Mayo Clinic General Surgery Residency Recognition Award recipients announced
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science announced the recipients of its General Surgery Residency Recognition Awards. These annual awards acknowledge the essential roles the recipients play in the success of General Surgery trainees.
The recipients of the General Surgery Residency Recognition Awards are:
Howard Kramer Gray Travel Award
Thomas Szabo Yamashita, M.D. (S’ 22)
Jon A. van Heerden Award
Jennifer Leiting, M.D. (CI ’19, S ‘22)
Kaare K. Nygaard Travel Awards
Nicholas McKenna, M.D. (CI ’19, S ’22, CTSA ’22)
Kaare K. Nygaard Travel Awards
Alaa Sada, M.D. (CTSA ’20, S ’22)
Chief Resident Teacher of the Year Award
Nicolas Contreras-Peraza, M.D. (MED ’16, S ’21)
Silver Retractor Award for Outstanding Interns
Jessica Steadman, M.B.B.S. (CS ’19, S ‘25)
Silver Retractor Award for Outstanding Interns
Chelsea Powell, M.D. (S ’21)
General Surgery Teachers of the Year
Benzon Dy, M.D. (S ’13, SEN ’14)
General Surgery Teachers of the Year
Travis Grotz, M.D. (CI ’12, S ’15, CTSA ’26)
General Surgery Teachers of the Year
David Turay, M.D., Ph.D.
Subspecialty Surgery Teacher of the Year
Scott Kelley, M.D. (ADLT ’88)
Off-Campus Teacher of the Year
Joshua Froman, M.D. (S ’12)
Non-Surgeon Physician Teacher of the Year
Navtej Buttar, M.D. (GI ’98)
Surgery Fellow Teacher of the Year
Patrick Starlinger, M.D., Ph.D. (SGI ’21)