Surgery Residents
Research Residents

Jonathon Gould, M.D.
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Hometown: Sheboygan, WI
Career Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Alexander Harper, M.D.
Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine
Hometown: Reno, NV
Career Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Maxwell Yoshida, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University, School of Medicine
Hometown: Grosse Pointe, MI
Career Interests: Transplant/Hepatobiliary Surgery
PGY 5

Michael Bock, M.D.
Medical School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Career Interests: Trauma / Acute Care Surgery

Jenny Bui, M.D., MPH
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Career Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Zoe Lu, M.D.
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Hometown: Boston, MA
Career Interests: Transplant Surgery

Mohammad Maki, M.D.
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Hometown: Baghdad, Iraq
Career Interests: Bariatric Surgery

Zachary Montgomery, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University, School of Medicine
Hometown: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Career Interests: Acute Care, Trauma/Critical Care

Babawale Oluborode, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Obafemi Awolowo University, College of Health Sciences
Hometown: Ilesha, Nigeria
Career Interests: Transplant Surgery

Madison Wheaton, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University, School of Medicine
Hometown: Madison Heights, MI
Career Interests: Plastic Surgery
PGY 4

Ammaar Abbasi, M.D.
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Career Interests: Colon/Rectal Surgery

Rachel Fan, M.D.
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Career Interests: Multidisciplinary Breast

Drishti Lall, M.D.
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Career Interests: Acute Care, Trauma/Critical Care

Michael Lee, M.D.
Medical School: Michigan State University, School of Human Medicine
Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI
Career Interests: Vascular Surgery

Zorays Moazzam, M.D.
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Career Interests: Vascular Surgery

Ninette Musili, M.D.
Medical School: Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
Hometown: Kenya, Africa
Career Interests: Pediatrics & Global Surgery

Ian Wood, M.D.
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Career Interests: Surgery and patient/community education.
PGY 3

Tarek Araji, M.D.
Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Career Interests: Surgical Oncology

Ryan Nolan, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University
Hometown: Birmingham, MI
Career Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Nina Ruan, M.D.
Medical School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Career Interests: Plastic Surgery, Hepatobiliary Transplant

Asama Rana, M.D.
Medical School: St. George's University, School of Medicine
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Career Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Mary Turfah, M.D.
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI
Career Interests: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma Surgery

Yeshwanth Vedire, M.D.
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College & Hospital
Hometown: Hyderabad, India
Career Interests: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and MIS
PGY 2

Ruston Keller, M.D.
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Career Interests: Global Surgery

Georges Nassif, M.D.
Medical School: American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Bikfaya, Lebanon
Career Interests: Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Oncology

Amanda Saad, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hometown: Franklin, MI
Career Interests: Surgical Oncology

Tedy Sawma, M.D.
Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Career Interests: Thoracic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Hepatobiliary Surgery

Olivia Starich, M.D.
Medical School: University of Colorado, School of Medicine
Hometown: Jackson, WY
Career Interests: Trauma/Critical Care, Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery

Alexandra Yorks, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hometown: Davison, MI
Career Interests: Vascular Surgery, Acute Care Surgery
PGY 1
Jessica Elderkin, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Career Interests: Trauma / Acute Care Surgery, Breast Surgery
Mouhammad Halabi,M.D.
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Career Interests: Vascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery/Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Ranganath Kathawate, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hometown: Lake Orion, MI
Career Interests: Trauma/Critical Care or Transplant Surgery
Stephanie Regis, M.D.
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Hometown: Boston, MA
Career Interests: Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Breast Surgery
Dora Tabachnick, M.D.
Medical School: Franklin Un Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Career Interests: Pediatric Surgery, MIS, Global Surgery
Mitchell Wu, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hometown: Novi, Michigan
Career Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery
PGY 1 Preliminary
Jacqueline Episcopio, M.D.
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Hometown: Goshen, NY
Career Interests: Plastic Surgery, Colon/Rectal Surgery
Cole Gordon, M.D.
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Hometown: Boonton Township NJ
Career Interests: Surgical Oncology, Acute Care Surgery
Hadi Hamdan Hissaoui, M.D.
Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon / Madrid, Spain
Career Interests: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care
Nishant Kumar, M.D.
Medical School: Christian Medical College
Hometown: Bengaluru, India
Career Interests: Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, Cardiothoracic, Transplant & Plastic Surgery