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Residents–The MedStar Health–Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center Residency Program in General Surgery

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2020-2021 General Surgery Residency Program

PGY-5

Mai Al Khadem, MBBCh

Hometown: Aleppo, Syria
Undergraduate: Dubai Medical College
Medical School: Dubai Medical College

Adam Reese, MD

Hometown: Exton, PA
Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Ariana Metchik, MD

Hometown: Oceano, CA
Undergraduate: University of California Los Angeles, LA
Medical School: Harvard Medical School, MA

Megan Bouchard, MD

Hometown: New Hope, PA
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, WI
Research: Pediatric Surgery, Northwestern Children's Lurie, Chicago, IL

Raul Caso, MD, MS

Hometown: South Florida
Undergraduate: University of Miami, FL
Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
Research: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Thoracic Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Brian Cohen, MD

Hometown: Ardsley, NY
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Research: Cardio Thoracic, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.

Kathryn LaRusso, MD, MPH, PhDc

Hometown: Rochester, NY
Undergraduate: Georgetown University

Graduate: Boston University, School of Public Health
Medical School: Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

Graduate: Global Surgery, McGill University

Chamilka Gunasekera, MD

Hometown: Dayton, OH
Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Evan Merle, MD

Hometown: Akron, OH
Undergraduate: Miami University of Ohio
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

JaeHee (Jane) Yoon, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: Middlebury College
Graduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

PGY-4

Whitney Sutton, MD

Hometown: Overland Park, KS
Undergraduate: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine

Rachael Essig, MD

Hometown: Williamstown, WV
Undergraduate: Butler University, IN
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine, WV
Research: Pediatric Surgery, University of Chicago

John Keyloun, MD

Hometown: Millburn, NJ
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: The Firefighters Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.

Timothy Holleran, MD

Hometown: Holland, PA
Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Victoria Cui, MD

Hometown: Austin, TX
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Medical School: Washington University

Romina Deldar, MD

Undergraduate: Purdue University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Danielle Grossman, MD

Undergraduate: Cooper City, FL
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Medical School: University of Central Florida

Monika Masanam, MD

Hometown: Southfield, MO
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Aradhya Nigam, MD

Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Kieranjeet Nijhar, MD

Hometown: Wolverhampton, England, UK
Undergraduate: UC Davis
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Maya Jackson, MD

Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

PGY-3

Majed El Hechi, MD

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

Undergraduate: American University of Beirut

Medical School: American University of Beirut

Javier Galindo, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Undergraduate: University of Chicago

Medical school: Boston University

Sarah Halbert, MD

Hometown: Hockessin, DE

Undergraduate: Wellesley College

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Mary Kim, MD

Hometown: Oakton, VA

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Amelia Levi, MD

Hometown: New York, NY

Undergraduate: New York University

Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Hanna Mathers, MD

Hometown: Harrington Park, NJ

Undergraduate: University of Miami

Medical School: Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Jacob Neary, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate: Purdue University

Medical School: Louisiana State University New Orleans

Desiree Pinto, MD

Hometown: Williamstown, NJ

Undergraduate: University of Delaware

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Leah Starks, MD

Hometown: Midland, Michigan

Undergraduate: Grand Valley State University

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Hui Zheng, MD

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate: Temple University
Medical School: Temple University

Jayson Marwaha, MD

Hometown: Providence, RI
Undergraduate: Brown University
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

PGY-2

Jessica Briscoe, MD, MBS

Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: University of Texas San Antonio
Graduate: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Narica Clark

Hometown: St. Catherine, Jamaica
Undergraduate: Howard University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

Noosha Deravi

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Kyle Gress

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

Margaret Hornick

Hometown: Leavenworth, KS
Undergraduate: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas Medical School
Research: University of Kansas School of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center

Chelsea McDermott

Hometown: Ucasville, CT

Undergraduate: The Pennsylvania State University

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Kirsten Schuster

Hometown: Poolesville, MD

Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Tara Stansbury

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

Mariana Tumminello

Hometown: New Orleans, LA

Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame

Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, New Orleans

AlleaBelle Gongola, MD

Hometown: Plainview, AR
Undergraduate: Ouachita Baptist University
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

PGY-1 Preliminary Program

Christian Delgado, MD

Hometown: Arlington, VA
Undergraduate: College of William & Mary
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Alexander IP, MD

Hometown: Springfield, VA
Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine

Jae Ho Kim, MD

Hometown: Annadale, VA & Seoul, South Korea
Undergraduate: James Madison University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Research: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

DianeMarie Toritseiu Omire-Mayor, MD

Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
Undergraduate: Boston University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Research: Center for Molecular Discovery at Boston University

Prayag Pershad, MD

Hometown: Richmond, VA
Undergraduate: North Carolina State University
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Zubir S. Rentiya, MD

Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate: George Washington University
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Research: Johns Hopkins University, University of Massachusetts Medical Center

John Rutland, MD

Hometown: Madison, NJ
Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Daniel Swanson, MD

Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Ibtesam Zahid, MD

Hometown: Herndon, VA
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Medical School: Edward via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residents on Research

Amber Famiglietti, MD

Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL

Undergraduate: Swarthmore College

Medical School: Georgetown University SoM

Shadin Ghabra, MBBS

Hometown: McLean, VA
Medical School: University of Sharjah College of Medicine, United Arab Emirates*
Residency: Tawam Hospital in affiliation with Johns Hopkins, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Arab Board of Health Specializations, General Surgery (ABHS-GS)
Research: Clinical Research Fellow. Houston Methodist Hospital. Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery Division. Houston, TX Harvard Medical School. High Impact Cancer Research Program. Boston, MA
*Undergraduate and Medical School is combined

Jin Kook (Luke) Kang, MD

Hometown: Fullerton, CA
Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University

Philip Crepeau, MD

Hometown: Moscow, ID
Undergraduate: Bringham Young University
Medical School: University of Washington

Kesha Oza, MD, MS

Hometown: Potomac, MD
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Graduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Rachael Essig, MD

Hometown: Williamstown, WV
Undergraduate: Butler University, IN
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine, WV
Research: Pediatric Surgery, University of Chicago

Nicholas Prindeze, MD, MS

Hometown: Pasadena, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland
Graduate: Columbia University
Medical School: St. George's University

Michele Saruwatari, MD

Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Medical School: University of Hawaii

PGY-1 Categorical

Prisca Alilio, MD

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

Yvonne Bui, MD

Hometown: Colton, CA
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: Mayo Clinic

Salma Hassan, MD

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

Rosa Kim, MD

Hometown: South Korea
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Penn State University College of Medicine

Madison Malfitano, MD

Hometown: Jacksonville, NC
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

John O'Neill, MD

Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: NCI Radiation Oncology Branch

Vivien Pat

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

Jacqueline Russell, MD

Hometown: North Wardell, MO
Undergraduate: Southeast Missouri State University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research: Medstar Health Research Institute, Institute for Innovation; Human Factors

Amanda Mary Soo Ping Chow, MD

Hometown: Maraval, Trinidad, & Tobago
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Howard University

Edward Ward, MD

Hometown: Williamstown, NJ
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Medical School: Oregon Health and Science University
Research: Oregon Health and Science University

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