Resident Paper Competition Winners

Resident Paper Competition — 2025 Award Recipients

Picture of clinical first prize winner Dr. Megan Read.

Picture of clinical second prize winner Dr. Madeline Silva.

Drs. Megan Read, Madeline Silva, Candice Vieira

Clinical

1st place ($500) – Dr. Megan Read (General Surgery)
Morbidity of Rectal Prolapse Repair after Surgery for Anorectal Malformation

2nd place ($250) – Dr. Madeline Silva (General Surgery)
Chromosome 9p Deletions are Associated with Higher Rates of R1 Resection Across GI Cancers

3rd place ($100) – Dr. Candice Vieira (General Surgery)
Evolving Trends in Multimodal Care for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database (NCDB)

Picture of basic science first prize winner Dr. Richard Walsh.

Picture of basic science second prize winner Dr. Samantha Murphy.

Drs. Richard Walsh, Samantha Murphy, Ronit Patnaik

Basic Science

1st place ($500) – Dr. Richard Walsh (General Surgery)
Mapping Ionized Calcium Levels and Calcium Regulation After Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock in Rats

2nd place ($250) – Dr. Samantha Murphy (General Surgery)
Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Clinical Trial Availability for Gastrointestinal Cancers

3rd place ($100) – Dr. Ronit Patnaik (General Surgery)
The San Antonio Kidney Transplant Model: Validity Evidence for a Proficiency-Based Curriculum