• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)

Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)

Inspiring and Developing Young Academic Surgeons

  • About
    • AAS Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Foundation
  • Membership
    • Apply For Membership
    • New Member List
    • Membership Directory
  • Jobs
    • AAS Job Board
    • Post a Job
  • Educational Content
    • Blog
      • Submit a Post
    • Webinars
      • How to Write an Abstract
      • Succeeding in the General Surgery Residency Match: the International Medical Graduate Perspective
      • AAS Journal Club Webinars
      • Fireside Chat – Maintaining Balance & Control
      • Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Series
        • Allyship
        • PRIDE: The LGBTQ+ Community in Academic Surgery
        • Racial Discrimination in Academic Surgery
      • Academic Surgery in the Time of COVID-19 Series
        • How to Optimize your Research During the Pandemic
        • How to Optimize Educational Experiences During the Pandemic
        • Virtual Interviews
      • The Transition to Practice – Presented by Intuitive
    • Assistant Professor Playbook
  • Grants/Awards
    • AAS/AASF Research Awards
      • The Geoffrey Dunn MD Research Award in Surgical Palliative Care
      • AAS/AASF Henri Ford Junior Faculty Research Award
      • Joel J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award
      • AAS/AASF Trainee Research Fellowship Awards
    • Travel Awards
      • AAS/AASF Fall Courses Travel Award
      • AAS/AASF Student Diversity Travel Award
      • Senior Medical Student Travel Award
      • Visiting Professorships
    • Awards FAQ’s
  • Meetings
    • Academic Surgical Congress
    • AAS Fall Courses
    • Surgical Investigators’ Course
  • Leadership
    • Current AAS Leadership
    • AAS Past Presidents
    • How to Chair
    • Committee Missions & Objectives
    • AAS Officer Descriptions
  • Donate!
  • Login

Member Spotlight

Member Spotlight for January – Ashley Vavra, MD

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Ashley Vavra is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery at Northwestern Medicine, in Chicago, IL. Originally from Texas, she studied English Literature at Rice University, and then …

Read moreMember Spotlight for January – Ashley Vavra, MD

Member Spotlight for January – Kyle Van Arendonk, MD PhD

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Kyle Van Arendonk, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Originally from Iowa, he completed …

Read moreMember Spotlight for January – Kyle Van Arendonk, MD PhD

Member Spotlight for November – Rebecca Snyder, MD

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Rebecca Snyder MD, MPH, FACS, FSSO, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Public Health at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Dr. Snyder graduated from medical school …

Read moreMember Spotlight for November – Rebecca Snyder, MD

Member Spotlight for October – Valerie Grignol, MD

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Valerie Grignol is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology at The Ohio State University. She completed her General Surgery Residency at The Medical College of Wisconsin and …

Read moreMember Spotlight for October – Valerie Grignol, MD

Member Spotlight for September – Jennifer Rickard, MD MPH

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Jennifer Rickard is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery at the University of Minnesota.  She also serves as an Honorary Associate Professor of Surgery at …

Read moreMember Spotlight for September – Jennifer Rickard, MD MPH

AAS Member Spotlight for August – Jason Bingham, MD

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. (Major) Jason Bingham is a general and bariatric surgeon at Madigan Army Medical Center, where he also serves as the Director of Surgical Research and Associate Program Director for the General Surgery …

Read moreAAS Member Spotlight for August – Jason Bingham, MD

AAS Member Spotlight for July 2021 – Danielle Sutzko, MD MS

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Panayotis Vardas, MD Dr. Danielle Sutzko is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She also …

Read moreAAS Member Spotlight for July 2021 – Danielle Sutzko, MD MS

AAS Member Spotlight for June 2021 – Allison N. Martin, MD MPH

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Mediget Teshome, MD Dr. Allison N. Martin is currently a Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She is a talented …

Read moreAAS Member Spotlight for June 2021 – Allison N. Martin, MD MPH

AAS Member Spotlight for May 2021: Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Jennifer Plichta, MD MS Dr. Fayanju is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Population Health Sciences in the Duke University School of Medicine, Associate Director for Disparities & Value in Healthcare …

Read moreAAS Member Spotlight for May 2021: Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS

AAS Member Spotlight for April 2021 – Rian M. Hasson, MD

Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Joseph D. Phillips, MD Dr. Rian M. Hasson is a Thoracic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She was born …

Read moreAAS Member Spotlight for April 2021 – Rian M. Hasson, MD
  • Previous
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Next

Copyright © 2025 · Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) · All Rights Reserved