SURGERY NEWS
VOLUME 10, NO. 3 WINTER 2025
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Message from the Chair . . . . . . . 2 Department News and Announcements. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 New Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ACS Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Visiting Professors. . . . . . . . . . 7-8 Save the Dates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Faculty Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Residency Feature. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Holiday Reception. . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15 HWSS Donors List. . . . . . . . . . . 16
CREDITS Senior Editor David Shibata, MD Editorial Staff Brenda Young, MA
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Above: The UT Health Science Center College of Medicine Department of Surgery held a welcome reception during the annual American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress in Chicago, IL. L-R: Dr. Kristina Quirolgico, Dr. Aubrey Schachter, Dr. Linnea Cripe (PGY 5 Resident) and Dr. Alexander Feliz, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery. Read more on page 6. (Photo/UTHSC Office of Alumni & Constituent Engagement). Left: Dr. Michael B. Freeman, Professor and Chair of Surgery, UT Knoxville, Dr. David Shibata, Professor and Chair of Surgery, UT Health Science Center Memphis, and Dr. Benjamin Dart, Professor and Chair of Surgery, UT Chattanooga at the UT Departments of Surgery joint surgery reception held at the Marriott Marquis Chicago Hotel.