Awards and Honors
HOSPITAL/ UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Role/Function, Committee Name, Dates (Years) of Service
- SSMC Space and Equipment Committee, Aug 2022-Present
- SSMC IRB Committee, Sept 2022-Present
- SSMC Surgical Conversion Committee, Jul 2023-Sept 2023
- Course Director, Medstar Health 1 st Esophageal Conference (Virtual), April 2022
- MWHC Thoracic Representative, Quality, Safety, and Outcomes Council, 2020-Nov 2022
- GUMC Hufnagel Basic Science and Clinical Research Award Committee, Reviewer and Moderator, 2020-2022
- APP Delegate: Supervisor for inpatient APP(s), evaluates and delegates the APP on the service, Feb 2019-Nov 2022
- Medstar (MWHC and MGUH) Thoracic ERAS Committee, Surgical Champion, 2018- Nov 2022
- MWHC Foregut CME-Accredited Conference, CME Director, 2018- Nov 2022
- MWHC Robotic Committee, 2018- Nov 2022
- MWHC Surgical Practice Committee, Thoracic Liaison, 2017- Nov 2022
- Surgeon Leader, Pain Management Committee at MWHC, 2017- Nov 2022
- MWHC Thoracic Educational Weekly Conference Director, 2017- Nov 2022
- GUMC Resident Boot Camp Committee, Member, 2020-Nov 2022
- MWHC High Risk Procedure Committee, Council Member, 2020- Nov 2022
- MWHC Thoracic Representative, Quality, Safety, and Outcomes Council, 2020- Nov 2022
- GUMC Faculty Development Committee, Jul 2020-Jun 2022
- MWHC OR Nursing Staff Trainer (CEU-accredited), 2019-Nov 2022
- SiTEL Online Thoracic Curricula Director, 2019- Nov 2022
- Faculty and moderator, DC Lung Cancer Conference, Nov 2019 and 2022
- Lung Cancer Awareness Lunch and Learn Event, Organizing Committee Member, Nov 2019
- Member, Thoracic Tumor Board, 2017- Nov 2022
- Member, HMSPG Finance and Operations Committee, 2016-2017
- Thoracic representative, Lung Nodule Conference, 2016-2017
- Thoracic representative, Houston Methodist Cancer Committee, 2016-2017
- Faculty, HMH Lung Cancer Symposium, 2016
- Faculty, OR nurse in-service at HMH, “Minimally invasive lung and esophageal surgery”, 2016
- Surgeon Leader, Precision Medicine Implementation, 2015-2017
- Surgeon Leader, Biorepository Committee, 2015-2017
- Member, Hospital Robotic Committee, 2015-2017
- Member, Resident Professionalism Committee, 2014-2017
- Faculty, Endoscopic training for Boston Scientific engineers, 2014-2016
- Faculty, STS University VATS lobectomy, 2014
- Thoracic representative, Fondren-Brown OR Committee, 2013-2017
- Thoracic representative, Musculoskeletal Board Committee, 2013-2017
- Member, Thoracic Tumor Board, 2013-2017
- Instructor, SCORE Curriculum, 2013-2017
- Instructor, Walk/ Teaching Rounds, 2013-2017
- Faculty, Methodist VATS lobectomy course, 2013-2016
- Administrative Chief, Brigham & Women’s, Thoracic Surgery, 2013
- Member, Emory Resident Selection Committee, 2010-2011
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
- 2022-2025, Vice-Chair, SSAT Research Committee
- 2023, Society of University Surgeons, Member
- 2022, ABTS-SESATS XIV Question writer
- 2022-2023, Vice-Chair, SSAT Esophageal Program Subcommittee
- 2022-2024, ESTS Robotic Surgery Working Group Committee
- 2022-2024, ESTS Awake Surgery Working Group Committee
- 2022-2024, ESTS Thymic Working Group Committee
- 2024-2025, Co-chair, STSA Postgraduate Committee
- 2022-2024, STSA Postgraduate Committee
- 2022-2024, AAS Leadership Committee
- 2022, DDW Abstract Selection Committee
- 2021-2022, TSF Saha Scholarship Selection Committee
- 2021-2022, ESTS Abstract Selection Committee
- 2021, WTS Speed Mentorship Committee
- 2021, STS Mentorship Committee Member
- 2020-2021, ESTS Esophageal Session Co-Chair
- 2020-2022, SSAT Research Committee
- 2020-2024, SSAT Esophageal Program Subcommittee
- 2019-Current, The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS)
- 2018-Current, General Thoracic Surgery Club, Member
- 2017-Current, DMV Thoracic Society, Member
- 2015-Current, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Member
- 2015-Current, European Society of Thoracic Surgery, Member
- 2015-Current, American Association for Academic Surgery, Member
- 2015-Current, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Member
- 2015-Current, Society of Thoracic Surgery, Member
- 2014-Current, Women in Thoracic Surgery, Member
- 2013-Current, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
- 2012-2013, CME Question Committee for Journal of Thoracic, Member
- 2008-2009, Society of Surgical Oncology, Member
- 2007-2009, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member
- 2007-2009, North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society, Member
- 2007-2009, American Association for Cancer Research, Member
- 2005-Current, American College of Surgeons, Member
- 2000-2015, American Medical Association, Member
TEACHING RECOGNITION/ AWARDS
(include both nominations and awards)
- SSAT Grand Round Professorship Award, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, April 2023
- AAMC Mid-Career Faculty Leadership Development Award, Georgetown Chapter, 2022
- Top Doctor/ Top Thoracic Surgeon in Washington DC, 2022
- Northern Virginia Magazine’s 2022 Top Doctor, 2022
- STS Leadership Institute Award: Building Leaders for Today & Tomorrow, 2021-2022
- Poster of distinction: Khaitan PGa, Holliday Ta, Carroll A, Hofstetter W, Corsini E, Zhou N, Desale S, Margolis M, Lazar JF, Henderson HR, Malouf S, Hamm M, Watson TJ. Can clinical complete response predict pathologic complete response following neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal cancer? Digestive Disease Week. May 2021. aDual senior authorship.
- The 10th Annual George M. Kober Student Research Day, Georgetown University Medical School, Reviewer, Moderator, and Faculty Facilitator, April 2021
- Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award, TSFRE, February 2020
- Top Doctor in Washington DC, 2020
- Top Doctor in Washington DC, International Association of HealthCare Professionals, 2019
- Coin Award, Recognition for Patient Care at MWHC, January 2019
- Surgical Resident Research Program (SRRP) Award for Research with Resident, Medstar Georgetown Surgical Research Outcomes Center, October 2018
- AATS Foundation Award Nominee at Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2018
- American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (AATS) Leadership Academy Award, 2018
- Leading Physician of the World and Top Doctor in Washington DC, International Association of HealthCare Professionals, 2018
- America’s Top Surgeons, 2018
- World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Best Thoracic Oral Presentation Award, 2017
- Houston Methodist Faculty Award of Excellence, 2016
- Fondren-Brown OR Nursing Staff Award, 2016
- Mentored Clinical Research Training Program Award, 2015
- Leading Physician of the World and Top Surgeon in Houston, International Association of HealthCare Professionals, 2014
- Trauma Case Presentation Competitor, Georgia Society of ACS, 2010
- Scholar-in-Training Award, American Assoc of Cancer Research, 2009
- Best Basic Science Poster Award, Society of Surgical Oncology, 2009
- GI Cancers Symposium Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2009
- NANETS Travel Award, Neuroendocrine Tumor Society, 2008
- GI Cancers Symposium Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2008
- PGY-1, PGY-2 academic lecture series leader, Emory University Hospital, 2005-2006
- Resident Panel PGY-2 representative, Emory University Hospital, 2005