Department administration
Thomas Fishbein, MD
Chairman, Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Physician Executive Director, MedStar Health Integrated Surgical Services
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Mount Sinai Medical Center (1997)
Residency Program: Boston University Medical Center (1995)
Internship Program: Boston University Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1989)
Jack Sava, MD
Chair of Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: LAC-Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center (2001)
Residency Program: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (1999)
Internship Program: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1995)
Medical School: McGill University (1994)
Rebecca Evangelista, MD
Vice Chair, Faculty Development, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Virginia Health Sciences Center (2004)
Residency Program: George Washington University Hospital (2003)
Medical School: State University of New York – Upstate (1997)
Program leadership
Patrick Jackson, MD, FACS
Residency Program Director
Professor of Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Massachusetts General Hospital (2002)
Residency Program: Massachusetts General Hospital (2002)
Medical School: Columbia University (1995)
Chadi Abouassaly, MD
Associate Program Director, Compliance, and Scheduling
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2009)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Internship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2004)
Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine (2002)
Eleanor Drew, MD
Associate Program Director, Competency Assessment
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Washington University in St. Louis (2015)
Residency Program: University of Chicago Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (2009)
Erin Felger, MD
Associate Program Director, Simulation, and Wellness
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins University (2009)
Residency Program: University of North Carolina Hospitals (2003)
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1998)
Shimae Fitzgibbons, MD, MEd
Associate Program Director, Curriculum
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Residency Program: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (2012)
Internship Program: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (2012)
Medical School: Brown University School of Medicine (2004)
Division of breast surgery
Marc Boisvert, MD, MBA
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Residency Program: Saint Raphael Campus (1986)
Internship Program: Saint Raphael Campus (1982)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1981)
Patricia Wehner, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Southern California (2013)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2012)
Internship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2012)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2007)
Ian Greenwalt MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2020)
Residency Program: University Hospitals of Cleveland (2019)
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (2014)
Jennifer Daniella Son, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of California San Francisco (2020)
Residency Program: Rush University Medical Center (2019)
Internship Program: Rush University Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (2014)
Lucy Maria De La Cruz, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2016)
Residency Program: University of Miami Hospital and Clinics (2015)
Medical School: Universidad Central del Este (2004)
Division of colon and rectal surgery
Brian Bello, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Chicago Medical Center (2013 & 2011)
Residency Program: University of Chicago Medical Center (2012)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (2006)
Sara E. Berkey, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2020)
Residency Program: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2019)
Medical School: Tulane School of Medicine (2012)
Preetha Ali, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Fellowship Program: Swedish Medical Center Main Hospital (2014)
Residency Program: Stamford Hospital (2013)
Internship Program: Stamford Hospital (2013)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2008)
Anne Fabrizio, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2019)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2018 & 2014)
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (2011)
Zhifei Sun, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Washington University in St. Louis (2021)
Residency Program: Duke University Medical Center (2020)
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2012)
Division of endocrine surgery
Erin Felger, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins University (2009)
Residency Program: University of North Carolina Hospitals (2003)
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1998)
Jennifer Rosen, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: National Cancer Institute (2005)
Residency Program: Beth Israel Medical Center (2002)
Internship Program: Beth Israel Medical Center (1998)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine (1997)
Victoria Lai, MD, MS
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Medical College of Wisconsin (2014)
Residency Program: Montefiore Medical Center (2013)
Internship Program: Montefiore Medical Center (2009)
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2008)
Nancy Marie Carroll, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: National Cancer Institute (2004)
Residency Program: Massachusetts General Hospital (1999)
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine (1992)
Division of general surgery
Nasrin Ansari, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins University (2009)
Residency Program: University of North Carolina Hospitals (2003)
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1998)
Parag Bhanot, MD
Assistant Professor
Vice-Chair, Finance, Department of Surgery
Director, MGUH Comprehensive Hernia Center
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Northwestern Memorial Hospital (2006)
Residency Program: University of Cincinnati Medical Center (2005)
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine (2000)
John Brebbia, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Residency Program: State University of New York at Buffalo (1998)
Internship Program: State University of New York at Buffalo (1998)
Medical School: University of Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1993)
Eleanor Drew, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Washington University in St. Louis (2015)
Residency Program: University of Chicago Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (2009)
Francisco Espinel, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Columbia University Medical Center (2010)
Residency Program: George Washington University Hospital (2009)
Residency Program: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2007)
Residency Program: Pennsylvania Hospital (2005)
Internship Program: St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan (2003)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2002)
Medical School: Universidad Autonomy de Guadalajara (1999)
Rebecca Evangelista, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Undergraduate Surgery Medical Education
Medical Director, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Surgical Skills Center
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Virginia Health Sciences Center (2004)
Residency Program: George Washington University Hospital (2003)
Medical School: State University of New York – Upstate (1997)
Shimae Fitzgibbons, MD, MEd
Assistant Professor
Director, Surgical Simulation and Education
Associate Residency Program Director Surgery Clerkship Director
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Residency Program: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (2012)
Internship Program: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (2012)
Medical School: Brown University School of Medicine (2004)
Mario Golocovsky, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1980 & 1979)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1978)
Internship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1974)
Medical School: Universidad de Cordoba (1971)
Shawn Tweedt, DO
Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency Program: The Doctors Hospital (2005)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2000)
Division of minimally invasive and bariatric surgery
Ivanesa Pardo, MD, FACS
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Albany Medical Center (2013)
Residency Program: Indiana University Hospitals (2012)
Medical School: Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvardao (2003)
John Brebbia, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Residency Program: State University of New York at Buffalo (1998)
Internship Program: State University of New York at Buffalo (1998)
Medical School: University of Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1993)
Yewande Alimi, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Stanford University School of Medicine (2021)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Ctr (2020)
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine (2013)
Division of pediatric surgery
Manuel Torres, MD, FACS, FAAP
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: The Johns Hopkins Hospital (2009)
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2007)
Medical School: University of California Los Angeles (2000)
Division of surgical oncology
Chukwuemeka Ihemelandu, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2012)
Residency Program: Howard University Hospital (2010)
Medical School: University of Nigeria Medical School (1995)
Patrick Jackson, MD, FACS
Residency Program Director
Professor of Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Massachusetts General Hospital (2002)
Residency Program: Massachusetts General Hospital (2002)
Medical School: Columbia University (1995)
Division of thoracic surgery
Marc Margolis, MD
Associate Professor
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Fellowship Program: George Washington University Hospital (2001)
Residency Program: New York Methodist Hospital (1999)
Internship Program: Mount Sinai Medical Center (1994)
Medical School: University of Cape Town (1987)
Ann Hwalek, DO, MS
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Residency Program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2021)
Residency Program: Loyola University Medical Center (2019)
Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (2012)
Division of trauma and burn surgery
Chadi Abouassaly, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2009)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Internship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2004)
Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine (2002)
Erin Hall, MD, MPH
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Maryland Medical System (2016)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2015 & 2008)
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine (2007)
Jack Sava, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: LAC-Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center (2001)
Residency Program: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (1999)
Internship Program: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1995)
Medical School: McGill University (1994)
Anthony Shiflett, DO
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Southern California Medical Center (2007)
Internship Program: St. Barnabas Medical Center (2002)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2001)
Jeff Shupp, MD, FACS
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2014 & 2011)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (2006)
James Street III, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2006)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2005)
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina (2000)
Kelly Sutter, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Ctr (2022)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Ctr (2021)
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (2016)
Christine Trankiem, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Southern California (2007)
Residency Program: Temple University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: Hahnemann University (2001)
Taryn Travis, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2018)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (2010)
Shawn Tejiram, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: UC Davis Medical Center (2020)
Fellowship Program: UC Davis Medical Center/Shriners Hospital for Children (2019)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Ctr (2018)
Medical School: University of South Florida School of Medicine (2012)
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Peter L. Abrams, MD
Assistant Professor
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2011)
Residency Program: Yale New Haven Hospital (2009)
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2004)
Thomas Fishbein, MD
Professor
Director, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Mount Sinai Medical Center (1997)
Residency Program: Boston University Medical Center (1995)
Internship Program: Boston University Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1989)
Alexander Helmut Kurt Kroemer, MD
Attending Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgeon
Director, Transplant Laboratory
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Medical School: Fachbereich Medizin (2005)
Cal Matsumoto, MD
Assistant Professor
Director, Small Bowel Transplantation
Director, Center for Intestinal Care and Transplant
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2001)
Residency Program: Tripler Army Medical Center (1999)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (1994)
Brian Nguyen, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)
Residency Program: University of Southern California Medical Center (2019)
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine (2014)
Pejman Radkani, MD, MSPH, FACS
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Yonsei University (2016)
Fellowship Program: Mount Sinai Medical Center of Miami Beach (2014)
Residency Program: Mount Sinai Medical Center of Miami Beach (2013)
Medical School: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (2001)
Jennifer Verbesey, MD
Assistant Professor
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (2011)
Residency Program: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (2009)
Medical School: Harvard Medical School (2000)
MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
Steven Abramowitz, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Residency Program: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (2009)
Cameron Akbari, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1997)
Residency Program: University of Connecticut Health Center (1995)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1990)
Javairiah Fatima, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Cleveland Clinic Hospital (2014)
Residency Program: Mayo Clinic of Rochester (2012)
Medical School: Aga Khan University (2004)
Jesse Garcia, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2005)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2005)
Internship Program: Makati Medical Center (1999)
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (1998)
Faris Hakki, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Residency Program: Waterbury Hospital (1995)
Fellowship Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1993)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1992)
Internship Program: University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital (1990)
Fellowship Program: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1989)
Medical School: Damascus University (1986)
Sadia Ilyas, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (2022)
Fellowship Program: The Ohio State University Exner Medical Center (2020)
Residency Program: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (2019)
Residency Program: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (2013)
Medical School: University of Missouri Kansas City (2010)
Misaki Kiguchi, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Residency Program: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (2008)
Krystal Maloni, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Pennsylvania Hospital (2020)
Residency Program: Brown University (2018)
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine (2013)
Danielle Salazar, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Ctr (2021)
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Ctr (2019)
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (2014)