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Current Residents

PGY-5 (Postgraduate Year 5)

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Somkenechi I. Ajene, DO

(General Surgery)
Lincoln Memorial University
College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Erin Green, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences COM

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Samuel Guba, MD

(General Surgery)
Louisiana State University SOM

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Cynthia Kassab, MD

(General Surgery)
MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Juliano Lentz Carvalho, MD

(General Surgery)
Mayo Clinic Rochester

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Fereshteh Salimi Jazi, MD

Isfahan University of
Medical Sciences

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Meghan T. Smetana, DO

(General Surgery)
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Carolinas Campus

PGY-4 (Postgraduate Year 4)

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Samuel H. Cass, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine

Jennifer Den, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

Jessica Figueredo, DO

(General Surgery)
Nova Southeastern University College
of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Camila Franco Mesa, MD

(General Surgery)
Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud
Colombia

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Nikhil R. Shah, MD

(Research)
St. George's University
School of Medicine

Safiullah Ijaz, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Oklahoma College
of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK

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Rui-Min (Diana) Mao, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

August Schaeffer, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

PGY-3 (Postgraduate Year 3)

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Jana DeJesus, MD

(Research)
St. George's University
SOM

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Laxmi Dongur, MD

(Research)
Ross University School of Medicine

Figueroa, Juan

Juan Figueroa, MD

(General Surgery)
Universidad del Azuay Facultad de Medicina
Cuenca, Ecuador

Fortich, Susana

Susana Fortich, MD

(General Surgery)
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Scruggs, Kent

Kent Scruggs, DO

(General Surgery)
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Blacksburg, Virginia

Shamoun, Feras

Feras Shamoun, MD

(General Surgery)
Johns Hopkins University SOM
Baltimore, Maryland

Vahibe, Ahmet

Ahmet Vahibe, MD

(General Surgery)
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

PGY-2 (Postgraduate Year 2)

Ashley Adams, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Gonzalo Cedillo, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Isabella Faria, MD

(General Surgery)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) Faculdade de Medicina

Jaclyn Gaffey, MD

(Research)
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Rachel Gorenflo, MD

(General Surgery)
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa

O'daniel, Elizabeth

Elizabeth O'Daniel, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas

Jefferson Proaño Zamudio, MD

(General Surgery)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Medicina

Lawrence Schaeffer, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Erika Tay Lasso, MD

(General Surgery)
Universidad Nacional de la Plata Facultad de Ciencias Médicas

Michal Czerwinski, MD

(General Surgery - Preliminary)
Medical University of Warsaw

PGY-1 (Postgraduate Year 1)

Caroline Baughn, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Tessa Breeding, MD

(General Surgery)
Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine

Sean Brennan, MD

(General Surgery)
McGovern Medical School at
the University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston

Alla Kozubenko, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Washington School of Medicine

Mason Powell, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Texas Medical Branch
John Sealy School of Medicine

Yara Samman, MD

(General Surgery)
University of Texas Medical Branch
John Sealy School of Medicine

Daniel Tran, MD

(General Surgery)
Texas A&M Health Science Center
College of Medicine

Chelsea Chung, MD

(General Surgery - Preliminary)
University of Texas Medical Branch
John Sealy School of Medicine

Duc Mai, DO

(General Surgery - Preliminary)
Des Moines University College
of Osteopathic Medicine

Vishaal Sakthivelnathan, MD

(General Surgery - Preliminary)
University of Texas Medical Branch
John Sealy School of Medicine

Preston Simpson, MD

(General Surgery - Preliminary)
University Of Texas Medical Branch
John Sealy School of Medicine