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
Ronald Cotton, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed office)
ronaldc@bcm.edu
Vice Chair for Research
Livia S. Eberlin, Ph.D.
eberlin@bcm.edu
Residency and Fellowship Programs
Program Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Residency
Neil Cambronero, M.D.
832-826-1929
neil.cambronero@bcm.edu
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Ronald T. Cotton, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed office)
ronaldc@bcm.edu
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Derek Erstad, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed office)
Derek.Erstad@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
Stacy Carter, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed office)
stacy.carter@bcm.edu
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Research Track
Sanjeev Vasudevan, M.D.
832-822-4381
savasude@texaschildrens.org
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Global Track
Rachel W. Davis, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed office)
rachelwdavis@bcm.edu
Assistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency- Innovation Track
Feibi Zheng, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed office)
Feibi.Zheng@bcm.edu
Associate 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, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Mark Mazziotti, M.D.
832-822-3135
mazziott@bcm.edu
Program Director, Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency
Jessica Allen Ching, M.D.
713-798-6078
sebastian.winocour@bcm.edu
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Jeremy Ward, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed office)
jeremy.ward@bcm.edu
Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Marcus Hoffman, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed office)
marcus.hoffman@bcm.edu
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency
Zachary Pallister, M.D.
713-798-2403
zspallis@bcm.edu
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Independent Fellowship
Neal R. Barshes, M.D., M.P.H.
713-794-7862
neal.barshes@bcm.edu
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Independent Fellowship
Ravi Ghanta, M.D.
713-873-3435
ravi.ghanta@bcm.edu
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency
Ravi Ghanta, M.D.
713-873-3435
ravi.ghanta@bcm.edu
Associate Program Directors, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency and Independent Fellowship
Shawn Groth, M.D.
713-798-6281
shawn.groth@bcm.edu
Vicente Orozco-Sevilla, M.D.
713-798-6078
vicente.orozco-sevilla@bcm.edu
Fellowship Programs
(TMB approved /non-ACGME programs)
Program Director, Aortic Surgery Fellowship
Marc Moon, M.D.
832-355-9910
marc.moon@bcm.edu
Program Director, Cardiac Transplant Fellowship
Kenneth Liao, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed Office)
ashli.hall@bcm.edu
Program Director, Comprehensive Endocrine Surgery Fellowship
Raymon Grogan, M.D., M.S.
713-798-2788
Raymon.Grogan@bcm.edu
Program Director, General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Shawn Groth, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed Office)
ashli.hall@bcm.edu
Program Director, Liver Transplant Surgery Fellowship
Ronald T. Cotton, M.D.
832-355-1400
ronaldc@bcm.edu
Program Director, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Fellowship
Kenneth Liao, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed Office)
ashli.hall@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, Plastic Surgery Electives
Christine Yin, M.D.
713-798-6078 (Ed Office)
Christine.Yin@bcm.edu
Undergraduate Student Program
Program Director, DeBakey Summer Student Program
Ramiro Fernandez, M.D.
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, Advancement and Alumni Affairs
Senior Consultant for Education
Holly Shilstone
713-798-6190
holly.shilstone@bcm.edu
Manager for Surgery Education Programs
Jaye Chambers
713-798-8629
jaye.chambers@bcm.edu
Supervisor, Program Management for Graduate Medical Education Program and General Surgery Residency Program
Morgan Fields
713-798-2309
morgan.fields@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Plastic Surgery Residency Program, Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship and UME Sub Internship/Electives for Plastics)
Michelle Reed
713-798-4731
Michelle.Reed@bcm.edu
Lead Coordinator, Program Management General Surgery Residency Program
Caitlyn Williamson
713-798-4801
caitlyn.williamson@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
T32 Program; General Surgery Residency Program (Research Track)
Georgia Rochester
713-798-4733
georgia.rochester@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Vascular Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Residency and Fellowship Programs
Emily Repp
713-798-6078
emily.repp@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Thoracic Surgery Residency and Fellowship Programs, Cardiac Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program
Ashli Hall
713-798-6417
Ashli.Hall@bcm.edu
Senior Coordinator, Program Management
Surgery Core Clerkship, and UME programs; DeBakey Summer Surgery Program
Tiffany Giles
713-798-6078
tiffany.giles@bcm.edu