{"id":249,"date":"2020-04-21T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:16:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:16:40","slug":"current-residents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/education-and-training\/residency\/current-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Residents (2025-2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>PGY-5<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Leslie, MD PhD<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Leslie_Dan-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignright wp-image-710 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Leslie_Dan-scaled.jpg 1676w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Leslie_Dan-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Leslie_Dan-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Leslie_Dan-768x1173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Leslie_Dan-1005x1536.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Leslie_Dan-1340x2048.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown<\/strong>: Atlanta, GA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate<\/strong>: Colorado State University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School<\/strong>: Boston University School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graduate School<\/strong>: University of Virginia, Department of Chemistry<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests<\/strong>: Hiking and camping anywhere with mountains, skiing, family travel on the open road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Samuel Helrich, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown<\/strong>: Hopkinton, NH<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Helrich_Samuel-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignright wp-image-709 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Helrich_Samuel-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Helrich_Samuel-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Helrich_Samuel-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Helrich_Samuel-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Helrich_Samuel-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2021\/05\/Helrich_Samuel-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate<\/strong>: Tufts University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School<\/strong>: Boston University School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests<\/strong>: Backcountry skiing, mountain biking, hiking, live music, donuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>PGY-4<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/jessa-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"194\" class=\"wp-image-854 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/jessa-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/jessa.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><strong>Jessa Sahl, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown<\/strong>: Avon, CT<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate<\/strong>: University of Connecticut<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School<\/strong>: University of Connecticut Medical School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests<\/strong>: rock climbing, hiking, ice cream making, karaoke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Rhea Sindvani, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/rhea-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"194\" class=\"wp-image-855 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/rhea-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/rhea-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/rhea-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/rhea-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/rhea-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2022\/07\/rhea-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown<\/strong>: Farmington, CT<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate<\/strong>: University of Connecticut<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School<\/strong>: University of Connecticut Medical School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests<\/strong>:\u00a0 Anything fashion-related, shopping and spending large parts of my paycheck at Nordstrom Rack, fine dining and eating out in general, traveling, and having the TV on 24\/7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PGY 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>James McAndrew Jones, III, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Portland, Oregon <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2023\/08\/Jones-JMJ-Headshot_Small-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"187\" class=\"alignright wp-image-914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2023\/08\/Jones-JMJ-Headshot_Small-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2023\/08\/Jones-JMJ-Headshot_Small.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>University of Oregon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School<\/strong>:\u00a0 Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>spending time outdoors; skiing, snowboarding, hiking, building and painting models and figurines, woodworking, playing guitar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Laura Maciejko, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2023\/08\/Maciejko-photo-Annotation-2023-08-09-110141-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"158\" class=\"wp-image-915 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2023\/08\/Maciejko-photo-Annotation-2023-08-09-110141-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2023\/08\/Maciejko-photo-Annotation-2023-08-09-110141.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Boston, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>University of Texas at Austin;\u00a0 Boston University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School<\/strong>:\u00a0 Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>exercising, training for a marathon, cooking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2025\/07\/ABDO-photo--231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"155\" class=\"wp-image-1049 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2025\/07\/ABDO-photo--231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2025\/07\/ABDO-photo-.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><strong>PGY 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nadia Abdo, DO\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Houston, TX<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong>\u00a0 Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians &amp; Surgeons<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School:<\/strong>\u00a0 Lincoln Memorial University &#8211; DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0concerts, binge watching TV with my rescue cat Tony, dancing and eating really good food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Z. Givner, MD\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2024\/10\/givner-photo-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"116\" height=\"146\" class=\"wp-image-1030 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2024\/10\/givner-photo-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2024\/10\/givner-photo.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Miami, FL<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate:<\/strong>\u00a0 University of Maryland -College Park<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School:<\/strong>\u00a0 Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0Traveling, Hiking, Scuba diving, South Florida sports, chess<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PGY 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ronscardy Mondesir, MD<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2025\/07\/MONDESIR-PHOTO-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"168\" class=\"wp-image-1051 alignright\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Hometown:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Haiti<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate:\u00a0 <\/strong>Florida International University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Florida International University Herberet Wertheim College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Intramural basketball, weightlifting, cooking exotic dishes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ruchir Chaturvedi, MD<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/urology\/files\/2025\/07\/CHATURVEDI.J-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2025\/07\/CHATURVEDI.J-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/urology\/files\/2025\/07\/CHATURVEDI.J.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Shrewsbury, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate:\u00a0 <\/strong>Brandeis University, Waltham, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical School:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interests:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Avid NBA sports fan (Celtics), tennis, Formula 1 follower, Music production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container residents-2 autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-776\" data-slideshow-name=\"residents-2\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; 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