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Meet Our Program Directors

Mike M. Mallah, M.D., FACS, FICS

Director, MUSC Global Surgery Program Assistant Professor, Surgery
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Mike M. Mallah, M.D., is a double-board certified fellowship-trained trauma and acute care surgeon who specializes in the care of both critically ill patients and patients with traumatic injuries. He is also a general surgeon experienced in minimally invasive procedures to treat patients with hernias and other complex general surgery issues.

Dr. Mallah has as a strong interest in global surgery and surgical education and serves MUSC as the Director of the Global Surgery Program. He has operated on five continents and traveled to over 55 countries. Not only did this work expose him to pathology and surgical technique not often seen or practiced in the United States, but it also allowed him to gain an understanding about barriers and lack of access to safe surgical and anesthesia care.

Dr. Mallah earned an undergraduate degree in Biology with a Chemistry minor and his medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then completed General Surgery Residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC and a Trauma/Surgical Critical Care fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University's Level I Trauma Center in Richmond, VA.

Ramin Eskandari, MD, MS, Pediatric Neurosurgery wearing a sport coat and blue dress shirt

Ramin Eskandari, M.D., MS

Chief & Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurosurgery Director, Pediatric Brain Injury & Hydrocephalus Research
Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Global Surgery Staff

Elizabeth Fine
 Global Surgery Program Coordinator

Executive Committee


Dane Daley, M.D.
Orthopedics Lead

Claire Milam, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Lead

Eric Rovner, M.D.
Urology Lead

Michelle Rovner, M.D.
Anesthesia Lead

Eliza Barnwell, M.D.
Ophthalmology Lead

Rodney Schlosser, M.D.
Global Surgery Research & ENT Lead

Krishna Patel, M.D., Ph.D.
ENT Lead

Kathryn Koval, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Lead

Cynthia Talley, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean - GME, CME, DIO
Professor of Surgery

Kathleen Ellis
Executive Director, Center for Global Health

Global Surgery Residents

Michael Deal

mail dealmi@musc.edu

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Surgery

Leah Evans

Tulane

Allison Frederick, M.D.

General Surgery Resident Physician, Department of Surgery
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John Hallmark

Tulane

Lillian Hsu, M.D.

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Mentor: Nancy Klauber-DeMore, M.D.

Project Title: Elucidation of the role of SFRP2 in TNBC tumor immunology

Research Interests: Exploring angiogenesis factors in the development of breast cancer to improve targeted therapy and ultimately improve survival.

Research Aims: My long term goal is to care for patients with surgically resectable cancers. The project I am currently working on involves targeting a specific tumor signaling pathway with a monoclonal antibody in order to reduce tumor growth, block angiogenesis, and reduce tumor migration.

Stephany Kim, M.D.

Resident Member

Georgia Lydon, M.D.

Resident Member

Perwaiz Nawabi

Kansas City COM

Mary Catia Sleet, M.D.

General Surgery Resident Physician, Department of Surgery
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Meredith Taylor, M.D.

General Surgery Resident Physician, Department of Surgery
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Andrew Wortham

Medical Student, MUSC

Category: Medical Student, 3rd Place
Mentor: Don Rockey, M.D.
Title: Prognosis and outcomes in compensated and decompensated cirrhosis in correlation to hepatic venous pressure gradient

"My favorite part of the research day was seeing my colleagues present. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing their presentations and asking questions. Seeing everyone's hard work really enlightened me to how much research the MUSC community produces and how willing everyone is to collaborate and encourage each other in their research pursuits."- Andrew

Global Surgery Student Council

Shriya Bhoothapuri
Student Member

Graham Caulk
Student Member

Lauren Cox
Student Member

Cassandra D’Amico
 Student Member

Devika Naphade
 Student Member

Elizabeth Caulk
 Student Member

Natalia Cordova
 Student Member

Joseph Karam
 Student Member

Sapna Patel
 Student Member

Shannon Rychener
 Student Member

Sophia Sitsis
 Student Member

Abigail Hemann
Student Member

Ada Nwobodu
Student Member

Josh Powers
Student Member

Alexis Methot
Student Member

Juliet Johnson
Student Member

Anika Rana
Student Member

KeAnjane Govan
Student Member

Ore Ladele
Student Member

Jaimeen Shah
Student Member

Nikhik Kulkarni
Student Member

Caleb Ratz
Student Member

Brynn Lynagh
Student Member

Amelia Miranda
Student Member

Claudia Satzke
Student Member

Andres Villegas
Student Member

Brooke Rovner
Student Member

Ryan Methot
Student Member

Emma Weeks
Student Member

Our Alumni

Medical Students

Savannah Skidmore, M.D.
Founding Member

McKay Meyer, M.D.
Founding Member

Sydney Bertram, M.D.
Founding Member

Riley Nichols, M.D.
Founding Member

Habib Rafka, M.D.
Founding Member

Abigail Martin, M.D.

Hollis Chillura, M.D.

Sloan Rhodes, M.D.

Residents

Daniel Akyeampong, M.D.

Arjun Patel, M.D.