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Office
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
2200 Children's Way
Nashville, TN 37232
Education & Training
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Plastic Surgery, 2022
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterPlastic Surgery, 2022
- Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2014 - 2019
- St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 2014 - 2023
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 81 citationsObjective Measures Needed — Program Directors’ Perspectives on a Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1Alan T. Makhoul, Matthew E. Pontell, Nishant Ganesh Kumar, Brian C. Drolet
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2020-06-17 - 52 citationsImplications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective.Lawrence O. Lin, Alan T. Makhoul, Paige N Hackenberger, Nishant Ganesh Kumar, Anna R. Schoenbrunner
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2020-12-17 - 58 citationsThe Change of USMLE Step 1 to Pass/Fail: Perspectives of the Surgery Program Director.Matthew E. Pontell, Alan T. Makhoul, Nishant Ganesh Kumar, Brian C. Drolet
Journal of Surgical Education. 2021-01-01
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