Research Synopsis:Clinical outcomes in hepatobilliary surgery.
Haley A. Feltracco, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab: 2025-2027
Funding:
Lab: MCW
Mentor:Katie Flynn O’Brien
Research Synopsis:Pediatric Trauma Surgery
Logan D. Glosser, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab: 2024-2026
Funding:Dept. of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Dept. of Surgery
Lab:Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery/ Emory University Hospital Administrative Fellowship
Mentors:Jyotirmay Sharma, MD; Keith Andrew Delman, MD; Dominic Papandria, MD
Research Synopsis:Surgical quality improvement and outcomes research with focus on thyroid tumors.
Administrative Synopsis: Administrative fellow and project manager for structural and EMR-related strategic initiatives to promote workflow efficiency.
Amber N. Hannah, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab:2025-2027
Funding:Emory Department of Surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital
Lab:Trauma Surgery
Mentor:Randi Smith, MD
Research Synopsis:Inaugural trainee in the Trauma Advocacy Pathway.
Hilary R. Jessup, MD, PGY-3
Years in the Lab: 2024-2026
Funding:Georgia Surgical Quality Collaborative
Lab:Georgia Surgical Quality Collaborative
Mentor:Joytirmay Sharma, MD
Research Synopsis: To identify areas improvement throughout patients’ preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative course and implement data-driven strategies to advance care for underserved populations from bedside to the broader healthcare system.
Margaret Kennedy, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab: 2024-2026
Funding:Department of Surgery and the VA Office of Academic Affiliations Advanced Fellowships Program
Lab:Atlanta VA Quality Scholars Advanced Fellowship
Research Synopsis:Utilization of healthcare quality improvement methods and implementation science with a focus on improving health care delivery systems, patient safety, and patient outcomes.
Ahsan R. Khan, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab:2025-2027
Funding:Department of Surgery Elkin Fund
Lab:Global Surgery
Mentor:Allison Linden, MD, PhD
Research Synopsis:GlobalSurgery capacity building research, ongoing projects including pediatric anorectal malformations, bowel perforations in typhoid fever.
Timothy K. Lee, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab: 2023-2026
Funding: SOM and Department of Surgery
Lab:Center for Holistic Student Success and Department of Surgery
Mentors:Drs. Christen Hairston and Barbara Pettitt
Research Synopsis: Between 2025-2026 Tim has accepted a position in the SOM and Department of Surgery as a Student Learning and Success Specialist and resident lead for the surgery clerkship. He is passionate about medical education and meets with students and residents 1:1 for advising, teaching, and well-being support.
Perice Z. Manns, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab:2025-2027
Funding: The Crotts Global Initiative for Extramammary Paget's Disease
Lab:Cutaneous Oncology
Mentors:Keith Delman, MD
Research Synopsis:Evaluation of the current landscape of Extramammary Paget's with an emphasis on margin status, recurrence, wound management and reconstruction.
Nicole L. Petcka, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab: 2024-2026
Funding: Department of Surgery and the VA Office of Academic Affiliations Advanced Fellowships Program
Lab: Atlanta VA Quality Scholars Fellowship, Behind the Knife Surgery Education Fellowship
Mentor:Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD
Research Synopsis:Evaluating bariatric patient reported outcome measures and developing engaging surgical education content.
Katherine M. Russo, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab:2025-2027
Funding: NIH T32 and Department of Surgery
Lab: Surgical Critical Care
Mentors: Randi Smith, MD
Research Synopsis:Analyzing clinical outcomes in trauma surgery, examining the utilization of machine learning with ultra-massive transfusion, and studying the effects of trauma on epigenetics.
Clayton J. Rust, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab: 2024-2026
Funding:Carlyle Fraser Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Laboratory
Lab: Chan Lab
Mentor:Joshua Chan, MD, FACS
Research Synopsis:Investigating multiomics profiling in predicting primary graft dysfunction and acute cellular rejection in heart and lung transplantation.
Evan Straub, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab: 2024-2026
Funding:ARPA-H grant
Lab:Lyons Lab
Mentor:John Lyons, MD; Philip Santangelo, PhD
Research Synopsis:Modulating sepsis with novel mRNA delivery therapeutics.
Caroline S. Wasserman, MD, PGY-2
Years in the Lab: 2025-2027
Funding:Department of Surgery and the VA Office ofAcademic Affiliations Advanced Fellowships Program
Lab:VA Quality Scholars
Mentor:Dr. Tamra Mckenzie-Johnson
Research Synopsis: Through the VA Quality Scholars Program, Caroline will learn a framework for QI that she can apply to projects at the VA during her fellowship and any QI projects she pursues in the future.
