Surgical Education Office

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.

Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Educational Faculty and Administrative Team Members
Listed by Residency/Fellowship Programs, Medical Student Programs, and Undergraduate Programs

Faculty:
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 Dean McKenzie, M.D.
(832) 826-1929
dean.mckenzie@bcm.edu

General Surgery Residency Program Director Bradford G. Scott, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed office)
bgscott@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 Nader Massarweh, M.D., M.P.H.
(713) 794-8017
nader.massarweh@bcm.edu

Director of General Surgery Residency Program – Global Track Jed G. Nuchtern, M.D.
(832) 824-3135
nuchtern@bcm.edu

Liver Transplant 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 Shayan Izaddoost, M.D., Ph.D.
(713) 798-6305
shayani@bcm.edu

Surgery Critical Care Program Director S. Rob Todd M.D.
(713) 798-8051
srtodd@bcm.edu

Vascular Surgery/Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency
Program Director Joseph L. Mills, Sr. M.D.
(713) 798-8831
joseph.mills@bcm.edu

Vascular Surgery Integrated Vascular Surgery 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 Shawn Groth, M.D.
(713) 798-6281
shawn.groth@bcm.edu

Thoracic Surgery Residency Associate Program Director Ravi Ghanta, M.D.
(713) 873-3435
ravi.ghanta@bcm.edu

Thoracic Surgery Residency Assistant Program Director Ourania Preventza, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
preventz@bcm.edu

Fellowship Programs (TMB approved /non-ACGME programs):
Aortic Surgery Fellowship Program Director Joseph Coselli, M.D.
(832) 355-9910
jcoselli@bcm.edu

General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Director – Bryan Burt, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)

UME Medical Student Programs
Core Medical Student Faculty Director Stephanie Gordy, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
stephanie.gordy@bcm.edu

Associate Director for Core Medical Students Ronald Cotton, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
ronaldc@bcm.edu

Director for Sub-Internship Stacey Carter, M.D.
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)
stacey.carter@bcm.edu

Director for Electives
(713) 798-6078 (Ed Office)

Undergraduate Student Program:
DeBakey Summer Student Program Shayan Izaddoost, M.D., Ph.D.
(713) 798-6078
medstudentprogram@bcm.edu

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

Academic Coordinators
Allyson “Ally” Bremer (Vascular Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Critical Care)
(713) 798-5302
allyson.bremer@bcm.edu

Jaye Chambers (General Surgery)
(713) 798-8929
jaye.chambers@bcm.edu

Amy Silva (Thoracic Surgery Residency Program, Aortic Surgery Fellowship and General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship)
(713) 798-6417
amy.silva@bcm.edu

Woods McCormack (UME Surgery Core and Sub-Internship Programs)
(713) 798-4163
woods.mccormack@bcm.edu

Cathryn Linn (Plastic Surgery Residency Program and UME Sub Internship/Electives for Plastics)
(832) 822-3140
cathryn.linn@bcm.edu

Josephine Koller (Summer DeBakey Program, UME Electives, Assistant to General Surgery Residency Program and Alumni Affairs)
(713) 798-4733
josephine.koller@bcm.edu