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 Christopher Rhodes at chmrhode@utmb.edu or 409-772-3661.

Graduates 2018-2022

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MD-PhD Program Alumni 2018-2022

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

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MD-PhD Program Alumni - 2010-2017

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

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MD-PhD Program Alumni - 2000-2009

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

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MD-PhD Program Alumni - 1990-1999

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

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