Our Graduates
Approximately 90% of our graduates enter fellowship programs. Sixty percent eventually become academic faculty. Many write to us after joining their fellowships. Here's what some of our past graduates have to say about our residency training program!
"I've partnered up with the only fellowship trained laparoscopic surgeon in the area doing both general and bariatric surgery out of four private hospitals. Starting this practice, I now have realized the true value of our residency. I honestly feel so over-prepared to take on any clinical problems with any patients it's really satisfying. This is both in and out of the OR. My fellowship was personally necessary given that most of what I do daily is done laparoscopically but our ICU experience and the overall open surgical training in and out of the OR is now serving as my backbone... With the training from our program, I can proudly tell you that residency was easily worth it and more."
Yong S. Kwon, MD - '11
"Fellowship is treating me well. People at MSKCC are all really fantastic - attendings, the other fellows, really great people. While it has only been a few months, I've had the opportunity to work and operate with several different attendings and I can honestly say that from a clinical and technical perspective, UW did a fantastic job of preparing me. I've seen Farhood obviously and I get the same sense from him. I hope the rest of the current residents and future applicants realize how well they are trained. Not blowing smoke either, the program really is top notch. Talk to you soon."
Patrick Wolf, MD - '10
Surgical Oncology Fellow
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
"My training at UW has prepared me extremely well for this job... the amazing ICU experience I had as a resident, the responsibility of making critical decisions in sick patients at Harborview and UW, as well as the amount of independence we had as senior residents and the problem solving skills we learned, all helped in preparing me for this fellowship spot. I've already received some great feedback."
Albert Chong, MD - '05
Pediatric Surgery Critical Care Fellow
Boston Children’s Hospital
2011
- Jonathan Friedstat, MD
- Burns & Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Darren Hess, MD, PhD
- General Surgery, Wenatchee, WA
- Aaron Jensen, MD, MEd
- Pediatric Surgical Critical Care, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
- John Keech, MD
- Thoracic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis
- Oliver Lao, MD
- Pediatric Surgery, Omaha Children's & Nebraska Medical Center
- Abhijit Shaligram, MD
- Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2010
- Ellen Cooper, MD
- Acting Instructor, University of Washington
- Farhood Farjah, MD, MPH
- Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Erin Gilbert, MD
- Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship, Oregon Health Sciences University
- Christine Jensen, MD, MPH
- Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Yong Kwon, MD
- Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship, University of Wasington
- Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH
- Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
- Patrick Wolf, MD
- Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2009
- Matt Crouthamel, MD
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- Minimally Invasive Surgery, Puget Sound Surgery Center
- Christian Hamlat, MD
- Trauma & Critical Care Fellowship, University of Wasington
- Kate Mandell, MD, MPH
- Trauma & Critical Care Fellowship, University of Wasington
- Heather Merry, MD
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
- Juan Parra, MD
- Acting Instructor, University of Washington
- Elina Quiroga, MD
- Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
- Dan Suver, MD
- Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Washington
- Joe Woodward, MD
- Plastic Surgery Residency, University of California at San Francisco
2008
- Matthew Agnew, MD
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
- Ilan Avin, MD
- Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Toronto
- Patrick Combs, MD
- Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Washington
- Rachel Lundgren, MD
- Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
- Kimberly Riehle, MD
- Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children's Hospital Boston
- Erik Van Eaton, MD
- Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Harborview Medical Center
2007
- Alex Farivar, MD
- Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Ani Fleisig, MD
- Laparoscopic Fellowship, University of Washington (07-08)
Surgical Onoclogy Fellowship, John Wayne Cancer Institute (08-09) - Allan Haynes, MD
- Advanced GI Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
- Deborah Marquardt, MD
- Surgeon for the United States Navy
- Beth Ann Reimel, MD
- Pancreatic Cancer Research, University of Washington (07-09)
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center (09-10) - Hiroo Takayama, MD
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center
2006
- Stephanie Acierno, MD
- Research Fellowship, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
- Daniel Anaya, MD
- Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Jeff Avansino, MD
- Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
- Ellen Farrokhi, MD
- EndoVascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
- Francisco Gensini, MD
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
- Sydney Lillard, MD
- Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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updated 10/10