Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellows
Surgery Residency: King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, JORDAN
Appointment: 2019
Surgery Residency: General Surgery, RWJ Saint Barnabas Medical Center, NJ
Appointment: 2020
Surgery Residency: General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Appointment: 2021
Surgery Residency: General Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, INDIA
Appointment: 2021
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents
Surgery Residency: Temple University Hospital
Appointment: 2021
Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery
Recent Publications:
Erkmen CP, Randhawa S, Patterson F, Kim R, Weir M, Ma GX. Quantifying Benefits and Harms of Lung Cancer Screening in an Underserved Population: Results from a Prospective Study. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jun 3:S1043-0679(21)00263-X. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.04.055. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34091014
Kim R, Moore R, Schmidt L, Martin K, Sjoholm LO, Mason L, BeardJ, Volvulus caused by a free intraperitoneal staple after laparoscopic appendectomy: A case report, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2019; 65:259-261. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.072
Erkmen CP, Mitchell M, Randhawa S, Sferra S, Kim R, DiSesa V, Kaiser LR, Ma GX. An Enhanced Shared Decision Making Model to Address Willingness and Ability to Undergo Lung Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Treatment in Minority Underserved Populations. J Community Health 43(1): 27-32
Surgery Residency: University at Buffalo
Appointment: 2021
Career Interest: Adult thoracic surgery
Recent Publications:
Zhao J, Cairo SB, Tian Y, Lautz TB, Berkelhamer SK, Pizzuto MP, Raval MV, Rothstein DH. Gastrostomy tube placement in neonates undergoing tracheostomy: An opportunity to coordinate care? J Perinatology. Accepted April 2020, in press.
Zhao JY, Forsythe R, Langerman A, Melton GB, Schneider DF, Jackson GP. The Value of the Surgeon Informatician. Journal of Surgical Research. May 2020. pii: S0022-4804(20)30207-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.04.003. [Epub ahead of print]
Zhao JY, Romero Arenas MA. The Surgical Blog: An Important Supplement to Traditional Scientific Literature. The American Journal of Surgery. 218(4):792-797. October 2019.
Appointment: 2021
Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery & science
Recent Publications:
Aly A *, Saito Y *, BoumaW, Imai A, Hwang H, Okamoto K, Pilla J, Eperjesi T, Pouch A, Yushkevich P, Gillespie M, Gorman III J, Gorman R. Heterogeneous Leaflet Adaptation and Subvalvular Dynamics in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. JTCVS Open (2020)
Nam H, Dinh P, Lasso A, Herz C, Huang J, Posada A, Aly A, Pouch A, Kabir S, Simpson J, Glatz A, Harrild D, Marx G, Fichtinger G, Cohen M, Jolley M. Visualization and Quantification of the Unrepaired Complete Atrioventricular Canal Valve Using 3D Echocardiography Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2020)
Narang H, Rego B, Khalighi, Aly A, Pouch A, Gorman R, Gorman J III, Sack M. Pre-surgical prediction of post-surgical IMR recurrence in humans using in vivo estimation of mitral valve leaflet strains Annals of Biomedical Engineering (2021)
Appointment: 2021
Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery
Recent Publications:
Vijayakumar, A., Derry, L.T., Storrie, M., Daaleman, T.P., Smithson, S. Peak Performance: A Communications-based Leadership and Teamwork Simulation for Fourth-Year Medical Students. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. May 2020. PMID 32637637.
Langer, T., Vijayakumar, A., Alvarez, P., Ruiz, C., Tsai, P., Adams, U., Powierza, C., Dallahan, G.B., Rahangdale, L. Transition to multiple mini interview (MMI) interviewing for medical school admissions. Perspective of Medical Education. August 2020. PMID 32833134.
Vijayakumar, A., Grignol, V. Adenocarcinomas presenting as abdominal wall masses. BMJ Case Reports. October 2020. PMID 33012713.
Surgery Residency: Christiana Care Hospital
Appointment: 2022
Career Interest: Adult Thoracic Surgery
Recent Publications:
Levi, S., Darcy, C., Gough, B. Bennett, J., Petrelli, N. Pancreatic Resections: outcomes in Octogenarians. Society of Surgical Oncology, 2019. Published Science Direct 2020
Johns, M., Darcy, C., Weinberger, J. Analysis of location and region of rib fracture in patient morbidity and mortality. Published Critical Care Medicine Journal January 2021
Surgery Residency: New York Presbyterian-Queens
Appointment: 2022
Career Interest: Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Recent Publications:
Ferrari-Light D, Chow OS, Lee BE. Anastomotic Leak After Robotic Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy Treated with Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy. CTSNet. January 2022. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.18731801
S Schmiederer I, Torices-Dardon A, M Ferrari-Light D, Charbel Abboud E, Villani V, N Lau J, M Foglia C. Developing a Robotic General Surgery Training Curriculum: Identifying Key Elements Through a Delphi Process. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec;78(6):e129-e136. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.08.006. Epub 2021 Aug 26. PMID: 34456170.
Geraci TC, Chang SH, Chen S, Ferrari-Light D, Cerfolio RJ. Discharging Patients by Postoperative Day One After Robotic Anatomic Pulmonary Resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug 10:S0003-4975(21)01385-0. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.088. PMID: 34389302.
Appointment: 2022
Career Interest: Adult Cardiac Surgery
Recent Publications:
Grant, B.M., Ferguson, D.H., Aziz, J.E., & Aziz, S. (2020). Successful use of VV ECMO in managing negative pressure pulmonary edema. J Card Surg 35:930-933. doi:10.111/jocs.14472
Aziz, S., Turkan, H., Aziz, J., & Prue, M. (2019). Exogenous C1-esterase inhibitor prophylaxis during complex aortic valve replacement in a patient with hereditary angioedema. EC Cardiology 6.2
Colorectal Surgery Resident
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellows
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 2021
Appointment: 2021
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, 2021
Appointment: 2021
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 2021
Appointment: 2021
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2022
Appointment: 2022
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 2022
Appointment: 2022
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2022
Appointment: 2022
Surgical Critical Care Fellows
Residency: The Ohio State University
Residency: University of Buffalo
Residency: University of Colorado