Surgical Resident Profiles

Gordon (Peter) Bensen, MD

Hometown: Norwich, Vermont
Education: MD – Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate – Bowdoin College
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, HPB surgery, global health/surgery, surgical education, and outcomes research (particularly cost-effectiveness analyses)
Hobbies: Running, skiing, biking, hockey, eating raw carrots, listening to jam bands, and hanging around an outdoor fire with friends/family

Stalin Canizares Quisiguina, MD, MSc, MPH

Pending graduation on 05/2025

Hometown: Quito, Ecuador
Education: MD – Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Clinical Interests: Transplantation, HPB, minimally invasive surgery
Hobbies: Swimming, running, hiking

Muhammed Ali Colak, MD

Hometown: Konya, Turkey
Education: MD – Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Adult and pediatric abdominal transplantation, Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation, xenotransplantation
Hobbies: Film photography, chess, Formula 1, rowing, amateur barista

Quynh-Anh (Anh) Dang, MD

Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Education: MD – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Undergraduate – Southern Methodist University
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery, clinical outcomes, quality improvement, culinary medicine, medical education
Hobbies: Volleyball, cooking, traveling

Aikaterini (Katerina) Dedeilia, MD

Hometown: Athens, Greece
Education: MD - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Clinical interests: Pediatric surgery, surgical oncology, surgical education
Hobbies: Cycling, indoor rowing, yoga, Pilates, cooking, finding cool new restaurants, spending time with friends and family, playing with our cat and preventing him from destroying our living room

Sarah DiNapoli, MD, PhD

Hometown: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Education: MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; undergraduate – College of the Holy Cross
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, colorectal surgery, cancer immunology and therapeutics, palliative care
Hobbies: Cooking, exploring the local food and arts scenes, going to the gym, reading, talking/following pro sports, spending time with family and friends

Siva Emani, MD, MS

Hometown: Newton, Massachusetts
Education: MD — Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate / MS — Harvard University
Clinical interests: Acute care and trauma surgery, cardiac surgery, surgical oncology, bioengineering, low-cost medical technology
Hobbies: Tennis, basketball, spikeball, South Asian music and cinema

Stuart Ewing, BSc, BMedSc, MBBS

Hometown: Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Education: MD – University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jamaica; Undergraduate – University of the West Indies, Mona
Clinical Interests: Trauma surgery, global surgery, medical education
Hobbies: Listening to and playing music, photography, traveling, cycling, mixed martial arts 

Ibraheem Damilola (Dami) Hamzat, MD

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Education: MD – The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine;
Undergraduate – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Clinical Interests: Cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, medical education
Hobbies: Fiction writing, rock climbing, reading, sleeping

Samir Ghandour, MD

Hometown: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Education: MD – The University of Balamand; Undergraduate – The University of Balamand
Clinical Interests: Interventional radiology, hepatobiliary interventions, dynamic MSK imaging techniques, interventional oncology, ultrasonography
Hobbies: Formula 1, chess, biking, traveling, urban photography, billiards

Rahul Ghosh, MD, PhD, MS

Hometown: Irvine, California
Education: MD/PhD - Texas A&M College of Medicine & Department of Biomedical Engineering; MS - University of California, Los Angeles; Undergraduate - Washington University in St. Louis
Clinical Interests: Cerebrovascular disease, endovascular aortic repair, oncovascular surgery, computer vision, artificial intelligence, medical device development
Hobbies: Swimming, graphic design, Bollywood dance, history

Abdullah Khalid, MD

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Education: MD – Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, PIPAC, HIPEC, HPB surgery, living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), cardiothoracic surgery
Hobbies: Cricket, stargazing, hitting the gym, cinephile at heart, exploring new restaurants and traveling with my wife.

Joshua Leaston, MD

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Education: MD – Stanford University School of Medicine; Undergraduate – BS in Neuroscience, Northeastern University
Clinical Interests: Advancing procedural innovation and precision within operative care; interventional radiology and endovascular surgery.
Hobbies: Fitness, working on cars, motivational speaking, and spending time with family.

Katherine Drew Marapese, MD, MBA

Hometown: Wilmington, North Carolina
Education: MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine; MBA - Duke University, Undergraduate - United States Naval Academy 
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, thoracic surgery, health services research, surgical innovation and entrepreneurship, health policy
Hobbies: Running, yoga, playing piano, college basketball, spending time with family & friends

Taleaa Masroor, MBBS

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Education: Medical College, Aga Khan University Medical College
Clinical interests: Surgical oncology 
Hobbies: Scenic strolling, café hopping, board games, watercolor painting, journaling, and dabbling in sports.

Carrinton Mauney MD, MPH

Hometown: Falls Church, Virginia
Education: MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; MPH – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; Undergraduate – University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, surgical education, surgical outcomes and health disparities research 
Hobbies: Tennis, running, reading, listening to podcasts, baking

Abdul Rehman Mustafa, MBBS

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Education: MD – Alfaisal University College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Interventional radiology, diagnostic radiology
Hobbies: Spending time with family, cooking

Justin A. Olivera, MD

Hometown: Union County, New Jersey
Education: MD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Undergraduate – New York University
Clinical Interests: Thoracic surgery, lung cancer screening, drug development, clinical trials, health disparities research
Hobbies: Trying new foods with my wife, traveling, fitness, mountaineering, live music

George Olverson IV, MD 

Hometown: Fayetteville, Georgia
Education: MD – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Undergraduate – Xavier University of Louisiana
Clinical Interests: Adult cardiac surgery, translational and clinical outcomes research, policy reform and surgical/device innovation.
Hobbies: Tennis, weightlifting, cooking, snowboarding, and spending time w/ friends and family

Sara Sakowitz, MD, MS, MPH, MBA

Hometown: New York City
Education: MD – UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine; MS – Boston University; MPH – Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; MBA - UCLA Anderson School of Management; Undergraduate – Columbia University
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, surgical oncology, transplant surgery, translational and health services research, cancer biology, surgical history
Hobbies: Working out, taking long walks through nature, reading, exploring coffee shops

Ariela Schear, MD

Hometown: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Education: MD – Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate – Yale University
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, HPB, transplant, trauma, health equity
Hobbies: Distance running, cycling, hiking, reading, cooking with friends

Mitchell (Max) Bryski, MD

Hometown: Washington, DC
Education: MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Undergraduate – Yale University
Clinical Interests: Thoracic surgery, surgical oncology, translational and surgical outcomes research, and the history of surgery
Hobbies: Tennis, fly fishing, hiking, cooking/baking, and gardening

Nicole Beck Clifford, DMD, MD, MBA

Hometown: Horsham, Pennsylvania
Education: MD – Harvard Medical School; DDS – Harvard School of Dental Medicine; MBA – Cornell University; Undergraduate – University of California, Berkeley
Clinical Interests: Healthcare Innovation, TMJ Surgery including minimally invasive treatment options
Hobbies: Traveling, being with friends and family, attending/watching sports, being active outdoors (especially water sports), exploring new restaurants

Cameron Elizabeth Comrie, MD

Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia
Education: MD – Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate – Harvard College
Clinical Interests: Transplant surgery, liver transplantation for primary and metastatic liver cancer, surgical palliative care, health disparities research, community-based participatory research
Hobbies: Taekwondo, budget travel, visiting museums, live music, board game nights with friends, hunting for the best Caribbean food in Boston, and eating (and occasionally baking) desserts

Stacy Goins, MD

Hometown: Wellesley, MA
Education: MD – Duke University School of Medicine; Undergraduate – Middlebury College
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery, and surgical education
Hobbies: cycling, yoga, skiing, traveling, reading non-fiction, finding hidden gem restaurants, hosting dinner parties, spending time with friends and family

Monica Gottlieb Kieff, DDS MD

Hometown: Newton, MA
Education: MD – Harvard Medical School; DDS - Columbia University; Undergraduate – University of Chicago
Clinical Interests: Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Hobbies: Tea, cafe hopping, Solidcore, swimming, hiking

Yoshiko Iwai, MD, MS

Hometown: Kobe, Japan
Education: MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine; MS – Columbia University; Undergraduate – University of Michigan
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, thoracic surgery, health services research, increasing access to high-quality, personalized care for the patients and communities we serve, and surgical education
Hobbies: Spending time with family, dance, writing, cooking, hiking, finding new restaurants

Blake Johnson, MD, PhD

Hometown: Strawberry Point, Iowa
Education: MD/PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Undergraduate – University of Iowa
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery, cancer prevention and therapeutics
Hobbies: Playing and watching basketball, running, biking, podcasts, cooking/baking, exploring coffee shops and restaurants

Malachi Joiner, MD

Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida
Education: MD – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; Undergraduate – Florida State University
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, transplant surgery, surgical oncology, clinical research, and surgical innovation.
Hobbies: Soccer, weight lifting, racket sports, video games, watching TV shows, and enjoying college/NFL football with family and friends.

Aiden Kwong Lui, MD

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Education: MD – New York Medical College; Undergraduate – Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, limb salvage, health disparity and healthcare economics research
Hobbies: racket sports, hiking, fitness, photography, video/board games with friends.

Emily Manin, MD

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Education: MD – Weill Cornell Medicine; Undergraduate – Washington University in St. Louis
Clinical Interests: Hepatopancreaticobiliary, cardiac, and pediatric surgery
Hobbies: Ballet/Contemporary, scuba diving/anything outdoors, cuddling with my cats

Matthew Q. Parsons, MD

Hometown: Waco, Texas
Education: MD – Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate – Harvard College
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, critical care, surgical education, and LGBTQ+ health
Hobbies: Volleyball, live music, knitting, and board games

Michael Pfluger, MD

Hometown: Karlsruhe, Germany
Education: MD – Goethe University Frankfurt School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Surgical Oncology (HPB, Pancreatic cysts; Cancer genetics), Solid Organ Transplantation, MIS/Surgical Innovation, Surgical Education
Hobbies: Running, Swimming, Tennis, Hockey, Hiking, Skiing, Italian Cuisine & Opera

Krystof Stanek, MD

Hometown: Prague, Czech Republic
Education: MD – Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Clinical Interests: Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Machine learning,modeling
Hobbies: Weightlifting, hiking, horseback riding, spending time with my wife and daughter.

Christopher Samuel Vazquez, MD

Hometown: The Bronx, New York
Education: MD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Undergraduate – Pomona College
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, trauma, global surgery, clinical outcomes and healthcare disparities research
Hobbies: Hiking, boxing, horror movies, art museums, and music

Luke Violette, DMD, MD

Hometown: Waterville, Maine
Education: MD – Harvard Medical School; DMD - Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Undergraduate – University of New Hampshire
Clinical Interests: Dentoalveolar surgery, facial trauma, orthognathics
Hobbies: Skiing, climbing, running, cycling

Lena Vodovotz, MD

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Education: MD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Undergraduate – University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), dialysis access, aortic disease, access to vascular surgical care
Hobbies: Running, foraging, sewing/ knitting, antiquing, and watching films (especially horror, both classic and new)

Mikhal Yudien, MD

Hometown: Waitsfield, Vermont
Education: MD – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Undergraduate – Swarthmore College
Clinical Interests: Acute care and trauma surgery, surgical oncology, and surgical education
Hobbies: Playing volleyball, racing cars, painting, baking, reading, and traveling

Carly Amon, MD, MPH 

Hometown: New York City, New York 
Education: MD/MPH—Tufts University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Dartmouth College 
Clinical Interests: Colorectal surgery, hepatobiliary, and trauma 
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking in the White Mountains, baking challah, eating nachos, and rooting for the New York Mets 

Aderike (Ricky) Anjorin, MD, MPH 

Hometown: High Point, North Carolina 
Education: MD—Duke University School of Medicine; MPH—University of Virginia; Undergraduate—University of Virginia  
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgical outcomes, institutional health policy, quality improvement, and implementation science  
Hobbies: Indoor cycling, international travel, and narrative medicine 

Roi Anteby, MD, MPH 

Hometown: Jerusalem, Israel 
Education: MD—Tel Aviv University; Undergraduate—Tel Aviv University 
Clinical Interests: Surgical education, artificial intelligence (computer vision), surgical oncology, and hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery 
Hobbies: Cooking and baking, traveling with family, hiking, and Champions League

Andrew Chung, MD, PhD 

Hometown: Yorba Linda, California 
Education: MD/PhD—UT Southwestern Medical Center; Undergraduate—University of California, Los Angeles 
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery, and molecular mechanisms of cancer and cancer metabolism 
Hobbies: Sand volleyball, playing the violin, weightlifting, reading, traveling, and being a good dog dad 

Katherine Leiby, MD, PhD 

Hometown: Wyomissing, Pennsylvania 
Education: MD/PhD—Yale School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Yale University 
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, thoracic surgery, regenerative medicine, engineering, and stem cell biology 
Hobbies: Running, cooking and baking, hiking and camping, knitting, and spending time with family and friends 

Eric Li, MD 

Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico 
Education: MD—Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Undergraduate— Harvard College 
Clinical Interests: Transplant surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and immunology 
Hobbies: Running, squash, and marine biology 

Frances Morales, MD, MS 

Hometown: Stafford, Virginia 
Education: MD—University of Virginia School of Medicine; Undergraduate—University of Virginia School of Engineering & Applied Science 
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, tissue engineering, and biomaterials development 
Hobbies: Pilates, running, cooking new recipes, weekend brunch, any live music scene, and traveling  

Bianca Mulaney-Topkar, MD, MSc, MPH 

Hometown: Lakeland, Florida 
Education: MD—Stanford University School of Medicine; MSc Economics—London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); MSc Public Health—London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM); Undergraduate—Harvard College 
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery, primary care, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), limb salvage, dialysis access, health services research to improve value and access of care, and cost-effectiveness analysis 
Hobbies: Distance running (slowly), hosting dinner parties, reflective nature walks, tap dancing, and classical music 

Carolyn (CJ) Reuland, MD 

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland 
Education: MD—Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery and global surgery 
Hobbies: Running/triathlons and singing 

Katherine (Katie) Rowe, MD, MBA 

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois 
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; MBA—Harvard University; Undergraduate—Dartmouth College 
Clinical Interests: Surgical care for older adult patients, trauma surgery, critical care, quality improvement, and surgical education 
Hobbies: Running, hiking, skiing, crossword puzzles, vegetarian cooking, and dogs

Micaela Torres, MD, MPH 

Hometown: Madera, California 
Education: MD—Charles R. Drew University/University of California at Los Angeles; MPH—Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Undergraduate—University of California, Los Angeles  
Clinical Interests: Transplant surgery, surgical oncology, health services research, health disparities research, increasing access to high-quality, personalized care for the patients and communities we serve; and access and distribution of care
Hobbies: Spending quality time with family and friends, reading, podcasts/audiobooks, and spending time outdoors

Catherine G. Williamson, MD 

Hometown: Weston, Massachusetts 
Education: MD—University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, surgical outcomes, and health services research 
Hobbies: Running, skiing, soccer, triathlon, mountain climbing, board games, finding good restaurants, and dog walks

Alex Yang, MD, MBA 

Hometown: Vancouver, Canada 
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; MBA/Undergraduate—Harvard University 
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, transplant surgery, and surgical device innovation 
Hobbies: Woodworking, cycling, and skiing 

Moustafa Abdalla, MD, DPhil

Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School

Brian Ayers, MD, MBA

Hometown: Southborough, Massachusetts
Education: MD—University of Rochester; MBA—University of Rochester; Undergraduate—Middlebury College
Clinical Interests: Cardiac surgery, health care innovation and entrepreneurship
Hobbies: Waterskiing, running, computers and The Office

Brandon Gaston, MD

Hometown: Piedmont, California
Education: MD—Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Wake Forest University
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery, medical device design and surgical innovations
Hobbies: Running, skiing and mountain biking

Sarah Halix, MD

Hometown: New York, New York
Education: MD—Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Undergraduate—Yale University
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, global surgery, health disparities and surgical education
Hobbies: Running, hiking/exploring outside, reading, writing creative nonfiction, baking and spending time with friends/family

Samantha (Sammy) Halpern, MD, MHS

Hometown: Oak Park, Illinois
Education: MD—Duke University School of Medicine; MHS—Duke University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Johns Hopkins University
Clinical interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, transplant surgery and clinical outcomes and health services research
Hobbies: Running, reading, rowing, traveling and spending time outside

Michael Kochis, MD, EdM

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; EdM—Harvard Graduate School of Education; Undergraduate—Princeton University 
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, critical care, surgical education and quality improvement
Hobbies: Running and weight lifting, cooking, hiking, museums and puzzles

Sujin Lee, MD, MS

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Education: MD—Emory University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Cornell University 
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery, translational and surgical outcomes research
Hobbies: Hiking, running, Latin dance and spending time with family

Lucy (Thuy) Nam, MD

Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Education: MD—Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Harvard College
Clinical Interests: Transplant surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, surgical education and regenerative medicine
Hobbies: Multimedia art, piano, hiking, traveling and game nights with friends

Kailan Sierra-Davidson, MD, DPhil

Hometown: New York; Heidelberg, Germany
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; DPhil—University of Oxford; Undergraduate—Harvard College
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, tumor immunology and single-cell genomics
Hobbies: Cycling, rowing and traveling

Rebecca Tang, MD

Hometown: Cranbury, New Jersey
Education: MD—Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania; Undergraduate—Princeton University
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, surgical outcomes and surgical education
Hobbies: Time with family/friends, running, reading and jigsaw puzzles

Danny Wang, MD

Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama
Education: MD—Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis; Undergraduate—University of Virginia
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, surgical oncology, robotic surgery, translational research and surgical education
Hobbies: Piano, swimming, coffee, cooking and trying new foods

Divyansh Agarwal, MD, PhD

Hometown: Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Education: MD—University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Yale University
Clinical Interests: Transplant surgery, oncology and big data analytics
Hobbies: Swimming, guitar, cricket, and reading and writing poetry and nonfiction

Sarah Brownlee, MD

Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Education: MD—Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Yale University
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, thoracic surgery, health services research including design, quality measurement and improved care delivery
Hobbies: Baseball, hiking and backpacking, skiing, live music

Elizabeth Calle, MD, PhD

Hometown: Danbury, Connecticut
Education: MD—Yale School of Medicine; PhD—Yale University; Undergraduate—Yale University
Clinical Interests: Lung transplantation, general thoracic surgery, regenerative medicine and biomedical engineering
Hobbies: Running, cooking, music, NYC museums/restaurants, camping/hiking, coffee, family and friends

David Cron, MD, MS

Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Education: MD—University of Michigan Medical School; Undergraduate—University of Michigan
Clinical Interests: Transplant surgery, hepatobiliary, trauma and critical care, outcomes research and health policy
Hobbies: University of Michigan sports, snowboarding, watersports, hiking, running and weight lifting, traveling, spending time with family and friends

Danielle Ellis, MD, MTS

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Education: MD—University of North Carolina School of Medicine; MTS—Duke Divinity School; Undergraduate—University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, surgical education (non-technical skills), global surgery, theology and ethics
Hobbies: Quality time with family and friends, CrossFit, visual arts and learning choreography from YouTube

Lynze Franko, MD

Hometown: Terry, Montana
Education: MD—University of Michigan Medical School; Undergraduate—Montana State University
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, critical care, mechanical circulatory support, patient safety, quality improvement and clinical outcomes research
Hobbies: Food, traveling, reading, spending time with my husband and all things Montana

Samantha Landino, MD

Hometown: Brownsville, Vermont
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate—Bates College
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical education and outcomes research
Hobbies: Alpine and water skiing, horseback riding, ice hockey, dogs, Italian food, family and friends

George Linderman, MD, PhD

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Education: MD—Yale School of Medicine; MD—Yale University; Undergraduate—Case Western Reserve University
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, trauma, global surgery, biomedical applications of mathematics and statistics
Hobbies: Spending time with my wonderful wife and daughter, Chinese literature, weightlifting and grilling

Katherine Morrow, MD, MS

Hometown: Princeton, New Jersey
Education: MD—Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—University of Notre Dame
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery, clinical outcomes research and surgical education
Hobbies: Running, hiking, baking, Notre Dame football and traveling

Jessica Mueller, MD

Hometown: Freetown, Massachusetts
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate—Amherst College
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery and colorectal surgery
Hobbies: Stand up paddle boarding, skiing, biking around the city, traveling, spending time with my husband and all things cats

James Nawalaniec, MD

Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Education: MD—UT Southwestern Medical School; Undergraduate—Saint Louis University
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery and health administration
Hobbies: Weight lifting, running, lacrosse and golf

Deanna Rothman, MD

Hometown: Miami, Florida
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate—Yale University
Clinical Interests: Trauma and critical care, GI surgery, minimally invasive surgery, surgical education and disparities research
Hobbies: Spinning, skiing, baking, road trips and wine tasting

Orit Abrahim, MD, MPH

Hometown: Flint, Michigan
Education: MD—Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; MPH—Yale School of Public Health; Undergraduate—Yale University
Clinical Interests: Health access and justice, global surgery and surgical education, and migrant and refugee health
Hobbies: Reading, anything outdoors, fad exercises and plants

Hannah A. C. Bank, MD, PhD

Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
Education: MD, PhD—Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Amherst College
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology (HPB); surgical critical care; cardiothoracic surgery; increasing access to high-quality, personalized care for the patients and communities we serve; and health disparities research
Hobbies: Soccer, running, cycling, tennis, traveling, eating at good restaurants and spending time with my husband and son

Tiffany Bellomo, MD

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Education: MD—University of Michigan; Undergraduate—Oakland University
Clinical Interests: Aortic disease, genetic epidemiology and peripheral artery disease
Hobbies: Snowboarding, dart throwing, archery, euchre, Bollywood dancing, cycling and traveling

Hannah Ananda Bougleux Gomes, MD

Hometown: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate—Hofstra University
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, pediatric surgery and immigrant health
Hobbies: Playing volleyball, playing piano, traveling and hiking with my corgi

Falen Demsas, MD, MA

Hometown: Asmara, Eritrea/Los Angeles, California
Education: MD—Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; MA—Loyola University Chicago; Undergraduate—Boston College
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery, access and distribution of care, addressing disparities in the management and treatment of vascular disease, leveraging technological advances to reduce barriers to care, medical student education and global surgery
Hobbies: Brunches with family and friends, biking, paddleboarding, budget traveling and road trips, podcasts/audiobooks and sampling and baking desserts

Chukwuma (Chuma) Eruchalu, MD

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate—Duke University
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology; hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery; disparities and health services research; and surgical education
Hobbies: Swimming, outdoor running, cooking Nigerian food and listening to stimulating podcasts

Alyssa Monica Flores, MD

Hometown: Pittsburg, California
Education: MD—Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; Undergraduate—University of California, Santa Barbara
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery, biology and genetics of vascular diseases, and data science
Hobbies: Basketball, Golden State Warriors, running and meditation

Kimberly Krautkramer, MD, PhD

Hometown: Rib Falls, Wisconsin
Education: MD—University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Postdoctoral Research and Fellowship—Fredrik Backhed Laboratory, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Gothenburg University, Sweden; Undergraduate—University of Wisconsin
Clinical Interests: Transplant surgery
Hobbies: Hiking, climbing, cycling, Nordic skiing, reading, piano, nature photography, cooking and baking good food for loved ones

Boateng Kubi, MD

Hometown: Prince George’s County, Maryland; Ghana
Education: MD—Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, surgical outcomes research and health services research
Hobbies: Hanging out with family and friends, weightlifting, playing Madden and college basketball

Maggie Leech, MD

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Education: MD—The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; Undergraduate—Dartmouth College
Clinical Interests: Trauma and critical care, outcomes research, insurance and health policy
Hobbies: Neighborhood walks, cycling, knitting and eating chocolate-based desserts

Selena Li, MD

Hometown: Fair Oaks, California
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate—Harvard College
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, clinical and translational research, global health and refugee aid
Hobbies: Dance, gymnastics, art history, travel and foreign languages

Luckmini (Lucky) Liyanage, MD

Hometown: Newton, Massachusetts
Education: MD—Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Interests: Transplant, trauma and critical care, surgical education and outcomes research
Hobbies: Running, hiking, road trips, martial arts, playing with my dog and baking

Chase Marso, MD

Hometown: Brandon, South Dakota
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate—Augustana University
Clinical Interests: Thoracic surgery and clinical outcomes research
Hobbies: Football, basketball, biking, hiking and theology

Scott Moses, MB, BCh, BAO

Hometown: Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago
Education: MD—Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Clinical Interests: Physiology in health and disease, clinically relevant anatomy, bedside teaching, cardiothoracic surgery, diagnosis and therapeutics of congenital cardiac abnormalities and surgical innovation
Hobbies: Fishing, running, swimming, cycling and lepidopterology

Sarah Rudasill, MD

Hometown: New Oxford, Pennsylvania
Education: MD—UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Wake Forest University
Clinical Interests: Trauma and critical care, oncology, health policy and economics, and medical education
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, running, exploring national parks and competing in pub trivia

Marlena (Marlee) Sabatino, MD

Hometown: Hillsborough, New Jersey
Education: MD—Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Undergraduate—Harvard College
Clinical Interests: Cardiac surgery, health services research and global surgery
Hobbies: Hiking, powerlifting, pole vault and eating good food

Brett Salomon, MD

Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Education: MD–Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans; Undergraduate–Tulane University
Clinical Interests: Reperfusion ischemia injury, peripheral artery disease, mesenteric ischemia
Hobbies: Cooking, ballroom dancing, baseball, New Orleans Saints football

Andre Souffrant, MD

Hometown: Grafton, Massachusetts
Education: MD—Stanford University School of Medicine; Undergraduate—Harvard College
Clinical Interests: Pediatric surgery, health care technology and innovation, artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship
Hobbies: Baseball, football, Overwatch and chess

Jonah Thomas, MD, MS

Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Education: MD—Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University; MS—Arizona State University; Undergraduate—Barret, The Honors College at Arizona State University
Clinical Interests: Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, thoracic surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, surgical innovation and surgical education
Hobbies: Watching and playing sports, country dancing and traveling

Benjamin Vierra, MD, MS

Hometown: Monterey, CA
Education: MD–Harvard Medical School; Undergraduate–Stanford University
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery, global surgery
Hobbies: Running, hiking, climbing, reading

Emily E. Witt, MD, MSc

Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Education: MD—Harvard Medical School; MSc—University of Oxford; Undergraduate–Stanford University
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology, surgical education and surgical access
Hobbies: Hiking; traveling; spinning; regular podcast consumption; testing out new recipes and restaurants; and searching for unusual ice cream flavors

Zhizhou (Jason) Yang, MD

Hometown: Shanghai, China
Education: MD—Washington University in St. Louis; Undergraduate—Washington University in St. Louis
Clinical Interests: Thoracic surgery, surgical oncology and thoracic organ transplantation
Hobbies: Basketball, boxing, piano and exploring new foods