Graduates
2023 Graduates
William Isom, MD -General Surgery, Navy, Okinawa Japan
Adam Kahle, MD -Transplant Surgery Fellowship at the University of Kansas
Javaneh Jabbari, MD -Vascular Fellowship at the University of Maryland
Sean Liebscher, MD -Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Univ. of Vermont Med. Ctr.
Amanda Sutherland-Beck, MD -Breast Surgical Fellowship at Stanford University
2022 Graduates
Justin Beck, MD -General Surgeon, Marine Corps, San Diego, CA.
Joseph Brungardt, MD -Surgical Oncology fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Charlene Dekonenko, MD -Fellowship, Pediatric Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Craig Follette, DO -Fellowship, Surg Critical Care/Acute Care, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - NC
Mrinalini Patil, MD -Fellowship, Vascular Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2021 Graduates
Perel Baral, DO - Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery/Texas Heart Inst., Baylor Coll Med-Houston-TX
Amanda Hangge, DO - Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, University of Kansas Medical Center
Ryan O'Dell, DO - Private Practice in Grand Junction, CO
Shinal Patel, MD - Private Practice in Jefferson City / Columbia, MO
Randi Ryan, MD - Fellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN
Sumaiya Sarwar, MD - Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2020 Graduates
Sam Hong, MD - CTS Fellowship at University of Kansas
Clay King, MD - Transplant Fellowship at University of Kansas
Tyler Mouw, MD - Surgical Oncology Fellowship at University of Louisville, KY
Leigh Anna Robinson, MD - Surgical Critical Care Fellowship in Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
Joel VanderVelde, MD - General Bariatric and Vascular Surgery at University of Kansas, St. Francis Campus
2019 Graduates
Kara Hessel, DO - Vascular Fellowship at Ohio State
Lyndsey Kilgore, MD - Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at M.D. Anderson
Matthew Richey, MD - CTS Fellowship at University of Nebraska Medical Center
Erich Wessel, DO - Critical Care Fellowship at Ohio State
2018 Graduates
Jennifer Lu, D.O. - Colon and Rectal Fellowship at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Duke Pfitzinger D.O. - Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of North Carolina
Eric Shurtleff D.O. - Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University of California - Davis Medical Center
Jonathan Warren D.O. - Private Practice General Surgery, Olathe Medical Center
2017 Graduates
Christopher Koo, M.D. - Transplant Surgery at University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Antonio Lozada, M.D. - Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Trey Perry, M.D. - Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Surgery at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC
Scott Turner, M.D. - Trauma/Critical Care at University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
2016 Graduates
Samantha Alsop, M.D. - Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Iowa
Eric Ebaugh, D.O. - Private Practice General Surgery, Moses Lake, WA
Jessica Hogan, M.D. - Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN
Bruce Tjaden, M.D. - Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Texas/Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX
2015 Graduates
Alessandra Gasior, D.O.- Pediatric Surgery Colorectal/MIS Fellowship, Children's Nationwide Columbus Ohio
Jerod Grove, M.D.- Private Practice General Surgery, Hays, KS
Claire Pederson, M.D. - Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Utah
Anuj Shah, M.D. - Assistant Professor in General Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kate Vasconcellos, M.D. - Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2014 Graduates
William Gibson, D.O. - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Kansas Medical Center
Jessica Heimes, D.O. - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Loma Linda University
Ryan Strain, M.D. - MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, Universtiy of Missouri
Omar Tahir, M.D. - Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Rush Medical Center
2013 Graduates
Travis Pollema, M.D. - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, UCSD, San Diego, CA
Amit Tagger, M.D. - Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, UCSF, Fresno, CA
Stephanie Cohen, M.D. - Plastic Surgery Fellowship, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Casey Hertzenberg, M.D. - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
2012 Graduates
Christian Jones, MD - Trauma Critical Care Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Carrie Laituri, MD - Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
2011 Graduates
Pablo Aguayo, MD - Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Alfred Casillan, MD, PhD - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Bobbi Fishinghawk, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Tahlequah, OK
Jennifer McAllaster, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Topeka, KS
2010 Graduates
Travis O. Abicht, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Brandon Cunningham, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Hays, KS
Peter J. DiPasco, MD - Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Colleen S. Hupp, DO - Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Scott Keckler, MD - Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
2009 Graduates
James Howard, MD - Surgical Critical Care & Burns Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Stewart Curtsinger, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Pensacola, FL
Benjamin Stone, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Atchinson, KS
Paul C. Teget, DO - Private Practice General Surgery, Hays, KS
2008 Graduates
Weesam Alkhatib, MD - (Deceased) Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
John H. Ashcraft, DO - Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Tennesee, Chattanooga, TN
Mark Birdsong, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Tulsa, OK
Matt Ostrowitz, MD - Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, North Shore University Hospital, New York, NY
2007 Graduates
Umraan Ahmad, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
John R. Alley, MD - Academic General & Emergency Surgery, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Joshua N. Baker, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
William J. Vinyard, MD - Plastic Surgery Fellowship, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2006 Graduates
Angela Chen, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, San Jose, CA
Kyle VerSteeg, MD - Burn/Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, University of Kentucky, Louisville, KY
Franklin Torres, MD - Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Angela Jones, MD - Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
2005 Graduates
E. Ragnar Peterson, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Kansas City, MO
Kristine Freyaldenhoven, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Shawnee Mission, KS
Ken Ung, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Kentucky, Louisville, KY
Mohi Mitiek, MD - Thoracic Oncology & Foregut Surgery Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2004 Graduates
Scott deVillenenuve, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, McKinney, TX
Stephen Lowry, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Shawnee Mission, KS
G. Pavan Reddy, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Worthington, MN
Roosevelt Bryant, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2003 Graduates
Jeffery Lewis, MD - USAF General Surgery Practice, Nellis AFB, NV
Yuske Yahagi, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Shelly Bledsoe, MD - Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
2002 Graduates
Ralph Park, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Topeka, KS
Ron Moore, MD - Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Rush Presbyterian, Chicago, IL
Carlo Jurani, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Shawnee Mission, KS
Brice Hamilton, MD - Private Practice General Surgery, Shawnee Mission, KS
Joseph Davis, MD - Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
