Surgery Residents
Research Residents

Zoe Lu, M.D.
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Hometown: Boston, MA
Career Interests: Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Public Health, Global Health

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

Jenny Bui, M.D., MPH
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Career Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery
PGY 5

Lucy Chau, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Career Interests: Transplant surgery

Michael Diffley, M.D.
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center
Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
Career Interests: Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery

Michael Dix, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hometown: Rockford, MIr
Career Interests: Colorectal Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Kaitlyn Dobesh, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University, School of Medicine
Hometown: Burwell, NE
Career Interests: Vascular Surgery

Rebecca Ferguson, M.D.
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Hometown: Kansas City, KS
Career Interests: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma

Ali Rteil, M.D.
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Career Interests: Vascular Surgery, Aerospace Medicine

Hemi Thaker, M.D.
Medical School: University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Hometown: Annapolis, MD
Career Interests: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma
PGY 4

Donald Chang, M.D., PhD
Medical School: University of Queensland, School of Medicine
Hometown: San Gabriel, CA
Career Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Surgical Critical Care

Alexa Jarman, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University, School of Medicine
Hometown: Mt. Pleasant, MI
Career Interests: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, Cardiac Surgery

Henry Kwon, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University, School of Medicine
Hometown: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Career Interests: Cardiothoracic, Cell signaling & GPCR biology, Systematic Review Meta-analysis & network medicine

Eric Lisznyai, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University, School of Medicine
Hometown: Jonesville, MI
Career Interests:Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Minimally Invasive & Critical Care Surgery

Hollis Hutchings, M.D.
Medical School: Rush University
Hometown: Glenview, IL
Career Interests: Thoracic Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care Surgery

Emily Parker, M.D.
Medical School: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Michigan City, IN
Career Interests: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
PGY 3

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

Michael Lee, M.D.
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI
Career Interests: Acute Care, Trauma/Critical Care

Mohammad Maki, M.D.
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Hometown: Iraq
Career Interests: Global Surgery, Trauma, Plastics, Transplant Surgery

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

Babawale Oluborode, M.B.B.Ch.B.
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: Harrison Township, MI
Career Interests: Plastic Surgery
PGY 2

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

Rachel Fan, M.D.
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Career Interests: MIS, Colorectal, Breast, and Plastic Surgery

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

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

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

Zorays Moazzam, M.D.
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Career Interests: Plastic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, and Colorectal Surgery
PGY 1

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

Nolan Ryan, 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

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: Surgical Oncology, Surgical Critical Care, and Minimally Invasive Surgery

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

Georges Nassif
Medical School: University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Bik Faya, Lebanon
Career Interests: Vascular Surgery, and Surgical Oncology

Olivia Starich, M.D.
Medical School: University of Colorado, School of Medicine
Hometown: Jackson, WY
Career Interests: Acute Care Surgery, and Trauma Surgery