Dr. Knowlton Accepted into AWS Leadership Program
August 24, 2023
Dr. Lisa Knowlton
Dr. Lisa Knowlton was accepted into the Association of Women Surgeons' (AWS) Shining Star Leadership Program.
According to the AWS website: “One of the key missions of the Association of Women Surgeons is to inspire, encourage, and enable women surgeons to realize their professional and personal goals. The goal of this project is to develop a leadership pipeline by providing junior women surgeons with leadership skills and/or aspirations with the necessary training and professional development to take their careers to the next level.”
The program consists of a leadership assessment followed by a virtual retreat led by Dr. Mamta Gautam. The other participants are:
- Dr. Annabelle Fonseca, University of South Alabama;
- Dr. Emily Faulks, Virginia Tech Carilion (a Stanford Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Alumna);
- Dr. Shannon Small, Southshore University Hospital;
- Dr. Sarah Popek, University of New Mexico;
- Dr. Taryne Imai, Queen's Medical Center / University of Hawaii;
- Dr. Natasha Hansraj, Baylor College of Medicine
- Dr. Sarah Faris, The University of Chicago Medicine;
- Dr. Natasha Becker, Hackensack Medical Center; and
- Dr. Brenessa Lindeman, The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Knowlton is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of General Surgery’s Trauma and Critical Care Section.
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