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October 2021
Resident of the Month - October 2021
Congratulations Anupama Singh, MD, General Surgery PGY-2
September 2021
Congratulations to Chief Residents Katherine Bakke, MD, MPH and Rob McLoughlin, MD, MSCI on their election into Alpha Omega Alpha as resident members.
Resident of the Month - September 2021
Congratulations Richard Bello, MD, MPH, General Surgery Chief Resident PGY-5
July 2021
We are so delighted to welcome our newest residents!
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Robert Benjamin, MD
Robert Guber, MD
Nicole Hays, MD
Hayley Reddington, MD
Emily Stroobant, MD
Tracy Zhang, MD |
Julianna Mustafa, MD
Erica (Stern) Shey, MD
Catherine Bixby, DO
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Zachary Ballinger, MD
Maggi Ahmed, MBChB, MSc
Dylan Goehner, MD
Sasank Kalipatnapu, MBBS
Gabriel De la Cruz Ku, MDJune 2021
Graduation Awards
Congratulations to Robert Mcloughlin, MD, MSCI (PGY4) who will be completing a fellowship at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital - Pediatric Critical Care.
Congratulations to Ricardo J. Bello, MD, MS (PGY4) who matched at Medical College of Wisconsin - Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowship.
Congratulations to Salim Munoz, MD, (PGY4) who matched at University of Miami - Abdominal Transplant Surgery.
May 2021
Congratulations to Ryan Hendrix, MD, MSCI (PGY4) who matched at BIDMC for his fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery!
On May 14, the Department of Surgery held its 1st Annual Department of Surgery Resident and Medical Student Research Day. This event, created and implemented by academic development time residents, Bryce Bludevich, MD, Hannah Buettner, MD, Max Hazeltine, MD, featured an amazing keynote address by Tammy Nguyen, MD, PhD in the Division of Vascular Surgery, on a career as a surgeon-scientist as well as the amazing work spanning translational, outcomes, quality, and others by our residents, students, and faculty.
The residency has joined the Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative (PLSC) and will be using SIMPL as part of our evaluation process! Thanks to the PLSC Group was welcoming us to the group!
We’re expanding! The residency has been approved to phase-in a complement expansion to 8 categorical residents per year!
April 2021
Congratulations to Bryce Bludevich, MD on her back-to-back oral presentations!
- The Association of Frailty and Outcomes after Elective Lobectomy at the American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) with the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Social Media Use by General Surgery Residency Programs in the Era of COVID19 at the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS)
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Hannah Buettner, MD (Academic Development Time). Dr. Buettner's poster “A Single Intratumoral Injection of Ipilimumab Induces Changes in T-lymphocytes and Delays Subsequent Tumor Growth” has been selected as the Poster of Distinction winner at the Virtual New England Surgical Society (NESS) Annual Meeting!
October 2020
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Ashley Russo, MD (PGY-5) and Ricardo Bello Boccardo, MD, MPH (PGY-4) who were elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Congratulations
Ricardo Bello Boccardo, MD, MPH (PGY-4) resident was named as an NRMP Board Member.
2019- 2020 General Surgery Resident and Teacher of the Year Award
June 2020
Week of June 8, 2020
Wellbeing - End of Year and End of Pandemic Issue (pdf)
Much has changed in America and around the world over the last four months.
May 2020
Week of May 25, 2020
Wellbeing - Reflections: We Stand Together (pdf)
We hope you enjoy the contributions we received this week and our colleagues' reflections on books.
Week of May 18, 2020
Wellbeing - Reflections: Travel and the World (pdf)
We hope you enjoy this week’s newsletter, which focuses on Travel and the World.
Week of May 11, 2020
Wellbeing - Reflections: On Movement (pdf)
As we start to see the light coming, this issue reflects how movement and our bodies provide us strength. We continue to focus on our loved ones as our centering force, but we now expand a new section to remind us of our professional successes during pandemic time. It helps us get to the meaning and reason why we are here at UMass and how together we are greater.
Week of May 03, 2020
Wellbeing - Reflections: Why Surgery, Why Medicine, Why UMass? (pdf)
We hope that you will be in as much awe of the talents of those in our Department as we were when we received these submissions. As we move forward, we hope that the newsletter serves as a way to connect us, and we will continue to showcase family and loved ones' contributions and your talents
April 2020
Week of April 27, 2020 (Part 2)
Wellbeing - Reflection: Eat with Your Heart (pdf)
We hope you have enjoyed this week’s issues. We would love your continued submissions from families and from you for next week’s issue.
Week of April 27, 2020 (Part 1)
Wellbeing - Happy National Superhero Day! (pdf)
As we celebrate National Superheroes Day, We hope this little pick-me-up will help you through the week.
Week of April 20, 2020
Wellbeing - Spring is the Season of Renewal (pdf)
This week, we focus on nature as a centering power in our lives.
Week of April 13, 2020
Wellbeing - A week in Reflections: No Rules and No Roles (pdf)
We thank you for your contributions to this week’s newsletter. We hope you will join us in some really great “shout outs” and also share in the same joy we had seeing the healing nature of art.
Week of April 6, 2020
Wellbeing - Reflections, Stories, and Resources (pdf)
We hope this first collection of reflections, stories, and resources will brighten your day as we support each other during this pandemic. Thank you for being part of our team.
Welcome to the New Interns 2020-2021!
The General Surgery Residency and the Department of Surgery at UMass are delighted to welcome our new interns for the academic year 2020-2021. We look forward to you joining us in July!
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Alanna Hickey
Timothy Jenkel
Kelsey (Keano) Pavlosky
Anupama Singh
James Stevenson
Alyssa Thomason |
Joy Ogunmuyiwa
Shilpa Sreedharan |
Olajumoke (Jummy)
Julia Ellis-Kahana
Justin Owumi
February 2020
Board of Directors of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare has appointed Gazi Rashad, MD (PGY1 General Surgery) as Vice Chair, Surgery SIG, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 2020-2022. Congratulations!
December 2019
General Surgery Residency - Holiday Party at Tavern in the Square
(left to right) Natalie Godfrey, MD (PGY6 Plastic Surgery), Joshua Scurlock, MD (PGY5 General Surgery), Kelli Hickle, MD (PGY5 Plastic Surgery), Stacy Sanders, MD (PGY4 General Surgery) Ashley Russo, MD (PGY4 General Surgery), Brett Baker, MD (PGY5 General Surgery), Brian Jao, MD (PGY4 Plastic Surgery), Erin Scott, MD (PGY2 General Surgery), Christine Van Horn, MD (PGY2 Urology)
(left to right) Salim Munoz, MD (PGY3 General Surgery), Ryan Hendrix, MD (PGY3 General Surgery), Jorge Lujan-Hernandez, MD (PGY4 Plastic Surgery)
Congratulations to (left to right) Drs. Josh Scurlock (PGY5), Max Hazeltine (PGY2, Research Resident) and Edward Kim (PGY1) and their mentor, Don Czerniach, for winning the Top Gun Competition at the MA-ACS Annual Meeting in Boston on Saturday, December 7, 2019. A true example of the technical skill of our General Surgery Residents!
June 2019
Michael Hirsh Appointed Assistant Vice Provost for Wellness and Health Promotion
Michael P. Hirsh, MD, professor of surgery, chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief for the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, has been appointed to a newly created position of assistant vice provost for wellness and health promotion, according to Terence R. Flotte, MD, the Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor of Medical Education, executive deputy chancellor, provost and dean of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, and Sonia Chimienti, MD, vice provost of student affairs and enrollment management. As assistant vice provost, Dr. Hirsh will report to Dr. Chimienti and work closely across the academic enterprise as a member of the Office of Student Life, as of Oct. 1
Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds Speaker, Patricia Turner, MD, FACS
Patricia Turner, MD, FACS, presented "Surgical Leadership: An Atypical Approach" at September 11th, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds.
A wonderful evening celebrating our great profession!
General Surgery Residency Awards
Resident Teacher of the Year Award – Nicole Cherng, MD
B. Wheeler Award – Abraham Jaffe, MD
McCready Award – Kary Uy, MD
Bednarz Award – John J. Kelly, MD
Additional Awards Given to Faculty and Residents of the Department of Surgery by the Medical Students
UMass Chan Gold Humanism Honor Society Award Ashley Russo, MD
Humanistic Faculty Educator Award Dr. Michael Hirsh
House Officer Holistic Educator Award, PGY2 Resident Dr. Max Hazeltine
House Officer Humanistic Award, Chief Resident Dr. Abraham Jaffe
Research Scholars Program
Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Department of Surgery, Surgical Research Scholar Program, General Surgery Residency Graduates: (photo 1) Ryan Hendrix, MD, MSCI with Dr. LaFemina, (photo 2) Robert McLoughlin, MD, MSCI with Dr. Aidlen and (3rd photo) Viji Daniel, MD, MPH via skype with Dr. Santry. General Surgery PGY2 residents Max Hazeltine, MD, Hannah Buettner, MD, and Bryce Bludevich, MD will start their two years of academic development time in July 2019.
Andrew Gillooly, MD (PGY1 resident) received the ASTS Travel Research Award at the American Society of Transplant Surgeons meeting for his work under Dr. Martins’ mentorship. 
March 2019
Welcome New Interns and Categorical Residents for the Program Expansion 2019-2020
The General Surgery Residency and the Department of Surgery at UMass are delighted to welcome our new interns and our categorical residents for the program expansion this academic year 2019-2020. We look forward to you joining us in July!
| Categorical | Preliminary |
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Giulia Rizzo
Qi Wang |
Andrew Gillooly
Jana Qiao
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Danielle DePalo
Edward Kim
Kaye Lu
Larissa Pamen
Gazi Rashid
Jose Mercado-Matos
Raghav Mohan 
Landon Guntman
Piyush Gupta| Categorical Residents for the Program Expansion | |
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Armando Salim Munoz Abraham, MD
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Marah Tillman, MD
Ricardo Bello Boccardo, MD
Daniel Baldor, MDFebruary 2019
UMass Chan Medical School Graduate Medical Education Wins Prestigious Award!
The UMass Chan Medical School Graduate Medical Education office was awarded the prestigious DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr. Sponsoring Institution Award from the ACGME and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The award recognizes institutions with accredited residency/fellowship programs that are exemplary in fostering a respectful, supportive environment for medical education and the delivery of patient care, which leads to the personal and professional development of learners.
Strong Presence at Academic Surgical Congress
The Division of Pediatric Surgery had two recent Quick Shot podium presentations at the recent Academic Surgical Congress in Houston, Tx. Current research resident Robert McLoughlin traveled down with Jeremy T. Aidlen MD, pediatric surgeon, and a fourth year medical student Kerri McKie, to present their work. The two presentations were entitled “Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease“ and “Unintentional Firearm Injuries in Pediatric Patients".
January
2019
Resident Simulation Skills Session
While the resident’s attention focus was on the ABSITE exam for most of the month of January, they did find time to participate in our quarterly residents and attendings simulation session in the simulation lab. Residents worked together on both open and laparoscopic skills with input and advice from our attendings on their technique.
Post ABSITE Get Together
It’s that time of year again! Every year our residents take the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) with half the residents taking it one day, and the rest the following day. Following the exam, our residents traditionally get together to celebrate finishing it. Here are some pictures from this year’s post-exam get together.
Research Presentation at the EAST
One of our research residents, Robert McLoughlin R-2, traveled to the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) to present his presentation on pediatric firearm injuries. His presentation was entitled “Young Lives Cut Short – The Relationship Between Firearms and Suicide”.
Increase in Size of the Residency
The General Residency is pleased to announce we will be expanding to seven residents per year for the PGY1-PGY4 classes, starting in 2019-2020.
November 2018
Busy Couple of Weeks for our Residents!
Our research residents have been busy presenting their work recently! Firstly, at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress national meeting in Boston, MA, we had two residents present their work. Second-year research resident, Ryan J. Hendrix presented his work, entitled "Wellbeing Program Demonstrates Early Improvement in Genera Surgery Residency" as a Quick Shot podium presentation. Recently returned research resident Chau Hoang PGY-3 also presented her work entitled "Challenges in the Management of T4b Colon Cancer: Chemotherapy or Surgery as First Line Treatment".
Ryan Hendrix presenting his work at ACS
Second-year research resident Robert McLoughlin presented a total of four posters on his work on pediatric Crohn's disease. Three were presented at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition National Meeting in Hollywood, FL and looked at demographic trends, income disparities, and the impact of treatment noncompliance. Additionally, Rob traveled to Orlando, FL to present a poster entitled "National Estimates on the Impact of Common Comorbidities on Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures" at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery.
Congratulations to them on their work!
September 2018
2018 New England Surgical Society Annual Meeting
Current research resident Ryan Hendrix, MD and program director Dr. Jennifer LaFemina presenting their research at the New England Surgical Society Annual Meeting. Additionally, Ryan was inducted as a candidate member.
July 2018
Congratulations to the 2017-2018 General Surgery Chief Resident Graduates
(Left to right) Michael Winton, Soleil Niknam-Bienia, Brandon Colvin, Demetrius Litwin, Jennifer LaFemina, Kate Dinh, Dan Hetherman, Jason Wiseman
2017-2018 Awards
Richard Perugini, MD, Named 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Rich Perugini, MD who was named the 2017-2018 Frederick J. McCready, MD Teacher of Year. The Teacher of the Year award is given annually in memory of Dr. McCready, a staff member at St. Vincent’s Hospital, who found joy in teaching residents and students. (Left to right) Brandon Colvin, MD, and Rich Perugini, MD
Karl Uy, MD, Awarded the 2017-2018 Brian F. Bednarz, MD Faculty Award
Congratulations to Karl Uy, MD who was awarded the 2018-2018 Brian F. Bednarz, MD Faculty Award. This award is presented annually to the surgical faculty member, selected by the graduating General Surgery chief residents, for his/her extraordinary influence and dedication in mentoring residents. (Left to right) Karl Uy, MD, and Brandon Colvin, MD
Brandon Colvin, MD, Awarded the Resident Teacher of the Year Award
Congratulations to Brandon Colvin, MD who was awarded the Resident Teacher of the Year Award. This award is given to a senior resident in the General Surgery residency who best exemplifies the quality of an outstanding teacher by sharing knowledge with fellow residents and students and best exemplifies the qualities everyone seeks in a surgeon: patience, conscientiousness, organizational ability, knowledge and technical skill. (Left to right) Frank Yuan, MD, Sanaz Leilabadi, MD, and Brandon Colvin, MD
Jason Wiseman, MD, Awarded the H. Brownell Wheeler Award
Congratulations to Jason Wiseman, MD who was awarded the H. Brownell Wheeler Award. This award is presented to the surgical resident, who by mutual agreement by the faculty and residents, has best demonstrated those human values desirable in a surgeon. This individual has demonstrated the ability to comfort and encourage patients and families, to elicit trust and confidence, to work cooperatively with colleagues, and to treat all others with respect, dignity, and kindness. (Left to right) Abe Jaffe, MD, and Jason Wiseman, MD
June 2018
Team Broken Earth/ UMass trip to Haiti
March 2018 saw the first UMass global surgery mission trip to Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti. Calling ourselves Team Broken Earth/ UMass, our group represented a collaborative effort between UMass and the Canadian charitable effort Team Broken Earth (TBE). TBE is a consortium of mostly Canadian Orthopedic Surgical groups who have been doing mission trips to Bernard Mevs since the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Our participation represents the first primary general surgery group and the first from the U.S. to offer much needed services to this hospital, one of the largest in Port au Prince. In keeping with TBE’s philosophy, we hoped to contribute to a model of sustainable surgical support while offering mutual cultural and educational sharing with local healthcare trainees.
Our Umass group included three surgeons (Drs. Demetrius Litwin, John Kelly, and Nora Fullington), two surgery residents (Drs. Christopher Schlieve and Stacy Sanders), two anesthesiologists (Drs. Peter Foley and Chandra Joshi), an anesthesia resident (Dr. Colin Foley), three nurses (Kathleen Sheridan, Mandy Rainville, Caroline Ventola), and a fourth year medical student (now Dr. Brandon Smith). We operated for four days and performed over 27 successful surgeries, all while integrating and sharing care with the local professionals. Our success was only possible through the hard work and organizational efforts of our team. We were able to gather a large amount of necessary supplies and significant unused supplies were left to sustain the charitable mission of this hospital. UMass/TBE also need to acknowledge the generous financial support of individuals from the team and from the community both within UMass and beyond. Without donated supplies and financial support, these efforts would not have been possible. Going forward we plan on providing surgical and educational exchanges on at least a yearly basis. If you wish to help with our next effort, please visit our UMass/TBE website at https://www.gifttool.com/athon/OurTeamPage?ID=2250&AID=3708&TID=25713.
Match to Vascular Surgery Fellowship!
Rising chief resident, Harold Hsu, matched to the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Tx. Congratulations Harold!
May 2018
Another Fellowship Match!
We would like to congratulate resident Frank Yuan, PGY-4, who matched to the University of Cincinnati for a plastic surgery fellowship. Congratulations Frank!
April 2018
Welcome to the New Interns 2018-2019!
The General Surgery Residency and the Department of Surgery at UMass are delighted to welcome our new interns for the academic year 2018-2019. We look forward to you joining us in July!
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Samuel Vazquez |
University of Miami Preliminary 
Christine Van Horn
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Catherine Beauharnais
Sebastian Chung
Jonathan Durgin
Emily Mackey
Erin Scott
Syeda Anum 
Alyssa Cali
Robert Gakwaya 
March 2018
UMass @ SSO!
Surgical oncologists Drs. Jennifer LaFemina and Giles Whalen were joined by current research residents Ryan Hendrix, MD and Ashley Russo, MD at the 71st Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium in Chicago, IL. Ryan presented a poster entitled "Surgical Resection May Not Offer Survival Benefit Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage I-II Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma" while Ashley had a podium presentation entitled "Copy Number Gains in HER2 and VEGFA May Predict Poor Outcome in Early Gastric Cancer". Congratulations to them both!
Left Photo: Dr. Whalen, Ryan Hendrix, Ashley Russo, and Dr. Laura Lambert (former UMass Surgical Oncologist)
Right Photo: Ashley Russo, MD, presenting at the 71st Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium in Chicago, IL
December 2017
MA-ACS Annual Conference
UMass Surgery had an outstanding showing at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Attendees included attendings Drs. Czerniach, Larkin, Torres, Lambert, Gulati, Davids, and Litwin as well as residents Vijaya Daniel, Stacy Sanders, Chau Hoang, John Kelly, Adam Fernandez, Samuel Vazquez, Nicole Cherng, and Brandon Colvin.
Additionally, the UMass General Surgery Residency team won the MA-ACS Top Gun Challenge competition. Congratulations to John Kelly, Samuel Vazquez and Nicole Cherng on their win!
Fellowship Match!
Additionally, we would like to congratulate chief resident Kate Dinh who matched to the University of Pittsburg for a fellowship in breast surgery.
November 2017
ACS Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA
Several of our residents traveled out to the national American College of Surgeons meeting in San Diego at the end of October. Chris Schlieve presented his work in an oral presentation entitled "Directed Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Generates Tissue-Engineered Liver Populated by PROM1 and EpCAM Hepatic Stem/Progenitor Cells".
Current research residents Natalie Bath and Robert McLoughlin attended the Association of Academic Surgery (AAS) Fall Courses on the Fundamentals of Surgical Research. Vijaya Daniel also took part in the AAS Early Career Development course. Fellow research residents Ashley Russo and Ryan Hendrix joined Robert and Natalie in attending the ACS conference.
Overall it was a great week and UMass Surgery had a strong showing - attendees included Drs. Litwin, LaFemina, Torres, Maykel, Davids, Cohen, Kelly, and Martins.
October 2017
First Annual Fall Fest!
This year, we had the Department of Surgery 1st Annual Fall Fest at Tougas Farm. Faculty and residents alike enjoyed time together apple picking.
Massachusetts Opioid Epidemic
Massachusetts Opioid Epidemic: The Surgeons’ Response to a Public Health Crisis. Anne Larkin, MD, President of the MA-ACS, is seen introducing this event, where surgeons had the opportunity to meet with legislators to work collaboratively to introduce and implement legislation to improve the care our patients receive.
June 2017
Graduation!
The General Surgery Residency and the Department of Surgery at UMass would like to congratulate our graduating chiefs. Thank you for all your hard work and best of luck in the future!
Collins, Courtney – Courtney will be pursuing a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT.
Damle, Aneel – Aneel will be moving to St. Louis, MO to work as a Colorectal Surgery fellow at Washington University in St. Louis
Damle, Rachelle – Rachelle will also be moving to St. Louis, and will be a Pediatric Trauma & Research fellow for 2017-2018, and then starting as a Pediatric Surgery fellow at the Washington University in St. Louis starting in 2018.
Lee, Connie – Connie will be moving back to the West Coast to pursue a fellowship in Surgical Breast Oncology Fellowship at the University of Southern California
Lim, Pei-Wen – Pei-Wen will be starting her Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship at the University of Massachusetts in August 2017.
Samuel, Bankole – Bankole has accepted a position as a general surgeon at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA.
Xu, Ting Yu (Dana) – Dana will remain part of the UMass family and will be working at UMass Memorial on the minimally invasive surgery service.
Another Successful Match!
The Department of Surgery is delighted to congratulate rising chief Jason Wiseman on his successful match to the Surgical Oncology fellowship at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. Congratulations Jason!
Special Grand Rounds: The Ontology of Medicine – Hearing the Music
The UMass Chan Medical School, Department of Surgery recently hosted a special Surgical Grand Rounds entitled 'The Ontology of Medicine – Hearing the Music’. Rather than a didactic lecture teaching the “how” of what we do in surgery, members of the Department and invited guests explored the “why” of what we do in surgery and medicine through music and reflection.
May 2017
Resident Recognition
Left to right: Brandon Colvin, MD (PGY-4), Rachelle Damle, MD (PGY-5) and Jeffrey Brady (incoming PGY-1)
Rachelle Damle, MD (PGY-5) and Brandon Colvin, MD (PGY-4), were inducted in AOA Delta Chapter as Housestaff Inductees on May 30, 2017. Jeffrey Brady (incoming PGY-1) was also inducted in the UMass Chan Medical School AOA Class of 2017.
Connie Lee, MD (PGY-5) and Abraham Jaffe, MD (PGY-3) were inducted to the University of Massachusetts Gold Humanism Honor Society on May 31, 2017.
Congratulations to all our residents!
Match Successes!
The University of Massachusetts General Surgery Department is pleased to announce the successful matching of rising chief Soleil Niknam-Bienia, MD and graduating chief Rachelle Damle, MD.
Soleil successfully matched into the Plastic Surgery fellowship at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Rachelle will be a Pediatric Surgery fellow at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.
Congratulations to you both!
April 2017
Welcome to the New Interns 2017-2018!
The General Surgery Residency and the Department of Surgery at UMass are delighted to welcome our new interns for the academic year 2017-2018. We look forward to you joining us in July!
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 Katherine BakkeUniversity of Michigan Categorical
Dorothy Liu |
 Glenn Dunne University of Kansas Preliminary
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Clark Murray
March 2017
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Annual Conference
Houston, Texas - March 2017
UMass had a strong showing at SAGES this year with a presentation by Jonathan Green, and he was accompanied to Texas by fellow research resident Chris Schlieve, and chiefs Courtney Collins and Pei-Wen Lim. The residents were accompanied by three of our attendings as well – Drs. Cui, Cahan and Perugini.
Left to right - Hongyi Cui, MD; Jonathan Green, MD; Pei-Wen Lim, MD: Mitchel Cahan, MD;
Courtney Collins, MD and Chris Schlieve, MD at SAGES 2017 Annual Conference.
Left to right - Chiefs, Pei-Wen Lim and Courtney Collins at SAGES 2017 Annual Conference
News
October 2020
Resident Fellowships, Congratulations Drs. Sanders and Williams
July 2020
2019- 2020 General Surgery Resident and Teacher of the Year Award
June 2020
Congratulations Drs. Hoang, Kelly and Russo
Wellbeing - End of Year and End of Pandemic Issue
May 2020
Wellbeing - Reflections: We Stand Together
Wellbeing - Reflections: Travel and the World
Wellbeing - Reflections: On Movement
Wellbeing - Reflections: Why Surgery, Why Medicine, Why UMass?
April 2020
Wellbeing - Reflections: Eat with Your Heart
Wellbeing - Happy National Superhero Day!
Wellbeing - Spring is the Season of Renewal
Wellbeing - A Week in Reflection: No Rules and No Roles
Wellbeing - Reflections, Stories and Resources
Welcome to the New Interns 2020-2021!
Febraury 2020
Gaza Rashad, MD, Appointment
December 2019
General Surgery Residency - Holiday Party at Tavern in the Square
Top Gun Competition Winners
June 2019
Michael Hirsh, MD Promotion
Grand Rounds Speaker, Patricia Turner, MD, FACS
General Surgery Residency Awards
Research Scholars Program
March 2019
Welcome New Interns and Categorical Residents for the Program Expansion 2019-2020!
February 2019
University of Massachusetts Medical School Graduate Medical Education Wins Prestigious Award!
Strong Presence at Academic Surgical Congress
January 2019
Resident Simulation Skills Session
Post ABSITE Get Together
Research Presentation at the EAST
Increase in Size of the Residency
November 2018
Busy Couple of Weeks for our Residents!
September 2018
2018 New England Surgical Society Annual Meeting
July 2018
Congratulations 2017-2018 Chief Residents
2017-2018 Awards
June 2018
Team Broken Earth/ UMass trip to Haiti
Match to Vascular Surgery Fellowship!
May 2018
Another Fellowship Match!
April 2018
Welcome to the New Interns 2018-2019!
March 2018
UMass @ SSO
December 2017
MA-ACS Annual Conference
Fellowship Match!
November 2017
ACS Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA
October 2017
First Annual Fall Fest
Massachusetts Opioid Epidemic
June 2017
Graduation!
Another Successful Match!
The Ontology of Medicine – Hearing the Music
May 2017
Resident Recognition
Match Successes!
April 2017
Welcome to the New Interns 2017-2018!