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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.
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Baylor Surgery Residents Win it All

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The Baylor College of Medicine team won the Surgical Jeopardy challenge at the 18th 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.

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2021

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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

What you need to know about lymphedema - 

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 - 

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2020

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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

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