Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program News

Seven Duke Surgery Residents Receive 2018 Appleseed Training Awards

Seven residents were recently honored with the Appleseed Resident Training Award, a recognition to those who have “not only exceeded expectations of medical pedagogy, but have shown genuine passion for training the next generation of doctors.” Created in 2008 by medical students, the award is given to the top 10% of residents and interns in each core rotation who have positively impacted other trainees through education.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:

Duke Resident Matches for Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship at Buncke Clinic

Kate Krucoff, MD, rising chief resident in plastic and reconstructive surgery, has been accepted into the Buncke Clinic Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship, affiliated with the University of California, at San Francisco. The Buncke Clinic is a leading center for microsurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and hand surgery. Named after the chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery, the Buncke Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship focuses on upper and lower extremity trauma and reconstructive microsurgery. Dr.

Duke Resident Matches for Fellowship at Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute

Yash Avashia, MD, rising Chief Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, matched for fellowship in Aesthetic Surgery at the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, affiliated with UT Southwestern. He will train with Dr. Rod Rohrich, Editor-in-Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and one of the world's most influential plastic surgeons. The fellowship focuses on rhinoplasty and facial aesthetic surgery and is known as the most selective aesthetic fellowship in the United States.

Congratulations Yash!