Surgery

Current Surgery Residents

R5 | R4 | R3 | R2 | R1 | Professional Development Year | Bariatric/MIS Fellow

R5
Abdullah Alalwan, M.D.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

R4
Michael DeVries, M.D.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

 

R3
Hassan J. Abbas, M.D.

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.

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

Carly Chappell, M.D.

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Medical School: Indiana University
Clinical Interests: undecided
Personal interests: Running, Hiking, Triathloning, Brewerying

Armelle DeRiso, M.D.

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

Christina Dubchuk, M.D.

Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences

Kangmin Kim

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 

R2
Omar Obaid

Omar Obaid, M.D.

Medical School: Khyber Medical College

Alexandra-Elise Patterson

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

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

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

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 

R1
Jacob Alexander

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

Trisha Clark, M.D.

 

Landon Cluts

Landon Cluts, M.D.

 

Siddhartha Dash

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

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

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

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

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

Waleed Salem, M.D.

 

Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences

Alexander Vonderau

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

Professional Development Year
Asmita Chopra, M.D.

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.

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.

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

Bariatric/MIS Fellow
Ahmad Bosaily, M.D.

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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Last Updated: 8/28/23