{"id":8322,"date":"2020-08-24T17:47:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T21:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/?page_id=8322"},"modified":"2026-07-07T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:26:12","slug":"currentresidents2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/training\/residency\/currentresidents2\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The General Surgery Residency Program at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center trains physicians to become skilled surgeons. It offers an outstanding clinical experience and excellent research opportunities throughout residency to prepare graduates to match into highly desired fellowships or enter practice upon completion of their training.<\/p>\n

Current Resident Roster<\/a><\/p>\n

2026-2027<\/h3>\n

Categorical<\/h4>\n

PGY-1<\/h4>\n

Nicole Hwang, MD<\/h5>\n

<\/a>\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center<\/p>\n

Andrew Labott, MD<\/h5>\n

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\nMedical School:<\/strong> Medical College of Wisconsin<\/p>\n

Alexander Philips, MD<\/h5>\n

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Medical School: <\/strong>The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University<\/p>\n

Brittany (Sandra) Rosales, MD<\/h5>\n

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\nMedical School:<\/strong> University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine<\/p>\n

Leonardo Simonelli, MD<\/h5>\n

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\nMedical School: <\/strong>University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Amber Vinluan, MD<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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Medical School: <\/strong>Pennsylvania State University College\u00a0of Medicine<\/p>\n

Preliminary<\/h4>\n
Hussain Alkhars, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:\u00a0<\/strong>George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences<\/p>\n

Sabrina Liew, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University<\/p>\n

Samantha Perez Menendez, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sulaiman Sajed, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Christopher Yip, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

PGY-2<\/h4>\n
Taylor Glassman, MD<\/h5>\n

<\/a>\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School – Piscataway<\/p>\n

Omar Karim, MD<\/h5>\n

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\nMedical School: <\/strong>The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University<\/p>\n

David Posawatz, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Tufts University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Julia Ryan, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences<\/p>\n

Izaak Tobin, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:\u00a0<\/strong>Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University<\/p>\n

Thomas Ueland, MD<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Vanderbilt University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

PGY-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deborah Dele-Oni, DO<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine<\/p>\n

Laurynn Garcia, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Baylor College of Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emanuele Lagazzi, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>University of Genoa Faculty of Medicine and Surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Khuaten Maaneb de Macedo, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> University of Minnesota Medical School<\/p>\n

Abdimajid Mohamed, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Tufts University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Shirline Wee, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Creighton University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

PGY-4<\/h4>\n

Categorical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kiyah Anderson, MD<\/h5>\n

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Medical School:<\/strong> University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine<\/p>\n

Dylan Kaye, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Drexel University College of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sara Myers, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Phoebe Otchere, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Northeast Ohio Medical University<\/p>\n

Ashlee Seldomridge, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> West Virginia University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sophia Smith, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Tulane University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

PGY-5<\/h4>\n
Andrea Alonso, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Emily Gervais, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> College of Medicine at the University of Vermont<\/span><\/p>\n

Anna Kobzeva-Herzog, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeffrey Melvin, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Albert Einstein College\u00a0of Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n

Maia Nofal, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Colten Yahn, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Eastern Virginia Medical School<\/p>\n

Research Residents\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
Daniel Counihan, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences<\/p>\n

Joseph Dao, MD<\/h5>\n

<\/a>\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine<\/p>\n

Josue Estrella, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>University of Colorado School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Jessica Lee, MD<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth<\/p>\n

Rebecca Reardon-Lochbaum, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Lawson Traylor, MD<\/h5>\n

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\nMedical School: <\/strong>University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville<\/p>\n

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