Residents on Academic Research Time
Lawrence Brown
Hometown: Stockton, California
Medical School: Meharry Medical College
Surgical Interest: Colorectal surgery
Researching: Health services, outcomes and disparities research
Medical School: Meharry Medical College
Surgical Interest: Colorectal surgery
Researching: Health services, outcomes and disparities research
Sophia Diaz
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Colorectal surgery, Endocrine surgery, Surgical Oncology
Researching: Biomedical engineering, Innovation & Design, AI applications in surgery, Ex-vivo organ machine perfusion for Transplant surgery
Daniel L. Eisenson
Hometown: Wayland, Massachusetts
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Surgical Interest: Transplant
Researching: Transplant immunology, xenotransplantation, global surgery
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Surgical Interest: Transplant
Researching: Transplant immunology, xenotransplantation, global surgery
Natasha Houshmand
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Surgical Interest: HPB surgery; transplant and surgical oncology
Researching: Xenotransplantation, Biomarkers in pancreas cancer
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Surgical Interest: HPB surgery; transplant and surgical oncology
Researching: Xenotransplantation, Biomarkers in pancreas cancer
Sarah Jabour
Medical School: University of Michigan
Solomon Levin
Hometown: Lakewood, New Jersey
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
Surgical Interest: Pediatric surgery, thoracic surgery
Researching: Pathogenesis of liver cancer
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
Surgical Interest: Pediatric surgery, thoracic surgery
Researching: Pathogenesis of liver cancer
Katherine "Katie" McDermott
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Surgical Interest: Vascular surgery, pediatric surgery
Researching: Epidemiology of vascular disease, health disparities, clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Surgical Interest: Vascular surgery, pediatric surgery
Researching: Epidemiology of vascular disease, health disparities, clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness
Alexander Schulick
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: HPB surgery; transplant and surgical oncology
Researching: Biomarkers in pancreatic cancer, liver transplantation coagulopathy
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: HPB surgery; transplant and surgical oncology
Researching: Biomarkers in pancreatic cancer, liver transplantation coagulopathy
Bryan Szeglin
Hometown: Blue Point, New York
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Surgical interest: Surgical oncology
Researching: Rectal cancer chemoresistance mechanisms and ex vivo prognostication assays
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Surgical interest: Surgical oncology
Researching: Rectal cancer chemoresistance mechanisms and ex vivo prognostication assays
James (Joey) Whitbread Jr.
Hometown: Colville, Washington
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Cardiothoracic surgery
Researching: End-stage heart failure/cardiac transplantation
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Cardiothoracic surgery
Researching: End-stage heart failure/cardiac transplantation
Midori White
Hometown: Tacoma, Washington
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Transplant, vascular
Researching: CRISPR-Cas9 to disrupt gene expression in cell lines
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Transplant, vascular
Researching: CRISPR-Cas9 to disrupt gene expression in cell lines
