MD-PhD Program Graduates

The MD-PhD Program matriculated its first students in 1983. 118 students have successfully completed the MD-PhD program. Some are graduates of the UTMB/UT-Austin Dual Degree Program. If you are MD-PhD graduate and would like to provide an update to the program, please contact Stephanie Baxter at stbaxter@utmb.edu or (409) 772-3661.

Graduates 2018-2022

MD-PhD Program Alumni 2018-2023

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  • 2023 Graduates

    Ronald Besandre - Internal Medicine University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

    Anthony Bilotta - Internal Medicine University Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

    Jacob Moran - Obstetrics/Gynecology - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

    Derrick Gibson - Internal Medicine – Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA

  • 2022 Graduates

    Chia Hsu - Ophthalmology; Wilmer – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    Anna Nia - Neurological Surgery; Montefiore Medical Ctr / Einstein Hosp, Bronx, NY

    Amanda Randolph – Surgery; UTMB

    James Sowers - Medicine-Preliminary, MedStar Union Memorial Hosp-JHU, Baltimore, MD; Anesthesiology&Research, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

    Paul Wadsworth – Pathology; Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA

    Christopher Snyder - Clinical Pathology; Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

  • 2021 Graduates

    Shinji Strain – Surgery; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Maria Ansar – Pediatrics; Univ of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

  • 2020 Graduates

    Brian Dawes - Internal Med/Global Health; Stanford University Programs, Stanford, CA

    Sabin Kshattry - Internal Medicine; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

    Ye-Kyung (Yekki) Song – Psychiatry; Duke University Med Center, Durham, NC

    Amanda Price – Psychiatry; Univ of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

  • 2019 Graduates

    Kyle Wilson - Emergency Med; Charleston Area Med Ctr-WV Univ, Charleston, WV

    Shariq Ali - Surgery-Prelim; Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Sch, Dallas, TX

  • 2018 Graduates

    Eric Fitts – Pathology; UTMB

    Jim Hsu – Pathology; Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

    Talha Ijaz - Internal Med – Research; Emory University School of Med, Atlanta, GA

Graduates 2010-2017

MD-PhD Program Alumni - 2010-2017

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  • 2017 Graduates
    • Alyssa Baker - Residency Deferred
    • Kevin Bieri - Surgery Prelim: Montefiore Medical Center - Einstein, Bronx, NY; Radiology: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 
    • Sydney Ramirez - Internal Medicine Physician-Scientist Training Pathway: UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
    • Ben Satterfield - Internal Medicine Clinician-Investigator Program: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN
    • Heather Smith - Neurological Surgery: University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • Viktoria Topper - Orthopaedic Surgery: JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, TX
    • Jay Truitt - UTMB MPH Program
  • 2016 Graduates
    • Muayad Almahariq - Radiation Oncology: Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI  
    • Eric Carlsen - Pathology: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburg, PA
    • Latham Fink - Psychiatry: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX           
    • Aaron Gray - Orthopedics: University of Nevada Affiliated Hospitals, Las Vegas, NV
    • Dianne Lou (UTMB/UT-Austin Program) - Anesthesiology: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN                          
    • Paul Nicholls - Internal Medicine: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 
    • Rimma Osipov - Internal Medicine: University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Rachel Pearson - Pediatrics:University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA
  • 2015 Graduates
    • Vlad Codrea (UTMB/UT-Austin Program) - Preliminary Medicine: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY; Dermatology: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Christien Kluwe (UTMB/UT-Austin Program) - Preliminary Medicine: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Radiation Oncology: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Alyssa Shell - Family Medicine - Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, NC
    • Clement Sun (UTMB/UT-Austin Program) - Internal Medicine - University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
  • 2014 Graduates
    • Mathieu Bakhoum -  Preliminary Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Ophthalmology - Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadows, NY
    • Dar Heinze - Surgery - Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • William Tom (UTMB/UT-Austin Program) - Preliminary Surgery - Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Radiology - University of California – San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
  • 2013 Graduates
    • John Anderson - Transitional Residency - Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX;  Radiology - Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
    • Hung Doan - Transitional Residency - Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX;  Dermatology - University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
    • Pat Gulhati - Research Medicine - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
    • Shelly Wilson - Surgery - University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver, Aurora, CO
  • 2012 Graduates
    • Sarah (Hemauer) Duhs - Anesthesiology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Christopher-David Romero - Internal Medicine - Scripps Clinic / Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA
    • Travis Schrank - Otolaryngology - Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Emily Stieren - Pediatrics - University of California, San Francisco, CA
    • Anne Tann - Preliminary Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Austin, TX; Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Margaret Wardlaw - Pediatrics - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Austin, TX
  • 2011 Graduates
    • Adriane (Sandler) dela Cruz - Psychiatry - UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 
    • Melissa Smith-Phillips - Pediatrics - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Jason Thonhoff - Neurology - Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
  • 2010 Graduates
    • Paul Evans - Surgery - Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
    • Margaret Howe - Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency, University of California-San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
    • Titilope Ishola - Pediatrics - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Trung Nguyen - Preliminary Medicine - Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Neurology - Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
    • Brian Tieu - Preliminary Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX; Ophthalmology - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • June Yowtak - Neurosurgery - Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Graduates 2000-2009

MD-PhD Program Alumni - 2000-2009

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  • 2009 Graduates
    • Leechuan Chen - Preliminary Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Radiation Oncology - University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Kashyap Choksi - Internal Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Jeffrey Jordan - General Surgery - University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY
    • Heather Stevenson-Lerner - Pathology - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
  • 2008 Graduates
    • Bryce Portier - Pathology - Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
    • Michael Carter - Anesthesiology - Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
    • Jason Wicker - Pathology - University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
  • 2007 Graduates
    • Huaiyu Tan - Preliminary Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • John Caskey - Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Brown University, Providence, RI
    • Melanie Cree-Green - Pediatrics - Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
    • S. Wesley Long - Pathology - Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
    • Danny Rafati - Pediatrics - Baylor College of Medicine
    • Angela Scott - Pediatrics - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2006 Graduates
    • Monica McArthur - Pediatrics - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Julie (Ross) Pittman - Psychiatry - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Bradley Schroeder - Internal Medicine - Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
  • 2005 Graduates
    • William Gustafson - Pediatrics - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX
    • John Hays - Internal Medicine - Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Michael Nguyen - Radiology - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Regina Szucs-Reed - Psychiatry - Hospital of the Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    • Lee Wiederhold - Transitional - University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX; Radiation Oncology - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
  • 2004 Graduates
    • Michael Bevins - Family Medicine - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Jason Morrow - Internal Medicine - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
  • 2003 Graduates
    • Charles (Matt) Stewart - Otolaryngology - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    • Amy Madril - Family Medicine - Wesley Family Practice Program, Wichita, KS
    • Brent Metts - Otolaryngology - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • Christopher Sherman - Radiology - University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • 2002 Graduates
    • Patricia Barry-Lane - Radiology - Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA
    • Ping-Sun (Keven) Chen - Preliminary Medicine and Radiology - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Denise Wilkes - Anesthesiology - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
  • 2001 Graduates
    • Andrew Burrows - Ophthalmology - Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
  • 2000 Graduates
    • Ernest Han - Obstetrics and Gynecology - Brown University’s Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI
    • Ernest Hymel - Preliminary Medicine - Texas Tech University Affiliate, Amarillo, TX; Radiation Oncology - University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Ian Purcell - Preliminary Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Neurology - University of California, San Diego, CA
    • Kirk Smith - Internal Medicine - Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Graduates 1990-1999

MD-PhD Program Alumni - 1990-1999

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  • 1999 Graduates
    • Margaret McKernan - Diagnostic Radiology - Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
    • James Molina - Pathology - University Health Center, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1998 Graduates
    • Patrick Hennessey - General Surgery Internship, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ; General Surgery Residency, University of S Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Edward Zompa - Emergency Medicine - Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
  • 1997 Graduates
    • Omeed Memar - Dermatology - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
    • David Scott - Urology Residency, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
    • Bradley Williams - Transitional - Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ; Orthopedic Surgery - University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • 1996 Graduates
    • Michael Gregg - Internal Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Lance Hewitt - Internal Medicine - Latter Day Saints Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Dennis Kim - Pediatrics - University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI
    • James Patterson - Psychiatry - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
  • 1995 Graduates
    • Vergil Brown - Internal Medicine - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Robert Chin - Obstetrics and Gynecology - University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
    • Philip Haynes - Internal Medicine-Preliminary - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Emergency Medicine - Brown University, Providence, RI
    • Ting-Lin Kao - Internal Medicine - West Los Angeles VA Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
    • David Reisman - Medicine Internship, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Radiation Oncology - University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Internal Medicine - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 1993 Graduates
    • George Jackson - Neurology - University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
    • John Bakos - Medicine-Pediatrics - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Dwayne Wolf - Anatomic pathology - Brown University, Providence, RI; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
  • 1991 Graduates
    • William Hope - Anesthesiology - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • Samuel Hunter - Neurology - Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, MN
    • Cabe Owens - Anesthesiology - University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
    • Christopher Striebich - Internal Medicine - University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
  • 1990 Graduates
    • Mark Cleveland - Dermatology - Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
    • Shawn Newlands - Otolaryngology - University of Washington in Seattle