Preparing for their last weeks as residents and fellows, the 2024 Department of Surgery class shared their post-graduate plans. The majority of residents have matched into leading advanced surgery fellowships. Of those choosing to enter private practice, two have opted to stay and serve patients in the Lexington, Kentucky area.
This class of residents began their training just a few months before the start of the COVID pandemic. They had to adapt quickly to the unique challenges of patient care delivery under circumstances previous classes had not faced. That they have succeeded so well is an indication of their quality as learners and servant leaders in field of surgical care.
The Department of Surgery extends its congratulations to the class of 2024 and extends its best wishes for their continuing success.
RESIDENCY:
General Surgery
Joshua Bell, MD – matched into the independent Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Florida.
Charles Campbell, DO – matched into the Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at the University of South Florida in Tampa
Alexandra Cocca, MD – matched into an Abdominal Transplant Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Satya “Sai” Dalavayi, MD – matched into a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Dallas.
Erin McAtee, DO – matched into the Advanced Colorectal Surgery Fellowship – University of Texas Health in Houston.
Kyle Murphy, MD – matched into the Harvard HealthTech Fellowship at Harvard University in Boston.
Gustavo Ortega, MD – matched into the Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at Orlando Health in Florida.
Plastic Surgery
Miriam Henry, MD – matched into the Hand Surgery Fellowship at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Ahmed Al Bayati, MD – will go into private practice with UK alum and affiliated faculty member Dr. David Kirn at the Kirn Plastic Surgery Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thomas Marsden, MD – will go into private practice at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
FELLOWSHIP
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Alex Menning, DO – will enter private practice in Colon and Rectal Surgery in Iowa.
Orthopedic Hand Surgery
Christopher Pinkowski, MD – will enter private practice at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia as an attending in Orthopedic Hand Surgery.
Surgical Critical Care
Kyla Fredrickson, MD – will go into practice with a trauma and acute care surgery group affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare in Sanford.
Christopher Pearcy, MD – will go into practice with a trauma and acute care surgery group affiliated with the Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Travis Hughes, MD – will practice at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center as an attending in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
