The Cardiothoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Residency offers invaluable experience and training in the latest developments in CT Surgery practice. We are proud of our program alumni and the value they add to the field of CT Surgery.
Class of 2022-2023
Nicole Kaczor, MPAS, PA-C
Nicole Kaczor, MPAS, PA-C received her Masters in PA studies at La Moyne College and worked as a surgical PA for the Department of Cardiac Surgery at DHMC from 2023-2024 before moving home. She now works in Cardiothoracic Surgery at St Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse NY.
Haley Martin, MPAS, PA-C
Haley Martin, MPAS, PA-C received her Masters in PA studies from the University of California, Davis, and works in Cardiothoracic Surgery at UC San Diego Health in California.
Class of 2021-2022
Carly Polizotto, MPAS, PA-C
Carly Polizotto, MPAS, PA-C received her Masters in PA studies at Indiana University- Perdue University Indianapolis. She is an instructor in Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine and works as a surgical PA with the Department of Thoracic Surgery at DHMC.
Class of 2020-2021
Chelsea Stoutenburg, MPAS, PA-C
Chelsea Stoutenburg, MPAS, PA-C, received her Masters in PA studies from Clarkson University. She is an instructor in Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine and works as a surgical PA with the Department of Cardiac Surgery at DHMC. Chelsea is one of the co-program directors for the CT APP Postgraduate Fellowship Program.
Hardikkumar K. Patel, MPAS, PA-C
Hardikkumar K. Patel, MPAS, PA-C received his Masters from Lincoln Memorial University. Hardik works in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplants at the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida.
Class of 2019-2020
Kyle Holsted, MPAS, PA-C
Kyle Holsted, MPAS, PA-C received his Masters in PA studies from the University of South Florida. He worked as a PA with Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation at USF Health and Tampa General Hospital in Florida from 2020 to 2021. Kyle is now an instructor in Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine and works as a surgical PA with the Department of Thoracic Surgery at DHMC.
Caroline Coffey, MPAS, PA-C
Caroline Coffey, MPAS, PA-C received her Masters in PA studies from South University in Tampa and works at Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa Florida.
Class of 2018-2019
Tam Nguyen, MPAS, PA-C
Tam Nguyen, MPAS, PA-C received her Masters in PA studies from Bethel University and works for Synergy Cardiothoracic Surgery Partnership in Southern California.
Lori Teraoka, MPAS, PA-C
Lori Teraoka, MPAS, PA-C, received her Masters in PA studies from Duke University School of Medicine and works in Thoracic Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon.
Class of 2017-2018
Kevin Swann, MPAS, PA-C
Kevin Swann, MPAS, PA-C received his Masters in PA studies from Quinnipiac University. Kevin is an instructor in Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine and works as a surgical PA with the Department of Cardiac Surgery at DHMC.
Claudia Lam, MPAS, PA-C
Claudia Lam, MPAS, PA-C received her Masters in PA studies from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and worked as a surgical PA for the Department of Cardiac Surgery at DHMC from 2018 to 2021. She now works in cardiothoracic surgery at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center in Eugene, Oregon.
Class of 2016-2017
Jennifer Farren, MPAS, PA-C
Jennifer Farren, MPAS, PA-C received her Masters in PA Studies at Midwestern University and currently works as a PA in cardiothoracic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
Scott Mirick, MPAS, PA-C
Scott Mirick, MPAS, PA-C received his Masters in PA studies from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and works as a PA in the Orthopedic Department DHMC.
Class of 2015-2016
Jon Dupuis, MPAS, PA-C
Jon Dupuis, MPAS, PA-C received his Masters in PA studies from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Jon is an instructor in Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine and works as a surgical PA with the Department of Thoracic Surgery at DHMC.
Austin Holt, MPAS, PA-C
Austin Holt, MPAS, PA-C received his Masters in PA studies from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Austin is an instructor in Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine and works as a surgical PA with the Department of Cardiac Surgery at DHMC.