Residents | General Surgery Residency Program | MedStar Health

2025-2026 General Surgery Residency Program

PGY-5

Philip Crepeau

Philip Crepeau, MD

Hometown: Moscow, ID
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Research: Surgical Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Shadin Ghabra

Shadin Ghabra, MBBS

Hometown: McLean, VA
Undergraduate: University of Sharjah
Medical School: University of Sharjah College of Medicine
Research: Minimally Invasive Colon & Rectal Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Research: Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute – National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Kyle Gress

Kyle Gress, MD

Hometown: Kansas City, KS
Undergraduate: Marquette University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Sarah Halbert

Sarah Halbert, MD

Hometown: Hockessin, DE
Undergraduate: Wellesley College
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Research: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
Jin Kook

Jin Kook Kang, MD

Hometown: Fullerton, CA
Undergraduate: University of California San Diego
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Research: Cardiothoracic Surgery/ECMO, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Amelia Levi

Amelia Levi, MD

Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: University of York
Medical School: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Research: Global Trauma Surgery, Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala City, GUAT
Chelsea McDermott

Chelsea McDermott, MD

Hometown: Uncasville, CT
Undergraduate: The Pennsylvania State University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Desiree Pinto

Desiree Pinto, MD, MPH

Hometown: Williamstown, NJ
Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Research: Burn Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Michele Saruwatari

Michele Saruwatari, MD

Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Research: Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC

 

Tara Stansbury

Tara Stansbury, MD

Hometown: Allentown, PA
Undergraduate: Lehigh University
Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

Mariana Tumminello

Mariana Tumminello, MD

Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

 

PGY-4

Prisca Alilio

Prisca Alilio, MD

Hometown: Rockville, MD
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

 

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Chad Byrd, DO

Hometown: Frederick, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Narica Clark

Narica Clarke, MD

Hometown: St. Catherine, Jamaica
Undergraduate: Howard University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Research: Thoracic Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Salma Hassan

Salma Hassan, MD

Hometown: Oakdale, MN
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

 

Mary Kim

Mary Kim, MD

Hometown: Oakton, VA
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Research: Trauma & Burn Surgery, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC

Ana Leon

Ana Leon, MD

Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate: Bowdoin College
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine

 

Vivien Pat

Vivien Pat, MD

Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Undergraduate: St. Bonaventure University
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences



Jacqueline Russell

Jacqueline Russell, MD

Hometown: North Wardell, MO
Undergraduate: Southeast Missouri State University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: Patient Safety, Quality & Performance Improvement, MedStar Health Research Institute,
Washington, DC

Kirsten Schuster

Kirsten Schuster, MD

Hometown: Poolesville, MD
Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

PGY-3

Jessica Briscoe

Jessica Briscoe, MD, MBS

Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: University of Texas San Antonio
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Research: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Jacob Broome

Jacob Broome, MD, MS

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

 

Erin Coonan

Erin Coonan, MD

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Undergraduate: Boston College
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

 

Elyse Feder

Elyse Feder, MD

Hometown: Crown Point, IN
Undergraduate: Indiana University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

 

Mitchell Frydenlund

Mitchell Frydenlund, MD, MS

Hometown: Lone Tree, CO
Undergraduate: University of Colorado Boulder
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

 

Amber Famiglietti

Amber Gallanis, MD

Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
Undergraduate: Swarthmore College
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: Surgical Oncology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Alana Hagley

Alana Hagley, MD

Hometown: Marietta, GA
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine

 

Anne Kearney

Anne Kearney, MD

Hometown: West Hartford, CT
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

 

Amanda Mary Sue Ping Chow

Amanda Mary Soo Ping Chow, MD

Hometown: Maraval, Trinidad, and Tobago
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Research: Burn Surgery, Firefighters’ Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC


Katya Van Anderlecht

Katya Van Anderlecht, MD

Hometown: Beverly, MA
Undergraduate: Boston College
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine

 

PGY-2

Austin Almand

Austin Almand, MD, MS

Hometown: Dallas, TX
Undergraduate: United States Air Force Academy
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Sydney Dishman

Sydney Dishman, MD

Hometown: Riva, MD
Undergraduate: Queens University of Charlotte
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Coleman Johnson

Coleman Johnson, MD

Hometown: Abingdon, VA
Undergraduate: Hampden – Sydney College
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Ariana Nodoushani

Ariana Nodoushani, MD

Hometown: Northborough, MA
Undergraduate: Northeastern University
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Giselle Peng

Giselle Peng, MD

Hometown: Coppell, TX
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Morgan Pothast

Morgan Pothast, MD, MS

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Isha Punn

Isha Punn, MD

Hometown: New York, NY

Undergraduate: Stony Brook University

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Siena Roat-Shumway

Siena Roat-Shumway, MD, MS

Hometown: Menlo Park, CA

Undergraduate: University of California

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

 

Richard West

Richard West, MD

Hometown: Lansdale, PA
Undergraduate: Temple University
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Amber Wilkes

Amber Wilkes, MD

Hometown: Simsbury, CT
Undergraduate: New York University
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

PGY-2 Preliminary

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Paola Anselmetti, MD

Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical School: Universidad del Zulia Facultad de Medicina, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

PGY-1 - Categorical

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Meredith Brown, MD

Hometown: Landisburg, PA
Undergraduate: Gettysburg College
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Claire Dalby, MD

Hometown: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
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Mackenzie Donoho, MD

Hometown: Coxs Creek, KY
Undergraduate: University of Kentucky
Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

 

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Maximilian Fliegner, MD

Hometown: Birmingham, MI
Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

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Anna Maurer, MD

Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate: Washington University
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
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Esteban Molina, MD

Hometown: Clifton, VA
Undergraduate: James Madison University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
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Youngrok Park, MD, PhD

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
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Ursulina Tomczak, MD

Hometown: Homer Glen, IL
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame and Saint Marys College
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
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Lydia Torres, DO

Hometown: Larchmont, NY 
Undergraduate: Cornell University  
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Molly Wilson, MD

Hometown: Charlotte, MI
Undergraduate: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

PGY-1 Preliminary

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Alberto Jeronimo, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
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Doo Hee Kim, MD

Hometown: Chagrin Falls, OH
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
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Wesley Stark, MD

Hometown: St Saint Joseph, MO
Undergraduate: Rockhurst University
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
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Niloofar Ghyasi, MD

Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Undergraduate: Penn State University Park
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
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Allison Karwoski, MD

Hometown: Germantown, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland-College Park
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Daanish Khazi-Syed, MD

Hometown: Highland Village, TX
Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Dallas
Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
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Alexander Kim, MD

Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
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Ross Meaden, MD

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine
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Fernando Nunez, MD

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Undergraduate: Kalamazoo College
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
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Madison Thompson, MD

Hometown: Pensacola Beach, FL
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Brian Truong, MD

Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

 

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Dillon Williams, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: Loyola Marymount University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Research

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AlleaBelle Bradshaw, MD

Hometown: Lexington, KY
Undergraduate: Ouachita Baptist University
Medical School: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

Research: Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Noosha Deravi

Noosha Deravi, MD

Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
Undergraduate: Barnard College
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: Surgical Education, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

Javier Galindo

Javier Galindo, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Research: Cardiac Transplantation, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Margaret Hornick

Margaret Hornick, MD

Hometown: Leavenworth, KS
Undergraduate: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Research: Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Amanda Immidisetti

Amanda Immidisetti, MD, MS

Hometown: North Brunswick Township, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Research: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Rosa Kim

Rosa Kim, MD

Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Research: Colorectal Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

 

Madison Malfitano

Madison Malfitano, MD

Hometown: Jacksonville, NC
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Research: ECMO and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Thomas O'Shea

Thomas O’Shea, MD

Hometown: Lynnfield, MA
Undergraduate: Colby College
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Research: Cardiothoracic Surgery/ECMO & Chest Tube Securement, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

John O'Neill

John O'Neill, MD

Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: Lung Transplantation/EVLP, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Navya Vemula

Navya Vemula, MD

Hometown: Edison, NJ
Undergraduate: Temple University
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Research: Surgical Oncology, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY

Edward Ward

Edward Ward, MD

Hometown: Williamstown, NJ
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Research: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC