Current Surgery Residents
R5 | R4 | R3 | R2 | R1 Categorical | R1 Preliminary | Professional Development Year | Bariatric/MIS Fellow

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Jacob Radabaugh, M.D.
Nickname: Jake
Hometown: Pemberville, OH
Medical school: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical interests: trauma surgery, transplant
Personal interests: my puppies; spending time with my girlfriend, family, and friends;
DIY home improvement; golf; sand volley; Michigan Wolverines football

Waleed Salem, M.D.

Mahzar Soufi, M.D.
Hometown: Latakia, Syria
Medical School: Jordan University for science and technology
Clinical Interests: Trauma, acute and critical care surgery
Personal Interests: History, biography, and swimming

Yasser Abu-Sabha, M.D.

Monther Nassar, M.D.
Hometown: Warren, OH
Medical school: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Clinical interests: cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, trauma surgery
Personal interests: woodworking, cooking, traveling, and spending time with my family

Sarin Paluri, D.O.
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: Midwestern University - CCOM
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Personal Interests: time with my family (fiancé and my bernedoodle), bright coffee
shops, cooking big meals for friends and family, good music, weekend getaways, fitness,
and international travel

Benjamin Russell, M.D.
Nickname: Ben
Hometown: Gahanna, OH
Medical school: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical interests: undecided
Personal interests: soccer, rock climbing, cooking, trivia

Danya Ziazadeh, M.D.
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Medical school: University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Clinical interests: breast surgery, surgical oncology, surgical outcomes, disparities
research, healthy policy
Personal interests: traveling, cooking, exploring new cafes and restaurants, spending
time with my husband, family, and friends

Ania Bartholomew, D.O.
Nickname: Nia
Hometown: Houston, TX
Medical school: Ohio University HCOM
Clinical interests:
Personal interests: painting, UFC, Taco Tuesdays, reality TV, volleyball

Varisha Essani, M.D.

Sara Golidy, M.D.
Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Trauma, Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Personal Interests: Spending time with family/friends, traveling, art, fashion, coffee

Aaron Grau, M.D.
Hometown: Toledo, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: undecided
Personal Interests: Golf, pickleball, Michigan Wolverines football

Kathryn Schubauer, M.D.
Hometown: Tallmadge, OH
Medical school: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical interests: reconstructive plastic surgery, vascular surgery, ACS
Personal Interests: hiking/camping, cooking, skiing, sand volleyball, Love Island
UK

Ahmad Al-Hayk, M.D.
Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Surgery, Vascular Surgery, HPB Surgery
Personal Interests: Soccer, Chess, Tennis, Swimming

José Ayala Ortiz, M.D.

Sydney Hatch, M.D.

Connor Knight, M.D.

Devon Patel, M.D.
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: pediatric surgery, plastic surgery
Personal interests: cooking, baking

Deja Sibert, M.D.
Hometown: Sparta, Georgia
Medical school: Mercer University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Orthopedic surgery, Vascular Surgery
Personal Interests: reading, watching Marvel movies, traveling, trying new recipes,
and taking care of my plants

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

Christina Dubchuk, M.D.
Professional development year: Colorectal Surgery research fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, GA
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences

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

Omar Obaid, M.D.

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
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