General Surgery Residency in Temple, TX: Faculty and Residents

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Program leadership

Debra Kay Doherty, MD

Program Director

Specialties: General Surgery, Transplant Surgery

Matthew Murray Tillman, MD

Associate Program Director

Specialties: Colon and Rectal Surgery

Hale Edward Wills, MD

Associate Program Director

Specialties: Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics

Faculty

Stephen Wayne Abernathy, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: General Surgery

William Todd Bohannon, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Vascular Surgery

Matthew Richard Bower, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Surgical Oncology

Harvey Shi-Hsien Chen, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: General Surgery, Transplant Surgery

David Lee Dawson, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Vascular Surgery, General Surgery

Jack Leigh Eidson, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Vascular Surgery

John W Fitzwater, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics

Cara Marie Govednik, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Chad Maxwell Hall

Core Faculty

Specialties: Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Trauma Surgery

Monique Hassan, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Bariatric Surgery

Lindsay Hamilton Howe, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Trauma Surgery, General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Danny Carlton Little, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery

Stacey Anne Milan, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Surgical Oncology

Thomas Owen Muse

Core Faculty

Specialties: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery

Carla Newton, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Surgical Oncology, Colon and Rectal Surgery

Grace Ng, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery

Ugo Ogwudu, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

Harry T. Papaconstantinou, MD

Chair, Department of Surgery

Specialties: Colon and Rectal Surgery

David Anders Provost, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Bariatric Surgery

Justin Lee Regner, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Trauma Surgery

Joaquin Angel Rodriguez, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Scott Gary Sagraves, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery

Prashant Chandrakant Shah, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery

Robert Scott Smith, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Vascular Surgery, General Surgery

Randall Walter Smith, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Trauma Surgery

Hayden Wilson Stagg, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics

Michelle L Strong, MD, PHD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery

J. Scott Thomas, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery

John Mark Vermillion, MD

Core Faculty

Specialties: Trauma Surgery

Residents

PGY-5

Jen Blake, MD

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Jessica Bettis, MD

University of Arkansas for Medical School, School of Medicine

Sydney Cooper, MD

University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Sam Matthys, MD

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Josh Smith, MD

University of Colorado School of Medicine

David Walker, MD

University of Alabama School of Medicine

PGY-4

Ryan Downey, MD

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

Chad Griesbach, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Emily Nes, MD

Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University

Vivy Phan, MD

Texas A&M University

Ray Traweek, MD

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Clayton Wagner, MD

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

PGY-3

Brianna Danielle Covin, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Anthony Criscitiello, MD

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Brennan Gagen, MD

Tulane University School of Medicine

Sommer Luu, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Jhon Martinez-Paredes, MD

Universidad Industrial de Santander Escuela de Medicina

Cid Oculam, MD

Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

Andrea Scott, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

PGY-2

Johan Anantharaj, MD

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Tanner Langvardt, MD

University of Kansas School of Medicine

Alejandro Olvera, MD

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Tiffany Rasaphangthong, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

James Spriggs, MD

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Darrion Yang, MD

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

PGY-1

Taylor Kennedy, MD

University of Washington School of Medicine

Nicole Mehta, MD

Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Micah Murphy, MD

University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine

Dillon Patel, MD

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Madison Schauer, MD

Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Trell Stroud, MD

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Alumni

2024 graduates

Kaitlin Brewer, MD

Surgical Critical Care Fellow
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Daniel, Hodges, MD

Surgical Critical Care Fellow
UT Dell Seton Medical Center
Austin, TX

Sean Olinger, MD

Piedmont Athens Regional
Athens, GA

Brandon Pearson, MD

Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Fellowship
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Kyle Simonsen, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Allegheny Clinic
Pittsburgh, PA

2023 graduates

Armando Elizondo, MD

Private Practice
General Surgery and Trauma
Christus Santa Rosa, Westover Hills
San Antonio, TX

Raafat John Kuk, MD

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship
University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL

Adil Justin Malek, MD

Endocrine Surgery Fellowship
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA

Matthew M Wynn, MD

Minimally Invasive / Bariatric Surgery Fellow
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY

Derek Yang, MD

General Surgeon
North Texas Surgical Group
Wichita Falls, TX

2022 graduates

Erika Allen, MD

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Atrium Health
Charlotte, NC

Brock Bennett, MD

Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Baylor Scott & White Health
Temple, TX

Scott Coulson, MD

United States Airforce
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, TX

Carla Newton, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Emily Spradley, MD

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Atrium Health
Charlotte, NC

2021 graduates

Rody Campana, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA

Stephen Campbell, MD

General Surgery
Baylor Scott & White Health Medical Center - Temple
Temple, TX

Camille Graham, MD

Vascular Surgery Fellowship
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Madison Lim, MD

Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Lucy Nguyen, MD

Trauma/ACS Fellowship
Banner University Medical Group
Tucson, AZ

Bobby Robinson, MD

General Surgery
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, OH

2020 graduates

Chad Maxwell Hall, MD

Trauma Surgery
Baylor Scott & White Health Medical Center - Temple
Temple, TX

Kyle Clark Kimbal, MD

Vascular Surgery
Intermountain Health
Saint George, UT

Mary Megan Mrdutt, MD

Breast Surger
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Thomas Owen Muse, MD

Trauma Surgery
Baylor Scott & White Health Medical Center - Temple
Temple, TX

Susan Vanderzyl Stafford, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
University of Rochester/Strong Memorial
Rochester, NY

2019 graduates

Ryan Terry Adams, MD

General Surgery
Private Practice
Hamilton, TX

Katherine Aurelia Anderson, MD

General Surgery
Central Texas VA
Temple, TX

Michael Denver Bortz, MD

General Surgery
Private Practic
Texarkana, TX

Donald Christopher LaSeur, MD

Trevor Wade Tumlinson, MD

General Surgery
Private Practic
College Station, TX

2018 graduates

Lisa Cristian Chapa, MD

Breast Oncology
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX

Katherine Wright Gonzalez, MD

St. Luke's Children's Surgery
Boise, ID

Jeffrey Scott Hamaker, MD

General Surgery
Private Practic
Lufkin, TX

Anthony Tyler Manning, MD

General Surgery
Private Practic
Conway, AR

Aaron Russell, MD

General Surgery
Private Practic
Coffeyville, KS

Eric Andrew Sparks, MD

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
The Hospital for Sick Children
Ontario, ON

2017 graduates

Gwen L. Bonner, MD

Private Practice
Albany, NY

Matthew S. Burge, MD

General Surgery
Private Practice
Montgomery, AL

Matthew J. Forestiere, MD

Trauma Surgery
Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center
Lakeland, FL

Dhriti Mukhopadhyay, MD

General Surgery
Private Practice
Tuba City, AZ

Seth T. Purcell, MD

Vascular Surgery
Private Practice
Phoenix, AZ

Ray H. Rivas, MD

General Surgery
Private Practice
Austin, TX

Matthew M. Tillman, MD

Colorectal Surgery
Baylor Scott & White Clinic - Temple
Temple, TX

Katie C. Wiggins-Dohlvik, MD

Pediatric Surgery
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO

2016 graduates

Emmanuel P. Bessay, MD

General Surgeon
Blessing Hospital
Quincy, IL

Laura A. Harmon, MD

Trauma Surgery
Boulder Community Health
Boulder, CO

Nicole Eleanor Sharp, MD

Breast Oncology Fellowship
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Voorhees, NJ

Frans S. Van Wagenberg, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Huntsville, AL

2015 graduates

Joseph Baylan, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Jennifer Dixon, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
St. Charles Medical Group
Bend, OR

Mira Ghneim, MD

Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon
University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Ahmad Hussain, MD

Vascular Surgeon
West Covina, CA

Paul Long, MD

Vascular Surgeon
Oklahoma Heart Hospital
Oklahoma City, OK

Hayden Stagg, MD

Pediatric Surgery
Baylor Scott & White
Temple, TX

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