2026 Editions
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | July 2026
Coming Soon: A Century of Surgical Excellence | Dr. Barbara Pettitt Retires after 41 Years of Dedicated Service | Department of Surgery Faculty Featured in Atlanta Magazine "Top Doctors" List | Pilot Grants and Xenotransplantation: Department of Surgery Grant Fuels Research | Grady Breast Center Retains NAPBC Accreditation | Celebrating Our 2026 General Surgery Chief Residents | General Surgery Residents Match into Fellowships | Dr. Mandy Ford Honored with Dean’s Eminent Investigator Award | Dr. Keneeshia Williams Awarded Recommendation for Senior Physician | Dr. Juan Sarmiento Selected as 2026 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumnus | Dr. Clayton Rust Awarded Jason Han Trainee Teaching Award | Department of Surgery Faculty Recognized for 2026 Educator Appreciation Day | Dr. Felix Fernandez Elected as Fellow to American Surgical Association | Drs. Alabi and Pettitt Recognized for National Board of Medical Examiners and United States Medical Licensing Examination Contributions | Dr. Mandy Ford Named Interim Assistant Dean of Animal Resources | Dr. Steven Roser named recipient of 2026 American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism Award | Kelley Bradshaw Joins as Division of Breast Surgery APP
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | May 2026
Coming Soon: A Century of Surgical Excellence | 24th Annual William Wood Research Symposium | Emory Surgery Welcomes 2026 Residency and Fellowship Matches | Dr. Elizabeth Benjamin Appointed New Member of ACS Master Surgeon Educators Steering Committee | Dr. Edward Lin Receives SAGES Jeffrey Ponsky Master Educator Award | Dr. Katherine Russo Wins Oral Presentation Competition at Grady Resident Research Day | Student Team Mentored by Drs. Steven Kim and Marwan Kazimi Wins Best Overall at Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo | Dr. Chris Larsen Awarded ACS Jacobson Innovation Award | Dr. Jessica Harding Awarded Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | March 2026
Coming Soon: A Century of Surgical Excellence | Surgical Advocacy Fellowship Formally Recognized as Non-ACGME Fellowship | Mani Daneshmand Creates Total Artificial Heart for Young Patient with Rare Disease | Emory Surgery Performs First Surgical Case for ARISE III Clinical Trial | Surgery Team Among Heroes Recognized by Dekalb Police Department | John Galloway & William McKinnon Presented with Emory Medical Alumni Award of Honor | Christian Larsen Appointed Chief Scientific Officer for Woodruff and Emory Healthcare | Inaugural ECCC Director Timothy Buchman Honored with Portrait Unveiling | Kerry-Ann Mitchell named Assistant Editor of “Neuroplastic Surgery” for Operative Neurosurgery Journal | Terrah Paul Olson Receives Scholarship to Attend Leadership and Advocacy Summit | Rogsbert Phillips-Reed Joins Division of Breast Surgery as ESA | Tari King Appointed Nancy Stonecipher Professor in Cancer Innovation | Kristen Donaldson Joins as Division of Breast Surgery APP | Kelley Bradshaw Joins as Division of Breast Surgery APP | Courtney Meyer Earns First Place Earl G. Young Clinical Research Prize
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | January 2026
Call for Abstracts: 2026 William C. Wood Research Symposium | Emory Bariatric Center Presents 2026 Inaugural Emory Obesity Summit | 14th Annual Winship Cancer Institute Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium | Emory Burn Surgery Subtrack Approved by AAST | Emory Healthcare Surgeons Complete First Patient Case in ARISE III Clinical Trial | Dr. Elizabeth Benjamin Appointed Chief for Division of Acute Care Surgery | Dr. Patrick Sullivan Named Interim Chief for Division of Colorectal Surgery | Division of Breast Surgery Announces New Advanced Practice Providers | Dr. Victoria Teodorescu Chosen as ASDIN’s 2026 Beathard Award Recipient | The William C. Wood Endowed Fund