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Society of University Surgeons (SUS)

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History of Awardees

SUS-OLYMPUS RESIDENT SCHOLAR AWARD WINNERS

  • Timothy Sweeney, MD, 2015-2016
    Mentor: Purvesh Khatri, MD

SUS-ETHICON RESIDENT SCHOLAR AWARD WINNERS

  • Kannan P. Samy, MD, 2015-2016
    Mentor: Todd V. Brennan, MD
  • Alejandro Torres-Hernandez, MD, 2015-2016
    Mentor: George Miller, MD
  • Lily Cheng, MD, 2014-2015
    Mentor: Allan Goldstein, MD
  • Denise Tai, MD, 2012-2014
    Mentor: Gerald Lipshutz, MD
  • Jack Harbell, MD, 2012-2013
    Mentor: Peter Stock, MD
  • Rhiana Menen, MD, 2011-2012
    Mentor: Michael Bouvet, MD
  • Monica Rodriguez, MD, 2011-2013
    Mentor: Melina Kibbe, MD
  • Allison L. Speer, MD, 2011-2012
    Mentor: Tracy Grikscheit, MD
  • Major K. Lee, MD, 2010-2011
    Mentor: Brian Czerniecki, MD
  • Pasithorn A. Suwanabol, MD, 2010-2011
    Mentors: Craig Kent, MD and Bo Liu, MD
  • Kevin Sexton, MD, 2010-2011
    Mentor: Colleen Brophy, MD
  • Vinod P. Balachandran, MD, 2009-2010
    Mentor: Ronald P. DeMatteo, MD
  • J. Josh Smith, MD, 2008-2010
    Mentor: R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD
  • Marcus Malek, MD, 2008-2010
    Mentor: George K. Gittes, MD
  • Rajeev Dhupar, MD, 2008-2010
    Mentor: David A. Geller, MD
  • Marcia McGory, MD, 2006-2007
    Mentor: Clifford Ko, MD
  • Sanjeev Vasudevan, MD, 2005-2008
    Mentor: Jed Nuchtern, MD
  • Derrick Wan, MD, 2005-2006
    Mentor: Mike Longaker, MD
  • George Zogopoulos, MD, 2005-2006
    Mentor: Steve Gallinger, MD
  • Paige M. Porrett, MD, 2004-2005
    Mentor: James F. Markmann, MD, PhD
  • Philip Wai, MD, 2004-2005
    Mentor: Paul C. Kuo, MD
  • Rajendra B. Patel, MD, 2003-2005
    Mentor: Linda Graham, MD
  • Grace Zee Mak, MD, 2003-2004
    Mentor: Joseph Solomkin, MD
  • Brian S. Zuckerbraun, MD, 2002-2003
    Mentor: Richard L. Simmons, MD
  • Sara H. Hughes, MD, 2002-2003
    Mentor: Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD
  • Daniel Leslie, MD, 2001-2002
    Mentor: David Dunn, MD
  • Stephanie Kwei, MD, 2001-2002
    Mentor: Judah Folkman, MD
  • Marshall Baker, MD, 2001-2002
    Mentor: Dixon Kaufman,MD
  • Julie Ann Margenthaler, MD, 2000-2002
    Mentor: M. Wayne Flye, MD
  • Keith D. Amos, MD, 2000-2001
    Mentor: Timothy J. Eberlein, MD
  • Ramsey Dallal, MD, 1999-2001
    Mentor: Michael T. Lotze, MD
  • Walter Pipkin, MD, 1999-2000
    Mentor: Colleen Brophy, MD
  • Melina R. Kibbe, MD, 1998-1999
    Mentor: Timothy R. Billiar, MD
  • Stefan Moldovan, MD, 1998-1999
    Mentor: F. Charles Brunicardi, MD
  • Cynthia Collins, MD, 1997-1998
    Mentor: Wiley W. Souba, MD
  • David J. Hackam, MD, 1996-1998
    Mentor: Ori D. Rotstein, MD
  • Jennifer Purdy, MD, 1996-1998
    Mentor: David I. Soybel, MD
  • Kelli M. Bullard, MD, 1995-1997
    Mentor: N. Scott Adzick, MD
  • Kenneth E. Drazan, MD, 1994-1995
    Mentor: Abraham Shaked, MD
  • David A. Geller, MD, 1993-1994
    Mentor: Richard L. Simmons, MD
  • Henry E. Rice, MD, 1992-1994
    Mentor: Michael Harrison, MD
  • Scott L. Nyberg, MD, 1991-1993
    Mentor: Frank B. Cerra, MD
  • Madeline H. Gartner, MD, 1990-1992
    Mentor: Michael D. Caldwell, MD
  • Carol W. Swallow, MD, 1989-1991
    Mentor: Ori D. Rotstein, MD
  • Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, 1988-1990
    Mentor: Richard E. Wilson, MD
  • Scott A. Gruber, MD, 1987-1989
    Mentor: Richard L. Simmons, MD

SUS-KARL STORZ RESIDENT SCHOLAR AWARD WINNERS

Sponsored by an Educational Grant from KARL STORZ

  • Brian Fleischer, MD, 2019-2020
    Mentor: John Alverdy, MD
  • David Mahvi, MD, 2018-2019
    Mentor: Yolonda Colson, MD, PhD
  • Brooks Udelsman, MD , 2017-2018
    Mentor: Keith Lillemoe, MD
  • Dani Odette Gonzalez, MD, 2016-2017
    Mentor: Katherine J. Deans, MD, MHSc
  • Daniel Lodwick, MD, 2015-2016
  • Krista J. Hachey, MD, 2014-2015
  • Farokh R. Demehri, MD, 2013-2014
  • Carly Seaberg, MD, 2012-2013

SUS RESIDENT SCHOLAR AWARD WINNERS

Sponsored by an Educational Grant from the SUS Foundation

  • Austin Dosch, MD, 2019-2020
    Mentor: Nipun Merchant, MD
  • Raoud Marayati, MD, 2018-2019
    Mentor: Elizabeth Beierle, MD
  • Linda Jin, MD, 2017-2018
    Mentor: William Hawkins, MD
  • Alessandra Moore, MD, 2016-2017
    Mentor: Michael Longaker, MD

SUS JUNIOR FACULTY AWARD

  • Alex Cuenca, MD, PhD
    Mentor: James Markmann, MD
  • Elsie Ross, MD, MSc, 2018-2019
    Mentor: Nigam Shah, MD
  • Ankit Bharat, MD, 2016-2017
    Mentor: Nathaniel Soper, MD
  • Christopher Gayer, MD, 2015-2016
  • Jayleen Grams, MD, 2012-2013
  • George Miller, MD, 2010
  • Mark Bloomston, MD, 2007
  • Michael Reedijk, MD, 2006
  • Rebecca Minter, MD, 2005
  • David J. Hackam, MD, 2004
  • Kelli M. Bullard, MD, 2003
  • John A. Daller, MD, 2002
  • Peter K. Henke, MD, 2001
  • Joel Shilyansky, MD, 2000
  • Walter L. Biffl, MD, 1999
  • Walter L. Biffl, MD, 1998
  • Steven D. Leach, MD, 1997

SUS Mid-Career Award 

  • Clara Lee, MD, MPP, 2019
    Mentors:Michael Pignone, MD and Peter Ubel, MD
  • Ankush Gosain, MD, 2020

SUS-WYETH RESIDENT CLINICAL AWARD (one time award)

  • Jonathan King, MD, 2009
  • Justin Parekh, MD, 2009
  • Steve Kwon, MD, 2009

SUS-PFIZER CLINICAL SCHOLAR AWARD

  • Heather Newman, MD, 2011-2012

SUS-WYETH CLINICAL SCHOLAR AWARD

  • Sunil Singhal, MD, 2010
  • Moishe Lieberman, MD, 2009
  • Kristen Sihler, MD, 2008
  • Taylor Riall, MD, 2007
  • Larissa Temple, MD, 2006
  • Philipp Dahm, MD, 2005
  • Kelli Bullard, MD, 2004

JOINT SUS/ACS KO8 SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD

  • Nita Ahuja, MD, 2011
  • Nita Ahuja, MD, 2009

SUS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AWARD

  • Allan Tsung, MD, 2011
  • Ted Welling, MD, 2010

SUS TRAVEL AWARD WINNERS

  • Benjamin Levi, MD, 2011
  • Candice Marcumi, MD, 2011

COVIDIEN K-MATCH AWARD

  • Alphonse Torquati, MD, 2011
  • Alphonse Torquati, MD, 2010