Greco Grand Grounds Awards 2026

June 16, 2026

Greco Grand Rounds, the final grand rounds of the 25/26 academic year, took place Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Named for General Surgery Division Chief and Residency Program Director, Dr. Ralph Greco, the annual event includes an awards presentation to recognize particularly outstanding faculty, trainees, and APPs.

House Surgical Olympics Winners: Mammoth

Best Service Awards

PGY1: Acute Care Surgery

PGY2:  Kaiser Santa Clara

PGY3: Endocrine

PGY4 and PGY 5: Colorectal

ABSITE Outstanding Performance Awards

  • Alex Doan, MD – PGY1

  • Baylee Bakkila, MD – PGY2

  • Jimmy McDermott, MD - PGY2

  • Victoria Sanchez, MD – PGY3

  • James Agolia, MD – PD

  • Maria Korah, MD – PD

  • Daniel Ahn, MD – PD

  • Justine Chinn, MD – PD

  • Rosyli Reveron-Thornton, MD – PD

  • Jenny Shearer, MD – PGY4

  • Norah Liang, MD - PGY4

  • Kay Hung, MD – PGY4

  • Jung Min, MD - PGY4

The Intern of the Year Award is voted on by the senior residents (PGY4-5) The recipient is Rachael Stottlemyre, MD

The Consult Resident of the Year Award acknowledges the service our PGY2 residents provide during consult call and is voted on by the General Surgery Faculty. The recipient is Baylee Bakkila, MD.

The Fellow Teaching Award honors a fellow in the Department of Surgery who has demonstrated outstanding commitment and excellence in educating residents and is voted on by the residents recruited/matched by General Surgery-Cats, PDs, & Prelims. The recipient is: Harrison Chau, MD – Surgical Critical Care

The Stanford APP Award is given annually to the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant from SHC who most personifies excellence in surgical patient care, teamwork, and dedication to resident education, as voted on by residents in the program. The recipient is: Benjamin Ho, PA

The Affiliated APP award is given annually to the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant from LPCH, VA, Kaiser, or SCVMC who most personifies excellence in surgical patient care, teamwork, and dedication to resident education, as voted on by residents in the program. The recipient is: Libbey Michelini, PA-C — SCVMC

 

Affiliated Faculty Award: Jemmy Hwang, MD (not pictured) — Kaiser Santa Clara 

Additional awards will be presented at the General Surgery Residency Program's formal graduation on Wednesday, June 24.