Patrick Crosby
Hometown: Lima, Peru
Medical School: Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Facultad de Medicina Humana
Surgical Interest: Minimally invasive surgery
Researching: Robotic training, medical devices and biomedical engineering, ventral hernias and abdominal wall reconstruction
Ramy M. El-Diwany
Hometown: Saratoga, California
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Transplant
Researching: Transplant immunology, xenotransplantation, novel therapies for COVID-19 and antibody mediated rejection
Eric W. Etchill
Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Surgical Interest: Cardiothoracic surgery
Researching: Translational and clinical ECMO research, neuroprotective strategies during cardiopulmonary bypass, adult cardiac surgery outcomes
Alexis L. Graham
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Vascular surgery
Researching: Medical device development, bioengineering, vascular surgery best practices
Amber B. Kernodle
Hometown: Durham, North Carolina
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Vascular surgery
Researching: Health care disparities and inequalities, specifically applying social epidemiologic theory and using social epidemiologic methods for conceptualizing, measuring and studying social variables (e.g. racism, socioeconomic status, social context, etc.) in clinical registries and public health data sources
Rebecca A. Sorber
Hometown: Rushville, Indiana
Medical School: Indiana University
Surgical Interest: Vascular surgery
Researching: Vascular surgery costs and outcomes, connective tissue disease mediated aortopathy, small animal models of vascular Ehlers Danlos syndrome
Lillian L. Tsai
Hometown: Potomac, Maryland
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Thoracic surgery
Researching: Thoracic oncology, clinical trials, small and large animal models using films, nanoparticles and microdevices to prevent local recurrence
Katherine G. Verdi
Hometown: Englewood, New Jersey
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Cardiothoracic surgery
Researching: Neuroprotection in cardiac surgery, optimizing outcomes in ECMO, cardiac surgery outcomes