The Office of Surgical Education is centrally located in Wohl Hospital and is comprised of education specialists spanning the Department of Surgery. This team of professionals oversee all administrative operations to support the surgical training programs within the department. This includes all undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education programs, which are accredited by Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and other accreditation bodies. The staff also collaborate with Washington University’s Continuing Medical Education office to provide CME credits to participants who attend eligible educational events.

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Leanna Bell, MHRM

Director of Education

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Christa Donald

Manager, Surgical Education

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Katie Fuhs

Senior Residency Coordinator
General Surgery

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Angela Colbeck

Residency and Student Coordinator
Urologic Surgery

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Gina Yu

Fellowship Coordinator
Trauma and Reconstructive Urology
Urologic Oncology
Minimally Invasive Endourology
Pediatric Urology
Colon and Rectal Surgery

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Nikki Althage

Residency and Fellowship Coordinator
Vascular Surgery
Abdominal Transplant Surgery

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Emily Stroisch

Residency Coordinator
Plastic Surgery

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Jessilyn Kelting, MHA

Fellowship Coordinator
Surgical Critical Care
Foregut/Adv GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery
Breast Surgery
Hand Surgery

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Carla Koberna

Education Coordinator
Medical Student Programs

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Megan Baldenweck

Fellowship Coordinator
Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Bailey Anderson

Fellowship Coordinator
HPB Surgery
Clinical Microsurgery
Aesthetic Surgery
Pediatric Surgery


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