Meet our Abdominal Transplantation Surgery Fellowship Graduates

Phoenix Vuong, MD  |  Fellowship: 2018-2020

Associate Staff Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic 
Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL

Neal Mineyev, MD  |  Fellowship: 2018-2020

Assistant Professor, Division of Transplant Surgery | Fellowship Director, Kidney Transplant and Vascular Access Program
University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Anji Wall, MD, PhD, FACS  |  Fellowship: 2016-2018

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Texas A&M University School of Medicine | Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center School of Medicine | Chief of the Section of Surgical Development, Baylor University Medical Center, Department of General Surgery | Vice Chair of Research, Baylor Sammons Transplant Institute
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Focus, Compassion, Precision

Jacqueline I. Lee, MD  |  Fellowship: 2015-2017

Multi-organ Transplant Surgeon
The Queen's Medical Center, Surgical Associates, Inc., General and Transplant Surgery, Honolulu, HI 

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Excellent technical training

Thomas Pham, MD  |  Fellowship: 2014-2016

Assistant Program Director of Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Surgery Core Clerkship Director
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Humbling, Inspiring, Thoughtful

Tsuyoshi Todo, MD  |  Fellowship: 2013-2015

Director, Fellowship in Abdominal Transplantation | Assistant Professor of Surgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Excellence, Humility, Family

Jennifer Berumen, MD |  Fellowship: 2012-2014

Associate Professor of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery UC San Diego | Surgical director of the living donor kidney program | Surgical director of Pediatric Kidney Transplant at Rady Childrens Hospital | Assistant Residency Program Director UC San Diego | Wellness director for UC San Diego Department of Surgery
University of Californina San Diego, San Diego, CA

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Family, Dynamic, Fulfilling

B. Daniel Campos, MD |  Fellowship: 2011-2013

Director of the Pediatric Transplant Program, Auxilio Mutuo Transplant Center, Puerto Rico | Former Assistant Professor of Surgery, Emory University 
Auxilio Mutuo Transplant Center, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Mentorship, Fulfilling, Diverse experience

Irene Kim, MD  |  Fellowship: 2010-2012

Associate Professor of Surgery | Co-Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center | Surgical Director | Kidney Transplant, Liver and Kidney Transplant Surgeon
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Challenging, Cutting-edge, Exhilarating

Amy Gallo, MD  |  Fellowship: 2009-2011

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation), Stanford University Medical Center | Director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program | Surgical Director of the Alagille's Program at Stanford Children's
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Technically unmatched

Christine S. Hwang, MD, FACS  |  Fellowship: 2009-2011

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Transplantation | Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation, Parkland Health and Hospital System
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Superb pediatric training

Sophoclis P. Alexopoulos, MD, FACS |  Fellowship: 2007-2009

Associate Professor of Surgery | Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Challenging, Rewarding, Foundational

Daniela P. Ladner, MD, MPH, FACS |  Fellowship: 2006-2008

Professor of Surgery, Division of Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery | Interim-Director Comprehensive Transplant Center | Associate Surgical Director Liver Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery | Director Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC)
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Opportunity, Family, Growth

“Dr. Esquivel provided me with unprecedented opportunity to obtain a masters degree in addition to my surgical training, which set the stage for my career as a clinician scientist

Jason Vanatta, MD |  Fellowship: 2005-2007

Professor of Surgery | Endowed Chair in Liver Transplantation, University of Tennessee | Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation, James D. Eason Transplant Institute at the Methodist University Hospital
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Wide-ranging, Esprit de corps, Springboard

Mona Beaunoyer, MD |  Fellowship: 2004-2006

Chief of Division of Pediatric Surgery
University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Throughout my two years at Stanford, I was lucky enough to have a mentor that had a profound impact on the pediatric surgeon I am today.

Linda Chen, MD, FACS |  Fellowship: 2002-2005

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Kidney/Pacreas Transplant, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami Transplant Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Competence, Confidence, Comradeship

Dev M. Desai, MD, PhD, FACS |  Fellowship: 2001-2003

Regents Distinguished Scholar in Medical Research | Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics and Immunology | Director, Transplant Surgery Fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Chief, Pediatric Transplantation, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas
Children's Medical Center, Solid Organ Transplant Program, Dallas, TX 

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Pediatric transplant excellence

Wael A. O'Hali, MD, FRCSC |  Fellowship: 2000-2002

Deputy Chairman | Hepatobiliary Sciences & Organ Transplant Center | Consultant Hepatobiliary & Transplantation Surgeon | Consultant Pediatric Surgeon 
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Learning from the best, striving for the best

Amy Lu, MD |  Fellowship: 1998-2000

Former Professor and Chief of Loyola University Transplant Program in Chicago

Maria Millan, MD |  Fellowship: 1998-1999

President and CEO of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Oakland, CA

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

My transplant experience at Stanford empowered me with the knowledge of what can be made possible with innovative science and excellence in clinical care.

Okechukwu “OK” Ojogho, MD, MMM, FACS |  Fellowship: 1994-1996

Executive Medical Director, Transplant Services (Thoracic and Abdominal) | Chair, Dept. of Surgery Program and Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation | Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgeon | Providence Sacred Heart Medical center and Children’s Hospital, Spokane, WA. | Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA | Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital, Spokane, WA

How would you describe your Stanford University Abdominal Transplant Fellowship experience? 

Stanford is a perfect training environment that fosters surgical knowledge and confidence based on training exposure across multiple complimentary adult and pediatric transplant services staffed by the very best in the field.