Pediatric Surgery Trainees and Graduates

The pediatric surgery fellowship at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is proud to have trained some of the best pediatric surgeons in the country. Our graduates represent highly skilled and respected pediatric surgeons within their institutions. Many have gone on to leadership positions and have sub-specialized in pediatric surgery. They practice in a myriad of institution types. We are proud of all our graduates in the UT pediatric surgery family.

Current Trainees

	Graduation Year	Name	Undergraduate Degree	Doctorate Degree	Residency
	2025	Henry Caplan, MD (PGY-7)	Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN	McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX	McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
	2026	Jennifer Yonkus, MD (PGY-6)	Saint John's University, Chicago, IL	Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, Chicago, IL	Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN

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Graduates

Graduation Year	Name	Current Practice
2024	Abigail Zamora, MD
2023	Natalie A. Drucker, MD	McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston (UTHealth Houston), TX
2022	Mary Arbuthnot, DO	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Portsmouth, VA
2021	A. Francois Trappey, MD
2020	Megan Coughlin, MD	Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
2019	Carey Watson, MD	Private Practice - Great Lakes Pediatric Surgeons, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
2017	Laura Hollinger, MD	Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Charlston, SC
2016	Moiz Mustafa, MD	Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hollywood, FL
2015	Vincent Duron, MD	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
2014	Brian Jones, MD	University of Chicago Medicine, Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
2013	Yigit Guner, MD, MS	University of California - Irvine Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA
2012	Janice Taylor, MD	University of Florida, Division of Surgery, Gainesville, FL
2011	Rona Norelius, MD	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2010	Adam Vogel, MD	Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Surgery Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
2009	Stacey Moore-Olufemi, MD	Private Practice, Houston, TX
2008	Chris Anderson, MD	Florida Hospital Medical Group, Orlando, FL
2007	Kyriacos Panayides, MD	Cook Children's Hospital, Fort Worth, TX

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