Fellowship Graduates
We are especially proud of the cardiothoracic surgeons who have received their education and training at the University of Virginia. We view the education of these men and women as one of the primary goals of our program. Since the program’s inception in 1955 we have trained over 100 residents. The clinical volumes and the educational value of the program have increased such that we have transitioned from accepting one resident per year to three residents per year currently. Approximately 50% of the surgeons we have trained have practices in Academics, while the remaining 50% are in private practice or with University affiliations.
It is not possible to list all the graduates of our program, but we do list those who have finished in the last 12 years. This includes some superb international surgeons who have enhanced their education and training by spending time with our faculty within the Division of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery.
| Name | General Surgery Residency | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Butler MD | University of Vermont | 1997 |
| John A. Kern MD | University of Virginia | 1997 |
| Arthur C. Coffey MD | Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis | 1998 |
| David L. Robaczewski MD | Wake Forest University | 1998 |
| W. Scott Arnold MD | University of Virginia | 1999 |
| Richard Gitter MD | Baylor University | 1999 |
| Christopher Smith FRACSD | Australia | 2000 |
| Michael C. Mauney MD | University of Virginia | 2000 |
| Benjamin B. Peeler MD | Vanderbilt University | 2000 |
| Phillip Antippa FRACS | Australia | 2001 |
| Oliver A.R. Binns MD | University of Virginia | 2001 |
| Scott A. Buchanan MD | University of Virginia | 2001 |
| G. Randall Green MD | Stanford University | 2002 |
| Jeffrey T. Cope MD | University of Virginia | 2002 |
| Silvana Marasco | Australia | 2002 |
| P. Gene Parrino MD | University of Virginia | 2003 |
| Russell Ronson MD | Emory University | 2003 |
| George L. Zorn III | Vanderbilt University | 2004 |
| Jason S. Sperling MD | University of Maryland | 2004 |
| James Gangemi MD | University of Virginia | 2005 |
| Joshua D. Rovin MD | University of Virginia | 2005 |
| J. Brian Clark MD | University of North Carolina | 2006 |
| Mathew Campbell MD | Eastern Virginia | 2006 |
| Lynn M. Fedoruk FRCS | Canada | 2006 |
| Tonomi Oka MD | Brown University | 2007 |
| Gorav Ailawadi | University of Michigan | 2007 |
| Glenn McKay, FRACS | New Zealand | 2007 |
| Eric L. Grogan MD | Vanderbilt University | 2008 |
| William Bodefield MD | University of Alabama-Birmingham | 2008 |
| Richard B. Thompson MD | Duke University | 2008 |
| Rob Smith MD | University of Virginia | 2009 |
| Bret Mettler MD | University of Michigan | 2009 |
| Rafe Connors MD | University of Utah | 2010 |
| Gan Dunnington MD | Stanford University | 2010 |
| Ahmet Kilic MD | University of Maryland | 2011 |
| Carlos Mery MD | Brigham & Women's Medical Center | 2011 |
