The Department of Surgery is committed to excellence in education. Our residency and
fellowship programs exceed the ACGME requirements.
We are committed to recruiting residents and fellows from diverse backgrounds and
regions united by a common commitment to excellence, and seek an atmosphere of mutual
respect in which faculty, medical students, residents and fellows work as colleagues.
We pair residents and fellows with faculty advisors who serve as mentors, and host
numerous social events throughout the year to promote a sense of family within the
department. Residents who graduate from our program have an outstanding record of
selection for fellowships in competitive subspecialties in surgery. Our residents
and fellows have been successful in securing positions in academic departments and
as leaders in the community practice of surgery.
Class of 2024
Fairouz Chibane, M.D., M.B.A. Surgical Oncology Fellowship at City of Hope Helford
Clinical Research Hospital, Duarte, CA
Sang Lee, M.D. General Surgeon at Piedmont Hospital of Rockdale County, Conyers, GA
Ruth Lewit, M.D., M.P.H. Pediatric Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University
of Michigan-C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Andy McKenzie, M.D., M.B.A. Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, TN
Ilya Sakharuk, M.D. Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Miami/Jackson
Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, FL
Class of 2023
Hossam Alslaim, M.B.B.S. Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
TN
John W. Daigle, M.D. Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Brooke Army Medical
Center/SAMMC, Sam Houston, TX
Benjamin Enciso, D.O. Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at Atrium Health Mercy, Charlotte,
NC
Caitlyn Jones Sayyid, M.D. Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University
of Tennessee Health Science Center/Regional One Health, Memphis, TN
Ayana Worthey, M.D. Bariatric Foregut Surgery Fellowship at University of Florida,
Tampa, FL
Class of 2022
Zachary Bryant, M.D. Flowers Medical Group, Dothan, AL
Atbin Doroodchi, M.D. Burn Fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis,
IN
Peter Drevets, M.D. Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center,
Los Angeles, CA
Andrew Harner, M.D. Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Amel Komic, M.D. Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at New York Presbyterian/Weill
Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Patricia Martinez, M.D Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA
Class of 2021
Jane Chung, M.D. University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Christine Dahlhausen, M.D. UT Health RGV Surgery & Women's Specialty, Harlingen, TX
Haley Daigle, M.D., M.P.H UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Jaine McKenzie, M.D. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Andrew Mitchell, M.D, Clinic for Colon/Rectal Surgery, Huntsville, AL
Class of 2020
Gautham Chitragari, M.B.B.S. Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at Spectrum Health, Grand
Rapids, MI
Kristina Falkenstrom, M.D, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at St. Josephs Regional,
Paterson, NJ
Mitra Poorak, M.D. General Surgery at Piedmont Hospital, Rockdale, GA
Asif Talukder, M.D. Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at University of Kentucky, Lexington,
KY
Class of 2019
Brian Bateson, M.D. Cardiothoracic Fellowship at University of Louisville, Louisville,
KY
Tayseer Chowdhry, M.D. General Surgery Private Practice
Thuy Pham, M.D. Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Indiana University, Indianapolis,
IN
Erika Simmerman, M.D. Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Indiana University, Indianapolis,
IN
Morgan Young, M.D. General Surgery Private Practice
Class of 2018
James Gable, M.D. General Surgery Private Practice with Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton,
GA
Charles Grigsby, M.D. Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, VA
Phillip B. Ham, M.D. Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at John R. Oishei Children's Hospital,
Buffalo, NY
Jin Sol Oh, M.D. Minimally Invasive Surgical Fellowship at University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
Class of 2017
Aaron Bolduc, M.D. Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, TN
Andrew Lawson, D.O. Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Emory University, Atlanta,
GA
Aleta Paschal, M.D. Surgical Critical Care Surgery Fellowship at Baylor College of
Medicine, Houston, TX
Kayla Smith, M.D. Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee,
WI
Nathaniel Walsh, M.D. Head and Neck Endocrine Fellowship at MCG Augusta University,
Augusta, GA
Class of 2016
Olusola Fasusi, M.D. Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Amanda Garman, M.D. General Surgery Private Practice at Kershaw Health Camden, SC
Arina Ghaffari, MD Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, Acute Care Surgery Fellowship at
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Abigail Hoffman M.D. Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Stanford University, Palo
Alto, California
Caleb Mentzer, D.O. Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Miami/Jackson
Hospital Ryder Trauma Center Miami, FL
Alicia Vinyard, D.O. Breast Surgery Fellowship at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial
Hospital Miami, FL
Class of 2015
Nora Burkart, M.D Faculty Member at Minnesota Valley Surgery Center
Ben Keyser, M.D. Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville,
PA
Daria Keyser, M.D. Faculty member at Soldiers and Sailors Hospital, Wellsboro PA
Mohamad Masoumy M.D. Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Georgia Regents University, Augusta,
GA
Ray King M.D. Colon Rectal Surgery Fellowship at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
MN
Class of 2014
Varun "Bubby" Bhalla, M.D. Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at Children's Hospital
Washington, DC & Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at All Children's Hospital St. Petersburg,
FL
Ankur Goel, M.D. Colorectal Fellowship at Grand Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Jared Mitchell, M.D. Faculty member at University Hospital, McDuffie Georgia
