Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)

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Congratulations to the 2014 AAS, AASF, and ASC Award Winners

Congratulations to our winners:

Wei Zhou, MD

  • winner of the 2014 AAS/Taiwan Surgical Association International Visiting Professorship Award

Sandra L Wong, MD, MS

  • winner of the 2014 AAS/Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Younger Fellows Committee Leadership Exchange

Mamta Swaroop, MD, FACS

  • winner of the 2014 AAS/Colombian Surgical Association International Visiting Professorship Award

Winners of the 2014 AAS/AASF Student Travel Grants

  • Namita Akolkar
  • Asishana Osho
  • Ulysses Rosas

Winners of the 2014 AAS/AASF Student Research Award Winners

  • Muath Bishawi, Stony Brook School University School of Medicine
  • Tosan Ehanire, Duke University
  • Christopher Graffeo, NYU School of Medicine
  • Calista Harbaugh, University of Michigan Health System
  • Scott Maddalo, NYU School of Medicine
  • Kyle Sheetz, University of Michigan Health System

Winners of the 2014 ASC International Research Travel Awards

  • Lofty-John Anyanwu
  • Anish Cherian
  • Mataroria Lyndon
  • Pooja Ramakant
  • Adil Shah

Lillian S Kao

Associate Professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Lillian S. Kao, MD, MS is Professor of Surgery and Vice-Chair for Quality at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. She completed her general surgery residency at University of Washington and her critical care fellowship at UT. She obtained a Masters Degree in Clinical Research and her research interest is in surgical quality improvement and implementation of evidence-based practices to reduce disparities.