Current Surgery Residents
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Abdullah Alalwan, M.D.
Hometown : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Medical School : King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health sciences
Clinical Interests: Colorectal surgery, Minimal invasive surgery
Personal Interests: History, Arabic Poetry, Football, Movies and cooking
Somya Al-Embideen, M.D.
Hometown: Amman/Jordan
Medical School: University of Jordan
Clinical Interests : Cardiothoracic Surgery, Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Personal interest: Traveling , eating, taking pictures and volunteer work.
Motaz Al-Yafi, M.D.
Nickname: “Mo” OR “Taz”
Hometown: Montréal & Syria
Medical School: Alfaisal University, College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic and Robotic Surgery
Personal Interests: Music, soccer and travel
Meghan Barber, M.D.
Nickname: Meg
Hometown: Toledo, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Vascular and endovascular surgery, healthcare disparities
Personal Interests: Spending time with my son, my family, and my dog Louie
Christina Camick, M.D.
Hometown: Toledo, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Wound healing
Personal Interests: Painting, cooking, crocheting
Michael DeVries, M.D.
Hometown: Bowling Green, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Complex surgical oncology, hepatobiliary
Personal Interests: Spending time with my wife (Lauren) and daughter (Mia). Taking our dogs for walks. Star Wars.
Sarah Hill, M.D.
Hometown: Hudson, OH
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, minimally-invasive surgery, global surgery
Personal Interests: Cooking, baking, art, horseback riding, learning languages, traveling
Tamara Maghathe, M.D.
Hometown : Cincinnati, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: General Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Personal Interests: Spending time with my nieces, nephew, & cat; biking; gardening
Omar Sallout, M.D.
Nickname: "Omarinho"
Hometown: Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Medical School: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (University of Dammam)
Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive surgery, research
Personal Interests: Playing the piano, learning new languages, tennis
Tania Torres, M.D.
Nickname : "TT"
Hometown: Matamoros, Mexico
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago
Clinical Interests: Vascular Surgery, cardiothoracic surgery
Personal Interests: Baking, Sudoku, Painting, Traveling
Hassan J. Abbas, M.D.
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Vascular Surgery, Endovascular therapy
Personal Interests: Fitness/exercise, spending time with family and friends, reading
Natalia Barragan, M.D.
Nickname: Nat
Hometown: Chowchilla, CA
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery, Minimally invasive
surgery
Personal Interests: Reading, Triathlons, Cooking (mostly eating), Plants and Conservation.
Carly Chappell, M.D.
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Medical School: Indiana University
Clinical Interests: undecided
Personal interests: Running, Hiking, Triathloning, Brewerying
Armelle DeRiso, M.D.
Nickname: Mel
Hometown: Sandusky, Ohio
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery
Personal Interests: Running, Tennis, Dogs
Christina Dubchuk, M.D.
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Kangmin Kim, M.D.
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Travel, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Volleyball, Soccer
Omar Obaid, M.D.
Medical School: Khyber Medical College
Alexandra-Elise Dakaud Patterson, M.D.
Nickname: AP
Hometowns: Atlanta, GA & Pittsburgh, PA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Clinical Interests: Undecided
Personal Interests: Aesthetics, DIY, Baking, Zumba, Sewing
Francisco Rodriguez Silva, M.D.
Nickname: Fran
Hometown: Diriamba-Nicaragua
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua
Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive surgery, vascular surgery.
Personal Interests: Sports, hiking, gaming.
James Stathakios, M.D.
Nickname: Jimmy
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Clinical interests: Plastic surgery, surgical oncology
Personal interests: Fitness, sports, music
Alexander Young, M.D.
Hometown: Youngstown, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Critical Care, Minimally Invasive
Personal Interests: Film & TV, History, and collecting Pokémon cards
Jacob Alexander, M.D.
B.S.: Biology, Spanish - The Ohio State University
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida
Medical School: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Hockey, Pickleball, Golf, Cooking, Rollerblading
Trisha Clark, M.D.
Landon Cluts, M.D.
Siddhartha Dash, M.D.
Nickname: Sid
Hometown: Grew up in India, England, and the U.S.!
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Colorectal, Vascular, Trauma
Personal Interests: Traveling, playing soccer and beach volleyball, watching movies
Jonathan Kwateng, M.D.
Nickname: Jon
Hometown: Roswell, Georgia
Medical School: Meharry Medica Colle School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Surgical Critical Care, MIS/Bariatrics
Personal Interests: Guitar, Cycling, Billiards
Katherine Lindeman, M.D.
Nickname: Kate
Hometown: Boston, MA
Medical School: University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Clinical Interests: Trauma and critical care
Personal Interests: Baking, cycling, hiking, singing
Joshua Mostales, M.D.
Nickname: Josh
Hometown: Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, USA
Medical School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: MIS/Bariatrics, Surgical Oncology, Endocrine Surgery
Personal Interests: Travel, piano, swimming, coffee, aviation, trivia
Shaunak Roy, M.D., M.S.
Nickname: ROYAL
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Vascular Surgery, Surgical Device Innovation, Biomedical Engineering
Personal Interests: Music Production, Songwriting, Audio Engineering
Waleed Salem, M.D.
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Alexander Vonderau, M.D.
Nickname: Alex
Hometown: Spencer, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Trauma/Critical Care
Personal Interests: Traveling, My dogs, and being outside
Asmita Chopra, M.D.
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College
Clinical Interests: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Minimally invasive surgery
Personal Interests: Reading fiction, Sketching, Travelling, Food (cooking and experimenting),
Cricket
Maria Kenner, M.D.
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio.
Medical school: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Clinical interests: undecided
Personal interests: hiking, reading, playing piano, reality tv shows
Emily W. Rady, M.D.
Hometown: Brunswick, Ohio (near Cleveland)
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Surgical
Critical Care
Personal Interests: Health and Fitness, Wilderness Medicine, Outdoor Activities and
Exploration
Ahmad Bosaily, M.D.
Hometown: Abha, Saudi Arabia
Medical School: King Khalid University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Clinical Interests: Robotic surgery
Personal Interests: Video games, travel
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