General Surgery Residency

Recently Graduated Residents

2023

General Surgery Recently Graduated Residents - 2023

Adrian Coleoglou Centeno, MD

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
University of Colorado/ Denver Health

Claire B. Cummins, MD

Pediatric Surgery
CHU Saint-Justine in Montreal Canada

Kevin J. Hancock, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Mayo Clinic in Florida

Fernando Lambreton Hinojosa, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Baylor Scott & White in Dallas

Sergio Mazzalo Poli de Figueiredo, MD

Abdominal Reconstruction
Cleveland Clinic

Yota Suzuki, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh

Camilo A. Velasquez Mejia, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas

2022

General Surgery Recently Graduated Residents

Adil Ayub, MD

Surgical Oncology
Pittsburgh

Kayla M. Colvill, MD

Transplant Surgery
UTSW

Byron D. Hughes, MD

Pediatric Surgery
Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Keyan Mobli, MD

UTMB Faculty for 1 year then
UTMB Pedi Surgery Fellowship

Lauren S. McTaggart, MD

Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of South Florida, Tampa

Christian Sommerhalder, MD

Colorectal Surgery
Baylor Dallas

2021


Jennifer Perone, MD General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, Florida	Stacia Pfost, MD Breast Surgery Fellowship, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas	William C. Sherman, MD Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Riverside University Health System, Riverside, California


Ali Shirafkan, MD Heart Transplant Fellowship University of Houston, Houston, Texas	Laticia Stewart, MD Active Duty - General Surgery US Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, California

2020


Ulises Garza Serna, MD Mercy One Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa	Rece Laney, MD Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Massachusetts	Priscilla F. Nobecourt, MD Parkview Medical Center, Pueblo, Colorado


Omar A. Nunez Lopez, MD Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri	Bryant Unruh, MD Jackson Surgical Associates, Jackson, Tennessee

2019


Jamie Bohanon, MD Private Practice, Zachary, Louisiana	Christopher Guidry, MD Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas	Amy Mrazek, MD, PhD Critical Care Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota


Sanam Zahedi, MD Plastic Surgery Fellowship, UC Davis, Sacramento, California

2018


Zachary M. Griffith, MD Private Practice, Florence, Alabama	Richard L. Lu, MD Advanced GI MIS Fellowship, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland	Ayodele Osasona, MD Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Ochsner, New Orleans, Louisiana


Ashanga B. Yatawatta, MD

2017


Elizabeth Beste, MD Private Practice, Seguin, Texas	Philip Hamby, MD Fellowship, Texas Endosurgery Institute, Southeast Surgical Associates, San Antonio, Texas	Cathline Layba, MD Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Yesenia Rojas-Khalil, MD Surgical Critical Care (Pediatric) Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital and Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, Texas	Nina Tamirisa, MD Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

2016


Joliette Barnum, MD Critical Care Fellowship, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois	Ro-Jon Grogans, MD Palestine Regional Medical Center, Palestine, Texas	Wissam Halabi, MD Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas


Whitney Jenson, MD Critical Care Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio	Jennifer Kresta, MD Southeast Texas Surgical Associates, Beaumont, Texas

2015


Casey Duncan, MD Surgical Oncology Fellowship MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas	Sam Hsieh, MD Private Practice Grand Coulee, Washington	Jeff Luh, MD Plastic Surgery University of Indiana


Daniel Maoz, MD Cardiothoracic Fellowship MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas	Laila Rashidi, MD Colorectal Surgery Fellowship Swedish Colon and Rectal Clinic Seattle, Washington

2014


Jaime Benarroch Gampel, MD Vascular Surgery Fellowship Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Missouri	Binh Nguyen, MD Plastic Surgery Residency University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	Giovanni Piovesana, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency University of Florida Health Shands Hospital Gainesville, Florida

2013


Mohammed A. Al-Zoubaidi, MD University of Buffalo Vascular Surgery Fellowship Buffalo, New York	Lance W. Griffin, MD UTMB Surgery Critical Care Fellowship Galveston, Texas	Ghassan Mehio, MD Mayo Clinic-Rochester Plastic Surgery Residency Rochester, Minnesota


Enrique J. Moreno Martinez, MD University of Miami Vascular Surgery Fellowship Miami, Florida	Mariam U. Orji, MD Dallas, Texas

2012


Mohammed Bayasi, MD Colon and Rectal Fellowship University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky	Amanda Garza, MD Private Practice St. Joseph Medical Center Houston, Texas	Sugam Vasani, MD Private Practice Bridgeport, West Virginia


Houssam Younes, MD Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas

2011


Naira Baregamian, MD Fetal Surgery Fellow Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	Sara J. DeMola, MD UTMB Surgery Galveston, Texas	Spogmai Komak, MD Burn Research Shriners Hospital for Children Galveston, Texas


Kelly Scott, MD Private Practice St. Joseph Medical Center Houston, Texas	Terrell Singleton, MD Vascular Fellowship Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas

2010


Mark Fisher, MD Plastic Surgery Residency Duke University School of Medicine Durham, North Carolina

2009


Javier E. Andrade, MD Private Practice New Hyde Park, New York	Sherrie L. Parker, MD Private Practice Waco, Texas	Marla L. Torres, MD Private Practice San Juan, Puerto Rico

2008


Jennifer C. Del Prete, MD Texas Heart Institute Houston, Texas	Stephen P. Lester, MD Private Practice Denton, Texas	Son X. Nguyen, MD Private Practice Arlington, Texas