Members Approved by the STS Executive Committee, April 2026

Surgeon Members

Peter Walter Barrett, Atlanta, GA 
Sebastian A. Defranchi, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Jordan Michael Dozier, New Orleans, LA 
Luyao Ma, Nanjing, China 
Simon Maltais, Billings, MT 
Bubse Na, Seoul, South Korea 
Luis Arturo Ramirez Valdivia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 
Yoshiaki Saito, Hirosaki, Japan 
William Yuanchen Shi, New York, NY 
Feruz Turaev, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 

Members Admitted, Having Met the Eligibility Requirements, May 2026

Associate 

Jennifer Grzybinski, Cheshire, CT 
Jenny Lynn, Merion Station, PA 
 

Associate Physician

Annie Li, London, ON, Canada 
Christopher Nevala-Plagemann, Salt Lake City, UT 
Audrey E. Spelde, Wyndmoor, PA 
 

Medical Student

Grant Ugochukwu Alozie, Manasquan, NJ 
David Echeverri, Southfield, MI
Nathan J. Meyette, Grand Rapids, MI 
Timothy Youssef, East Brunswick, NJ 
 

Resident/Fellow

Ashley Y. Choi, Menlo Park, CA 
Stergios Gatzoflias, East Meadow, NY 
Emil Maric, Niles, IL 
Bryan Miles, Ravenna, OH 
Daniel Ragheb, Burbank, CA 
Matthew Wheelwright, Chicago, IL 
Hadley Huske Wilson, Charlotte, NC 
Kirsten Zborek, Indianapolis, IN 

Newly Upgraded Members, April 2026

Surgeon Members

Michael Bishop, Lake Mary, FL 
Rafael Duran, Zionsville, IN 
Justin Miller, Riverside, IL 
Michael Onwugbufor, Chicago, IL 
Roberto Ribeiro, Halifax, NS, Canada 
Xun Zhou, Mountain View, CA 
 

Resident/Fellow Members

Alexander Lu, Atlanta, GA 
Arian Mansur, Miami, FL