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07/25/2026

Another successful Pioneer Day celebration in the books for the UofU gen surg residents, friends, and families! It started with a Run Club gathering involving about 25% of the program at 0445, and it ended with safe cycling between 4 host houses, immaculate vibes, and roughly 400,000 calories-worth of carbs.

06/23/2026

This past weekend, our students in the Utah Summer Academy for Rising Stars (USTARS) program went out to the Olympic Park in Park City for some sunshine, zip lines, and good times! We are so grateful for Dr. Asare, Daniel Harkness, and the departments of surgery, anesthesia, and otolaryngology for hosting these outstanding future physicians and making this program possible! Our residents are involved in mentoring the students every year, and we love watching these bright minds advance in their careers.

📷 : Dalton Hegeholz (Heggy)

06/17/2026

THE Dr. Noah Brown, a stellar soon-to-be Chief resident, just matched into the Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center! Whether he’s navigating challenging complex tumor biology in the operating room or a gnarly ski line, Dr. Brown attacks everything he does with steadfast dedication and preparation. We are tremendously proud of his hard work, and we can’t wait to see him continue to hone his craft on the pathway to becoming an incredible surgical oncologist. Congratulations, Dr. Brown!

03/20/2026

Happy Match Day 2026!!! We can’t begin to express how excited we are for these young physicians to join our team and community! Welcome to the University of Utah!

03/17/2026

A perfect ski day with our residency crew - fresh snow, great turns, and the best people ❄️⛷️
Days like this remind us how lucky we are to train here.

Looking ahead to Match Day this Friday to find out who’s joining us on the slopes next year!

02/14/2026

Intern Spotlight!! Dr. India Burdon-Dasbach

Originally from New York, she attended Dartmouth for medical school and was drawn to the University of Utah for the early operative experience, the Center for Global Surgery, access to the outdoors, and most importantly the coolest residents with an amazing and supportive culture!

If you she had to choose between being an astronaut or whale, she says “Whale so I could travel the world, speak whale, and meet whale friends”

India brings great energy to the team every single day!

01/23/2026

Intern Spotlight: Annie Long, MD

Dr. Long hails from from Seattle, WA and University of Washington School of Medicine. When asked “Why Utah?” She refers to this program as “The best of all worlds: I’m able to be competitive for fellowship while gaining extensive operative experience, train alongside people I’d genuinely want to be friends with outside of medicine, and pursue my outdoor passions right in my backyard. All of these photos were taken during residency so far!”  Would you rather be an astronaut or a whale? “Whale without a doubt, I get to sing with my friends and eat shrimp? Kick rocks, astronauts.”

We’re so lucky to have you, and our anesthesiology colleagues are lucky to have Dr. Hart!

01/19/2026

Intern Spotlight: Joey Maestas MD

Originally from Parker, Colorado, Dr Maestas attended medical school at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He was initially drawn to the University of Utah for the early operative experience and was impressed by how graduates thrive in both competitive fellowships and rural surgery, but he ultimately came here for the people: a close-knit, hardworking, and genuinely supportive group that who are the heart of the program.

Astronaut or whale? Astronaut, without hesitation, because few things could be more humbling or transformative than seeing Earth as a marble. As astronaut Karen Nyberg put it, “If I could get every Earthling to do one circle of the Earth, I think things would run a little differently.”

01/16/2026

Congratulations to one of our outstanding Chief residents, Dr. Kartemus Heary, on accepting a position with the Dubuque Surgery group in Dubuque, Iowa. This is a private practice position in General Surgery and he will be working at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa and the Upper Mississippi Surgery Center in Wisconsin. We are so proud of you Kartemus, and we can’t wait to see you take amazing care of your new community next year!

01/15/2026

Dr. Marshall Wallace arguably has the strongest selfie game in the program, but his accomplishments go beyond the front-facing camera! Dr. Wallace was awarded the American College of Surgeons Resident Research scholarship to help fund his research for his two years with the Pediatric Surgery Group. The project will focus on implementation science and a multi-center implementation of post-trauma mental health screening in injured children, through the Utah Pediatric Trauma Network. This work will scale up an existing screening and interventional protocol at Primary Children’s Hospital into a multi-center unified post-trauma screening and referral network to support pediatric trauma victims across the State of Utah.

Congratulations, and keep up the outstanding work Marshall!

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