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From Colorado to communities across the country, our General Surgery residency program has a lasting impact far beyond our campus. Explore the cities where our CU General Surgery residents have gone on to practice and serve patients across America.

RECENT GRADUATES

General Surgery Residency Graduates of 2026 with Program Director Mark Nehler, M.D. Pictured from left to right are Drs. Martin Barrio, Alyssa Vaughn, John Iguidbashian, Samuel Lai, Nicholas Schmoke, Danielle Abbitt, Terry (TJ) Schaid, Adam Dyas, Sudheer Vemuru, Madeline Schmoke and Mark Nehler.

Danielle Abbitt, MD	Rocky Mountain VA
Martin Barrio, MD	Endocrine Fellowship, University of California Los Angeles
Adam Dyas, MD	Thoracic Fellowship, University of Colorado
John Iguidbashian, MD, MBA	Cardiothoracic Fellowship, Wake Forest
Samuel Lai, MD	Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Minnesota
Terry (TJ) Schaid, MD	TACS Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
Nicholas Schmoke, MD	Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
Madeline Schmoke, MD	Critical Care Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
Alyssa Vaughn, MD	Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, University of Texas
Sudheer Vemuru, MD	Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Colorado

General Surgery Residency Graduates of 2025 with Department Chair Richard Schulick, M.D. and Program Director Mark Nehler, M.D. Pictured from left to right are Drs. Richard Schulick, Shahyan Bakhtiyar, Dor Yoeli, Keval Tilva, Janet Lee, Viviane Leite Abud, Margot Debot, Jose Llaque Salazar, Andrea Simioni, Alejandro Suarez Pierre, Kevin Choy, and Mark Nehler.

Shahyan Bakhtiyar, MD	Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Utah
Kevin Choy, MD	Advanced GI/MIS Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Florida
Margot Debot, MD	Surgical Critical Care/ACS Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin
Janet Lee, MD	Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Minnesota
Viviane Leite Abud, MD	Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Colorado
Jose Llaque Salazar, MD	Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Oregon Health & Science University
Andrea Simioni, MD	Vascular Surgery Fellowship, UT South Western
Alejandro Suarez Pierre, MD	Thoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Keval Tilva, MD	Advanced GI Surgery and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Fellowship, University of Florida Jacksonville
Dor Yoeli, MD	Transplant Surgery Fellowship, University of Colorado

General Surgery Residency Graduates of 2024 with Department Chair Richard Schulick, M.D. Program Director Mark Nehler, M.D., and Associate Program Director, Nicole Christian, M.D. Pictured from left to right are Drs. Richard Schulick, Victoria Huynh, Cenea Kemp, Laura Leonard, Piyush Sharma, Amanda Louiselle, Jamie Hadley, Anna Gergen, Alyssa Peace, Felix Ho, Joshua Billings, Heather Carmichael, Nicole Christian, and Mark Nehler.

Joshua Billings, MD	MIS Fellowship, UNC/Chapel Hill
Heather Carmichael, MD	Colorectal Fellowship, Mount Sinai
Anna Gergen, MD	Thoracic Fellowship, University of Colorado
Jamie Hadley, MD	TACS Fellowship, Wake Forest
Felix Ho, MD, MPH	Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Miami/Jackson
Victoria “Tori” Huynh, MD	Thoracic Fellowship, Vanderbilt
Cenea Kemp, MD	Breast Fellowship, MD Anderson
Laura Leonard, MD	Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, UT Southwestern
Amanda Louiselle, MD	Breast Fellowship, MD Anderson
Alyssa Peace, MD	General Surgery Practice, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, CA
Piyush Sharma, MD	Surgical Oncology Fellowship University of Miami/Jackson

General Surgery Residency Graduates of 2023 with Program Director Mark Nehler, M.D. and Department Chair Richard Schulick, M.D. Pictured from left to right are Drs. Richard Schulick, Kiran Dyamenahalli, Kathleen Turner, Alexandra Kovar, Navin Vigneshwar, Christian Ghincea, Amber Moyer, Robert Torphy, Matthew Winn, Matthew Bartley, Paul Rozeboom, and Mark Nehler.

Matthew Bartley, MD	Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Emory University
Kiran Dyamenahalli, MD, PhD	Surgical Critical Care & Burn Surgery Fellowship, Mass. General Hospital
Caitlyn McCall, MD	Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Louisiana State University
Christian Ghincea, MD	Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Colorado
Alexandra Kovar, MD	MIS Fellowship, Stanford University
Amber Moyer, MD	Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Penn State (Hershey)
Paul Rozeboom, MD	MIS Fellowship, University of Texas – San Antonio
Robert Torphy, MD, PhD	Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MSKCC
Kathleen Turner, MD	Surgery Practice, Olympia, Washington
Navin Vigneshwar, MD, MPH	Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Duke University
Matthew Winn, MD	Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Emory University

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