Research Fellows

We are currently seeking a Research Fellow to begin in 2024

Price Research Fellow Application

  1. For general surgeons-in-training seeking career advancement or future focus (Ph.D. in Physiology)
  2. English language skills and a verifiable training slot to which to return upon completion, are essential.
  3. Must send CV and potential references to Susan Galandiuk M.D. 
  4. Salary and benefits are funded by the Price Institute Trust, commensurate with level of surgical training.
  5. Previous fellows have been sponsored by the Department of Surgery for a J1 Visa.
  6. For more information or questions please email Susan Galandiuk M.D. 

Please click on the links below to read the experiences of four of our previous Price Fellows

                                              

Motaz Qadan, BSC (HONS) MBCHB MRCSED, PHD

Gapontsev Family Endowed Chair in Surgical Oncology
    Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

 

 

         

Adrian Billeter, MD, PhD

Senior Consultant Surgeon, Chief of Pancreatic Surgery
    Clarunis University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease
    Basel, Switzerland

 

 


 Norman Galbraith, BSc, MBChB, MRCS, MSc, PhD
NES/CSO Clinical Lecturer in Surgery
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland




Stephen O’Brien MB BCh BAO, MRCS, PhD
General Surgery Specialist Registrar
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland


Previous Price Fellows 

ANNE MACLEOD, MD (PhD Candidate)

2021 - Present

Price Fellow, Louisville, KY,  University of Glasgow, Glasgow Scotland

 

KATHARINA SCHEURLEN, MD, PhD

2019 - 2023

Resident in General Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

 

STEPHEN O'BRIEN, BAO, BCH, MB, PhD 

2017 - Present

Specialty Registrar in General Surgery,  University College Cork, Cork Ireland

 

URI NETZ, MS, MD 

2015 - 2016

Attending Surgeon General Surgery and Lecturer, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheba, Israel

 

JANE CARTER, MBChB, MRCS, PHD

2014 - 2017

Specialty Registrar in General Surgery, Newcastle, England

 

NORMAN GALBRAITH, BSc, MBChB, MRCS, MSc, PhD

2014 - 2017

Specialty Registrar in General Surgery, Glasgow Scotland

  

JESSICA WEAVER, MD, PHD

2014 - 2016

Instructor in Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

 

JONATHAN RICE, MD, PHD

2013 - 2015

Private Practice, Thoracic Surgery, Baptist Health, Louisville, KY

 

REBECCA BARNETT, MBBS BSc MRCS PhD

2012 - 2014

Specialty Registrar in General Surgery, Glangwili General Hospital, Camarthen Wales, UK

 

ADRIAN BILLETER, MD, PHD

2010 - 2012

Senior Consultant Surgeon, Chief of Pancreatic Surgery, Clarunis University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Basel

 

 ZIAD KANAAN, MD, PHD

2008 - 2011

Private Practice, Gastroenterology, Detroit, MI

 

DAOUD DAJANI, MS, MD

2006 - 2007

Private Practice Urology, Washington D.C.

 

MOTAZ QADAN, BSC (HONS) MBCHB MRCSED, PHD

2005 - 2007

Gapontsev Family Endowed Chair in Surgical Oncology, Professor, Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

 

MUHAMMAD K. ALI, MD

2005

Private practice, Family Medicine, Bessemer, Alabama

 

SUHAL MAHID, MD, PHD

2004 - 2006

Private Practice Anesthesiologist, Oklahoma Anesthesia Consultants, Oklahoma City, OK

 

MATTHIAS TURINA, MD, PHD

2004 - 2006

Professor of Surgery and Director of Colorectal Surgery,University of Zurich, Zurich Switzerland

 

DANIEL COLLIVER, MB, CHB

2002 - 2003

Pediatric Surgeon, Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham, England

 

NIGEL CRAWFORD, MBBS, PHD

2001 - 2004

Sanofi, Director of Translational Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology, Bridgewater Township, New Jersey

 

SONJA UTHOFF, MD, PHD

2001 - 2003

US Naval Officer Family Medicine Physician, Belle Chasse, LA

 

MELANIE SCOTT, MRCS, PHD

2000-2003

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

 

LOUISE HUNT, MD

2000 - 2002

Consultant Colorectal Surgery, Muskgrove Park Hospital, Sommerset, England

 

VALENTINA KOLODKO, MD, PHD

2000 - 2001

Research Scientist, Chișinău, Moldova

 

BORIS TOPOR, MD, PHD

2000 - 2001

Professor of Surgery, Chișinău, Moldova

 

TODD WALTRIP, MD

1997 - 1998

Private Practice General Surgery, Aurora Medical Group Surgical Specialists. Milwaukee, WI

 

JOHN V. TAYLOR, FRCS

1996 - 1998

Consultant Surgeon, University Hospital Aintree, UK

 

MARTIN FARMER, MBCHB

1996 - 1997

Colorectal Surgery Consultant, University Hospital of North StaffsCity General, Stoke-on-Trent, England

 

ANNEGRET HOFMEISTER, MD

1995 - 1996

Private Practice colorectal surgeon, Freiberg, Germany

 

ROBERT C.G. MARTIN, MD, PHD

1995 - 1996

Sam and Lolita Weakley Professor of Surg Oncology Division Director, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville

 

RICHARD POKORNY, MD

1995 - 1996

Private Practice General Surgery, Baptist Surgical Associates, Louisville, KY

 

MARK MERCER-JONES, FRCS

1994 - 1996

Consultant Surgeon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

 

MICHAEL HEINZELMANN, MD, PHD  (Deceased)

1993 - 1997

Associate Professor of Accident Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland 

 

WAHID NAZIRI, MD

1992 - 1993

 Private Practice, Greenville, NC, USA

 

DIMITRI HADJIMINAS, FRCS

1992 - 1994

Consultant Surgeon, St. Mary's Hospital and Medical School, London, UK

 

MARK PEMBERTON, FRCS

1991 - 1992

Private Practice, Cambridge, UK

 

KELLY MCMASTERS, MD, PHD

1991 - 1992

Ben A. Ried Sr. Professor  & Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Louisville, KY

 

PHILLIP BURGESS, MD, FRCS

1990 - 1991

Consultant Surgeon & Gastroenterologist

Princess Margaret Hospital of the Royal Swindon & Marlborough Trust, Swindon, UK

 

Earl Gaar, MD

1990 -1991

Chief of Surgery, Emeritus, University of Louisville, Robley Rex VA Medical Center, Louisville, KY, USA

 

ROBERT GALLINARO, MD

1990 -1991

Private Practice, Ocala, FL, USA

 

THANYADEJ NIMWUDIPONG, MD

1989 - 1990

Associate Professor, Div. of General Surgery

Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

 

KSUYOSHI HANASAWA, MD

1989 - 1990

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Shiga Univ of Medical Sciences, Shiga, Japan

 

YONG-DUK KIM, MD

1988 - 1989

Assistant Professor of Surgery

University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea

 

SUSAN GALANDIUK, MD

1988 - 1989

Professor, Program Director, Div. of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Dept. of Surgery University of Louisville

Louisville, KY, USA

 

HENRY MAGILL CRYER III, MD, PhD

1988 - 1989

Professor of Surgery and Chief Trauma Service, UCLA , Los Angeles, CA

 

LUKE CURTSINGER, MD

1987 - 1988

Private Practice, Louisville, KY, USA

 

MICHAEL J. HERSHMAN, MS, MSC, FRCS

1986 - 1987

Consultant Surgeon

Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK

 

GREG BROWN, MD

1983 - 1985

Clinical Associate Professor of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Louisville, KY, USA

 

MR. PETER M. LAMONT, MA, FRCS

1982 - 1983

Honorary Sr. Lecturer

Bristol Royal Infirmary, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

 

MR. JONATHAN AUSOBSKY, FRCS

1981 - 1983

Consultant Surgeon

Bradford, Leeds, UK

 

MR. ROBERT B. GALLAND, FRCS, MD

1980 - 1981

Consultant Surgeon, Royal Berkshire Hospital, University of London, London, UK

 

DONALD E. FRY, MD

1975 - 1976

Professor and Chair, Dept. of Surgery

University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA

 

JOHN L. COOK, MD

1967 - 1968

Private Practice, Springfield, OH, USA

 

E. TRUMAN MAYS, MD  (Deceased)

1964 - 1966

Emeritus Professor of Surgery

University of Louisville and University of Kentucky, USA

 

WILLIAM H. MARSHALL, MD

1962 - 1964

Private Practice, Peoria, IL, USA

 

J. ALEX HALLER, JR., MD  (Deceased)

1958 - 1961

Robert Garrett Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University 

John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA