General Surgery Residency Residents

Current residents

PGY-5

Krysta Orminski, MD

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Sefali Patel, DO

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michael Ruocco, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tiffany Skvarna, MD

Ross University School of Medicine

Lauren Strelec, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Paige Tannhauser, MD

Drexel University College of Medicine

Albertus van Wyk, DO

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

PGY-4

Robert Bresler, DO

A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lauren Drake, DO

A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ilana Porges, MD

Sidney Kimmel College at Thomas Jefferson University

Kendall Post, MD

New York Medical College

Meghan Robinson, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

H. Tony Tang, DO

Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine...

Christopher Young, MD

University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School

PGY-3

Shannara Bauer, MD

Drexel University College of Medicine

Monica Eichorn, MD

Penn State University College of Medicine

Jessica Higgins, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Campus

Emma Jacobs, MD

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Jennifer Risi, MD

University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Dana Semaan, MD

LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Brett Szeligo, MD

West Virginia University School of Medicine

PGY-2

Mahroo Aghababaei, DO

William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shandel Chang, MD

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston<...

Robert DeBlander, MD

Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Marina Mossholder, DO

Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Marissa Schoepp, MD

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Keiko Shichiri, MD

Shiga University of Medical Science

Emma Venard, MD

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

PGY-1 Categorical

Michael Bien, DO

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alice Bouchard, MD

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Kristen Bucchin, MD

Drexel University College of Medicine

Patricia Bucci, MD

Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Cory Kephart, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Aashka Patel, MD

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Penelope Rechtorovic, MD

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

PGY-1 Preliminary

Justin Cook, MD

University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Owen Kane, MD

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Muhammad Mazroua, MD

Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine

Christian Pusatere, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie

Residents on research

Christopher Sherry, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sarah Tepe, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Chris Sherry, DO: Research through AHN – Cancer Institute

Sarah Tepe, DO: Reasearch through UPMC – Dept. of Plastic Surgery

Graduates

An important consideration for many applying to a general surgery residency is the opportunities available upon completion. In fact, one the best markers of a residency program is the success of its graduates. In addition to training skilled general surgeons, our program is proud that more than 50% of our graduates continue their training in a specialized area of surgery. Our chief residents routinely secure diverse fellowship positions, as demonstrated by the following list of recent graduates' initial positions after their chief residency:

Class of 2025

Daniel Brynien, MD
General Surgery Attending

Sarah Burki, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX

Selim Gebran, MD
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

Shravan Leonard-Murali, MD
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

Conor Maxwell, DO
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Norwell Health, New York, NY

James Shahoud, DO
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Class of 2024

Mark Barlek, DO
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital, Detroit, MI

Brian Chen, MD
Plastic Surgery Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL

Samantha Falls, DO
General Surgery Attending
Jefferson Hospital, AHN, Jefferson Hills, PA

Abdulrahman Hammad,, MD
Thoracic Minimally Invasive Oncology Fellowship
Roswell Park, Buffalo NY

Nicholas Lombardi, MD
Surgical Critical Care/Trauma Fellowship
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Pavan Rao, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Geisinger, Danville, PA

Stanley Wolfe, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Class of 2023

Sarah Assali, DO
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Florida Surgical Specialists, Bradenton, FL

Phillip Bauer, MD
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
NYP | Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

Oliver Knoell, MD
Advanced GI MIS Fellowship
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Fresno, CA

Cody Mcgee, MD
Bariatric Fellowship
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

Jenna Rimko, DO
General Surgery Attending
Ohio Health Physicians Group, Kenton, OH

Zachary Spigel, MD
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

Shinichiro Yokota, MD
Transplant Surgery Fellowship
Standford Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Class of 2022

M. Rassoul Abu-Nuwar, MD
MIS/General Surgery Attending
Armstrong Hospital, AHN, Pittsburgh, PA

Jose Alonso Escalante, MD
Transplant Fellowship
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

James Babowice, DO
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN

Steven Ballesteros, MD
General Surgery Attending
UPMC East, Monroeville, PA

Elizabeth Blears, MD
Burn Surgery Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Brendan Hagerty, MD
Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Roswell Park, Buffalo, NY

Melissa Hetrick, DO
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital, Detroit, MI

Hillary Simon, DO
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
University of Louisville, KY

Class of 2021

Arthur Johnson, MD
General Surgery Attending
Doctors Hospital, Augusta, GA

Kelly Krupa, MD
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Brunswick, NJ

Kristin Krupa, MD
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Patrick Regan, DO
General Surgery Attending
Alabama

Mandy Rice, DO
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Allegheny General Hospital, AHN, Pittsburgh, PA

Class of 2020

Nicholas Bailey, MD
General Surgery Attending
West Penn Hospital, AHN, Pittsburgh, PA

Richard Cheek, MD
General Surgery Attending
Mary Washington University, Fredericksburg, VA

Benjamin Cragun, MD
Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship
University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ

Ashley Hill, MD
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

Matthew Shaheen, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
William Beaumont Hospital System, Detroit, MA

Guirguiss Tadros, MD
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

Class of 2019

Stephanie Cerrone, DO
CardioThoracic Surgery 4/3 Joint Program
Allegheny General Hospital, AHN, Pittsburgh, PA

Laura Chanlatte de los Santos, MD
Attending Staff
Jefferson Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Alexandra Falvo, MD
MIS and Bariatric Fellowship
Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

Tamara Floyd, MD
Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI

Omar Hashmi, MD
Attending Staff
Mountain View Regional Hospital, Las Cruces, NM

Isaac Kriley, MD
Advanced GI and MIS Fellowship
University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL. Surgical

Oncology Fellowship
Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI

Anne Meslang, MD
Attending Staff
MultiCare Health System, Spokane, WA

Class of 2018

Ravi Ambani, MD
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH

Robert Brookover, MD
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

David Aaron Guel, MD
CardioThoracic Surgery 4/3 Joint Program
Allegheny General Hospital, AHN, Pittsburgh, PA

Johnathan Levy, MD
Minimally Invasive Esophageal Surgery Fellowship
West Penn Hospital, AHN, Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph Sorg, MD
General Surgery Attending

Class of 2017

Wade Berger, DO
Attending Staff
Heritage Valley Hospital, Sewickley, PA

Lou Capecci, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Stanford, CA

Kellen Hayes, MD
MIS and Bariatric Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Derek Ornelas, MD
Attending Staff
Mercy Health, Boardman, OH

Meredith Witten, MD
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
University of Alabama