Our Fellowship graduates pursue diverse career paths, including academic medicine, private and community-based practice, and advanced subspecialty training. Alumni practice across the country, with many assuming leadership roles in clinical care, surgical education, research and professional organizations. Their accomplishments reflect the breadth of training and opportunities for professional growth provided by the Rush Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program.
2026
Douglas Beckman, MD (Private/Community Practice)
Seungjun Kim, MD (Private/Community Practice)
2025
John Aversa, MD (Private/Community Practice)
Kashif Malik, MD (Private/Community Practice)
2024
Michael Bishop, DO (Advanced Specialty Training)
Michael O'Connor, MD (Private/Community Practice)
2023
Allison Beckett, MD (Academic Practice)
Stephen Dingley, DO (Academic Practice)
2022
Audrey Pendleton, MD (Academic Practice)
Jean-Luc Delafontaine, MD (Private/Community Practice)
2021
Marcus Eby, MD (Private/Community Practice)
Paraag Chowdhary, MBBS (Advanced Specialty Training)
2020
Gillian Alex, MD (Academic Practice)
Siddarth Sarangi, MD (Advanced Specialty Training)
2019
Eric Anderson, MD (Private/Community Practice)
Samine Ravanbakhsh, MD (Academic Practice)
2018
Kimberly Song, MD (Academic Practice)
2017
Justin Karush, DO (Academic Practice)
Michael Collins, MD (Advanced Specialty Training)
2016
Andrew Popoff, MD (Academic Practice)
David Shersher, MD - (Academic Practice)
2015
Nicole Geissen, DO (Academic Practice)
Michael Vercillo, MD (Private/Community Practice)
2014
Michael Hart, DO (Advanced Specialty Training)
Bharat Pancholy, MD (Academic Practice)
2012
Matthew Hennig, MD (Private/Community Practice)
Shyamasundar Balasubramanya, MD (Advanced Specialty Training)
2011
Matthew Graczyk, MD (Private/Community Practice)
John Breard, MD (Private/Community Practice)