Oh, the Places They'll Go!

Graduating Chiefs 2023

June 23, 2023

General Surgery

Dr. Julia Chandler
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering

Dr. Deshka Foster
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering

Dr. Wan Xing Hong
MIS Fellowship at Kaiser Sacramento

Dr. Amy Li
Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowship at UC Irvine

Dr. Charles Liu
Colorectal Fellowship at the University of Minnesota

Dr. Courtney Olsen
Practicing General Surgeon in Austin, Texas

Plastic Surgery

Dr. Janos Berrera
Hand Fellowship at NYU Langone

Dr. Anna Luan
Hand Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard

Dr. Anna Zhou
Microsurgery Fellowship at The University of Texas, MD Anderson

Vascular Surgery

Dr. Ken Tran
Faculty at Stanford University

Media Contact

Director of Communications

Bio

As the Director of Communications for Stanford Surgery, Rachel Baker tells the stories of her department's faculty, staff, and trainees. With the help of an amazing team of content creators, she produces and curates original articles, photos, videos, graphics, and even podcasts.She works personally with each division, center, program, and lab within her purview to define their audience and reach their goals while maintaining a consistent brand voice. She hosts quarterly professional development workshops open to all AEM web authors--please email her if you'd like to join! She also offers both 1:1 and group education to faculty and residents on a variety of topics including media training, using social media to advantage, and presentation refinement. Rachel holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism with a focus on photography from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. A transplant from the DC-area, she still misses foliage and argyle but has happily adopted the official NorCal hobbies of visiting wineries, hiking local trails, and eating avocado.

About Stanford Surgery

The Stanford University Department of Surgery is dedicated to inventing the future of surgical care through:

• pioneering cutting-edge research, 
• developing the next generation of leaders, and 
• healing through incomparable surgical skills and compassion. 

To learn more, please visit surgery.stanford.edu

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