Our general surgery residents gain valuable experience presenting at international, national, and regional conferences and have won many distinguished awards. Some of our most recent highlights include:
- Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation 2nd Annual Research Award, 1st Place, 2017
- Raymond H. Alexander Resident Research Award, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Thirtieth Annual Scientific Assembly, Hollywood FL, 2017
- Best Manuscript Award, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Thirtieth Annual Scientific Assembly, Hollywood FL, 2017
- Inaugural Joseph J. Tepas Physician Award for Research, Pediatric Trauma Society, 2016
- 2nd Place, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Resident Research Award, 2016
- Poster Award, University of Pittsburgh Department of Surgery Research Day, 2016, 2018
- 1st Place Paper in Clinical Science, American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition, Region III Committee on Trauma, 2015, 2012, 2011
- 1st Place Paper in Clinical Science, ACS Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition, Pennsylvania State Committee on Trauma, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011
- Michael Zinner Health Services Research Fellowship, Surgical Outcomes Club, 2015
- Outstanding Grant Proposal Award, Institute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2015
- Honorable Mention, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) Oriens Award, 2015
- AAST Inaugural Resident Research Award, 2014
- 2nd Place Paper in Clinical Science, ACS Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition, Region III Committee on Trauma, 2013
- 2nd Place, Earl G. Young Resident Paper Competition, Western Trauma Association 42nd Annual Meeting, Vail CO, 2012
- Best Manuscript Award, EAST 25th Annual Scientific Assembly, Orlando FL, 2012
- Rangos Research Day Most Outstanding Oral Presentation, 2016
- Simmons Research Day Award, 2015
- NIH LRP Two Year Award, 2014
Stephanie M. Downs-Canner, MD
- Best Poster, Simmons Research Day, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2015
- Charles C. Moore Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2014
- Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching / "Little Apple" Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013
- Induction into Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013
- Alumni Invited Speaker, Stupka Undergraduate Research Conference, Iowa State University, 2018
- American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholar 2017-2019
- Association for Academic Surgery Trainee Research Fellowship Award Finalist 2017
- National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Recipient, 2017-2019
- Clinical and Human Translational Research Fellowship in Transplantation, 2017
- Charles C. Moore Teaching Award, 2017
- First Place Oral Presentation, 14th Annual Richard L. Simmons Lecture in Surgical Science, 2016
- Excellence in Research Award in Basic Science/Trauma, Owen H. Wangensteen Scientific Forum, ACS Clinical Congress, 2016
- American College of Surgeons Leadership & Advocacy Summit Resident Travel Award, 2018
- International Association of Endocrine Surgeons Travel Scholar at 46th World Congress of Surgery, 2017
- Metored Research Award from Society for Aurgery of the Alimentary Tract (SAAS), 2016
- Highest scoring abstract at SAAS, 2016
- AASLD Meeting and Emerging Liver Scholars Award, 2016
- 1st Place, Oral Presentation Award, 7th Annual Meeting of the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in St. Louis, Missouri, May 2-5, 2017
- Poster Award, University of Pittsburgh Department of Surgery Research Day, 2018
- Jewish Healthcare Foundation Jonas Salk Fellowship, 2016
- Clinical and Human Translational Research Fellowship in Transplantation
- Charles C. Moore Teaching Award, 2017
- The Association for Surgical Education (ASE) Surgical Education Fellowship, 2016
- Surgical Infection Society Basic/Translational Research Training Fellowship, 2014
Kerry-Ann C. McDonald, MD
- T32 NIH Training Grant Fellow, Training in Trauma and Sepsis Research, 2012-2014
- Clinical and Translational Science Fellowship TL1
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Writers Workshop Scholarship, 2018
- General Surgery Resident Vascular Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship, 2016
- General Surgery Resident Winner, Vascular Annual Meeting Surgical Skills Competition, 2016
Shahab A. Shaffiey, MD
- Sheik Zayed Pediatric Surgical Innovation Award, 2014
- Poster Presentation Award (Quality Improvement), 15th Annual Richard L. Simmons Lecture in Surgical Science and Department of Surgery Research Day on May 10, 2017
- “Member for a Day Award,” American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, April 29th – May 3rd, 2017, Boston MA
- Peter Pairolero Award,30th Annual Meeting of the General Thoracic Surgical Club, March 9-12, 2017, Clearwater FL
- Clinical and Translational Science Training Award, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
- Resident Research Forum, 2nd place Oral Presentation Award, Association of Women Surgeons, 2017
- Looking to the Future Resident Scholarship, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2016
- $50,000 SAGES grant to compare functional recovery following robotic vs. open pancreas surgery, 2016
- Simmons Research Day Award, 2016
- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Research Award, 2015
Dirk J. van der Windt, MD, PhD
- Charles C. Moore Teaching Award, 2016
- Joseph Susman Memorial Award, 37th Annual Meeting of the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in St. Louis, Missouri, May 2-5, 2017