Surgeon, Inova Heart & Vascular Institute

John A. Spratt Cardiothoracic Surgery of Charleston, Charleston, SC

Bert A. Bowers Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL

H. Kim Lyerly Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor in Immunology and Associate Professor of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center

Raymond G. Makhoul

Surgical Associates of Richmond, Richmond, VA

George W. Maier Carolina Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Associates, Gastonia, NC

1989


Ralph H. Damiano Jr. Professor of Surgery and Chief Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,Washington University School of Medicine

James M. Douglas Jr. Peacehealth Medical Group, Bellingham, WA

Donald D. Glower Jr. Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Richard J. Peterson Riverview Cardiac Surgery, FL

Stuart J. Knechtle Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Duke University andExecutive Director of the Duke Transplant Center


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1989


S. Chace Lottich Center for Women’s Health, Greenwood, IN

David H. Mahvi Professor of Surgery, President Northwestern Medical Group, Northwestern University

Francis S. Rotolo Finney Trimble Surgical Associates at Greater BaltimoreMedical Center

1988

1987


T. Bruce Ferguson East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU, Brody School of Medicine

Richard D. Floyd IV St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington , KY

George S. Tyson Jr. Thoracic Surgeon, St. Petersburg, FL

John F. Lucas III Lucas Surgical Group, Greenwood, MS

Walter B. Vernon SurgOne, P.C., Englewood, CO


William L. Holman Professor of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Chief Surgical Services, Birmingham VA Medical Center

Robert B. Peyton Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, University of NorthCarolina School of Medicine

Peter K. Smith Professor of Surgery and Division Chief, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Ross M. Ungerleider Professor of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health

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1987


Warren J. Kortz Private practice, Denver, CO

Douglas S. Reintgen Professor of Surgery, Director of Cancer Initiatives, University of South Florida

Laurence H. Ross Finney Trimble Surgical Associates at Greater BaltimoreMedical Center


Gary K. Lofland Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinic, Kansas City, MO

J. Mark Williams Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU

Craig O. Olsen Cardiovascular & Chest Surgical Associates, Boise, ID

Peter Van Trigt III Triad Cardiac & Thoracic Surgeons, Greensboro, NC

Stephen K. Rerych Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, WV

Thomas L. Novick Assistant Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

1986

1984


Robert L.R. Wesly North Florida Regional Med Ctr, Gainesville, FL

L. George Alexander Locums Physician, Catawba Piedmont Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rock Hill, SC

Walter R. Chitwood Jr.

Director, East Carolina Heart Institute; Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, Brody School of Medicine


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1984


Richard A. Hopkins Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery Research and Director, Cardiac Regenerative Surgery Research Laboratories, Children’s Mercy Kansas City

J. Dirk Iglehart Director, Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Erle H. Austin III Professor of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine

James D. Sink Professor of Surgery, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA

Ronald C. Hill VA Medical Hospital, Asheville, NC

Robert N. Jones MidMichigan Physicians Group, Midland, MI

Peter M. Thurlow Associated Physicians, Madison, WI

Bruce D. Schirmer Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine

1983


Lary A. Robinson Director, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL

Peter Scholz Professor of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Jon F. Moran ECU Physician, Thoracic Surgery, Brody School of Medicine

Thomas L. Spray Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endowed Chairin Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Charles E. Cox CEO, Breast Health CRISP (Clinical and Research Integrated Strategic Program); McCann Foundation Endowed Professor of Breast Surgery, USF Health, Tampa, FL

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1983


Richard L. McCann Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center; Assistant Chief of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center

William C. Meyers Founder, Vincera Institute, Philadelphia, PA

Arthur J. Ross III Dean, West Virginia University School of Medicine

1980


John C. Alexander Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Chicago

Stephen A. Mills Associate Professor of Surgery, University of North CarolinaSchool of Medicine

Norman A. Silverman Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI

R. Randal Bollinger Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center (Retired)

R. Morton Bolman Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

George A. Parker Commonwealth Surgeons, Richmond, VA

James E. Lowe Professor of Surgery and Professor of Pathology, Duke UniversityMedical Center

W. Robins Howe Founder, Director Cardiac Surgery Program, Western Baptist Hospital, Paducah, KY; Clinical Faculty, University of Louisville & University of Kentucky

J. Scott Rankin Professor of Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine

Walter D. Holder Jr. Polyclinic, Seattle, WA

Richard M. Larson Clinical Associate Professor, East Carolina University

Charles H. Edwards II Hawthorne Cardiovascular Surgeons, Charlotte, NC


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1980


W. Peter Graper Sarasota Cardiovascular-Thoracic, Sarasota, FL

Thomas H. Marsicano

Cardiac surgeon, Savannah, GA

John B. Hanks Professor of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Jeffrey A. Norton Professor of Surgery and Chief of Oncologic and General Surgery,Stanford University

Worthington G.Schenk III

Professor of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine

1979


Lynn H. Harrison Professor and Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University ofMassachusetts Medical School

Wiliam C. DeVries Clinical Professor of Surgery, George Washington School ofMedicine and Health Sciences

Dana K. Anderson Professor and Vice-Chair of Surgery, Johns Hopkins; Surgeon-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins-Bayview Medical Center

George S. Leight Jr. Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Bruce M. Smith Associate Professor of Surgery, Georgetown University Schoolof Medicine

1978


James L. Cox Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, World Heart Foundation; Emeri- tus Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

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1978


John W. Hammon Professor of Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

John P. Grant Professor of Surgery and Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program, Duke University Medical Center

Gregory S. Georgiade Professor of Surgery, Chief of Division of Plastic Surgery, and Vice Chair of Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

David K. Wellman Chief Medical Officer, United Emergency Services, Durham, NC


Kent W. Jones Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Utah; Surgeon, Inter-mountain Healthcare and Intermountain Medical Center

Roger C. Millar Intermountain Cardiovascular, St. George, UT

William R. Beltz Susquehanna Health Wound Healing Center, Williamsport, PA

Richard A. Perryman Chief of Cardiac Surgical Service, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL

1977


Fred A. Crawford Jr. Distinguished University Professor, Medical University of SouthCarolina

M. Wayne Flye Chief, Thoracic Surgery, St. Louis Veterans Administration Hospital; Chief of Surgery, Saint Louis Connect Care Health Systems

John W. Yarbrough Thoracic Cardiovascular Assoc, Columbia , SC

Lewis H. Stocks III Stocks Surgical Center, Raleigh, NC

1976


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1976


Robert P. Barnes Department Chair, Cardiovascular Services, St. Luke’s Hospital, Boise, ID

Richard O. Gregory Private practice, plastic surgery, Orlando, FL


Thomas M. Daniel Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, University of Virginia

Robert H. Jones Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

1975


James A. Alexander Professor of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine

Andrew S. Wechsler Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine

Kenneth P. Ramming Professor of Surgery, UCLA

1974

1974Name Most Prominent Position

Sewell H. Dixon President & CEO, St. Kitts Medical, Inc.

S. Kirby Orme Cardiovascular & Chest Surgical Associates, Boise, ID

James C.A. Fuchs Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Bradley M. Rogers Primary Care Center, Charlottesville, VA

1973

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1972


Don E. Detmer University Professor of Health Policy Emeritus and Professor of Medical Education, University of Virginia


C. Linwood Puckett University of Missouri Health System, Columbia, MO

Robert E. Cline President of Cline Cardiovascular Associates, FL

William A. Gay Jr. Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Washington University Schoolof Medicine

Robert W. Anderson Chairman of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Walter G. Wolfe Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center; Chief of Thoracic Surgery, VA Medical Center

1971

1970


H. Newland Oldham Jr.

Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center (Retired)

John M. Porter Chief of Vascular Surgery, University of Oregon

Samuel A Wells Jr. Chairman of Surgery, Washington University


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Chief Resident Profiles

EHSAN BENRASHID, MDEducation: M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2012

Training: General Surgery (PGY1) 6/25/2012-6/30/2013General Surgery (PGY2) 7/1/2013-6/30/2014Surgery Research Fellowship – Duke (PGY3) 7/1/2014-6/30/2015Surgery Research Fellowship – Duke (PGY4) 7/1/2015-6/30/2016General Surgery (PGY5) 7/1/2016-6/30/2017General Surgery (PGY6) 7/1/2017-6/30/2018General Surgery (PGY7) 7/1/2018-Present

Research Interests: Abdominal and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Disease, Peripheral Arterial Disease

Clinical Interests: Vascular Surgery, Peripheral Arterial Disease

Publications:Wu B, Lu P, Benrashid E, Malik S, Ashar J, Doran TJ, Lu QL Dose-dependent restoration of dystrophin expression in cardiac muscle of dystrophic mice by systemically delivered morpholino. Gene Therapy 2010 Jan; 17 (1): 132-140.

Hu Y, Wu B, Zillmer A, Lu P, Benrashid E, Wang M, Doran T, Shaban M, Wu X, Long Lu Q. Guanine Analogues Enhance Antisense Oligonucleotide-induced Exon Skipping in Dystrophin Gene In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecular Therapy 2010 Apr; 18(4): 812-8.

*Wu B, *Benrashid E, Lu P, Cloer C, Zillmer A, Shaban M, Lu QL. Targeting skipping of human dystrophin exons in transgenic mouse model systemically for antisense drug development. PLoS ONE 2011; 6(5): e19906 (*co-first authorship)

Benrashid E and Lawson JH. Chapter 11: Uncommon Procedures for the Difficult Dialy-sis Access Patient. Current Vascular Surgery 2014. PMPH (Shelton, CT USA)

Gilmore B, Benrashid E, Youngwirth LM, Lawson JH. Paradoxical embolus following percutaneous thrombectomy of Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow graft. J Vasc Access 2015 Nov-Dec; 16(6): 533-6.

Stone ML, LaPar DJ, Benrashid E, Scalzo DC, Mulloy DP, Ailawadi G, Kron IL, Bergin JD, Blank RS, Kern JA. Ventricular assist devices and increased blood product utilization for cardiac transplantation. J Card Surg 2015; 30(2): 194-200

Benrashid E, Adkar SS, Bennett KM, Zani S, Cox MW. Total laparoscopic retrieval of infe-rior vena cava filter. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. doi: 10.1177/2050313X15597356

Benrashid E, McCoy CC, Rice HE, Shortell CK, Cox MW. Mycotic saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant after cardiac catheterization: a case report. Ann Vasc Surg 2015 Oct; 29(7): 1447.e5-1447.e11.

Benrashid E, McCoy CC, Youngwirth LM, Kim J, Manson RJ, Otto JC, Lawson JH. Tis-sue engineered vascular grafts: origins, development, and current strategies for clinical application. Methods 2015 Jul 25. Pii: S1046-2023(15)30033-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.07.014

Benrashid E, Ranney DN, and Lawson JH. Chapter 20: Bioengineered Vascular Access Grafts. Current Vascular Surgery 2015. PMPH (Shelton, CT USA)

Benrashid E, Wang H, Keenan JE, Andersen ND, Meza JM, Hughes GC. Evolving practice pattern changes and outcomes in the era of hybrid aortic arch repair. J Vasc Surg 2016 Feb; 63(2): 323-331.e1.

Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Nussbaum DP, Benrashid E, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. Determining the optimal timing for initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy after resection for stage II

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and III colon cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 Feb; 59(2): 87-93.

Andersen ND, Benrashid E, Ross AK, Pickett LC, Smith PK, Daneshmand MA, Schroder JN, Gaca JG, Hughes GC. The utility of the aortic dissection team: outcomes and insights after a decade of experience. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2016 May; 5(3): 194-201.

Benrashid E, Wang H, Andersen ND, Keenan JE, McCann RL, Hughes GC. Complimentary roles of open and hybrid approaches to thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2016 Nov; 64(5): 1228-38.

Keenan JE, Benrashid E, Kale E, Nicoara A, Husain AM, Hughes GC. Neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring during aortic arch surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Dec; 20(4): 273-82.

Turley RS, Adkar SA, Benrashid E, Lagoo S, Shortell CK, Mureebe L. Peri-operative optimization of geriatric lower extremity bypass in the era of increased performance accountability. Ann Vasc Surg 2017 Jan; 38: 248-54.

Adkar SS, Turley RS, Benrashid E, Cox M, Mureebe L, Shortell CK. Laparotomy during endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms increases mortality. J Vasc Surg 2017 Feb; 65(2): 356-61.

Gulack BC, Benrashid E, Jaquiss RDB, Lodge AJ. Pulmonary valve replacement with a Trifecta valve is associated with reduced transvalvular gradient. Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Feb; 103(2): 655-662.

Iribarne A, Keenan J, Benrashid E, Wang H, Meza JM, Ganapathi A, Gaca J, Kim HW, Hur-witz LM, Hughes GC. Imaging surveillance after proximal aortic surgery: is it necessary? Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Mar; 103(3): 734-41.

Benrashid E, Youngwirth LM, Mureebe L, Lawson JH. Operative and perioperative man-agement of infected arteriovenous grafts. J Vasc Access 2017 Jan; 18(1): 13-21.

Kim J, Sun Z, Benrashid E, Southerland KW, Lawson JH, Fleming GA, Hill KD, Tracy ET. The impact of femoral arterial thrombosis in pediatric cardiac catheterization: a nation-al study. Cardiol Young 2017 Jul; 27(5): 912-7.

Kim J, Sun Z, Leraas HJ, Nag UP, Benrashid E, Allori AC, Pabon-Ramos WM, Rice HE, Shortell CK, Tracy ET. Morbidity and healthcare costs of vascular anomalies: a national study. Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Feb; 33(2): 149-54.

Ranney DN, Benrashid E, Meza JM, Keenan JE, Daneshmand MA. Central cannulation as a viable alternative to peripheral cannulation in extracorporeal membrane oxygen-ation. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Summer; 29(2): 188-95.

Ranney DN, Cox ML, Yerokun B, Benrashid E, McCann RL, Hughes GC. Long-term results of endovascular repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 2018 Feb; 67(2): 363-8.

Ranney DN, Benrashid E, Meza JM, Keenan JE, Bonadonna D, Mureebe L, Cox MW, Daneshmand MA. Vascular complications and use of a distal perfusion cannula in femo-rally cannulated patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ASAIO J 2017 Sep. [Epub ahead of print]

Wang H, Wagner M, Benrashid E, Keenan J, Wang A, Ranney D, Yerokun B, Gaca J, McCann RL, Hughes GC. Outcomes of reoperation after acute type A aortic dissection: implications for index repair strategy. J Am Heart Assoc 2017 Oct; 6(10): pii:e006376

Ongele MO, Benrashid E, Gilmore BF, Schroder J, Hartwig M, Zani S Jr. Robot-assisted repair of diaphragmatic hernias following ventricular assist device implantation. J Surg Case Rep 2018 Feb 21; 2018(2): rjy016

Ranney DN, Yerokun BA, Benrashid E, Bishawi M, Williams A, McCann RL, Hughes GC. Outcomes of planned 2-stage hybrid aortic repair with Dacron replaced proximal land-ing zone. Ann Thorac Surg 2018 May. [Epub ahead of print]

Benrashid E, Youngwirth LM, Turley RS, Mureebe L. Chapter 196: Venous Thromboem-bolism: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management. Current Surgical Therapy. 12th Ed. Elsevier (Philadelphia, PA USA)

Gage S, Benrashid E, Youngwirth LM, Lawson JH. Hemodialysis Grafts. Hemodialysis

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Access: Fundamentals and Advanced Management. Elsevier (Philadelphia, PA USA). 147-58.

Benrashid E, Shortell CK. Chapter 165: Nutcracker Syndrome. Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery. 9th ed. Elsevier (Philadelphia, PA USA)

Benrashid E, Andersen ND, Hughes GC. Debranching Concepts and Techniques for Arch Surgery. Surgical Management of Aortic Pathologies.

ROBERT PATRICK DAVIS, MD, PhDEducation: Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2011M.D., Michigan State University, 2013

Training: General Surgery (PGY1) 6/21/2013-6/30/2014General Surgery (PGY2) 7/1/2014-6/30/2015General Surgery (PGY3) 7/1/2015-6/30/2016Surgery Research Fellowship – Duke (PGY4) 7/1/2016-6/30/2017Jt General Surgery & Thoracic Surgery (PGY5) 7/1/2017-6/30/2018Jt General Surgery & Thoracic Surgery (PGY6) 7/1/2018-Present

Research and Clinical Interests: Cardiac and lung transplantation, Ex vivo lung perfusion, Extracorporeal life support, Ventricular assist devices, Adult cardiac surgery

Publications:Szasz T, Linder AE, Davis RP, Burnett R, Fink G, and Watts SW. Allopurinol Does Not Decrease Blood Pressure or Prevent the Development of Hypertension in the DOCA-salt Rat Model. J. Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2010 Sep. 22. PMID:20881613

Watts SW, Davis RP. 5-Hydroxytrptamine Receptors in Hypertension: An Arterial Focus. Cardiovasc Ther. 2010 Apr 28. PMID: 20433685

Linder AE, Davis RP, Burnett R, Watts SW. Comparison of the function of the serotonin transporter in vasculature of male and female rats. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2011 May; 38(5): 314-22. PMID: 21371073

Davis RP, Linder AE, Watts SW. Lack of the serotonin transporter (SERT) reduces the ability of 5-hydroxytryptamine to lower blood pressure. Nauyn-Schmiedeberg Arch Pharmacol. 2011 May; 383(5): 543-6. Epub 2011 Mar 30. PMID: 21448568.

Tan T, Watts SW, Davis RP (2011). Drug delivery: enabling technology for drug discov-ery and development. iPRECIO® Micro Infusion Pump: Programmable, refillable and implantable. Front. Pharmacol. 2:44. Epub 2011 Jul 29. PMID: 21863140.

Watts SW, Morrison MF, Davis RP, Barman SM. Serotonin and Blood Pressure Regula-tion. Pharmacol Rev. 2012 Apr; 64(2): 359-88. Epub 2012 Mar 8. PMID: 22407614.

Davis RP, Pattison J, Thompson JM, Tinkov R, Scrogin KE, Watts SW. 5-hydroxytrypt-amine (5-HT) reduces total peripheral resistance during chronic infusion: direct arterial relaxation is not involved. BMC Pharmacol. 2012 May 6; 12:4. PMID: 22559843.

Davis RP, Szasz T, Garver H, Burnett R, Tykocki N, Watts SW. One-month serotonin infusion results in a prolonged fall in blood pressure in the male deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt rat. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2013 Jan 16; 4(1). PMID: 23336053.

Szasz T, Davis RP, Garver HS, Burnett R, Fink G, Watts SW. Long-term inhibition of xan-thine oxidase by febuxostat does not decrease blood pressure in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive rats. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e56046. PMID: 23393607.

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Neely RC, Davis RP, Stephens EH, Takayama H, Khalpey Z, Ginns J, Lee SH, Chen J. Ventricular assist device for failing systemic ventricle in an adult with prior mustard procedure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Aug; 96(2):691-3. PMID: 23910115.

Davis RP, Kilian A, Timek T, Cohle SD, Hooker DL. Complete LVOT obstruction fol-lowing aortic valve replacement after HeartMate II implantation. J Card Surg. 2014 May;29(3):432. PMID: 24304173

Darios E, Barman S, Orer H, Morrison S, Davis RP, Seitz B, Watts S. 5-Hydroxytryptamine does not reduce sympathetic nerve activity or neuroeffector function in the splanchnic circulation. Eur J Pharmacol. 2015 May;754:140-7.

Davis RP, Andersen ND, Ganapathi AM, Hughes GC. Repair of bicuspid aortic valve syn-drome with anomalous right coronary artery in osteogenesis imperfecta. J Heart Valve Dis. 2015 Nov;24(6):666-668. PMID: 27997768.

Cox M, Yang CF, Speicher P, Fitch Z, Davis RP, D’Amico TD, Harpole D, Berry M. The Role of Extent of Surgical Resection and Lymph Node Assessment for Clinical Stage I Pulmo-nary Lepidic Adenocarcinoma. J Thorac Oncol. 2017, Jan 8. PMID: 28082103.

Mulvihill MS, Yerokun BA, Davis RP, Ranney DN, Daneshmand MA, Hartwig MG. Ex-tracorporeal membrane oxygenation following lung transplantation: indications and survival. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017 Jul1 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 28712677.

Ezekian B, Mulvihill MS, Freischlag K, Yerokun BA, Davis RP, Hartwig MG, Knectle SJ, Bar-bas AS. Elevated HbA1c in donor organs from patients without a diagnosis of diabetes portends worse liver allograft survival. Clin Transplant. 2017 Sep;31(9). PMID: 28667782

Chang, J, Bell S, Davis RP, Sanders, N, Holzknecht M, Barbas A, Parker W, Lin S. Early Immune Response to Acute Gastric Fluid Aspiration in a Rat Model of Lung Transplanta-tion. Exp Clin Transplant. 2018 Apr 26. PMID: 29697356

Samy, KP, Davis RP, Gao Q, Martin BM, Song M, Cano J, Farris AB, McDonald A, Gall EK, Dove CR, Leopardi FV, How, T, Williams KD, Devi GR, Collins BH, Kirk AD. Early Barriers to Neonatal Porcine Islet Engraftment in a Dual Transplant Model. Am J Transplant. 2018 Apr; 18(4):998-1006. PMID: 29178588.

Eppensteiner, J, Davis RP, Barbas A, Kwun, J, Lee J. Immunothrombotic activity of DAMPs and Extracellular Vesicles in Secondary Organ Failure induced by Trauma and Sterile Insults. Front Immunol. 2018 Feb 8;9:190. PMID: 29472928.

Gao Q, Mulvihill MS, Scheuermann U, Davis RP, Yerxa J, Yerokun BA, Hartwig MG, Sudan DL, Knechtle SJ, Barbas AS. Improvement in Liver Transplant Outcomes From Older Donors: A US National Analysis. Ann Surg. 2018 Jun 28. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 29958229

Bendersky, VA, Mulvihill MS, Yerokun BA, Ezekian B, Davis RP, Hartwig MG, Barbas AS. Elevated Donor Hemoglobin A1C Impairs Kidney Graft Survival From Diabetic Deceased Donors: A National Analysis. Accepted to Experimental and Clinical Transplantation May 4th 2018.

Agarwal R, Kyvernitakis A, Soleimani B, Milano C, Kennedy J, Davis RP, Benza R, Mora-ca R, Bailey S. Clinical Experience and Outcomes of HeartMate II to HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange: A Multicenter Experience of 24 Cases - Submitted to Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

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JINA KIM, MDEducation: M.D., University of Michigan Medical School, 2012


Research Interests: Endocrine surgery with focus on pediatric endocrine surgery, thyroid cancer

Clinical Interests: Understanding age-based differences in cancer outcomes, quality improvement in cancer care

Publications:You J, Li Q, Wu C, Kim J, Ottinger M, and Howley PM. Regulation of Aurora B expression by the bromodomain protein Brd4. Molecular and Cellular Biology 29.18 (2009): 5094-5103.

An SS, Kim J, Ahn K, Trepat X, Drake KJ, Kumar S, Ling G, Purington C, Rangasamy T, Kensler TW, Mitzner W, Fredberg JJ, Biswal S. Cell stiffness, contractile stress and the role of extracellular matrix. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 382.4 (2009): 697-703.

Kim J, Jarboe MD, Arnold MA, DiPietro MA, Bloom DA, Teitelbaum DH. Biliary duplication cyst with heterotopic gastric mucosa resulting in obstruction of the biliary system: a case report. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 47.6 (2012): e5-e8.

Yang Z, Maher JR, Kim J, Selim A, Levinson H, Wax A. Evaluation of burn severity in vivo in a mouse model using spectroscopic optical coherence tomography. Biomedical Op-tics Express 6.9 (2015): 3339-45.

Kim J, Brown W, Maher J, Levinson H, Wax A. Functional optical coherence tomography: principles and progress. Physics in Medicine and Biology 60 (2015): R211-237.

Benrashid E, McCoy CC, Youngwirth LM, Kim J, Manson RJ, Otto JC, Lawson JH. Tissue engineered vascular grafts: origins, development and current strategies for clinical application. Methods 99 (2016): 13-9.

Adam MA, Lee L, Kim J, Shenoi M, Mallipeddi M, Aziz H, Stinnett S, Sun Z, Mantyh CM, Thacker JKM. Alvimopan provides additional improvement in outcomes and cost savings in enhanced recovery colorectal surgery. Annals of Surgery 264.1 (2016): 141-6.

Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Hsu SD, Palta M, Czito BG, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Effect of com-bined neoadjuvant chemoradiation on overall survival for patients with locally ad-vanced rectal cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology 34.4 (2016): 657.

Sun Z, Kim J, Adam M, Nussbaum DP, Speicher PJ, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. National longterm outcomes of minimally invasive versus open low anterior resection for rectal cancer. Annals of Surgery 263.6 (2016): 1152-1158.

Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Nussbaum DP, Benrashid E, Huang ES, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. De-termining the optimal timing for initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy after resection for stage II and III colon cancer. Diseases of Colon and Rectum 59.2 (2016): 87-93.

Gulack BC, Rialon KL, Englum BR, Kim J, Talbot LJ, Adibe OO, Rice HE, Tracy ET. Factors associated with survival in pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma: An analysis of the na-tional cancer database (NCDB). Journal of Pediatric Surgery 51.1 (2016): 172-7.

Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Shenoi M, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Optimal timing to surgery after

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neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 222.4 (2016): 367-74.

Adam MA, Sun Z, Kim J, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Thirty-day mortality underestimates incidence of death after colorectal surgery for cancer. Gastroenterology 150.4 (2016): s1199.

Yerokun B, Adam MA, Sun Z, Kim J, Sprinkle S, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Does conversion in laparoscopic colectomy portend an inferior oncologic outcome? Results from 104,400 patients. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 20.5 (2016): 1042-8.

Ezekian B, Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Turner MC, Gilmore BF, Ong CT, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic colectomy results in increased operative time without improved perioperative outcomes. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 20.8 (2016): 1503-1510.

Adam MA, Sun Z, Kim J, Thacker JK. Reply to letter: alvimopan is associated with im-proved outcomes and cost savings in enhanced recovery colorectal surgery protocols. Annals of Surgery 266.6 (2016): e82.

Gurien LA, Blakely ML, Russell RT, Streck CJ, Vogel AM, Renaud EJ, Savoie KB, Dassinger MS, Speck KE, Nice TR, Kim J, Adibe OO, Calder BW, Leys CM, Rogers AP, DeUgarte DA, Williams RF, St. Peter SD, Parrish DW, Haynes JH, Rothstein DH, Jen HC, Tang X. Re-al-time ultrasound for central venous catheter placement in children: a multiinstitution-al study. Surgery 160.6 (2016): 1605-1611.

Gilmore BF, Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Ezekian B, Ong C, Migaly J, Mantyh C. Hand-assisted laparoscopic versus standard laparoscopic colectomy: are outcomes and operative time different? Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 20.11 (2016): 1854-1860.

Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Czito B, Mantyh CR. Migaly J. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy is not associated with either short-term or long-term benefit over 3D-confor-mal radiotherapy for rectal cancer. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 150.4 (2016): S1175–S1176.

Kim J, Sun Z, Gulack BC, Adam MA, Mosca PJ, Rice HE, Tracy ET. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a prognostic measure in pediatric melanoma. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 51.6 (2016): 986-990.

Kim J, Sun Z, Englum BR, Allori AC, Adibe OO, Rice HE, Tracy ET. Laparoscopy is safe in infants and neonates with congenital heart disease: A national study of 3,684 patients. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 26.10 (2016): 836-839.

Leraas HJ, Kim J, Sun Z, Nag UP, Ezekian BD, Kamyszek RW, Gulack BC, Rice HE, Adibe OO, Borst AJ, Rothman JA, Tracy ET. Postoperative venous thromboembolism in children is increased in setting of cancer or infection. Blood 128.22 (2016): 2391.

Turner MC, Adam MA, Sun Z, Kim J, Ezekian B, Mantyh C, Migaly J. Insurance status, not race, is associated with use of minimally invasive approach for rectal cancer. Annals of Surgery 265.4 (2017): 774-781.

Sun Z, Gilmore B, Adam MA, Kim J, Hsu SD, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Adjuvant chemotherapy after preoperative chemoradiation improves survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. Diseases of Colon and Rectum 60.10 (2017): 1050-1056.

Ezekian B, Englum BR, Gilmore BF, Kim J, Leraas HJ, Rice HE. Onychocryptosis in the pediatric patient: review and management techniques. Clinical Pediatrics 56.2 (2017): 109-114.

Leraas HJ, Ong CT, Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Gilmore BF, Ezekian B, Nag UP, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. Hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy improves perioperative outcomes with-out increasing operative time compared to the open approach: a national analysis of 8791 patients. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 21.4 (2017): 684-691

Bendersky V, Sun Z, Adam MA, Rushing C, Kim J, Youngwirth L, Turner MC, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Determining the optimal quantitative threshold for preoperative albumin level before elective colorectal surgery. 21.4 (2017): 692-699.

Turner MC, Adam MA, Sun Z, Kim J, Ezekian B, Yerokun BA, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. Re-sponse to letter: comment on “Insurance Status, Not Race Is Associated With Use

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of Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Rectal Cancer.” Annals of Surgery 267.2 (2017):774-781.

Freischlag K, Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Palta M, Czito BG, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Association between incomplete neoadjuvant radiotherapy and survival for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. JAMA Surgery 152.6 (2017): 558-564.

Newcomb LK, Rhee EHJ, Bean SM, Kim J, Tracy ET, Kuller JA. Pregnancy complicated by foetal abdominal mass: Fetiform teratoma versus foetus-in-fetu. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 36.7 (2017): 815-817.

Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Turner MC, Fisher DA, Choudhury KR, Czito BG, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Association between neoadjuvant chemoradiation and survival for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. Colorectal Disease 19.12 (2017): 1058-1066.

Ezekian B, Englum BR, Gilmore BF, Kim J, Leraas HJ, Driscoll TA, Tracy ET, Rice HE. Chil-dren receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are at increased risk of ony-chocryptosis requiring surgical management. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 39.7 (2017): e353-e356.

Nag UP, Leraas HJ, Kim J, Ezekian B, Reed CR, Lawson JH. Age associated with mortality and outcomes in pediatric vascular trauma. Journal of Vascular Surgery 65.6 (2017): 187S-188S.

Leraas HJ, Kim J, Nag U, Ezekian B, Gulack BC, Reed CR, Rice HE, Tracy ET. Thoracoscopic approach provides a safe alternative to open surgery in elective cases for newborns. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 225.4 (2017): e140-141.

Ezekian B, Englum BR, Gilmore BF, Nag UP, Kim J, Leraas HJ, Routh JC, Rice HE, Tracy ET. Renal medullary carcinoma: A national analysis of 159 patients. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 64.11 (2017): e26609.

Watson JA, Englum BR, Kim J, Adibe OO, Rice HE, Shapiro ML, Daneshmand MA, Tracy ET. Extracorporeal life support use in pediatric trauma: a review of the National Trauma Data Bank. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 52.1 (2017): 136-139.

Englum BR, Rialon KL, Kim J, Shapiro ML, Scarborough JE, Rice HE, Adibe OO, Tracy ET. Current use and outcomes of helicopter transport in pediatric trauma: a review of 18,291 transports. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 52.1 (2017): 140-144.

Gulack BC, Leraas HJ, Ezekian B, Kim J, Reed CR, Adibe OO, Rice HE, Tracy ET. Outcomes following elective resection of congenital pulmonary airway malformations is equiv-alent after 3 months of age and a weight of 5 kilograms. Journal of Pediatric Surgery (2017 Oct 9): Epub ahead of print.

Leraas HJ, Kim J, Sun Z, Ezekian B, Gulack BC, Reed CR, Tracy ET. Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas in children and adults: a national study of 369 patients. Jour-nal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (2017 Dec 12): Epub ahead of print.

Adam MA, Turner MC, Sun Z, Kim J, Ezekian B, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. The appropriateness of 30-day mortality as a quality metric in colorectal cancer surgery. American Journal of Surgery 215.1 (2017): 66-70.

Ezekian B, Englum BR, Gulack BR, Rialon KL, Kim J, Talbot LJ, Adibe OO, Routh JC, Tracy ET, Rice HE. Comparing oncologic outcomes after minimally invasive and open surgery for pediatric neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 65.1 (2017): e26755.

Kim J, Sun Z, Benrashid E, Southerland K, Lawson JH, Fleming G, Hill K, Tracy ET. The im-pact of femoral arterial thrombosis in cardiac catheterization of neonates and infants: a study of 17,071 patients. Cardiology in the Young 27.5 (2017): 912-917.

Kim J, Sun Z, Gulack BC, Benrashid E, Nag UP, Miller MJ, Allori AC, Rice HE, Shortell CK, Tracy ET. Morbidity and healthcare costs of vascular anomalies: a national study. Pedi-atric Surgery International 33.2 (2017): 149-154.

Kim J, Sun Z, Ezekian B, Schooler GR, Prasad VK, Kurtzberg J, Rice HE, Tracy ET. Gallblad-der abnormalities in children with metachromatic leukodystrophy. Journal of Surgical Research 208 (2017): 187-191

Kim J, Turner MC, Rialon KL, Sinyard RD, Tracy ET, Rice HE, Adibe OO. Vascular compli-

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cations in pediatric port removal. The American Surgeon 83.4 (2017): 143-145.

Kim J, Sun Z, Adam MA, Adibe OO, Rice HE, Roman SA, Tracy ET. Predictors of nodal metastasis in pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 52.1 (2017): 120-123.

DANIEL P. NUSSBAUM, MDEducation: M.D., Un Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2011

Training: General Surgery (PGY1) 6/27/2011-6/30/2012General Surgery (PGY2) 7/1/2012-6/30/2013Surgery Research Fellowship – Duke (PGY3) 7/1/2013-6/30/2014Surgery Research Fellowship – Duke (PGY4) 7/1/2014-6/30/2015Surgery Research Fellowship – Duke (PGY5) 7/1/2015-6/30/2016General Surgery (PGY6) 7/1/2016-6/30/2017General Surgery (PGY7) 7/1/2017-6/30/2018General Surgery (PGY8) 7/1/2018-Present

Research Interests: Comparative effectiveness research in surgical oncology; investigation of national qual-ity initiatives in oncology; translational research in carcinogenesis, tumor progression/metastasis, and anticancer drug responsiveness

Clinical Interests: Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary malignancies, soft tissue sarcomas

Publications:Nath DS, Savla J, Khemani RG, Nussbaum DP, Greene CL, Wells WJ. Thoracic duct liga-tion for persistent chylothorax after pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jul;88(1):246-51; discussion 251-2. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.083.

Nath DS, Carden AJ, Nussbaum DP, Shin AJ, Khemani RG, Starnes VA, Wells WJ.Can the Kawashima procedure be performed in younger patients? Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Aug;88(2):581-6; discussion 586-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.045.

Nath DS, Shin AJ, Nussbaum DP, Berman D, Starnes VA, Wells WJ. Ascending aortitis and aortic valve endocarditis in an infant. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr;139(4):e90-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.030.

Nath DS, Nussbaum DP, Yurko C, Ragab OM, Shin AJ, Kumar SR, Starnes VA, Wells WJ. Pulmonary homograft monocusp reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract: outcomes to the intermediate term. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jul;90(1):42-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.045.

Nussbaum DP, Bhattacharya SD, Jiang X, Cardona DM, Strickler JH, Blazer DG 3rd. Gas-troesophageal heterotopia and HER2/neu overexpression in an adenocarcinoma arising from a small bowel duplication. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2014 Mar;138(3):428-31. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0523-CR.

Speicher PJ, Goldsmith ZG, Nussbaum DP, Turley RS, Peterson AC, Mantyh CR. Ureter-al stenting in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. J Surg Res. 2014 Jul;190(1):98-103. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.02.025.

Nussbaum DP, Penne K, Speicher PJ, Stinnett SS, Perez A, White RR, Clary BM,

Tyler DS, Blazer DG 3rd. The role of clinical care pathways: an experience with distal pancreatectomy. J Surg Res. 2014 Jul;190(1):64-71. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2014.02.026.

Speicher PJ, Nussbaum DP, Scarborough JE, Zani S, White RR, Blazer DG 3rd, Mantyh CR, Tyler DS, Clary BM. Wound classification reporting in HPB surgery: can a single word change public perception of institutional performance? HPB (Oxford). 2014

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Dec;16(12):1068-73. doi: 10.1111/hpb.12275.

Speicher PJ, Nussbaum DP, White RR, Zani S, Mosca PJ, Blazer DG 3rd, Clary BM, Pappas TN, Tyler DS, Perez A. Defining the learning curve for team-based laparoscopic pancre-aticoduodenectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Nov;21(12):4014-9. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-3839-7.

Nussbaum DP, Zani S, Penne K, Speicher PJ, Stinnett SS, Clary BM, White RR, Tyler DS, Blazer DG 3rd. Feeding jejunostomy tube placement in patients undergoing pancreati-coduodenectomy: an ongoing dilemma. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Oct;18(10):1752-9. doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2581-6.

Nussbaum DP, Penne K, Stinnett SS, Speicher PJ, Cocieru A, Blazer DG 3rd, Zani S, Clary BM, Tyler DS, White RR. A standardized care plan is associated with shorter hospital length of stay in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. J Surg Res. 2015 Jan;193(1):237-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.06.036.

Nussbaum DP, Speicher PJ, Gulack BC, Ganapathi AM, Keenan JE, Stinnett SS, Kirsch DG, Tyler DS, Blazer DG 3rd. The effect of neoadjuvant radiation therapy on perioperative outcomes among patients undergoing resection of retroperitoneal sarcomas. Surg On-col. 2014 Sep;23(3):155-60. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2014.07.001.

Nussbaum DP, Speicher PJ, Ganapathi AM, Englum BR, Keenan JE, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. Laparoscopic versus open low anterior resection for rectal cancer: results from the national cancer data base. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Jan;19(1):124-31; discussion 131-2. doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2614-1.

Nussbaum DP, Speicher PJ, Gulack BC, Ganapathi AM, Englum BR, Kirsch DG, Tyler DS, Blazer DG 3rd. Long-term Oncologic Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Radiation Ther-apy for Retroperitoneal Sarcomas. Ann Surg. 2015 Jul;262(1):163-70. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000000840

Speicher PJ, Englum BR, Ganapathi AM, Nussbaum DP, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: A National Perspective on Short-term Oncologic Outcomes. Ann Surg. 2015 Dec;262(6):1040-5. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000001017.

Nussbaum DP, Speicher PJ, Gulack BC, Hartwig MG, Onaitis MW, D’Amico TA, Berry MF. Defining the role of adjuvant chemotherapy after lobectomy for typical bronchopulmo-nary carcinoid tumors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Feb;99(2):428-34. doi:10.1016/j.athorac-sur.2014.08.030.

Nussbaum DP, Speicher PJ, Gulack BC, Keenan JE, Ganapathi AM, Englum BR, Tyler DS, Blazer DG 3rd. Management of 1- to 2-cm Carcinoid Tumors of the Appendix: Using the National Cancer Data Base to Address Controversies in General Surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 May;220(5):894-903. doi:

10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.01.005.

Keenan JE, Gulack BC, Nussbaum DP, Green CL, Vaslef SN, Shapiro ML, Scarborough JE. Optimal timing of tracheostomy after trauma without associated head injury. J Surg Res. 2015 Oct;198(2):475-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.03.072.

Hou CH, Lazarides AL, Speicher PJ, Nussbaum DP, Blazer DG 3rd, Kirsch DG, Brigman BE, Eward WC. The use of radiation therapy in localized high-grade soft tissue sarcoma and potential impact on survival. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Sep;22(9):2831-8. doi: 10.1245/s10434-015-4639-4.

Lazarides AL, Eward WC, Speicher PJ, Hou CH, Nussbaum DP, Green C, Blazer DG 3rd, Kirsch DG, Brigman BE. The Use of Radiation Therapy in Well-Differentiated Soft Tis-sue Sarcoma of the Extremities: An NCDB Review. Sarcoma. 2015;2015:186581. doi: 10.1155/2015/186581.

Sun Z, Nussbaum DP, Speicher PJ, Czito BG, Tyler DS, Blazer DG 3rd. Neoadjuvant radia-tion therapy does not increase perioperative morbidity among patients undergoing gas-trectomy for gastric cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2015 Jul;112(1):46-50. doi: 10.1002/jso.23957.

Keenan JE, Speicher PJ, Nussbaum DP, Adam MA, Miller TE, Mantyh CR, Thacker JK. Improving Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery by Sequential Implementation of Multiple Standardized Care Programs. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Aug;221(2):404-14.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.04.008.

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Lane WO, Cramer CK, Nussbaum DP, Speicher PJ, Gulack BC, Czito BG, Kirsch DG, Tyler DS, Blazer DG 3rd. Analysis of perioperative radiation therapy in the surgical treatment of primary and recurrent retroperitoneal sarcoma. J Surg Oncol. 2015 Sep;112(4):352-8. doi: 10.1002/jso.23996

Sun Z, Shenoi MM, Nussbaum DP, Keenan JE, Gulack BC, Tyler DS, Speicher PJ, Blazer DG 3rd. Feeding jejunostomy tube placement during resection of gastric cancers. J Surg Res. 2016 Jan;200(1):189-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.07.014.

Gulack BC, Englum BR, Lo DD, Nussbaum DP, Keenan JE, Scarborough JE, Shapiro ML. Leukopenia is associated with worse but not prohibitive outcomes following emergent abdominal surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Sep;79(3):437-43.

Nussbaum DP, Pappas TN, Perez A. Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy in the Western Pa-tient Population: Tips, Techniques, and Evidence-based Practice. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2015 Dec;25(6):455-61.

Sun Z, Kim J, Adam MA, Nussbaum DP, Speicher PJ, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. Minimally Invasive Versus Open Low Anterior Resection: Equivalent Survival in a National Analysis of 14,033 Patients With Rectal Cancer. Ann Surg. 2016 Jun;263(6):1152-8. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001388.

Nussbaum DP, Adam MA, Youngwirth LM, Ganapathi AM, Roman SA, Tyler DS, Sosa JA, Blazer DG 3rd. Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy Does Not Improve Use or Time to Initiation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarci-noma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Mar;23(3):1026-33.

Sun Z, Adam MA, Kim J, Nussbaum DP, Benrashid E, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. Determining the Optimal Timing for Initiation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Resection for Stage II and III Colon Cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 Feb;59(2):87-93.

Gulack BC, Nussbaum DP, Keenan JE, Ganapathi AM, Sun Z, Worni M, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Surgical Resection of the Primary Tumor in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Without Me-tastasectomy is Associated With Improved Overall Survival Compared With Chemother-apy/Radiation Therapy Alone. Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 Apr;59(4):299-305. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000546.

Nussbaum DP, Rushing CN, Lane WO, Cardona DM, Kirsch DG, Peterson BL, Blazer DG Rd. Preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy versus surgery alone for retroperitone-al sarcoma: a case-control, propensity score-matched analysis of a nationwide clinical oncology database. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Jul;17(7):966-975.

Lidsky ME, Sun Z, Nussbaum DP, Adam MA, Speicher PJ, Blazer DG 3rd. Going the Extra Mile: Improved Survival for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Traveling to High-volume Cen-ters. Ann Surg. 2017 Aug;266(2):333-338.

Anderson GR, Wardell SE, Cakir M, Crawford L, Leeds JC, Nussbaum DP, Shankar PS, Soderquist RS, Stein EM, Tingley JP, Winter PS, Zieser-Misenheimer EK, Alley HM, Yllanes A, Haney V, Blackwell KL, McCall SJ, McDonnell DP, Wood KC. PIK3CA mutations enable targeting of a breast tumor dependency through mTOR-mediated MCL-1 translation. Sci Transl Med. 2016 Dec 14;8(369):369ra175.

Lidsky ME, Speicher PJ, Ezekian B, Holt EW, Nussbaum DP, Castleberry AW, Perez A, Pappas TN. Subtotal cholecystectomy for the hostile gallbladder: failure to control the cystic duct results in significant morbidity. HPB (Oxford). 2017 Jun;19(6):547-556. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.02.441.

Youngwirth LM, Nussbaum DP, Thomas S, Adam MA, Blazer DG 3rd, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Nationwide trends and outcomes associated with neoadjuvant therapy in pancre-atic cancer: An analysis of 18 243 patients. J Surg Oncol. 2017 Aug;116(2):127-132. doi: 10.1002/jso.24630

Warschkow R, Baechtold M, Leung K, Schmied BM, Nussbaum DP, Gloor B, Blazer Iii DG, Worni M. Selective survival advantage associated with primary tumor resection for met-astatic gastric cancer in a Western population. Gastric Cancer. 2018 Mar;21(2):324-337. doi: 10.1007/s10120-017-0742-5.

Anderson GR, Winter PS, Lin KH, Nussbaum DP, Cakir M, Stein EM, Soderquist RS, Craw-ford L, Leeds JC, Newcomb R, Stepp P, Yip C, Wardell SE, Tingley JP, Ali M, Xu M, Ryan M,

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McCall SJ, McRee AJ, Counter CM, Der CJ, Wood KC. A Landscape of Therapeutic Cooper-ativity in KRAS Mutant Cancers Reveals Principles for Controlling Tumor Evolution. Cell Rep. 2017 Jul 25;20(4):999-1015. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2017.07.006.

Anderson KL Jr, Mulvihill MS, Speicher PJ, Yerokun BA, Gulack BC, Nussbaum DP, Harpole DH Jr, D’Amico TA, Berry MF, Hartwig MG. Adjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Confer Superior Survival in Patients With Atypical Carcinoid Tumors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Oct;104(4):1221-1230. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.011.

Leung K, Sun Z, Nussbaum DP, Adam MA, Worni M, Blazer DG 3rd. Minimally invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A national perspective on oncologic outcomes and over-all survival. Surg Oncol. 2017 Sep;26(3):324-330. doi:10.1016/j.suronc.2017.06.004.

Ong CT, Leung K, Nussbaum DP, Sun Z, Gloor B, Blazer DG 3rd, Worni M. Open versus laparoscopic portal lymphadenectomy in gallbladder cancer: is there a dif-ference in lymph node yield? HPB (Oxford). 2018 Jun;20(6):505-513. doi:10.1016/j.hpb.2017.10.015.

Lazarides AL, Visgauss JD, Nussbaum DP, Green CL, Blazer DG 3rd, Brigman BE, Eward WC. Race is an independent predictor of survival in patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities. BMC Cancer. 2018 Apr 27;18(1):488. doi:10.1186/s12885-018-4397-3.

Lane WO, Nussbaum DP, Sun Z, Blazer DG. Preoperative radiation therapy in the surgi-cal management of gastric and junctional adenocarcinoma: Should lymph node retriev-al guidelines be altered? J Surg Oncol. 2018 May 25. doi:10.1002/jso.25068.

Köhn N, Maubach J, Warschkow R, Tsai C, Nussbaum DP, Candinas D, Gloor B, Schmied BM, Blazer DG 3rd, Worni M. High rate of positive lymph nodes in T1a gallbladder cancer does not translate to decreased survival: a population-based, propensity score adjusted analysis. HPB (Oxford). 2018 Jun 8. pii:S1365-182X(18)30819-0. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2018.05.007.

LINDA M. YOUNGWIRTH, MDEducation: M.D., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 2012


Research Interests: Endocrine Surgery

Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive and bariatric surgery

Publications:Youngwirth LM, Benavidez J, Sippel R, Chen H. Parathyroid hormone deficiency after total thyroidectomy: incidence and time. Journal of Surgical Research. 2010 Sep; 163(1): 69-71.

Youngwirth LM, Benavidez J, Sippel R, Chen H. Postoperative parathyroid hormone test-ing decreases symptomatic hypocalcemia and associated emergency room visits after total thyroidectomy. Surgery. 2010 Oct; 148(4): 841-844.

Mazeh H, Benavidez J, Poehls JL, Youngwirth LM, Chen H, Sippel R. In patients with thyroid cancer of follicular cell origin, a family history in one first-degree relative is

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associated with more aggressive disease. Thyroid. 2012 Jan; 22(1); 3-8.

Pinchot SN, Youngwirth LM, Rajamanickam V, Schaefer S, Sippel R, Chen H. Changes in swallowing-related quality of life after parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism: a prospective cohort study. Oncologist. 2012; 17(10): 1271-6.

Gilmore B, Benrashid E, Youngwirth LM, Lawson JH. Paradoxical embolus following percutaneous thrombectomy of hemodialysis reliable outflow graft. Journal of Vascular Access. 2015 Nov; 16(6): 533-6.

Benrashid E, McCoy CC, Youngwirth LM, Kim J, Manson RJ, Otto JC, Lawson JH. Tissue engineered vascular grafts: Origins, development, and current strategies for clinical application. Methods. 2016 Apr; 15(88): 13-9.

Youngwirth LM, Adam MA, Scheri RP, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Patients treated at low volume centers have higher rates of incomplete resection and compromised outcomes: An analysis of 31,129 patients with papillary thyroid cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016 Feb; 23(2): 403-9.

Adam MA, Youngwirth LM, Scheri RP, Roman SA, Sosa, JA. Same thyroid cancer, differ-ent national practice guidelines: When discordant ATA and NCCN surgical recommen-dations are associated with compromised patient outcome. Surgery. 2016 Jan; 159(1): 41-50.

Nussbaum DP, Adam MA, Youngwirth LM, Ganapathi AM, Roman SA, Tyler DS, Sosa JA, Blazer DG. Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy does not improve use or time to initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016 Mar; 23(3): 1026-33.

Adam MA, Thomas S, Youngwirth LM, Hyslop T, Reed SD, Scheri RP, Roman SA, Sosa, JA. Is there a minimum number of thyroidectomies a surgeon should perform to optimize patient outcomes? Annals of Surgery. 2016 Mar. In press.

Goffredo P, Robinson TJ, Youngwirth LM, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Intensity modulated radiation therapy use for the localized treatment of thyroid cancer: National practice patterns and outcomes. Endocrine. 2016 Sep; 53(3): 761-73.

Youngwirth LM, Jillard CL, Scheri RP, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Radioactive iodine treatment is associated with improved survival for patients with hurthle cell carcinoma. Thyroid. 2016 Jul; 26(7): 959-64.

Anderson KL, Youngwirth LM, Scheri RP, Stang MT, Roman SA, Sosa JA. T1a versus T1b differentiated thyroid cancers: Do we need to make this distinction? Thyroid. 2016 Aug; 26(8): 1046-52.

Pontius LN, Youngwirth LM, Thomas SM, Scheri RP, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Lymphovascu-lar invasion is associated with survival for papillary thyroid cancer. Endocrine Related Cancer. 2016 Jul; 23(7): 555-62.

Youngwirth LM, Adam MA, Scheri RP, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Extrathyroidal extension is associated with compromised survival in patients with thyroid cancer. Thyroid. 2017 May; 27(5): 626-31.

Benrashid E, Youngwirth LM, Mureebe L, Lawson JH. Operative and perioperative man-agement of infected arteriovenous grafts. Journal of Vascular Access. 2017 Jan; 18(1): 13-21.

Adam MA, Thomas S, Youngwirth LM, Pappas T, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Defining a hospi-tal volume threshold for minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy in the United States. JAMA Surgery. 2017 Apr; 152(4): 336-42.

Adam MA, Thomas S, Youngwirth LM, Hyslop T, Reed SD, Scheri RP, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Is there a minimum number of thyroidectomies a surgeon should perform to optimize patient outcomes? Annals of Surgery. 2017 Feb; 265(2): 402-7.

Bendersky V, Sun Z, Adam MA, Rushing C, Kim J, Youngwirth LM, Turner M, Migaly J, Mantyh CR. Determining the optimal quantitative threshold for preoperative albumin level before elective colorectal surgery. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2017 Apr; 21(4): 692-9.

Youngwirth LM, Nussbaum DP, Thomas S, Adam MA, Blazer DG 3rd, Roman SA, Sosa JA.

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Nationwide trends and outcomes associated with neoadjuvant therapy in pancreatic cancer: an analysis of 18,243 patients. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Aug; 116(2): 127-32.

Beasley GM, Hu Y, Youngwirth LM, Scheri RP, Salama AK, Rossfield K, Gardezi S, Agnese DM, Howard JH, Tyler DS, Slingluff CL Jr, Terando AM. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Sep; 24(9): 2728-33.

Anderson KL, Ruel E, Adam MA, Thomas S, Youngwirth LM, Stang MT, Scheri RP, Roman SA, Sosa JA. American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Nov; 214(5): 914-9.

Youngwirth LM, Boughey JC, Hwang ES. Surgery versus monitoring and endocrine thera-py for low-risk DCIS: The COMET trial. Bulletin of the American College of Surgery. 2017 Jan; 102(1): 62-3.

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Residents

Current Residents

PGY-1

Joseph Buchholz, MD

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Doreen Chang, MD

Duke University School of Medicine

Stewart Dalton, MD

University of Florida College of Medicine

Austin Eckhoff, MD

Emory University School of Medicine

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Residents

Current Residents

PGY-1

Daniel Firl, MD

Case Western Reserve University

Veronica Gross, MD

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Chicago Medical School

Ashley Lau, MD

Harvard Medical School

Harold Leraas, MD


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Residents

PGY-1

Joseph Nellis, MD

University of Iowa Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Derek Peters, MD

Harvard Medical School

Stephanie Principe-Marrero, MD

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Alvin Rucker, MD


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Residents

Current Residents

Marcelo Cerullo, MD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Sarah Commander, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Konstantinos Economopoulos, MD

University of Athens School of Medicine

PGY-2

Samuel Kesseli, MD

Geisel School of Medicine

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Residents

Dimitrios Moris, MD

University of Athens School of Medicine

Mariya Samoylova, MD

University of California at San Francisco

PGY-2

Brian Shaw, MD

University of California at San Francisco

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Residents

Current Residents

PGY-3

Morgan Cox, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Brian Ezekian, MD

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Michael Mulvihill, MD


Uttara Nag, MD

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Residents

PGY-3

Cecilia Ong, MD


Shanna Sprinkle, MD

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Megan Turner, MD

University of Washington School of Medicine

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Residents

Current Residents

PGY-4

James Meza, MD

University of Michigan Medical School

David Ranney, MD


Zhifei Sun, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Alice Wang, MD


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Residents

Hanghang Wang, MD

Geisel School of Medicine

PGY-4

Babatunde Yerokun, MD

The Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

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Residents

Current Residents

PGY-5

Ehsan Benrashid


Robert Patrick Davis

Michigan State University

Jina Kim


Daniel Nussbaum

University of Southern California, Keck School Of Medicine

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Residents

Linda Youngwirth

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine

PGY-5

100

Residents

Current Residents

Residents in Research Fellowship

Justin Barr, MD, PhD


David Becerra, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Norma Farrow, MD


Zachary Fitch, MD

East Virginia Medical School

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Residents

Brian Gilmore, MD



Oliver Jawitz, MD

Yale School of Medicine

Karenia Landa, MD

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Whitney Lane, MD

Duke University Medical School

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Residents

Current Residents

Carrie Moore, MD

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine


Vignesh Raman, MD

Dartmouth Medical School

Christopher Reed, MD

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Robin Schmitz, MD

Heidelberg University School of Medicine

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Residents

Paul Schroder, MD

The University of Toledo College of Medicine

Adam Shoffner, MD

Yale University School of Medicine


David Thompson, MD

Tulane University School of Medicine

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Residents

Current Residents

Joshua Watson, MD


John Yerxa, MD



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Residents

Dedicated Resident Research Program in General Surgery

The General Surgery Residency Program offers a two-year research experience following the PGY2 year that is dedicated both to research experiences and learning. The research experiences are under the guidance of experienced mentors and include clinical and/or basic science research projects, applications for funding, and meeting abstract and paper submissions. Research topic and mentor selection officially begins during the PGY1 year and is aided through quarterly meetings with the Program Director for the research program and the Associate Director for Research Education. Together the resident and their mentor(s) design a research plan, which is presented to the Chair of Surgery during the PGY2 year.

Funding for the research years is shared between the Department of Surgery and the mentor’sdivision. All PGY2 residents develop and submit a Kirchstein National Research Service Award(NRSA) proposal for the April deadline prior to their first research year. The unique interaction between basic science and clinical faculty within the Department ofSurgery, which includes the Division of Surgical Science and other education initiatives (DukeSCORES and DUKE MERITS), allows the resident to choose from a wide range research topicsthat can include cardiovascular, oncology, biomedical engineering, immunology, and transplantsciences. This interdisciplinary research and clinical education provides an essentialacademic experience—applying for a grant from the NIH—and gives fellows the opportunity todevelop a research plan for internal NIH-funded fellowship (institutional T32) grants, the DCRIResearch Fellowship Training Program, or foundation fellowships such as the Thoracic SurgeryFoundation for Research and Education (TSFRE), Ethicon-SUS (Society of University Surgeons),American College of Surgeons Clinical Scholars in Residence Program, or American CancerSociety, amongst others.

Progress is monitored by quarterly meetings with the residents and their mentors with theResearch Residency Director and Associate Director for Research Education. Adjustments canbe made along the way, depending on progress and interest. This oversight ensures a rewardingand successful experience for each resident. Metrics for success include project fundingapplication submission, meeting abstract submissions and presentations, and paper writing,submission, and publications.

If you have questions, contact:

David H. Harpole, MDResident Research DirectorProfessor of SurgeryCardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Gayathri R. Devi, MS., PhDAssociate Professor of SurgeryAssociate Director for Research EducationSurgical Sciences

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Research Labs

Research Laboratories

An internationally recognized leader in laboratory and clinical investigation, the Duke Department of Surgery receives over $60 million dollars of grant and award funding each year. It has been the top department of surgery recipient of NIH awards for over 20 years.

Our team of over 200 faculty members publish hundreds of articles annually in peer-reviewed journals, disseminating key findings and insights far beyond our walls. We welcome the contributions of our residents in advancing the science of surgery in our research labs.

Highlights of research performed at Duke Surgery follow. Find more information at surgery.duke.edu.

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Research Labs

Determinants of Progression in Early Breast and Ovarian CancerPrincipal InvestigatorsJeffrey Marks, PhDEun-Sil Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH

Research in the Marks-Hwang laboratory focus on the earliest stages of breast cancer, exploring the genetics, microenvironment, and evolution of early breast cancer. We are studying primary human ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) lesions that have not progressed to invasive cancer and comparing these to lesions that have progressed to invasive and metastatic disease. Our central hypothesis regarding progression is that principles of evolution applied to human cancer can help to predict which lesions should be aggressively treated from those that are indolent and unlikely to progress. The lab is highly interdisiciplinary and integrates scientific collaborators from UCSF, OHSU, Stanford University, USC, and member institutions of the TBCRC, a clinical trials translational research network.

Website

Principal InvestigatorRandall Scheri, MD

Research in the Duke Endocrine Neoplasia Research Group focuses on benign and malignant diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, and adrenal glands. Although our primary emphasis is health services research and health outcomes, we are also interested in examining different issues along the continuum of patient care, including translational research, the psychological and economic impact on patients of endocrine diseases and their subsequent treatment, and patients’ decisions regarding the different diagnostic and treatment strategies available to them. The group comprises surgeons, endocrinologists, medical and radiation oncologists, residents, fellows, health services researchers, epidemiologists, pathologists, biostatisticians, surgical scientists, pharmacologists, and environmental health scientists at Duke, as well as surgery and biomedical engineering faculty from UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State.

Website

Duke Endocrine Neoplasia Diseases Research Group

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/advanced-oncologic-and-gastrointestinal-surgery/research/research-laboratories/determinants-progression-early-breast-and-ovarian-cancer

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/advanced-oncologic-and-gastrointestinal-surgery/research/research-laboratories/duke-endocrine-neoplasia-research-group

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Research Labs

Principal InvestigatorCarmelo Milano, MD

The mission of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Translational Research Laboratory is to gain knowledge that will directly impact the clinical practice of cardiac surgery, heart failure therapy, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. We conduct translational research by utilizing clinical specimens obtained through the Duke Human Heart Repository and large and small animal models. The lab has expertise and experience with molecular assays, cell culture studies, tissue banking, biomarker development, viral-based gene therapy and large animal models of disease states. We welcome undergraduates, graduate and medical students, postgraduates, and medical residents interested in research investigation in these areas.

Website

Cardiothoracic Surgery Translational Research Laboratory

Principal InvestigatorShu Shiuh-Shi Lin, MD, PhD

Research in the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Biology Laboratory has investigated variousaspects of chronic aspiration-induced lung injury in non-transplant settings by using a rodent model of chronic gastric fluid aspiration. Our ongoing studies have revealed that the development of obliterative bronchiolitis in this model, a major cause of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) in patients, is dependent on a three-hit injury involving: (a) ischemia-reperfusion injury, (b) alloimmunity, and (c) chronic aspiration. In collaboration with Dr. William Parker at Duke, we also conduct research into factors present in post-i dustrial society that lead to aberrant immune function.

Website

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Biology Laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/cardiovascular-and-thoracic-surgery/research/research-laboratories/cardiothoracic-surgery-translational-research-laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/cardiovascular-and-thoracic-surgery/research/research-laboratories/cardiovascular-and-pulmonary-biology-laboratory

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Research Labs

Prinicipal InvestigatorG. Chad Hughes, MD

The goal of the Duke Center for Aortic Disease Research Program is to further our understanding of the pathophysiology of aortic diseases, develop better surgical and non-surgical treatments, and improve short- and long-term outcomes after thoracic aortic surgery. Our key projects include treatment and outcomes of acute and chronic aortic dissection; improving outcomes after proximal aortic surgery; improving outcomes after thoracic endovascular aortic repair; and developing and advancing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Website

Duke Center for Aortic Disease Research Program

Principal InvestigatorMani Daneshmand, MD

Our research focuses on the use of mechanical circulatory support for individuals with acute treatable conditions causing lung or heart failure. Dr. Daneshmand and co-investigators seek to study important clinical questions regarding variables that influence outcomes for therapies for advanced heart or lung failure and how mechanical support is best applied in various clinical settings. We’ve used large databases and registries such as the Interagency Registry for Mechanical Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS), United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), and the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) to evaluate cost-effectiveness, safety, and quality of life for mechanical circulatory support therapies.

Website

Mechanical Support for Heart and Lung Disease Research

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/cardiovascular-and-thoracic-surgery/research/research-laboratories/duke-center-aortic-disease-research-program

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/cardiovascular-and-thoracic-surgery/research/research-laboratories/mechanical-support-heart-and-lung-disease-research

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Research Labs

Principal InvestigatorHoward Levinson, MD

This laboratory investigates the mechanisms of fibrosis and tissue remodeling and aims todevelop a novel small molecule inhibitor to prevent fibrocontractile disease progression. There is a large unmet need for an effective pharmaceutical to prevent fibrosis. The main projects in the laboratory currently seek to: (1) evaluate the clinicopathologic correlation between expression of NMMII (isoforms IIA, IIB, IIC), myosin light chain kinase (MLCK), Rho kinase, MRLC, MYPT, and a-SMA as they relate to scar contracture progression and (2) clarify the relationship between NMMII regulation in fibroblasts, protomyofibroblasts, and myofibroblasts and tractional force generation.

Website

Fibrosis and Wound Healing

Principal InvestigatorAlexander C. Allori, MD

The DataLab for Clinical Care & Population Health utilizes epidemiology, research-design principles, biostatistics, and computational data-science methods to focus on the following areas of research:

• Comparative effectiveness research• Pragmatic health-systems research• Health-technology assessment• Quality assessment, control and improvement• Dissemination and implementation science• Geospatial analysis• Disparities of care• Health policy• Health care economics

Clinically, our predominant focus is on health and health care related to pediatric conditions, particularly congenital anomalies that require complex, multidisciplinary care.

Website

DataLab for Clinical Care & Population Health

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/plastic-maxillofacial-and-oral-surgery/research/research-laboratories/fibrosis-and-wound-healing

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/plastic-maxillofacial-and-oral-surgery/research/research-laboratories/datalab-for-clinical-care-population-health

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Research Labs

Principal Investigator Bruce Klitzman, PhD

Researchers in this lab are currently working on the attachment of endothelial cells to vascu¬lar grafts in order to impart a more blood-compatible surface. We are also studying methods to implant glucose sensors for diabetics, developing a new generation of glaucoma drain¬age devices, and improving the biocompatibility of implants through the coating of a special material that releases nitric oxide. Our projects receive funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.

Website

Tissue Engineering and Implantable Devices

Vascularized Composite Allograft Laboratory

Principal Investigator Linda Cendales, MD

Our research facilitates the translation of vascularized composite allotransplan¬tation (VCA) from the bench to the bed¬side. VCA refers to the transplantation of multiple tissues, such as skin, muscle, tendon, nerve, and bone, as a func¬tional unit (e.g., a hand). Several recent advances in clinical organ transplant immunosuppression and experimental VCA have now made it feasible to consider clinical VCA for functional restoration in patients with the loss of one or both hands or large tissue defects that may not be reconstructed with autologous tissue.

Website

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/plastic-maxillofacial-and-oral-surgery/research/research-laboratories/tissue-engineering-and-implantable-devices

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/abdominal-transplant-surgery/research/research-laboratories/vascularized-composite-allograft-laboratory

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Research Labs

Principal Investigator Allan D. Kirk, PhD

When patients receive an organ transplant, they must take immunosuppressive medications for life to prevent rejection. These drugs are incompletely effective and cause significant morbidity. My research is directed toward understanding transplant rejection and translating this understanding into less morbid therapies for transplant recipients.

Our group uses in vitro and animal models to develop transplant strategies and then investigates them in clinical trials. We also receive samples from patients in clinical trials to help understand what the next questions should be. We have successfully targeted several costimulatory molecules with monoclonal antibodies in primates and in humans, and are currently working to determine the best means of using these molecules to prevent kidney transplant rejection.

Website

Immune Management Laboratory

Principal Investigator Stuart Knechtle, MD

Research in the Knechtle Lab focuses on the immunology of organ transplantation. Two unsolved problems in transplantation are: (1) injury caused by antibody directed at the donor organ and (2) recurrence of autoimmune disease after transplantation. Neither of these immu¬nologic injuries is well addressed by current immunosuppressive therapy, and both prevent successful long-term allograft function. Our laboratory works in animal models to address the first of these problems and is engaged in human clinical trials to address the second.

Website

Knechtle Lab

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/abdominal-transplant-surgery/research/research-laboratories/immune-management-laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/abdominal-transplant-surgery/research/research-laboratories/knechtle-lab

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Research Labs

Principal Investigator Jeffrey Lawson, MD, PhD

The Vascular Surgery Research Laboratory is actively pursuing basic, translational, and clini¬cal research activities related to the fields of blood coagulation, vascular biology, and vascular surgery. The laboratory has become a leader in the field of vascular translational research and has successfully developed a number of molecular, cellular, and tissue engineered technolo¬gies through translational animal studies to first-in-man clinical trials. Projects include pre¬clinical and clinical evaluation of human tissue engineered blood vessels; venous remodeling after arterial bypass and vascular access creation; and human blood coagulation response to trauma and elective surgery.

Website

Vascular Surgery Research Laboratory

Principal Investigator Chin Ho Chen, PhD

The Laboratory of Antiviral Drug Discov¬ery conducts research for the develop¬ment of novel therapeutics against HIV-1 and influenza viruses. Projects include novel small molecules against HIV-1 and influenza viruses; identification of biological active principles from natural products; lead optimization of antivirals; and molecular mechanisms of antiviral actions. Among our achievements is the discovery of HIV-1 entry inhibitors through the study of HIV-1 Env-mediated cell-cell fusion.

Website

Antiviral Drug Discovery Laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/vascular-surgery/research/research-laboratories/vascular-surgery-research-laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/antiviral-drug-discovery-laboratory

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Research Labs

Principal Investigator Bruce Sullenger, PhD

The Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory is focused on multidisciplinary translational research approaches to the study of blood coagulation, inflammation, and atherogenesis at the molecu¬lar level. Novel anti-coagulation approaches developed within the program are presently undergoing preclinical and clinical evaluation. Ongoing studies are aimed at exploring molecu¬lar therapeutic approaches in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. We strive to develop novel, safe, and effective nucleic acid therapeutics. The lab currently focuses on two areas: (1) RNA and DNA repair via targeted trans-splicing and (2) the development of RNA ligands to protein targets to block or alter their function.

Website

Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory

Principal Investigator Gayathri R. Devi, PhD

Our research group focuses on trans¬lational and clinical applications of programmed cell death signaling. We are particularly interested in elucidat¬ing molecular mechanisms of stress-induced cell survival/death signaling in normal and cancer cells and how this process regulates immune response. Current funded research projects in the lab focus on innovative approaches toward immunosuppressive minimization; in vitro and in vivo tumor biology models; novel approaches toward islet xenotransplantation; and innovative preclinical models and strategies to modulate this anti-cell death.

Website

Cell Death Laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/cardiovascular-biology-laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/cell-death-laboratory

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Research Labs

Principal Investigator James Koh, PhD

The Endocrine Neoplasia Laboratory employs a combination of molecular, murine modeling, and live-cell imaging approaches to examine the underly¬ing mechanisms of disrupted calcium sensing in parathyroid tumors. Our group has shown recently that parathy¬roid adenomas are comprised of functionally discrete and separable cellular subpopulations that respond differentially to extracellular calcium stimulation and that arise in many cases following polyclonal expansion of progenitor cells within the parathyroid gland. Our goal is to understand how perturbed biochemical signaling can contribute to the development of preneoplastic lesions in human endocrine neoplasia.

Website

Endocrine Neoplasia Laboratory

Principal Investigator H. Kim Lyerly, MD

The Center for Applied Therapeutics encompasses a broad array of research activities involved in the development, preclinical testing, and clinical testing of novel therapies targeting cancer or precancerous conditions. Major research areas of focus are early cancer genomics and biology; in vivo detection of malignant cells; immune therapy of cancer; population sciences; environ¬mental health scholars; and international/global studies.

Website

Center for Applied Therapeutics

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/endocrine-neoplasia-laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/center-applied-therapeutics

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Research Labs

Principal Investigator John S. Yi, PhD

The Immune Mechanisms of Disease Pathogenesis laboratory is focused on developing a comprehensive under¬standing of the cell-mediated immune responses to diseases spanning from cancer to autoimmune diseases. This disease spectrum is an example of the benefits and consequences of the immune response and the critical bal¬ance that is required to achieve immune homeostasis. In our laboratory, we are deeply interested in how this balance in the immune response gets skewed in favor of autoimmunity or skewed in the opposite direction to elicit a strong immune response to eliminate pathogens without damaging the host. To profile the immune response, we utilize high dimensional flow cytometry and multiplex cellular assays to define the phenotype and functional capacity of immune cell subsets.

Website

Immune Mechanisms of Disease Pathogenesis Laboratory

Principal Investigators William Parker, PhD

The primary focus of our laboratory is the concept of “evolutionary mismatch” and how that affects immune function in the modern world. An evolutionary mismatch is simply described as a con¬dition in which an organism’s current environment leads to disease because it does not match the environment which drove the evolution of that organism’s genes. We are interested in normalizing immune function in Western society, in particular by dealing with one of the most profound and impactful consequences of evolutionary mismatch, “biome depletion”—the loss of biodiversity from the ecosystem of the human body.

Website

Immune Dysfunction and Evolutionary Mismatch Laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/immune-mechanisms-disease-pathogenesis-laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/immune-dysfunction-and-evolutionary-mismatch-laboratory

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Research Labs

Principal Investigator Kent J. Weinhold, PhD

The Immune Signatures Laboratory is the academic home for the Duke Immune Profiling Core (DIPC), a School of Medicine Shared Resource. In addi¬tion to our ongoing HIV/AIDS research projects, we’re presently focused on utilizing a comprehensive repertoire of highly standardized and formerly vali¬dated assay platforms to profile the human immune system in order to identify immunologic signatures that predict clinical outcomes. These are the very same assay platforms that have proven extraordinarily useful in profiling immunologic changes during acute and chronic HIV infection as well as in the context of elite virologic control.

Website

Principal Investigator Georgia Tomaras, PhD

The goal of the Immune Responses and Virology Laboratory is to un-derstand the cellular and humoral immune response to HIV-1 infection and vaccination that are involved in protection from HIV- 1. Research in our laboratory centers around the following three main proj¬ects: (1) antiviral CD8+ T cell responses in HIV-1 infection and post-vaccination, (2) mucosal and systemic antibody responses to infection and vaccination in both non-human primates and humans, and (3) the ontogeny of neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1 infection.

Website

Immunologic Signatures Laboratory

Immune Responses and Virology Laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/immunologic-signatures-laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/immune-responses-and-virology-laboratory

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Research Labs

Principal Investigator Guido Ferrari, MD

The overall goal of the laboratory is to understand the ontogeny of HIV-1 specific MHC class I-restricted and non-restricted immune responses that work by eliminating HIV-1 infected cells and how these can be induced by AIDS vac¬cine candidates. The studies gravitate around class I-mediated cytotoxic CD8+ T cell responses, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), gene expression in effector cellular subsets, and development of Ab-based molecules that can engage cytotoxic effector subsets.

Website

Innate and Adaptive Cellular Cytotoxicity Laboratory

Principal Investigator Smita Nair, PhD

The research in our laboratory focuses on the design and testing of novel vaccines against cancer and viral infections using murine and human assay systems. In a pioneering study, our group demonstrated that dendritic cells, pulsed with unfractionated total RNA isolated from tumor cells, stimulates tumor immunity both in murine tumor models and in vitro human assays. A large number of our preclinical strategies have been translated into Phase I clinical trials in cancer patients. The focus and challenge of our laboratory, both at the preclinical and clinical level, is to augment the clinical benefit associated with immunotherapy. Our long-term goals are to: (1) evaluate the combined effects of individual strategies, (2) extend the clinical exploration to multiple cancers, and (3) combine immunotherapy and immune modulation with targeted cytotoxic therapy (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotoxin therapy, and oncolytic poliovirus therapy).

Website

Immunology, Inflammation, and Immunotherapy Laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/innate-and-adaptive-cellular-cytotoxicity-laboratory

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/immunology-inflammation-and-immunotherapy-laboratory

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Research Labs

Principal Investigator David Montefiori, PhD

Our major research interests are viral immunology and HIV vaccine development, with a special emphasis on neutralizing antibodies. One of our highest priorities is to identify im-mu¬nogens that generate broadly neutralizing antibodies for inclusion in vaccines. Many aspects of neutralizing antibodies are studied in our laboratory, including mechanisms of neutraliza¬tion, viral escape from neutralization, and epitope diversity among the many different genetic subtypes and geographic distributions of the virus.

Website

Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development

https://surgery.duke.edu/divisions/surgical-sciences/research/research-laboratories/laboratory-aids-research-and-development

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Faculty

Duke Surgery faculty members are both expert practitioners and valuable mentors. They have been trained at some of the most prestigious institutions in the country, and many are regarded internationally as experts in their field. Every year, they perform more than 30,000 procedures, publish hundreds of articles in peer-reviewed journals, and treat some of the rarest and most challenging medical conditions.

At the same time, they are committed to providing comprehensive training and education to medical students, residents, and fellows. Faculty members show a high level of respon-sibility for trainees’ futures, taking the time to develop relationships that support a collab-orative learning environment. Residents are encouraged to begin mentorship relationships with faculty in the first year of their training and to develop these into lasting collaborative associations. This direct access to experts allows residents to gain direct knowledge that cannot be found through classroom instruction.

In addition to being the academic home for faculty in the traditional general surgical specialties, the Department houses faculty in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Otolar-yngology, Plastic Surgery, Urologic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery, as well as basic science faculty within the Division of Surgical Sciences. This enhances the breadth of experience afforded the general surgery resident. Members of the General Surgery and Cardiovascu-lar and Thoracic faculty are listed below, as rotations on these specialties are most preva-lent for the general surgery resident.

Faculty

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Faculty

Andrew Serghios Barbas, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Duke Surgery Profile

Abdominal Transplant Surgery

Bradley Henry Collins, MD

Medical Director, Animal Research

Associate Professor of Surgery


Allan Douglas Kirk, MD, PhD

David C. Sabiston, Jr. Professor of Surgery

Chair, Department of Surgery

Professor of Surgery


Stuart Johnston Knechtle, MD

Mary and Deryl Hart Professor of Surgery



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/andrew-serghios-barbas-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/bradley-henry-collins-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/allan-douglas-kirk-md-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/stuart-johnston-knechtle-md

123

Faculty

Jean Kwun, PhD



Kadiyala Venkata Ravindra, MBBS

Director, Abdominal Transplant Surgical Fellowship



Debra L Sudan, MD



Aparna Sharad Rege, MD

Clinical Associate in the Department of Surgery


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jean-kwun-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/kadiyala-venkata-ravindra-mbbs

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/debra-l-sudan-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/aparna-sharad-rege

124

Faculty

Deepak Vikraman Sushama, MD



Abdominal Transplant Surgery

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/deepak-vikraman-sushama-md

125

Faculty

A Daniel Guerron, MD



Dana Dale Portenier, MD

Chief, Division of Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

Co-Director, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship



Keri Anne Seymour, DO



Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

Kunoor Jain-Spangler, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/daniel-guerron-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/dana-dale-portenier-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/keri-anne-seymour-do

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/kunoor-jain-spangler-md

126

Faculty

Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

Jin Soo Yoo, MD



Ranjan Sudan, MD

Vice Chair of Education


Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jin-soo-yoo-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/ranjan-sudan-md

127

Faculty

Tamara Noel Fitzgerald, MD, PhD



Henry Elliot Rice, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric General Surgery


Research Professor of Global Health

Professor in Pediatrics


Elisabeth Tomlinson Tracy, MD



Pediatric General Surgery

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/tamara-noel-fitzgerald-md-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/henry-elliot-rice-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/elisabeth-tomlinson-tracy-md

128

Faculty

Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery

David Andrew Brown, MD, PhD



Robin Elizabeth Bachelder, PhD

Associate Professor in Surgery

Associate Professor in Pathology


Alexander C Allori, MD



Linda Carime Cendales, MD

Director, Duke Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Program



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/david-andrew-brown-md-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/robin-elizabeth-bachelder-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/alexander-c-allori-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/linda-carime-cendales-md

129

Faculty

Detlev Erdmann, MD, MHS



Gregory S. Georgiade, MD

Vice Chair of Clinical Practice



Scott Thomas Hollenbeck, MD



Bruce Klitzman, PhD


Assistant Research Professor in Cell Biology

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/detlev-erdmann-md-mhs

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/gregory-s-georgiade-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/scott-thomas-hollenbeck-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/bruce-klitzman-phd

130

Faculty

Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery

Brett Thomas Phillips, MD, MBA

Associate Program Director, Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program



Suhail Kamrudin Mithani, MD

Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program


Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery


Jeffrey Robert Marcus, MD

Paul H. Sherman, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery

Chief, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery


Associate Professor in Pediatrics


Howard Levinson, MD


Assistant Professor in Pathology

Associate Professor in Dermatology


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/brett-thomas-phillips-md-mba

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/suhail-kamrudin-mithani-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jeffrey-robert-marcus-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/howard-levinson-md

131

Faculty

David Bryan Powers, MD



Pedro E Santiago, DMD

Associate Consulting Professor in the Department of Surgery


Kristen Marie Rezak, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/david-bryan-powers-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/pedro-e-santiago-dmd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/kristen-marie-rezak-md

132

Faculty

133

Faculty

Georgia Marie Beasley, MD, MHS



Peter Allen, MD

Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology

Instructor in the Department of Surgery


Dan German Blazer III, MD

Director, Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Fellowship



Gayle Ackerman DiLalla, MD



Surgical Oncology

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/georgia-marie-beasley-md-mhs

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/peter-allen-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/dan-german-blazer-iii-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/gayle-ackerman-dilalla-md

134

Faculty

Surgical Oncology

Rachel Adams Greenup, MD, MPH

Director, Breast Fellowship



Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH

Vice-Chair of Research

Chief, Section of Breast Surgery



Katharine Louise Jackson, MBBS



Oluwadamilola Motunrayo Fayanju, MD, MA



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/rachel-adams-greenup-md-mph

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/eun-sil-shelley-hwang-md-mph

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/katharine-louise-jackson-mbbs

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/oluwadamilola-motunrayo-fayanju-md-ma

135

Faculty

Sandhya Anand Lagoo-Deenadayalan, MD, PhD



Billy Y Lan, MD



Laura Lazarus, MD



George Staples Leight Jr., MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/sandhya-anand-lagoo-deenadayalan-md-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/billy-y-lan-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/laura-lazarus-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/george-staples-leight-jr-md

136

Faculty

Surgical Oncology

Paul Joseph Mosca, MD, PhD, MBA



Harvey Gorden Moore III, MD



Christopher Ritchie Mantyh, MD

Chief, Section of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery



John Migaly, MD

Director, General Surgery Residency Program



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/paul-joseph-mosca-md-phd-mba

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/harvey-gorden-moore-iii-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/christopher-ritchie-mantyh-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/john-migaly-md

137

Faculty

Thomas Leonard Novick, MD



David Masao Ota, MD



Theodore N. Pappas, MD

The Duke Surgical Innovation Professorship

Chief, Division of Advanced Oncologic and Gastrointestinal Surgery



Jennifer K Plichta, MD, MS



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/thomas-leonard-novick-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/david-masao-ota-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/theodore-n-pappas-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jennifer-k-plichta-md-ms

138

Faculty

Surgical Oncology

Hilliard Foster Seigler, MD


Professor of Immunology in the Department of Immunology


Kevin Naresh Shah, MD



Randall Paul Scheri, MD



Laura Horst Rosenberger, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/hilliard-foster-seigler-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/kevin-naresh-shah-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/randall-paul-scheri-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/laura-horst-rosenberger-md

139

Faculty

Karen Lynn Sherman, MD



Michael Tracey Stang, MD



Julie K. Marosky Thacker, MD

Medical Director, Clinical Research Unit



Lisa Anne Tolnitch, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/karen-lynn-sherman-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/michael-tracey-stang-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/kadiyala-venkata-ravindra-mbbs

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/lisa-anne-tolnitch-md

140

Faculty

Surgical Oncology

Sabino Zani Jr., MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/sabino-zani-jr-md

141

Faculty

142

Faculty

Surgical Sciences

Dani Paul Bolognesi, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Surgery


Priyamvada Acharya, MS, PhD



Dawn Elizabeth Bowles, PhD



Aravind Asokan, PhD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/dani-paul-bolognesi-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/priyamvada-acharya-ms-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/dawn-elizabeth-bowles-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/aravind-asokan-phd

143

Faculty

Chin Ho Chen, PhD



Qing Cheng, PhD



Gayathri R. Devi, PhD

Associate Director, Resident Research Education




Guido Ferrari, MD


Associate Research Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/chin-ho-chen-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/qing-cheng-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/gayathri-r-devi-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/guido-ferrari-md

144

Faculty

Surgical Sciences

Eda K Holl, PhD



Li Huang, PhD



Amy Claudine Hobeika, PhD



Zachary Conrad Hartman, PhD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/eda-k-holl-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/li-huang-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/amy-claudine-hobeika-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/zachary-conrad-hartman-phd

145

Faculty

Yuliya Krauchanka, MD, PhD



Celia Crane LaBranche, PhD



Jaewoo Lee, MS, PhD



Herbert Kim Lyerly, MD

George Barth Geller Professor


Professor in Immunology

Associate Professor of Pathology


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/yuliya-krauchanka-md-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/celia-crane-labranche-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jaewoo-lee-ms-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/herbert-kim-lyerly-md

146

Faculty

Surgical Sciences

David Charles Montefiori, PhD



Smita Kesavan Nair, PhD

Professor in Surgery

Professor in Pathology


Takuya Osada, MD, PhD



Jeffrey R. Marks, PhD


Associate Professor of Pathology


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/david-charles-montefiori-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/smita-kesavan-nair-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/takuya-osada-md-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jeffrey-r-marks-phd

147

Faculty

William Parker, PhD



Justin Joseph Pollara, PhD

Assistant Professor in Surgery


Kevin O’Neil Saunders, PhD



Joshua Clair Snyder, PhD


Assistant Research Professor of Cell Biology


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/william-parker-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/justin-joseph-pollara-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/kevin-oneil-saunders-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/joshua-clair-snyder-phd

148

Faculty

Surgical Sciences

Georgia Doris Tomaras, PhD

Professor in Surgery

Professor in Immunology

Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology


Kent James Weinhold, PhDJoseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Professor of Experimental Surgery, in the School of Medicine

Chief, Division of Surgical Sciences

Director, Laboratories/Surgical Sciences, Basic Research

Professor of Surgery, Immunology, and Pathology


He Xu, MD



Bruce Alan Sullenger, PhD

Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Professor of Experimental Surgery, in the School of Medicine


Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology

Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/georgia-doris-tomaras-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/kent-james-weinhold-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/he-xu-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/bruce-alan-sullenger-phd

149

Faculty

John S Yi, PhD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/john-s-yi-phd

150

Faculty

Trauma and Critical Care Surgery

Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD



Alison Suzanne Clay, MD


Assistant Professor in Medicine


Amy Rezak Alger, MD



Suresh Kumar Agarwal Jr., MD

Chief, Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/kelli-rachel-brooks-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/alison-suzanne-clay-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/amy-rezak-alger-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/suresh-kumar-agarwal-jr-md

151

Faculty

Scott Farrell Gallagher, MD



Krista Lynn Haines, MA, DO



George Kasotakis, MD, MPH



Sean Paul Montgomery, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/scott-farrell-gallagher-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/krista-lynn-haines-ma-do

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/george-kasotakis-md-mph

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/sean-paul-montgomery-md

152

Faculty

Trauma and Critical Care Surgery

Cory Joseph Vatsaas, MD



Steven Nicholas Vaslef, MD, PhD

Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship


Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology


Lisa Clark Pickett, MD


Assistant Professor of Medicine


Vanessa Teaberry Schroder, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/cory-joseph-vatsaas-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/steven-nicholas-vaslef-md-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/lisa-clark-pickett-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/vanessa-teaberry-schroder-md

153

Faculty

Mitchell Wayne Cox, MD

Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship



Ellen DeAnne Dillavou, MD



Jeffrey Harold Lawson, MD, PhD


Professor in Pathology


Chandler Alexander Long, MD

Associate Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship



Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/mitchell-wayne-cox-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/ellen-deanne-dillavou-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jeffrey-harold-lawson-md-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/chandler-alexander-long-md

154

Faculty

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Richard L. McCann, MD



Leila Mureebe, MD, MPH



Cynthia Keene Shortell, MD

Chief of Staff

Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Interim Chief, Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery


Associate Professor in Radiology


Roberto Jose Manson, MD


Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/richard-l-mccann-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/leila-mureebe-md-mph

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/cynthia-keene-shortell-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/roberto-jose-manson-md

155

Faculty

Kevin William Southerland, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/kevin-william-southerland-md

156

Faculty

157

Faculty

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Nicholas Daniel Andersen, MD



Thomas Anthony D’Amico, MD

Gary Hock Professor of Surgery

Director, Integrated Thoracic Surgery Residency Program and Joint General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery Residency Program

Director, Advanced Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery



Mani Ali Daneshmand, MD



Jeffrey Giles Gaca, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/nicholas-daniel-andersen-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/thomas-anthony-damico-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/mani-ali-daneshmand-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jeffrey-giles-gaca-md

158

Faculty


John Carroll Haney, MD, MPH



David Harold Harpole Jr., MD

Resident Research Director




Matthew Hartwig, MD



Donald D. Glower Jr., MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/john-carroll-haney-md-mph

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/david-harold-harpole-jr-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/matthew-hartwig-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/donald-d-glower-jr-md

159

Faculty

George Charles Hughes IV, MD



Jacob A Klapper, MD



Shu Shiuh-Shi Lin, MD, PhD


Assistant Professor in Immunology



Andrew James Lodge, MD


Associate Professor in Pediatrics


https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/george-charles-hughes-iv-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jacob-klapper-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/shu-shiuh-shi-lin-md-phd

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/andrew-james-lodge-md

160

Faculty


Carmelo Alessio Milano, MD

Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplantation and Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Programs

Director, Advanced Scholars in Contemporary Medicine Program



Ryan P Plichta, MD



Jacob Niall Schroder, MD



Terry Stephen Lowry, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/carmelo-alessio-milano-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/ryan-p-plichta-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/jacob-niall-schroder-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/terry-stephen-lowry-md

161

Faculty

Peter Kent Smith, MD

Mary and Deryl Hart Professor of Surgery, in the School of Medicine

Chief, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery



Betty Caroline Tong, MD, MS, MHS



Joseph W. Turek



David Cloid White, MD



https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/peter-kent-smith-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/betty-caroline-tong-md-ms-mhs

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/joseph-w-turek

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/david-cloid-white-md

162

Faculty


Walter George Wolfe, MD



Brittany Anne Zwischenberger, MD



Adam Richard Williams, MD



United, for all patients.

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/walter-george-wolfe-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/brittany-anne-zwischenberger-md

https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/adam-richard-williams-md

United, for all patients.

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