Education & Training:
| Clinical Fellowship |
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellow, 2009-2011 Research Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2005-2006 |
| Residency: |
General Surgery Residency, 2006-2008 General Surgery Residency, 2003-2005 |
| Medical School: |
Doctor of Medicine, 2003 |
Clinic Locations:
|
University Medical Center Colon and Rectal Clinic |
Hospital Affiliations:
- University Medical Center New Orleans
- Touro Infirmary
Committees:
Hospital Committees:
- Surgical Services Culture Council
- Surgical Services Executive Committee
- Surgical Services Throughput Committee
- Cancer Surgery Committee
- Block Time Utilization Committtee
- Surgical Services Culture Club
University Committees:
- Clinical Advisory Group
- Administrative Council
National/International Committees:
- Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Surgery Committee
- Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) GI Committee
- Association for Surgical Educators (ASE) Graduate Surgical Education Committee
- American College of Surgeons (ACS) High School Program Mentor
- Association of Academic Surgery (AAS) Residents Mentor
- American Board of Surgery (ABS) Associate Board Examiner
- American College of Surgerons (ACS) ACS Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum Reviewer
- American Collge of Surgeons (ACS) ACS Health Policy Advisory Councilor
- Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Nominating Committee
- Association of Program Directors in Surgery Mentorship Program
- Association of Program Directors in Surgery Member Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Association of Academic Global Surgery (AAGS) Rules and Regulations Committee
- American Board of Surgery (ABS) Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
- American Board of Surgery (ABS) Nomination Committee
- Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Chair, Education Commitee
- American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Finance Committee
Selected Publications:
- Morris-Wiseman L, Arenas MR, Arora TK, Abdelsattar J, Rosenkranz K, Geary A, Misra S, Yoo P, Douglas WG, Brunsvold M, Ross H, Thambi-Pillai T, Martinez S, Dent D, Friel C, Nfonsam V. The Graduate Medical Education Leader’s Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit. Prepared by the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson. June 2020. Accepted for ebook publication by the Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Website available July 2020.
- Nfonsam VN, Neumayer LA. (2015). Surgical Practice Management. In Ashley SW (Ed), Scientific American Surgery, Decker.
- Bernstein C, Prasad AR, Nfonsam V, Bernstein H; DNA Damage, DNA Repair and Cancer; pp 413-465; In New Research Directions in DNA Repair; InTech Web; May 2013; Chen C, ed.