Current Residents of the General Surgery Program

PGY-4
PGY-3
PGY-2
PGY-1
PGY-1 Preliminary

PGY-5 Chiefs

Chance Benner, DO

Undergraduate School: Ohio University.
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage.
Hometown: Blanchester, OH.
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery at Michigan State University.

Dawn Cox DO

Dawn Cox, DO

Undergrad School: Ohio State University.
Med School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Canton, OH.
Fellowship: Breast Surgical Oncology at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH.

Kristi Dikranis DO

Kristi Dikranis, DO

Undergrad School: University of Connecticut.
Med School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Long Beach, NY.
Fellowship Interests: MIS, Bariatrics, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.

Charlotte Floria, DO

Undergraduate School: Johns Hopkins University.
Medical School: Touro University California.
Hometown: North Potomac, MD.
Fellowship: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Tower Health.

Caroline Lippe DO

Caroline Lippe, DO

Undergrad School: Ursinus College.
Med School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Hershey, PA.
Fellowship: Breast Surgical Oncology at Bryn Mawr Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

Tylee Rickett, MD

Undergraduate School: Arizona State University.
Medical School: St. George’s University.
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT.
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery at St. Lukes University Health Network.

Kevin Taylor Spence, MD

Kevin Spence, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Kentucky.
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean.
Hometown: Ward, AZ.
Fellowship: Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery at Suzanne Yee Cosmetic and Laser Surgery Center, Little Rock Arkansas.

PGY-4

Steven Boehm, DO

Undergraduate School: North Carolina State University.
Medical School: West Virginia Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Asheville, NC.
Fellowship Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery.

George Chachati, MD

Undergraduate School: Stoney Brook University.
Medical School: St. George’s University.
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY.
Fellowship Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Christopher Fan DO

Christopher Fan, DO

Undergrad School: University of Pittsburgh.
Med School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Scranton, PA.
Fellowship Interests: General Surgery/MIS.

Kelly Fening DO

Kelly Fening, DO

Undergrad School: University of Pittsburgh.
Med School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Canfield, OH.
Fellowship Interests: Colorectal Surgery.

Adrian Lowenfeld DO

Adrian Lowenfeld, DO

Undergrad School: University of Pittsburgh.
Med School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Kathryn McCabe, DO

Undergraduate School: Case Western Reserve University.
Medical School: Lake Erie Osteopathic.
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA.
Fellowship Interests: Vascular Surgery, Critical Care.

PGY-3

Maria Ahmad, DO

Undergraduate School: The University of Texas.
Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Houston, TX.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

W Cody Baumgartner DO

W. Cody Baumgartner, DO

Undergrad School: Kansas State University.
Med School: Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Courtland, MD.
Fellowship Interests: MIS/ Colorectal Surgery.

Cameron Benedict, MD

Undergraduate School: George Washington University.
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
Hometown: Annadale, VA.
Fellowship Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Transplant Surgery.

R Tyler Evans DO

R. Tyler Evans, DO

Undergrad School: Concord University, Athens.
Med School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Lewisburg, WV.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Amir Guindi, MD

Amir Gundi, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California.
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine.
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt & Los Angeles, CA.
Fellowship Interests:Trauma/Surgical Critical Care.

Fielding Richards DO

Fielding Richards, DO

Undergrad School: University of Colorado at Boulder.
Med School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Lakeland, FL.
Fellowship Interests: Plastic Surgery/MIS.

Swhaeb Shubair, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Medical School: Ross University of Medicine.
Hometown: Jacksonville, AL.
Fellowship Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery.

PGY-2

Brandon Arnsberger DO

Brandon Arnsberger, DO

Undergrad School: Bloomsburg University.
Med School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Parkesburg, PA.
Fellowship Interests: Plastics/Cosmetic Surgery.

Catharine Bernal, MD

Catherine Bernal, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California Davis.
Medical School: University of Missouri- Columbia School of Medicine.
Hometown: Livermore, CA.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Emily Downing, MD

Undergraduate School: Loras College.
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine.
Hometown: Blue Grass, IA.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Deirdre Sheets DO

Deidre Sheets, DO

Undergrad School: Seton Hill University.
Med School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Bradenton, FL.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Melanie Shpigel DO

Melanie Shpigel, DO

Undergrad School: University of Delaware.
Med School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Mount Laurel, NJ.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Benjamin Sisco, DO

Undergraduate School: Liberty University.
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Upper Black Eddy, PA.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Hannah Stein, DO

Undergraduate School: Wake Forest University.
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

PGY-1

Rachael Caretti DO

Rachael Caretti, DO

Undergrad School: Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Med School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine- Bradenton.
Hometown: Weedville, PA.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Taylor Casey DO

Taylor Casey, DO

Undergrad School: University of Albany.
Med School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Winsted, CT.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Erika Levy DO

Erika Levy, DO

Undergrad School: Hendrix College.
Med School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University.
Hometown: Kansas City, KS.
Fellowship Interests: Trauma/Critical Care.

Hunter Markle DO

Hunter Markle, DO

Undergrad School: Gettysburg College.
Med School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Seven Valleys, PA.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Casey Meier DO

Casey Meier, DO

Undergrad School: Elizabethtown College.
Med School: Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Elizabethtown, PA.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Zachary Schneider MD

Zachary Schneider, MD

Undergrad School: University at Albany.
Med School: American University of The Caribbean.
Hometown: Buffalo, NY.
Fellowship Interests: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Alexa Smith DO

Alexa Smith, DO

Undergrad School: Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Med School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: New Bethlehem, PA.
Fellowship Interests: MIS Surgery.

PGY-1 Preliminary

Claire Barber MD

Claire Barber, MD

Undergrad School: University of Texas.
Med School: American University of The Caribbean School of Medicine.
Hometown: Austin, TX.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

Eman Shreteh DO

Eman Shreteh, DO

Undergrad School: University of Florida.
Med School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hometown: Greenacres, FL.
Fellowship Interests: Undecided.

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