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](/-/media/images/medicine/pages/departments/surgery/divisions-and-centers/cardiac/residents/diana_hsua_720x720.jpg)
Diana Hsu, MD
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine
Career Interest: Adult Thoracic Surgery
![Hiroko Nakahama](/-/media/images/medicine/pages/departments/surgery/divisions-and-centers/cardiac/residents/hiroko_nakahama_720x720.jpg)
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](/-/media/images/medicine/pages/departments/surgery/divisions-and-centers/cardiac/residents/casey-walk_720x720.jpg)
Casey Walk, MD
Medical School: Wright State University
Residency: Wright State University
Career Interest: Adult Cardiac Surgery
![Mohsin Jawed](/-/media/images/medicine/pages/departments/surgery/divisions-and-centers/cardiac/residents/mohsin-jawed_720x720.jpg)
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](/-/media/images/medicine/pages/departments/surgery/divisions-and-centers/cardiac/residents/ammu_alvarez_720x720.jpg)
Ammu Alvarez, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery
PGY-4
![Ahmed Aly](/-/media/images/medicine/pages/departments/surgery/divisions-and-centers/cardiac/residents/ahmed_aly_720x720.jpg)
Ahmed Aly, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Career Interest: Adult cardiothoracic surgery & science
PGY-3
![Jenna Aziz](/-/media/images/medicine/pages/departments/surgery/divisions-and-centers/cardiac/residents/jenna_aziz_720x720.jpg)
Jenna Aziz, MD
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Career Interest: Adult Cardiac Surgery
PGY-2
![Aaron Guo](/-/media/images/medicine/pages/departments/surgery/divisions-and-centers/cardiac/residents/aaron-guo_720x720.jpg)
Aaron Guo, MD
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
PGY-1
![Neelesh Bagrodia](/-/media/images/medicine/pages/departments/surgery/divisions-and-centers/cardiac/residents/neelesh-bagrodia_720x720.jpg)
Neelesh Bagrodia, MD
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California