The 2021 Looking to the Future (LTTF) Scholarship awardees have been announced!
The 60 scholarship recipients—30 general surgery residents and 30 medical students—represent the best and brightest, each with an interest in exploring a career in cardiothoracic surgery. More than 185 applicants were received – a new record for the scholarship program. Since 2006, LTTF scholarships have been awarded to 670 aspiring cardiothoracic surgeons to underwrite expenses for participation in the STS Annual Meeting.
Benefits
- Complimentary registration to attend STS 2021, the Society’s Annual Meeting, being held virtually January 29-31.
- One-on-one virtual mentoring with a cardiothoracic surgeon mentor/STS member who can share insights and provide guidance on how to carve a path in the field.
- Access to an exclusive LTTF virtual program planned for January 2021.
2021 General Surgery Resident Recipients
| Sakib Adnan Albert Einstein Medical Center |
Andy Lee |
| Weston Andrews University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville |
Miguel Leiva-Juarez Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center |
| Vincent Anto University of Pittsburgh |
Richard Mendez University of Vermont |
| Madison Argo University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Obieze Nwanna-Nzewunwa Maine Medical Center |
| Jake Awtry Brigham and Women's Hospital Hospital |
Kristen Ohe Swedish Medical Center - First Hill |
| Dathe Benissan-Messan The Ohio State University |
Anne O'Shea Brooke Army Medical Center |
| Kevin Carroll Morehouse School of Medicine |
Seema Rao University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| Kanika Chawla Southern Illinois University |
Dylan Russell Tripler Army Medical Center |
| Andre Critsinelis Mount Sinai Medical Center |
Joseph Sweeney University of Louisville |
| Pooja Desai Albany Medical Center |
Stephanie Tom Emory University Hospital |
| Brian Duxbury University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine |
Benjamin Wadowski New York University School of Medicine |
| Claire Faltermeier University of California Los Angeles |
Erin Wolf Horrell Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Benoit Herbert Arrowhead Regional Medical Center / Kaiser |
Enoch Yeung Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital |
| Maxwell Kilcoyne Mercy Catholic Medical Center |
Yujiro Yokoyama St. Luke's University Health Network |
| Yung Lee McMaster University |
Clara Zhu Cooper University Hospital |
2021 Medical Student Recipients
| Ghazal Aghagoli The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University |
Fabian Jimenez Contreras Duke School of Medicine |
| Salem Argaw Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine |
Jawad Khazaal Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids |
| Sainath Asokan Boston University School of Medicine |
Ilan Layman Howard University College of Medicine |
| Nicholson Brant Texas Christian University & UNT Health Science Center - Fort Worth |
Yeonsoo Lee Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Arizona |
| Steven Buckeridge Morehouse School of Medicine |
Angelica Martin University of California, Davis |
| Michael Catalano Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell |
Clare Moffatt David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
| Adam Chalek Wayne State University |
Douglas O'Connell Touro University |
| Andy Dong Emory University School of Medicine |
Benjamin Palleiko University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| Ethan D'Silva Baylor College of Medicine |
Rosyli Reveron Stanford University |
| Ryaan EL-Andari University of Alberta |
Francisco Rodriguez-Matos San Juan Bautista School of Medicine |
| Lina Elfaki University of Toronto - St. George Campus |
Omar Sharaf University of Florida College of Medicine |
| Taania Girgla University of Michigan Medical School |
Mary Siki Tulane University School of Medicine |
| Jericho Hallare California Northstate University |
Gagandip Singh University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine |
| Joshua Insler Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center |
Amrita Sukhavasi Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University |
| Stephanie Jiang Queen's University |
Jonah Thomas Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University |
Questions?
Email Rachel Pebworth, Affiliate Manager, Awards and Operations.