New Fellows

NICOLLE BURGWARDT, MD

Fellow in Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Burgwardt attended Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University for medical school and completed her general surgery residency at Stamford Hospital/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

AKISHITA (JADE) KUMAR, MD

Fellow in Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Kumar attended Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine-Temple for medical school and went to UT Houston, McGovern Medical School for her general surgery residency program.

WILLIAMS NOTED FOR WORK IN PEDIATRIC TRAUMA SURGERY

Dr. Regan Williams, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery, was featured in a diversity and inclusion presentation on women pediatric surgery leaders at the 8th Annual Pediatric Trauma Society conference in November held in Portland, Oregon. The Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS) is a professional organization for all healthcare providers interested in improving outcomes for injured children through development of optimal care guidelines, education, research and advocacy. (Rich Falcone/Twitter).

RESIDENT RESEARCH

Dr. Andrew Fleming was honored as a 2022 Jens Rosenkrantz Resident Research Award receipient at the 75th Annual American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery meeting held in October in Anaheim, CA. (Andrew J Murphy/Twitter).

ANDREW FLEMING, MD

Research Resident, General Surgery, won the award for Best Basic Research Presentation at the 11th International Pediatric Renal Tumour Biology Conference in Marseille, France in September 2022 for his work entitled, “Identification of Candidate Resistance Mechanisms in Favorable-Histology Wilms Tumor.” The conference is organized every 2-3 years hosting international experts in the fields of research and therapeutic management (of pediatric renal tumors).

Fleming was also the recipient of the presitigious Jens Rosenkrantz Resident Research Award during the 75th Annual AAP Section on Surgery meeting in Anaheim, CA in October 2022. He won in the clinical science category for his presentation entitled, “Aggressive Pursuit of No Evidence of Disease Status in Hepatoblastoma Improves Survival.” The awards are given in the categories of Basic Science, Clinical Science, DEI and Poster and determined by the AAP Section of Surgery Program and Publications Committee.

URM VISITING STUDENT NAMED

Edwina W. Smith, MD is a 4-year Underrepresented in Medicine Visiting Student in Surgery. Dr. Smith graduated from State University in New York. She is a doctor of medicine candidate at Mercer University School of Medicine. The URM Visiting Student in Surgery is sponsored by UTHSC and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. This visiting clerkship program allows students to experience general surgery training at UTHSC.