Surgery Fellows | Ohio State College of Medicine

Our academic, research-oriented institution has a long, storied tradition of training leaders in surgery. Our fellowship graduates have achieved prominence and success in community practice and at major academic institutions throughout the United States. We’re proud of our current fellows who are meeting the rigorous demands of their clinical training programs and exceeding all expectations.

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Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellows

Third-year fellow

Yazan Al-Adwan, MD

MD: General Surgery, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, JORDAN
Surgery Residency: King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, JORDAN
Appointment: 2019

Second-year fellow

Farjad Siddiqui, MBBS

MD: The Aga Khan University Hospital & Medical College, PAKISTAN
Surgery Residency: General Surgery, RWJ Saint Barnabas Medical Center, NJ
Appointment: 2020

First-year fellows

Pranit Chotai, MBBS

MD: Medical College Baroda, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA
Surgery Residency: General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Appointment: 2021

Jayanthan Subramanian, MBBS, MS

MD: K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College, INDIA
Surgery Residency: General Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, INDIA
Appointment: 2021

Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellows

Second-year fellows

Robert (Connor) Chick, MD

MD: UT San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio TX
Appointment Year: 2023

Vennila Padmanaban, MD

MD: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, Rutgers North – New Jersey Medical School General Surgery, Newark NJ
Appointment Year: 2023

Patrick Underwood, MD

MD: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Appointment Year: 2023

First-year fellows

Wilson Alobuia, MD

MD: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Appointment Year: 2024

Andrea Riner, MD, MPH

MD: University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Appointment Year: 2024

Taylor Williams, MD

MD: University of Texas, Galveston, TX
Specialty training: General Surgery Residency, University of Texas, Galveston, TX
Appointment Year: 2024

Surgical Critical Care Fellows

Anahita Jalilvand, MD, PhD

MD: MD: Loyola University Chicago
Residency: The Ohio State University

Jinwei Hu, MD, MS

MD: The Ohio State University
Residency: University of Buffalo

Our Surgery Fellows

Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellows

Third-year fellow

Yazan Al-Adwan, MD

Second-year fellow

Farjad Siddiqui, MBBS

First-year fellows

Pranit Chotai, MBBS

Jayanthan Subramanian, MBBS, MS

Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellows

Second-year fellows

Robert (Connor) Chick, MD

Vennila Padmanaban, MD

Patrick Underwood, MD

First-year fellows

Wilson Alobuia, MD

Andrea Riner, MD, MPH

Taylor Williams, MD

Surgical Critical Care Fellows

Anahita Jalilvand, MD, PhD

Jinwei Hu, MD, MS

Julia Coleman, MD, MPH

Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents

Colorectal Surgery Resident

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Our Surgery Fellows

Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellows

Third-year fellow

Yazan Al-Adwan, MD

Second-year fellow

Farjad Siddiqui, MBBS

First-year fellows

Pranit Chotai, MBBS

Jayanthan Subramanian, MBBS, MS

Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellows

Second-year fellows

Robert (Connor) Chick, MD

Vennila Padmanaban, MD

Patrick Underwood, MD

First-year fellows

Wilson Alobuia, MD

Andrea Riner, MD, MPH

Taylor Williams, MD

Surgical Critical Care Fellows

Anahita Jalilvand, MD, PhD

Jinwei Hu, MD, MS

Julia Coleman, MD, MPH

Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents

Rachel Kim, MD Second-year traditional resident

Jane Zhao, MD Second-year traditional resident

Ahmed Aly, MD Second-year integrated resident

Ammu Vijayakumar, MD Fourth-year integrated resident

Christine Darcy, DO First-year traditional resident

Dana Ferrari-Light, DO First-year traditional resident

Jenna Aziz, MD First-year integrated resident

Colorectal Surgery Resident

Bradley Krasnick, MD, MSc

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