Our academic, research-oriented institution has a long tradition of training leaders in surgery. Our residents bring to the program diverse perspectives and backgrounds, enriching the program further and deepening the care experience that our patients receive.
Our Graduates
PGY-5 General Surgery Residents

Rami James Aoun, MD, MPH, MS
he/him
Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine

Patrick Bou-Samra, MD, MPH
he/him
Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine

Ahmad Hamad, MD, MS
he/him
Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine

Jing Han, MD, PhD
she/her
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

Dahlia Kenawy, MD, MS
She/her
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Kelli Patterson, DO, MS, MPH
she/her
Medical School: Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine

Theresa Wang, MD, MS
She/her
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
PGY-4 General Surgery Residents

Ruth Ackah, MD, PhD
She/her
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

JC Chen, MD, MPH
they/ them
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Lindsay Gil, MD, MPH
She/her
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Christopher Gilliam, MD
he/him
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Joseph Hoying, MD, MS
He/him
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Whitney Kellett, MD, PhD, MS
She/her
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Tejen Shah, MD, MBA
he/him
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
PGY-3 General Surgery Lab Residents

Courtney Collins, MD
She/her
Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Daniel Gage, MD
he/him
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Marissa Guo, MD
She/her
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Patrick Quinn, MD
he/him
Medical School: Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School

Stefanie Rohde, MD
sHe/her
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
PGY-3 General Surgery Residents

Ashley Aldridge, MD
She/her
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Elizabeth Barmash, MD
she/her
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Katherine Bergus, MD, MS
she/her
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Carl Engelke, MD, PhD
he/him
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

William Head, MD
he/him
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Shruthi Srinivas MD, MPH
She/her
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Jordan Stafford, MD, MS
he/him
Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
PGY-2 General Surgery Lab Residents

Chinaemelum Akpunonu, MD, MA
She/her
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine

Daniel Bacon, MD
he/him
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Daniel Chopyk, MD, PhD
he/ him
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine

Ian Garbarine, MD
he/ him
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Shachi Srivatsa, MD
she/her
Medical School: Albany Medical College

Dorothy Stearns, MD, MPH
She/her
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Diamantis Tsilimigras, MD, PhD
he/ him
Medical School: University of Athens School of Health Sciences

Alison Whalen, MD
She/her
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
PGY-2 General Surgery Residents

Dhiaeddine Djabri, MD
he/him
Medical School: University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine

Brian Figueroa, MD
he/him
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Facultad de Ciencias Médicas

Katherine Ho, MD
she/her
Medical School: The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine

Clark Ingram, MD
he/him
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine

Megan Ivy, MD
she/her
Medical School: University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine

Taylor Neilson, MD
she/her
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

McKenzie Schaefer, MD
she/her
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson

Danté Zanders, MD, MS
he/him
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine

Joy Zhang, MD
she/her
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
PGY-1 General Surgery Residents

Christian Asumadu, MD
he/him
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Brian Carter, MD, MS
he/him
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Michelle Chan, MD
she/her
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Mostafa Eltobgy, MBBCh
he/him
Medical School: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine

Weston Ernst, MD
he/him
Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Alim Habib, MD
he/him
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Krystal Henderson, MD
she/her
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Khari King, MD
she/her
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine

Paulos Mengsteab, MD, PhD, MS
he/him
Medical School: Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Alexandra Powell, MD
she/her
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Alexander Sougiannis, MD, PhD, MS
he/him
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Jacarri Tollette, MD
he/him
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
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Eliza Beal, MD, MS
Comprehensive General Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Melissa Hornor, MD, MS
Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christopher McQuinn, MD, MS
Vascular Surgery Fellowship, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Ekenedilichukwu Onwuka, MD, MS
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
Clifford Akateh, MD, MS
Abdominal transplant fellowship. Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Joseph Drews, MD, MS
Pediatric surgery fellowship, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Francisco Guzman, MD
Bariatric/MIS fellowship, Mount Sinai Hospitals, New York, New York
Chelsea Horwood, MD, MPH
Critical care, acute care, trauma fellowship, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
David Koller, MD
Colorectal fellow, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Kevin Ricci, MD, MS
Fellowship in surgical critical care, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Susan Natalie Eisert, MD, MS
Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Anahita Jalilvand, MD, PhD
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Kathryn Schlosser, MD
Bariatric/MIS Fellowship, Prisma Health, Greenville, South Carolina
Rita Shelby, MD, MS
Plastic Surgery Fellowship, University of Miami - Jackson Health, Miami, Florida
Emily Singer, MD
Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Michael Villarreal, MD, MBA
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 2022
Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2023
Jason Zakko, MD, MS
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
Dathe Benissan-Messan, MD, MS, PhD
Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Amblessed Onuma, MD, MS
Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Anghela Paredes, MD, MPH, MS
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Steven Scoville, MD, PhD
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Kejal Shah, MD, MS
Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Steven Sun, MD, MS
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, City of Hope, Duarte, California
Apeksha Dave, MD
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
Adrian Diaz, MD, MPH
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Ashley Donovan, MD
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Maximiliano Magallanes, MD
Advanced GI, MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gregory Metzger, MD, MS
General Surgeon/Assistant Professor, Central Carolina Surgery Duke University, Greensboro, North Carolina
Jennifer Underhill, MD
General Surgeon, United States Naval Hospital Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
Ingrid Woelfel, MD, MS, MA
Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona