Mary Culver Department of Surgery
Formal instruction in surgery begins during the third year, with the required 8-week Integrated Surgical Disciplines Clerkship. During this surgical clerkship, students are assigned to clinical rotations, mostly within the Department of Surgery, with some exposure to other surgical-related disciplines outside of the department. The clerkship gives students opportunities to participate in the care of surgical patients (both inpatient and outpatient), to spend time in the operating rooms, and to attend seminars, teaching conferences and didactic sessions on a regular basis. During the fourth year, students may select sub-internship electives within the Division of General Surgery, which include a variety of general surgical specialties. In addition to the general surgery sub-internships, electives are available in several other surgical subspecialties, including pediatric surgery, transplant surgery, vascular surgery, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, urologic surgery, and plastic and reconstructive surgery.
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Bethany Sacks, MD, MEd
Clerkship Director
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Rebecca L Aft, MD, PHD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1978
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1992
PHD Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1983
Dorothy A Andriole, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Medical Education
BA New York University 1976
MD New York University 1980
Gerald L Andriole, MD
Robert Killian Royce, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Urologic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Pennsylvania State University 1976
MD Jefferson Medical College 1978
Rachel Alexandria Anolik, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Pennsylvania State University 2008
MD University of Rochester 2013
Sunil Madhukar Apte, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (Pending Executive Faculty Approval) (primary appointment)
MBBS Bombay University 1970
Christopher Thomas Arett, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2003
BS Washington Univ in St. Louis 1999
Bracken Abram Armstrong
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Kenneth J Arnold, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA University of Notre Dame 1964
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1968
Michael Magdi Awad, MD, PHD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Brown University 1994
MD Brown University 2001
PHD Brown University 2001
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Jeffrey Allen Bailey, M PA, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
M PA Golden Gate University 1986
MD Saint Louis University 1996
Kenneth J Bennett, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Tulane University 1965
Sam B Bhayani, MD
Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Cornell University 1992
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1996
Lawrence J Billy, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Saint Louis University 1966
BA Youngstown St University 1962
Jeffrey Alan Blatnik, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Case Western Reserve Univ 2007
BA Miami University 2003
Grant Bochicchio, MD, M PH
Harry Edison Professor of Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Pennsylvania State University 1993
M PH University of Pittsburgh 1989
Keith E Brandt, MD
William G. Hamm Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Univ Texas Health Science Ctr 1983
BS Texas A&M University 1979
Anoop k Brar, PHD
Instructor in Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery)(Pending Dean's Approval) (primary appointment)
BS University of Edinburgh 1979
PHD University of Edinburgh 1983
Taylor Clarke Brown, MHS, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surg) (primary appointment)
BS Rhodes College 2007
MHS Yale University 2018
MD University of Louisville 2011
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Johns Hopkns University Medic 1980
BA University of Mississippi 1976
Sara Anne Buckman, MD, PHARMD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Univ of Wisconsin Madison 2008
PHARMD Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1999
John B Buettner, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1967
BA Dartmouth College 1963
Arnold D Bullock, MD
Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
Alan A and Edith L Wolff Distinguished Professor
MD Johns Hopkins University 1987
BS Xavier University Lousiana 1983
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Yin Cao, PHS, M PH
Associate Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Medicine
PHS Harvard University 2013
M PH Columbia University 2009
David Anthony Caplin, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Kenyon College 1971
MD University of Cincinnati 1975
Su-Hsin Chang, PHD, MA
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
BA National Chengchi University 1995
PHD Johns Hopkins University 2010
MA Mass Inst of Technology (MIT) 2004
Will C Chapman, MD
Eugene M. Bricker Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of South Carolina 1984
BA University of North Carolina 1980
John E. Codd, MD
Professor of Clinical Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Gonzaga University 1954
MD Saint Louis University 1963
Graham A Colditz, M PH, DRPH, MBBS
Niess-Gain Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Deputy Director for the Institute of Public Health
Professor of Medicine
M PH Harvard University 1982
BS University of Queensland 1977
DRPH Harvard University 1986
MBBS University of Queensland 1979
H. Groves Cooke III, DDENT, MS
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
DDENT Washington Univ in St. Louis 1971
BA De Paul University 1967
MS George Washington University 1975
Douglas E Coplen, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Indiana University Bloomington 1985
BA Wabash College 1981
James L Cox, MD, UNKNOWN, MD1
Evarts A. Graham Professor Emeritus of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Tennessee 1967
UNKNOWN Duke University 1978
MD1 University of Tennessee 1967
BS University of Mississippi 1964
Michael Crittenden, BS1, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS1 University of Notre Dame 1974
MD Georgetown University 1979
Kelly Bettina Currie, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (Pending Executive Faculty Approval) (primary appointment)
MD State Univ of NY Buffalo 2008
BS State Univ of NY Buffalo 2004
Amy Cyr, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Creighton University 1997
MD Univ of Nebraska Med Center 2002
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Ralph James Damiano Jr, MD
Evarts Ambrose Graham Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Dartmouth College 1976
MD Duke University 1980
Kia L Davis, PHS, AB, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
PHS Harvard University 2015
AB Washington Univ in St. Louis 2018
MPH Saint Louis University 2007
Alana C Desai, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Georgetown University 2002
BS Marquette University 1997
Patrick A Dillon, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
MD Georgetown University 1988
BA Brown University 1983
Francesca Maria Dimou, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of South Florida 2011
BS Stetson University 2006
MS University of Texas Galveston 2015
Maria Bernadette Majella Doyle, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Trinity College Dublin 1990
MD Trinity College Dublin 1996
Bettina Drake, M PH, PHD
Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
M PH Univ Texas Health Science Ctr 2003
BS Baylor University 2001
PHD University of South Carolina 2006
Nathan Droz, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professof of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Creighton University 2013
BS Rockhurst College 2009
Kefu Du, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Duke University 2007
MD University of Tennessee 2011
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Joseph W Eades, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1960
BA Amherst College 1956
J. Chris Eagon, MS, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MS University of Utah 1997
BA Williams College 1984
MD Harvard University 1988
Timothy J Eberlein, MD, MA
Bixby Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Head of the Department of Surgery
Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Senior Associate Dean for Cancer Programs
Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor
BS University of Pittsburgh 1973
MD University of Pittsburgh 1977
MA Harvard University 1996
Shaina Rose Eckhouse, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Univ Texas Health Sci San Anto 2008
Pirooz Eghtesady, D SC, MS, MD
Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
Professor of Pediatrics
D SC University of CA Los Angeles 1993
MS University of CA Los Angeles 1987
BS University of CA Los Angeles 1987
MD University of CA Los Angeles 1993
Zachary P Englert, DOST
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery (primary appointment)
DOST Phil Coll of Osteopathic Med 2009
BS Pennsylvania State University 2005
Sean Jason English, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Radiology
BA College of Wooster 2000
MD University of Pennsylvania 2007
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John Matthew Felder III, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA University of Oregon 2004
MD Baylor University 2009
Ryan Courtney Fields, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Kim and Tim Eberlein Distinguished Professor
BS Davenport University 1998
MD Duke University 2003
Robert S Figenshau, MD
Taylor Family and Ralph V. Clayman, M.D. Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Macalester College 1981
MD University of Minnesota 1987
Gerald Richard Fortuna Jr
Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery (primary appointment)
Adjunct Associate Professor of Radiology
Ida K Fox, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Haverford College 1994
MD University of Rochester 1999
Jason Kenneth Frankel, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urological Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Albany Medical College 2013
BS University of Washington 2009
Bradley D. Freeman, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of Central Florida 1984
MD Duke University 1988
G
Feng Gao, PHD
Professor of Surgery (Public Health Science) (primary appointment)
Professor of Biostatistics
Professor of Medicine
PHD Emory University 2003
Andrew E. Gelman, PHD
Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
Professor of Pathology and Immunology
BS University of CA Los Angeles 1996
PHD University of Pennsylvania 2006
Patrick J Geraghty, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Northwestern University 1991
BS Northwestern University 1989
William Ewald Gillanders, BA1, MS, MD, MS1
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Surgery
BA1 Williams College 1987
MS Medical Univ South Carolina 2006
MD Duke University 1991
BA Williams College 1987
MS1 Medical University of Sth Car 2006
Sean C. Glasgow, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Duke University 1995
MD Duke University 1999
Katherine LuBell Glover-Collins, PHD, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Xavier University Lousiana 2001
PHD Meharry Med College 2009
MD Meharry Med College 2009
Simon P Goedegebuure, MA, PHD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MA School Not Listed 1985
BS School Not Listed 1982
PHD Erasmus University Rotterdam 1989
Jun Guo, MS, PHD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) (primary appointment)
MS Dalian Medical University 1997
BS Nanjing University 1991
PHD Shanghai Medical University 2000
Steven William Guyton
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
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Bruce Lee Hall, MD, MBA, PHD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Fellow in the Center for Health Policy
Professor of Health Care Management (Olin School of Business)
MD Duke University 1992
MBA Harvard University 2000
PHD Duke University 1991
BA Princeton University 1984
Chet Hammill, MS, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MS Oregon Health Science Univers 2012
BS Univ of IL -Urbana-Champaign 1996
MD Univ of IL -Urbana-Champaign 2004
William G. Hawkins, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Neidorff Family and Robert C Packman Professor
MD State Univ of NY Stonybrook 1995
BA New York University 1991
Michael E Hayek, MD, MS
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Saint Louis University 1976
MD University of Missouri 1982
MS Saint Louis University 1978
Mark Francis Heiland
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Beth A. Helmink, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
PHD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2012
BS Illinois State University 2004
Sara E Holden, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Minnesota 2010
BS Truman State University 2005
Mark Houston Hoofnagle, MD, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Virginia 2009
PHD University of Virginia 2008
BS Bucknell University 1999
Ashley J Housten, MPA, OTD, MSCRM
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
MPA George Mason University 2007
OTD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2014
BA University of Washington 2005
MSCRM Washington Univ in St. Louis 2014
Jean Marie Hunleth, PHD, M PH
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
Instructor of Anthropology (Courtesy Affiliation)
PHD Northwestern University 2011
M PH Northwestern University 2011
BA Vanderbilt University 1998
Steven R Hunt, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Dartmouth College 1992
MD Stanford University 1997
Chelsea Marie Hutchinson, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Virginia 2014
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Mohsen Ibrahim, MD
Instructor in Surgery (Cardiothracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Rome 1999
Obeid Noor Ilahi, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Aga Khan University 1992
Akinobu Itoh, MD, PHD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Tohoku University Sendai Miyag 1998
PHD Tohoku University Sendai Miyag 2010
J
Aimee S. James, M PH, PHD, MA
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
M PH University of Texas Houston 2000
PHD University of Houston 1999
BA Goucher College 1995
MA University of Houston 1998
Shu Jiang, MS, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
MS University of Western Ontario 2016
BS Simon Fraser University 2015
PHD University of Waterloo 2018
Dane P Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Minnesota 2011
BS University of Minnesota 2007
K
Puja Kachroo, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Boston University 2001
MD Ross Univ School of Medicine 2007
MS Columbia University 2003
Demetrios Katsikas, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Urological Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of Michigan 1985
MD Wayne State University 1989
Martin S Keller, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
BS University of Pennsylvania 1985
MD University of Vermont 1990
Amy Frances Kells, PHD, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Vanderbilt University 1984
PHD Vanderbilt University 1992
MD Vanderbilt University 1993
Adeel Khan, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Aga Khan University 2002
BS Bahria University 1997
Shumaila Nooruddin Khawja, MD, BBA
Instructor in Surgery (General Surgery) (Pending Dean's Approval) (primary appointment)
MD Baylor College of Medicine 2010
BBA University of Texas Houston 2010
Vipul Khetarpaul, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Radiology
MD Karnatak Medical College 2007
Andrew M Kim, MS, DDENT
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology
MS Ohio State University 1987
BA California State University 1978
DDENT Washington Univ in St. Louis 1984
Eric Hwan Kim, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urological Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2012
Jae Sung Kim, MA, BS1, PHD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
MA Seoul National University 1990
BS1 Seoul National University 1988
PHD University of Wisconsin 1999
John P. Kirby, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of Illinois 1988
MD University of Illinois 1993
MS University of Illinois 1999
Saul Klein, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Syracuse University 1959
Mary E Klingensmith, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Mary Culver Distinguished Professor
Vice Chairman for Education, Department of Surgery
BA Wellesley College 1988
MD Duke University 1992
Piroska K Kopar, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Emory University 2007
BA St Johns College 1999
Kunal Deepak Kotkar, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cardiothorasic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Grant Medical College 2004
Benjamin D. Kozower, MD
Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Rochester 1997
BS University of Rochester 1993
Jessica Kramer, MD
Assistant Professor of Surger (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Emory University 2001
MD St. George's University 2009
Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD
Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
G Alexander Patterson MD and Mid America Transplant Endowed Distinguished Chair in Lung Tranplantation
Professor of Pathology and Immunology
MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1995
PHD University of Pennsylvania 2002
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Hing Hung H Lai, MD
Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
Professor of Anesthesiology
BS Rice University 1994
MD Cornell University 1999
Jennifer M Leonard, MD, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Mayo Clinic 2011
BA Colorado College 1999
PHD Mayo Clinic 2011
Wenjun Li, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Guangdong Medical College 1991
MS Sun Yat-Sen University 2004
Jerry Michael Liddell, DPM
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of Utah 1995
DPM Ohio College of Podiatric Medi 2002
Deacon Jones Lile, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Drexel University 2014
Yiing Lin, MD, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2005
PHD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2005
BS Duke University 1997
Erin Lynn Linnenbringer, MS1, BS1, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
MS1 Northwestern University 2003
BS1 Washington Univ in St. Louis 2000
PHD University of Michigan 2014
Ying Liu, PHD, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
PHD Texas Tech University 2006
MD Southeast U Medical School 1995
Alan M Londe, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1957
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1961
Esther Jiaxin Lu, MS, PHD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
MS National Univ of Singapapore 2002
PHD Medical College of Wisconsin 2007
BS Nankai University 1997
Mark A Ludwig, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Emory University 1972
MD University of Chicago 1976
Jingqin Luo, MS1, PHD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Associate Professor of Medicine
MS1 Duke University 2003
PHD Duke University 2006
BS Renmin University of China 1998
MS Renmin University of China 2001
M
Susan E Mackinnon, MD
Minot Packer Fryer Professor of Plastic Surgery (primary appointment)
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Professor of Otolaryngology
BA Queens College 1971
MD Queen's University 1975
Kiran Mahajan, MS, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MS Madurai Kamaraj University 1991
PHD Indian Institiute of Science 1998
Nupam P Mahajan, PHD
Professor of Surgery (Urological Surgery) (primary appointment)
PHD Indian Institute Of Technology 1997
Arnab Majumder, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Case Western Reserve Univ 2007
MD Ohio State University 2011
Hersh Maniar, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Medicine
BS University of Michigan 1994
MD University of Illinois 1998
Julie Ann Margenthaler, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Southern Illinois University 1997
BA Boston University 1993
Muhammad Faraz Masood, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Dow Medical College Karachi 2001
John E. Mazuski, MS, PHD, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA California State Fresno 1973
MS Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1975
PHD University of Minnesota 1993
MD University of CA Los Angeles 1981
Patricia A McGuire, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Missouri 1985
Spencer J Melby, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Brigham Young University 1997
MD University of Utah 2002
Bryan F Meyers, MD
Patrick and Joy Williamson Endowed Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Yale University 1982
MD University of Chicago 1986
Jerry R Meyers, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1966
BA University of Texas Austin 1962
Kevin Joseph Mitchell, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Howard University 1981
MD Howard University 1985
Marc R Moon, MD
John M Shoenberg Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Wayne State University 1988
BS University of Michigan 1983
Julian C Mosley, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Saint Louis University 2000
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1972
Nabil A Munfakh, MD
Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of Michigan 1981
MD University of Michigan 1985
Gregory P Murphy, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urological Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Tufts University 2006
MD University of Massachussetts 2011
Matthew G Mutch, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA St Olaf College 1990
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1994
Terence M. Myckatyn, MD
Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Univ of Northern British Colu 1997
BS Univ of Northern British Colu 2003
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Dilip Sri Nath, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of CA Berkeley 1995
MD New York U. School of Medicine 1999
Ruben Nava, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Univ of Armed Forces: Military 2000
Thoi Hieu Ngo, MD
Instructor in Surgery (General Surgery) (Pending Dean's Approval) (primary appointment)
MD New York Medical College 2014
BS University of Maryland 2010
Dennis Nguyen, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of CA Irvine 2005
MD University of CA San Francisco 2011
MS University of CA Berkeley 2009
Thomas E Niesen, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Tulane University 1975
MD Tulane University 1979
Richard James Nissen, DDENT, MS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
DDENT University of Iowa 1983
MS Washington Univ in St. Louis 1985
BS Iowa State University 1979
Charles Upshur Nottingham, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Virginia Comm University 2012
BS Wake Forest University 2006
Anthony Ian Nunez
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Cardio Surgery) (primary appointment)
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John Westley Ohman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Radiology
BS University of Texas Austin 2008
MD Univ Texas Health Science Ctr 2012
Kerri A Ohman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of Michigan 2008
MD University of Michigan 2012
George A Oliver, MD
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1948
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1952
Tiffany Medlin Osborn, M PH, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Professor of Emergency Medicine
M PH London Hygiene & Tropical Med 2009
BS University of Houston 1992
MD Univ Texas Health Sci San Anto 1997
P
Twinkle Kumar Samudra Pandian, M PH, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surg) (primary appointment)
M PH Johns Hopkins University 2010
MD Mayo Clinic 2011
BS University of Minnesota 2006
Sharad P Parikh, UNKNOWN
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
UNKNOWN University of Pune 1967
Yikyung Park, PHD, MS1
Associate Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
BS EWHA Womans University 1994
PHD Harvard University 2005
MS1 EWHA Womans University 1996
Charles L Parks, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1969
BS University of South Dakota 1967
Jeffrey Andrew Parres, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1983
MD University of Missouri 1987
Michael K Pasque, MD
Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Radiology
MD University of Oklahoma 1978
Kamlesh Babulal Patel, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Arizona 2005
BS University of MO Kansas City 2000
G Alexander Patterson, MD
Joseph C Bancroft Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Queen's University 1974
Enrique Pedro Perinetti, MD, PHD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD School Not Listed 1969
PHD School Not Listed 1975
Mitchell A Pet, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2011
Mary Politi, PHD, M PHIL
Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
PHD George Washington University 2006
BS Barnard College 2001
M PHIL George Washington University 2004
Varun Puri, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2009
BS All-India Inst of Medical Sci 1998
MS Creighton University 2007
R
Amanda Christine Rabideau, MD
Instructor in Surgery (General Surgery) (Pending Dean's Approval) (primary appointment)
BS Southern Illinois U Carbondale 2009
MD Southern Illinois University 2014
Nishant Raj, MD, BS1
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Ross Univ School of Medicine 2009
BS1 St Johns University 2004
Ricardo Rao, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Missouri 1987
BA University of CA San Diego 1983
Shuddhadeb Ray, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD KANSAS U SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 2011
Nanette Rahee Reed, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Radiology
BS University of Notre Dame 2000
MD Baylor College of Medicine 2004
Frank O Richards, MD
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Talladega College 1944
MD Howard University 1947
Shale M Rifkin, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1948
Brian G Rubin, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Professor of Radiology
BA Colgate University 1979
MD University of Vermont 1984
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Bethany Cara Sacks, MED, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (Pending Executive Faculty Approval) (primary appointment)
MED University of Houston 2010
BS Connecticut College 1995
MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1999
Justin M Sacks, MD, MBA
Sydney M Jr and Robert H Shoenberg Endowed Chair in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1998
BS Cornell University 1993
MBA Johns Hopkins University 2015
Jacqueline Mitsouko Saito, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Harvard Radcliff 1989
MD Columbia University 1993
Elizabeth Ann Salerno, PHD, M PH
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
BS Univ of IL -Urbana-Champaign 2012
PHD Univ of IL -Urbana-Champaign 2017
M PH Johns Hopkins University 2018
Luis A Sanchez, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Gregorio A. Sicard Distinguished Professor
Professor of Radiology
MD Harvard University 1987
BS Yale University 1983
Kenneth Gordon Sands, BBA, MBA, DOST
Assistant Professor or Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BBA Randolph Macon College 2009
MBA Lincoln Memorial University 2014
DOST Lincoln Memorial University 2014
Dominic Sanford, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of MO Columbia 2009
BS Maryville University 2005
Donald C Sauer, MD
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1960
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1956
Douglas J Schuerer, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Pittsburgh 1995
BS Allegheny College 1991
Maryls E Schuh, BS1, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS1 University of North Dakota 1977
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1979
BS University of North Dakota 1973
Debra L Seoane, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Miami 1986
Baddr Ahed Shakhsheer, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Eastern Virginia Med School 2010
BA University of Virginia 2005
Courtney Shands III, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Stanford University 1978
MD Vanderbilt University 1982
Surendra Shenoy, MD, PHD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Kasturba Medical College 1980
MD Kasturba Medical College 1984
PHD Institute of Medical Science 1989
Michelle Ilana Silver, PHD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
PHD Johns Hopkins University 2015
MS Johns Hopkins University 2009
BS Stanford University 2007
Matthew Leon Silviera, MS1, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MS1 Temple University 2010
BS Pennsylvania State University 2001
MD Temple University 2005
David Siroospour, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD School Not Listed 2000
Arjun Sivaraman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Madras Medical College 2005
Radhika K Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of MO Kansas City 2010
Zachary Lee Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of MO Kansas City 2010
Jason Andrew Snyder, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Marshall University 2008
BS Kettering University 2004
Alison K Snyder-Warwick, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Knox College 2000
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2004
Dirk M Spitzer, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS School Not Listed 1995
PHD Technische U Braunschweig 1999
Charlie Srivilasa
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery (primary appointment)
Alan Joel Stein, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Wayne State University 1976
BS Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1972
Melissa Kay Stewart, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Pittsburgh 2011
Daniel Charles Stoeckel
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (primary appointment)
Steven M Strasberg, MD
Pruett Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
MD University of Toronto 1963
Herbert Sunshine, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1954
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1950
Siobhan Sutcliffe, MHS, PHD, MS
Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
MHS Johns Hopkins University 2001
PHD Johns Hopkins University 2005
BS Princeton University 1998
MS Johns Hopkins University 2004
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Tsuyoshi Takahashi, MD, PHD
Instructor in Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Tokushima University 2007
PHD University of Tokyo 2018
Marissa Morningstar Tenenbaum, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2002
BS Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1998
Ajit K Tharakan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Surgery (primary appointment)
Lewis Jones Thomas IV, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (Pending Executive Faculty Approval) (primary appointment)
BS Washington Univ in St. Louis 2008
MD University of MO Columbia 2012
Robert W Thompson, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
Professor of Radiology
MD University of Michigan 1983
BA Hope College 1979
Adetunji Toriola, PHD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
PHD University of Tampere 2011
Ralph J Torrence, MD
Asst Prof of Clinical Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Georgetown University 1983
Erica J Traxel, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Texas A&M University 1998
MD Beaufort Technical College 2002
Thomas H Tung, MD
Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Duke University 1986
MD University of Maryland 1990
Isaiah Turnbull, MS, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of Oregon 1998
MS Washington Univ in St. Louis 2008
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2008
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Kelly Jean Vallar, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of MO Kansas City 2011
Ramakrishna Venkatesh, MS1, MS, MD
Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MS1 School Not Listed 1991
MS Bangalore University 1991
MD Bangalore University 1988
Jesse Daya Vrecenak, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD University of Pennsylvania 2007
BS Yale University 2003
Gino J Vricella, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Saint Louis University 2012
MD University of MO Columbia 2006
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Howard S Walker, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Citadel 1971
MD Beaufort Technical College 1974
Lisa Marie Waller, PHD, MS
Professor of Surgery (Public Health Science) (primary appointment)
BS Concordia College 1982
PHD University of Minnesota 1995
MS University of Memphis 1991
Fei Wan, PHD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
PHD University of Pennsylvania 2015
MS University of Vermont 2001
Brad W. Warner, MD
Jessie L. Ternberg, M.D., PhD. Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Surgery in Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) (primary appointment)
Professor of Pediatrics
BS University of MO Kansas City 1982
MD University of MO Kansas City 1982
Erika Waters, MS PSYC, M PH, PHD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
MS PSYC Rutgers University 2003
M PH Johns Hopkns University Medic 2007
PHD Rutgers University 2006
BS Arizona State University 1999
Michael D Weiss, DPM, BS1
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
DPM Ohio College of Podiatric Medi 1981
BS1 Ohio State University 1977
Jason R Wellen, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD St George's University 2002
BS Emory University 1998
Amanda Meppelink Westman, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) (Pending Executive Faculty Approval) (primary appointment)
PHD University of Virginia 2020
BS Washington Univ in St. Louis 2012
Brad C White, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Urologic Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Loyola University Chicago 1993
BS Illinois State University 1986
Paul Edward Wise, MD
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Georgetown University 1992
MD John Hopkins University 1996
Brian Wing-Chi Wong, PHD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS University of British Columbia 2001
PHD University of British Columbia 2011
Matthew D Wood, PHD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
BS Washington Univ in St. Louis 2009
PHD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2009
BS Saint Louis University 2005
MS Washington Univ in St. Louis 2008
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Yan Yan, MHS, MD, PHD
Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences) (primary appointment)
Professor of Biostatistics
MHS Johns Hopkins University 1995
MD Nanjing Medical University 1983
PHD Johns Hopkins University 1998
Muhammad T Yasin, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
MD Punjab University 1985
William D Yates, MD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
BA Northwestern University 1983
MD Northwestern University 1985
Robert A Young, MS, MD, JD
Instructor in Clinical Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) (primary appointment)
MS Ohio State University 1975
MD Ohio State University 1978
BA University of Michigan 1973
JD Saint Louis University 1997
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Mohamed A Zayed, MD, PHD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Radiology
MD University of North Carolina 2009
BS University North Carolina 2002
PHD University of North Carolina 2007
Christian W Zemlin, PHD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (primary appointment)
PHD Humboldt University 2012
Surgery Research Electives
During the fourth year, opportunities exist for many varieties of advanced clinical or research experiences.
For the most up-to-date medical student research opportunities, please visit the Research page of the Department of Surgery website.
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
660 S. Euclid, Box 8109
Phone: 314-454-8877
Under the direction of L. Michael Brunt, MD, students may investigate minimally invasive gastrointestinal and hernia surgery. The minimum rotation length is four weeks. Under the auspices of the Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Washington University Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery, a number of surgeons are investigating outcomes of various minimally invasive surgical approaches to abdominal wall hernias, benign foregut disorders, bariatric surgery and cholecystectomy. Dr. Brunt is currently investigating the clinical outcomes and standardization of various laparoscopic surgical procedures, opioid prescribing patterns and opioid use in surgical patients, and education-related research and skills training for medical students planning to enter a surgical internship.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
660 S. Euclid, Box 8238
Phone: 314-747-0541
The Division of Plastic Surgery offers many opportunities for research projects on various topics related to plastic surgery. A project will be designed with students prior to their rotation on plastic surgery so that all of the materials and methods will be available at the beginning of the rotation. The basic science laboratories primarily investigate nerve injury and regeneration, including nerve transplantation. Students will be encouraged to design and complete their own research study during the elective. The minimum rotation length is six weeks.
The research rotation can be conducted in the plastic surgery laboratories under the direction of Drs. Moore, Snyder-Warwick, Wood or Mackinnon. Ongoing projects include the following:
- The influence of the immune system on nerve regeneration;
- Neural tissue engineering and regenerative medicine therapeutics, such as electrical stimulation to promote tissue regeneration
- The investigation of glial cells at the neuromuscular junction during development, maintenance, aging, and after nerve injury
Additional clinical and educational research opportunities in various fields of plastic surgery are available with Drs. Fox, Myckatyn, Patel, Tung, and Woo. These various projects include the following:
- In vivo tissue generation and tissue differentiation
- The mechanical, structural and biochemical effects of stress on scar tissue maturation
- In vivo anatomy of craniofacial deformities
- Outcome analysis of methods of cleft lip and palate management
- Breast reconstruction (3D imaging of breasts after cosmetic or reconstructive surgery, interpretation of angiograms of the breast to measure nipple perfusion)
- The use of nerve transfer to improve hand function in patients with cervical spinal cord injury/quadriplegia
- Surgical education (specifically web-based multimedia strategies for peripheral nerve surgery education)
The Department of Surgery can host Washington University medical students in any of its labs either to receive credit for a class they are currently enrolled in or to add them into the system as Washington University student employees to be paid for their time worked. Student work may be obtained through the Federal Work-Study program, the Office of Medical Student Research, or direct communication initiated by the student with faculty they wish to work alongside on specific subjects of interest with the goal of furthering their education. This can occur during any year of a medical student's education.
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M95 Surgery 790 Integrated Surgical Disciplines Clerkship
During the 8-week surgery clerkship, each student is assigned to seperate rotations. Each student is assigned to a required general surgery rotation at Barnes-Jewish Hospital or the John Cochran Veterans Administration Medical Center. In addition, each student selects elective rotations in other general surgical fields, surgical subspecialties and related disciplines of critical care. The student is an active participant in the daily care of patients on each service and attends the service teaching conferences and rounds. For the duration of the 8-week rotation, there are weekly small-group tutorial sessions with faculty members and a biweekly lecture series.
Credit 308 units.
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M95 Surgery 814 Trauma Service Subinternship
The student on this elective will function as a subintern on the Trauma and Acute Care Surgical Service within the Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery. Through completion of this subinternship, the student will gain an ability to evaluate, resuscitate and manage trauma and emergency general surgery patients. Subinterns will actively interact with patients in the outpatient office, hospital ward and operating room. Practical experience will involve preoperative patient evaluation, resuscitation of acutely ill patients, operative patient management, in-hospital patient care and postoperative outpatient follow-up. The student will also participate in affiliated conferences and in-house call.
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M95 Surgery 818 Surgical Night Float & ED Subinternship
This subinternship is specifically designed to give senior medical students an intern-level experience in managing acute on-call problems in surgical patients and in evaluating urgent and emergent problems in the ED. The rotation will be divided into two, two-week segments: one segment in the ED and the second on night float call on the surgical floors. Students will gain experience evaluating and managing the types of acute problems they will encounter as surgical interns as first responders to patients with acute abdominal pain, chest pain, hypotension, mental status changes, and other ER/on-call type problems. They will be assigned to the on-call surgical resident and will have a structured experience in order to maximize development of their diagnostic, management, and case presentation skills in the acute care setting so that they may more smoothly make the transition to a surgical internship.
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M95 Surgery 820 Cardiothoracic Surgery Subinternship
The subinternship in cardiothoracic surgery is a four-week clinical rotation with two-week blocks divided between adult cardiac, pediatric cardiothoracic, and general thoracic surgery (according to the student's preference). Students will participate in morning work rounds, attend the operative procedures of their choice, and attend weekly conferences and teaching rounds. Students will be introduced not only to the surgical procedures, but also to the postoperative care of the surgical patients. On the pediatric and adult cardiac services, students will be introduced to the principles of cardiopulmonary bypass, repair of congenital heart defects, ventricular assist devices, cardiac transplantation, coronary artery bypass surgery (on and off pump), valve repair and replacement, complex aortic surgery, the MAZE procedures and others. On the adult cardiac surgery service, students will function as sub-interns under the direct supervision of a faculty member. On the thoracic surgical rotation, students will have the opportunity to perform bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, gastroscopy, and participate in surgical resections of lung cancer and esophageal cancer, as well as surgery for emphysema and for benign esophageal conditions. Students will also participate in lung transplantation surgery. Medical students are also invited to participate in ongoing research projects under the mentorship of surgery faculty. Please contact course director if you are interested in this option.
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M95 Surgery 830 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Subinternship
The period on Plastic Surgery may either be spent as a clinical clerkship or conducting a research project. The purpose of the clinical subinternship is to familiarize the student with the basic principles of Plastic Surgery. The student will have successive assignments to each of the attending staff and the ward resident services during the four weeks. This will expose the student to the breadth and depth of plastic surgery. Alternatively, if the student has identified a focus of interest, the student may participate on those services of special interest, such as hand or pediatric plastic surgery. The student will assume an active role on the plastic surgery service and will participate in the total management of a wide variety of surgical problems including congenital anomalies, microvascular surgery, surgery of the upper extremity, peripheral nerve surgery, cosmetic surgery, and general reconstructive plastic surgery. Research projects should be student-motivated, and must be approved prior to scheduling and confirming the research rotation. Student will perform a ten-minute case presentation.
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M95 Surgery 832 Plastic Surgery Externship
This course is for visiting medical students only. Students rotate on different Plastic Surgery Services for two weeks each to maximize exposure to all faculty. The student will assume an active role on the plastic surgery service and will participate in the total management of a wide variety of surgical problems including congenital anomalies, microvascular surgery, surgery of the upper extremity, peripheral nerve surgery, cosmetic surgery, and general reconstructive plastic surgery. Participation in conferences is expected. Students will turn in two H&Ps.
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M95 Surgery 850 Urology Subinternship
The four-week clinical subinternship will offer the interested student experience with a spectrum of problems in clinical urology - both adult and pediatric. The student will learn the basic diagnostic procedures and management of surgical and non-surgical aspects of patient care under the supervision of the attending staff and house staff. Clinical conferences are held two days per week. Medical students are also invited to participate in ongoing research projects under the mentorship of urology faculty. Please contact course director prior to the start of the elective if you are interested in this option.
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M95 Surgery 850A Urology Subinternship with Research
The four-week elective will offer exposure to the full spectrum of problems in clinical urology (adult and pediatric). The student will learn the basic diagnostic procedures and management of surgical and nonsurgical aspects of patient care under the supervision of the attending staff and house staff. Clinical conferences are held one to two days per week.
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M95 Surgery 862 Colon & Rectal Surgery Subinternship
This subinternship elective is designed to give students in-depth experience in the clinical management of patients on the Colorectal Surgery Service. Students work closely with the attendings within the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and clinical exposure is focused on a wide range of benign and malignant colorectal diseases. There is exposure to radiation oncology and the specialized areas of nursing related to care of patients with colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. The course will offer opportunities for students to gain experience in preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative, patient management under house staff, fellows, and faculty guidance, as well as ample opportunity to attend and participate in conferences. Notice: If a student desires to work more closely with a specific attending, he/she must make special arrangements with the Colorectal Surgery Office prior to beginning this elective.
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M95 Surgery 863 Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery Subinternship
This subinternship is designed to give students in-depth experience in the clinical management of patients on the Endocrine and Surgical Oncology Service (Unit I Service). Students will serve as clerks and will be responsible for patient management with house staff under the guidance of the chief resident and attending surgeons. Clinical exposure is focused on thyroid and parathyroid surgery, as well as breast oncology, melanoma, and soft-tissue sarcomas. The course will offer opportunities for students to gain experience in preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patient management. There will be opportunity for students to evaluate patients, decide on a diagnostic and management strategy and provide care under house staff and faculty guidance, as well as ample opportunity to attend and participate in conferences.
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M95 Surgery 864 Ethical Challenges in Surgery and Medicine
This elective will involve exploration of the ethical challenges discussed during didactic conferences and in clinical settings within the Department of Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. The student will be guided through readings, discussions, and projects by department faculty members with expertise in clinical ethics. The elective will result in a manuscript ready to be revised/finalized for publication submission with the student as lead author. This elective provides the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors and should appeal to any student interested in the ethical and humanitarian challenges facing physicians in particular and society in general.
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M95 Surgery 871 Vascular Surgery Subinternship
This subinternship elective is designed to give students in-depth experience in the clinical management of patients on the Vascular Surgery Service. The elective will offer opportunities for students to gain experience in preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative management of patients with surgically treated vascular diseases/conditions. Students will serve as clerks and will be responsible for patient management with house staff under the guidance of the fellow and attending surgeons. There will be opportunity for students to evaluate patients, decide on a diagnostic and management strategy, and provide care under house staff and faculty guidance, as well as ample opportunity to attend and participate in conferences. Notice: If a student desires to work more closely with a specific attending, he/she must make special arrangements with the faculty member prior to beginning this elective.
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M95 Surgery 879 Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery Subinternship
This subinternship is designed to give students in-depth experience in the clinical management of patients on the Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic (HPB) Service. The HPB Service is a busy upper gastrointestinal service with a focus on hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases and their treatment. The course offers opportunities for students to gain experience in preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patient management. Students will serve as clerks and will be responsible for patient management with house staff under the guidance of the fellow, chief resident and attending surgeons. There will be opportunity for students to evaluate patients, decide on a diagnostic and management strategy, and provide care under house staff and faculty guidance, as well as ample opportunity to attend and participate in conferences. Note: If a student desires to work more closely with a specific attending, he/she must make special arrangements with the faculty member prior to beginning this elective.
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M95 Surgery 880 Pediatric Surgery Subinternship
This subinternship will expose the student to a wide variety of pediatric surgical cases. This includes the preoperative and postoperative care of patients as well as the care of pediatric trauma patients. Daily walking or sit-down rounds are made with the resident, nurse practitioner, and attending staff, and participation is expected in the pediatric surgery clinic and the operating room. Weekly conference attendance is mandatory and includes mortality and morbidity, radiology, pathology, solid tumor board, ED/trauma, and GI conferences. Students have the opportunity to understand the widely differing anatomy and physiology of patients ranging from newborn infants to teenagers and young adults. The student functions as a team member and assumes level-appropriate responsibilities as determined by senior team members in this highly specialized care field.
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M95 Surgery 891 Organ Transplantation Subinternship
The care of transplant patients requires the integration of multiple diverse medical and surgical disciplines. This subinternship in organ transplantation encompasses the preoperative evaluation and management of adult and pediatric recipients of liver, kidney, and pancreas. Students participate in procurement of allografts from cadaveric or living donors, organ preservation, and transplantation. Emphasis is also placed on postoperative care, multimodality immunosuppression and management of allograft rejection. Basic hepatic and renal physiology, fluid and electrolyte balance, and transplantation immunology are stressed. Rotation provides an elaborate exposure to different facets of management of end stage renal and liver disease. Management of the complications of diabetes, hypertension, portal hypertension, and infectious problems are an integral part of pre- and post-transplant care. This course is designed to offer the student an overview of the field of organ transplantation, however, in addition to transplant surgery, students will also get some exposure to vascular access and hepatobiliary surgery. The student functions as a member of the transplant team and assumes appropriate responsibilities under supervision.
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M95 Surgery 893 Minimally Invasive Surgery Subinternship
This subinternship elective in minimally invasive surgery is offered by the Chief of the Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the General Surgery Division. Surgeons in the Minimally Invasive Surgery group regularly perform the following procedures laparoscopically: cholecystectomy, splenectomy, adrenalectomy, hiatal hernia repair, endoscopic myotomy for achalasia, inguinal hernia repair, ventral hernia repair, complex abdominal wall reconstruction, robotic surgery, and bariatric surgery for morbid obesity. The medical student electing this rotation will participate in the outpatient office and direct patient care, assist and observe in a wide range of laparoscopic procedures and participate in teaching rounds and conferences. During this rotation, the student will also have the opportunity to observe and participate in minimally invasive surgical procedures performed by various surgeons within the Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery and will function as an acting intern.
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M95 Surgery 900 Research Opportunities-Surgery
Research opportunities may be available. If interested, please contact the department of Surgery.
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