Alumni

Class of 2021

Baldwin, Dustin MIS/Bariatric Fellowship – East Carolina University – Greenville, NC

Blunck, Hans MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship – University of Florida – Jacksonville, FL

Chow, Kevin Acute Care Surgery / Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – Emory University – Atlanta, GA

Esparza Monzavi, Carlos Amir Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship – Stroger Hospital of Cook County – Chicago, IL

Gust, Matthew MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship – Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital – Portland, OR

Salloum, Rony Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship – Spectrum Health / Michigan State University – Grand Rapids, MI

Tulla, Kiara Transplant Surgery Fellowship – Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore, MD

Warner, Christina Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship – University of Louisville – Louisville, KY

Class of 2020

Ares, Guillermo Pediatric Surgery Fellowship – Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital – Northwestern University

Brehm, Sarah MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship – Advent Health

Klemine, Helen MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship – University of Missouri

Sugrue, Jeremy Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship – Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Thomas, Sany MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship – Scripps Green Hospital

Zimmermann, Jason MIS/ Advanced GI Surgery Fellowship – George Washington University

Class of 2019

Abdulkareem, Raed Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Cudworth, Michael MIS/Bariatric Fellowship – University of Nebraska

Hendele, James Transplant Fellowship – University of Washington

Juengel, Braden Transplant Fellowship – University of Chicago

Mashbari, Hassan Acute Care Services/Critical Care Surgery Fellowship – Massachusetts General Hospital

Naffouje, Samer Surgical Oncology Fellowship – Moffitt Cancer Center / Florida

Class of 2018

Cruz, Celeste G. Breast Surgery Fellowship – Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL

Eftaiha, Saleh Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship – Rutgers University , NJ

Estremera, Gabriel A. Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – University of Texas – Southwestern Medical School – Dallas

Fernandes, Eduardo Faculty, University of Illinois at Chicago

Hemdi, Mohannad T. Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – University of Kentucky

Lee, Jae Won Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – University of Hawaii

Class of 2017

Benjamin, Martin Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, PC – Long Island, NY

Gonzalez, Andrew A. Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI

Huerter, Mary E. Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship – University of Texas – Southwestern Medical School – Dallas, TX

Ortiz, Damaris Surgical Critical Care / Acute Care Surgery Fellowship – University of Texas Medical School – Houston, TX

Timbers, Kay C.   Private Practice – Advocate Christ Medical Group – Oak Lawn, IL

Class of 2016

Bean, Jonathan F.   Surgical Critical Care Fellowship,  Northwestern McGaw/Lurie Children’s

Ejaz, Aslam  Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University

Hemo, Eliyahu Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Fellowship, Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital

Kraft, Jeffrey J.  Minimally Invasive Fellowship, Hackensack University Medical Center

Lee, Joanna  Breast Surgery Fellowship, Magee-Women’s Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Mahdi Babikir, Osman              Private Practice

Mantilla, Nathalie  Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Patel, Pankti  Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Fellowship Magee-Women’s Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Class of 2015

Bhagwandin, Shanel B.                 Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York

Ezzi, Mohammed Y.                       Assistant Professor at Jazan Medical School, Saudi Arabia

Jeng, Eric I-H.                                 Cardio-thoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Florida

Koo, Nathaniel                                Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Northwestern University

Lai, Christopher E.                          Foregut Surgery Fellowship, Allegheny Hospital

O’Donoghue, Cristina M.               Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Moffitt Cancer Center, Florida

Class of 2014

Turkia M. Abbed, MD  Plastic Surgery Fellowship, University of Illinois Chicago
Ariane M. Abcarian, MD  Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Chandra S. Bhati, MD  Faculty, Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University
Albert Chung, MD  Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan
Veronica Guerrero, MD(Tirado)  Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, Magee, Women’s Hospital of UPMC
Lukasz Swistun, MD  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Class of 2013

Wen-Ting Jeffrey Chiao, MD  Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Fellowship University of Pittsburgh
Alberto S. Gallo, MD  Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Fellowship Uni of California, San Diego
George E. Havelka, MD  Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Dacia A. Pickering, MD Private Practice
Payam Salehi, MD  Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, WashU. St. Louis

Class of 2012

Luay D.F. Ailabouni, MD  Colorectal Fellowship, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Elizabeth D. Dauer, MD  Trauma Critical Care, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Antonio Gangemi, MD  General Surgeon, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Jonas L.M.Karlsson, MD  Trauma Critical Care, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Ari Mayerfield L., MD  Hand Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Abdul  Saied- Calvino, MD  Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Boston University, Providence, RI
Vint N. Varu, MD  Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Class of 2011

Grace H. Chang, MD  Critical Care Fellowship, Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL
Thomas R.Dekoj, MD  Colon and Rectal Surgery, North Shore University- Long Island Jewish Health System
Michael J. Malinowksi, MD  Vascular Fellowship, Loyola University, Chicago IL
Phyllis E. Napoles, MD  Transplant Fellowship, UC San Diego, CA
George A. Negrete, MD  Private Practice, Appleton WI
Anjali R. Thawani, MD  Critical Care Fellowship, Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL

Class of 2010

Sean M. Garrean, MD  Colon and Rectal Surgery, North Shore University- Long Island Jewish  Health System
Andrew E. Glover, DO  Cosmetic Surgery, University of Chicago
Kendra J. Grubb, MD  CT Fellowship, University of Virginia
Jennifer L. Hartwell, MD  Critical care Fellowship, University of Tennessee
Michelle M. Mouria, MD  Private Practice, West Virginia
Marian Porubsky, MD  Transplant Fellowship, Indiana
Ami N. Shah, MD  Pediatric Fellowship, University of Florida, Gainesville

Class of 2009

Alejandro Arnold, MD  General Surgery Fellowship, Missouri
Bryce J. Bardezbanian, MD  Private Practice, Advocate Christ Medical Group
Philip H. Chang, MD  Adult/Pediatric Burns Fellowship, University of California-Davis/ Shriner’s Hospital of Northern California
Dustin J. Fanciullo, MD  Vascular Fellowship, Strong Memorial Hospital, New York
David A. Garza, MD  General Surgery Fellowship, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, CA
Taylor D. Hicks, MD  Vascular Fellowship, Baylor University, Texas
Ranjna Sharma, MD  Surgical Breast Oncology Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX