PREVIOUS FELLOWS AND RESIDENTS

Kenneth Tran, M.D.

2016-2023 Vascular Surgery Resident
Current Position:

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Stanford Medicine
Clinic: 650-725-5227

M.D. 2016  Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

B.S.E. 2011 Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Brian Sheehan, M.D.

2021-2023 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:
Vascular Surgeon, Intermountain Heath, Salt Lake City, UT

General Surgery 2021 University of California, Irvine
M.D. 2015 Tufts University School of Medicine
B.S. 2008 University of California Berkeley

Elizabeth George, M.D.

2016-2022 Vascular Surgery Resident
Current Position: 
Assistant Professor, Stanford Division of Vascular Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinic: (650) 725-5227


M.D. 2014  Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
B.S. 2011 Human Biology, Neuroscience Concentration, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Elianne Rojas, D.O.

2020-2022 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

General Surgery
D.O. 2015 Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
B.S. 2010 Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Michael Paisley, M.D.

2020-2022 Clinical Fellow
Current Position: 
Vascular Surgeon, Providence Health & Services, Portland, OR

General Surgery 2020 Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, CA
M.D. 2015 University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
B.S. 2009 Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Patrick Thompson, M.D.

2014-2021 Vascular Surgery Resident
Current Position:
Vascular Surgeon, MidState Medical Center
Meriden, CT

M.D. 2014 University of Massachussets Medical School
B.S. 2007 Finance, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Theodore Hart, M.D.

2019-2021 Clinical Fellow
Current Position: 
Vascular Surgeon, Fort Sam Houston at the San Antonio Military Medical Center
U.S. Air Force

General Surgery 2019 University of Chicago
M.D. 2014 University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
B.S. 2010 United States Air Force Academy 

Nathan Itoga, M.D.

2013-2020 Vascular Surgery Resident
Current Position:

Vascular Surgeon, Queen's Medical Center
Honolulu, HI

M.D. 2013 University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
B.S. 2008 Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Xuan-Bin (Ben) Pham, M.D.

2018-2020 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Vascular Surgeon, Vascular & Interventional Specialists of Orange County, Inc. 
Orange County, CA

General Surgery 2018 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
M.D. 2012 Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
B.S. 2006 University of California, San Diego

Kimberly Thompson, M.D.

2018-2020 Clinical Fellow
Current Position: 

Vascular Surgeon, US Navy, Balboa Hospital
San Diego, CA

General Surgery 2017 Naval Medical Center San Diego
M.D. 2011 Uniformed Services UHS FE Hebert School Of Med
B.S. 2006 University California, San Diego

Benjamin Colvard, M.D.

2012-2019 Vascular Surgery Resident
Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

M.D. 2012 Baylor College of Medicine
B.S. 2008 Biology, University of Texas at Austin

Anahita Dua, M.D.

2017-2019 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:
Assistant Professor in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

General Surgery 2017 Medical College of Wisconsin
M.B.Ch.B. 2009 University of Aberdeen School of Medicine and Dentistry
M.B.A 2014 Business, Western Governors University - Austin, Texas
M.S. 2013 Trauma Sciences, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK 
B.S. 2004 Chemistry and South Asian Politics Hamshire College, Amherst, MA 
B.S. 2002 Zoology, University of Wisconson, Madison, WI

Kedar Lavingia, M.D.

2017-2018 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, VA

General Surgery 2017 Eastern Virginia Medical School
M.D. 2011 Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
B.S. 2004 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Elsie Ross, M.D.

2011-2018 Vascular Surgery Resident
Current Position:
Associate Professor of Surgery, UC San Diego School of Medicine

M.D. 2011 Stanford School of Medicine
M.Sc. 2009 Health Policy, Planning and Financing, London School of Economics
B.A. 2004 Human Biology, Stanford University

Graeme McFarland, M.D.

2016-2018 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

General Surgery 2016 University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
M.D. 2011 University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa, AL
B.S. 2007 Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Michael Sgroi, M.D.

2016-2018 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Stanford Vascular Surgery
Stanford, CA
Division of Vascular Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine

 

General Surgery 2016 University of California, Irvine, CA
M.D. 2010 Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Flint, MI
B.A. 2005 Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Wu, Tiffany, M.D.

2015-2017 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Vascular Surgeon, Vascular & Interventional Specialists of Orange County, Inc. 
Orange County, CA

M.D. 2010 Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Lee, Andy, M.D.

2015-2017 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Vascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

M.D. 2008 University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Il

Marcus Kret, M.D.

2014-2016 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Vascular Surgeon

M.D. 2008 Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine, North Chicago, IL

Brant Ullery, M.D.

2013-2015 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:
Vascular Surgeon
Providence Heart and Vascular Institute
Portland, Oregon

General Surgery 2013 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
M.D. 2008 Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
B.A. 2004 Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Chelsea Dorsey, M.D.

2010-2015 Vascular Surgery Resident
Current Position:

Assistant Professor
Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL


M.D. 2010 University of Chicago, The Pritzker School of Medicine
B.S. 2006 Biochemistry and Cell Biology/ Psychology, Rice University

Vinit Varu, M.D.

2012-2014 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Medical Director
Texas Vein and Vascular
Cedar Park, TX

General Surgery 2012 University of Illinois College of Medicine
M.D. 2005 University of Illinois College of Medicine
B.S. 2001 Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago

Mohamed Zayed, M.D., Ph.D.

2009-2014 Vascular Surgery Resident
Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, MI

M.D. 2009 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D 2007 Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. 2002 Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Venita Chandra, M.D.

2011-2013 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinic: (650) 725-5227

General Surgery 2011 Stanford University School of Medicine
M.D. 2004 University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
B.S. 1999 Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Minnesota

George Lee, M.D.

George Lee, MD
2008-2013 Vascular Surgery Resident
Current Position:

Mountain View, CA 

M.D. 2007 Emory University, Atlanta, GA
B.S. 2003 Ohio State University

Joshua Greenberg, M.D.

2010-2012 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
University of Colorado Hospital, Anschutz Medical Campus

General Surgery 2010 UC San Diego School of Medicine
M.D. 2003 UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
B.S. 1999 Biochemistry, University of California Riverside

Kevin M. Casey, M.D.

2009-2011 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

LCDR, Vascular Surgeon
Naval Medical Center
San Diego, CA

General Surgery 2008 Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
M.D. 2003 Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, IL
B.S. 1998 Biology, Loyola University New Orleans

Weesam AlKhatib, M.D. (1978-2012)

2008-2010 Clinical Fellow
2010-2012 Clinical Instructor of Surgery
(Affiliated)
Stanford University School of Medicine
Attending Vascular Surgeon, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

General Surgery 2008 University of Kansas School of Medicine
M.D. 2003 University of Kansas School of Medicine
B.S. 1999 Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University

Tae Song, M.D.

2007-2009 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Chief of Endovascular Surgery
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
Harbor City, CA

General Surgery 2007 Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
M.D. 2001 University of Vermont Medical College
A.B. 1992 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

David Nabi, M.D.

2006-2008 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Attending Physician
Hoag Hospital
Newport Beach, CA

General Surgery 2005 Stanford University Medical Center 
M.D. 1999 University of California, Davis
B.S. 1994 Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles

Jimmy Pak, M.D.

2005-2007 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
UCSF School of Medicine 

General Surgery 2005 Bassett Hospital, Columbia University, Cooperstown, NY
M.D. 1999 New York Medical College, Valhalla , NY
M.S. 1995 Environmental Engineering University of California, Berkeley, CA
B.S. 1994 Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley
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Jason T. Lee, M.D.

2004-2006 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinic: (650) 725-5227

General Surgery 2004 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
M.D. 1998 UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA
B.S. Biology 1994 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
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John Karwowski, M.D.

2003-2005 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
525 East 68th Street, P710
New York, NY 10021
Office: (212) 746-5567 
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General Surgery 2003 Stanford University Medical Center
M.D. 1995 Tufts University, Boston, MA
B.S. Biological Sciences 1991 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Eugene S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D

2002-2004 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of California, Davis
2221 Stockton Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95817
Office: (916) 843-7202
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General Surgery 2002 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 
Ph.D. Experimental Surgery 2002 University of Minnesota
M.D. 1994 Tufts University, Boston, MA
B.A. Chemistry 1990 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Thelinh Quo Nguyen, M.D.

2001-2003 Clinical Fellow
Current Position:

Private Practice
Reno, CA 
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General Surgery 2001 Washington University, St. Louis, MO
M.D. 1993 University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis, TN 
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Mathematics 1989 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN