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General Surgery Resident Research Achievements

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Surgery Residents with Dr. Christy Chai at the 18th annual ASC meeting.
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We are proud of the research achievements of our residents, many of which are highlighted below. While all categorical general surgery residents are expected to submit three manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals before the start of their chief year, many have far more submissions and presentations at regional, national and international meetings. Many also receive major awards for their work. Finally, many of our residents successfully compete for intramural and extramural grants and funding awards, including those provided through the National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program.

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Resident Awards

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2025 Awards

  • Dr. Yao Yang: Texas Beta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha.
  • Dr. Sophia Williams-Perez: Resident Chair, Association or Surgical Education Trainee Committee.
  • Dr. Mary Elizabeth Guerra: Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Resident Research Scholar Award.
  • Dr. Henry Olano Soler: American College of Surgeons (ACS) Leadership Conference and Advocacy Summit Travel Scholarship; American College of Surgeons H.O.P.E. Resident Scholarship.
  • Dr. Travis J. Miles: 2025 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Member for a Day.

2024 Awards

  • Dr. David Holmes: Professional Educator Appreciation and Recognition (PEAR) Award from 草榴社区入口 students.
  • Dr. Ava Mokhtari: Best oral presentation at the European Congress for Trauma and Emergency Surgery.
  • Dr. Andy Espinoza: $120,000 NIH grant for project 鈥淒efining Protein Signature of Vascular Invasion in Hepatoblastoma.鈥
  • Dr. Lubna Khan: Operation Giving Back Resident Scholarship from the American College of Surgeons.
  • Dr. Youmna Sherif: selected for an AMA Journal of Ethics Editorial Fellowship.

2023 Awards

  • Dr. Jorge Portuondo and Dr. Samuel Creden: First place, Surgical Jeopardy Competition at the 18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress.
  • Dr. Jorge Portuondo: Raleigh R. Ross Scholar, Texas Surgical Society.
  • Dr. Katie Nordick: 2023 ASAIO Abstract Award for the project 鈥淟eft Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Why Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time Matters.鈥
  • Dr. Kimberley Rebello: Second place, Robotics Skills Competition at the 18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress.
  • Dr. Youmna Sherif: ACS/Pfizer Resident Surgical Volunteerism Award for her 15 years of medical volunteer work in underserved areas around the world.
  • Dr. Jennifer Chen: accepted into the Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF), part of the Association of Surgical Education (ASE).
  • Dr. Melissa Koci: 2023 Women of Excellence, 草榴社区入口.
  • Dr. Lubna Khan: selected by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) to receive a $500 Operation Giving Back Resident Scholarship to the 2023 Leadership Conference and Advocacy Summit in Washington DC.
  • Dr. Rodrigo Zea: Best Resident Poster Award at The American Association for Thoracic Surgery annual meeting in Los Angeles. His poster displayed his research project 鈥淐ontemporary Midterm Outcomes of Chronic type A dissection鈥.
  • Dr. Andy Espinoza: $120,000 NIH F32 grant for his project 鈥淒efining Protein Signature of Vascular Invasion in Hepatoblastoma.鈥