2023-2024 Graduates
Scott Alford, M.D.
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Sukriti Bansal, M.D.
MIS/Bariatrics/Foregut Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
Lisa Brubaker, M.D.
MIS/Bariatrics Fellowship, AdventHealth, Tampa, Fla.
Lindsay Dean, M.D.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Melissa Koci, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant Fellowship, 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Stephen Manek, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Fellowship, 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Jorge Portuondo, M.D.
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Christopher Ryan, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
Richard Whitlock, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

2022-2023 Graduates
Arsalan Amin, M.D.
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, 海角社区, Texas
Vamsi Krishna Aribindi, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of California San Diego, Calif.
Erin Bayley, M.D.
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pa.
Zachary Chizmar, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Fellowship, The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
Gabriel David Glaun, M.D.
Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, AdventHealth Tampa, Fla.
Eithan Haim, M.D.
General Surgery practice at Hunt Regional Medical Center, Texas
Ndidi Chima Okeke, M.D.
Private Practice
Denny Scaria, M.D., M.P.H.
Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Baylor Scott and White in Temple, Texas
Youmna A. Sherif, M.D.
Global Surgery training, 海角社区, Texas, followed by Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Johns Hopkins, Md.
Rodrigo Zea Vera, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Washington University at St. Louis, Mo.

2021-2022 Graduates
Katherine A. Baugh, M.D.
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Chun-Sing (Kevin) Huang, M.D.
Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
Abdominal Transplant Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Emily Hope Steen, M.D.
The University of Texas Southwestern
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
Mariatu Ashake Verla, M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Private Practice, Orlando, Fla.
Matthew Yanoff, M.D.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
Nader Zamani, M.D.
海角社区
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas

2020-2021 Graduates
Elizabeth Alore, M.D.
Wayne State University College of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Full-time Faculty at 海角社区
Rachel W. Davis, M.D.
海角社区,Houston, Texas
Full-time Faculty at 海角社区
Caleb Euhus, M.D.
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center
U.S. Air Force, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
Jessica Mayor, M.D.
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Eric Rosenfeld, M.D.
State University of New York College of Medicine
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, Mass.
John Saydi, M.D.
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
Aspinder Singh, M.D.
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Plastic Surgery Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Christopher Taylor, M.D.
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at Utah Healthcare Institute/St. Mark鈥檚

2019-2020 Graduates
Sai Konda, M.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Patricio Lau, M.D.
Florida International University
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Nicklaus Children鈥檚 Hospital, Miami, Fla.
Tashinga Musonza, M.D.
Mayo Medical School
Trauma/Acute Care at Penrose, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Eric Rachlin, M.D.
海角社区
Minimally Invasive Surgery at Memorial Hermann, Memorial City, Texas
Laura Trujillo, M.D.
Mayo Medical School
Critical Care Fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ore.
Nicole Villafane-Ferriol, M.D.
The University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
Elaine Vo, M.D.
海角社区
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
Yangyang Yu, M.D.
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Pediatric Surgery Critical Care Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas

2018-2019 Graduates
Nestor Arita, M.D.
海角社区
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Jennifer Carpenter, M.D.
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Liver Transplant Fellowship at Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Jason Ho, M.D.
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Private Practice
Michael Long, M.D.
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Surgical Critical Care Residency at Oregon Health and Science Center, Portland, Ore.
Genna Lubrano, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Private Practice
Meredith Mason, M.D.
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson, Houston, Texas
Oluwabukola Olatubosun, M.D.
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Surgical Critical Care Residency at Methodist, Houston, Texas
Vivek Patel, M.D.
Texas A&M College of Medicine
Thoracic Surgery Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas

2017-2018 Graduates
Aaron Scott, M.D.
University of Missouri, Columbia
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
Galina Toneva, M.D.
University of Alabama
Surgical Critical Care Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Full-time faculty with Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery
Brandi Scully, M.D.
海角社区
Thoracic Surgery Residency at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.
Catherine Seger, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University of Tennessee, Memphis, TB
Full-time faculty with Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery
Ankur Bakshi, M.D.
Northwestern University
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Yan Shi, M.D.
University of Arkansas
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Hofstra, N.Y.
Full-time faculty with Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery
Somala Mohammed, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Boston Children鈥檚 Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Alicia Lay, M.D.
海角社区
Global Surgery, Egypt
Voluntary Instructor faculty in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

2016鈥�2017 Graduates
Paul T. Albini, M.D.
State University of New York, Buffalo School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Residency the University of California at San Diego, San Diego, Calif.
Private practice in California
Gala M. Barden, M.D.
Meharry Medical College
Private Practice in Knoxville, Tenn.
Justin Chin-Bong Choi, M.D.
海角社区
Quality and Safety Fellowship at Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Vascular Surgery Residency at Georgetown, Washington, D.C
Full-time faculty with Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery after training
Michael Louis Kueht II, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Full-time practice in Galveston, Texas
Anna Lakoma, M.D.
Northwestern University School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Residency at Loyola University, Chicago, Ill.
Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Vascular Surgery Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Full-time faculty with Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery after training
Darrell Wu, M.D.
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Thoracic Surgery Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas

2015鈥�2016 Graduates
Sara Fallon, M.D.
海角社区
Pediatric Surgery Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Surgical Critical Care Residency at 海角社区
Full-time faculty with Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery after training
Courtney Gemmato, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Thoracic Surgery Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas/Yale School of Medicine
Linda T. Li, M.D.
海角社区
Pediatric Surgery Residency at Columbia University, New York City
Stephanie Uzoamaka Morris, M.D.
The University of Texas Southwestern
Private Practice in Dallas, Texas
Jennifer Movassaghi Moffett, M.D.
海角社区
Liver Transplant Surgery Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Private practice Houston, Texas
Carlos Hugo Palacio Lascano, M.D.
University Del Norte, Barranquilla
Surgical Critical Care Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Private rural practice, Texas
Nicole M. Tapia, M.D.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Surgical Critical Care Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Private practice Houston, Texas

2014-2015 Graduates
William Buitrago, M.D.
海角社区
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at Northwest Memorial, Houston, Texas
Stacey Carter, M.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center 鈥� San Antonio
Breast fellowship at MD Anderson, Houston, Texas
Full-time faculty with Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery after training
James Adam Davis, M.D.
海角社区
Vascular Surgery Residency at Mayo Clinic
Mirtha Gonzalez, M.D.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Plastic Surgery Residency , Miami, Fla.
Thao Galvan (Nguyen), M.D.
Emory School of Medicine
Liver Transplant Surgery Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Full-time faculty with Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery after training
Sonia Orcutt, M.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fla.
Victor Portillo, M.D.
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara/ New York Medical College
Private Practice in Plano, Texas

2013-2014 Graduates
Courtney Balentine, M.D.
海角社区
Health Services Research, Houston Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety Research Fellowship, Houston, Texas
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
Shiree Berry, M.D.
Albany Medical College
Surgical Critical Care, Houston, Texas
Sheryl Kwak, M.D.
University of California Davis SOM
Surgical Critical Care Residency at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Christy Moeller, M.D.
University of Texas-Houston Medical School
Vascular Surgery Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Celia Robinson, M.D.
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Hector Saucedo Crespo, M.D.
Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Medical School
Transplant Surgery Fellowship at Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Jacksonville, Fla.
Pediatric Transplant Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sarah Weakley, M.D.
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
General Surgery, San Antonio, Texas

2012-2013 Graduates
Reshma Brahmbhatt, M.D.
海角社区
Vascular Surgery Residency at Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
Julius Carillo, M.D.
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Thoracic Surgery Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Ronald Cotton, M.D.
海角社区
Liver Transplant Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Full-time faculty with Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery after training
Jacfranz Guiteau, M.D.
Emory University
Liver Transplant Fellowship at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Qaali Hussein, M.D.
UTMB, Galveston
Surgical Critical Care Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Michael Lee, M.D.
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Plastic Surgery Residency at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Erika Van Doorn, M.D.
Universidad Iberoamericana
Private Practice, Dallas, Texas
Erik Askenasy, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at the University of Texas Houston, Houston, Texas
Joshua Choo, M.D.
海角社区
Plastic Surgery Residency at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
Charity Evans, M.D.
Chicago School of Medicine at Rosalind University of Medicine and Science
Surgical Critical Care Residency at the University of California at Sacramento, Sacramento, Calif.
Jama Jahanyar, M.D.
Westf盲lische Landes University-M眉nster
Thoracic Residency at Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
Catherine Morrison, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Chief of Surgery, Sengerema Designated District Hospital, Sengerema, Mwanza, Tanzania
Ismael Salas De Armas, M.D.
University of Central de Venezuela
Thoracic Surgery Residency at 海角社区, Houston, Texas
Roger Smith, M.D.
海角社区
Academic Practice at Scott & White, Temple Texas