General Surgery Residency Program

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Current Residents

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Chief Residents


	Janelle Cyprich, MD Medical School: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Undergraduate Institution: Tulane University, LA Hometown: Dallas, PA
	Lorena Garcia, MD Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Duke University, NC Hometown: McFarland, CA
	Jessica Liu, MD, MPH Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio Graduate Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine & UT Health Houston School of Public Health Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis Hometown: Irvine, CA
	Alexandra Moulton, MD Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Vassar College, NY Hometown: Omaha, NE
	Erik Pihl, MD Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Gonzaga University, WA Hometown: Ketchikan, AK
	Emma Worthington, MD Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

PGY4


	Esteban Aguayo, MD Medical School: University of CA, Los Angeles, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
	Paul James Brosnihan, MD Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Marquette University Hometown: Omaha, NE
	Chantal Creighton, MD, MS Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Graduate Institution: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Undergraduate Institution: University of California, San Diego Hometown: Vancouver, BC, Canada
	Alyssa Eade, MD Medical School: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
	Cooper Allen Nagaki, MD Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, NE Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
	Marianna Sarkissyan, MD Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Irvine Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Research Residents


	Daanish Ahmad, MBBCh, BAO Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
	Julia Burrows, MD Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Whitman College, WA Hometown: La Cañada, CA
	Jane Kim, MD Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California Hometown: Torrance, CA
	Rogelio Molina, MD Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Santa Barbara Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
	Katherine Petrovich, MD Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
	David Rosenberg, MS, MD Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine Post-baccalaureate Fellow: NIH Laboratory of Biologic Modeling Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh Hometown: Doylestown, PA

PGY3


	Dwayne Gibbs, Jr, MD, MBS Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities Graduate Institution: College of Continuing Education and Professional Studies, University of Minnesota Undergraduate Institution: Wheaton College, IL Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
	William Jones, MD Medical School: University of CA, Irvine, School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles Hometown: South Pasadena, CA
	Ian Joseph, MD Medical School: University of CA, Davis, School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis, Hometown: Sacramento, CA
	Benjamin King, MD, MPP Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine Graduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University, CA Hometown: Ames, IA
	Kristen Nordham, MD, MS Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine Graduate Institution: Tulane University School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
	Ethan Petersen, MD Medical School: Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah Undergraduate Institution: University of Utah Hometown: Nibley, Utah

PGY2


	Ana Boncompagni, MD Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Hometown: Naples, FL
	Isabella Densmore, MD Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington, Seattle Hometown: Seattle, WA
	Francisca Finkel, MD Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University Hometown: Mountain View, CA
	Gina Goldberg, MD Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Undergraduate Institution: Hamilton College, Clinton Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
	Lonnie Hill III, MD, MHS Medical School: Meharry Medical College Graduate Institution: Meharry Medical College Undergraduate Institution: Mercer University Hometown: Wadley, GA
	Anna Rose, MD Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Undergraduate Institution: Tufts University Hometown: Los Angeles, CA/Burlington, VT
	Alessandra Vanasco, MD Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Undergraduate Institution: University of California Los Angeles Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
	Angela Wang, MD Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia Hometown: Falls Church, VA

PGY1


	Sevet Assatormasihkhah, MD Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: California State University, Stanislaus Hometown: Turlock, CA
	Benjamin Blanco, MD Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of New Mexico Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
	Angelique Fontaine, MD Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine Graduate Institution: University of Hawaii at Manoa Undergraduate Institution: Hometown: Kihei, HI
	Flora Park, MD Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Rice University Hometown: San Diego, CA
	Nithya Rajeev, MD Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California Hometown: Fremont, CA
	Nabil Yazdi, MD Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Graduate Institution: Wayne State University Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Irvine Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA

Preliminary Interns


	Julia Borowiecka, MD Medical School: Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Hometown: Czerwienski, Poland
	Paulo Dizon, MD Medical School: University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines Undergraduate Institution: Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines Hometown: City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
	Brisa Escobedo, MD Medical School: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
	Marc Farah, MD Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Hometown: San Diego, CA
	Krishna Mandalia, MD, MBA Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine Graduate Institution: Brandeis University Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
	Antonio Moreno, MD Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Harvard University Hometown: Long Beach, CA
	Hannah Nakatsuka, MD Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Washington University in Saint Louis Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
	Kurt Pianka, MD Medical School: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Brown University Hometown: Hong Kong, SAR
	Joshua Zhu, MD Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Graduate Institution: Yale University Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University Hometown: Ithaca, New York

Chief Residents


	James Cook, MD Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School Undergraduate Institution: The University of Texas at Austin Hometown: Dallas, TX
	Millicent Croman, MBBCh, BAO Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons School of Medicine, Ireland Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University, MA Hometown: Sudbury, MA
	Katrina Dimaano, MD, MS Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, NY Graduate Institution: Tufts University School of Medicine, MA Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles Hometown: San Lorenzo, CA
	Alexandra Greene, MD, MA Ed Medical School: University of CA, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine Graduate Institution: Loyola Marymount, CA Undergraduate Institution: Duke University, NC Hometown: Santa Monica / Venice, CA
	Peter Chulhi Kang, MAT, MS, MD Medical School: University of Wisconsin, Madison Graduate Institution: Georgetown University, DC Graduate Institution: Western New Mexico University Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles Hometown: Camarillo, CA
	Ramsey Ugarte, MD Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles Hometown: Columbia, SC
	Sarah Weber, MD, MSPH Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada Graduate Institution: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, LA Undergraduate Institution: University of Vermont Hometown: Northampton, MA

PGY4


	Janelle Cyprich, MD Medical School: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Undergraduate Institution: Tulane University, LA Hometown: Dallas, PA
	Lorena Garcia, MD Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Duke University, NC Hometown: McFarland, CA
	Alexandra Moulton, MD Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Vassar College, NY Hometown: Omaha, NE
	Erik Pihl, MD Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Gonzaga University, WA Hometown: Ketchikan, AK
	Emma Worthington, MD Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

Research Residents


	Esteban Aguayo, MD Medical School: University of CA, Los Angeles, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
	Paul James Brosnihan, MD Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Marquette University, College of Health Sciences, WI Hometown: Omaha, NE
	Chantal Joylene Creighton, MS, MD Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, IL Graduate Institution: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, IL Undergraduate Institution: University of California, San Diego Hometown: Vancouver, BC, Canada
	Alyssa Eade, MD (2 Year NIH Surgical Oncology Fellowship) Medical School: State University of NY Downstate College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
	Jessica Liu, MD, MPH (2 Year American College of Surgeons Continuous Quality Improvement Clinical Scholar) Medical School: University of Texas Long School of Medicine at San Antonio Graduate Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, UT and Health Houston School of Public Health, TX Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis Hometown: Irvine, CA
	Cooper Allen Nagaki, MD Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, NE Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
	Marianna Sarkissyan, MD Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Barbados Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Irvine Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

PGY3


	Daanish Ahmad, MBBCh, BAO Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
	Julia Elise Burrows, MD Medical School: University of CA, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Whitman College, WA Hometown: La Canada, CA
	Dwayne Gibbs, Jr, MBS, MD Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities Graduate Institution: College of Continuing Education and Professional Studies, University of Minnesota Undergraduate Institution: Wheaton College, IL Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
	Jane Kim, MD Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California Hometown: Torrance, CA
	Rogelio Molina, MD Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Santa Barbara Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
	Katherine Petrovich, MD Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame, OH Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
	David Rosenberg, MS, MD Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NY Post-baccalaureate Fellow: NIH Laboratory of Biologic Modeling, DC Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh, PA Hometown: Doylestown, OA

PGY2


	Jazlyn Chong, MD Medical School: University of CA, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of California Berkeley Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
	Lindsey Braden, MD Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, FL Undergraduate Institution: Biola University, La Mirada, CA Hometown: Temecula, CA
	Gina Goldberg, MD Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Undergraduate Institution: Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
	William Jones, MD Medical School: University of CA, Irvine, School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles Hometown: South Pasadena, CA
	Ian Joseph, MD Medical School: University of CA, Davis, School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis, Hometown: Sacramento, CA
	Benjamin King, MPP, MD Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NY Graduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University, CA Hometown: Ames, IA
	Kristen Nordham, MD, MS Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, LA Graduate Institution: Tulane University School of Medicine, LA Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University, TN Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

PGY1


	Ana Carolina Boncompagni, MD Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Hometown: Naples, FL
	Isabella Densmore, MD Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington, Seattle Hometown: Seattle, WA
	Francisca Finkel, MD Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University Hometown: Mountain View, CA
	Lonnie Hill III, MD, MHS Medical School: Meharry Medical College Graduate Institution: Meharry Medical College Undergraduate Institution: Mercer University Hometown: Wadley, GA
	Anna Rose, MD Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Undergraduate Institution: Tufts University Hometown: Los Angeles, CA/Burlington, VT
	Alessandra Vanasco, MD Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Undergraduate Institution: University of California Los Angeles Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Preliminary Interns


	Ankit Baghel, MD Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University Hometown: Albany, NY
	Meiwand Bedar, MD, MSc Medical School: Erasmus Universiteit Faculteit der Geneeskunde, Netherlands Graduate Institution: Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands and Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands Hometown: Delft, Netherlands
	Jacquelyn Combs, MD Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis Hometown: Danville, CA
	Julia Feinstein, MD, MA Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Graduate Institution: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Dartmouth College Hometown: Newton, MA
	Angelique Fontaine, MD Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine Graduate Institution: University of Hawaii at Manoa Hometown: Kihei, HI
	Nathan Menard, MD Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley Hometown: San Bruno, CA
	Trevor Nemeth, MD Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine Undergraduate Institution: Texas A&M University Hometown: Montgomery, TX
	Victoria Sun, DO, MS Medical School: California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine Graduate Institution: University of Southern California Undergraduate Institution: Columbia University Hometown: Azusa, CA

Chief Residents

Sonam Kapadia, MD
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine

John Michael-Ruddy, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Paula Porras Rodriguez, MD
Medical School: Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario

Sohail Sareh, MD
Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine

Adam Shellito, MD
Medical School: University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Joseph Sirody, MD
Medical School: Eastern VA Medical School

Junior Chief Residents

Sarah Abdulla, MD
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Matthew Gandjian, MD
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine

Patrick Kirkland, MD
Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Amanda Purdy, MD
Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

Christine Tung, MD
Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

Research Residents

Naveen Balan, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Caitlyn Braschi, MD
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Tessa Lamberton, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Jessica Liu, MD
Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

Sean Patrick McCleary, MD
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Holly Mulinder, MD/MPH
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Maria Valadez, MD
Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine

Sarah Weber, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine

Third Year Residents

James Cook, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School

Millicent Croman, MD
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine

Katrina Dimaano, MD
Medical School: Hofstra/Northwell, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine

Alexandra Greene, MD
Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine

Jeffrey Qiu, MD
Medical School: Temple University, Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Ramsey Ugarte, MD
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville

Second Year Residents: Categorical

Janelle Cyprich, MD
Medical School: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

Alyssa Eade, MD
Medical School: State University of NY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Lorena Garcia, MD
Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Alexandra Moulton, MD
Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Erik Pihl, MD
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Emma Worthington, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Second Year Residents: Preliminary

Talal Mohammed Sayed Dahab, MBBS
Medical School: University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine

Peter Chulhi Kang, MD
Medical School: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Interns: Categorical

Esteban Aguayo, MD
Medical School: UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program

Paul James Brosnihan, MD
Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Chantal Joylene Creighton, MD
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Anthony J. Maltagliati, MD
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine

Cooper Allen Nagaki, MD
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine

Marianna Sarkissyan, MD
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Interns: Preliminary

Julia Elise Burrows, MD
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

Esi Amowi Dickson, MD
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Elena Catherine Drews, MD
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

Abubaker Khalafalla Elemam, MBBS
Medical School: University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine

Min Tae Kim, MD
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Saad Rehan, MBBS
Medical School: Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Matthew Neil Cahill Wilson, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Vivian Lina Wung, MD
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

General Surgery Residency Program

Current Residents

Chief Residents

PGY4

Research Residents

PGY3

PGY2

PGY1

Preliminary Interns

Chief Residents

Janelle Cyprich, MD

Lorena Garcia, MD

Jessica Liu, MD, MPH

Alexandra Moulton, MD

Erik Pihl, MD

Emma Worthington, MD

PGY4

Esteban Aguayo, MD

Paul James Brosnihan, MD

Chantal Creighton, MD, MS

Alyssa Eade, MD

Cooper Allen Nagaki, MD

Marianna Sarkissyan, MD

Research Residents

Daanish Ahmad, MBBCh, BAO

Julia Burrows, MD

Jane Kim, MD

Rogelio Molina, MD

Katherine Petrovich, MD

David Rosenberg, MS, MD

PGY3

Dwayne Gibbs, Jr, MD, MBS

William Jones, MD

Ian Joseph, MD

Benjamin King, MD, MPP

Kristen Nordham, MD, MS

Ethan Petersen, MD

PGY2

Ana Boncompagni, MD

Isabella Densmore, MD

Francisca Finkel, MD

Gina Goldberg, MD

Lonnie Hill III, MD, MHS

Anna Rose, MD

Alessandra Vanasco, MD

Angela Wang, MD

PGY1

Sevet Assatormasihkhah, MD

Benjamin Blanco, MD

Angelique Fontaine, MD

Flora Park, MD

Nithya Rajeev, MD

Nabil Yazdi, MD

Preliminary Interns

Julia Borowiecka, MD

Paulo Dizon, MD

Brisa Escobedo, MD

Marc Farah, MD

Krishna Mandalia, MD, MBA

Antonio Moreno, MD

Hannah Nakatsuka, MD

Kurt Pianka, MD

Joshua Zhu, MD

Chief Residents

PGY4

Research Residents

PGY3

PGY2

PGY1

Preliminary Interns

Chief Residents

James Cook, MD

Millicent Croman, MBBCh, BAO

Katrina Dimaano, MD, MS

Alexandra Greene, MD, MA Ed

Peter Chulhi Kang, MAT, MS, MD

Ramsey Ugarte, MD

Sarah Weber, MD, MSPH

PGY4

Janelle Cyprich, MD