2025 Editions
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | September 2025
Drs. Laura Johnson and Lauren Nosanov Featured in "Behind the Knife" Podcast | Dr. Ravi Rajani Added as Director to ABS Specialties Board | Department of Surgery John E. Skandalakis Surgical Anatomy Teaching Competition | Dr. Chris Larsen Selected as ASTS Pioneer Award Recipient | Dr. Luke Galloway Wins First Place at Georgia Society of the ACS Resident Competition | The William C. Wood Endowed Fund
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | July 2025
Department of Surgery Faculty Recognized as Top Doctors | Emory Healthcare First in Georgia for Single Incision Robotic Procedures for Thoracic Care | Dr. Zachary Grady Manuscript Selected for Editor’s Choice for JTACS August Issue | Department of Surgery John E. Skandalakis Surgical Anatomy Teaching Competition | Dr. Felipe Maegawa Invited to Serve on ABS Board as Examination Consultant | Dr. Chrystal Paulos Awarded 2025 All-Star Translational Award Program Grant | Dr. Kenneth Cardona Appointed to National Cancer Institute Sarcoma Steering Committee | Dr. Steven Kim Awarded 2025 Emory National Primate Research Center Pilot Grant | Dr. Felix Fernandez Elected as Director at Large to Board of Directors of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons | Dr. Seth Concors Named as "Emerging Leader" by North American NeuroEndocrine Tumor Society | Chan Lab Student Joshua Preston Selected as Finalist for 2025 Early Career Scientist Award | Dr. Stephanie Tom Wins First Place for Presentation at Resident Research Day | Dr. Zachary Grady Awarded Surgical Infection Society Resident Mini Oral Award | The William C. Wood Endowed Fund
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | May 2025
Department of Surgery Faculty Recognized for Doctors' Day 2025 |Designed with Heart: Transforming Emory Healthcare’s Heart and Vascular Floor | Emory General Surgery Residents Matched into Fellowships | Emory Surgery Welcomes 2025 Surgery Residency Matches | Special Event: Discussion on How Language Impacts Patient Care in Acute Care and Trauma Settings | Dr. Mihir Shah Receives Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Grant | Team Led by Drs. Lauren Nosanov and Lauren Orenstein Awarded Grady Infrastructure Grant | Dr. Atef Salam Awarded Association of VA Surgeons Distinguished Service Award | Dr. Ravi Rajani Appointed to ABS Vascular Surgery Board | Dr. Luke Brewster Awarded VA Merit Funding for Lab Research | The William C. Wood Endowed Fund
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | March 2025
Dr. Tari A. King Joins Emory Department of Surgery | Dr. David Kooby Named Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs | Dr. Ravi Rajani Officially Sworn In as President of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society (VESS) | Dr. Michael Lowe Elected to Open Spot on SSO Board of Directors | Dr. Joshua Chan Receives Georgia CTSA KL2 Pilot Grant | Dr. Joshua Chan Receives Individual Seed Grant Funded by Former Falcons Quarterback | Dr. David Rhoiney Receives Presidential Meritorious Service Medal | Dr. Michael Lowe Named Chair of Winship's Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee | Dr. Randi Smith Selected as Inaugural Recipient of 2025 Georgia CTSA Award | Update: Reimagining the Emory Department of Surgery’s 100-Year Anniversary | The William C. Wood Endowed Fund
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | January 2025
Emory Heart Team Led by Dr. Mani Daneshmand Implants New Blood-Pumping Device for First Time in the Country | Drs. Randi Smith and Christine Castater Represent Department of Surgery at CoSERV Second Annual Conference | 2024 Department of Surgery Staff Awards Winners Announced | Call for Abstracts: 2025 William C. Wood Research Symposium | Dr. Katherine Hekman Receives Prestigious 2025 AVF-BSCI Translational Research Grant Award | Drs. Joshua Chan and Megan Urbanski Awarded Georgia CTSA KL2 Scholars Grants | Dr. Lauren Nosanov Wins Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Leadership Development Workshop Scholarship | Dr. Christian Larsen receives 2024 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award | The William C. Wood Endowed Fund