General Surgery Residency Program Graduate Success at UPMC in Central Pa.

The UPMC in central Pa. General Surgery Residency Program provides Resident Surgeons within the program the requisite skills and knowledge to advance their careers upon graduation from the program. UPMC in central Pa. is proud of the long-standing tradition of Surgical Residents being selected to further their careers through Fellowships and private practice settings.

• Chance Benner, DO 2024
  Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, MI
• Dawn Cox, DO 2024
  Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
  OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
  Columbus, OH
• Kristi Dikranis, DO 2024
  Acute Care Surgery
  Lexington Medical Center
  Columbia, SC
• Charlotte Floria, DO 2024
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
  Tower Health
  Reading, PA
• Caroline Lippe, DO 2024
  Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowhip
  Bryn Mawr Hospital
  Philadelphia, PA
• Tylee Rickett, MD 2024
  Vascular Surgery Fellowship
  St. Lukes University Health Network
  Bethlehem, PA
• K. Taylor Spence, MD 2024
  Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship,
  Suzanne Yee Cosmetic and Laser Surgery Center
  Little Rock, AR
• Sheina Bawa, MD 2023
  Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship
  Xiluet Plastic Surgery
  Miami, FL
• Vanessa Hortian, DO 2023
  Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
  Grant Medical Center Ohio Health
  Columbus, OH
• Yi Wang, MD, PhD 2023
  General Surgery
  HCA Lake City Medical Center
  Lake City, FL
• Veronica Marshall, DO 2023
  General Surgery
  MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital
  Leonardtown, MD
• Joshua Etzel, DO 2023
  General Surgery
  UPMC Central PA Surgical Associates / Weight Loss Center
  Harrisburg, PA
• Stephen Atkinson, DO 2022
  General Surgery
  Texas Health Presbyterian
  Denton, TX
• Cory Kutruff, DO 2022
  General Surgery
  UPMC Altoona
  Altoona, PA
  
• Colby Elder, MD 2022
  Cardiothoracic Fellowship
  University of Texas Medical Branch- Galveston
  Galveston, TX
• John Trangucci, MD 2022
  Plastics Fellowship
  Temple University Hospital
  Philadelphia, PA
• Patrick Hancock, MD 2022
  Plastics Fellowship
  UT Health San Antonio
  San Antonio, TX
• Renee Aboushi, MD 2021
  Breast Fellowship
  Mount Sinia
  New York, NY
• Katsiaryna Paulovich, MD 2021
  Vascular Fellowship
  University of Buffalo
  Buffalo, NY
• Joseph Cahill, DO 2021
  Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
  Albany Medical Center
  Albany, NY
• John Mills, DO 2021
  Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
  Palo Alto VA Hospital (Stanford Medicine)
  Palo Alto, CA
• Sean Martin, DO 2021
  Abdominal Transplant and Hepato-Pacreatico Biliary Surgery Fellowship
  University of Southern California
  Los Angeles, CA
• Douglas Anderson, DO 2020
  Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
  Northshore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  Manhasset, MY
• Daniel Goldman, MD 2020
  Colorectal Fellowship
  Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  Philadelphia, PA
• Nathaniel Melton, MD 2020
  Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
  Penn State Health
  Hershey, PA
• Gary Aghazarian, DO 2020
  Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
  Orlando Health
  Orlando, FL
• Matthew Kalliath, DO 2020
  Acute Care Surgeon
  Cape Cod Hospital
  Hyannis, MA
• Naomi Wiens (Kalliath), DO 2020
  Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
  Women & Infants Hospital
  Providence, RI
• Leanna Cooney, M.D. 2019
  Burn Fellowship
  Lehigh Valley Burn Center
  Lehigh Valley, PA
• Daniel Lim, D.O. 2019
  Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship
  UC Irvine Medical Center
  Orange, CA
• Dheera Reddy, MD 2019
  Critical Care Fellowship
  Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
  Chicago, IL
• W. Kurtis Childers, D.O. 2018
  Surgical Practice
  UPMC Grandview Surgical Associates
  Camp Hill, PA
• Farda Qaygum, M.D. 2018
  Vascular Surgery Fellowship
  Albany Medical Center
  Albany, NY
• Lindsey Haga, MD 2017
  Vascular Surgery Fellowship
  UPMC
  Pittsburgh, PA
• Jonathan Cook, MD 2016
  Plastic Surgery Fellowship
  Cleveland Clinic Florida
  Weston, FL
• Johanna Serrano, MD 2016
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
  Nassau University Medical Center
  Long Island, NY
• Allison Tompeck, MD 2016
  Trauma/Critical Care/Acute Care Fellowship
  UT Southwestern Medical Center
  Parkland Hospital
  Dallas, TX
• Samer Rajjoub, M.D. 2015
  Endocrine Fellowship
  University of Chicago
  Chicago, Il
• Karima Fitzgerald, M.D. 2015
  Critical Care Fellowship
  Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
  Hershey, PA
• Constantine Bulauitan, M.D. 2014
  Critical Care Fellowship
  Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences
  Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  New Brunswick, NJ
• Jason Marone, M.D. 2014
  Bariatric Surgery
  PinnacleHealth System – CGH Campus
  Harrisburg, PA
• John Powell, M.D. 2013
  Minimally Invasive Surgery
  Geisinger Medical Center
  Danville, PA
• Danielle Ladie, M.D. 2012
  Transplant Fellowship
  University of Virginia Medical Center
  Charlottesville, VA
• Matthew Souder, M.D. 2012
  Surgical Practice
  Williamsport, PA
• Jesse Dirksen, M.D. 2011
  Breast Surgery Oncology
  University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
  Iowa City, IA
• John Lazar, M.D. 2011
  Cardiothoracic Surgery
  University of Rochester Medical Center
  Rochester, NY

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