Education

• M.D., University of Vermont College of Medicine
• Internship in General Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals
• Residency in General Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals
• Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Publications

• Spanknebel K, Ellison EC, Nagler A, et. al. "Surgery Clerkship Directors' Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Medical Student Education." Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 238(5), (2024) 942-959. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000492
• Ellison EC, Spanknebel K, Farmer DL, et. al. "One-Year Follow-Up of COVID-19 Impact on Surgical Education: Clinical Training Restored but Surgical Trainee Emotional Well-Being Still at Risk." Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 235(2), (2022) 195-209. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000243
• Ellison EC, Nagler A, Stain SC, et. al. "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical trainee education and well-being spring 2020-winter 2020: A path forward." American journal of surgery, 223(2), (2022) 395-403. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.05.018
• Matthews JB, Blair PG, Ellison EC, et. al. "Checklist Framework for Surgical Education Disaster Plans." Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 233(4), (2021) 557-563. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.06.015
• Abdelsattar JM, Coleman JR, Nagler A, et. al. "Lived Experiences of Surgical Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Assessment." Journal of surgical education, 78(6), (2021) 1851-1862. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.04.020
• Butler PD, Franz BD, Anderson SL, et. al. "Enriching surgical residency training through the liberal arts." American journal of surgery, 222(1), (2021) 42-44. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.047
• Ellison EC, Spanknebel K, Stain SC, et. al. "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Surgical Training and Learner Well-Being: Report of a Survey of General Surgery and Other Surgical Specialty Educators." Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 231(6), (2020) 613-626. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.08.766

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Memberships and Affiliations

• American Board of Surgery Certificate – Society of Surgical Oncology