Residents Receive Research Scholarships

Research Scholarships for 2025–2027 have been awarded to six residents pursuing careers in academic surgery. These scholarships, supported through the generosity of Fellows, Chapters, and friends of the College, offer $30,000 each year for 2 years.

The recipients are:

James Bradford, MD, The University of Chicago in Illinois

Research project: Investigating the Mechanisms by which Diet-Induced Changes in the Gut Microbiome Drive Postoperative Ileus

Kate Telma, MD, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Research project: Better Conversations for Better Informed Consent: A Pilot Study to Automate Surgeon Training and Evaluate Patient Reported Outcomes

Lucia Calthorpe, MD, MPhil, University of California, San Francisco

Research project: Development of an Administrative Frailty Index to Augment Perioperative Risk Assessment for Patients with Cirrhosis

Margaret S. Pichardo, MD, PhD, MPH, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia

Research project: Mixed-Methods Approaches to Assess and Measure Dietary Quality among Hispanic/Latina Women with Breast Cancer

Michelle LaBella, MD,The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill

Research project: The Role of TNIK (Traf2 and Nck Interacting Kinase) in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Nensi M. Ruzgar, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and Harvard Medical School

Research project: Genome-Wide Study of Circulating Tumor DNA Signatures in Patients with Hepatoblastoma

The online application for the Resident Research Scholarship is expected to re-open this month. For more information, visit facs.org/resident-research.