General Surgery
MD, Professor of Surgery, Former Associate Program Director, Director of Trauma Education, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Born and raised in Ohio, Dr. Hendershot received her undergraduate degree from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. She then began her medical education at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, graduating in 1999.
Dr. Hendershot completed her surgical residency in general surgery at Georgetown University in Washington, DC in 2004. She then went on to complete fellowships in trauma and trauma research at Fairfax Hospital outside of Washington, DC in 2006 followed by a surgical critical care fellowship at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 2007.
Dr. Hendershot came to UAB from Wright State University where she was an Assistant Professor and the Associate Clerkship Director for surgery medical students. She is very interested in trauma and surgical education and has done research in both of these areas.
She is involved in committees of the Eastern Association of the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) and the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) and is a member of the prestigious American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.
Selected publications from PubMed
Message Received? Applicant Insights on Preference Signals in General Surgery Residency Recruitment.
Lund S, Santucci NM, Zarate Rodriguez J, Naaseh A, Khan S, Luo X, Hunt ML, Silvestri C, Gan CY, L'Huillier JC, Hight R, Hudson J, Hendershot K, Calata J, Wang ML, Alseidi A, Jindani R, Williams-Perez S, Foster T, Woodward JM
J Surg Educ. 2026 Sep;83(9):104096 doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104096.
Advising Through the Noise: Medical Student Advisor Perspectives on How Preference Signals Have Influenced Surgical Residency Recruitment.
Santucci NM, Wang ML, Woodward JM, Gan CY, Silvestri C, Hudson J, Hight R, Naaseh A, Hunt ML, Hendershot K, Zarate Rodriguez J, Luo X, Khan S, Alseidi A, Jindani R, Calata J, Williams-Perez S, Foster T, Lund S
J Surg Educ. 2026 Sep;83(9):104060 doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104060.
Mixed Signals: General Surgery Residency Applicant Attitudes Toward Preference Signaling.
Santucci NM, Woodward JM, Hunt ML, Gan CY, Hight R, Naaseh A, Rodriguez JZ, Hendershot K, Luo X, Khan S, Silvestri C, Calata J, Jindani R, Hudson J, Wang ML, Alseidi A, Williams-Perez S, Foster T, Lund S
J Surg Educ. 2026 Sep;83(9):104059 doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104059.
Patient education series: understanding trauma and emergency general surgery conditions.
Dilday J, Reilly PM, Haut ER, Martin MJ, Hendershot K
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024;9(1):e001589 doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001589.
Transition from trainee to educator in the operating room: A needs assessment and framework to support junior faculty.
Lynch KA Jr, Brown RF, Steinhagen E, Jacobson DL, Malhotra N, Hendershot K, Brownson KE, Bialowas C, Abdou H, Smith BK, Miller M
Am J Surg. 2022 Jun;223(6):1112-1119 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.11.003.
The transition from medical school to residency is a key milestone in the journey to becoming a physician. It is also a time full of many changes with a steep learning curve. If you’ve ever felt stressed about the thought of navigating that transition, this panel session is for you! We will explore topics of Effective Strategies for Studying for your In-service and Certification Exams, Addressing Bias, Maximizing Time Management to Promote Wellness, and Finding a Mentor. Early career faculty and current surgical residents will share their insights and experiences to help demystify general surgery residency and provide you with some tools to not only survive, but thrive!
With Association for Surgical Education
Published
Sep 2024
Welcome and Introduction - Dr. Dimitrios Stefanidis (USA) Introduction to the Association for Surgical Education. Why we put this series together - Dr. Dimitrios Stefanidis (USA) Overview of Sessions 2 and 3 - Dr. Dmitry Nepomnayshy (USA) and Dr. Kim Hendershot (USA) Panel - What do surgical trainees need today to flourish? - Moderated by Dr. Dimitrios Stefanidis (USA) and Dr. Aimee Gardner (USA) Closing remarks – Dr. Dimitrios Stefanidis (USA)
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Nov 2022
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