Meet the Team
Leadership

Dimitrios Stefanidis, PhD, MD
Harris B. Shumacker Jr. M.D. Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair, Surgical Education

E. Matthew Ritter, MD
Professor of Surgery
Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Director, Surgical Skills Lab
Current Fellows

Christopher M. Thomas, MD
Surgery-General Surgery, PGY 3
Indiana University School of Medicine
2nd Year Surgical Education Research Fellow

Madeline M. Blackwell, MD
Surgery-General Surgery Research, PGY 2
Indiana University School of Medicine
1st Year Surgical Education Research Fellow
Faculty Collaborators

Jennifer N. Choi, MD
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
General Surgery Program Director, 2014-2021

Sally A. Mitchell, EdD, MMSC
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
Staff Collaborators

Nick Anton, MS
Surgical Skills Coach

Brianne Nickel, MA, C-TAGME
Clinical Education Lead

Yichuan Yan
Clinical Education Specialist
Former Fellows
- 2017-2019 | John Martin, MD
- 2018-2020 | Betsy Martin, MD
- 2020-2022 | Amelia Collings, MD
- 2022-2023 | Dominique Doster, MD, MPHE