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 Programs
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Residency Program Director Christopher Caldarone, M.D.
(832) 826-1929
cacaldar@texaschildrens.org
General Surgery Residency Program Director Ronald T. Cotton, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
ronaldc@bcm.edu
General Surgery Residency Program Associate Program Director Eric J. Silberfein, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
ejs@bcm.edu
General Surgery Residency Program Associate Program Director Neal R. Barshes, M.D., M.P.H.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
nbarshes@bcm.edu
Director of General Surgery Residency Program - Research Track Sanjeev Vasudevan, M.D.
(832) 822-4381
savasude@texaschildrens.org
General Surgery Residency Program Associate Program Director R. Mario Vera, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
rmvera@bcm.edu
SIM Assistant Director for GME Natasha Hansraj, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
Natasha.hansraj@bcm.edu
SIM Assistant Director for UME Marcus Hoffman, M.D.
((713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
Marcus.hoffman@bcm.edu
Director of General Surgery Residency Program – Global Track Jed G. Nuchtern, M.D.
(832) 824-3135
nuchtern@bcm.edu
Liver Transplant Surgery Fellowship Directors John Goss, M.D. and Christine O’Mahony, M.D.
(832) 355-1400
jgoss@bcm.edu and comahony@bcm.edu
Pediatric Surgery Residency Program Director Mark Mazziotti, M.D.
(832) 822-3135
mazziott@bcm.edu
Plastic Surgery Residency Program Director Renata Maricevich, M.D.
(832) 822-3000
renata.maricevich@bcm.edu
Surgery Critical Care Residency Program Director Jeremy Ward, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
jeremy.ward@bcm.edu
Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Program Director Joseph L. Mills, Sr. M.D.
(713) 798-8831
joseph.mills@bcm.edu
Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Program Associate Program Director Neal R. Barshes, M.D., M.P.H.
(713) 794-7862
neal.barshes@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Director Joseph Coselli, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
jcoselli@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Associate Program Director Ravi Ghanta, M.D.
(713) 873-3435
ravi.ghanta@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Associate Program Director Shawn Groth, M.D.
(713) 798-6281
shawn.groth@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Assistant Program Director Ourania Preventza, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
preventz@bcm.edu
Thoracic Surgery Residency Assistant Program Director Alexander Schutz, M.D.
(832) 355-9930
alexander.schutz@bcm.edu
Fellowship Programs
(TMB approved /non-ACGME programs)
Aortic Surgery Fellowship Program Director Joseph Coselli, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
jcoselli@bcm.edu
Cardiac Transplant Fellowship Program Director Kenneth Liao, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
amy.silva@bcm.edu
Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship Program Director Charles Hallman, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
amy.silva@bcm.edu
General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Director Bryan Burt, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Fellowship Program Director Kenneth Liao, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
amy.silva@bcm.edu
UME Medical Student Programs
Core Medical Student Faculty Director Yesenia Rojas-Khalil, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
yesenia.rojas-khalil@bcm.edu
Associate Director for Core Medical Students Cary Hsu, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
cary.hsu@bcm.edu
Associate Director for Core Medical Students Zachary Pallister, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
zachary.pallister@bcm.edu
Director for Sub-Internship Stacey Carter, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
stacey.carter@bcm.edu
Director for Electives Kristy Rialon, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
Undergraduate Student Program
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.
Holly Shilstone
Director for Education and Alumni Affairs
(713) 798-6190
holly.shilstone@bcm.edu
Sabrina Bernhard
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Summer DeBakey Program, UME Sub-Internship & Electives, Assistant to General Surgery Residency Program
(713) 798-4801
sabrina.bernhard@bcm.edu
Jaye Chambers
Supervisor for Graduate Medical Education Programs
General Surgery Residency Program
(713) 798-8929
jaye.chambers@bcm.edu
Morgan Fields
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Plastic Surgery Residency Program, Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship and UME Sub Internship/Electives for Plastics)
(713) 798-2309
morgan.fields@bcm.edu
Maelene Phillips
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Vascular Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Residency Programs
(713) 798-5302
maelene.phillips@bcm.edu
Amy Silva
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Thoracic Surgery Residency Programs, and Division of Thoracic Surgery Fellowships
(713) 798-6417
amy.silva@bcm.edu
Alice Sims
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Surgery Core Clerkship, UME program
(713) 798-4768
alice.sims@bcm.edu
Training Verifications
See the department’s policy for Verification of Training.
