We are proud that our fellows have consistently secured strong jobs in the field of transplantation. Below is a history of our fellow graduates and their current positions and institutions.
Current Fellows
Second-Year Fellows
-
Jordan Pyda, M.D.
Originally from Poland, Jordan grew up in Tennessee and received his BA cum laude from Vanderbilt University with majors in French Literature and Molecular and Cellular Biology and completed his MD at the University of Tennessee. Between his studies, Jordan moved to Boucan Carré, Haiti where he volunteered with Partners in Health (PIH) for three years working in nutrition and development. During medical school Jordan returned to Haiti to work with PIH for one year as the Paul Farmer Global Surgery Sub-Intern at the Hôpital Bon Sauveur in Cange, Haiti. Jordan completed his General Surgery Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School. During his time in Boston, Jordan was a Paul Farmer Global Health Research Fellow at Harvard’s Program in Global Surgery and Social Change and completed an MPH at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health supported by the Goldsmith and McLennan Family Fellowships. Jordan is dedicated to supporting the development of global transplant surgery, with a particular interest in Haiti. Jordan enjoys swimming, cycling, and reading.
-
Kiara Tulla, M.D.
Kiara grew up in Connecticut. She graduated with a degree in Neurobiology from Harvard University. She received her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed her residency training in general surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her clinical and research interests include the role of robotics in transplantation, living donation and its utilization in Hispanic and minority communities, and improving access to transplantation among marginalized populations, including obese candidates. Outside of the hospital, her favorite things are spending time exploring new restaurants and places with friends and family, staying active playing volleyball or riding her bike along the water.
First-Year Fellows
Francis (Frank) Tinney, M.D.
Francis (Frank) grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He graduated with a degree in psychology from Princeton University, where he was a cross country and track athlete. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his residency in general surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, in Detroit, Michigan. His clinical interests include the implantation of robotics in transplantation and novel strategies to expand living and deceased organ donation. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys a run along the waterfront, exploring the local coffee scene, and digging through the stacks of his favorite record shop.
Past Fellows
| Years | Name | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2022 | Sharon Ruth Weeks Groh, M.D. | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center |
| 2019-2021 | Michelle Nguyen, M.D. | Mayo Clinic Arizona |
| 2019-2021 | Eliza Lee, M.D. | Philadelphia General Hospital |
| 2018-2020 | Elizabeth Ann King, M.D., Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins Medicine, Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2017-2019 | Jaime M. Glorioso, M.D. | Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Assistant Professor |
| 2016-2018 | Russell Wesson, MBChB | Johns Hopkins University Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2015-2017 | Ashraf Reyad, M.B.B.Ch. | Fort Worth and Medical City Alliance, Fort Worth Hospital |
| 2014-2016 | Charbel Chalouhy, M.D. | Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Urology Robotic and Minimally Invasive Fellow |
| 2014-2015 (One year Hepatic Surgery Training Program) | Ryosuke Misawa, M.D. | Jackson Memorial Miami General Surgery Resident |
| 2013-2014 (One year Advanced Laparoscopic Transplant Surgery Program) | Gelu Osian, M.D., Ph.D. | Regional Institute for Gastroenterology |
| 2012-2014 | Bonnie E. Lonze, M.D., Ph.D. | NYU Medical Langone Center Division of Transplant Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2011-2013 | Susanna Nazarian, M.D., Ph.D. | Hospital of University of Pennsylvania Division of Transplant Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2010-2012 | Jayme E. Locke, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Alabama Hospital Division of Transplant Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 2009-2011 | Christopher Simpkins, M.D., M.P.H. | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Division of Transplant Surgery Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2008-2010 | Nabil Dagher, M.D. | NYU Medical Langone Center Division of Transplant Surgery Chief of Abdominal Transplant Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 2007-2009 | Zoe Stewart, M.D., Ph.D. | Carver College of Medicine Division of Transplant Surgery Surgical Director, Transplant Program Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 2005-2007 | Dorry Segev, M.D., Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins Medicine Professor of Surgery |
| 2004-2006 | Tomasz Kozlowski, M.D. | University of North Carolina |
| 2003-2005 | Alan Hawxby, M.D. | Oklahoma Transplant Center |
| 2002-2004 | Seth Karp, M.D. | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 2001-2003 | Edward Falta, M.D. | Keller Army Community Hospital |
| 2000-2002 | Matthew Cooper, M.D. | Georgetown University Hospital Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplant |
| 1999-2001 | Henkie Tan, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Pittsburgh SOM Assistant Professor, Living Kidney Donor Transplant Program Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 1998-2000 | Aloke Mandal, M.D., Ph.D. | Optum- Los Angeles, California Medical Director |
| 1997-1999 | Robert Montgomery, M.D., Ph.D. | NYU Medical Langone Center Director, NYU Langone Transplant Professor of Surgery |
| 1996-1998 | Kenneth Chavin, M.D., Ph.D. | Case Western Reserve University Professor of Surgery Transplant Surgery |
| 1995-1997 | Douglas Slakey, M.D., M.P.H. | Tulane University SOM Chief, Department of Surgery Clinical Professor of Urology and Pediatrics Professor of Surgery |
| 1994-1996 | David Holt, M.D. | Loyola University Hospital General Surgery |
| 1993-1995 | Francisco Cigarroa, M.D. | University of Texas Health Science National Research Council Committee Transplant Surgeon |
| 1992-1994 | Warren Maley, M.D. | Jefferson University Director, Live Donor Liver Transplant Professor of Surgery |
| 1991-1993 | Gazi Zibari, M.D. | Willis-Knighton Health System |
| 1990-1992 | Jeffrey Fair, M.D. | The University of Texas Medical Branch Transplant Surgery Professor of Surgery |