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
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
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
2018 - 2021
Barbara Hamilton, MD, MAS
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Michigan Health
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