Final Service Conference and Graduation Awards

The following recipients were recently honored with awards at Final Service Conference and the Department of Surgery Graduation Dinner.

Student Teaching Awards

PGY 1: Bixiao Zhao, MD
PGY 2: Jason Pradarelli, MD
PGY 3: Danny Mou, MD
PGY 4: Bethany Strong, MD
PGY 5: Gaurav Sharma, MD [Recipient of the Robert T. Osteen Award for Medical Student Education in Surgery]

Murray-Simonian Research Awards:

Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD (mentor) and Alexander Cole, MD (mentee)
Robert Riviello, MD, MPH (mentor) and Kristin Sonderman, MD (mentee)

Surgery Class of ’63 Scholar: Gillian Fell, MD

PBB Scholar Award: Karan Chhabra, MD and George Li, MD (tie)

Grant Rodkey Award (VA Hospital Award): Anu Seshadri, MD

Christine Weeks Award (South Shore Hospital Award): Lily Saadat, MD

Edward Kwasnik Award (South Shore Hospital Award): Anupamaa Seshadri, MD

The Vollman Award (Faulkner Hospital Award): Becca Scully, MD

Francis D. Moore, Sr. Award: Gaurav Sharma, MD

Donald D. Matson Award: Brent Shoji, MD

Richard E. Wilson Award: Naomi Shimizu, MD

About Us:

The Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is among the most highly regarded surgical services in the world with a proud history of clinical and academic achievement. Our internationally renowned surgeons create pioneering breakthroughs that make a difference for patients today as well as for generations to come. We are committed to delivering world-class, collaborative patient care with a profoundly human touch, while advancing scientific research and training the surgical innovators of tomorrow.

By The Numbers:

11 Clinical Divisions
181 Faculty
154 Interns and Residents
34 Fellows
5 ACGME-Accredited Surgical Residency Programs
6 ACGME-Accredited Surgical Fellowships
28,632 Operations
213,706 Office visits
Research Spending: $42.2M
Active Grants: 305
Active Clinical Trials: 90
Physician Assistants: 173

Learn more: www.brighamandwomens.org/surgery