Research

As faculty at the Baptist Memorial Surgical Education Program, we feel it is of utmost importance and benefit to the developing surgeon to pursue research endeavors. Scholarly activity offers the opportunity to excel in any given area of surgery, master the knowledge of that field, and contribute to new discoveries that will advance the science of surgery. Research is a component of life-long learning and vitally important to surgeons whether their ultimate practice is in a community or academic setting. Plus, it is fun and offers the opportunity to attend and present at regional and national surgical meetings that our department strongly supports.

The core faculty and many of our clinical faculty have vast experience in the design, execution, interpretation, and conclusion of research studies and manuscript preparation. Our Baptist program, in cooperation with the Baptist Clinical Research Institute, offers supportive IRB, statistical, and funding opportunities.

We will align incoming residents with a coaching research mentor at the start of their training to design a mutually agreeable and achievable project in an area of the student's interest. This may include any one or more of the following:

  • Case reports
  • Retrospective institutional chart reviews
  • Prospective institutional and multi-institutional research trials
  • National database research queries

  • Secondary analyses of clinical trials through Southwest Oncology Group

An important aspect of research involves interpretation, not only of one's results, but that of others. Many of our faculty have extensive experience in peer review submissions for major surgical journals. We offer our residents the opportunity to participate in this important process along with a faculty mentor — developing critical thinking and perhaps new ideas for research endeavors going forward. In addition, a monthly Journal Club offers a "deep dive" into major new publications in the surgical field to dissect and interpret.

We feel confident that our future master surgeons will find these commitments valuable, fulfilling, and well worthy of the time investment. We welcome your participation to move the needle forward in the field of surgery.

Recent Resident Presentations

Our residents are active contributors to the surgical literature, presenting original research at local, regional, and national meetings. Recent scholarly activity includes:

National Meetings

  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Oral Presentation, The Vicious Cycle of Non-operatively Managed Small Bowel Obstruction, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), Chicago, IL, May 2026.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Oral Presentation, Post-Discharge Outcomes of Upfront Surgical Necrosectomy vs. Step-Up Approach in Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Less May Not Be More, Pancreas Club, Chicago, IL, May 2026.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Poster Presentation, Outcomes Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Versus Chemotherapy Alone for Resected Distal Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreas Club, Chicago, IL, May 2026.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Poster Presentation, A National Comparison of Different Approaches to Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy, Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 2026.
  • Sai Krishna Bhogadi, MD - Quickshot Presentation, Is Old Still the Gold Standard? Open Versus Minimally Invasive Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocysts, Pancreas Club, Chicago, IL, April 2026.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Oral Presentation, Band-Aid or Solution? Post-Discharge Outcomes of Non-Operative Management in Complicated Diverticulitis, Western Surgical Association Scientific Session, Scottsdale, AZ, November 2025.
  • Sai Krishna Bhogadi, MD - Plenary Presentation, In For Dialysis, Out for Peritonitis: Use of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters and Spectrum of Complications in the United States, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), San Diego, CA, May 2025.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Oral Presentation, Reuse of the ReCell Enzyme Does Not Decrease the Density of Spray Cell Suspension While Significantly Reducing Costs, Boswick Burn and Wound Care Symposium, Maui, HI, January 2025.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Poster Presentation, Early Enzymatic Debridement with Bromelain Enhances Fluid Response and Reduced Shock State in Burn Resuscitation, Boswick Burn and Wound Care Symposium, Maui, HI, January 2025.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Poster Presentation, Vivian Thomas: How One Man Transcended Institutional Racism to Solve Tetralogy of Fallot, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, October 2024.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD – Oral Presentation, Reuse of the ReCell Enzyme Does Not Decrease the Density of Spray Cell Suspension While Significantly Reducing Costs, Boswick Burn and Wound Care Symposium, Maui, HI, January 2025.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD – Poster Presentation, Early Enzymatic Debridement with Bromelain Enhances Fluid Response and Reduced Shock State in Burn Resuscitation, Boswick Burn and Wound Care Symposium, Maui, HI, January 2025.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD – Poster Presentation, Vivian Thomas: How One Man Transcended Institutional Racism to Solve Tetralogy of Fallot, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, October 2024.

Regional Meetings

  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Oral Presentation, Ten Years of National Data on Chronic Diaphragmatic Hernia: Does Surgical Approach Matter?, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Amelia Island, FL, February 2026.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Oral Presentation, Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): Does Surgical Specialty Matter?, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Jacksonville, FL, February 2026.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Poster Presentation, Sigmoid Gallstone Ileus Presenting as Large Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with a Cholecysto-colonic Fistula, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Jacksonville, FL, February 2026.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Oral Presentation, The Vicious Cycle of Non-operatively Managed Small Bowel Obstruction, ACS Tennessee Chapter Meeting, Buchanan, TN, August 2025.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Oral Presentation, Overstepping the Bounds? Post-Discharge Outcomes of Non-Operative Management in Complicated Diverticulitis, ACS Tennessee Chapter Meeting, Buchanan, TN, August 2025.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Quickshot Presentation, Silent Giant: Incidentally Discovered Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm in a Trauma Patient, ACS Tennessee Chapter Meeting, Buchanan, TN, August 2025.
  • Sai Krishna Bhogadi, MD - Oral Presentation, In For Dialysis, Out for Peritonitis: Use of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters and Spectrum of Complications in the United States, ACS Tennessee Chapter Meeting, Paris, TN, August 2025.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Resident Debate, Should There Be Age Limits on Complex Surgical Operations?, Tennessee Surgical Quality Collaborative, Brentwood, TN, May 2024.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Resident Debate, Cholecystectomy vs. Cholecystostomy for Acute Cholecystitis, Tennessee Surgical Quality Collaborative, Brentwood, TN, May 2024.

Local Meetings

  • Sai Krishna Bhogadi, MD - Grand Rounds Presentation, Is Old Still the Gold Standard? Open Versus Minimally Invasive Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocysts, Baptist Memorial Medical Education Annual Scholarly Activity Symposium, Memphis, TN, May 2026.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Poster Presentation, Time to Postoperative Morbidity in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgery: Does Frailty Score Matter?, Baptist Memorial Medical Education Annual Scholarly Activity Symposium, Southaven, MS, May 2026.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Grand Rounds Presentation, The Evolution of Resuscitation Inside and Outside of the Operating Room, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN, July 2025.
  • Timothy Gage Branham, MD - Grand Rounds Presentation, Enhanced Surgical Outcomes Associated with the Introduction of Pre-Operative Clinic, Baptist Memorial Medical Education Annual Scholarly Activity Symposium, Memphis, TN, May 2025.
  • Hamidreza Hosseinpour, MD - Grand Rounds Presentation, The Vicious Cycle of Non-operatively Managed Small Bowel Obstruction, Baptist Memorial Medical Education Annual Scholarly Activity Symposium, TN, May 2025.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Poster Presentation, Iliopsoas Bursal Cyst Presenting as Recurrent DVTs, Baptist Scholarly Symposium, Memphis, TN, May 2025.
  • Sai Krishna Bhogadi, MD - Grand Rounds Presentation, In For Dialysis, Out for Peritonitis: Use of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters and Spectrum of Complications in the United States, Baptist Memorial Medical Education Annual Scholarly Activity Symposium, Memphis, TN, May 2025.
  • Bobby Varghese, MD - Poster Presentation, Spindle Cell Sarcoma: Case Series and Literature Review, Baptist Memorial Medical Education Annual Scholarly Activity Symposium, Memphis, TN, May 2025.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Grand Rounds Presentation, Mismatch Repair Gene Mutations in Gastric Cancer and Implications for Treatment Strategies: A Case Series and Systematic Literature Review, Baptist Memorial Medical Education Annual Scholarly Activity Symposium, Memphis, TN, May 2024.
  • T. Gage Branham, MD - Poster Presentation, Mesenteric Ischemia & Gastric Ulcer Perforation. An Uncommon Dual Presentation, Baptist Memorial Medical Education Annual Scholarly Activity Symposium, Memphis, TN, May 2024.
  • Alexandria Gudeman, MD - Poster Presentation, Multi-Organ Containing Ventral Hernia: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review, Baptist Memorial Medical Education Annual Scholarly Activity Symposium, Memphis, TN, May 2024.