Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents

• Rachel Kim, MD Second-year traditional resident

  MD: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  Surgery Residency: Temple University Hospital
  Appointment: 2021
  Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery
  Recent Publications:

  Erkmen CP, Randhawa S, Patterson F, Kim R, Weir M, Ma GX. Quantifying Benefits and Harms of Lung Cancer Screening in an Underserved Population: Results from a Prospective Study. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jun 3:S1043-0679(21)00263-X. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.04.055. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34091014

  Kim R, Moore R, Schmidt L, Martin K, Sjoholm LO, Mason L, BeardJ, Volvulus caused by a free intraperitoneal staple after laparoscopic appendectomy: A case report, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2019; 65:259-261. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.072

  Erkmen CP, Mitchell M, Randhawa S, Sferra S, Kim R, DiSesa V, Kaiser LR, Ma GX. An Enhanced Shared Decision Making Model to Address Willingness and Ability to Undergo Lung Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Treatment in Minority Underserved Populations. J Community Health 43(1): 27-32

• Jane Zhao, MD Second-year traditional resident

  MD: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  Surgery Residency: University at Buffalo
  Appointment: 2021
  Career Interest: Adult thoracic surgery
  Recent Publications:

  Zhao J, Cairo SB, Tian Y, Lautz TB, Berkelhamer SK, Pizzuto MP, Raval MV, Rothstein DH. Gastrostomy tube placement in neonates undergoing tracheostomy: An opportunity to coordinate care? J Perinatology. Accepted April 2020, in press.

  Zhao JY, Forsythe R, Langerman A, Melton GB, Schneider DF, Jackson GP. The Value of the Surgeon Informatician. Journal of Surgical Research. May 2020. pii: S0022-4804(20)30207-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.04.003. [Epub ahead of print]

  Zhao JY, Romero Arenas MA. The Surgical Blog: An Important Supplement to Traditional Scientific Literature. The American Journal of Surgery. 218(4):792-797. October 2019.

• Ahmed Aly, MD Seecond-year integrated resident

  MD: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  Appointment: 2021
  Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery & science
  Recent Publications:

  Aly A *, Saito Y *, BoumaW, Imai A, Hwang H, Okamoto K, Pilla J, Eperjesi T, Pouch A, Yushkevich P, Gillespie M, Gorman III J, Gorman R. Heterogeneous Leaflet Adaptation and Subvalvular Dynamics in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. JTCVS Open (2020)

  Nam H, Dinh P, Lasso A, Herz C, Huang J, Posada A, Aly A, Pouch A, Kabir S, Simpson J, Glatz A, Harrild D, Marx G, Fichtinger G, Cohen M, Jolley M. Visualization and Quantification of the Unrepaired Complete Atrioventricular Canal Valve Using 3D Echocardiography Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2020)

  Narang H, Rego B, Khalighi, Aly A, Pouch A, Gorman R, Gorman J III, Sack M. Pre-surgical prediction of post-surgical IMR recurrence in humans using in vivo estimation of mitral valve leaflet strains Annals of Biomedical Engineering (2021)

• Ammu Vijayakumar, MD Fourth-year integrated resident

  MD: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
  Appointment: 2021
  Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery
  Recent Publications:

  Vijayakumar, A., Derry, L.T., Storrie, M., Daaleman, T.P., Smithson, S. Peak Performance: A Communications-based Leadership and Teamwork Simulation for Fourth-Year Medical Students. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. May 2020. PMID 32637637.

  Langer, T., Vijayakumar, A., Alvarez, P., Ruiz, C., Tsai, P., Adams, U., Powierza, C., Dallahan, G.B., Rahangdale, L. Transition to multiple mini interview (MMI) interviewing for medical school admissions. Perspective of Medical Education. August 2020. PMID 32833134.

  Vijayakumar, A., Grignol, V. Adenocarcinomas presenting as abdominal wall masses. BMJ Case Reports. October 2020. PMID 33012713.

• Christine Darcy, DO First-year traditional resident

  DO: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
  Surgery Residency: Christiana Care Hospital
  Appointment: 2022
  Career Interest: Adult Thoracic Surgery
  Recent Publications:

  Levi, S., Darcy, C., Gough, B. Bennett, J., Petrelli, N. Pancreatic Resections: outcomes in Octogenarians. Society of Surgical Oncology, 2019. Published Science Direct 2020

  Johns, M., Darcy, C., Weinberger, J. Analysis of location and region of rib fracture in patient morbidity and mortality. Published Critical Care Medicine Journal January 2021

• Dana Ferrari-Light, DO First-year traditional resident

  DO: A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine
  Surgery Residency: New York Presbyterian-Queens
  Appointment: 2022
  Career Interest: Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
  Recent Publications:

  Ferrari-Light D, Chow OS, Lee BE. Anastomotic Leak After Robotic Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy Treated with Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy. CTSNet. January 2022. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.18731801

  S Schmiederer I, Torices-Dardon A, M Ferrari-Light D, Charbel Abboud E, Villani V, N Lau J, M Foglia C. Developing a Robotic General Surgery Training Curriculum: Identifying Key Elements Through a Delphi Process. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec;78(6):e129-e136. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.08.006. Epub 2021 Aug 26. PMID: 34456170.

  Geraci TC, Chang SH, Chen S, Ferrari-Light D, Cerfolio RJ. Discharging Patients by Postoperative Day One After Robotic Anatomic Pulmonary Resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug 10:S0003-4975(21)01385-0. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.088. PMID: 34389302.

• Jenna Aziz, MD First-year integrated resident

  MD: Howard University College of Medicine
  Appointment: 2022
  Career Interest: Adult Cardiac Surgery
  Recent Publications:

  Grant, B.M., Ferguson, D.H., Aziz, J.E., & Aziz, S. (2020). Successful use of VV ECMO in managing negative pressure pulmonary edema. J Card Surg 35:930-933. doi:10.111/jocs.14472

  Aziz, S., Turkan, H., Aziz, J., & Prue, M. (2019). Exogenous C1-esterase inhibitor prophylaxis during complex aortic valve replacement in a patient with hereditary angioedema. EC Cardiology 6.2