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Surgery Graduation, 2022

Jul 6, 2022, 14:20 PM by UTMB Surgery

Congratulations, graduates!


Department of Surgery Awards:

  • Outstanding Intern – Camilo Franco Mesa, MD
  • General Surgery Outstanding Resident – Luciano Tastaldi, MD
  • General Surgery Over and Above Award – Camilo Velazquez, MD
  • John M. Thiel Award – Keyan Mobli, MD
  • Medical Student Golden Scalpel:
    • Resident – Camilo Velazquez, MD
    • Faculty – Richard Lu, MD
  • LSTAR Golden Apple Award – Christian Sommerhalder, MD
  • David Herndon Award – Elliot Walters, MD
  • Resident Teaching Award to Faculty – Richard Lu, MD

 

 

Plastic Surgery Awards:

  • Outstanding Resident: Udayan Betarbet, MD
  • Outstanding Teacher: Ramon Zapata-Sirvent, MD

Blocker Lewis Research Day 2022

  • Blocker Award, 1st place – Victor Zhu, MD
  • Lewis Award, tied for 2nd place:
    • Karen Lu, MD
    • Alen Palackic, MD
  • Robson Award, 1st place – Kimberly Khoo, BS
  • Robson Award, 2nd place – Kimberley Brondeel, BS

 

Urology Award:

  • 2022 Resident of the Year Award – Tamer Dafashy, MD
  • 2022 Resident Teacher of the Year Award – Joseph Sonstein, MD