Chief Resident
Instructor, Department of Surgical Sciences
Contact Information
Patient Care Related:Biosketch
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Michigan (Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience)
What are your interests and hobbies outside of work?
Pasta making, Marvel movies, fishing, and skiing
What is your clinical area of interest?
Undecided, but interested in Colorectal surgery.
What do you like about training at WMed Surgery?
The residents and faculty are phenomenal people. You can tell the faculty has a vested interest in your personal success and the success of the program.
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Education and Training
- DO 2020, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University
- BS 2014, Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience, College of Literature, Science and Arts, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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Publications
Stevens N., Alfred A., Gao R., Khalil S., Miller L., Sawyer R., Shebrain S. Scholarly Activity and Gender of an Applicant for a General Surgery Residency Journal of Surgical Research. 2024;295:95-101.
Serena T., Gao R., Dinnan K. Open surgical approach for infected mesenteric pseudocyst presenting as lifelong, migratory abdominal pain—A case report International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2020;66:96-100.
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Presentations
- The future of women in surgery: How interested are women medical students in the field of surgery?. Rokhlin P, Gao R, Miller L, Shebrain S, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Don't Get Behind: Adenoma Detection Rates in 40-45-Year-Olds Undergoing Screening Colonoscopies. Gao R, DeKloe J, Flewelling K, Berry S, Kelley K, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
- Thirty-Day Postoperative Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Functional Adrenal Tumors. Gao R, Shebrain S, Rokhlin P, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023