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