Medical College of Wisconsin MIGS Bariatric Fellowship Current and Former Fellows

We expect that on completion of our fellowship training our fellow will possess the tools to be an outstanding minimally invasive surgeon and a future academic leader. The MCW fellowship offers a true academic experience and our fellows successfully transition to specialty-specific practices as surgeons advancing the field of minimally invasive surgery and bariatrics.

Current Fellow

Seyed Arshia Arshad, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2023-2024

Residency: The University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Albuquerque, NM

Former Fellows

Thomas Xu, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2022-2023

Residency: Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL

Wen Hui Tan, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2021-2022

Residency: Washington University St. Louis, MO; Post-fellowship placement: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI

Shanley Deal, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2020-2021

Residency: Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA; Post-fellowship placement: Virginia Mason University Seattle, WA

Maria Linnaus, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2019-2020

Residency: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ; Post-fellowship placement: Mayo Health System Eau Claire, WI

Semeret Munie, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2018-2019

Residency: Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI; Post-fellowship placement: Marshall University Huntington, WV

Cynthia Weber, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2017-2018

Residency: Loyola University Medical Center Chicago, Il; Post-fellowship placement: New York Bariatric Group following a laparoendoscopic surgery fellowship at University Hospitals of Cleveland

Kathleen Lak (Simon), MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2016-2017

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI; Post-fellowship placement: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI

Rana Higgins, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2015-2016

Residency: Rush University Chicago, Il; Post-fellowship placement: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI

Harish Nirujogi, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2014-2015

Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Bronx, NY; Post-fellowship placement: St. Elizabeth Physicians Florence, KY

Hassanain Jassim, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2013-2014

Residency: University of South Dakota School of Medicine Sioux Falls, SD; Post-fellowship placement: St Vincent and St Mary Hospital Green Bay, WI

Maurice Pierre-Page, MD

Advanced MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellow 2012-2013

Residency: Mount Carmel Health System Columbus, OH; Post-fellowship placement: Central Ohio Surgical Associates Columbus, OH