Young Fellows Association

The YFA serves as an inclusive organization for Young Fellows (45 years old and younger); provides opportunities for Young Fellows to be involved with College activities (six Work Groups are available to join: Advocacy, Communications, Education, Inclusive Excellence, Membership, and Quality); plans and conducts programming at the Leadership and Advocacy Summit and at Clinical Congress; and sponsors mentorship programming that supports the professional development of early career surgeons.

Chair

Christopher Dodgion, MD FACS

Vice Chair

Jessica Burgess, MD FACS

Member

Patricia C Nelson, MD FACS

Member

Ashlie Nadler, MD FACS

Member

Elizabeth Jackson, MD FACS

Member

Alexa Shaw, MD FACS

Member

Kevin Koo, MD FACS

Member

Jennifer Whittington, MD FACS

Member

Lyndsey Kilgore, MD, FACS

Member

Maya Babu, MD, MBA FACS

Member

Young Hong, MD FACS

Member

Shaneeta Johnson, MD FACS

Member

Afif Kulaylat, MD FACS

Member

Ida Molavi, MD FACS

Member

Emmanuel M Gabriel, MD FACS

Member

William Ward Jr., MD FACS

RAS Representative

Kaitlin Ritter, MD FACS

RAS Representative

Cheyenne Sonntag, MD

Liaison - Board of Governors

Carrie Luu, MD FACS

Staff Liaison

Brad DeFabo Akin