Current Residents

Graduates

ClassGraduateImmediate Post-Graduation PlanFellowshipPractice
2023Emily Chen, MDFellowshipMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship – Legacy Good Samaritan, Portland, OR
2023Chad Cragle, MD, PhDFellowshipSurgical Oncology Fellowship – University of Wisconsin-Madison
2023Nicketti Handy, MDFellowshipBreast Surgery – St. John's Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA
2023Jivatesh Tung, MDPractice General Surgery – Skagit Regional Health, Mount Vernon, WA
2023Kenley Unruh, MDFellowshipColorectal Surgery Fellowship – Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
2022Rishi Patel, MDPractice General Surgery – Capital Medical Center, Olympia, WA
2022Taufiq Rajwani, DOFellowshipEndocrine Surgery Fellowship – University of California, San Francisco
2022Christina Weed, MDFellowshipBreast Surgical Oncology Fellowship – Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
2022Ida Wilson, MDFellowshipTrauma / Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle
2022Whitney Wright, MDFellowshipMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship – Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
2021Elizabeth Carlson, MDFellowshipCardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship – Baylor College of Medicine, TX
2021Caleb Barnhill, MDPracticePlastic Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship – University of Colorado (2022)General Surgery – Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA (2021-2022)
2021Todd Robinson, DOFellowshipAbdominal Transplant Fellowship – University of Virginia
2021Ruby Laskin, MDFellowshipTrauma / Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA / Acute Care Surgery Fellowship – Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX
2021CJ Hillenbrand, MDFellowshipVascular Surgery Fellowship – University of Washington
2020Ryan Clark, MDFellowshipCardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship – University of Utah
2020Shanley Deal, MDFellowshipMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship – Medical College Wisconsin
2020Samuel Garbus, MDPractice General Surgery – St. Charles Hospital, Redmond, OR
2020Michael Reopelle, MDPractice General Surgery – Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles, WA
2020Elliot Scott, MDFellowshipEndocrine Surgery Fellowship – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NYGeneral & Endocrine Surgery – Thibodaux Regional, LA
2019Angelena Crown, MDFellowshipBreast Surgical Oncology Fellowship – Memorial Sloan Kettering, NYBreast Surgery – Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
2019Robert Henley, MDPractice General Surgery – Core Physicians, Exeter, NH
2019Stephen Kaplan, MD, MPHPracticeTrauma / Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle (2021-2022)Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care – Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK / Surgical Critical Care – Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
2019G. Ryne Marshall, MDFellowshipTrauma / Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – University of Louisville, KY ACS/Trauma Surgery – Bryan Health, Lincoln, NE
2018Weslee Chew, MDPractice General Surgery – Skagit Regional Health, Mount Vernon, WA
2018Clare French, MDPractice General Surgery – Wairarapa DHB, New Zealand
2018Rachel Heneghan, MDFellowshipCardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship – University of Minnesota, MNCardiac Surgery – Community Health Network, Indianapolis, IN
2018

Gregory Lisse, MD, MPH

FellowshipTrauma / Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, SeattleGeneral Surgery – Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK
2018Paul Trottman, MDPractice General Surgery – University of North Carolina Healthcare, Clayton, NC
2017Nathan Avery, MDPractice General Surgery – St. Anne Hospital/Highline Medical Center, Burien, WA
2017Liv Harmon, MDPractice General Surgery – Kaiser San Jose Medical Center, San Jose, CA
2017Jessica Koller Gorham, MDFellowshipMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship – Dartmouth Medical Center, NHGeneral & Bariatric Surgery – Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
2017Kirsten Newhams, MD, MPHFellowshipMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship – Allegheny Health, PAGeneral & Esophageal Surgery – Allegheny Health, Pittsburgh, PA
2017D. Owen Young, MDFellowshipColorectal Fellowship – University of Illinois Cook County, ILGeneral & Colorectal Surgery – Pacific Medical Center, Seattle, WA
2016Canaan Baer, MDFellowshipColorectal Fellowship – Swedish Medical Center, Seattle WAGeneral & Colorectal Surgery – Legacy Medical Group, Gresham, OR
2016Tyler Bergstrom, MDPractice General Surgery – Rapid City Medical Center, Rapid City, SD
2016Christian Dennis, MDFellowshipSurgical Critical Care Fellowship – Washington University, St. Louis MOGeneral Surgery & Surgical Critical Care – University of Colorado, Loveland, CO
2016Emanuel Nearing, MDFellowshipMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship – Gunderson, WIGeneral & Bariatric Surgery – Schneck Medical Center, Seymore, IN
2016J. Bart Rose, MDFellowshipHPB Surgery Fellowship – Washington University, MOHPB Surgery, Director, Pancreaticobiliary Disease Center – University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
2015Phillip Bilderback, MDFellowshipMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship – University of California, San FranciscoBariatric Surgery, Director, Bariatric Surgery Program – Grinnell, IA
2015Megan Cecchini, MDPractice General Surgery – Multicare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, WA
2015Janice Kang, MDFellowshipHPB Fellowship, New ZealandGeneral Surgery – Skagit Regional Health, Mount Vernon, WA
2015Rabia Nizamani, MDFellowshipBurns Fellowship – Johns Hopkins / Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – University of VirginiaBurns Surgery & Surgical Critical Care – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2015Nathaniel Paull, MDFellowshipMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship – St. Joseph Medical Center, WAGeneral Surgery – Capital Medical Center, Olympia, WA

Virginia Mason Surgical Association

Virginia Mason Surgical Association

The Virginia Mason General Surgery Residency program is the oldest accredited surgical residency in the Pacific Northwest.  It was founded in 1920 and has carried a long legacy of excellence in surgical training.  Our alumni association, Virginia Mason Surgical Association, has a strong membership with faculty and graduates who continue to support our program well after graduation. The VMSA promotes surgical education, fosters mentorship and camaraderie, celebrates accomplishments of its members, and encourages philanthropy.

In 2015, we established the Richard Coller Thirlby Fund for Surgical Resident Education at Virginia Mason in honor of Dr. Thirlby’s extraordinary 23 years of service as program director for the general surgery residency program. The robust endowment fund provides additional resources to enhance resident education and training including research support, meeting attendance, books, online materials and other needs. The gratitude that our alumni have for their training at Virginia Mason is evident in their generosity back to the program.

Life Outside of Residency

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