General Surgery– In the Department of Surgery

Post Graduate Fellowships

Although it varies from year to year, an average of 70% of our General Surgery Residents pursue post-residency fellowships in the subspecialties of General Surgery (Surgical Oncology, Trauma/Critical, Colorectal Surgery to name a few) or more specialized fellowships in Pediatric Surgery, Transplantation Surgery & Cardiac Surgery to name a few. Pursuit of this kind of training is consistent of the overall goal of programs that develop the academic leaders of the future. You will find below a list of fellowships taken by residents during the last three years. It is important to note that we consider developing a plan for each resident and this is achieved through a mentoring system that is taken very seriously. The goal of the mentor is to assist the resident in making his/her career decisions and to put together an appropriate group of faculty to assist the resident in achieving their career goals. This includes an appropriate laboratory for research and assistance in obtaining the type of fellowship the resident wishes in an institution that will enhance their career.

Post Graduate Fellowships 2003- 2008

Year	Fellowship	Name	Location
2008	Gan Dunnington, MD	Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	University of Virginia
2008	2008 Richard Hsu, MD	Vascular Surgery	Beth Israel Deaconess
2008	Lana Schumacher, MD	Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	University of Pittsburgh
2008	Amanda Wheeler, MD	Breast Surgery	MGH Dana Farber
2008	Danagra Ikossi, MD	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Stanford University
2008	Sharla Owens, MD	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Stanford University
2007	Tony Caffarelli, MD	Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	Stanford University
2007	David Peterson, MD	Vascular Surgery	Duke
2007	Filberto Rodriguez, MD	Plastic Surgery	UCLA
2007	Brandon Williams, MD	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Vanderbilt
2007	Russell Woo, MD	Pediatric Surgery	Children’s Hospital L.A.
2006	Tony “Dongyu” Fang, MD	Vascular Surgery	UCLA
2006	Daniela Ladner, MD	Transplant Surgery	Stanford University
2006	Shawn Rangel	Pediatric Surgery	Univ. of Cincinnati
2006	HanJoon Mike Song, MD	Plastic Surgery	Emory University
2006	Frederick Tibayan, MD	Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	Stanford University
2005	Leora Balsam, MD	Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	Stanford University
2005	David Le, MD	Minimally Invasive Surgery	OHSU
2005	David Nabi, MD	Vascular Surgery	Stanford University
2004	Murray Kwon, MD	Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	Stanford University
2004	Marc Melcher, MD, PhD	Transplant Surgery	UCSF
2004	Doug Miniati, MD	Pediatric Surgery	Baylor
2004	Yale Popowich, MD	Plastic Surgery	Oregon H & S
2003	Geoffrey Nadzam, MD	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Stanford University
2003	John Karwowski, MD	Vascular Surgery	Stanford University
2003	Kin-Man Lai, MD	Vascular Surgery	Atlanta, GA
2003	Jay Kuhn, MD	Minimally Invasive Surgery	Bay State, Mass.

2003-2008 Fellowship Summary:

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery- 6
Vascular Surgery- 6
Minimally Invasive Surgery- 6
Pediatric Surgery- 3
Transplant Surgery- 2
Plastic Surgery- 3
Breast Surgery- 1

Post Graduate Fellowships