The Scope E-Newsletter Awards 2010 Surgery Awards Residents

Surgery's 19th Annual Residents' Research Day, sponsored by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., was held on June 5. The program consisted of 19 presenters and the Kimball I. Maull guest lecturer, Thomas F. Tracy, Jr., MD. Dr. Tracy is the Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School, Brown University. Dr. Tracy is also the Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief at Hasbro Children's Hospital. Dr. Tracy's lecture was titled, "Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Liver Injury and the Potential for Liver Repair."

The PGY2-4 Surgery and Urology Residents gave presentations to faculty, alumni and local physicians, where they competed for the Kimball I. Maull Research Award.

The 27th Annual Chief Residents' Dinner was also held June 5. The evening was devoted to honoring graduating residents J. Fernando Aycinena, MD; Christy M. Lawson, MD; John L. Milligan, MD; and Sabina Siddiqui, MD, and presenting awards.

Kimball I. Maull Clinical Science Awards

First Place: Daniel Alterman, MD
"Predictors of Surgery Applicant Performance: A Single Institution Fifteen-Year Experience"

Second Place: A. Michael Tummers, MD
"Blunt Aortic Injury—A Variable Force Model"

Third Place: Sagar Gandhi, MD
"A Novel Biomarker for Stage III Melanoma"

Urology: Ryan Pickens, MD
"One year Follow-Up Data on the MiniArc™ Single Incision Sling System for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence"

Scott B. Frame Trauma Scholarship Award
Valerie Sams, MD

Hiram Crutchfield Resident Teaching Award
J. Fernando Aycinena, MD

Faculty Teaching Award
Greg Mancini, MD, Assistant Professor

Faculty Service Award
Clarence "Cuz" Sudderth, Endovascular Technician

Resident Performance Award
First Place: Khanjan Nagarsheth, MD
Second Place: Daniel Alterman, MD
Third Place: Lamar Mack, MD

Society of Laparoscopic Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeon
John Milligan, MD