Eight faculty members of the Department of Surgery received academic promotions in the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years, to date. An honorary champagne reception for faculty, family, and staff, took place Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, in the Beaumont Room of Sterling Hall of Medicine.
Department Chair Dr. Nita Ahuja introduced the evening, acknowledging each faculty member by name and newly appointed title. Those faculty, in alphabetical order:
Dr. Justin Blasberg, Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Daniel Boffa, Professor of Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Cassius Ochoa Chaar, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Dr. Anees Chagpar, Professor of Oncology
Dr. Sajid Khan, Associate Professor of Oncology
Dr. Saral Mehra, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
A promotion is not a gift, it is an achievement.
Department Chair, Dr. Nita Ahuja
Dr. Doruk Ozgediz, Associate Professor of Pediatrics Surgery
Dr. Peter Yoo, Associate Professor of Transplant
“Your academic promotion is a testament to your tenacity and grit; and to your continued progress as surgeons, educators, researchers and leaders,” said Dr. Ahuja, in a toast. “A promotion is not a gift, it is an achievement. Congratulations, and well done.”
Faculty Advisory Committee leader Dr. Alan Dardik echoed Dr. Ahuja’s encouragement, in a speech that spoke to the magnitude of achievement represented by a promotion in rank.
“These faculty represent the paragon of academic surgeons. Their achievements represent sustained effort and dedication that has been recognized on a national and international level, making an impact on medicine and the care of patients. Promotion at Yale recognizes a faculty's impact in academia and predicts even great success in the future.”
Dr. Ahuja thanked the entire Faculty Advisory Committee for their commitment, including Drs. Alan Dardik, Dan Boffa, Ben Judson, Walter Longo, Ronnie Rosenthal, Ronnie Salem and Joe Santos Saachi and the Faculty Affairs Office.
Special thanks were extended to family and friends for their support.