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Education

Fostered in a robust teaching and learning environment where permeable boundaries encourage cross-disciplinary education, research, and scholarship, our training programs combine to create a highly comprehensive and versatile academic center.

A Unique Clinical Experience

Our training facilities are learning laboratories where clinical practice is informed by the expertise of leading biomedical researchers to provide cutting-edge care to our patients. Our blend of basic science, translational research, and care that puts people first enables us to deliver creative solutions that improve health outcomes today and in the future.

Where We Train
Emory University Hospital

Department of Surgery Training Programs

Trainee Spotlights

Dr. Ashley Gagnon Wins EmWELL Microgrant Award

Ashley Gagnon, DDS, PGY-2 was awarded a EmWELL Microgrant Award for her project titled “Enhanced Stress Resilience Training (ESRT) for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residents.” Her Emory faculty mentor is Dr. Abramowicz.

EmWELL microgrants are designed to support innovative, well-being focused initiatives across the WHSC. The funding supports ongoing or new initiatives that are evidence-based, and have the potential for sustainability and scalability. Projects could support workplace culture, the nature of the work teams do, or aspects of personal resiliency.

Dr. Gagnon

Dr. Brandi Mize Published in Annals of Vascular Surgery

Brandi Mize, MD, along with ten co-authors, including Alexis Neill and Drs. Yazan Duwayri and Olamide Alabi, has published a study titled "Evaluating Receipt of Optimal Medical Therapy Amongst Structurally Disadvantaged Groups Undergoing Amputation" in the Annals of Vascular Surgery. The article is available online and was included in the December 2024 print edition.

Dr. Brandi Mize

A Look at Emory School of Medicine Residency

Discover how Emory's School of Medicine Residency Programs can be the right fit for your next step into a future in healthcare.

Surgical Grand Rounds

The Department of Surgery Grand Rounds host local, national, and international speakers with 16 named lectureships held every year. Grand Rounds lectures are held Thursday mornings from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. in the Emory University Hospital Auditorium, Room E205, with the option to attend and participate virtually via Zoom.

Surgical Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds lecture.

Surgical Grand Rounds

  • May 8, 2025
  • 11:00am
H. Harlan Stone Lecture in Trauma: Dogma in Trauma: An Obstacle to Progress!

  • May 13, 2025
  • 4:00pm
DOM Medicine Grand Rounds

  • May 14, 2025
  • 12:30pm
Faculty Advisory Council Meeting

  • May 15, 2025
  • 11:00am
PEG tubes: Can We? Yes, But Should We?