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, April 2026
Associate
Alexandria Bassler, Louisville, KY
Christine Kanekoa, Jacksonville, FL
Mary Nardecchia, Denver, CO
Christopher C. Szczesniak, Ballston Spa, NY
Associate Physician
Mosi Kadin Bennett, Minneapolis, MN
Khadijah Breathett, Indianapolis, IN
Sabra C. Lewsey, Baltimore, MD
Medical Student
Nathan Blackburn, East Lansing, MI
Thalía Casanova, Chicago, IL
Angelia Amarah Clemons, Lancaster, NY
Alberto Faccenda, Bearsden North, East Dunbartonshire, United Kingdom
Hyun Su Kim, Beavercreek, OH
Kang Liu, Charleston, SC
Andrew David Marten, Chicago, IL
Zhide Meng, Boston, MA
Priya Mahesh Modi, Bryan, TX
Shrikar Phani Modukuri, Farmington Hills, MI
Giulia Palaia, Toledo, OH
Desmonae Grace Perry, Washington DC, DC
Annie D. Phan, Worcester, MA
Alexia Mary Philippone, Niagara Falls, NY
Miguel Angel Samaniego-Laguna, Mexico City, Mexico
Chen Chia Wang, Nashville, TN
Maya R. Weerasooriya, St Louis, MO
Resident/Fellow
Eduardo C. Alcantar, Phoenix, AZ
Miguel Alexis, Caldwell, NJ
Abdulrahman Alotaibi, Kingston, ON, Canada
Perry Seo Choi, Sunnyvale, CA
Austin L. Hingtgen, Houston, TX
Andrew X. Li, Madison, CT
Sarin Nitin Paluri, Toledo, OH
Catherine Phalen, Providence, RI
Rachel Schenkel, Minneapolis, MN
Bailey S. Su, Greensboro, NC
Branson Taheri, Denver, CO
Hannah Theriot, New Orleans, LA
Nianye Zheng, Brooklyn, NY
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