2020 – 2022

Daniel Bacon

General Surgery
Ohio State University Medical Center

Hometown: Warwick, Rhode Island
Alma Mater: UNC Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Biology
Mentors: Dr. Adam Kimple, Dr. Brent Senior
Research Focus: COVID-19 related olfactory dysfunction and surgical education

Danielle Davari

Dermatology
UNC Chapel Hill
Transitional at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center

Hometown: Mahopac, New York
Alma Mater: Tufts University
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Quantitative Economics
Graduate Degree: Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program from Columbia University
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Thomas
Research Focus: Investigating the associations of genetic variants with melanoma prognostic characteristics and survival

Alexander Murr

Otolaryngology
University of Virginia

Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Alma Mater: North Carolina State University
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Biological Science, Minor in Spanish
Mentors: Dr. Adam Kimple, Dr. Trevor Hackman, Dr. Brent Senior, Dr. Adam Zanation
Research Focus: Aerosol generation from endoscopic sinus surgery, skull base and sinonasal neoplasms, and surgical simulation

Anthony Paterno

Orthopaedic Surgery
UNC Chapel Hill

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma Mater: Pennsylvania State University
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Degree: M.S. Biomedical Sciences from Duke University
Mentors: Dr. Reid Draeger, Dr. Robert Ostrum
Research Focus: Multiple foci across the orthopaedic surgery department, including prospective and retrospective clinical studies

Sterling Wheaten

Home State: New Jersey
Alma Mater: UNC Wilmington
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Chemistry
Graduate Degree: M.Sc. Chemistry from UNC Wilmington
Mentor: Dr. Rick Stouffer
Research Focus: Hypertension treatment and cardiovascular health disparities