2025 Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Match

We are pleased to announce the results of our 2025 Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Match! 

Timothy Harris – Cardiac Track

Born in Portland, Oregon, Dr. Harris was a first-generation college graduate of the University of Washington, where he studied international studies and psychology, graduating with honors. Following graduation, Tim pursued education, and joined Teach for America, where he taught high school biology and chemistry in Detroit in an under resourced setting. During his time, Tim obtained a master’s in education at the University of Michigan and created an inquiry-based science curriculum. He started the district’s first AP class, and 100% of the students in this class were attended a 4-year university. Tim continued supporting educational opportunities in Detroit as an educational coach, where he helped more than 50 teachers support 4,000 students with science education to close the educational achievement gap. Tim then went on to earn his MD from Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) and started his his categorical general surgery training at the University of Arizona, where he is currently a PGY-4 surgery resident. Notably, he spent two years at Vanderbilt University, gaining hands-on experience and exposure to cutting-edge developments in transplant surgery. Dr. Harris has published eight peer-reviewed papers, presented at numerous national meetings, and remains actively involved in both clinical and translational research. 

John Farag – Cardiac Track

Dr. John Farag completed his undergraduate studies at UC Santa Cruz and earned his MD from the University of Cincinnati. He was an intern at UCSF for a year before entering General Surgery at Stanford where he is a 4th year resident. At Stanford, he undertook a research fellowship with Dr. Yasuhiro Shudo. His work was supported by a Transplant and Tissue Engineering Center of Excellence Fellowship Award from Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, along with a General Surgery Resident Professional Development Award. This research resulted in multiple presentations and corresponding manuscripts submitted for publication. Additionally, he was awarded first place for Best Basic/Translational Science Presentation at the department-wide Holman Research Day 2024. He holds a patent on his breakthrough research on tissue preservation.

We look forward to welcoming Tim Harris and John Farag to the family in 2026.