{"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":"2025-07-04T12:42:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T16:42:02","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

2025-2026<\/h3>\n

Categorical<\/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

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\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

Preliminary<\/h4>\n
Ryan Healy, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Alexander Neamtu, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laken Smothers, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Sameep Vakharia, MD<\/h5>\n

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

YooJin Yoon, MD<\/h5>\n

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

PGY-2<\/h4>\n
Joseph Dao, MD<\/h5>\n

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

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

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

Shirline Wee, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Medical School: <\/strong>Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

PGY-3<\/h4>\n

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

Josue Estrella, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Dylan Kaye, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Phoebe Otchere, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Sophia Smith, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Lawson Traylor, MD<\/h5>\n

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

PGY-4<\/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

PGY-5<\/h4>\n
Brendin Beaulieu-Jones, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Priyanka Chugh, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Nicole Cimbak, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University<\/p>\n

Stephen Dalton-Petillo, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Heba Elassar, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Gordana Rasic, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Research Residents\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
Kiyah Anderson, MD<\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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

Daniel Counihan, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Sara Myers, MD<\/h5>\n

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

Ashlee Seldomridge, MD<\/h5>\n

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

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