Residents

Current residents

PGY-5

Sarah Assali, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philip Bauer, MD

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Oliver Knoell, MD

University of Toledo College of Medicine

Cody McGee, MD

SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine

Jenna Rimko, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Zachary Spigel, MD

University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

Shinichiro Yokota, MD

Hirosaki University School of Medicine

PGY-4

Mark Barlek, DO

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Brian Chen, MD

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Samantha Falls, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Abdulrahman (Abdu) Hammad, MD

University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine

Nicholas Lombardi, MD

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Pavan Rao, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Stanley Wolfe, MD

West Virginia University School of Medicine

PGY-3

Daniel Brynien, MD

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Sarah Burki, MD

Universita P.J. Safarika Lekarska Fakulta

Kevin Chien, MD

F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Christos Mouzakitis, MD

SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine

James Shahoud, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

PGY-2

Krysta Orminski, MD

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Julianna O'Toole, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michael Ruocco, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Christopher Sherry, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lauren Strelec, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Albertus van Wyk, DO

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tiffany Wilkins, MD

Ross University School of Medicine

PGY-1 Categorical

Robert Bresler, DO

A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ilana Porges, MD

Sidney Kimmel College at Thomas Jefferson University

Kendall Post, MD

New York Medical College

Meghan Robinson, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

H. Tony Tang, DO

Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Joseph Tharakan, MD

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

PGY-1 Preliminary

Shannara Bauer, MD

Drexel University College of Medicine

Sierra Kirsch, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Frank Mohn, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sarah Schluckebier, DO

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Joshua Sokolowski, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Brett Szeligo, MD

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Residents on research

David Habib, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine

Conor Maxwell, DO
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sefali Patel, DO
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Paige Tannhauser, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine

Graduates

An important consideration for many applying to a general surgery residency is the opportunities available upon completion. In fact, one the best markers of a residency program is the success of its graduates. In addition to training skilled general surgeons, our program is proud that more than 50% of our graduates continue their training in a specialized area of surgery. Our chief residents routinely secure diverse fellowship positions, as demonstrated by the following list of recent graduates' initial positions after their chief residency:

Class of 2022

M. Rassoul Abu-Nuwar, MD
MIS/General Surgery Attending
Armstrong Hospital, AHN, Pittsburgh, PA

Jose Alonso Escalante, MD
Transplant Fellowship
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

James Babowice, DO
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN

Steven Ballesteros, MD
Attending Staff
UPMC East, Monroeville, PA

Elizabeth Blears, MD
Burn Surgery Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Brendan Hagerty, MD
Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Roswell Park, Buffalo, NY

Melissa Hetrick, DO
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital, Detroit, MI

Hillary Simon, DO
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
University of Louisville, KY

Class of 2021

Arthur Johnson, MD
Attending Staff
Doctors Hospital, Augusta, GA

Kelly Krupa, MD
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Brunswick, NJ

Kristin Krupa, MD
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Patrick Regan, DO
General Surgery Attending
Alabama

Mandy Rice, DO
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Class of 2020

Nicholas Bailey, MD
Attending Staff
West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Richard Cheek, MD
Attending Staff
Mary Washington University, Fredericksburg, VA

Benjamin Cragun, MD
Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship
University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ

Ashley Hill, MD
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

Matthew Shaheen, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
William Beaumont Hospital System, Detroit, MA

Guirguiss Tadros, MD
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

Class of 2019

Stephanie Cerrone, DO
CardioThoracic Surgery 4/3 Joint Program
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Laura Chanlatte de los Santos, MD
Attending Staff
Jefferson Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Alexandra Falvo, MD
MIS and Bariatric Fellowship
Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

Tamara Floyd, MD
Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI

Omar Hashmi, MD
Attending Staff
Mountain View Regional Hospital, Las Cruces, NM

Isaac Kriley, MD
Advanced GI and MIS Fellowship
University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL. Surgical

Oncology Fellowship
Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI

Anne Meslang, MD
Attending Staff
MultiCare Health System, Spokane, WA

Class of 2018

Ravi Ambani, MD
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH

Robert Brookover, MD
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

David Aaron Guel, MD
CardioThoracic Surgery 4/3 Joint Program
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Johnathan Levy, MD
Minimally Invasive Esophageal Surgery Fellowship
West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph Sorg, MD
General Surgery Attending

Class of 2017

Wade Berger, DO
Attending Staff
Heritage Valley Hospital, Sewickley, PA

Lou Capecci, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Stanford, CA

Kellen Hayes, MD
MIS and Bariatric Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Derek Ornelas, MD
Attending Staff
Mercy Health, Boardman, OH

Meredith Witten, MD
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
University of Alabama