Program: 

Residency Program

Start Year: 

2025

Why did you choose Duke for your residency training?

I chose Duke for its warm community, health policy research initiatives, community advocacy opportunities and great clinical training. I absolutely loved my interview and immediately felt like I had found a community that I wanted to be a part of.

What excites you about the residency program at Duke Ob/Gyn?

I am excited to train alongside a group of driven, compassionate co-residents and learn from the amazing faculty and patients at Duke!

What are your career goals?

I plan to pursue a career in academic medicine, with a strong focus on data science-driven health services/policy research. I am interested in possibly pursuing a fellowship, and I would like to work with underserved patient communities in my future practice. 

Describe your research interests/goals:

Health/public policy, insurance research, and statistical modeling from clinical datasets.

What are your hobbies?

I love to run outdoors, try new workout classes (like F45 or Barry's), read and paint! I also always love to try out new coffee shops and restaurants!

 

Education & Training

Undergraduate school & graduation year:
Rice University, 2021

Medical school & graduation year:
Baylor College of Medicine, 2025

 

Awards & Honors

Alpha Omega Alpha Inductee, 2025
Gold Humanism Honor Society Member, 2025
Baylor College of Medicine Dean’s Distinction in Service Learning, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
Norton Rose Fulbright Educational Grant Fund, 2023
HOMES Clinic Distinction in Clinic Management, 2023
Baylor College of Medicine Jefrey Elkins Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2023
Rice University Distinction in Research and Creative Work, 2021
Frank Lee Berry Jr. Award, 2021
Rice University President’s Honor Roll, 2017, 2018, 2020
Baker Institute Jesse Jones Fellowship, 2020
OwlVision Grant, 2020
Rich Endowment Grant, 2019
Humanities Research Center Fellowship, 2019
Mary Ellen Lovett Hale Traveling Fellowship, Spain 2019
Albert Schweitzer Junior Fellowship, 2019
Zevi and Bertha Salsburg Memorial Fellowship in Chemistry, 2018

 

Publications

Hessami K, Kamepalli S, Lombaard HA, Shamshirsaz AA, Belfort MA, Munoz JL. Conservative management of placenta accreta spectrum is associated with improved surgical outcomes compared to cesarean hysterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jan 28:S0002-9378(25)00063-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2025.01.030

Cervantes I, Kracaw R, Moran G, Kamepalli S, Camarena B, Turrentine M, Duarte M, Orejuela F, Kilpatrick C. Perineoplasty, Pain, and Urinary Retention Following Vaginal Prolapse Surgery. International Urogynecology Journal, accepted for publication (2025)

Chirumbole D, Parobek CM, Tai A, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Mendez YH, Kamepalli S, Reed CC, Ladron de Guevara A, Lane K, Hoppenot C, Shamshirsaz AA, Belfort MA, Munoz JL, Lombaard HA. Diagnostic Value of Cell-Free DNA Fetal Fraction in Patients With Prenatally Suspected Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder. Prenat Diagn. 2025 Aug;45(9):1160-1166. doi: 10.1002/pd.6858. Epub 2025 Jul 19

Kamepalli S, Goff C, Ferreira L, Montgomery A, Lang A, Cholankeril G, Rana A. A Three Decade Analysis of Trends in Length of Stay After Liver Transplantation. Prog Transplant. 2025 Mar 19:15269248251327428. doi: 10.1177/15269248251327428

Henry G, Kamepalli S, Rana A. SOFT Cluster Score: A Series of Indices Predicting a Spectrum of Outcomes. American Journal of Transplantation 2025. 25. S115. 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.12.226

Terry V, Christmann C, Kamepalli S, Montgomery A, Goss J, Rana A. Survival outcomes following liver retransplantation (reSOFT) score: A model predicting survival after adult liver retransplantation. Liver Transpl. 2024 Dec 17. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000549

Montgomery, A, Lang, A, Kunisetty, B, Kamepalli, S, Lynn, J, Alvarez, A, Goss, ., Galvan, N and Rana, A (2024), Constructing an Intent-to-Treat Score Index to Predict Survival Outcomes in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients. Pediatric Transplantation, 28: e14816. https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.14816

Lynn J, Malik T, Montgomery A, Lang A, Shamapant N, Miggins J, Kamepalli S, Goss J, Rana A. Risk Index Predicts Pediatric Heart Allograft Non-Utilization. Pediatr Transplant. 2024;28(1):e14629. doi:10.1111/petr.14629

He ZMS, Reyes G, Liu T, McDonald M, Kamepalli S, Goss JA, Galvan NTN, Rana A. The impact of recipient hypernatremia on pediatric liver transplantation outcomes. Liver Transpl. 2024 Nov 8. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000528. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39508734

He ZMS, Reyes G, Liu T, McDonald M, Kamepalli S, Goss JA, Galvan NTN, Rana A. Hypernatremia in Pediatric Recipients of Liver Transplantation has an Impact on Patient Mortality: A National Multivariate Retrospective Analysis. Gastroenterology 2024. 166. S-1753. 10.1016/S0016-5085(24)04497-4

Kamepalli S, Junkin JR, Bakhtiyar SS, Montgomery AB, DiLeo M, Galván TN, Goss J, Abbas R. A Surgical Collaborative to Empower Medical Student Research. Annals of Surgery 5(1):p e390, March 2024. | doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000390

Kamepalli S, Liu L, Braun T, Rosen T, Orengo I. Factors Influencing Patients' Confidence in Their Mohs Surgeons. Dermatol Surg. Published online February 23, 2024. doi:10.1097/DSS.0000000000004076

Zamil DH, Kamepalli S, Alkul S, Fernandez JK, Shimizu I. Activity Limitation Counseling in Dermatologic Surgery: A Survey and Retrospective Chart Review. J Surg Res. 2024;294:257-261. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2023.09.026

Naeem T, Saffati G, Kamepalli S, Patel S, Kaaki B, Lipshultz LI, and Khera M. Risk Factors Associated with Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Complications Among Men with Peyronie's Disease. Journal of Urology. 2023 April. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003270.08

Lang A, Goff C, Montgomery A, Lynn J, Kamepalli S, Goss J, Rana A. Disparate Intent-to-Treat Outcomes for Pediatric Liver Transplantation Based on Indication. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023;2023:2859384. Published 2023 Mar 2. doi:10.1155/2023/2859384

Ferreira LD, Goff C, Kamepalli S, Montgomery AE, Miggins JJ, Goss JA, Rana A. Survival Benefit of Solid-Organ Transplantation: 10-Year Update. Dig Dis Sci. 2023;68(9):3810-3817. doi:10.1007/s10620-023-08012-1

Montgomery A, Goff C, Adeyeri B, Ferreira LD, Kamepalli S, Lynn J, Galvan NTN, Srivaths PR, Brewer ED, Rana A. A modified Kidney Donor Risk Index for pediatric kidney transplant recipients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023;38(4):1309-1317. doi:10.1007/s00467-022-05722-y

 

Presentations

Society of Gynecologic Oncology (March 2024) - Chemoradiation after chemotherapy for metastatic cervical cancer can provide treatment-free time (Poster)

Academic Surgical Congress (February 2023)- Post-Transplant Survival Outcomes in Liver Transplantation Stratified by Donor and Recipient Age (Oral Presentation)

The Liver Meeting (November 2022) - Trends in Length of Stay After Liver Transplantation: A Three Decade Analysis (Poster)

Texas Transplantation Society Annual Scientific Meeting (August 2023) - Liver Transplantation Survival Outcomes Stratified by Donor and Recipient BMI (Poster)

Michael E. DeBakey Surgical Society Alumni Symposium (March 2023) - Early Changes in Liver Transplantation Outcomes Following Implementation of Acuity Circles (Poster)

Henry J.N. Taub & James K. Alexander Medical Student Research Symposium (March 2022) - Trends in Liver Transplantation: Changes in Hospital Length of Stay from 1987-2020 (Poster)

Henry J.N. Taub & James K. Alexander Medical Student Research Symposium (March 2023) - Early Changes in Liver Transplantation Outcomes Following Implementation of Acuity Circles (Poster, 4th Place Health System Sciences, Most Popular Poster Award)