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