Faculty Research Fellows for 2023–2025 Are Announced

The ACS has awarded four Faculty Research Fellowships for 2023–2025. The fellowships are to assist surgeons in the establishment of their research programs under mentorship, with the goal of transitioning to becoming independent investigators. Each fellowship award is $40,000 per year for each of 2years and is supported through the generosity of Fellows, Chapters, and friends of the College.

The new award recipients are:

Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship

• Joal Beane, MD, FACS, The Ohio State University, Columbus. Discipline: Surgical oncology. Research title: Alternative RNA Splicing of ENAH By IWS1 Promotes Invasion and Metastases in Human Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma

James Carrico, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship for the Study of Trauma and Critical Care

• Amelia W. Maiga, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Discipline: Acute care surgery. Research title: Predicting Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury

Undesignated Fellowships

• Jose Diaz-Miron, MD, FACS, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora. Discipline: Pediatric surgery. Research title: Understanding Variation and Clinical Factors Associated with the Use Of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children
• Sean Polster, MD, The University of Chicago Medical Center, IL. Discipline: Neurologic Surgery. Research title: The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Radiation Necrosis

An open call for applications for the next cohort will begin in October. The closing date for receipt of completed applications and all supporting documents is December 15. Learn more.