Elevate your medical journey at the IU School of Medicine's dynamic Department of Surgery. Discover our dedicated education team, which showcases residency program directors, associate program directors, education coordinators, fellowship program directors, and the Graduate Medical Education team. Join a community committed to excellence in surgical education, training the next generation of medical leaders.

Meet Our Education Team

Dimitrios Stefanidis, PhD, MD

Harris B. Shumacker Jr. M.D. Professor of Surgery

Vice Chair of Education

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Brianne Leigh Nickel, MA, C-TAGME

Clinical Education Leader

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Statewide Surgery Clerkship

Katie Stanton, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Clerkship Director

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Sade O. Imeokparia, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Associate Program Director

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Lindsey Mossler, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Associate Program Director

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Anne Skiles, MSN, RNC-OB

Surgical Nurse Educator

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Megan Rendina, APACS

Statewide Clerkship Manager

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Cassey Krupa

Statewide Clerkship Education Coordinator

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Clinical Education Coordinators

Cherron Jones

Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
Fellowship and Transplant Surgery Fellowship

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MiMi Arrington

General Surgery and General Surgery Research

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Stacy Faletic

General Surgery, Breast Surgery and MIS

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Rhonda Gerding

Plastic Surgery, Burn Surgery, Craniofacial Surgery and Hand Surgery

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Audriana Ransom

Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship Coordinator

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Lucy Hoard-Jackson

Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Critical Care

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Residency Program Directors

Jeremy L. Herrmann, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery I-6 Program Director

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Karen M. Rieger, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery I-6 Associate Program Director

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E. Matthew Ritter, MD

Professor of Surgery

General Surgery Program Director

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Alexandria D. McDow, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

General Surgery Associate Program Director

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Steven D. Mong, DO

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

General Surgery Associate Program Director

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Samantha L. Tarras, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

General Surgery Associate Program Director

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William A. Wooden, MD

James E. Bennett Professor of Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery Residency and IND-6 Program Director

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Mary E. Lester, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Plastic Surgery Residency and IND-6 Associate Program Director

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Ivan Hadad, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Plastic Surgery Residency and IND-6 Associate Program Director

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Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD

E. Dale and Susan E. Habegger Professor of Surgery

Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship Program Director

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Ashley R. Gutwein, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship Associate Program Director

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John G. Maijub, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship Associate Program Director

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Fellowship Program Directors

Michelle R. Laughlin, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Acute Care and Surgical Critical Care Surgery Program Director

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Bryan W. Carr, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Acute Care and Surgical Critical Care Surgery Associate Program Director

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Andrew Drahos, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Acute Care and Surgical Critical Care Surgery Associate Program Director

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Carla S. Fisher, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Breast Surgery Program Director

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Leigh Spera, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Brain Surgery Program Director

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DuyKhanh P. Ceppa, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery T-3 Program Director

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Gregory Borschel, MD

James Joseph Harbaugh, Jr. Professor of Plastic Surgery

Craniofacial Surgery Program Director

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Nicholas J. Zyromski, MD

Professor of Surgery

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Program Director

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Eugene P. Ceppa, MD

Professor of Surgery

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Associate Program Director

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Don J. Selzer, MD

Willis D. Gatch Professor of Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Program Director

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Ambar Banerjee, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Associate Program Director

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Brian W. Gray, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Pediatric Surgery Program Director

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Richard S. Mangus, MD

Professor of Surgery

Transplant Surgery Program Director

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