Past Recipients

The Warren Fellows of 2022/2023

Dr Samuele Cannas Dr Elizabetta Sereni  

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Read Dr Cannas' 6-month report here

Read Dr Sereni's background here
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The Warren Fellowship recipients of 2021/2022

Dr Aiste Gulla

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Dr Gianluca Cassese

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Read the news item on the 2021/2022 Kenneth Warren Fellows here.

The Warren Fellowship recipients of 2020/2021

Dr Daniel Pietrasz

Dr Pietrasz' medical background:

2018 - present : Senior registrar in Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Digestive Oncology and Transplant Department
Pr René Adam, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif

2016 - Present : PhD Candidate
Role of circulating tumor DNA in care of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma »
École doctorale MTCI 563, Université Paris Descartes, Paris.
Advisors : Pr Jean-Baptiste Bachet, Pr Pierre Laurent-Puig

2017 - 2018: Gold Medalist fellowship
- Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Digestive Oncology and Transplant Department, Hôpital Paul
Brousse, Villejuif
- Laboratoire INSERM UMRS 1147, MEPPOT, Université Paris Descartes, Paris

Sept 2017: Doctor of Medecine
Mention Très Honorable, Médaille d’Argent, Université Paris Sud XI

Sept 2017: General Surgery Degree
Université Paris VI Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris

April 2017: Gold Medal Contest, Paris France
Gold Medalist

2014-2015: Master 2 in Surgical Sciences October 2015
Mention Très bien, Universités Paris-Saclay

2011 - 2017: Surgery Residency, Université Paris-Saclay, France

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Dr Tommaso Pollini

Dr Pollini's medical background:

  • 2009-2015 School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
  • 2016-2017 Research Fellowship at the General and Pancreatic Surgery, The Pancreas Institute, University of Verona, Italy
  • 2018-present General Surgery Residency, General and Pancreatic Surgery, University of Verona, Italy

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The Warren Fellowship recipients of 2019-2020

Dr Marta Sandini

Italy 

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Dr Lingdi Yin 

China 

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The Warren Fellowship recipients of 2018-2019

Dr Georgios Antonios Margonis

Greece

 

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Dr Margonis' medical background:

  • 2001 – 2007 National University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece

  • 2007 – 2008 Greek Armed Forces

  • 2009 – 2014 National University of Athens, School of Medicine, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippocration General
    Hospital (Ph.D), Athens, Greece

  • 2012 – 2013 Harvard Medical School. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Boston, USA

  • 2013 University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Surgery, Michigan, USA

  • 2014 – 2018 Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Department of Surgery, The John L. Cameron Division of Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Surgery
    and Division of Surgical Oncology, Baltimore, USA

  • 2016 – present Teaching staff of the masters’ degree at the Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

 

Dr Fangyu Zhou

China

Dr Zhou's medical background

  • 2007-2013 Tongji University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

  • 2013-2017 Tongji University, School of Medicine, Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China

  • 2014-2015 Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

  • 2018-present Postdoctoral research associate at Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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The Warren Fellowship recipients of 2017-2018

Dr Fabio Bagante

Italy 

 

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Dr Bagante's medical background:

  • 2003 – 2010: School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

  • 2011 – 2017: General Surgery Residency, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona Italy.

  • 2014 – 2015: Postdoctoral Fellowship (Surgical Oncology) Department of Surgery - Surgical Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  • 2016 – Present: PhD student, PhD Schools in Health and Life Sciences, PhD in Inflammation, Immunity and Cancer, University of Verona, Verona Italy. 

Dr Bagante's Progress Report  

Dr Nouredin Messaoudi

Belgium

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Dr Messaoudi's medical background:

  • 2003 - 2010: School of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

  • 2010 - 2016: General Surgery Residency, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

  • 2016 - Present: Clinical Fellow, Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Dr Messaoudi's Progress Report

 

The Warren Fellowship recipient of 2016-2017

Dr Alexandra Roch

France

Dr Roch's Progress Report

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Dr Roch's medical background:

  • 2000 – 2007: School of Medicine – Lyon Nord Medical School, Lyon, France
  • 2003 – 2007: Masters of Science (M.S.) in Human Biology and Biomedical Research with Honors University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
  • 2007 – 2011: Internship/Residency in General Surgery – University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France
  • 2011: European Inter-University Diploma of Hepatic, Pancreatic and Biliary Cancers: Onco-surgical strategies, University Paris IX, Paris, France
  • 2011: Residency in Oncologic Surgery, Senior/Chief Resident – Paoli-Calmettes Cancer Institute, Marseille, France
  • 2011: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Summa Cum Laude                    
  • 2012: General Surgery Board Certification, France
  • 2012 – 2013: Master of Science (M.S.) in Cellular and Molecular Biosignalisation, and pathophysiology with High Honors – Angers School of Medicine, Angers, France
  • 2013 – 2015: HPB Research Fellowship – Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
  • 2015 – Present: Director of Outcomes Research – Pancreatic Cyst and Cancer Early Detection Center, IU Health at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
  • 2016 – Present: HPB Outcomes Research data coordinator – Center for Outcomes Research in Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

 

The Warren Fellowship recipient of 2015-2016

Dr Masato Fujiyoshi

Japan

Dr Fujiyoshi's Progress Report

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Medical background

LICENSURE

  • 2003     Japanese Medical License

CERTIFICATION

  • 2009     Board certificated surgeon of Japan Surgical Society

EDUCATION

  • Apr.2009-Sep.2015        Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine (Ph.D.)
  • Apr.1997-Mar.2003        Hokkaido University School of Medicine (M.D.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Apr. 2008-Mar. 2009      Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
  • Oct. 2007-Mar. 2008      JCHO Hokkaido Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
  • Apr. 2007-Sep. 2007      Bibai City Hospital, Bibai, Japan
  • Apr. 2006-Mar. 2007      KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Japan
  • Apr. 2005-Mar. 2006      Asahikawa-Kosei General Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan
  • Apr. 2004-Mar. 2005      Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
  • Apr. 2003-Mar. 2004      Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan

 

The Warren Fellowship recipient of 2014-2015

Dr Guillaume Passot

Dr. Guillaume Passot

France

Dr Passot's Progress Report

Medical Background

  • 1999 - 2005: Medical school, Faculty of Medicine, St-Etienne, France.
  • 2004 Master's degree in biological and medical science, Faculty of Medicine, St-Etienne, France.
  • 2005 -2010: Surgery residency Hospices Civils de Lyon, France
  • 2010 to present: Clinical fellowship in general and oncologic surgery, Department of general surgery, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France.
  • January 14th, 2010 Doctor of medicine, University Lyon 1, France.
  • 2010 General surgeon degree. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
  • 2012 Digestive tract surgeon degree. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
  • 2010 - 2011 Master of science University Lyon 1, France.
  • 2015 IHPBA Kenneth Warren Foundation fellowship: more information here

The Warren Fellowship recipient of 2013-2014

Dr. Ser Yee, LEE

MBBS, M.Med(Surgery), M.Sc, FAMS, FRCSEd,
Singapore

Dr. Ser Yee, LEE Progress Report

Medical Background

  • 1996 to 2001: National University of Singapore, Faculty of Medicine (M.B.B.S)
  • 2002 to 2006: Basic Specialist Trainee in Surgery, Singapore General Hospital & Singapore Health Services (Singhealth)
  • 2006 to 2010: Advanced Specialist Trainee in General Surgery, Singapore General Hospital & National Cancer Centre, Singapore
  • 2006: Member, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh M.R.C.S (Ed)
  • 2006: Master of Medicine (Surgery), National University of Singapore M.Med(Surgery)
  • 2007 to 2012: Clinical Research Fellow, National Cancer Centre, Singapore - Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) Translational Cancer Research Laboratory
  • 2007 to present: Clinical Tutor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • 2010: Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh F.R.C.S(Ed)
  • 2010: Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore F.A.M.S
  • 2010 to 2013: Adjunct Instructor, Duke - NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
  • 2011: Master of Science, National University of Singapore, School of Medicine Graduate Programme M.Sc
  • 2010-2012 : Associate Consultant, Department of Surgical Oncology National Cancer Centre, Singapore & Department of General Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
  • 2012 to present: Consultant, Department of Surgical Oncology National Cancer Centre, Singapore & Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
  • 2012 to present: Visiting Consultant, Department of General Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
  • 2013 to present: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke - NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
  • 2012 to 2013: Clinical Fellow, Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation, New York Presbyterian Hospital /Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
  • 2013 to present: Clinical Fellow, International Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

 

The Warren Fellowship recipient of 2012-2013

John Stotesbury Hammond

BMedSci BM.BS (Nottingham), MRCS (London)
PhD (Nottingham)

John Hammond Progress Report

Medical Background

  • 1995 - 2000: University of Nottingham Medical School
  • 2003: Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • 2004-2005: Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellow
  • 2005-2007: Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellow
  • 2007: Visiting Scholar McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
  • 2008-2009: Speciality Trainee in General Surgery, Trent Deanery
  • 2009-Present: National Institute for Health Research Clinical Lecturer, University of Nottingham

 

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2012

Christian Sturesson, MD

Lund, Sweden

Education and work experience

  • 1992-1993: Ecole Polytechnique, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 1994: University of Lund, Sweden, Engineering Physics, MSc
  • 1998: University of Lund, Medical laserphysics, PhD
  • 1999: University of Lund, Medical School, MD
  • 1999-2001: Internship, County Hospital of Eksjo, Sweden
  • 2001-2006: Residency, Dept of Surgery, Eksjo
  • 2006-2011: Fellowship, Dept of Surgery, University Hospital of Lund

 

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2011

Jean M Butte Barrios, MD, Santiago, Chile

Medical Background

  • March 1995 - December 2001: Licensed in Medicine (Degree), Medical Doctor (M.D.). Universidad Austral de Chile, School of Medicine. Graduate with Honors.
  • May 2002 - April 2005: General Surgery Residency, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Santiago, Chile.
  • June 2005 - May 2007: Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Santiago, Chile.
  • June 2007 - May 2009: Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Instituto Oncologico Fundacion Arturo Lopez Perez. Santiago, Chile.
  • July 2009 - June 2011: Clinical Research Fellowship, Department of Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. New York, USA.
  • July 2011 - June 2012: International Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. New York, USA.

 

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2010

Juan Ramn Aguilar Saavedra, MD, Mexico City, Mexico

Medical Background

  •  1997-2003: Medical Degree: La Salle University School of Medicine. Mexico City. Graduate with Honors
  • 2004 - 2009: General Surgery Residency: National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran (INCMNSZ) Department of Surgery. Mexico City.
  • July 2009 - July 2010: Fellowship Clinical and Basic Research in Pancreatic and Hepatic disease. Indiana University, School of Medicine. Department of General Surgery. Division Hepatopancreatic and Biliary Tract. Indianapolis, IN.
  • July 2010 - July 2011: Fellowship Hepatopancreato and biliary tract (HPB) / Liver Transplant Cleveland Clinic Fundation, Department of Surgery Division of Hepatopancrobiliary Tract and Liver Transplant. Cleveland, OH.

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2009

Maxim Petrov MD, MPH, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Medical Background

  • 1995 - 2001: MD degree with honours from Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
  • 2001 - 2005: Resident in Surgery at Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
  • 2005 - 2006: Fellow in HPB Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • 2007 - 2008: MSc in Public Health (specialization in Clinical Epidemiology) degree from Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
  • 2008 - present: PhD Student at the Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2008

Hiromichi Ito, MD, Tokyo, Japan

Medical Background

  • March 1997: University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, MD Degree
  • 1997 - 1999: Clinical Fellow at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • 2000 - 2001: Internship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • 2001 - 2004: Post doctoral fellow at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • 2004 - 2006: Senior resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • 2006 - 2007: Chief resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

 

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2007

Stefano Crippa, MD, Verona, Italy

Medical Background

  •  March 1997: University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, MD Degree
  • July 1997: Secondary School Diploma - classical studies specialization
  • 1997 - 2003: Medical Student at University of Milan-Bucocca School of Medicine
  • 2003: Degree in Medicine (MD) with honors
  • 2003 - 2004: Internship at San Raffaele Hospital Department of Surgery Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • 2004 - 2006: Residency in surgery at University of Verona Department of Surgery

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2005-2006

Siong-Seng Liau, MBCHB (Edin), MRCS (Edin), Boston, MA, USA

Medical Background

  •  1996 - 2001: University of Edinburgh Medical School, MBCHB
  • 2004: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, MRCS (Edin)
  • 2004: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MSc Epid)
  • 2005: Cambridge Research Fellow, Dept of Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA.

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2004

Shailesh Shrikhande, MD, Mumbai, India

Medical Background

  •  1988-1993: MBBS degree, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, India
  • 1993-1994: Rotating Internship, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, India and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
  • 1994-1997: Master of Surgery (MS) degree, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, India
  • 1997-1998: Clinical Fellow, Department of General Surgery, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, India
  • 1998-2000: Research Fellow, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
  • 2001-2002: Clinical Fellow, Gastrointestinal Service, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
  • 2002 onwards: Assistant Professor and Consultant Surgeon, Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
  • 2004 Kenneth Warren Fellowship, Department of General and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

 

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2003

Mickael Lesurtel, MD, Paris, France

Medical Background

  • 1996-2001: Surgical Trainee, Paris, France
  • 2001-2002: Postgraduate Surgical Resident, St. Antoine and Henri Mondor Hospitals, Paris, France
  • 2002-2003: Research Fellow, Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich Switzerland
  • 2003-present: Research Fellow (Kenneth W. Warren Fellowship), Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Zurich Hospital, Switzerland

 

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2002

Andrew V. Biankin, B.Med.Sc. MBBS FRACS, Darlinghurst, Australia

Medical Background

  • 1995-1998: Surgical Trainee St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • 1999-2002: Postgraduate Scholar (Garvan Institute of Medical Reearch, Sydney).
  • 1999-2002: Consultant General Surgeon (Sydney Hospital)
  • 2000-2002: Consultant Gastrointestinal Surgeon (St. Vincent's Hospital)
  • 2003-present: Postdoctoral Fellow (Kenneth W. Warren Fellowship), Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.

 

The Warren Fellowship Recipient of 2001

N.T. (Tjarda) van Heek, MD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Medical Background

  • 1993-1995: Student Master Dissection, Department of Anatomy & Embryology
  • 1999-2000: Senior House Officer, Department of Surgery, "Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis", Amsterdam
  • 2000-2001: MD - PhD Student, Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam
  • 2001-present: MD - PhD Student (Kenneth W. Warren Fellowship), Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA