About Dr. Gasior
Dr. Gasior is a first-year categorical resident in general surgery. She completed her undergraduate studies at Georgetown University where she majored in Health Systems Administration with a concentration in Health Care Policy. She earned her medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. As a medical student, she conducted research in endocrine and oncologic surgery, served as a chief teaching assistant in the first-year gross anatomy course, and volunteered with the Center for Surgical Health. She plans to pursue a career in academic surgery.
Education/Training
2020 - 2024
MD - Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
2016 - 2020
BS - Georgetown University
Memberships/Societies
- American College of Surgeons
- Association of Women Surgeons
- Society of Surgical Oncology
- Phi Beta Kappa
Awards
2024
Clyde F. Barker Research Prize, Department of Surgery
2024
Dr. Freddy Stark Award for Gross Anatomy
2024
Top-Rated Poster Award, Society of Surgical Oncology
2023
Finalist, Penn Department of Surgery Poster Competition
2022
Bradley Clinical Science Award, Penn Department of Medicine
2022
Summer Research Grant, Infectious Disease Society of America
2020
Scholarship, Kosciuszko Foundation
2020
Finalist, Marshall Scholarship
2020
Finalist, Rhodes Scholarship
2020
Magna Cum Laude, Georgetown University
2020
Phi Beta Kappa
2020
Honors Thesis with Distinction, Georgetown University
2020
Outstanding Student Award, Georgetown University Department of Health Systems Administration
2019
Finalist, Truman Scholarship
Research
2022 - 2024
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery
Advisor: Heather Wachtel MD
2021 - 2022
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Division of Infectious Diseases
Advisor: Jessie Torgersen MD MSCE
2020 - 2021
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Advisor: Jake Brenner MD PhD
2019 - 2020
Georgetown University, Department of Health Systems Administration
Advisor: Michael Stoto PhD
Publications
- Ginzberg SP, Gasior JA, Passman JE, Stein J, Keddem S, Soegaard Ballester JM, Finn CB, Myers JS, Kelz RR, Shea JA, Wachtel H. Surgeon and Surgical Trainee Experiences After Adverse Patient Events. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 3;7(6):e2414329. PMID: 38829617.
- Torres CZ, Gasior JA, Ginzberg SP, Nunes LW, Fayanju OM, Englander BS, Elmore LC, Edmonds CE. Identifying and addressing barriers to screening mammography in a medically underserved community. Acad Radiol. 2023 Dec 26: S1076-6332(23)00688-8. [Online ahead of print] PMID: 38151382.
- Ginzberg SP, Gasior JA, Kelz L, Passman JE, Soegaard Ballester JM, Roses RE, Fraker DL, Wachtel H. Adrenalectomy Approach and Outcomes According to Surgeon Volume. Am J Surg. 2024 Mar:229:44-49. Epub 2023 Oct 23. PMID: 37940441.
- Ginzberg SP, Gasior JA, Wachtel H. ASO Author Reflections: Applying the Lens of Equity to Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Care. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6799-6800. Epub 2023 Jul 31. PMID: 37523118.
- Gasior JA*, Ginzberg SP*, Passman JE, Soegaard Ballester JM, Finn CB, Karakousis GC, Kelz RR, Wachtel H. Disparities in Presentation, Treatment, and Survival in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6788-6798. Epub 2023 Jul 20. PMID: 37474696.
- Torres CZ, Ginzberg SP, Gasior JA, Nunes LW, Fayanju OM, Englander BS, Elmore LC, Edmonds CE. Identifying and addressing barriers to screening mammography in a medically underserved community. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jun;41(16_suppl):e18685-e18685.
- Gasior JA, Wachtel H. ASO Author Reflections: Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Young Adults–Age Alone Does Not Predict Multi-Gland Disease. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul;30(7):4165. Epub 2023 Apr 6. PMID: 37024767.
- Gasior JA, Kelz RR, Karakousis GC, Fraker DL, Wachtel H. Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Young Adult Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul;30(7):4156-4164. Epub 2023 Mar 17. PMID: 36930370.
- Gasior JA, Russell R, Lo Re V, Norris A, Bennett S, Aitcheson N, Ferrante ND, Evans C, Patel M, Mehta S, Torgersen J. Automated Hepatitis C Screening and Linkage To Care Among Hospitalized Patients Born Between 1945-1965. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2021 Nov;8(Suppl 1):S551.
- Kanter K, Gallagher R, Eweje F, Lee A, Gordon D, Landy S, Gasior JA, Soto-Calderon H, Cronholm PF, Cocchiaro B, Weimer J, Roth A, Lankenau S, Brenner J. Willingness to use a wearable device capable of detecting and reversing overdose among people who use opioids in Philadelphia. Harm Reduct J. 2021 Jul 23;18(1):75. PMID: 34301246
- Stoto MA, LeBlanc N, Darling N, Gasior JA, Harmsen M, Zipfel C. A Century of Influenza: Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic? Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. 2019;20:163-169.