Thoracic Surgery Trainees
Current Fellows
PGY-8

Andrew Akcelik, MD
Clinical Fellow (PGY-8)
Thoracic Surgery
PGY-7

Brian M. Till, MD
Clinical Fellow (PGY-7)
Thoracic Surgery
PGY-6

Raghav Chandra, MD
Clinical Fellow (PGY-6)
Thoracic Surgery

Daniel Kent, MD
Clinical Fellow (PGY-6)
Thoracic Surgery
Program Graduates
2022 - 2025

Bianca Bromberger, MD
Clinical Fellow (PGY-8)
Thoracic Surgery

Andrew Wisneski, MD
Clinical Fellow (PGY-8)
Thoracic Surgery
2021 - 2024

Laura Scrimgeour, MD
Non-ACGME Fellow, Cardiac Track
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2020 - 2023

Hubert Luu, MD, MS
Cardiac Surgeon
Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, California
2019 - 2022

Jenni Perri, MD, MBA
Clinical Associate
Duke University

Ramon A. Riojas, MD, PhD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
U.S. Air Force
2017 - 2020

Daniel J. Weber, MD, MS
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Beacon Medical Group Cardiothoracic Surgery
South Bend, Indiana

Gavitt Woodard, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
2016 - 2019

Melissa H. Coleman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Associate Program Director of Curriculum, General Surgery Residency Program
Director of UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)
2015 - 2018

Merry E. Uchiyama, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
East Bay Cardiovascular and Thoracic Associates
Danville, California
2014 - 2017

Johannes R. Kratz, MD
Interim Chief & Associate Professor of Surgery
Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, UCSF Health
Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, UCSF Health
2013 - 2016

Jordy Cox , MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Heart & Lung Institute of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
2012 - 2015

Binh N. Trinh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco