Current Residents
Current and Past Medical Students
| Richie Heng | Jun 2023 – Present | |
| Bethany Brock | Jun 2023 – Present | |
| Karleigh Maze | Jun 2022 – Present | 1st Place: 2023 Medical Association of the State of Alabama Research Symposium |
| Shelby “Cate” Hodges | Jun 2022 – Present | 1st Place: 2023 Medical Student Research Day Poster 2024 ASC Quickshot Presentation |
| Savanna Petrus | Jun 2022 – Present | |
| Erin LaGrone | Jun 2022 – Present | |
| Henry Smith T | Jun 2022 – Present | |
| Austin Nguyen | Oct 2021 – Present | |
| Seokhoon Kim | Oct 2021 – Present | |
| Meghna Katta | Jun 2021 – Present | 3rd Place: 2021 Medical Student Research Day |
| Baker Smith | Jun 2021 – Present | 1st Place: 2021 Medical Student Research Day Poster |
| Teressa Duong | Jun 2020 – Present | 1st Place: 2020 Medical Student Research Day |
| Omolola “Lola” Olaleye | Jun 2020 – Present | |
| Elizabeth “Betty” Lopez | Jun 2020 – Present | 2nd Place: 2020 Medical Student Research Day |
| Morgan Brazelle | Nov 2019 – Present | |
| Mary Waldrop | Nov 2019 – Present | 2019 ASC Quickshot Presentation |
| Rachael Rainey | Jun 2019 – Present | 2019 ASC Quickshot Presentation |
| Kara Kichler | Jun 2019 – Present | 2019 ASC Oral Presentation |
| Anisha Khanijow | May 2018 – Present | 2018 Medical Student Research Day Poster |
| Elle Kaplan | May 2018 – Present | 1st Place: 2018 Medical Student Research Day Poster Presentation 2017 CCTS TL1 Scholar Program |
| Mary G. Smithson | Aug 2017 – Current Resident | |
| Adam Lucy | Jun 2017 – Current Resident | 2017 Medical Student Research Day Poster |
| Kathryn Hudak | May 2017 – Current Resident | 2018 ASC Oral Presentation 1st Place: 2017 Medical Student Research Day Oral Presentation |
| Michelle Chang | Feb 2016 – Present | |
| Kevin Cofer | Feb 2016 – Present | MSSRP Funding 2018 ASCRS Podium Presentation 2018 ASC Oral Presentation (x2) 2017 ASCRS Medical Student Research Imitation Grant 2017 ASC Oral Presentation |
| Aparajita “Jita” Chakrabarty | May 2018 – Jun 2019 | |
| Abid Ali | May 2018 – Jun 2018 | 2018 Medical Student Research Day Poster |
| Sebastian Chung | Aug 2017 – Jun 2018 | |
| Callie Perkins | Jun 2017 – Jun 2018 | 2018 ASC Oral Presentation |
| Jacob Owen | Jun 2017 – Jun 2018 | 2018 ASC Quickshot Presentation |
| Priyanka Patel | Jun 2017 – Jun 2018 | 2018 ASC Oral Presentation 2017 Medical Student Research Day Oral Presentation |
| Alisa Fujihashi | Jun 2017 – Jun 2018 | |
| Nathan Judge | Mar 2017 – Jun 2018 | |
| Garrett Taylor | Feb 2017 – Jun 2018 | |
| Rebecca Shuford | Feb 2017 – Jun 2018 | |
| John Killian | Jan 2016 – May 2016 | |
| Alaina Payne | Dec 2015 – Mar 2016 | |
| Kayln Mulhern | Dec 2015 – May 2016 | First Author Publication 2017 ASC Quickshot Presentation 2016 Scholarly Activity Project |
| Lauren Theiss | May 2015 – Current Research Resident | 2016 AAS Student Travel Grant Award Recipient |
| Fenil Patel | May 2015 – May 2016 | 2016 ASC Two Abstracts/Presentations Accepted |
| Meixi Ma | Mar 2015 – May 2016 |
Current and Past International Medical Students
| Dr. Isabel Marques | Jul 2017 – Jul 2021 | Federal University of Parana, Brazil 2018 SBAS Oral Podium Presentation 2018 SOM Research Roundtable Poster Presentation 2018 UAB MHRC Disparities Research 1st Place: 2018 Health Literacy Research Conference (HARC)Poster Presentation |
| Dr. Gabriela Stepinska | Jul 2016 – Present | Medical University of Warsaw, Poland 2017 ACS Clinical Congress Poster Presentation |
Current and Past US Residents
| Dr. Wende Oslock | Jun 2023 – Present | Chu Lab Resident |
| Dr. Bayley Jones | Jul 2022 – Present | Chu Lab Resident 2023 AAS/AASF Trainee Clinical Outcomes/HSR Award 1st Place: 2023 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society, Lisbon Portugal |
| Dr. Burke Smith | Jun 2020 – Jul 2023 | Chu Lab Resident 2021 NIH T32 2021 American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarship 2021 ASCRS General Surgery Resident Grant 2nd Place: UAB Post-Doctorate Research Day Award |
| Dr. Connie Shao | Jun 2019 – Jul 2022 | Chu Lab Resident 2020 NIH T32 2020 American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarship 2020 McLean Fellowship in Ethics 2022 ERAS Society Best Abstract |
| Dr. Meixi Ma | Jul 2016 – Present | 2018 ACS/JAHF James C. Thompson Geriatrics Fellowship 2017 AAS Trainee Award Submission 2017 SAAS Resident Research Award Submission |
| Dr. Lauren Theiss | May 2016 – Jul 2021 | Chu Lab Resident 2019 AAS Research Fellowship Award Finalist 2019 VA Quality Scholar |
| Dr. Laura Stafman | Feb 2016 – Present | 2016 Nomination to AAS Leadership Committee |
| Dr. Margaux Mustain | Feb 2016 – Present | 2016 CHAAMPS “Top 3” Poster Winner 2016 ACS Surgical Forum Presentation |
| Dr. Tyler Wahl | Jul 2015 – Jun 2020 | 2017 First Author Publications in Annals of Surgery 2016 ACS Surgical Forum Presentation 2016 SUS Resident Research Scholar Award Finalist 2016 ACS Surgery News Feature Article |
| Dr. Margaret Monet | Nov 2015 – Jun 2019 | 2016 First Author Publication 2016 First Author Chapter |
| Dr. Robert Hollis | Jul 2015 – Jun 2019 | 2018 ASCRS Podium Presentation 2017 SSAT Plenary Presentation/Resident Competition (Top 20) 2016 First Author Publication 2016 UAB Resident Research Day Clinical Abstract Winner 2016 AL/MS ACS Chapter Outstanding Surgical Resident Award |
| Dr. Matthew Romine | Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | |
| Dr. Drew Gunnells | Dec 2014 – Jun 2018 | 2018 ABSCRS E-Poster 2017 First Author Publication 2017 SSAT Plenary Presentation 2017 ASCRS E-Poster of Distinction 2016 ACS Surgical Forum Presentation 2016 First Author Publication 2015 ASCRS E-Poster of Distinction (x2) |
| Dr. Thomas Kane Kleinschmidt | Aug 2017 – Jun 2018 | |
| Dr. Matt Giglia | Apr 2015 – Jun 2017 | 2018 ASCRS E-Poster 2017 First Author Publication 2016 First Author Publication 2016 ACS Surgical Forum Presentation 2016 AL/MS ASC Chapter 2nd Place Poster Award 2016 ASCRS E-Poster of Distinction |
| Dr. Marco Ferraro | Feb 2015 – Jun 2017 | 2016 ACS Surgery News Feature Article |
| Dr. Jacob Mills | Oct 2014 – Jun 2016 |
Current and Past International Residents
| Dr. Nathan English | Jun 2023 – Present | Chu Lab Resident |
| Dr. Shubho Chowdhuri | Jun 2022 – Present | |
| Dr. Saifullah Khan | Jun 2022 – Present | |
| Dr. Wardah Rafaqat | Jun 2022 – Present | Aga Khan University, Pakistan |
| Dr. Alizeh Abbas | Jun 2021 – Present | Aga Khan University, Pakistan Clinical Observer |
| Dr. Abimbola Abiola | Jun 2021 – Present | Nigeria |
| Dr. Maximilian Rojas | Jun 2021 – Present | Mexico |
| Dr. Teodora “Teddy” Dumitra | Mar 2020 – Present | McGill University, Montreal, Canada Resident Exchange with UAB |
Current and Past Graduate Students
| Dr. Adrian Harsono | Jun 2022 – Present | |
| Whitney Neal | Aug 2022 – Present | UAB School of Public Health |
| Anna Junkins | Jan 2022 – Present | 2022 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Award (F31) |
| Lauren Wood, MSPH | Sep 2015 – Present | |
| Matthew Waldrop, MSPH | Jan 2018 – Jun 2019 | 2019 Capstone Presentation “SeamlessMD Usability” |
| Matthew Kenny, MSPH | Aug 2017 – Jun 2018 | 2017 UAB Poster Presentation “SES Effects on Opioid Utilization in ERAS for Colorectal Surgery Patients” |
| Rachel Burton, MSPH | May 2017 – Jun 2018 | 2018 ASC Quickshot Presentation “ERAS and Disparities in Opioid Use by Racial/Ethnic Groups” |
| Katey Feng, MSPH | Jan 2017 – Jun 2017 | Thesis Advisor “Bariatric Surgery Readmissions” |
| Emily Malone, MSPH | Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 | |
| Lauren Goss, MSPH | Jun 2015 – Jun 2016 | Thesis Committee “SSI with MIS” |
| Allison Gullick, MSPH | Aug 2014 – Aug 2016 | 2015 NSQIP Clinical Abstract Award ” Readmission Risk Profiles for Colorectal Patients Differ Significantly Based on Indication for Colectomy” |
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