COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER FRIDAY, JUNE 1 TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN SEVEN P.M. MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER DALLAS, TEXAS

ORDER OF EXERCISES Presiding... Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. President, The Musical Prelude... Tim Effler, Organist ACADEMIC PROCESSION Deans for Student Affairs Blake R. Barker, M.D. Angela P. Mihalic, M.D. Shawna D. Nesbitt, M.D. James M. Wagner, M.D. Reeni A. Abraham, M.D. Mark A. Agostini, M.D. Dennis K. Burns, M.D. Marshals Angela P. Mihalic, M.D. Mary Jane Pearson, M.D. Preston Wiles, M.D. The audience is requested to stand as the procession enters and to remain standing for the National Anthem. Welcoming Remarks... Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. Commencement Address... The Honorable Michael S. Rawlings Mayor, City of Dallas Presentation of Ho Din Award...Jere Thompson, Jr. Trustee, Southwestern Medical Foundation PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES Doctor of Medicine... Dwain L. Thiele, M.D. Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Dean, Southwestern Medical School Conferring of Degrees... Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. The audience is requested to delay applause until all candidates have received diplomas. Administration of Physician s Oath... Ruben L. Velez, M.D., FACP President, Dallas County Medical Society RECESSIONAL The audience is requested to stand during the Recessional and to remain in place until all graduates have exited. Cords worn with academic regalia: Green and gold - Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Maroon and gold - Gold Humanism Honor Society Red, white, and blue - U.S. Armed Forces, Active Duty and Veterans Solid color - Medical School Academic College Light blue stoles - Southwestern Academy of Teachers Medals - The University of Texas Academy of Health Science Educators and UT System Regents Outstanding Teacher Award

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE RESIDENCY APPOINTMENTS 2018 Yousef Mahmoud Abdel-Raziq, Richardson, Texas John Peter Smith Hospital Emergency Medicine Zuhdi Eugene Abdo, Houston, Texas Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School Orthopaedic Surgery Nader Aboul-Fettouh, Paris, France Colorado Health Foundation Transitional Year University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Annie Mary Abraham, Coppell, Texas Ruth Dora Abrams, Houston, Texas Nationwide Children's Hospital-Ohio Aaron Adler, Chicago, Illinois Baylor University Medical Center Ambereen Sarwat Ahmed, Houston, Texas University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Dermatology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Family Medicine Norman Nadir Aiad, Grand Blanc, Michigan Graduating with Distinction in Research New York University School of Medicine Jake Austin Alford, Fort Worth, Texas University of California Los Angeles Medical Center Lior Aljadeff, Northbrook, Illinois Dalton Mark Allen, Quitaque, Texas Methodist Health System Dallas Family Medicine Regan Lee Allen, Heath, Texas Suwetha Amsavelu, Coppell, Texas Indiana University School of Medicine Plastic Surgery Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics and Gynecology Michelle Kathryn Arevalo, Clayton, Missouri New Hanover Regional Medical Center-North Carolina Ye Myint Aung, Melbourne, Florida University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Sullivan Armando Ayuso, Austin, Texas Carolinas Medical Center Surgery Yoo-Jin Michelle Baik, Seoul, Korea Mark Ensio Baker, II, Pocatello, Idaho Phoenix Children's Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Neurology Salman Ferozali Banani, Carrollton, Texas Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Ryan Thomas Barlow, Salt Lake City, Utah Icahn School of Medicine St. Luke's-Roosevelt-New York Pathology Emergency Medicine

Scott Barnett, Plano, Texas Louisiana State University School of Medicine-New Orleans Mai Ahmad Bedair, Sunnyvale, Texas Duke University Medical Center -Psychiatry Orthopaedic Surgery Jon Christian Berry, San Antonio, Texas Riverside Regional Medical Center-Virginia Transitional Year University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Oklahoma City Ophthalmology Vaibhav Achyut Surya Bhamidipati, Richardson, Texas Baylor College of Medicine Mishi Bhushan, Irving, Texas Eastern Virginia Medical School Louis Bian, Austin, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Global Health University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Katie Rose Bieterman, San Antonio, Texas Yale-New Haven Hospital Allison Michelle Bishop, Dallas, Texas Baylor University Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Alexandra Christine Boehrer, Dallas, Texas University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Emergency Medicine Aleksander Borresen, Katy, Texas Brookwood Baptist Health-Alabama -Preliminary University of Alabama Medical Center-Birmingham Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Jordan Benjamin Braunfeld, Dallas, Texas University of Maryland Medical Center Lindsay Kay Brettmann, Sugar Land, Texas Baylor College of Medicine - John Thomas Brothers, D.D.S., Seattle, Washington Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Macrina Rae Butler, Austin, Texas University of North Carolina Anthony Ren Cai, Carmel, Indiana Presence Saint Francis Hospital-Illinois Transitional Year University of Colorado School of Medicine Radiology Marcus Neil Callister, Ogden, Utah Mayo Clinic-Arizona Neurology Jourdan Ariss Carboy, Eagle River, Alaska Oregon Health and Science University Plastic Surgery Christopher Allen Chan, Houston, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center Megan Ana Chang, Katy, Texas University of Maryland Medical Center Siddharth Chauhan, Sugar Land, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Research University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Anesthesiology

Alexandria Lauren Chaulk, Fort Worth, Texas John Peter Smith Hospital Transitional Year University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Audrie Aliza Chavez, Brownsville, Texas Gong Chen, Carrollton, Texas Tulane University School of Medicine-New Orleans Ophthalmology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Joann Yvonne Chen, Richardson, Texas Baylor University Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Leli Laurie Chen, San Antonio, Texas McLennan County Family Medicine-Texas Garrett Michael Christy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Family Medicine Michael B. Clark, Des Moines, Iowa Baylor-Scott and White Health Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine Karin Rebekah Claussen, Dallas, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement Brian Vu Clinton, Allen, Texas Baylor-Scott and White Health Psychiatry Katy Anna Coggins, Grapevine, Texas Saint Joseph Hospital-Denver -Preliminary Ophthalmology Adam Michael Combiths, Garland, Texas Baylor College of Medicine Tyler Jordan Covington, Van Alstyne, Texas St. Vincent's East-Alabama Family Medicine Traci Michelle Craft, Lucas, Texas University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Madeline Ann Cullins, Dallas, Texas Obstetrics and Gynecology Anesthesiology Thomas Micky Das, Houston, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Medical Education Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Nicholas Ryan Davis, Santa Fe, Texas Naval Medical Center-Portsmouth Christa Caroline DeFries, Austin, Texas Baylor-Scott and White Health Psychiatry Molly Denny, Aledo, Texas Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern University Jéan-Claire Powe Dillon, Fairview, Texas Barnes-Jewish Hospital-Missouri Obstetrics and Gynecology Sonam Dilwali, Lexington, Massachusetts Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School -Preliminary University of California San Francisco Affiliated Hospitals Neurology

Delaney Katherine Dowd, McKinney, Texas Cincinnati Children's Hospital Child Neurology Bayless Drum, Lubbock, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement Obstetrics and Gynecology Matthew Scott Elson, Arlington, Texas Surgery Siobahn Morgan Evans, Sandown, New Hampshire University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital James Fierbaugh University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals Emergency Medicine Jeannine Nicole Foster, Rockwall, Texas Baylor University Medical Center Neha Gayatri Gaddam, The Woodlands, Texas Fantine Nguyen Giap, San Diego, California University of Florida-Gainesville Surgery-Preliminary University of Florida-Gainesville Radiation Oncology Ryan Joshua Golden, Dublin, Georgia Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Pathology Claudia Tang Goodsett, Madison, Wisconsin Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas David Aurel Goodwin, Jr., Stephenville, Texas Montana Family Medicine Family Medicine Mariam Goolam Mahomed, Johannesburg, South Africa Methodist Health System Dallas Obstetrics and Gynecology Sujana Gottumukkala, Houston, Texas Central Iowa Health System -Preliminary Radiation Oncology Eric Leif Gustafson, Mesquite, Texas Jeffrey Dylan Hall, Killeen, Texas Indiana University School of Medicine Family Medicine - Kevin Richard Hansen, Vacaville, California University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Anesthesiology Jared Anthony Head, Houston, Texas Corpus Christi Medical Center Camille Elise Hebert, Van Alstyne, Texas Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai-New York Michael Andrew Heffler, Austin, Texas Denver Health Medical Center Emergency Medicine Jesse Hernandez, Dallas, Texas Juan Andres Herrejon, New Braunfels, Texas Swedish Medical Center-Washington Family Medicine Emergency Medicine

Jorge Aldo Hinojosa, Pharr, Texas John Peter Smith Hospital Transitional Year Siegfried Stefano Hirczy, Houston, Texas Jamila Cutliff Hokanson, Saginaw, Michigan Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement Yale-New Haven Hospital Psychiatry Daniel George Hsu, Richardson, Texas Indiana University School of Medicine Kevin Yang Hu, Austin, Texas University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago Candace Lynn Jackson, Yorba Linda, California Mayo Clinic-Minnesota Taylor Jeremy Deane Jackson, El Paso, Texas Mayo Clinic-Minnesota Orthopaedic Surgery Sarah Fatima Jaffar, Amarillo, Texas Children's Hospital-Pennsylvania Arman Jahangiri, Houston, Texas Emory University School of Medicine Dermatology Neurology Emergency Medicine Psychiatry Neurological Surgery Jerome Anand Jeevarajan, Houston, Texas University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Zachary Rey Jergensen, Providence, Utah Barnes-Jewish Hospital-Missouri Anesthesiology Shan Jiang, Houston, Texas University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Leslie Scurry Johnson, Dallas, Texas Tory Matthew Johnson, Dallas, Texas Griffin Memorial Hospital-Oklahoma Kyle Douglas Jones, Plano, Texas Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Psychiatry Jean-Luc Kalonda Kabangu, Keller, Texas University of Kansas School of Medicine-Kansas City Alice Kerr, Dallas, Texas McGaw Medical Center/Northwestern University Maryam Idrees Khan, Killeen, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Global Health University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Darlene Rae King, Austin, Texas Denizen Kent Kocak, Miami, Florida Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency Medicine Neurological Surgery Surgery Psychiatry Mary Allison Kramer, Dallas, Texas Baylor University Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Katherine Margaret Krenek, Plano, Texas University of Minnesota Medical School Orthopaedic Surgery Alexis Windsor Kropf, Austin, Texas Psychiatry Nathan Robert Kukowski, Brentwood, Texas Emory University School of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Puneet Kumar, Austin, Texas University of California Los Angeles Medical Center Eric Jia-Young Kuo, Sugar Land, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement Stanford University Alexander Bernhard Kurth, Jackson, Tennessee University of Colorado School of Medicine Surgery-Preliminary Sunny Lai, Katy, Texas Dustin Dat Le, Memphis, Tennessee University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ming Yeh Lee, Taipei, Taiwan Stanford University -Research Roxanne Renn Lee, Carrollton, Texas Icahn School of Medicine St. Luke's-Roosevelt-New York New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Ophthalmology Scott Kevin Lee, Houston, Texas University of Nevada-Las Vegas Denise Li, Houston, Texas Neurology Ying Chuan Li, Nanjing, China University of California San Francisco Affiliated Hospitals Andrew Lin, Plano, Texas Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Huiwen Liu, Plano, Texas Tulane University School of Medicine-New Orleans Mary Ashley Qing Liu, Bellaire, Texas -Preliminary Psychiatry Emergency Medicine Thomas Constantine Lowrey, Austin, Texas University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Oklahoma City University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Oklahoma City Megan Katherine Lowther, Plano, Texas Thomas Earl Maples, Carrollton, Texas Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai-New York Kendra Kelly Martinez, Conroe, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Global Health University of Minnesota Medical School Lyndsay Ellen Massey, Houston, Texas Stony Brook Teaching Hospitals-New York Obstetrics and Gynecology Neurological Surgery Psychiatry Psychiatry Emergency Medicine Surgery-Preliminary Urology

Andrew Jones Mastro, Clifton Park, New York Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas -Preliminary Ophthalmology David Brent Mauro, Plano, Texas University of Missouri-Columbia Psychiatry Christian Clay McCartney, Austin, Texas University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Oklahoma City Ashley Lauren McNeil, San Antonio, Texas Duke University Medical Center Anesthesiology Rachel Elise Merrifield, Duncanville, Texas University of Hawaii Mark Philip Metzinger, Katy, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Research Stanton Yale Miller, Granbury, Texas Pathology Moez Shahnawaz Mithani, San Antonio, Texas Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Molly Suzanne Moehlman, San Antonio, Texas Children's National Medical Center-District of Columbia Stephanie Shobha Mokashi, Flower Mound, Texas Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Oscar Aaron Molina, El Paso, Texas Steven Kent Montalvo, Brownsville, Texas Stanford University Antoinette Marie Moore, San Antonio, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Community Health Hilo Medical Center-Hawaii Family Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Anesthesiology Child Neurology Family Medicine Zachary R. Moore, Bastrop, Texas Scripps Mercy Hospital-San Diego Transitional Year Memorial Sloan-Kettering-New York Radiation Oncology Psychiatry Scott Douglas Morgan, Albuquerque, New Mexico Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Thomas S. Morley, Ridgefield, Conneticut Vanderbilt University Medical Center -Research Tyler John Morwood, Beaver, Utah McKay-Dee Hospital Center-Utah Family Medicine Sean Daniel Motl, San Angelo, Texas Baylor-Scott and White Health Family Medicine Komal Farooq Muradali, Orlando, Florida Baylor College of Medicine Haley Nicole Musgrave, Town and Country, Missouri Emergency Medicine Anjali Nambiar, McAllen, Texas Obstetrics and Gynecology

Juliet Sophia Nash, Diamond Bar, California Vanderbilt University Medical Center Anesthesiology Benjamin Rhett Nelson, Reynolds, Georgia Kuroush Nezafati, North Richland Hills, Texas Methodist Health System Dallas Michael Chung Hei Ngai, Sugar Land, Texas Overlook Hospital-New Jersey Family Medicine Sandra Ngo, Flower Mound, Texas University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Gabriella Han Nguyen, Garland, Texas Giang Christopher Nguyen, Arlington, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Psychiatry Hali Quynh-Hai Nguyen, Mansfield, Texas Jessica Mai-Duyen Nguyen, Palacios, Texas Baylor College of Medicine Uyen Trinh Nguyen, Houston, Texas University of California Davis Medical Center Family Medicine Shaun Michael Nordeck, San Diego, California Methodist Health System Dallas Surgery-Preliminary Interventional Radiology Nicholas Paul Norris, Lewisville, Texas Michael Minsuk Oh, Los Angeles, California Kingsley Anuoluwapo Oladeji, Plano, Texas Stanford University Orthopaedic Surgery Philip Oluwakayode Oladeji, Plano, Texas Emory University School of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Darryl Ong, Plano, Texas University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Psychiatry Krishna Sunil Patel, Coppell, Texas University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago -Preliminary Indiana University School of Medicine Anesthesiology Prachi Milan Patel, Austin, Texas University of Illinois College of Medicine-Urbana McGaw Medical Center/Northwestern University Rebecca Pedersen, Austin, Texas Tiffany Tram-Anh Pham, Sugar Land, Texas University of North Carolina Anesthesiology Anitta Philip, Rowlett, Texas University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School -Preliminary Anesthesiology Obstetrics and Gynecology

Kyle David Planchard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ochsner Clinic Foundation-Louisiana Orthopaedic Surgery Kevin Thomas Prier, Huntsville, Texas Duke University Medical Center - Yuxiao Qian, Plano, Texas Loyola University Medical Center-Illinois Ashwin Rao, Houston, Texas -Preliminary Nikitha Reddy, Flower Mound, Texas Cedars-Sinai Medical Center-California -Preliminary Ophthalmology Matthew Aaron Remz, Wellington, Florida Charles Austin Rew, Arlington, Texas Baylor College of Medicine Anesthesiology Dietrich Walker Riepen, Dallas, Texas Neurology Christine Ann Ritchie, Austin, Texas Baylor-Scott and White Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Morgan Paige Ritz, Plano, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Research Crozer-Chester Medical Center-Pennsylvania Paul Anthony Rizk, Beaumont, Texas University of Florida-Gainesville Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Emergency Medicine Taylor Jean Roberts, Kingwood, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement Jaime Eleazar Rodriguez, Laredo, Texas Sea Mar Community Health Centers-Washington Madeline Marie Rodriguez, Dallas, Texas Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Alex Andrew Rollo, San Jose, California Meredith Kay Rosenthal, Grand Prairie, Texas University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Olivia Edenn-Ivey Russell, Houston, Texas Audrey Kay Rutherford, Aledo, Texas Colorado Health Foundation Transitional Year Family Medicine Psychiatry-Neurology Family Medicine Dermatology Mark Sakai, Hilo, Hawaii Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement Otolaryngology Damilola Caroline Salako, Coppell, Texas Psychiatry

Victor H. Salinas, Ambato, Ecuador Varun Sambhariya, Plano, Texas John Peter Smith Hospital Orthopaedic Surgery Audrey Marie Sampson, Richmond, Texas John Peter Smith Hospital Family Medicine Sara Fernandez Schultis, San Antonio, Texas John Peter Smith Hospital Transitional Year Kelly Pearson Scott, Lubbock, Texas Vanderbilt University Medical Center Akanksha Neeraj Sharma, Longview, Texas Neurology-Research Ophthalmology Emergency Medicine Jim Zhengji Sheng, Suzhou, China Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement Anesthesiology Hope Elizabeth Shepherd, Duncanville, Texas Methodist Health System Dallas Family Medicine Matthew James Sherman, Baltimore, Maryland Christine Shiang, Houston, Texas Dustin Everett Singer, Honolulu, Hawaii University of California Irvine Medical Center Chenelle Joy Slepicka, Bossier City, Louisiana University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Cayce René Smith, Rockport, Texas Scripps Mercy Hospital-Chula Vista Margret Diane Smith, Austin, Texas University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Family Medicine Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology -Preliminary Radiology Alan Jerel Sosa, Mission, Texas Baylor College of Medicine -Preliminary University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Radiation Oncology Timothy Edward Sotman, Fort Worth, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Medical Education Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Nicholas Adam Spendlove, South Jordan, Utah Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center-Washington Texas Tech University Ophthalmology Kathryn Elizabeth Squiers, Dallas, Texas University of Colorado School of Medicine -Preliminary Radiology Transitional Year Jeffrey Ryan Stetler, Dallas, Texas Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas -Preliminary University of Missouri-Kansas City Ophthalmology

Jacob Ryan Stewart, Logan, Utah Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation-Wisconsin Mayo Clinic-Minnesota Dermatology Edward Francis Stocks, Tyler, Texas Kylee Lauren Stouder, Dallas, Texas Baylor University Medical Center Transitional Year Lance Allen Stutz, South Jordan, Utah Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas -Preliminary Ophthalmology Alan James Sutton, Arlington, Texas Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School -Preliminary Harvard Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Michael Paul Tapscott, Coppell, Texas Methodist Health System Dallas Family Medicine Nichole Lynn Taylor, Boerne, Texas Philip Daniel Tolley, Salem, Oregon University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Scott Yi Tong, Fort Worth, Texas Conroe Regional Medical Center-Texas Khoi Dinh Trinh, Houston, Texas Year Off Obstetrics and Gynecology Plastic Surgery Family Medicine Hayley Kaye Tseng, College Station, Texas Emory University School of Medicine Owais Ulhaq, Houston, Texas Baylor College of Medicine Claire Catherine Usala, Amarillo, Texas New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center Natasha Anne Varughese, Plano, Texas Robin Katherine Vest, Sugar Land, Texas Oregon Health and Science University Family Medicine Vietvuong Ba Vo, Alvin, Texas John Peter Smith Hospital Emergency Medicine Khiem Tuong Vu, Colleyville, Texas Grand Strand Regional Medical Center-South Carolina Child Neurology Parth Jayesh Vyasa, Plano, Texas Baylor-Scott and White Health -Preliminary Emory University School of Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Jordon Trishton Lee Walker, Missouri City, Texas Tufts Medical Center-Massachusetts Surgery-Preliminary University of Southern California Radiology Robert Collins Watson, Fort Worth, Texas University of South Alabama Hospitals -Preliminary University of South Alabama Hospitals Radiology

Patrick James Wedgeworth, Dallas, Texas Allegheny General Hospital-Pennsylvania Benjamin Chun-Bang Weia, San Jose, California Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement Stanford University Morgan Oniel Whalon, Dallas, Texas Louisiana State University School of Medicine-New Orleans Timothy Spencer Williams, Katy, Texas University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Anesthesiology Amy You Wu, Vestavia Hills, Alabama University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Obstetrics and Gynecology Chen Wu, College Station, Texas Santa Clara Valley Medical Center-California -Preliminary Saint Louis University School of Medicine Neurology Yuefeng Wu, Southlake, Texas University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Katherine Brenda Xiong, Monroe, Louisiana Graduating with Distinction in Quality Improvement Stanford University Child Neurology Family Medicine Yi Yang, Xi'an, China University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston -Preliminary Dermatology Jie Jonathan Yao, Austin, Texas University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Cheong Maria Yu, Arlington, Texas McGaw Medical Center/Northwestern University Orthopaedic Surgery Suyue Michael Zhang, Moraga, California University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago Metro Group Hospitals Vincent Edouard Zimmern, Dallas, Texas Graduating with Distinction in Global Health Surgery Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

CANDIDATES FOR DUAL DEGREES Medical Scientist Training Program The Medical Scientist Training Program is a program leading to both the Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The University is pleased to note this significant achievement. Salman Ferozali Banani Joshua Golden Ryan Ming Yeh Lee Ying Chuan Li Zachary R. Moore Thomas S. Morley Benjamin Rhett Nelson Victor H. Salinas Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Health The Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Health dual degree is a collaborative program between UT Southwestern Medical School and UT Health School of Public Health. Regan Lee Allen Mai Ahmad Bedair Mishi Bhushan Jéan-Claire Powe Dillon Camille Elise Hebert Stephanie Shobha Mokashi Hali Quynh-Hai Nguyen Anitta Philip Vincent Edouard Zimmern

THE PHYSICIAN S OATH I pledge the following as an expression of the spirit in which I will strive to practice medicine: To promote health and to relieve suffering in both the living and the dying. To approach all my patients with integrity, candor, empathy, and respect. To honor the confidences entrusted to me. To be a student and a teacher always and to remain conscious of my limitations. To place the welfare of the patients above personal gain and to protect patients from improper care. To respond always in an emergency. To improve health care for the underserved and to work to change those conditions in society that threaten the health of the community. To withdraw from active practice when I am no longer capable of fulfilling these pledges. To keep the promise of Hippocrates: "Above all, do no harm." I make these pledges solemnly, freely, and upon my honor.

THE HO DIN AWARD On May 5, 1943, the trustees of the Southwestern Medical Foundation authorized the establishment of an award to symbolize the fundamental concept on which the medical college was based. The award is the Ho Din, which signifies human understanding and medical wisdom, and constitutes the highest honor that the Foundation can bestow. Philip D. Tolley Phil graduated summa cum laude from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science in 2014. Phil was awarded numerous honors at OSU, including the Drucilla Shepard Smith Scholastic Award for his perfect academic performance, membership in Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and the College of Public Health and Human Sciences Dean s Scholar Award. During college, Phil worked as a student athletic trainer for the OSU football and women s basketball and crew teams, participated in neuromuscular research, led a physical activity program for children with special needs, volunteered regularly in the local community with Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross, held a leadership role in his local congregation, and sang in the Pacific University concert choir. Since matriculation, Phil has maintained an outstanding academic record while distinguishing himself through leadership, teaching, research, and service. Phil developed a passion for an expertise in education serving as a teaching assistant for the summer health professions anatomy course, a peer tutor for the medical school course, and subsequent student director of the advanced anatomy course. Throughout medical school, he was engaged in research in the Department of Plastic Surgery which focused on facial nerve axonal load and age, the efficacy of a new gracilis dissection technique, and facial reanimation surgery in facial paralysis. His work led to three publications, five abstracts, and two presentations. Phil was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society in his junior year and subsequently served as president of AOA. In this role, he organized the selection of new members, led community and campus service activities, and spearheaded the creation of two new service committees directed towards aiding fellow classmates with board preparation. He also served as a co-president of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group and the Life Support Interest Group. Phil is an academically gifted student distinguished through his extraordinary clinical skills and acumen, initiative, teamwork, and compassion. Repeatedly, his evaluating clerkship faculty note that he was the best student or among the best with whom they had worked, and his pediatrics attending commented, Phil is a phenomenal student! He set himself apart by ALWAYS taking the extra mile without being asked. He really thought about his patients, was interested in learning, and was selfmotivated. Combined with his compassionate bedside manner, reflective nature, and critical thinking ability, I have no doubt he will be a physician who is sought out in whatever field he chooses. A classmate states, Phil always seemed to go above and beyond to care for his patients and showed extreme compassion. His care for his patients inspired me to want to be better. Phil is one of the students with a perfect 4.0 average. He holds the distinction of being inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha in his junior year and has truly demonstrated that he is worthy to serve the suffering. After graduation, Phil, his wife Elisse, and their two year old son will move to Seattle to begin his residency in plastic surgery at the University of Washington. UT Southwestern will be proud to count him among its alumni.

HONORS AND RECOGNITION RECEIVED BY MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Nader Aboul-Fettouh* Taylor Jeremy Deane Jackson* Sara Fernandez Schultis* Jake Austin Alford* Leslie Scurry Johnson* Chenelle Joy Slepicka Michelle Kathryn Arevalo* Alice Kerr Margret Diane Smith Katie Rose Bieterman Denizen Kent Kocak Alan Jerel Sosa Garrett Michael Christy Mary Allison Kramer Alan James Sutton Karin Rebekah Claussen Thomas Earl Maples* Philip Daniel Tolley* Katy Anna Coggins Christian Clay McCartney Hayley Kaye Tseng Traci Michelle Craft Mark Philip Metzinger Claire Catherine Usala* Bayless Drum Stephanie Shobha Mokashi Benjamin Chun-Bang Weia Matthew Scott Elson* Zachary R. Moore Timothy Spencer Williams Ryan Joshua Golden* Tyler John Morwood Katherine Brenda Xiong Kevin Richard Hansen Dietrich Walker Riepen* Yi Yang Michael Andrew Heffler* Audrey Kay Rutherford Jie Jonathan Yao* Jorge Aldo Hinojosa Varun Sambhariya* Candace Lynn Jackson Audrey Marie Sampson *denotes junior AOA Gold Humanism Honor Society Suwetha Amsavelu Mary Allison Kramer Madeline Marie Rodriguez Jon Christian Berry Alexis Windsor Kropf Meredith Kay Rosenthal Lindsay Kay Brettmann Andrew Lin Varun Sambhariya Megan Ana Chang Anjali Nambiar Audrey Marie Sampson Joann Yvonne Chen Sandra Ngo Cayce René Smith Leli Laurie Chen Tiffany Tram-Anh Pham Margret Diane Smith Karin Rebekah Claussen Anitta Philip Nicholas Adam Spendlove Katy Anna Coggins Kevin Thomas Prier Kathryn Elizabeth Squiers Thomas Micky Das Matthew Aaron Remz Philip Daniel Tolley Fantine Nguyen Giap Charles Austin Rew Timothy Spencer Williams Jesse Hernandez Dietrich Walker Riepen Katherine Brenda Xiong Leslie Scurry Johnson Paul Anthony Rizk Cheong Maria Yu Awards American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology Katherine Brenda Xiong Annelle M. Ahmed, M.D., Women's Health Care Award Regan Lee Allen Award for Excellence in Dermatology Jorge Aldo Hinojosa Class of 2018 Leadership Award Juan Andres Herrejon Paul Anthony Rizk Eliot Goldings Award Khoi Dinh Trinh Endocrine Society Medical Student Achievement Award Thomas S. Morley Hemphill-Gojer Award in Candace Lynn Jackson

Hudson-Penn Award for Excellence in Surgery Matthew Scott Elson Iatros Award This award recognizes an outstanding medical student selected by the graduating class. Thomas Micky Das Pepper Jenkins Outstanding Medical Student Award in Anesthesiology and Pain Management Madeline Ann Cullins Jim Zhengji Sheng Karen Kowalske Outstanding PM&R Undergraduate Award Annie Mary Abraham Minnie Lancaster, M.D., Scholarship Award in Family Medicine Juan Andres Herrejon John D. McConnell Award for Excellence in Urology Thomas Constantine Lowrey North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Award for Outstanding Medical Student in Psychiatry Stephanie Shobha Mokashi Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas Award for Excellence in Pediatric Medicine Karin Rebekah Claussen Roland C. Reynolds Pathology Award Leslie Scurry Johnson The Rohrich Family Excellence in Plastic Surgery Award Philip Daniel Tolley William F. Ross, M.D., Scholarship Award in Family Medicine Hope Elizabeth Shepherd Yuefeng Wu Lorraine Sulkin Schein Medical Student Award in Geriatric Medicine Madeline Marie Rodriguez Dr. Richard Mays Smith Award in Thomas Micky Das Margret Diane Smith Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award Haley Nicole Musgrave Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly Award Michelle Kathryn Arevalo Vernie A. Stembridge Scholarship Award in Pathology Stanton Yale Miller Texas Academy of Family Physicians Dallas Chapter Outstanding Graduate Award Tyler John Morwood Texas College of Emergency Physicians Award Vietvuong Ba Vo United States Public Health Service 2018 Excellence in Public Health Award Stephanie Shobha Mokashi Vanatta, Hesser, Schmalstieg Excellence in Tutoring Award Sunny Lai Kurt Ian Wey, M.D., Award Claire Catherine Usala

Dr. E.H. Cary Scholars Kevin Richard Hansen Camille Elise Hebert Candace Lynn Jackson Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholarship Recipients Martha C. and Robert R. Click Scholars Matthew Scott Elson Dustin Dat Le Frances B. Conroy Scholars Mark Ensio Baker, II Kevin Yang Hu Zachary Rey Jergensen Thomas Earl Maples Timothy Spencer Williams Stephanie Shobha Mokashi Akanksha Neeraj Sharma Chenelle Joy Slepicka Dorothy R. Cullum Scholars Claudia Tang Goodsett Sunny Lai Matthew Aaron Remz Kevin Yang Hu Nicholas Paul Norris Dustin Everett Singer Candace Lynn Jackson Kyle David Planchard Katherine Brenda Xiong Fred F. Florence Scholars Sonam Dilwali Eric Leif Gustafson Taylor Jeremy Deane Jackson Juliet Sophia Nash Varun Sambhariya Felix B. and Josephine I. Goldman Scholars Mark Ensio Baker, II Alan James Sutton Mai Ahmad Bedair Robert Collins Watson Dustin Dat Le Amy You Wu Varun Sambhariya Jake L. and Nancy B. Hamon Scholars Kevin Richard Hansen Christian Clay McCartney Taylor Jeremy Deane Jackson Nicholas Paul Norris David Crockett Harper, M.D. Scholar Dustin Dat Le Charlyne and Bill Henslee Scholar Eric Leif Gustafson A.G. Hilley Scholars Ryan Thomas Barlow Alexander Bernhard Kurth Nicholas Adam Spendlove Marcus Neil Callister Varun Sambhariya Philip Daniel Tolley Kevin Richard Hansen Akanksha Neeraj Sharma Robert Collins Watson Candace Lynn Jackson Matthew James Sherman Cheong Maria Yu Nathan Robert Kukowski Chenelle Joy Slepicka Helen Maurine Jacobs Scholars Ryan Thomas Barlow Jeffrey Ryan Stetler Marcus Neil Callister Natasha Anne Varughese Matthew Aaron Remz Cheong Maria Yu Dr. J.A. Majors Scholar Matthew James Sherman Mr. and Mrs. M.A. McBee Scholar Lyndsay Ellen Massey Dr. M. Hill and Dorothy Metz Scholars Anthony Ren Cai Nathan Robert Kukowski Siegfried Stefano Hirczy Sunny Lai Denizen Kent Kocak

Morning Star Family Foundation Scholar Jordon Trishton Lee Walker Kathryn and Ashley H. Priddy Scholars Claudia Tang Goodsett Sean Daniel Motl Psi Chapter of Theta Kappa Psi Scholars Taylor Jeremy Deane Jackson Timothy Spencer Williams Sunny Lai Amy You Wu Tyler John Morwood Ralph B. Rogers Scholars Matthew Scott Elson Kyle David Planchard Harold B. and May E. Sanders Scholars Mark Ensio Baker, II Denizen Kent Kocak Philip Daniel Tolley Mai Ahmad Bedair Steven Kent Montalvo Timothy Spencer Williams Camille Elise Hebert Dustin Everett Singer Amy You Wu Kevin Yang Hu Chenelle Joy Slepicka Katherine Brenda Xiong Taylor Jeremy Deane Jackson Alan James Sutton Cheong Maria Yu Anne C. Schoellkopf Scholar Huiwen Liu J.W. Simmons Scholars Anthony Ren Cai Christopher Allen Chan Sonam Dilwali Jay Simmons Scholar Arman Jahangiri Dr. Walter N. Skinner Scholar Steven Kent Montalvo Vernie Stembridge, M.D., Scholar Komal Farooq Muradali R.L. Tayloe Scholars Huiwen Liu Kendra Kelly Martinez Vanatta Scholarship for African American Medical Students Scholars Jean-Luc Kalonda Kabangu Philip Oluwakayode Oladeji Kyle David Planchard Helen and Juan R. Vilaró-Grau Scholars Sullivan Armando Ayuso Audrie Aliza Chavez Claudia Tang Goodsett Sunny Lai Evelyn M. Whitman Scholars Thomas Earl Maples Jacob Ryan Stewart Kyle David Planchard Lance Allen Stutz Dustin Everett Singer Natasha Anne Varughese Paul Wikholm Memorial Scholar Benjamin Chun-Bang Weia

Bryan Williams, M.D., Scholars Dalton Mark Allen Tory Matthew Johnson Jim Zhengji Sheng Adam Michael Combiths Eric Jia-Young Kuo Christine Shiang Molly Denny Megan Katherine Lowther Margret Diane Smith Matthew Scott Elson Andrew Jones Mastro Nicholas Adam Spendlove Jeannine Nicole Foster Tyler John Morwood Jordon Trishton Lee Walker Eric Leif Gustafson Kuroush Nezafati Jie Jonathan Yao Arman Jahangiri Meredith Kay Rosenthal Wyndham International Foundation Scholar Jéan-Claire Powe Dillon Xi of Phi Chi Benefit Association Scholars Mai Ahmad Bedair Denizen Kent Kocak Huiwen Liu Avery Student Alumni Scholarship Lyndsay Ellen Massey UT Southwestern Medical Center Scholarship Recipients Laurence E. Baker Memorial Scholarship Annie Mary Abraham Anitta Philip Belkin Scholarship Sullivan Armando Ayuso William F. and Peggy W. Bockhoff Scholarship Cayce René Smith Edmund Eickenroht Scholarship Jon Christian Berry Katie Rose Bieterman Ruben and Alina Esquivel Scholarship Oscar Aaron Molina Leone V. Hopper Scholarship Dalton Mark Allen Daniel George Hsu Cayce René Smith Dorothy Lee, M.D., Scholarship Patrick James Wedgeworth Minnie Lee Maffett Scholarship Jéan-Claire Powe Dillon Ashwin Rao Audrey Marie Sampson Margret Diane Smith Philip O Bryan Montgomery, Jr., M.D., Scholarship Darlene Rae King North Texas Latin American Physicians Association Scholarship Jesse Hernandez Sara Fernandez Schultis

UT Southwestern Alumni Scholarship Suwetha Amsavelu Jessica Mai-Duyen Nguyen Alan Jerel Sosa Alexandra Christine Boehrer Kingsley Anuoluwapo Oladeji Kathryn Elizabeth Squiers Camille Elise Hebert Philip Oluwakayode Oladeji Claire Catherine Usala Jesse Hernandez Jaime Eleazar Rodriguez Robin Katherine Vest Jorge Aldo Hinojosa Madeline Marie Rodriguez Jordon Trishton Lee Walker Jamila Cutliff Hokanson Damilola Caroline Salako Morgan Oniel Whalon Leslie Scurry Johnson Sara Fernandez Schultis Cheong Maria Yu Ashley Lauren McNeil Akanksha Neeraj Sharma Vincent Edouard Zimmern UT Southwestern Dean s Competitive Scholarship Eric Leif Gustafson Dustin Dat Le Kevin Richard Hansen Huiwen Liu Camille Elise Hebert Nicholas Paul Norris Taylor Jeremy Deane Jackson Kyle David Planchard Sunny Lai Matthew Aaron Remz Dr. Bryan Williams Scholarship Anitta Philip Melba R. Williams Testamentary Trust Scholarship Regan Lee Allen Michael Chung Hei Ngai Audrie Aliza Chavez Kingsley Anuoluwapo Oladeji Jerome Anand Jeevarajan Tiffany Tram-Anh Pham Darlene Rae King Hope Elizabeth Shepherd Andrew Jones Mastro Edward Francis Stocks Steven Kent Montalvo

Student Research Recognition Dean s Research Scholars Norman Nadir Aiad Sunny Lai Owais Ulhaq Benjamin Fox Research Fellow Taylor Jeremy Deane Jackson Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow Jie Jonathan Yao Medical Student Research Forum Oral Presenters Adam Michael Combiths (2016) Morgan Paige Ritz (2017) Community Action Research Track The Community Action Research Track (CART) program is an innovative response to the need for integrating community-based participatory research, population medicine, health promotion/disease prevention, and social determinants of health into the medical school curriculum. This experience provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to effectively contribute to reducing and eliminating health disparities among the underserved. The CART program prepares future physicians to be aware of social, psychological, economic, and cultural determinants of health by participating in comprehensive service-learning experiences. Mishi Bhushan Jamila Cutliff Hokanson Leslie Scurry Johnson Alexis Windsor Kropf Antoinette Marie Moore Cayce René Smith

ACADEMIC HERALDRY AND REGALIA Although the people, the places, and the styles have changed, you are about to participate in a reenactment of a ceremony that has existed for nearly nine centuries: the recognition of academic achievement. The tradition of recognizing academic accomplishment with ceremony, bright color, and distinctive dress is an exercise that has existed through the ages. Although the commencement ceremony and academic costume of most colleges and universities in the United States today is guided by a twentieth century standard, their roots are found in the development of the universities during the Middle Ages. The medieval universities of Western Europe, such as Paris, Bologna, Cambridge, and Oxford, have provided us with an institutional format -- the university structure; a measure of progress -- degrees; and a ceremony of achievement -- commencement. The academic hood is derived from the cloak, which in medieval times was worn over the gown. Attached to the cloak at the back of the neck was a cowl hood, which hung down or could be pulled over the head for warmth. After time, this hood became a separate article, worn over the shoulders and hanging down the wearer's back. With the coming into fashion of caps and hats during the fifteenth century, the hoods soon became more ornamental than functional. Whereas it is generally understood that in Europe gowns were necessary for warmth and hoods covered the academic clerics tonsured heads, today the American tradition has evolved toward individual expression of the institution. Although the style of the hood is not unique to each institution, the combinations of colors and chevrons have been standardized in the United States for nearly 100 years. The satin colors of the hood lining represent the institution conferring the degree. The academic colors for all components of The University of Texas System are orange and white. The color of the academic hood s velvet trim is distinctive of the degree earned, as is the tassel on the cap. Historical associations of color continue to signify the various faculties and generally carry the traditions established by their early English counterparts. The green of medicinal herbs immediately identifies a medical degree. Philosophy is signified by dark blue, the traditional color of truth and wisdom. The wealth of information earned through research in science is represented by golden yellow. The arts, letters, and humanity are represented by the purity of white.

IN MEMORIAM DONALD W. SELDIN, M.D. 1920-2018 DANIEL W. FOSTER, M.D. 1930-2018 Degrees will be officially conferred to candidates for graduation identified in this commencement booklet who have met all requirements on the recommendation of the faculty of UT Southwestern Medical School and by virtue of the authority vested in the faculty and dean by the Regents of The University of Texas.