The structured MD/PhD Program was established in 2000. Our alumni are now pursuing rewarding careers in biomedical research and academic medicine.

Our program graduates have been highly successful with finding employment following residency and fellowship in the institution or city of their choice. Take a look at where our graduates come from and where they go.

2023 MD/PhD Graduates

Dr. Clare Cooper Edwards                  

University of Colorado School of Medicine       
Aurora, Colorado                                                         

Diagnostic Radiology
Dr. Wonjo Jang

Brigham & Womens Hospital 
Boston, Massachusetts

Neurology

2022 MD/PhD Graduates

Dr. Martin Halicek                   

Emory University School of Medicine       
Atlanta, Georgia                                                          

Diagnostic Radiology / Research Pathway
Dr. John Klement

Stanford Health Care
Stanford, California

Internal Medicine
Dr. Rodney Littlejohn Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pediatrics
Dr. Najeah Okashah Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Psychiatry / Research Pathway
Dr. Samantha Spellicy Duke University Medical Center,

Durham, North Carolina

Neurological Surgery
Dr. Lynn Tran   Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Urology
Dr. Paul Tran   Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut
Internal Medicine /Physician-Scientist Research Pathway

 

2021 MD/PhD Graduates

Dr. Kristen Ates
                                                    

University of Florida College of Medicine  
Gainesville, FL                                                                

University of Florida

Medicine - Preliminary

                                                                                             

Ophthalmology

Dr. Alec Davila
                                                   

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Internal Medicine
                                                                     

 

 

 

 
Dr. Aaron Fan

University Alabama Medical Center
Birmingham, AL                      

Pediatrics                                              

Dr. Irene Falk

UC Davis Med Center
Sacramento, CA

Neurological Surgery

Dr. Harrison Grace
   
Dr. Kevin Lindsay
St Joseph Hospital SCL Health
Denver, CO
Surgery-Preliminary         

Dr. Lauren Prusinski

Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA
Medicine-Preliminary

Dr. Merry Ma
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA
Urology-Preliminary

 
Dr. Bianca Islam                         
   
Case Western University                               
Cleveland, OH                                                       

Internal Medicine/PSTP Track                                    
Dr. Jason Lee

University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, KS
Otolaryngology


Dr. Mason Webb
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Rockester, MN

Internal Medicine/PSTP Track

Dr. Phil Yao

Redmon Regional Medical Center
Rome, Georgia

UC San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA

Medicine-Preliminary


Anesthesiology

 
Dr. Joseph Burch             

Carolinas Medical Center                           
Charlotte, NC

Internal Medicine                                       
Dr. Trevor Hardigan

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Neurological Surgery
 
Dr. Miranda Hayworth            

University of Texas Medical Branch                           
Galveston, TX 

Neurological Surgery                                                 
Dr. Jonathan Heimlich 

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Internal Medicine

 
Dr. Erin Scott               

University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Obstetric & Gynecology                       
Dr. Quaovi Sodji

Stanford University
Standford, CA

Radiation Oncology
 
Dr. Samual Quaynor      Weiss Memorial Hospital                            
Chicago, IL
Neuroscience         
 
Dr. Melinda Beavers 

Charlotte Medical Center                       
Charlotte, NC
Pediatrics                                           
 
Dr. Preethi Ganapathy   

Augusta University                                        
Augusta, GA    

The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Medicine- Preliminary                             

Ophthalmology                                

Dr. Jessica O'Neal

Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta, GA
General Surgery
Dr. Shubin Shahab

Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Pediatrics
 
Dr. Rusty Johnson       

Augusta University                                      
Augusta, GA
Internal Medicine                             
 
Dr. Matt Collins             

Boston University Medical Center
Boston, MA

Internal Medicine                               
Dr. Mark Merkley

University of Rochester/Strong Memorial
Rochester, NY

Otolaryngology/Research
Dr. Kim Rathbun

Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Emergency Medicine
Dr. Amy Walthour

University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Chattanooga, TN
Family Medicine
 
Dr. Elizabeth Richter      

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Surgery-Preliminary & Ophthalmology
Dr. Alexis Simpkins

Augusta Universit
Augusta, GA

John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Medicine-Preliminary

Neurology

Dr. Michelle Sykes University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Pediatrics
 
Dr. Hillary Irons

Michigan State University                           
East Lansing, MI

Emergency Medicine              
Dr. Mark Witcher

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston Salem, NC
Neurosurgery
 
Dr. Jason Burnette            Augusta University  
Augusta, GA

Urology                                                      
Dr. Michael Clark Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Karenne Fru Greenville Hospital System/University of South Carolina
Greenville, SC

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Robert Lober

Stanfor University
Stanford, CA

Neurological Surgery
Dr. Joseph Poole Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Internal Medicine & Research
 
Dr. April E. Welborn

Emory University School of Medicine           
Atlanta, GA
Internal Medicine & Research
 
Dr. Xinyu "Danial" Li                         University of Miami                                                                                     
Miami, FL          
Neurology                                                                  
Dr. Elizabeth Loomis University Hospital
Jackson, MS
Anesthesiology
 
Dr. Amy W. Amara                    University of Alabama                                                               
Birmingham, AL

Neurology                                                     
Dr. Chadwick Hales Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Neurology
Dr. Brent T. Steadman

Carolina Medical Center
Charlotte, NC

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston Salem, NC

Internal Medicine

Radiology

 
Dr. Danial Karolyi          Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Radiology
Dr. Theodore Johnson

Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

 Pediatrics


Hematology/Oncology Fellowship

Dr. Robert L. Seymour

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

Pathology


Post-doctoral fellow

 
Dr. Vikram B. Reddy                       Yale University                                                                                       
New Haven, CT

Vascular Surgery
Dr. Deedee K. Smart

National Cancer Institute
Rockville, MD

Radiation Oncology Branch, National Institute of Cancer
Bethesda, MC

Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Radiology Oncology

Residency: Radiation Oncology

 
Dr. Krishna G. Patel              

University of North Carolina                                           
Durham, NC

University of California
Davis, CA

Otolaryngology


Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

 
Dr. David Woodrum    Mayo Clinic                                                    
Rochester, MN
Radiology                                      

 

For more information about our alumni, contact mdphd@augusta.edu