Meet the team

Meet the multidisciplinary team behind the Research and Innovation in Surgical Education (RISE) Fellowship, advancing surgical education, simulation and research through collaboration, innovation and mentorship.

Leadership

CO-Director

Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD

Harris B. Shumacker Jr. MD Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair, Surgical Education

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Co-Director

E. Matthew Ritter, MD, MHPE

Professor of Surgery
Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Co-Director, Institute Surgical Director

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Faculty Collaborators

Amy Holmstrom, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Educational Institute Director

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Althea N. Kaminske, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Learning Specialist

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Katie Stanton, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Statewide Surgical Clerkship Director

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Current Fellows

Nathan G. Behrens, MD

Surgery-General Surgery Research, PGY 2

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Brielle M. Warnock, MD, MS

Surgery-General Surgery Research, PGY 2

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Melinda L. Staub, MD

Surgery-General Surgery, PGY 2

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Researchers

Nick Anton, PhD

Surgical Skills Coach

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Yichuan Yan, PhD

Clinical Education Specialist

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Surgical Skills Center

Lisa Fisher, Jennifer Sickles and Shannon Dale

Surgical Skills Center Coordinators

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Former RISE Fellows

2017-2019 — John Martin, MD, MHPE
2018-2020 — Betsy Cooper, MD, MHPE
2020-2022 — Amelia Collings, MD
2022-2023 — Dominique Doster, MD, MHPE
2022-2024 — Christopher Thomas, MD
2022-2024 — Madeline Krusing, MD
2023-2025 — Payton Miller, MD, MS
2023-2026 — Maya Hunt, MD, MHPE
2024-2026 — Noosha Deravi, MD, MEd

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