The Mayo Clinic Department of General Surgery announced its Residency Recognition Awards. These annual awards acknowledge the essential roles the recipients play in the success of the General Surgery trainees.
Howard Kramer Gray Travel Award
Chief Resident Teacher of the Year Award
Nicolas Contreras-Peraza, M.D. (MED ’16, S ’21)
Jon A. van Heerden Award
Matthew Hernandez, M.D. (CI ’18, S ’21)
Kaare K. Nygaard Travel Award
Yazan AlJamal, M.B.B.S. (S ’14, S '21)
Trang (Diem) Vu, M.D. (MED ’16, S ’21)
Chief Resident Teacher of the Year Award
Nimesh Naik, M.D. (CI ’17, CRS ’20)
Silver Retractor Award for Outstanding Intern
Matthew Aizpuru, M.D. (S ’24)
Aida Sarcon, M.D. (S ’25)
General Surgery Teacher of the Year
General Surgery Teachers of the Year
Benzon Dy, M.D. (S ’13, SEN ’14)
Subspecialty Surgery Teacher of the Year
Kellie Mathis, M.D. (S ’05, CI ’07, S ’11, CRS ’12, CTSA ’13)
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Off-Campus Teacher of the Year
Michael Roskos, M.D. (S ’19)
General Surgery, Southwest Wisconsin, La Crosse, Minnesota
Non-Surgeon Physician Teacher of the Year
Non-Surgeon Physician Teacher of the Year
Navtej Buttar, M.D. (GI ’98)
Surgery Fellow Teacher of the Year
