Research
Dr. Dewan’s research focuses on clinical and translational neuro-oncology targeted treatments and outcomes, pediatric neurovascular disorders and surgical therapy, global epidemiology and treatment of neurosurgical disease, neurosurgical capacity building in low resource settings, and the surgical management of congenital neurologic disorders. He has published more than 130 manuscripts in some of the top content journals including Neuro-Oncology, the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, and the Journal of Neuro-Oncology. His research has garnered more than 9,000 citations worldwide.

Memberships, Awards and Honors
Dr. Dewan is Faculty of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He received the A.J. Raimondi Award, International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, the Resident Teaching and Leadership Award, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and the Augustus McCravey Award, Southern Neurosurgical Society. He also received the Alpha Omega Alpha Resident Award from the National Medical Honor Society and the Frank Parker Prize from Frank Parker Prize, Yale University School of Medicine. He was a Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellow at Harvard Medical School from 2016-2017.

Education
Dr. Dewan received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. He earned his MD from the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and completed his residency and internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. He also received a degree as Master of Science in Clinical Investigation from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Patient Appointments and Clinic
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Doctor’s Office Tower, 9th Floor
2200 Children's Way
Nashville, TN 37232
Appointments (615) 322-6875
Fax: (615) 343-7076

WEBSITE: Department of Neurological Surgery

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Kat's Story

Dr. Menzel joined our surgical faculty in the Division of General Surgery as an assistant professor of Clinical Surgery after completing a fellowship in Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His clinical areas of expertise are bariatric and metabolic surgery, as well as minimally invasive foregut surgery. Other areas of expertise include GI surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease, biliary disease, and general surgery. Dr. Menzel will be focusing his efforts on the development of Vanderbilt’s Surgical Weight Loss/Bariatric Program at Vanderbilt’s Wilson County Hospital. 

Research

Dr. Menzel’s research interests include optimizing enhanced recovery pathways in bariatric patients, studying patient outcomes after staged bariatric revision operations, and the professionalism of medicine. His recent publications include: Comparing Sleeve Gastrectomy to Single Stage Band Removal and Concomitant Sleeve Gastrectomy, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. He is also co-authoring a book chapter on the metabolic changes after roux-en-y gastric bypass.

Memberships

Dr. Menzel is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and is becoming a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery.

Education

• Medical Degree - Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston, SC
• Internship & Residency - Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Hospital - Miami, FL
• Certified Nutritionist and Personal Fitness Trainer

WEBSITE

Division of General Surgery

Dr. Bradley joined our surgical faculty in the Division of General Surgery as an assistant professor of Surgery, after working as a private practice General Surgeon in Knoxville, TN. His clinical areas of expertise include abdominal wall reconstruction, hernia (inguinal, ventral, incisional, flank, and epigastric), biliary disease/gallbladder, diaphragmatic hernia, and sports hernia/athletic pubalgia.

Research

Dr. Bradley’s research interests include patient outcomes before and after hernia repair, hernia quality of life, minimally invasive surgical techniques, robotics in surgery, biology of hernia, and hernia device implants. His recent publications include: Does Ventral Hernia Defect Length, Width, or Area Predict Postoperative Quality of Life? Answers from a Prospective International Study, Journal of Surgical Research; Defining Surgical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Massive Ventral Hernia Repair; an International Multicenter Prospective Study, American Journal of Surgery; and SAGES Guidelines for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair, Surgical Endoscopy.

Memberships

Dr. Bradley is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and Southeastern Surgical Congress. He is also a member of the Americas Hernia Society and Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Bradley is an American College of Surgeons Fellow. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery.

Education

Dr. Bradley graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Memphis, in Memphis, TN. Graduate studies in science and business were conducted at the University of Memphis, in Memphis, TN. Dr. Bradley received his MD from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. He completed his residency and internship at University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC. He completed his Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship with a focus on hernia repair at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.

WEBSITE

Division of General Surgery

Education:

• Ph.D. in Reproductive biology, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea, 2009
• M.S. in Reproductive biology, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea, 2005
• B.S. in Biotechnology, Seoul Women’s University, Korea, 2003

Research

• Defining the risk factors for gastric cancer development.
• Understanding the progression and evolution of dysplastic stage to cancer as a key transition state in gastric carcinogenesis, using novel in vitro organoid models and in vivo mouse models.
• Defining tumorigenic potential of heterogenous dysplastic cell lineages, including dysplastic stem cells, as gastric cancer precursor cells.

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Dr. Maurer joined our surgical faculty after completing a fellowship at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Her clinical areas of expertise include biliary disease/gallbladder, acute care surgery, GI surgery, surgical endoscopy, and hernias. Dr. Maurer is certified in Surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

Research
Dr. Maurer’s research interests include flexible endoscopy and resident well-being. Her recently published articles include Chapter 6: Diagnostic Endoscopy During PEG, Nova Science Publishers and Techniques, Effectiveness and Potential Complications, pages 55-76, Nova Science Publishers.  

Memberships and Honors
Dr. Maurer is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), American College of Surgeons and Association of Women Surgeons. She is also a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. 

Education
Dr. Maurer received a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. She also earned her medical degree at Indiana University. She then completed her internship and residency at Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL and completed a one-year fellowship at The Ohio State University.

CONTACT
Division of General Surgery
1161 21st Avenue South
Medical Center North, D-5203
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone (615) 343-4612

PATIENTS 
Vanderbilt Medical Group General Surgery
2105 Edward Curd Lane, Suite 102
Franklin, TN 37067
Phone (615) 791-7253
Fax (615) 791-7383
 
EMAIL:  Susan.M.Maurer@vumc.org
WEBSITE:  Division of General Surgery

Education

• 2006 M.D., Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Postgraduate Training

• 2006-2007 Internship in General Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 2007-2008 Residency in General Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 2008-2010 Fellowship in Transplantation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 2010-2013 Residency in General Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 2013-2016 Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• 2016-2017 Fellowship in Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Credentials

• Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

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