About our residents

Our residents learn in a supportive and challenging environment where they receive the most comprehensive training in the anatomy, physiology and clinical management of cardiovascular and thoracic surgical pathology.

Cardiothoracic Traditional Residents

PGY-7

Diana Hsu 

Diana Hsu, MD 

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco 
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine

Career Interest: Adult Thoracic Surgery

 
Hiroko Nakahama 

Hiroko Nakahama, MD 

Medical School: Loyola University Medical Center 
Residency: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Career Interest: Adult Cardiac Surgery

 

PGY-6

Casey Walk 

Casey Walk, MD

Medical School: Wright State University
Residency: Wright State University

Career Interest: Adult Cardiac Surgery

 
Mohsin Jawed 

Mohsin Jawed, MD 

Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Career Interest: Adult Thoracic Surgery

 

Cardiothoracic Integrated Residents

PGY-6

Ammu Alvarez 

Ammu Alvarez, MD 

Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery

 

PGY-4

Ahmed Aly 

Ahmed Aly, MD 

Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery & science

 

PGY-3

Jenna Aziz 

Jenna Aziz, MD 

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

Career Interest: Adult Cardiac Surgery

 

PGY-2

Aaron Guo 

Aaron Guo, MD 

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

 

PGY-1

Neelesh Bagrodia 

Neelesh Bagrodia, MD 

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California