The primary goal of the scholarship is to provide mentorship for the best and brightest medical students or general surgery residents in hopes of encouraging them to pursue careers in cardiothoracic surgery.
Since 2006, LTTF scholarships have been awarded to 725 aspiring cardiothoracic surgeons.
2022 LTTF Medical Student Recipients
| Krishna Bellam Brown University - Warren Alpert Medical School |
Alexander Merriman University of California, San Francisco |
| Anne Bennett Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University |
William Mitchell University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| Joel Boudreaux University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Xena Morataya Ponce Health Sciences University |
| Zachary Brennan Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Kaitlin Nguyen Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University / St Luke's Campus |
| Megan Campany Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - AZ |
Krishna Patel Penn State College of Medicine |
| Isabella Florissi Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
Anagha Prasanna Harvard Medical School |
| Armando Gallegos UC San Diego |
Syed Raza University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Savannah Gelhard University of Utah School of Medicine |
Sara Sakowitz UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine |
| Morgan Hill Medical University of South Carolina |
Alexis Schiazza Columbia University VP&S |
| Cierra King Marshall University - Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine |
John Treffalls University of Texas Health San Antonio |
| Irina Kolesnik University of Maryland |
Aaliyah Willis Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Oh Jin Kwon Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine |
Samantha Xu Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
| Shale Mack Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University |
Anna Zarzycki University of Alberta |
| Emily Manin Weill Cornell Medical College |
Alice Zhou Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| Rick Mathews Oregon Health and Science University |
Cheryl Zogg Yale School of Medicine |
2022 LTTF General Surgery Resident Recipients
| Matthew Acton University of Louisville |
Kevin Huang Medical University of South Carolina |
| Rishav Aggarwal University of Minnesota |
Stanley Kalata University of Michigan |
| Nathan Alcasid University of California, San Francisco-East Bay |
James Keiler Emory University |
| Christine Alvarado University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
Kate Krause Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Alisa Blumenthaler Indiana University |
Charles Logan Northwestern University |
| Bernard Boateng University of Florida Jacksonville |
Alexander Mills University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Jessica Briscoe Medstar Georgetown University Hospital/ Washington Hospital Center |
Felix Orelaru St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor |
| Raghav Chandra University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
Marianna Papageorge Yale-New Haven Hospital |
| Daniel Cloonan Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Rolfy Perez Holguin Penn State Hershey College of Medicine |
| Kerwin Cruz De La Rosa University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus |
Hannah Rando University of Vermont Medical Center |
| Matias Czerwonko University of Washington |
Jessica Ruck Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| William Frankel Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
Klara Schwarzova Saint Agnes Healthcare |
| Marissa Guo Ohio State University |
Anupama Singh University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| Joseph Hadaya University of California, Los Angeles |
Jessica Smith University of Utah |
| Mohammad Hamidi The University of Arizona, Tucson |
Marvi Tariq University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Benefits of the 2022 LTTF Scholarship include:
- Complimentary registration for STS 2022—the Society’s 58th Annual Meeting—being held January 29-31, in Miami Beach, FL
- A 3-night stay at an STS-designated hotel
- Participation in exclusive events
- Reimbursement of up to $500 in related travel expenses
The following are eligible to apply:
- Medical students training at an institution in the United States or Canada
- Clinical PGY1, PGY2, or PGY3 general surgery residents training at an institution in the United States or Canada
- General surgery residents on dedicated research time who have not started their PGY4 clinical year training at an institution in the United States or Canada
Priority will be given to applicants who have not attended a national cardiothoracic surgery meeting or received another CT surgery meeting scholarship (such as AATS Member for a Day Scholarship, STSA Brooks Scholarship, or WTS Scholarship). Please note previous LTTF Scholarship recipients are not eligible; however, previous applicants are encouraged to re-apply.
Questions?
Email Rachel Pebworth.