CONGRATULATIONS 2023 GRADUATES
FELLOWS
NICOLAS CONTRERAS-PERAZA, MD
GRADUATING: Traditional Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
NEW POSITION: U of U Health, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, assistant professor and thoracic surgeon
PRAVEEN SRIDHAR, MD
GRADUATING: Traditional Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
NEW POSITION: University of Arizona
ROBERT A. SWENDIMAN, MD, MPP, MSCE
GRADUATING: Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
NEW POSITION: U of U Health, Division of Pediatric Surgery, assistant professor of pediatric surgery
ERIC PITTELKOW, MD
GRADUATING: Microsurgery Fellowship
NEW POSITION: University of Michigan Hospital, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI
ANDREA BATTISTINI, MD
GRADUATING: Craniofacial Surgery
NEW POSITION: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL for a Gender Surgery Fellowship
RICHARD BYRD, DDS
GRADUATING: Craniofacial Orthodontic Surgery
NEW POSITION: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite Hospital
PRIYA LEWIS, MD
GRADUATING: Gender Affirming Surgery
NEW POSITION: University of California, San Diego
KAOHINANI "NANI" LONGWOLF, MD
GRADUATING: Vascular Surgery Fellowship
NEW POSITION: UofU Health, Division of Vascular Surgery, assistant professor and pediatric vascular surgeon
KEVIN J. HEBERT, MD
GRADUATING: Adult Urology Genitourinary Injury & Reconstructive Fellowship
NEW POSITION: Louisiana State University Health
CYNTHIA SHARADIN, MD
GRADUATING: Pediatric Urology Fellowship
NEW POSITION: University of Florida, Gainesville
TYLER P. PENDER, MD
GRADUATING: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
NEW POSITION: Headed to Malawi
KARIN GUNTHER, DO
GRADUATING: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
NEW POSITION: Seeking opportunities in Southern California or Florida
ARIEL RODGERS, MD
GRADUATING: Burn Surgery Fellowship
NEW POSITION: U of U Health, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
RESIDENTS
GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENTS
BRIAN CAIN, MD
GRADUATING: General Surgery Residency
NEW POSITION: University of Utah, Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
SASHA ACHER, MD
GRADUATING: General Surgery Residency
NEW POSITION: University of Toronto for Complex General Surgical Oncology/HPB Fellowship
JOSH BLEICHER, MD, MS
GRADUATING: General Surgery Residency
NEW POSITION: University of Toronto for Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
ALEX TRAN, MD
GRADUATING: General Surgery Residency
NEW POSITION: Northwestern University for Transplant Surgery Fellowship
AUBREY PLACE, MD
GRADUATING: General Surgery Residency
NEW POSITION: Private Practice
MEGAN ZAK, MD
GRADUATING: General Surgery Residency
NEW POSITION: Private Practice
PLASTIC SURGERY RESIDENTS
ERIC ANDERSON, MD
GRADUATING: Plastic Surgery Residency
NEW POSITION: Private Practice, Chicago, IL
DINO MAGLIC, MD
GRADUATING: Plastic Surgery Residency
NEW POSITION: Private Practice, Salt Lake City, UT
LUCIA COLLAR YAGAS, MD
GRADUATING: Plastic Surgery Residency
NEW POSITION: U of U Craniofacial Fellowship
UROLOGY RESIDENTS
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, MD
GRADUATING: Urology Residency
NEW POSITION: Urologic Oncology Fellowship at Prisma Health, Columbia, SC
S. MITCHELL HEINER, MD
GRADUATING: Urology Residency
NEW POSITION: Intermountain Medical Group, Logan, UT