Past Fellows
![Matthew Chia](../../../images/chia_matthew140x200.jpg)
Matthew Chia
MD
2019-2021
Focus: Vascular surgery outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: Associate Vascular Surgeon, Southern California Permanente Medical Group
![Andres Guerra](../../../images/headshots/guerra-140-200.jpg)
Andres Guerra
MD
2020-2022
Focus: Vascular surgery outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: Integrated Vascular Surgery Chief Resident, graduating 2024.
![Charles Logan](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/logan_140_200.jpg)
Charles Logan
MD
2021-2023
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: Thoracic Surgery resident
![Audra Reiter](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/reiter_140_200.jpg)
Audra Reiter
MD, MPH
2021-2023
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: General Surgery resident
Casey Silver
MD
2021-2023
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: Surgery resident, Loyola University Medical Center
![Gwyneth Sullivan](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/sullivan_140_200.jpg)
Gwyneth Sullivan
MD, MPH
2021-2023
Focus: Pediatric surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: Surgery resident, Rush University
![Michael Visenio](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/visenio_140_200.jpg)
Michael Visenio
MD, MPH
2021-2023
Focus: Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement
Current Position: Surgery resident, UNMC
![Karl Bilimoria](../../../images/headshots/soqic/bilimoria-140-200.jpg)
Karl Bilimoria
MD, MS
2006-2008
Focus: Surgical oncology; national quality measurement
Current Position: Chair of Surgery, Indiana University
![Mehul Raval](../../../images/headshots/soqic/mehul-raval-140-200.jpg)
Mehul Raval
MD, MS
2008-2010
Focus: Evaluation of pediatric surgical quality in the US
Current Position: Division Head, Pediatric Surgery, Lurie Children's, Orvar Swenson Chair in Pediatric Surgery
![Angie Ingraham](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/ingraham_140_200.jpg)
Angie Ingraham
MD, MS
2008-2010
Focus: Assessment of emergency surgical care in the US
Current Position: Faculty, Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
![Ryan Merkow](../../../images/headshots/soqic/ryanmerkow-140-200.jpg)
Ryan Merkow
MD, MS
2010-2013
Focus: Evaluation of surgical and oncologic quality and outcomes
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University
![Karen Sherman](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/sherman_140_200.jpg)
Karen Sherman
MD, MS
2011-2013
Focus: Surgical oncology outcomes
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Duke University
![Morgan Sellers](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/sellers_140_200.jpg)
Morgan Sellers
MD, MS
2011-2013
Focus: Surgical education
Current Position: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Fellow, University of Colorado/Denver Health
![Jennifer Paruch](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/paruch_140_200.png)
Jennifer Paruch
MD, MS
2012-2014
Focus: Surgical quality
improvement
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago
![Mila Ju](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/ju_140_200.jpg)
Mila Ju
MD
2012-2014
Focus: Vascular surgery quality and outcomes
Current Position: Vascular Surgeon, Lehigh Valley Health Network
![Ravi Rajaram](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/rajaram_140_200.jpg)
Ravi Rajaram
MD, MS
2013-2015
Focus: Evaluating national policies seeking to improve quality
Current Position: Assistant Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center
![Sanjay Mohanty](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/mohanty_140_200.jpg)
Sanjay Mohanty
MD, MS
2013-2015
Focus: Surgical oncology outcomes; surgical care of older adults
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indiana University
![Christine Kinnier](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/kinnier_140_200.jpg)
Christine Kinnier
MD, MS
2013-2015
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
![Michael Wandling](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/wandling_140_200.jpg)
Michael Wandling
MD, MS
2014-2016
Focus: Health care delivery, outcomes, and quality improvement in surgical patients
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas
![Christine Minami](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/minami_140_200.jpg)
Christine Minami
MD, MFA, MS
2014-2016
Focus: Surgical oncology outcomes, health policy evaluations
Current Position: Associate Surgeon in the Division of Breast Surgery, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
![Richard Matulewicz](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/matulewicz_140_200.jpg)
Richard Matulewicz
MD, MS
2015-2016
Focus: Urologic oncology
outcomes
Current Position: Urologic Surgeon, Northwestern Medicine
![John Oliver DeLancey](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/delancey_140_200.jpg)
John Oliver DeLancey
MD, MPH
2016-2017
Focus: Health policy
evaluations
Current Position: Urologist, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
![Daniel Brock Hewitt](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/hewitt_140_200.jpg)
Daniel Brock Hewitt
MD, MS
2016-2018
Focus: Surgical education; surgical oncology outcomes
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
![Kathryn Engelhardt](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/engelhardt_140_200.jpg)
Kathryn Engelhardt
MD, MS
2016-2018
Focus: Thoracic oncology outcomes; surgical education
Current Position: Thoracic Surgery Fellow, Washington University
![Eddie Blay](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/blay_140_200.png)
Eddie Blay
MD, MS
2016-2018
Focus: Vascular surgery outcomes
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Temple University
![Melissa Hornor](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/hornor_140_200.jpg)
Melissa Hornor
MD
2016-2018
Focus: Geriatric surgery outcomes; Trauma/acute care quality improvement
Current Position: Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
![Ryan Ellis](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/ellis_140_200.jpg)
Ryan Ellis
MD, MS
2017-2019
Focus: Surgical oncology outcomes; surgical education
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Northwestern University
![Qing Lina Hu](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/hu_140_200.jpg)
Qing Lina Hu
MD, MS
2017-2019
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, University of California, Los Angeles
![Jessica Liu](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/liu_140_200.jpg)
Jessica Liu
MD, MS
2017-2019
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Emory University
![Julia Coughlin](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/coughlin_140_200.jpg)
Julia Coughlin
MD
2018-2019
Focus: Thoracic oncology
outcomes
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Rush University
![Rhami Korfan](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/rhami-140-200.png)
Rhami Korfan
MD, MPH
2018-2020
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, St. Joseph Hospital
![Cary Jo Schlick](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/cary-140-200.jpg)
Cary Jo Schlick
MD
2018-2020
Focus: Surgical oncology outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Northwestern University
![Tarik Yuce](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/tarik-yuce-140-200.jpg)
Tarik Yuce
MD
2018-2020
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality Improvement
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Northwestern University
![Lindsey Zhang](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/lindsey-140-200.jpg)
Lindsey Zhang
MD, MS
2018-2020
Focus: Geriatric surgery outcomes; surgical education
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, University of Chicago
![Brian Brajcich](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/brian-brajcich-140-200.jpg)
Brian Brajcich
MD
2019-2021
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position:
![Chelsea Fischer](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/chelsea-fischer-140-200.jpg)
Chelsea Fischer
MD
2019-2021
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position:
![Andrew Hu](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/hu_140_200.png)
Andrew Hu
MD
2020-2022
Focus: Pediatric surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position:
![Arielle Thomas](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/thomas_140_200.jpg)
Arielle Thomas
MD, MPH
2020-2022
Focus: Firearm violence and injury prevention
Current Position:
![Brian Nasca](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/nasca_140_200.png)
Brian Nasca
MD
2020-2022
Focus: Trauma and acute care outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position:
![MeiXi Ma](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/mma-140-200.jpg)
MeiXi Ma
MD
2018-2021
Focus: Geriatric surgery outcomes, surgical education
Current Position:
![Bona Ko](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/ko_140_200.jpg)
Bona Ko
MD, MPH
2020-2022
Focus: Surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position:
![Debbie Li](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/li_140_200.jpg)
Debbie Li
MD
2020-2022
Focus: Vascular surgery outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position:
![Martha-Conley Ingram](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/martha-conley-ingram-140-200.jpg)
Martha-Conley Ingram
MD
2019-2021
Focus: Pediatric surgical outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position:
![Rachel Joung](../../../images/headshots/soqic/research-fellows/joung_140_200.jpg)
Rachel Joung
MD
2020-2022
Focus: Surgical oncology outcomes and quality improvement
Current Position: