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Surgery September 19, 2025

UAB General SurgeryThe beginning of August marks the new step in the training process for our incoming fellows and an exciting new chapter for our graduating trainees.

The UAB Department of Surgery includes eleven fellowship programs. Each fellow is crucial in caring for surgical patients across UAB Medicine.

"We are excited to welcome new surgeons training with the department, and I look forward to watching their future growth in this next phase of their careers. To our graduating fellows, we extend my best wishes for their future endeavors and trust that they will positively influence countless patients' lives in their future pursuits," said Herbert Chen, M.D., Fay Fletcher Kerner Endowed Chair of Surgery.

Learn more about the new class and graduating fellows below.

Hello:

The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to welcome the following new fellows:

Allison Drury, M.D.

Abdominal Transplant Fellow

Evan Guay, D.O.

Abdominal Transplant Fellow

Cara Moses, M.D.

Breast Surgical Oncology Fellow

Peter Abraham, M.D., MSPH

Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Rachel Sillcox, M.D.

Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow

Emily Kao, M.D.

Colorectal Surgery Fellow

Samantha Koenig, M.D., MPH

Pediatric Surgery Fellow

Kemp Anderson, M.D.

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Erin Burton, M.D.

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Aubrey Schachter, M.D.

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Taylor Wallen, M.D.

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Sellers Boudreau, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Fellow

Hugo Palacios, M.D.

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellow

Jonathan Gargia DPM, MBA

Podiatry Fellow
 

Goodbye:

The Department of Surgery is thrilled to congratulate the following fellows on a job well done as they begin the next phase in their surgical careers.

Aparajita Spencer, M.D.

Breast Surgical Oncology Fellow

C. Corbin Frye, M.D.

Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Gina Kim, M.D.

Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow

Luis Rivera, M.D.

Colorectal Surgery Fellow

Ryan Pickens, M.D.

Pediatric Surgery Fellow

Sabin Bozso, M.D.

Super Aortic Fellow

Tyler Johnson, D.O.

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Taylor Norton, M.D.

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Alexis Scheuermann, M.D.

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Sarah Weiner, M.D.

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Michelle Mangold, M.D.

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Alexandre Prassinos, M.D.

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellow

Amanda Filiberto, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Fellow


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