General Surgery Residency - Meet Us

Residents

Zachary Breed, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

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Sarah Choksi, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

Texas Tech University School of Medicine

Xander Jacobson, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Neb.

Maham Javaid, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

Boston University School of Medicine

Kathryn Ottaviano, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

William Schu, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Robert Spencer, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

University of Texas Health Science Center

Rogger Andrade, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Hye Hyun Bahng, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Ruthia Chen, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Zachary Lee, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

Indiana University School of Medicine

Grishma Pradhan MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Wael Alameen, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School

Dow Medical College

Murad Ali Alfaqih, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School

Howard University College of Medicine

Belinda Beqo, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Anna Booras, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School

Boston University School of Medicine

Ashleigh Brennan, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School

New York Medical College

Jando Danial, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School

University of Minnesota Medical School

Priya Nyayapati, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School

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Yimin (Talia) Chen, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Gabriel del Carmen, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School

McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science center at Houston

Patryk Krzesaj, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Margot Lurie, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School

New York Medical College

Alexis Marrin, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Grace Marshall, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Rachel Su, MD

Class of 2030

Medical School

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Nina Spitofsky, MD

Class of 2030

Medical School

Sydney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson

Rohith Sai Raman, MD

Class of 2030

Medical School

Medical University of South Carolina College of Me

Sabrina Mann, MD

Class of 2030

Medical School

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Andie Keener-Dorn, MD

Class of 2030

Medical School

McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas

Jennifer Chen, MD

Class of 2030

Medical School

Robert Larner, MD, College of Medicine at the Univ

Preliminary Surgery

Augusto Moncada Ortega, MD

Preliminary Surgery

Medical School

Universidad Central de Venezuela Escuela de Medicina Jose Maria Vargas

Rushna Shaikh, DO

Class of 2026

Medical School

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Chase Knibbe, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Jacques Bistre Varon, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

Universidad Anahuac Escuela de Medicina

Nicole Ayres, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Me

Research Residents

Yuan-Haw Andrew Wu, MD

Research Resident

Medical School

China Medical University Taichung, Taiwan

Faculty

Alumni

2025

Pooja Desai, MD

Fellowship

UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA Vascular

Medical School

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Danial Hameed, MD

Residency

Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

Medical School

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Jacob Mago, MD

Fellowship

Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Medical School

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Eric Mettetal, MD

Residency

Montefiore Med Center/Einstein, Bronx, NY

Medical School

Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Megala Sankrith, MD

Fellowship

Mount Sinai Hospital, NY, NY

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University

David Stillman, MD

Fellowship

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

Medical School

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago

Keren Valerus, MD

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine

John Villegas, MD

Fellowship

NYU Langone, NY, NY

Medical School

New York Medical College

Alexis Webber, MD

Fellowship

Atrium Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC

Medical School

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

2024

Brian Nasca, MD

Fellowship

Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Medical School

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University, Philadelphia

Gabrielle Rieth, MD

Fellowship

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Medical School

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

Rachel Thiets, MD

Private Practice

Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga, N.Y.

Medical School

Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Neb.

Bradford Willox, MD

Fellowship

Cooper Hospital, Camden, N.J.

Medical School

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

2023

Olufunmilayo Agunloye, MD

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care, Albany Medical Center

Medical School

Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Abdullah Jawad, MD

Medical School

University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

Woihwan Kim, MD

Fellowship

Colorectal Surgery, University of Texas

Medical School

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Patrick Nguyen, MD

Fellowship

U.S. Army

Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine

Olatoye Olutola, MD

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care, Case Western University, Cleveland, OH

Medical School

University of Toledo College of Medicine

Pooja Patel, MD

Fellowship

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, N.J.

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

Adam Petchers, MD

Fellowship

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Albany Medical Center

Medical School

University of Vermont College of Medicine

2022

Susanna Hill, MD

Fellowship

University of Minnesota

Medical School

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Pamela Mar, MD

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care, Albany Medical Center

Medical School

Keck School of Medicine of the Univ. of So. California

Tyler Robinson, MD

Fellowship

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University

Medical School

Boston University School of Medicine

Anna Wu, MD

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care, University of Rochester

Medical School

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2021

David Croasdale, MD

Fellowship

Colorectal Surgery, St. Vincent Hospital, Erie, Pa.

Medical School

Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Matthew Garner, MD

Fellowship

Transplant Surgery, Wake Forest Hospital, Winston Salem, N.C.

Medical School

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Andrea Gillis, MD

Fellowship

Endocrine Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Medical School

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York City

Kathryn Joy, MD

Fellowship

Critical Care, Baylor, Houston

Medical School

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Andrew Marthy, MD

Practice

US Navy, Virginia Beach, Va.

Medical School

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Lauren Strait, MD

Fellowship

Vascular Surgery, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.

Medical School

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Alexis Webber, MD

Research Leave, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Mass.

Medical School

St. Louis University School of Medicine

2020

Nicholas Ahn, MD

Fellowship

Colorectal Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital

Medical School

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Christopher Decker, MD

Fellowship

Trauma Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia

Medical School

Geisinger Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, Penn.

Robert Malizia, MD

Fellowship

Colorectal Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston

Medical School

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, N.Y.

Kogulan Nadesakumaran, MD

Fellowship

Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio

Medical School

Stony Brook University Health and Science Center School of Medicine

Ashley Pfaff, MD

Fellowship

Trauma Critical Care Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

Medical School

Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Justin Van Backer, MD

Fellowship

Thoracic Surgery, University of Rochester Strong Hospital

Medical School

University of Vermont College of Medicine

2019

Kevin Krautsak, MD

Fellowship

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine

Medical School

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, N.Y.

Gracie Luetters, MD

Practice

Samaritan Hospital, Troy, N.Y.

Medical School

St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies

Jessica Martinolich, MD

Fellowship

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cook County Health, Chicago

Medical School

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Kieran Melody, MD

Practice

Island Hospital, Anacortes, Wash.

Medical School

University of California Davis School of Medicine

2018

Lisa Angotti, MD

Fellowship

Trauma and Critical Care, Brooke Army Medical Center, Houston

Medical School

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Sean Boyle, MD

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care, Albany Medical Center

Medical School

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Maria Brown, MD

Fellowship

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Westchester Medical Center

Medical School

St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies

Jessica Johnson, MD

Fellowship

Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore

Medical School

University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Stephen Sharp, MD

Fellowship

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic - Florida

Medical School

University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colo.

2017

Vladimir Davidyuk, MD

Fellowship

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Jonathan Eldor, MD

Practice

Essentia Health, Jamestown, N.D.

Medical School

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, N.Y.

Brandon Keys, MD

Practice

Adena Surgical, Chillicothe, Ohio

Medical School

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia

William Raible, MD

Fellowship

Vascular Surgery, Albany Medical Center

Medical School

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Caitlin Snyder, MD

Fellowship

Thoracic Surgery, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia

Medical School

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston

2016

Nima Maghami, MD

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

Medical School

Medical College of Wisconsin

Stephan Martone, MD

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care, Orlando Regional Medical Center

Medical School

St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies

Christopher Werter, MD

Fellowship

Vascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center

Medical School

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Yi Joey Zhou, MD

Fellowship

Vascular Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Penn.

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University

2015

Travis Arnold-Lloyd, MD

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta

Medical School

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Avinash Bhakta, MD

Fellowship

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

Medical School

University of Nevada School of Medicine

Lynn Choi, MD

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care, Albany Medical Center

Medical School

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Matthew Kasulke, MD

Fellowship

Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford, Conn.

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Dominick Megna Jr, MD

Fellowship

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

Medical School

St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies

2014

Christa Abraham, MD

Practice

Albany Medical Center

Medical School

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Issam Koleilat, MD

Fellowship

Vascular Surgery, Marshall I. Pickens Hospital - Greenville Health System, S.C.

Medical School

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Andrew Taitano, MD

Fellowship

Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, University of South Florida

Medical School

Brown University Medical School, Providence, R.I.

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Meet Us

Residents

Zachary Breed, MD

Class of 2026

Sarah Choksi, MD

Class of 2026

Xander Jacobson, MD

Class of 2026

Maham Javaid, MD

Class of 2026

Kathryn Ottaviano, MD

Class of 2026

William Schu, MD

Class of 2026

Robert Spencer, MD

Class of 2026

Rogger Andrade, MD

Class of 2027

Hye Hyun Bahng, MD

Class of 2027

Ruthia Chen, MD

Class of 2027

Zachary Lee, MD

Class of 2027

Grishma Pradhan MD

Class of 2027

Wael Alameen, MD

Class of 2028

Murad Ali Alfaqih, MD

Class of 2028

Belinda Beqo, MD

Class of 2028

Anna Booras, MD

Class of 2028

Ashleigh Brennan, MD

Class of 2028

Jando Danial, MD

Class of 2028

Priya Nyayapati, MD

Class of 2028

Yimin (Talia) Chen, MD

Class of 2029

Gabriel del Carmen, MD

Class of 2029

Patryk Krzesaj, MD

Class of 2029

Margot Lurie, MD

Class of 2029

Alexis Marrin, MD

Class of 2029

Grace Marshall, MD

Class of 2029

Rachel Su, MD

Class of 2030

Nina Spitofsky, MD

Class of 2030

Rohith Sai Raman, MD

Class of 2030

Sabrina Mann, MD

Class of 2030

Andie Keener-Dorn, MD

Class of 2030

Jennifer Chen, MD

Class of 2030

Preliminary Surgery

Augusto Moncada Ortega, MD

Preliminary Surgery

Rushna Shaikh, DO

Class of 2026

Chase Knibbe, MD

Class of 2026

Jacques Bistre Varon, MD

Class of 2026

Nicole Ayres, MD

Class of 2026

Research Residents

Yuan-Haw Andrew Wu, MD

Research Resident

Faculty

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