Many of our alumni continue their training with specialized fellowships, others go on to join or start private practices.
2019 Graduates
Jo Cooke-Barber, MD
- Pediatric vascular malformations and pediatric surgical oncology fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Ohio (2 years)
Samuel Corey II, MD
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at University of Louisville, Kentucky (3 years)
Thomas Gianis Jr, MD
- Vascular fellowship at the University of Virginia School of Medicine (2 years)
Craig Smith, MD
- Minimally invasive surgery fellowship at the University of Indiana (1 year)
Kristen Walker, MD
- Surgical critical care fellowship at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, Georgia (1 year, starting in August 2019)
- Cardiothoracic surgery at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida (starting in August 2020)
2018 Graduates
Audrey Butcher, MD
- Hospital employed group at Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland, Vermont
Vishwanath Danthuluri, MD
- Minimally invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship in San Antonio, Texas (Affiliated with the UT Health system) (1 year)
David Juan, MD
- Colorectal Fellowship at LSU in Shreveport, LA (1 year)
Joseph Spaniol, MD
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program at Temple University Medical Center (3 years)
Brett Tracy, MD
- Trauma Surgery & Critical Care Fellowship at Emory University at Grady Hospital (2 years)
2017 Graduates
John Allen, MD
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Fellowship at University of South Carolina - Greenville, SC (1 year)
Katherine Baysinger, MD
- Colorectal Fellowship at University of Texas in Houston, TX (1 year)
Katherine McBride, MD
- Trauma/surgical critical care private practice, Memorial Health Trauma & Surgical Care, Savannah, Georgia
Issa Mirmehdi, MD
- Vascular Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA (2 years)
Davis Moon, MD
- Vascular Fellowship at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, LA (2 years)
2016 Graduates
Brett Armstrong, MD
- General surgery private practice, Bay Care Health System, Tampa
Cathy Ho, MD
- Trauma/critical care fellowship, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson
Cindy-Marie O'Neal, MD
- Transitions in practice fellowship, Cordele, Georgia
Mrinal Shukla, MD
- Vascular surgery fellowship, University of Vermont, Burlington
Zachary Solomon, MD
- Cardiothoracic surgery fellowship, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston
2015 Graduates
Vinod Chopra, MD
- Plastic surgery fellowship, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey
Bryan Hendren, MD
- Surgical critical care fellowship, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
Luke Kinsinger, MD
- Bariatrics/MIS fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Lorena Suarez-Kelly,
- MD Surgical oncology, Ohio State University James Cancer Institute, Columbus
Jing Zhou, MD
- Private practice, GEM Physicians Medical Group, Bakersfield, California
2014 Graduates
James B. Depew, MD
- Plastic surgery fellowship, University of Tennessee, Memphis
William Hampton Pasley, MD
- Bariatric fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida
2013 Graduates
Rebecca Fabbri, MD
- General surgery private practice, Statesboro, Georgia
Elizabeth Helmer,
- MD, burn fellowship, University of California at San Diego (one year);
- General surgery private practice, York, Maine
Nessa Miller, MD
- Vascular fellowship, Ohio
Imran Siddiqui, MD
- General surgery private practice, Pennsylvania
2012 Graduates
Andrew Coble, MD
- General surgery private practice, Harrison, Arkansas
Andrew Gamenthaler, MD
- Surgical oncology fellowship, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
2011 Graduates
Christopher J. Busken, MD
- Vascular fellowship, Baylor University, Houston, Texas
Rebecca L. Coefield, MD
- Minimally invasive surgery fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta
Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD
- Minimally invasive surgery fellowship, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee;
- MIS/bariatric private practice, Savannah, Georgia
2010 Graduates
Christina M. Berenger, MD
- General surgery private practice, Liberty Regional Medical Center, Hinesville, Georgia
Robert D. Gatliff, MD
- General surgery private practice, Washington County Regional Medical Center, Sandersville, Georgia
Miller C. Hamrick, MD
- Pediatric colorectal fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Ohio;
- Minimally invasive/bariatric surgery fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta;
- Pediatric surgery fellowship, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.;
- Pediatric surgery private practice, Savannah, Georgia
Many of our alumni continue their training with specialized fellowships, others go on to join or start private practices.
2019 Graduates
Jo Cooke-Barber, MD
- Pediatric vascular malformations and pediatric surgical oncology fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Ohio (2 years)
Samuel Corey II, MD
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at University of Louisville, Kentucky (3 years)
Thomas Gianis Jr, MD
- Vascular fellowship at the University of Virginia School of Medicine (2 years)
Craig Smith, MD
- Minimally invasive surgery fellowship at the University of Indiana (1 year)
Kristen Walker, MD
- Surgical critical care fellowship at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, Georgia (1 year, starting in August 2019)
- Cardiothoracic surgery at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida (starting in August 2020)
2018 Graduates
Audrey Butcher, MD
- Hospital employed group at Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland, Vermont
Vishwanath Danthuluri, MD
- Minimally invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship in San Antonio, Texas (Affiliated with the UT Health system) (1 year)
David Juan, MD
- Colorectal Fellowship at LSU in Shreveport, LA (1 year)
Joseph Spaniol, MD
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program at Temple University Medical Center (3 years)
Brett Tracy, MD
- Trauma Surgery & Critical Care Fellowship at Emory University at Grady Hospital (2 years)
2017 Graduates
John Allen, MD
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Fellowship at University of South Carolina - Greenville, SC (1 year)
Katherine Baysinger, MD
- Colorectal Fellowship at University of Texas in Houston, TX (1 year)
Katherine McBride, MD
- Trauma/surgical critical care private practice, Memorial Health Trauma & Surgical Care, Savannah, Georgia
Issa Mirmehdi, MD
- Vascular Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA (2 years)
Davis Moon, MD
- Vascular Fellowship at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, LA (2 years)
2016 Graduates
Brett Armstrong, MD
- General surgery private practice, Bay Care Health System, Tampa
Cathy Ho, MD
- Trauma/critical care fellowship, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson
Cindy-Marie O'Neal, MD
- Transitions in practice fellowship, Cordele, Georgia
Mrinal Shukla, MD
- Vascular surgery fellowship, University of Vermont, Burlington
Zachary Solomon, MD
- Cardiothoracic surgery fellowship, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston
2015 Graduates
Vinod Chopra, MD
- Plastic surgery fellowship, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey
Bryan Hendren, MD
- Surgical critical care fellowship, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
Luke Kinsinger, MD
- Bariatrics/MIS fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Lorena Suarez-Kelly,
- MD Surgical oncology, Ohio State University James Cancer Institute, Columbus
Jing Zhou, MD
- Private practice, GEM Physicians Medical Group, Bakersfield, California
2014 Graduates
James B. Depew, MD
- Plastic surgery fellowship, University of Tennessee, Memphis
William Hampton Pasley, MD
- Bariatric fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida
2013 Graduates
Rebecca Fabbri, MD
- General surgery private practice, Statesboro, Georgia
Elizabeth Helmer,
- MD, burn fellowship, University of California at San Diego (one year);
- General surgery private practice, York, Maine
Nessa Miller, MD
- Vascular fellowship, Ohio
Imran Siddiqui, MD
- General surgery private practice, Pennsylvania
2012 Graduates
Andrew Coble, MD
- General surgery private practice, Harrison, Arkansas
Andrew Gamenthaler, MD
- Surgical oncology fellowship, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
2011 Graduates
Christopher J. Busken, MD
- Vascular fellowship, Baylor University, Houston, Texas
Rebecca L. Coefield, MD
- Minimally invasive surgery fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta
Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD
- Minimally invasive surgery fellowship, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee;
- MIS/bariatric private practice, Savannah, Georgia
2010 Graduates
Christina M. Berenger, MD
- General surgery private practice, Liberty Regional Medical Center, Hinesville, Georgia
Robert D. Gatliff, MD
- General surgery private practice, Washington County Regional Medical Center, Sandersville, Georgia
Miller C. Hamrick, MD
- Pediatric colorectal fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Ohio;
- Minimally invasive/bariatric surgery fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta;
- Pediatric surgery fellowship, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.;
- Pediatric surgery private practice, Savannah, Georgia