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.
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Year |
Resident |
Fellowship |
Location |
| 2006 | Tony "Dongyu" Fang, MD | Vascular Surgery | UCLA |
| 2006 | Daniela Ladner, MD | Transplant Surgery | Stanford University |
| 2006 | John Langell, MD | Private Practice | University of Utah |
| 2006 | Shawn Rangel, MD | Pediatric Surgery | University 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 | Matthew Bloom, MD |
Industry | California |
| 2005 | Michael Gynn, MD | Cardio-Thoracic Surgery | UCLA |
| 2005 | David Le, MD | Laparoscopic Surgery | Oregon Health & Science |
| 2005 | David Nabi, MD | Vascular Surgery | Stanford University |
| 2004 | Mark Koransky, MD | General Surgery, Private Practice | Pasadena, CA |
| 2004 | Murray Kown, 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 Health & Science Portland, OR |
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2003 |
Geoffrey Nadzam, MD |
Laparoscopic Surgery |
NYU |
|
2003 |
John Karwowski, MD |
Vascular Surgery |
Stanford University |
|
2003 |
Kin-Man Lai, MD |
Vascular Surgery |
Atlanta, GA |
|
2003 |
Jay Kuhn, MD |
Laparoscopic Surgery |
TBD |
|
2002 |
Kasper Wang, MD |
Pediatric Surgery |
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles |
|
2002 |
Jeffrey Veluz, MD |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital |
|
2002 |
Christopher Barry, MD |
Transplant Surgery |
UCSF |
|
2002 |
Conrad Vial, MD |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Stanford University |
|
2001 |
Dev Desai, MD |
Transplant Surgery |
Stanford University |
|
2001 |
Katie Manning, MD |
Laparoscopic Surgery |
UCSF |
|
2001 |
Kai Inken, MD |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Stanford University |
|
2001 |
George Yang, MD |
Trauma |
Stanford University |
|
2000 |
Tej Singh, MD |
Vascular Surgery |
Stanford University |
|
2000 |
Nancy Krieger, MD |
General Surgery |
University of Wisconsin |
|
2000 |
Randy Green, MD |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
University of Virginia |
|
2000 |
Charles Carmeci, MD |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
University of Wisconsin |
Division-based Fellowships:
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Stanford instituted a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery in 2002. It is currently a 2 year fellowship under the direction of Dr. Myriam Curet . The first year is spent at the VA as an attending in general surgery and as a fellow in advanced minimal access surgery. The fellow participates in all advanced minimally invasive surgery cases, including bariatric cases. In addition, as an attending, the fellow staffs his/her own general surgery clinic and cases, supervising the general surgery residents on the VA service. A major part of this year is dedicated to research. Our current and previous fellows' research projects have been in the fields of robotic surgery, and surgical outcomes, but we are positioned to support any research interests. The second year of the fellowship is based at Stanford and is primarily a clinical year in the full spectrum of care for the morbidly obese patient, including pre-, peri- and postoperative care of these complex patients. In addition, the fellow is expected to complete the research projects begun in the first year of fellowship. The fellows attend the SAGES meeting, the ASBS meeting and, in the second year, a meeting sponsored by the Minimally Invasive Fellowship Council for all fellows. Our current and past fellows have all presented and published their research projects performed during fellowship. We participate in the MIS match.
Susan G. Komen Clinical Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship
Under the direction of Dr. Irene Wapnir , the Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship Program at Stanford University is a collaborative program designed for fellows of any of the major clinical specialties involved in direct breast cancer patient care. These specialties include Breast Surgery, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Breast Imaging, Pathology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Genetics, and Psycho-Oncology. It is expected that six months will be spent in the fellow's area of specialty and the remainder of the year apportioned to other rotations. Applicants should 1) be eligible for a California Medical License; 2) have completed an approved residency in the United States; 3) be board eligible or board certified in their area of specialty; and 4) be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Stanford participates in the Society of Surgical Oncology's training and match program for breast fellows. To apply, go to the following website:
Breast Fellowship Training Program
