Fall '21 Faculty Recognition
Promotions, honors, and recognitions for Department of Surgery faculty from April - October 2021.
Faculty Promotions
Georgia Beasley, MD, MHS
Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery
Zachary Hartman, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Associate Professor of Surgery
Brant Inman, MD, MS
Division of Urology
Professor of Surgery
Jacob Klapper, MD
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Leila Mureebe, MD, MPH
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Jennifer Plichta, MD, MS
Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery
Wilton Williams, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Associate Professor in Surgery
Transfer from Duke Medicine
Faculty Honors
Priyamvada Acharya, MS, PhD
Associate Professor in Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Published as the senior author for her study "Effect of natural mutations of SARS-CoV-2 on spike structure, confirmation, and antigenicity" in the journal Science.
Linda Cendales, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Elected to serve as the Councilor-at-Large for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Mitchell Cox, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Received the Master Clinician Award. A Duke School of Medicine Faculty Award recognizing Dr. Cox's exemplary standards of clinical care, pedagogy, and professionalism.
Thomas D'Amico, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Appointed to the AATS Board of Directors, the governing body of the organization, in recognition of his dedication and service to AATS.
Gayathri Devi, PhD
Associate Professor in Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Received the Early Career Mentoring Award in Basic - Translational Science. A Duke School of Medicine Faculty Award recognizing Dr. Devi's excellence in research mentoring.
Gayle DiLalla, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Selected to be on the ACS Board of Directors as the AWS Representative.
Joseph Fernandez-Moure, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery
Received the K23 award from the NIH, the Duke Office of Physician Scientist Development Strong Start Award, and the Duke Incubation Fund Award for his project "Systems and methods for minimally invasive rib fixation."
Guido Ferrari, MD
Professor in Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Received the Career Mentoring Award in Basic - Translational Science. A Duke School of Medicine Faculty Award recognizing Dr. Ferrari's excellence in research mentoring.
Charles Gerardo, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Emergency Medicine
Received the R21 grant for his study “Using community health centers to mitigate the impact of snakebite envenoming in low resource areas.”
Chandler Long, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Appointed as the Associate Medical Director for the Vascular Quality Initiative of the Carolinas.
Jeffrey Marcus, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Ranked 7th in Newsweek's 2021 America's Best Plastic Surgeons.
Jennifer Plichta, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Selected to serve on the Editorial Board for the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC). She will be actively involved in the development, promotion, and maintenance of evidence-based systems for the classification and management of cancer in collaboration with multidisciplinary organizations dedicated to cancer surveillance and to improving care.
David Powers, MD, DMD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Received the Resident Mentorship Award.
Kevin Saunders, PhD
Associate Professor in Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Published as the first author for his study “Neutralizing antibody vaccine for pandemic and pre-emergent coronaviruses” in the journal Nature.
Kevin Southerland, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Received the Duke Office of Physician Scientist Development Strong Start Award. Selected as the Vascular Cures 2021 Wylie Scholar for his research on the "Transcriptional Dynamics and Heterogeneity of Macrophages in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia."
Julie Thacker, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Graduated from Drexel University as an Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellow.
Betty Tong, MD, MS, MHS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Appointed to AATS IT committee, the group charged with modernizing the AATS digital universe and its online presence.
Sabino Zani Jr., MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Received the National Science Foundation award for his project titled "NRT-FW-HTF: NSF Traineeship in the Advancement of Surgical Technologies.”
New Faculty
Tristen Chun, MD
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Medical Instructor
Erika Crosby, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Assistant Professor in Surgery
Alisan Fathalzadeh, MD, MPH
Division of Surgical Oncology
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Chad Gridley, MD
Division of Urology
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Erin Hanlin, MD
Division of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Stephanie Jost, MS, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Associate Professor in Surgery
Zahra Kabiri, MD, MS, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Assistant Professor in Surgery
Kendrick Kennedy, MD
Division of Emergency Medicine
Medical Instructor
Stephanie Langel, MS, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Medical Instructor
Cordelia Manickam, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Medical Instructor
Alex Michaels, MD
Division of Surgical Oncology
Medical Instructor
Tara Morgan, MD
Division of Urology
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Daniel Nussbaum, MD
Division of Surgical Oncology
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Roger Keith Reeves, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Professor of Surgery with Tenure
Pedro Santiago, DMD
Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Moses Sekaran, MS, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Assistant Professor in Surgery
Ankeet Shah, MD
Division of Urology
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Geoffroy Sisk, MD
Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Hannah Woriax, MD
Division of Surgical Oncology
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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