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GRADUATIONCEREMONY

JUNE 22, 2018

Honoring Our

Aortic Surgery Fellow

General Surgery Residents

General Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Pediatric Surgery Resident

Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellow

Perinatal Surgery Fellow

Plastic Surgery Residents

Chief Resident in Quality and Patient Safety

Surgical Critical Care Residents

Thoracic Surgery Residents

Vascular Surgery Residents

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PROGRAM OF EVENTSI. OPENING REMARKS/INTRODUCTION

Dr. Todd K. Rosengart

II. INTRODUCTION OF DEPARTMENTAL LEADERS


III. INTRODUCTION OF EDUCATION OFFICE TEAM

Dr. Bradford G. Scott

IV. PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES

THORACIC SURGERY RESIDENTS

AORTIC SURGERY FELLOW

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY FELLOW

PEDIATRIC SURGERY RESIDENT

PERINATAL SURGERY FELLOW

PEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY FELLOW

PLASTIC SURGERY RESIDENTS

SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE RESIDENTS

CHIEF RESIDENT IN QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY

VASCULAR SURGERY RESIDENTS

GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENTS

V. AWARDS

Outstanding Student in Surgery Award

Medical Student Award for Best Teaching Resident

Medical Student Award for Best Teaching Faculty

Special Recognition Award to Resident

McCollum Academic Achievement Award

Outstanding Intern Award

Outstanding Chief Award

Outstanding VA Chief Resident Award

Gene Guinn M.D. Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award

Chief General Surgery Resident Award to Faculty Member

Thoracic Surgery Award to Faculty Member

Thoracic Surgery Scholarly Award

Vascular Surgery Award to Faculty Member

George P. Noon Faculty Professionalism Award

Michael E. DeBakey Distinguished Service Award

VI. CLOSING REMARKS


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GRADUATES

Aortic Surgery

Vicente Orozco-Sevilla, MD

General Surgery

Ankur Bakshi, MD

Alicia D’Ann Lay, MD

Somala Mohammed, MD, MPH

Aaron Richard Scott, MD

Brandi Braud Scully, MD, MS

Catherine Patricia Seger, MD

Yan Shi, MD

Galina Dimitrova Toneva, MD

General Thoracic Surgery

Fred Lee, MD

Quality and Patient Safety

Justin Chin-Bong Choi, MD

Pediatric Surgery

Sara Childress Fallon, MD, MS

Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Robert F. Dempsey, MD

Perinatal Surgery

James Fisher, MD

Plastic Surgery

Bradley S. Eisemann, MD

Elizabeth Anne Killion, MD

Kriti Mohan, MD

Surgical Critical Care

Yesenia Rojas-Khalil, MD

Amir Shamshirsaz, MD

Kyle Scott Harken, DO

Aleta Shanice Paschal, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Michael Ryan Reidy, MD

Corinne W. Tan, MD

Peter C. Chen, MD

Graham Pollock, MD

Vascular Surgery

Lucas Ferrer, MD

Bernardino Rocha, MD

Completed the Coselli rotation with a newborn at home.

Going After Graduation: Assistant Professor of Surgery – Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Miami.

FELLOWSHIP

AORTIC SURGERY

VICENTE OROZCO-SEVILLA, MD

FELLOWSHIP

Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico

Medical School: Universidad de Guadalajara

General Surgery Residency: Tufts University School of Medicine

Vascular Surgery Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai Medical Center

Thoracic Surgery Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center


Actively participated in surgical research projects that translated into publications in peer-reviewed journals with leading faculty in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Going After Graduation: Thoracic Surgery Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine.

Despite 5 years of residency and pressure to pursue the enticing salary of private practice, Alicia has maintained her passion for global surgery and plans to make her career in serving the neglected people of the world.

Going After Graduation: Harpour Memorial Hospital in Menouf, Egypt as faculty with the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons to practice global surgery and teach Egyptian surgical residents.

RESIDENCY

GENERAL SURGERY

ANKUR BAKSHI, MD

ALICIA D’ANN LAY, MD

Hometown: Edison, New Jersey

Medical School: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Hometown: Azle, Texas

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Worked hard for 7 years. Completed an MPH during the seven year academic track, with significant journal publications and presentations at national conferences.

Going After Graduation: Boston Children’s Hospital for Pediatric Surgery Residency.

Began raising two wonderful children with my incredibly kind, gracious, smart, and beautiful wife.

Going After Graduation: 2018: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine. 2019: Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Children’s Medical Center Dallas/University of Texas Southwestern

SOMALA MOHAMMED, MD, MPH

AARON RICHARD SCOTT, MD

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Hometown: Independence, Missouri

Medical School: University of Missouri–Columbia


Affiliated member of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy and small group leader for the Baylor College of Medicine Ethics Course since 2014. Winner of the Trinkle-Banowski Abstract Competition of the Texas Transplantation Society in 2016 and the Association for Academic Surgery Fall Courses Travel Grant in 2016. Authored 12 peer-reviewed manuscripts and over thirty abstracts in cardiothoracic surgery and transplantation publications.

Going After Graduation: Thoracic Surgery Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland

Received the 2018 Raleigh R. Ross Texas Surgical Society Scholarship and was an active resident member on the Education Committee.

Going After Graduation: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Tennessee, Memphis.

RESIDENCY

GENERAL SURGERY

BRANDI BRAUD SCULLY, MD, MS

CATHERINE PATRICIA SEGER, MD

Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas



Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston

Best Quickshot Presentation, Michael E. DeBakey Resident Research Day Symposium, June 2015; Samuel Stal MD Resident Research Award, Texas Children’s Hospital, May 2015; Best Paper, Meeting of the Society of International Paediatric Oncology, October 2014; Surgical Jeopardy Champion, 2016.

Going After Graduation: Pediatric Surgery Residency at Cohen Children’s Hospital, New York

Began raising my daughter while balancing a busy surgical residency.

Going After Graduation: Surgical Critical Care Residency at Baylor College of Medicine.

YAN SHI, MD

GALINA DIMITROVA TONEVA, MD

Hometown: Rochester, New York

Medical School: University of Arkansas

Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham


Awarded and completed the AATS Foundation Surgical Robotics Fellowship while at Baylor College of Medicine.

Going After Graduation: Private practice in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

FELLOWSHIP

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY

FRED LEE, MD

Hometown: Garland, Texas

Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical Center

General Surgery: University of Oklahoma–Tulsa

Thoracic Surgery Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

Going After Graduation: Vascular Surgery Residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

FELLOWSHIP

QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY

JUSTIN CHIN-BONG CHOI, MD

CHIEF RESIDENT



General Surgery Residency: Baylor College of Medicine


Completed a masters in clinical science at UT Houston during training, and culminating accomplishment having 57 published papers. Have completed my two year Pediatric Surgery fellowship while being a mother to son Dexter.

Going After Graduation: Joining staff at Texas Children’s Hospital.

RESIDENCY

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

SARA CHILDRESS FALLON, MD, MS



General Surgery Residency: Baylor College of Medicine

After 5 years of general surgery residency, 3 years of plastic surgery residency, and 1 year of craniofacial fellowship, I am both excited and proud to finally realize my dream of becoming a pediatric craniofacial plastic surgeon. Even more remarkable is that I have been able to do so with my wife, who is also a resident surgeon, at my side during this process. The hard work required throughout this journey would not have been possible without her and my family’s support.

Going After Graduation: Joining staff at Texas Children’s Hospital in the Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery.

FELLOWSHIP

PEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY

ROBERT F. DEMPSEY, MD

FELLOWSHIP

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

General Surgery Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Plastic Surgery Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham

To be internationally recognized as the premier Department of Surgery in innovating breakthrough improvements in the quality and efficiency of patient care, and for training the next generation of surgical scientists, educators and innovators as leaders of our field.

OUR VISION


First pediatric surgeon trained in Perinatal Surgery.

Going After Graduation: Midwest Fetal Care Center–Children’s Minnesota

FELLOWSHIP

PERINATAL SURGERY

JAMES FISHER, MD

FELLOWSHIP

Hometown: Wichita, Kansas

Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine

General Surgery Residency: Mayo Clinic–Rochester

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario


Going After Graduation: Adult and Pediatric Craniofacial Fellowship at NYU in New York City.

Going After Graduation: Private Practice in Kansas City.

BRADLEY S. EISEMANN, MD

ELIZABETH ANNE KILLION, MD


Medical School:McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston

Hometown: Sikeston, Missouri

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

RESIDENCY

PLASTIC SURGERY

RESIDENCY

After graduating from university, Kriti Mohan spent a year performing basic science research in a Howard Hughes scientific laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine with her culminating accomplishment being a publication in the journal Cell. During medical school, she had the privilege of spending time in Vietnam treating burn victims and assisting with their reconstructive procedures. In residency, she had an active interest in guiding women into the field of surgery and participated in the founding of a group providing support and mentorship for women interested in the field of Plastic Surgery. Given her interest in nonsurgical alternatives as an adjunct to surgical procedures, during her chief year of residency, she began an injectables program to supply botox and facial fillers gratis to the division for the education of residents. This program will continue yearly in the Division of Plastic Surgery for the purpose of training residents in proper aesthetic techniques.

Going After Graduation: Starting private practice at Memorial Plastic Surgery in Houston, Texas.

KRITI MOHAN, MD

Hometown: Randolph, New Jersey


INTEGRATED RESIDENCY


Dr. Rojas-Khalil is the first member of her family to graduate from college and become a doctor. During her 1-year Surgical Critical Care fellowship, she has authored a chapter and module for the American Board of Surgery Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE®). In August, she will join the University of Louisville for a Colorectal Surgery Fellowship. Her 3-year old daughter Layla and her supporting husband Bilal, are her biggest pride.

Going After Graduation: University of Louisville for Colorectal Surgery Fellowship.

I am privileged to finish my outstanding training and join the Critical Care Society as one of the few MFM specialists in this field. I have gained confidence in taking care of the critically ill patients and exited to grow in this filed. This could not happen without the support of my mentors and my family especially my lovely wife.

Going After Graduation: Continuing Maternal-Fetal Medicine training at Baylor College of Medicine.

RESIDENCY

SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE

YESENIA ROJAS-KHALIL, MD

AMIR SHAMSHIRSAZ, MD


Medical School: UT Southwestern Dallas

General Surgery Residency: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Hometown: Tehran, Iran

Medical School: National University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

OB/GYN Residency: George Washington University

Completed Surgical Critical Care training with the support of my loving wife Whitney and my daughter Hannah. I am excited to continue this journey to become a trauma surgeon.

Going After Graduation: Trauma/ACS at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

Excited to begin work at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center and moving to Florida. I am incredibly grateful for the support of my family during this year as I completed my Surgical Critical Care training. AΩA Honor Medical Society

Going After Graduation: Private practice at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce, Florida.

KYLE SCOTT HARKEN, DO

ALETA SHANICE PASCHAL, MD

Hometown: Leawood, Kansas

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine

General Surgery Residency: St. Mary’s Medical Center

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

Medical School: Meharry Medical College

General Surgery Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia


Raising my two wonderful children with my smart and beautiful wife.

Going After Graduation: Private Practice - Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. Luke’s in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Participating in the 2018 CT Resident Poster Competition Presentation at the AATS and receiving a Congenital fellowship position at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Going After Graduation: Boston Children’s Hospital for Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship.

RESIDENCY

THORACIC SURGERY

MICHAEL RYAN REIDY, MD

CORINNE W. TAN, MD

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

General Surgery Residency: UPMC Mercy

Hometown: Singapore

Medical School: Saint Louis University

General Surgery Residency: Indiana University

Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care at Boston Children’s

Completing my residency training and working with the best surgeons in their field.

Going After Graduation: Private practice in Kansas City.

Published 13 manuscripts and book chapters during fellowship; Served as Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Secretary (2017-2018) and will serve as TSRA President for 2018-2019; Congenital section editor for TSRA Podcasts project and Algorithms in Cardiothoracic Surgery Book; Finalist for JCTSE/AATS Top Gun Competition

Going After Graduation: Congenital Cardiac Surgery Residency at the University of Pennsylvania/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

GRAHAM POLLOCK, MD

PETER C. CHEN, MD

Hometown: Kansas City, Kansas

Medical School: University of Missouri – Kansas School of Medicine

General Surgery Residency: University of Missouri- Kansas City

Hometown: Teaneck, New Jersey

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

General Surgery Residency: University of Rochester


Proud to finally realize my dream of becoming a vascular surgeon at the University of Texas, San Antonio. I am excited to become a Professor and help teach the next generation of surgeons. I am thankful for my family who have supported me during training over these years.

Going After Graduation: Academic practice as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Texas, San Antonio

My biggest achievement during my residency was keeping my sanity while being a long distance parent and husband for 2 years. I am extremely fortunate to have family support on this endeavor. I am grateful to have completed my vascular surgery residency here at Baylor College of Medicine. This is a premier vascular surgery institution in the US.

Going After Graduation: Practice at Mercy Clinic in Springfield, Missouri.

RESIDENCY

VASCULAR SURGERY

LUCAS FERRER, MD

BERNARDINO LAZARO VIANA CASTELO BRANCO ROCHA, MD

Hometown: Dorado, Puerto Rico

Medical School: Dorado Academy

General Surgery Residency: Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hometown: Teresina, PI, Brazil

Medical School: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

General Surgery Residency: University of Arizona

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

We are focused on training and educating the next generation of surgeons and surgeon-scientists. Our dynamic educational programs are built upon a strong foundation of an outstanding faculty and a highly qualified cadre of fellows and residents who in turn offer their time and attention to our junior trainees and students. Every year, this experience has led to the development of an ever stronger residency program and the recruitment of a growing class of enthusiastic medical students turning towards careers in surgery.

RESIDENCIES

Each of our residencies is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as well as its respective Residency Review Committees. These programs have maintained full continued accreditation status after each Residency Review Committee site visit.

FELLOWSHIPS

The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery also offers training through non-accredited fellowship programs, which are approved by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners. These programs provide further training to surgeons in their chosen fields of specialization. Fellows continue to achieve the goals of their respective programs each year, and to further contribute to the well-being of the communities they serve.

The Pursuit of Excellence is Our Objective

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