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University of Maryland General Surgery Residency Program 2021-2022.








Chief Residents PGY5 (2022)

Brittany Aicher, MD
New York Medical College

Catherine Calvert, MD
 Drexel University College of Medicine

Laura DiChiacchio, MD
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Rami Kantar, MD
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine

David Morales, MD
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Nicole Shockcor, MD
West Virginia School of Medicine


Senior Residents PGY4 (2023)


Amanda Chipman, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine

Portrait of Marco dal Molin

Marco Dal Molin, MDU
Universita degli Studi de Verona

Portrait of Alison Flentje

Alison Flentje, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School


Shannon Larabee, MD
Georgetown University School of Medicine


Kerri Lopez, MD
University of Michigan Medical School


Christina Paluskievicz, MD
West Virginia School of Medicine


Surgical Admitting Officers (SAO) PGY3 (2025)

UMMC general surgery resident Megan Birkhold, MD

Megan Birkhold, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine

UMMC general surgery resident Laura Traub, MD

Laura Cooper, MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

UMMC general surgery resident Richa Kalsi, MD

Richa Kalsi, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine

UMMC general surgery resident Olivia Martin, MD

Olivia Martin, MD
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomed Sciences - University of Buffalo

Portrait of Neerav Patel, MD

Neerav Patel, MD
George Washington University SOM

Portrait of Nikhil Prasad

Nikhil Prasad, MD
University of Bristol Faculty of Medicine


Research Residents (2025-2026)

University of Maryland Medical Center general surgery resident Hossam Abdou, MD

Hossam Abdou, MD
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Portrait of Sarah Applebaum, MD

Sarah Applebaum, MD
Tufts University SOM

Portrait of Joseph Edwards, MD

Joseph Edwards, MD
University of Pittsburgh SOM

Portrait of Ace St. John, MD

Ace St. John, MD
Geisel SOM at Dartmouth

Portrait of Tara Talaie, MD

Tara Talaie, MD
University of Maryland SOM

Portrait of Jackie Zhang, MD

Jackie Zhang, MD
University of Maryland SOM

Sam Gavzy resident headshot

Sam Gavzy, MD
Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School

Hilary Hayssen resident headshot

Hilary Hayssen, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine 

JJ Newland resident headshot

JJ Newland, MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson 

Annalise Penikis resident headshot

Annalise Penikis, MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson 

Portrait of Cherease Street, MD

Cherease Street, MD
SUNY Downstate

Maggie Sundel resident headshot

Maggie Sundel, MD
Johns Hopkins University SOM


Junior Residents PGY2 (2027)

Matthew Cahn, MD
Georgetown University SOM

Cassandra Cairns, MD
Georgetown University SOM

Kendyl Carlisle, MD
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Ifeanyi Chinedozi, MD
Tufts University SOM


Nicole Kus, MD
Lewis Katz SOM at Temple University

Leah Sukri, MD
University of Maryland SOM

Daniel Brynien, MD
University of Pittsburgh SOM


Lauren Conway, MD
St. George's University

Dariel Diaz Perez, MD
University of Medicine and Health Science

Oleg Orlov residency headshot

Oleg Orlov, MD
People's Friendship University of Russia Faculty of Medicine


Interns PGY1 (2028)

Brady Campbell, MD
University of Iowa College of Medicine

Joseph Habib, MD
American University of Beirut

Laura Hobbs, MD
Albany Medical College

John Kessler, MD
Creighton University School of Medicine

Mary Lin, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Annie Sescleifer, MD
Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Majid Albeeshi, MD
King Saud University

Sameer Bengali, MD
Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College

Grahya Guntur, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Alina Hasanain, MD
Aga Khan Medical College

Koushik Mantripragada, MD
College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University

Grant Marquart, MD
Oregon Health & Science University SOM

Meagan Watkins, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SOM

Jordan Levine, MD
Jacobs SOM and Biomedical Sciences at the Univer of Buffalo

Linhan Xu, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine

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