The Surgery Education Office provides support for the students, residents and faculty in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Education Programs. The main telephone number is (713) 798-6078 and the fax number is (713) 798-8941.
Faculty Contacts
Chair
Todd K. Rosengart, M.D.
(713) 798-1317
Vice Chair for Education
Bradford G. Scott, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
bgscott@bcm.edu
Vice Chair for Research
Scott A. LeMaire, M.D.
(832) 355-9942
slemaire@bcm.edu
Residency and Fellowship Programs
Program Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Residency
Christopher Caldarone, M.D.
(832) 826-1929
cacaldar@texaschildrens.org
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Ronald T. Cotton, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
ronaldc@bcm.edu
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Professional Development
Eric J. Silberfein, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
ejs@bcm.edu
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Curriculum
Stacy Carter, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
stacy.carter@bcm.edu
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Curriculum
Catherine Seger, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
catherine.seger@bcm.edu
Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Research Track
Sanjeev Vasudevan, M.D.
(832) 822-4381
savasude@texaschildrens.org
Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Mentorship
Samer Mattar, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed office)
samer.mattar@bcm.edu
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency - SIM
R. Mario Vera, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
rmvera@bcm.edu
Assistant Program Director, GME - SIM
Natasha Hansraj, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
Natasha.hansraj@bcm.edu
Assistant Program Director, UME - SIM
Marcus Hoffman, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
Marcus.hoffman@bcm.edu
Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Global Track
Rachel W. Davis, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
rachelwdavis@bcm.edu
Program Directors, Liver Transplant Surgery Fellowship
John Goss, M.D. and Ronald T. Cotton, M.D.
(832) 355-1400
jgoss@bcm.edu and ronaldc@bcm.edu
Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Mark Mazziotti, M.D.
(832) 822-3135
mazziott@bcm.edu
Program Director, Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency
Renata Maricevich, M.D.
(832) 822-3000
renata.maricevich@bcm.edu
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Jeremy Ward, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
jeremy.ward@bcm.edu
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency
Joseph L. Mills, Sr. M.D.
(713) 798-8831
joseph.mills@bcm.edu
Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Independent Fellowship and Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency
Neal R. Barshes, M.D., M.P.H.
(713) 794-7862
neal.barshes@bcm.edu
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Independent Fellowship
Joseph Coselli, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
jcoselli@bcm.edu
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Independent Fellowship
Ravi Ghanta, M.D.
(713) 873-3435
ravi.ghanta@bcm.edu
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency and Independent Fellowship
Shawn Groth, M.D.
(713) 798-6281
shawn.groth@bcm.edu
Assistant Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency and Independent Fellowship
Ourania Preventza, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
preventz@bcm.edu
Assistant Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency and Independent Fellowship
Alexander Schutz, M.D.
(832) 355-9930
alexander.schutz@bcm.edu
Fellowship Programs
(TMB approved /non-ACGME programs)
Program Director, Aortic Surgery Fellowship
Joseph Coselli, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
jcoselli@bcm.edu
Program Director, Cardiac Transplant Fellowship
Kenneth Liao, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
amy.silva@bcm.edu
Program Director, Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship
Charles Hallman, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
amy.silva@bcm.edu
Program Director, General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Bryan Burt, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
Program Director, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Fellowship
Kenneth Liao, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
amy.silva@bcm.edu
UME Medical Student Programs
Faculty Director, Core Medical Student
Yesenia Rojas-Khalil, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
yesenia.rojas-khalil@bcm.edu
Associate Director, Core Medical Students
Cary Hsu, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
cary.hsu@bcm.edu
Associate Director, Core Medical Students
Zachary Pallister, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
zachary.pallister@bcm.edu
Director, Sub-Internship
Stacey Carter, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
stacey.carter@bcm.edu
Director, Electives
Kristy Rialon, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
Director, Plastic Surgery Electives
Jessica Z. Yu, M.D .
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
jessica.yu@bcm.edu
Undergraduate Student Program
Program Director, DeBakey Summer Student Program
N. Thao N. Galvan, M.D., M.P.H.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
medstudentprogram@bcm.edu
Education Administrative Team
The Surgery Education Office provides support for the students, residents, and faculty of the departmental education programs. The main telephone number is (713) 798-6078 and the fax number is (713) 798-8941.
Director for Education and Alumni Affairs
Holly Shilstone
(713) 798-6190
holly.shilstone@bcm.edu
Supervisor for Graduate Medical Education Programs
General Surgery Residency Program
Jaye Chambers
(713) 798-8929
jaye.chambers@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Plastic Surgery Residency Program, Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship and UME Sub Internship/Electives for Plastics)
Morgan Fields
(713) 798-2309
morgan.fields@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Summer DeBakey Program, UME Sub-Internship & Electives, Assistant to General Surgery Residency Program
Sabrina Bernhard
(713) 798-4801
sabrina.bernhard@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Vascular Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Residency and Fellowship Programs
Kristen Woods
(713) 798-5302
kristen.woods@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Thoracic Surgery Residency and Fellowship Programs, and Division of Thoracic Surgery Fellowships
Amy Silva
(713) 798-6417
amy.silva@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Surgery Core Clerkship, UME program
(713) 798-4768
gsprograms@bcm.edu
Training Verifications
View the department’s policy for Verification of Training.
