Ila Sethi, MD
Dr. Ila Sethi is a general surgery resident at Northwell Health’s North Shore University Hospital/Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She is interested in research focusing on surgical outcomes and access to care, particularly among vulnerable patient populations.
Originally from Central New Jersey, Dr. Sethi earned her bachelor’s degree in Health and Society from the University of Pennsylvania. She then obtained her medical degree from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. Following completion of her residency training, Dr. Sethi hopes to pursue fellowship training in colorectal or minimally invasive surgery and plans to integrate surgical outcomes research into her career as an academic surgeon.
Cameron Harter, MD, MSc
Dr. Cameron Harter is a PGY-3 in general surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She is from Chicago and attended the University of Michigan for her undergraduate studies in Microbiology and the History of Medicine and Health, then transitioned to Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland to pursue a Master’s in Science and Health Communication. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan where she developed a keen interest in quality improvement (QI) studies and health outcomes. She worked with the Sections of Surgical Oncology and Colorectal Surgery on projects optimizing perioperative care for patients with rare soft tissue sarcoma, decreasing readmission rates after ileostomy, and examining melanoma immunotherapy response outcomes. For this body of research, she was awarded the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Scholarship. During her residency, Dr. Harter has also developed an interest in surgical education and engages in both health outcomes and surgical education research at Endeavor Health and at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Harter plans to use her experience as an ACS Clinical Scholar to gain the tools and experience necessary for her future career in which she plans to apply for a colorectal fellowship and enter an academic career in surgery, with expertise in optimizing perioperative surgical care and improving survivorship outcomes for cancer patients. Her long-term goal is to become an academically-affiliated surgeon; mentor trainees in QI, health outcomes, and cancer survivorship; and hold leadership roles in organizations that prioritize provision of longitudinal equitable care to cancer patients nationwide. In her spare time, Dr. Harter enjoys engaging with the medical school and surgical education teams, reading, running, rock climbing, and horseback riding.
Kavya Pathak, MD, MBA
Dr. Kavya Pathak is a PGY-3 general surgery resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She received her AB in Biomedical Engineering from Harvard College, and received her MD and MBA from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School. Her research interests involve the surgical care of older adults and the intersection of surgical care and health policy.
