Stanford General Surgery Residency

Our residents gave outstanding research presentations at our annual Holman Day.

So proud of our graduates!

Congratulations to our 2022 Residency Graduates!

GENERAL SURGERY
Dr. Kovi Bessoff: Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship at UC Davis

Dr. Peter Cha: Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship at UCSD

Dr. Raja Narayan: Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Harvard’s Mass Gen Bigham/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dr. Ken Perrone: Colorectal surgery Fellowship at Creighton University Medical Center

Dr. Lindsay Sceats: Colorectal surgery Fellowship in colorectal at AdventHealth in Orlando.

Dr. Jordan Taylor: Pediatric MIS Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio

PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Dr. Peter Deptula: Hand Surgery Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Dr. Zeshaan Maan: Hand Fellowship at UCSF

Dr. Travis Miller: Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship at the University of Washington

VASCULAR SURGERY
Dr. Elizabeth George: accepted an offer to join the faculty at Stanford University

The 23rd annual Holman lecture and 13th annual resident research day!

First Stanford Surgery Cycling Group ride of faculty and residents on a beautiful day.

Resident appreciation and holiday cheer!

Celebrating the holiday season!

What we have been up to lately…

Calling all MS4s: You're invited to our annual GenSurg Virtual Meet & Greet for prospective residents. Join us Mon, Aug. 23 at 5PM (8PM EST) to hear from Department and Program leadership.

https://stanford.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrcOivqDouH9FtFh-nfIJy23AURY_Hy_yo

Congratulations to these three honorees from the Department of Surgery: two of our residents - Dr. Carlie Arbaugh and Dr. Julia Chandler, and one of our faculty - Dr. Peter Johannet.

Happy National Doctors’ Day 3.30.2021!
We recognize all the incredible work by our physicians and thank you for all your contributions.

Excited to have these talented people join us!

We are so grateful to our residents for all their hard work and dedication especially through all the challenges this year has brought with it.They give everything to this job and we appreciate them.
Stay safe and happy holidays!

Congratulations to chief resident Dr. Miquell Miller for all the passion, hard work, and commitment she has put into expanding diversity and inclusion at Stanford. Her legacy will be remembered through this annual award given to encourage and recognize future trainees who embody the same spirit and dedication in continuing to lead the way and promoting DEI.

At Stanford, we STANd FOR:

➡️Justice
➡️Equity
➡️Diversity
➡️Inclusion

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Great role models from our surgical team!

Congratulations to Drs. David Spain, Ioana Baiu, Carlie Arbaugh and their entire OR team on winning the October 2020 Patient Star Award from SHC!

"In this situation, the team was able to recognize and manage a very rare complication during surgery, and it was a great example of the teamwork present at SHC," said Mia Singh, a patient safety consultant at SHC.

According to Dr. Sarah Goldhbaer-Fieber, who presented the award, the anesthesia resident noticed disturbing vital signs during a routine appendectomy indicating the patient was experiencing malignant hyperthermia. The team acted swiftly and the patient's life was saved.

"The Patient Safety Star Award is presented to individual(s) who are nominated by their colleagues for being proactive and directly contributing to the safety of our patients here at Stanford Health Care. The nominations are then voted on by our leadership panel, and a winner is identified," said Singh.

The team was nominated for the award by Dr. Karen Frush, a clinical professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Chief Resident Dr. Jared Forrester spent his professional development years developing a system to reduce surgical site infections in Ethiopia. Early results of the program (now dubbed Clean Cut) were recently published in the British Journal of Surgery.

Read his story:
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/09/24/reducing-surgical-site-infections-in-low-resource-settings/

Reducing surgical site infections in low-resource settings - Scope During a stint in Ethiopia, Stanford surgical resident Jared Forrester worked on a surgical infection prevention plan for low- and middle-income countries.

One last call for all interested General Surgery applicants. Webinar tonight at 5pm. Registration in link below.

https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_email__&u=bf001cc15d10232c15f707a47&id=92a3083209

This week is our School of Medicine Diversity Week. Please join us!

https://med.stanford.edu/coe/stanford-s-diversity-week.html

Congratulations to GenSurg Resident Dr. Raja Narayan!

👏👏👏 Congratulations to GenSurg Resident Dr. Raja Narayan!

Dr. Narayan has been awarded a 2020 Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Postgraduate Fellowship. The fellowship provides $2,000 to support his research.

"Building on our work using AI to predict poor post-transplant outcomes, we now aim to define neuroendocrine tumor biology for patients with resected liver metastases using AI," said Narayan. "Our goal is to identify specific treatment strategies for a patient’s idiosyncratic pattern of disease."

Inside experiences from our residents!

Proud that the AWS featured female surgeon is our general surgery resident, Dr. Auriel August!

Congratulations Dr. Ioana Baiu!

Congratulations to Dr. Ioana Baiu on being selected as a top 10 finalist for the American College of Surgeons 2020 Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Dr. Baiu is not only a skilled surgeon and productive scholar but also a thoughtful and generous teacher who cares for her patients, students and colleagues. More importantly, she turns caring and teaching into tangible actions to help them,” said General Surgery Residency Program Director Dr. David Spain.

Baiu is a chief resident in the Division of General Surgery. She received the Arnold P. Gold Foundation's Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award from Stanford's School of Medicine in 2018 and elected into the AOA in 2020.

Congratulations Dr. Miquell Miller!

Congratulations to Dr. Miquell Miller! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Dr. Miller was a top 10 finalist for the 2020 Jameson L. Chassin, MD, FACS, Award for Professionalism in General Surgery. The Chassin Award is presented by the American College of Surgeons to a chief resident in general surgery who exemplifies the values of compassion, technical skill, and devotion to science and learning.

"We are so proud of [Dr. Miller] and all [she has] done to elevate inclusion, not just in our department, but across Stanford Medicine!" wrote Dr. Hawn.

Congratulations Dr. Jeff Jopling!

Dr. Jeff Jopling has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2019-20 Arnold P. Gold "Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award." 👏👏👏

The Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes outstanding humanistic teaching residents as identified by our clinical medical students based on their exceptional teaching skills and commitment to the compassionate treatment of patients and families, students, and colleagues.

One student wrote:
"Dr. Jopling is one of the most inspiring physicians I've ever met, and one of the best educators. His way of advising, comforting, supporting, and informing his patients serves as a model of exactly how I'd like to communicate with patients one day. He is an incredible role model in many ways, but one of the more surprising ways is that he demonstrates how to be an adaptable learner. As a resident, he takes criticism with an extremely positive attitude, and adapts to feedback in real-time, which is something most med students and residents aspire toward."

Congratulations!!!

Residency Recruitment Informational Webinar

You're Invited! Join us Monday, July 27 at 5PM PST (8PM EST) to learn about the Department of Surgery at Stanford University and our residency programs. This one-hour program offers attendees the opportunity to hear from our Department Chair, Vice Chair of Education, and Residency Program Directors. Register he...

Welcome new interns! Words of advice from one of our General Surgery residents Auriel August.

Top Five Things I Wish I Had Known Before Starting My Intern Year To all the 4th year medical students out there CONGRATULATIONS! We know Match Day was not exactly how you pictured in this post-COVID19 world, but it is still a huge accomplishment and you should be so proud! While the world is a little different right now than we thought it would be, we know that y...