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 Resident Research Award is awarded for the best research manuscript and is voted upon by the Faculty Research Award Committee. This year’s recipient is Daniel Ahn, MD, for his manuscript entitled: “Status Exceptions and Misalignment of Medical Urgency in U.S. Pediatric Heart Transplantation”
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.