The UAB Department of Surgery is committed to training and equipping the next generation of surgeons. Our fellowship training programs prepare surgeons for rich careers in their areas of specialty.
We recently welcomed incoming trainees and said goodbye to outgoing trainees as they join academic centers or private practices across the nation.
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Advanced Aortic and Endovascular Surgery
Continuing
Sasha Still, M.D.Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
Residencies: Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Scott & White), General Surgery Residency, UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
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Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Incoming
Sergio Mancilla, M.D.
Medical School: Pontificia Universisad Javeriana
Residency: University of Toronto
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Breast Oncology
Incoming
Polina Zmijewski, M.D.
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
Outgoing
Josephine Shinn, M.D.Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Residency: Virginia Tech/Carilion Clinic
Next Steps: Advent Health, Orlando, Florida
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Colorectal Surgery
Incoming
Thomas Kang, M.D.
Medical School: Creighton Medical School, Omaha, Nebraska
Residency: Trihealth Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
Outgoing
Fady Elabbasy, M.D.
Medical School: Cairo University, Egypt
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Next Steps:
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Endocrine Surgery
Incoming
Jessica Liu McMullin, M.D.
Medical School: Emory University
Residency: Emory University
Outgoing
Andrea Gillis, M.D.Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Next Steps: UAB Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery faculty
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Minimally Invasive Surgery
Incoming
Leslie Okorji, M.D.
Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
Outgoing
Tim Finnegan, M.D.
Medical School: Florida Atlantic University
Residency: Mercer University School of Medicine
Next Steps:
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Pediatric Surgery
Incoming
Joseph Esparaz, M.D., MPH
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria OSF St. Francis Medical Center
Outgoing
Natalie O’Neill, M.D.
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Residency: University of Maryland
Next Steps: Assistant Professor, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia
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Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery
Incoming
Marcos Rosado, D.O.Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Beaumont Health – Farmington Hills
Outgoing
Oswaldo Quevedo, M.D.
Medical School: The University of El Salvador
Residency: The University of El Salvador
Next Steps: Returning to El Salvador
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Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Incoming
Preston Hewgley, M.D.
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern
Cassandra Krause, M.D.
Medical School: Loma Linda University
Residency: Loma Linda University
John Kuk, M.D.
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Residency: Baylor Scott & White - Temple
Michelle Mangold, D.O.
Medical School: Touro University Nevada
Residency: Saint Louis University
Continuing
Daniel Lammers, M.D.Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center
Thomas Sensing, D.O.Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton
Residency: Wright State University
Outgoing
Omar Rakayak, D.O.
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic
Residency: Stony Brook South Hampton Hospital
Next steps: VCU Health, Richmond, VA
Rindi Uhlich, M.D., MSPH
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: UAB
Next steps: Richmond, VA
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Vascular Surgery
Incoming
Calvin Williams, M.D.
Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Detroit Medical Center Sinai Grace Hospital in Detroit, MI
Emily Singer, M.D.
Medical School: UCLA
Residency: Ohio State University
Outgoing
Felipe Cadavid, M.D.
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine; Daytona Beach
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine, General Surgery
Next Steps: UF Health Heart and Vascular Surgery at Halifax Health