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