Baylor Surgery Residents Win it All
The Baylor College of Medicine team won the Surgical Jeopardy challenge at the18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress on Feb. 7. General surgery residents Dr. Samuel Creden and Dr. Jorge Portuondo challenged other teams from across the nation in a friendly game of Surgical Jeopardy and were ultimately victorious. The Academic Surgical Congress is a joint meeting of the two leading associations for academic surgery- the Association for Academic Surgery and The Society of University Surgeons.
2023
Dr. Brlecic Awarded for Best Scientific Paper - Nov. 9, 2023
Dr. Rachel W. Davis 14' Receives 2023 Humanitarian Award - Oct. 26, 2023
Dr. Camp Receives Grant from National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation - Oct. 19, 2023
Department Provides Medical Students with ACS Travel Awards - Oct. 19, 2023
Dr. Mondal Receives 2024 CVRI Pilot Award - Oct. 19, 2023
Dr. Portuondo Honored as 2023 Raleigh R. Ross Scholar - Oct. 12, 2023
iCAMP Team Triumphs at DFCon 2023 - Oct. 12, 2023
Dr. Espinoza Awarded NIH F32 Grant - Oct. 5, 2023
iCAMP Mentored Student Awarded at Rice University Event - April 4, 2023
Baylor Researchers Receive NIH Funding for Tele-FootX Telemedicine Platform - April 4, 2023
Drs. Carter and Huang Inducted into AΩA Honor Medical Society - April 4, 2023
Dr. Mondal Receives ISHLT Travel Award - March 23, 2022
Dr. Khan Selected for ACS Travel Award - March 23, 2022
AATS Members for a Day - March 27, 2022
Dr. Preventza Receives 2023 Socrates Award from TSRA - Feb. 17, 2023
Dr. Cheng Receives 2023 Esther Tsai Sugg Research Award - Feb. 17, 2023
Dr. Sherif Selected for AMA Journal of Ethics Editorial Fellowship - Feb. 17, 2023
Dr. Gao Earns AAS Outstanding Resident Research Award - Feb. 9, 2023
Dr. Fernandez Receives Award from MacDonald Research Fund - Feb. 9, 2023
Dr. Mondal Awarded INSTINCT and Rice University ENRICH Seed Grant - Jan. 19, 2023
2022
Dr. Mattox Receives 2023 John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award - Dec. 16, 2022
Dr. Mondal Awarded Roderick D. MacDonald Research Funding - Dec. 15, 2022
Dr. Manek Awarded for Presentation at 2022 TSVES Meeting - Nov. 17, 2022
Rebello, Xu Awarded at Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Cardiovascular Research Day - Nov. 10, 2022
Global Surgery Residents Awarded at ACS Poster Session - Nov. 10, 2022
Dr. Brlecic Wins CHSS Poster Award - Oct. 20, 2022
Dr. Eberlin Awarded NIH Grant to Study Alzheimer’s - Oct. 20, 2022
Dr. Youmna Sherif Honored as Raleigh Ross Scholar - Oct. 13, 2022
Dr. Jeffrey Ross Receives Dean's Award from URI - Oct. 5, 2022
Dr. Ryan Named Dartmouth National Implementation Science Program Scholar - May 3, 2022
Dr. O’Neill Awarded Best Research Paper by The Aesthetic Society - May 3, 2022
Dr. Galvan Awarded SERD Grant from ASTS Foundation - May 3, 2022
Dr. Christy Chai Awarded AVAS Visiting Professorship - May 3, 2022
Drs. Mathison and Rosengart Awarded MacDonald Research Funding - May 3, 2022
Baylor Researchers Awarded $1.6M to Investigate Mass Spec Test for Thyroid Cancer - April 18, 2022
Dr. Rebello Awarded Best Poster at CVRI Symposium - April 11, 2022
Dr. Lee Receives DoD Cancer Research Program Impact Award - March 18, 2022
Dr. Yao Awarded Roderick D. MacDonald Research Funding - Jan. 27, 2022
Texas Children’s Hospital Leads the Nation in Pediatric Transplants - Jan. 24, 2022
Dr. Sherif Receives 2021 Golden Scalpel Award - Jan. 12, 2022
2021
T32 Research Fellow Matches to UCSF Cardiology Fellowship - Dec. 6, 2021
Dr. Camp Awarded $1M for Pancreas Adenocarcinoma Study - Nov. 18, 2021
Arm and shoulder disability and pain after breast cancer surgery reduced by exercise -
Study looks at approaches for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer -
Baylor researchers part of Precision Aging Network -
T32 Fellow Dr. Ishan Kamat Awarded Seed Accelerator Funding - Oct. 25, 2021
Dr. Chai Receives 2021 AWS Break the Glass Ceiling Award - Oct. 22, 2021
New Texas Surgical Society Fellows - Oct. 14, 2021
Dr. Kevin Huang Honored as 2021 Raleigh R. Ross Scholar - Oct. 14, 2021
Dr. Hyun-Sung Lee Awarded Pilot Funding for Mesothelioma Research - Oct. 4, 2021
Dr. Ripley Awarded NIH Grant to Study Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathways - Oct. 1, 2021
Dr. Groth to Serve on Editorial Board of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Sept. 31, 2021
New center funds research to advance at-home healthcare technology - Aug. 26, 2021
Strong Showing at 2021 APMA Annual Meeting - Aug. 12, 2021
Dr. Shin to Serve on Inclusion and Excellence Council - Aug. 12, 2021
Dr. Suliburk Inducted into ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators - Aug. 11, 2021
Drs. LeMaire and Shen Awarded NIH-NHLBI Funding to Study Aortic Degeneration - Aug. 10, 2021
2021 Faculty Seed Grants Awarded - Aug. 10, 2021
Robotic Heart Surgery Procedure Leads United States in Program Growth - Aug. 10, 2021
Dr. Fisher Elected Secretary for Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Staff - July 2, 2021
Medical Student Deeksha Bidare Awarded SVS Diversity Travel Scholarship - July 1, 2021
Dr. Camp Named Baylor St. Luke’s Oncology Service Line Chief - July 1, 2021
Dr. Mills Elected Vice President of SVS - June 21, 2021
Dr. Vivi Chen Awarded NIH Grant for Outcomes Study - June 18, 2021
Dr. Hyun-Sung Lee Awarded Funding for Checkpoint Immuno-therapy Study - June 9, 2021
Dr. Balaji Receives H. Paul Ehrlich Rising in Wound Healing Award - June 1, 2021
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Fluorescent dye helps guide pediatric liver tumor resection -
Dr. Zea Vera Receives STS President’s Award - May 25, 2021
Dr. Ghanta Appointed to JTCVS Editorial Board - May 24, 2021
Dr. Ghanta Appointed ITE Chair for TSDA - May 17, 2021
Dr. Woodfield Receives DoD CDMRP Funding - May 10, 2021
Dr. Olia Poursina Awarded at Mini Retreat - May 10, 2021
Dr. Mills to Study Amputation Rate Disparities - May 7, 2021
Dr. Loor Awarded JHL Foundation Funding for EXPAND II Trial - April 20, 2021
Dr. Mattox Awarded Order of Military Medical Merit - April 19,2021
Dr. Frazier Receives 2021 AATS Scientific Achievement Award - April 15, 2021
Dr. Grogan Awarded INSTINCT Funding for Device Development - April 14, 2021
Three Faculty Inducted as Texas Surgical Society Members - April 14, 2021
Two Awarded Best Poster at 2021 CVRI Symposium - April 14, 2021
Dr. Vera to Participate in AATS Member for a Day Program - March 25, 2021
Surgery's 2021 Women of Excellence Awardees - March 22, 2021
William Frankel to Participate in AATS Member for a Day Program - March 18, 2021
Dr. Gul to Attend AATS Robotic Fellowship - March 17, 2021
Dr. Jacob Receives PEAR Award from Baylor Medical Students - March 17, 2021
Dr. Galvan Receives PEAR Award from Baylor Medical Students - March 17, 2021
Dr. Glaun Presented 2020 Resident Consultant Award by Emergency Medicine - March 12, 2021
Dr. Ross Appointed Chair of the Clinical Practice Advisory Council at the APMA - March 11, 2021
2021 Postdocs Enter T32 Research Training Program - March 4, 2021
Dr. Cohn inducted into the AIMBE College of Fellows - March 2, 2021
Drs. Loor and Chatterjee awarded $30,000 Startup Grant from Abiomed - Feb. 26, 2021
Dr. Naik-Mathuria inducted into Society of University Surgeons - Feb. 26, 2021
Dr. Ronald Cotton named General Surgery Residency Program Director - Feb. 23, 2021
Dr. Lee to serve on Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Science Advisory Board - Feb. 22, 2021
Drs. Cornwell and Kheradmand receive Over $4M in Funding - Feb. 22, 2021
Dr. Camp Named Olga Keith Wiess Chair of Surgery - Feb. 10, 2021
Dr. Lepow elected to the ABPM Board of Directors - Feb. 9, 2021
Dr. Vasudevan inducted into the Society of University Surgeons - Feb. 4, 2021
Dr. Galvan Appointed to UNOS Ethics Committee - Feb. 3, 2021
Dr. Rosengart to Chair New ACS Surgeon Scientist Grant Review Committee - Jan. 29, 2021
Dr. Thompson Appointed Co-Chair for BOLD Task Force - Jan. 29, 2021
Dr. Abbas Rana Receives Two Pear Awards - Jan. 25, 2021
Dr. Zea Vera receives President's Award from the STS - Jan. 25, 2021
Mentored Medical Student Receives STS Scholarship - Jan. 5, 2021
Dr. Samer Mattar to Lead Department Mentorship Efforts - Jan. 5, 2021
Dr. Bryan Burt Receives NIH Grant for Mesothelioma - Jan. 5, 2021
Dr. Bijan Najafi Secures NIH R01 Grant in Collaboration with USC - Jan. 5, 2021
3-D printed biomesh minimizes hernia repair complications -
Study sheds light on microbiome’s relationship to pancreatic cancer -
2020
Dr. Zulbaran Wins Best Poster at DFCon 2020 - Dec. 28, 2020
Dr. Loor Awarded Roderick D. MacDonald Research Funding - Dec. 28, 2020
Surgery Department Members Awarded at Annual Datathon - Dec. 28, 2020
Dr. Mindikoglu Receives Roderick D. MacDonald Research Funding - Dec. 28, 2020
Mentored Residents Awarded Scholarships from the STSA - Oct. 22, 2020
Dr. Trautner Receives CVRI Pilot Award - Sept. 30, 2020
Dr. Keswani to Serve on NIH Study Section - Sept. 30, 2020
iCAMP's Dr. Razjouyan Awarded NHLBI Funding - Sept. 30, 2020
Dr. Najafi Awarded Two NIH Grants - Aug. 5, 2020
Dr. Whitlock Wins M. Judah Folkman Memorial Award - July 30, 2020
Dr. Najafi Awarded $2.7M in Funding for Collaborative Study to Support Dementia Patients - July 9, 2020
Dr. LeMaire Named Chair of NLM Literature Selection Technical Review - June 17, 2020
Dr. Chatterjee Appointed to JTCVS Editorial Board - June 17, 2020
Dr. Coster Awarded Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship - June 10, 2020
Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lower Death Risk; More Sensitive Test Recommended for Blood Clot Risk - June 5, 2020
2020 Research Day Symposium - June 3, 2020
Mentored Medical Student Awarded by Rice University, May 1, 2020
Aortic repair device earns FDA Breakthrough Device Designation - May 8, 2020
Four More Years of NIH Funding to Study Regenerative Tissue Repair - April 23, 2020
Dr. Todd K. Rosengart Receives NIH-NHLBI Grant - April 17, 2020
Dr. N. Thao N. Galván receives Professional Educator Appreciation Award - April 17, 2020
Baylor enrolling COVID-19 patients in treatment trial - April 2, 2020
Clarity of Purpose and Focused Attention Embodied in Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery - March 30, 2020
2020 Postdocs Enter T32 Research Training Program - Feb. 17, 2020
Dr. Tashinga Musonza Earns Golden Scalpel Award - Jan. 28, 2020
Office Based Endovascular Lab Opens - Jan. 24, 2020
