1. Residency Programs
  2. General Surgery Residency Wilmington
  3. Program Faculty

Program Faculty

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Experts training tomorrow's experts

Novant Health general surgery residency faculty are dedicated clinician-educators and skilled surgeons who prioritize mentorship. They invest deeply in each resident’s individual growth, providing personalized guidance, hands-on teaching, and support for your career development.

Program director

Sarah Scott Fox, MD, FACS

MD: University of Sydney School of Medicine

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  • Residency: Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center general surgery

Medical areas of interest:

  • daVinci Robotic advanced colorectal surgery
  • Techniques in anorectal surgery
  • Endoscopy
  • Colon and rectal cancer care
  • Surgical education 
Associate program director

Samuel D. Baughman Jr., MD

MD: Medical University of South Carolina

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Critical care
  • Trauma critical care
  • Acute care surgery
  • Diabetic foot wounds
Associate program director

Christopher Carballo, MD, FACS

MD: Drexel University College of Medicine

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  • Residency: Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center general surgery

Medical areas of interest:

  • Critical care
  • Trauma critical care
  • Emergency general surgery

Elizabeth Acquista, MD, FACS

MD: Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Critical care
  • Complex abdominal cases
  • Open and laparoscopic surgeries of the colon, small intestine, pancreas, spleen, liver and biliary tree

Khaled Basiouny, MD FACS

MD: University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Trauma surgery
  • Critical care
  • Emergency general surgery

Colston A. Edgerton, MD, FACS

MD: Wake Forest University Bowman Gray School of Medicine

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Bariatric surgery
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Abdominal wall reconstruction

Meagan E. Evangelista, MD, FACS

MD: East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Critical care
  • Trauma critical care
  • Emergency general surgery

Michelle M. Fillion, MD, MS, FACS

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Robotic surgery
  • Complex general surgical oncology
  • Complex gastrointestinal oncology
  • Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery
  • Breast, endocrine, soft tissue sarcoma, melanoma and minimally invasive surgery

Michaela Gaffley, MD

MD: University of Miami

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Colon and rectal surgery
  • TAMIS and TaTME
  • Robotic surgery

W. Borden Hooks, III, MD, FACS

MD: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Medicine

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  • Residency: Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center general surgery

Medical areas of interest:

  • Robotic surgery
  • Minimally invasive bariatric surgery

William Hope, MD, FACS

MD: Medical University of South Carolina

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Robotic surgery
  • Gastrointestinal surgery with special interest in advanced laparoscopic surgery of the abdomen, including anti-reflux, stomach, intestine/colon, gallbladder, spleen, and adrenal surgery
  • Open and minimally invasive approaches to hernia surgery

Sean P. Nassoiy, DO, FACS

DO: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Complex surgical oncology
  • Hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery
  • HIPEC
  • Skin, soft tissue and melanoma surgery 

Timothy J. Novosel, MD, FACS

MD: Eastern Virginia Medical School

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Critical care
  • Trauma
  • Emergency general surgery

Joseph M. Payne, MD, FACS, FASCRS

MD: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Medicine

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Colon and rectal cancer
  • Advanced trauma life support
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Anal problems
  • Diverticulitis

William Powers, MD, FACS

MD: Eastern Virginia Medical School

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  • Residency: Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center general surgery

Medical areas of interest:

  • Critical care, acute care
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Coagulopathy of trauma
  • Thromboelastography (TEG)
  • Management of the open abdomen

Michelle T. Roper, MD FACS

MD: Texas A&M Health Science Center

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Colon and rectal surgery
  • Robotic surgery
  • Advanced laparoscopic colon surgery

Whiyie A. Sang, MD

MD: Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Puerto Rico

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Colon and rectal surgery
  • Robotic surgery

Jayme Stokes, MD, FACS

MD: East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Bariatric surgery
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Complex robotic surgery

James R. Yon, MD

MD: Medical University of South Carolina

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Medical areas of interest:

  • Critical care
  • Trauma critical care
  • Burns

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Our residents

Your co-residents are friendly, welcoming, and here to support you as you learn and grow together in your general surgery practice.

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Contact & support

For questions, email Program Administrator Kathy Radley, C-TAGME, at Kathy.Radley@NovantHealth.org.

Administrative Office Address

General Surgery Residency Program
2131 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401