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Post-graduate positions for 2020 graduating chief residents

Rachel Akintayo

Rachel Akintayo, MD

Hometown: Staten Island, New York City
Undergraduate: City College of New York, NY
Medical School: Giesel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, NH
Research: Clinical Investigative Research Fellow, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Fellowship: Plastic Surgery, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center  
Dany Barrak

Dany Barrak, MD, MPH

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: American University of Beirut
Graduate: American University of Beirut
Medical School: University of Balamand, Lebanon
Fellowship: Surgery Oncology, Temple University
Lindsey Gade

Lindsey Gade, MD, MS

Hometown: Sandy Point, NY
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Graduate: Weill Cornell Medical College
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Research: NIH AHRQ Research Fellow Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Fellowship: Colorectal Surgery, St.Francis Hospital & Medical Center
Gaurav Garg

Gaurav Garg, MD, MS

Hometown: Dayton, MD
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Graduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Eastern Virgina Medical School
Research: The Firefighters Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, DC
Fellowship: Surgery Critical Care, University of Southern Californica
Matthew Holzner

Matthew Holzner, MD

Hometown: Holland, PA
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Georgetown University
Research: Postdoctoral Fellow, Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: Transplant, Mount Sinai
Hillary Kim

D. Hillary Kim, MD

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea 
Medical School: Catholic University of Korea-Songeui
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

*Undergraduate & Medical School is combined
Nathaly Llore

Nathaly Llore, MD

Hometown: Bradley Beach, NJ
Undergraduate: Fordham University
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Research: Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: Transplant, Columbia-New York Presbyterian
Kelly Sutter

Kelly Sutter, MD

Hometown: Gladwyne, PA
Undergraduate: Boston College, MA
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, PA
Fellowship: Trauma/Surgery Critical Care, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Candice Thompson

Candice Thompson, MD

Hometown: Orlando, FL
Undergraduate: Howard University
Medical School: Howard University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Breast Surgery, Stanford University

Post-graduate positions for 2019 graduating chief residents

Jason Chen

Jason Chen, MD

Hometown: San Mateo, CA 
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley 
Medical School: Vanderbilt University 
Research: The Firefighters Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., 
Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Southern California 
Omela Dervishaj

Ornela Dervishaj, MD

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate: 
Temple University, PA
Medical School: 
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, PA
Research: Immunotherapy Fellow and Surgical Oncology Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Fellowship: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Temple University 
Humair Quadri

Humair Quadri, MD

Hometown: Potomac, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland
Medical School: 
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research:
 Surgical Oncology Fellow, Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute of National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology, Cedars-Sinai 
Salaam Sadi

Salaam Sadi, MD

Hometown: Baghdad, Iraq 
Undergraduate: University of Baghdad 
Medical School: University of Baghdad 
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Albany Medical Center
Danielle Salazar

Danielle Salazar, MD, MA

Hometown: El Paso, TX 
Undergraduate: University of Arizona 
Graduate: Boston University
Medical School: Boston University 
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center 
Jenny Shao

Jenny Shao, MD

Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Undergraduate: Washington University of St. Louis
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center
Chaitanya Vadlamudi

Chaitanya Vadlamudi, MD, MBA

Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Graduate: University of Miami 
Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University 
Mariana Vigiola-Cruz

Mariana Vigiola Cruz, MD

Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Undergraduate: 
Rutgers University
Medical School: 
 UMDNJ/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Research: The Firefighters Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.,
Fellowship: Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Eugene Wang

Eugene Wang, MD

Hometown: Fremont, CA 
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley 
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Research: Trauma and Critical Care, LA County + University of Southern California
Future Plans: General Surgery, Kaiser Perinate of Southern California  
Danjing Zhao

Danjing Zhao, MD

Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Undergraduate: University of Toronto
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital

Post-graduate positions for 2018 graduating chief residents

Ravi Bamba

Ravi Bamba, MD

Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Research: Vanderbilt University, Plastic Surgery
Fellowship: Indiana University Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Anne Fabrizio

Anne Fabrizio, MD

Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Research: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Colorectal Surgery
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's, Colorectal Surgery

Connor Hynes

Conor Hynes, MD

Undergraduate: Villanova University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: VAMC-DC, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Military Service Staff Surgeon, USS Lincoln
Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Amanda Pysher

Amanda Pysher, MD

Undergraduate: Northeastern University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Virginia, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Michael Sosin

Michael Sosin, MD

Undergraduate: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Research: NYU Langone, R. Adams Shock Trauma Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Fellowship: NYU Langone Medical Center, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Post-graduate positions for 2017 graduating chief residents

Johnny Costello

Johnny Costello, MD

Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research: Joseph E. Robert, Jr. Fellow in Pediatric Surgery Innovation; The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C.,
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Chicago, IL

Chris Devulapalli

Chris Devulapalli, MD

Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Research: Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: Plastic Surgery, University of Miami

Elizabeth Hechenbleikner

Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD

Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Research: Armstrong Institute Resident Scholars Program in Patient Safety and Quality, John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, NY

Annie Roberts

Annie Roberts, MD

Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Undergraduate: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Research: Pediatric Surgery, The Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, CA

Post-graduate positions for 2016 graduating chief residents

Caroline Butler

Caroline Butler, MD

Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Undergraduate: The College of William and Mary
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Research: Surgical Oncology Fellow, Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute of National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Fellowship: Trauma and Critical Care, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL

Young Hong

Young K. Hong, MD

Hometown: Richmond, VA
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Research: Clinical Fellow, Thoracic Oncology Lab, Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute of National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Christa Grant

Christa Grant, MD

Hometown: Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Undergraduate: Lehman College, City University of New York
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Research: Gastrointestinal Tissue Engineering, The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, The University of Michigan

Dominic Emerson

Dominic Emerson, MD

Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate: University of Washington, Seattle
Medical School: University of Washington, Seattle
Research: Cardiac Surgery Outcomes, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C.,
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA

Post-graduate positions for 2015 graduating chiefs

Erin Hall, MD, MPH

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Trauma Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Maryland

Russell Langan

Russell Langan, MD

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Research: Immunotherapy and Surgical Oncology Fellowship, National Cancer Institute
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Allison Linden

Allison Linden, MD, MPH

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: Paul Farmer Global Surgery Research Fellowship, Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgical Critical Care, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: ECMO, University of Chicago, IL

Manish Tushar Raiji

Manish Tushar Raiji, MD, MA

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Research: Surgical Oncology Fellowship, National Cancer Institute
Fellowship: Pediatric surgery, University of Chicago, IL

Trevor Upham

Trevor Upham, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: Surgical Oncology Fellowship, National Cancer Institute
Fellowship: Thoracic Surgery, University of California, San Diego

Post-graduate positions for 2014 graduating chiefs

Greg Pattakos

Greg Pattakos, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery; Texas Heart Institute

Sujata Gill

Sujata Gill, MD

Medical School: SUNY - Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Fellowship: Laparoscopic Surgery; Emory University

Rubie Sue Jackson

Rubie Sue Jackson, MD

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Research: VA Medical Center
Fellowship: Breast Surgical Oncology; Anne Arundel Medical Center

Brok Lanier

Brock Lanier, MD

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Research: National Institutes of Health
Fellowship: Plastic Surgery Fellowship, University of Southern California

Yong Kwon

Yong Kwon, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship: Abdominal Organ Transplantation; Georgetown University Hospital

Post-graduate positions for 2013 graduating chiefs

Sheri Kardooni

Sheri Kardooni, MD

Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Fellowship: Trauma/ Critical Care Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital

Denise Lo

Denise Lo, MD

Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Fellowship: Abdominal Organ Transplantation at Emory University Hospital

Aarti Mathur

Aarti Mathur, MD

Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine
Fellowship: Endocrine Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital

David Spurlock

David Spurlock, MD

Medical School: University of Michigan School of Medicine
Fellowship: Thoracic Surgery at University of Michigan

Arun Thenappan

Arun Thenappan, MD

Medical School: SUNY - Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgical Critical Care at University of Michigan

Post-graduate positions for 2012 graduating chiefs

Gary DeCesare

Gary DeCesare, MD

Medical School: University of South Florida College of Medicine
Fellowship: Plastic Surgery Fellowship at UCLA

Jay Graham

Jay Graham, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Columbia University Hospital

Matthew Reinersman

Matthew Reinersman, MD

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Thoracic Surgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic

Shafik Sidani

Shafik Sidani, MD

Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Fellowship: Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at the University of Minnesota

Anit Vettukattil

Anit Vettukattil, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Fellowship at Rhode Island Hospital of Brown University

Post-graduate positions for 2011 graduating chiefs

Lisa Rae

Lisa Rae, MD

Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Fellowship: Burn Fellowship at University of Washington

Keith Thatch

Keith Thatch, MD

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Michigan

Steve Varga

Steve Varga, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship at UCLA

Joyce Wong

Joyce Wong, MD

Medical School: Albany Medical College
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center

Alumni – MedStar Washington Hospital Center


2018
 Shawn Kettyle, MD  Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, Attending, St. Vincent’s Hospital, CT
 Mei Li Kwong, MD  Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Loma Linda University Health, CA
 Michail Mavros, MD  Complex Surgical Oncology / Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic HPB Surgery Fellowship, University of Toronto, Canada
 Matthew  Sharbaugh,
 DO
 Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Albany Medical Center, NY
 Shawn Tejiram,  MD  Burn/Critical Care Surgery Fellowship, University of California Davis, CA

2017
 Robel Beyene, MD  Acute Care Surgery Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
 Joseph Greene, MD,   MBA  Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship - INOVA Fairfax
 Shabnam Hafiz, MD,   MPH  Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - Ryder Trauma Center at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
 Taryn Travis, MD  Attending Division of Burn Surgery - MedStar Washington Hospital Center

2016
 Nchang Azefor, MD  General Surgery - TBD
 Sara Chaffee, MD  General Surgery - Village Surgical Associates, P.A., Fayetteville, NC
 Kara Monday, MD  Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - Baylor, Scott & White, TX
 Naderge Pierre, MD  Colon and Rectal Fellowship - Georgia Colon and Rectal Specialists, GA
 Charlie Srivilasa, MD  Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - San Antonio Military Medical Center, TX

2015
 Elizabeth Zubowicz, MD  General & Minimally Invasive Surgery - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
 Earl Thompson, MD  Colorectal Surgery Fellowship - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
 Brian Rezvani, MD  Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship - University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
 William Yi, MD  General Surgery - MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
 Neil Mauskar, MD  Plastic Surgery Fellowship - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

2014
 Duncan Yoder, MD  Transplant Surgery Fellowship - University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
 Reid Vegeler, MD  Colorectal Surgery Fellowship - Colon & Rectal Clinic of Orlando, Orlando, FL
 Jeffrey Shupp, MD  Director, Burn Surgery - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
 Sarah Carter, MD  Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE
 Jenny Hong, MD  Surgical Oncology Fellowship - Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

2013
 Beth Amundsen, MD  Transplant Surgery Fellowship - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
 Kamel Brakta, MD  General Surgery - Willis-Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA
 Kristopher Hamwi, MD  Plastic Surgery Fellowship - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
 Seema Mittal MD, MPH  Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL
 Elizabeth O’Leary, MD  General Surgery - Chevy Chase, MD

2012
 Ervind Bhogte, MD  General Surgery - Calvert Surgical Care, Prince Frederick, MD
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
 Eleisha Flanagan, MD  General/MIS Surgery - University of Maryland Medical System
MIS Fellowship - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
 Tareq Kheirbek, MD  Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - Rhode Island Hospital / Brown
University, Providence, RI Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency
Surgery Fellowship - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
 Karina McArthur, MD  General/Bariatric Surgery - Kaiser Permanente, Washington, D.C.,
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, PA
 Virginia Park, MD  General Surgery - Reston Hospital Center, Reston, VA
 Patricia Wehner, MD  Breast Surgery - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Breast Surgery Fellowship - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2011
 Andrew Erickson, MD  General Surgery - Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT
 Terral Goode, MD  Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - Medical College of
Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
 Tariq Ibrahim, MD  General Surgery - Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup NM
 Melissa Kath, MD  Plastic Surgery Fellowship - University of Tennessee Health
Science Center, Memphis, TN
 Elliot Zahtz, MD  Transplant Surgery Fellowship - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2010
 Ali Jawed, MD  General Surgery - Bangor, ME
 Laura Johnson, MD  Burn, Trauma, and Critical Care Surgery - MedStar Washington
Hospital Center Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship -
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
 Christian Shults, MD  Cardiac Surgery - MedStar Washington Hospital Center Cardiothoracic
Surgery Fellowship - Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
 Jeremy Whitt, MD  General/Vascular Surgery - West Memphis, AR