Six Residents Receive Research Scholarships

Research Scholarships for 2023–2025 have been awarded to six residents pursuing careers in academic surgery. This award, supported by the Scholarship Endowment Fund of the College, offers $30,000 each year for 2 years.

The recipients are:

Arash Fereydooni, MD, Stanford University, CA. Projected discipline: Vascular surgery. Research project: Development of an Automated Peripheral Calcium Scoring System for Peripheral Artery Disease Risk Stratification and Prediction of Major Adverse Limb Events
Armaan Malhotra, MD, University of Toronto, ON. Projected discipline: Neurosurgery.
Research project: Long-Term Outcome Prediction following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Population-Based Deep Learning Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury Prognostication Using Clinical, Demographic, and Radiographic Factors
Annie Sescleifer, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Projected discipline: Pediatric surgery. Project title: Investigating the Genetic and Mechanosensory Cell-Based Pathways of Pulmonary Hypoplasia in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Jasmine Hwang, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Projected discipline: Undecided.
Research project: A Mixed Methods Study to Improve Surgical Health Equity in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Melanie Fritz, MD, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Projected discipline: Colorectal surgery. Research project: Testing the Effectiveness of “Best Case/Worst Case-ICU” on Communication with Seriously Injured Older Adults in the Intensive Care Unit
Morgan Pettigrew, MD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Projected discipline: Surgical oncology. Research project: Dissecting the Role of ARID1A in Gastric Cancer Immune Surveillance and Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors