Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
Inspiring and Developing Young Academic Surgeons
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Jennifer Plichta, MD MS Vanessa Nomellini, MD PhD serves as the Director for the ICU Recovery Program at the University of Cincinnati. After obtaining her MD and PhD in Biochemistry at …
Dr. Benjamin Powers is a fellowship-trained assistant member of surgical oncology and a member of the Health Outcomes and Behavior Program at Moffitt Cancer Center. He is also an assistant professor of oncologic science at the University of South Florida. Dr. Powers attended medical school at Wayne State University and completed his general surgery residency …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Kelly Olino, MD, FACS Dr. Lisa Kodakek is a fellowship trained trauma and acute care surgeon at the Yale School of Medicine where she serves as an assistant professor of surgery. …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Christopher S. Davis, MD, MPH Dr. Anuoluwapo (Anu) Elegbede is an Assistant Professor at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Milwaukee. Dr. Elegbede joined the Division of …
article by Amanda Arrington, MD and Maddie Russo Dr. Jennifer Erdrich is an assistant professor at the University of Arizona specializing in breast cancers, melanoma, and sarcoma. She joined AAS in 2019. She also provides general surgical oncology services to southern Arizona’s native populations. Dr. Erdrich earned her MD and Master’s in Public Health with …
Article by Valerie Grignol, MD Dr. Courtney Collins is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive assistant professor at The Ohio State University. Dr. Collins completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Puget Sound in biology and chemistry on a merit and music scholarship. She is a talented French horn player. She then went on to obtain …
Article by Mio Kitano, MD MS Dr. Callisia N. Clarke completed her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2013 and a fellowship in …
Article by Susan C. Pitt, MD, MPH Dr. Kristin L. Long is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health with a special interest in Global Surgery. Dr. Long plays an essential role in the training of medical students, residents, and fellows at UW and serves as …
Article by Priti Parikh, PhD Dr. Joon K. Shim is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. As a full-time core faculty member, she plays an integral part in the medical school and surgical residency training at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. She completed …
Dr. Feibi Zheng is an endocrine surgeon at Houston Methodist Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. She attended medical school at the University of California, San Diego. During her surgical residency training at Houston Methodist, she helped to establish the General Surgery Leadership and Health Care Administration Track, an 8-year …
