Thirteen current U.S. Medical School Department Chairs received their general surgery training in this program. The majority of program graduates pursue specialty academic residency or fellowship training at a variety of programs throughout the United States.
The 2024 General Surgery Graduating Chiefs with Ken Lee, Program Director and Ron DeMatteo, Chair, Department of Surgery (front row) Ken Lee, Drew Tieniber, Greg Kennedy, Omar Ramadan, Ron DeMatteo (back row) Ricky Straker, Jason Tong, Alan Herbst and Feredun Azari
2024 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Feredun Azari |
Fellow, Thoracic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio |
Alan Herbst |
Fellow, Cardiac Surgery
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
|
Greg Kennedy |
Fellow, Thoracic Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford, California
|
Omar Ramadan |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Richard Straker |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
University of California Irvine Medical Center
Irvine, California |
Andrew Tieniber |
Fellow, General Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York |
Jason Tong |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York |
2023 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Kevin Eddinger |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
University of California - San Francisco
|
Ian Folkert |
Fellow, Complex General Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas |
Matt Goldshore |
Fellow, Pediatric General, Thoracic Fetal Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Andrew Hanna |
Fellow, General Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York |
Catie Mavroudis |
General Surgeon
Inspira Health Network
Woodbury, New Jersey |
Ciaran O'Brien |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Adrienne Shannon |
Fellow, Complex General Surgery Oncology
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida |
Jordan Stoecker |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
2022 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Kendall D. Brooks |
Fellow, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia |
Mark Etherington |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Justin S. Hatchimonji |
Fellow, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Paul T. Hernandez |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York |
Lauren N. Krumeich |
Fellow, Endocrine Surgery
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts |
Yun Song |
Fellow, Complex General Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas |
Charles R. Vasquez |
Faculty, Department of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2021 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Seth J. Concors |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas |
Phillip M. Dowzicky |
Fellow, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Jennifer H. Fieber |
Fellow, Breast Surgery Oncology
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania |
Victoria M. Gershuni |
Fellow, Advanced Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Barnes Jewish Hospital/Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri |
Elizabeth M. Sonnenberg |
Fellow, Transplant Surgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Robert A. Swendiman |
Fellow, Pediatric Surgery
Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Salman Zaheer |
Fellow, Cardiac Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland |
2020 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Jennifer J. Chung |
Fellow, Cardiac Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Brett L. Ecker |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York |
Grace S. Lee-Riddle |
Fellow, Abdominal Transplantation
Columbia University
New York, New York |
Andrew D. Newton |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas |
Avery C. Rossidis |
Fellow, Pediatric General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Catherine E. Sharoky |
Fellow, Surgical Critical Care
The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
University of Maryland, Baltimore |
Andrew J. Sinnamon |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida
|
2019 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
David D. Aufhauser, Jr. |
Fellow, Transplant Surgery
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin |
Elizabeth A. Bailey |
Fellow, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Carol W. Chen |
Fellow, Cardiac Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford, California |
Douglas R. Murken |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Madalyn G. Neuwirth |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York |
Elijah W. Riddle |
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Charles C. Vining |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois |
2018 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Ann C. Gaffey |
Fellow, Research
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Rebecca L. Hoffman |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri |
Matthew A. Hornick |
Fellow, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Jane J. Keating |
Fellow, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Lea Lowenfeld |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California |
Danielle D. Spragan |
Fellow, Cardiac Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2017 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Matthew M. Boelig |
Fellow, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Jeffrey E. Cohen |
Fellow, Cardiac Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford, California |
Jashodeep Datta |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York |
Reilly D. Hobbs |
Fellow, Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Arjun N. Jeganathan |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio |
Lindsay E.Y. Kuo |
Fellow, Endocrine Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
2016 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Edmund 'Ned' Bartlett |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York |
Robert Caskey |
Fellow, Simulation
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Kathreen 'Kay' Lee |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal
Suny Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, New York |
John 'JW' MacArthur |
Fellow, Cardiac Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford, California |
Olugbenga Okusanya |
Fellow, Thoracic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Andre Ramdon |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York |
Heather Wachtel |
Fellow, Endocrine Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
2015 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Jessica Cintolo |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care Program
Boston Massachusetts |
Meera Gupta |
Fellow, Transplant Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Sarah Mathew |
Fellow, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Jeremy McGarvey |
Resident, Cardiac Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Eric Shang |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio |
Jesse Vrecenak |
Fellow, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2014 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Myron Allukian |
Fellow, Pediatric Surgery
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Nina Bowens |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia/Cornell
New York, New York |
Holly Graves |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
William Hiesinger |
Resident, Cardiac Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Caroline Reinke |
Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina |
Eduardo Rodriguez |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida |
2013 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Arminder Jassar |
Resident, Cardiac Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
M. Kenneth Lee |
Resident, Hepatibiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri |
Derek Nathan |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington |
Robert Redfield |
Resident, Abdominal Transplant Surgery
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin |
Brant Ullery |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford, California |
Niamey Wilson |
Fellow, Breast Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2012 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Dustin Bermudez |
Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina |
Clayton Brinster |
Fellow, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Peter Jenkins |
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Robert Lewis |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Ronald Parsons |
Fellow, Abdominal Organ Transplantation
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University |
Matthew Santore |
Fellow, Pediatric Surgery
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia |
Anupama Sharma Saigal |
Fellow, Breast Surgery
Columbia University
New York, New York |
Chadwick Wu |
Fellow, Plastic Surgery
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
2011 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
J. Raymond Fitzpatrick |
Resident, Cardiac Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
John Frederick |
Resident, Thoracic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Danielle Hari |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
John Wayne Cancer Institute and
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California |
Benjamin Herdrich |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Demetri Merianos |
Fellow, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California |
Hooman Noorchashm |
Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Bilal Shafi |
Resident, Cardiac Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
David Stitelman |
Fellow, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2010 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Aaron Blom |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Paul Foley |
Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Dale Han |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida |
Kristin Noonan |
Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Carter Paulson |
Resident, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Paige Porrett |
Fellow, Transplant Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Robert Roses |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas |
Nyali Taylor |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey |
2009 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Joshua Fosnot |
Resident, Plastic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Adam Kaye |
Fellow, Surgical Critical Care
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri |
Samuel Kim |
Resident, Thoracic Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
April Nedeau |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts |
Andrew Newman |
Resident, Plastic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Jin Hee Ra |
Resident, Surgical Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Thomas Wixted |
Private Practice - General Surgery
Harrison Medical Center
Vashon, Washington |
2008 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Ibrahim Abdullah |
Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Pavan Atluri |
Resident, Cardiovascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Michael E. Friscia |
Resident, Thoracic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Giorgos C. Karakousis |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York |
Bradley G. Leshnower |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia |
Joseph A. P. Rodriguez |
Faculty, General Surgery
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Dover, New Hampshire |
2007 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Stephen M. Bauer |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York |
Lee J. Goldstein |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York |
Laura Kruper |
Fellow, Breast Cancer
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Santa Monica, California |
Vivek Patel |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York |
Andrew S. Resnick |
Faculty, Department of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Michael Wilderman |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri |
David Yan |
Resident, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Nassau University Medical Center
East Meadow, New York |
2006 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Mark F. Berry |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina |
Shamus R. Carr |
US Navy, Naval Hospital Guam
Agana Heights, Guam |
Kristoffel R. Dumon |
Faculty, Department of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Benjamin M. Jackson |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Stephen Kolakowski, Jr. |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Mireille A. Moise |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio |
Richard J. Myung |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia |
2005 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Robert J. Canter |
Resident, Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York |
Jagajan Karmacharya |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Susan B. Kesmodel |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas |
Vasant Jayasankar |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Michael J. Morowitz |
Resident, Pediatric Surgery
University of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama |
Leonard T. Su |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
University of Washington of Seattle
Seattle, Washington |
2004 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Subhasis Chatterjee |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York |
Rachel Rapaport Kelz |
Faculty, Department of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
A. Sasha Krupnick |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri |
Shane Parmer |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Joshua Pierce |
Faculty, Department of Surgery
Hilo Medical Center
Hilo, Hawaii |
Heidi Yeh |
Fellow, Transplant Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2003 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Frank Bowen |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Derek Brinster |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Samantha Hendren |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
University of Toronto
Ontario, Canada |
Daniel Kreisel |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri |
Wilson Szeto |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Edward Woo |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2002 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Todd Bauer |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas |
Mark Faries |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
John Wayne Cancer Center
Santa Monica, California |
T. Sloane Guy |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Patrick Kim |
Fellow, Trauma Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Eric Lambright |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Kenneth Liechty |
Resident, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Allan Stewart |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York |
2001 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Isabelle Bedrosian |
Fellow, Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas |
Seth Force |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri |
Michael Lanuti |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Robert A. Larson |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Ross Milner |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Howard Song |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia |
Henry Zhu |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2000 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
Luis Campos |
Fellow, Transplant Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Michael Chang |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Niraj Desai |
Fellow, Transplant Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Scott Kelley |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Surgical Oncology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Heung Bae Kim |
Resident, Pediatric Surgery
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Harold B. N. Lovvorn |
Resident, Pediatric Surgery
LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee |
1999 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
James P. Greelish |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brigham & Woman's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Steven J. McClane |
Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio |
David G. Neschis |
Resident, Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Nabil Rizk |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brigham & Woman's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts |
Y. Joseph Woo |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |