Current Surgery Residents

R5 | R4 | R3 | R2 | R1 Categorical | R1 Preliminary | Professional Development Year | Bariatric/MIS Fellow

R5

Michael DeVries, M.D.

Hometown: Bowling Green, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Complex surgical oncology, hepatobiliary

Personal Interests: Spending time with my wife (Lauren) and daughter (Mia). Taking our dogs for walks. Star Wars.

Completed fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, University of Iowa

Sarah Hill, M.D.

Hometown: Hudson, OH
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, minimally-invasive surgery, global surgery
Personal Interests: Cooking, baking, art, horseback riding, learning languages, traveling

Fellowship match: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine

Tamara Maghathe, M.D.

Hometown : Cincinnati, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical interests: critical care/trauma, acute care general surgery, minimally-invasive surgery, global surgery
Personal Interests: Spending time with my nieces, nephew, & cat; biking; gardening

Omar Sallout, M.D.

Nickname: "Omarinho"
Hometown: Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Medical School: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (University of Dammam)
Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive surgery, research

Personal Interests: Playing the piano, learning new languages, tennis

Tania Torres, M.D.

Nickname : "TT"
Hometown: Matamoros, Mexico
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago
Clinical Interests: Vascular Surgery, cardiothoracic surgery
Personal Interests: Baking, Sudoku, Painting, Traveling

R4

Hassan J. Abbas, M.D.

Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Vascular Surgery, Endovascular therapy
Personal Interests: Fitness/exercise, spending time with family and friends, reading

Asmita Chopra, M.D.

Hometown: New Delhi, India
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College
Clinical Interests: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Minimally invasive surgery
Personal Interests: Reading fiction, Sketching, Travelling, Food (cooking and experimenting), Cricket

Maria Kenner, M.D.

Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio.
Medical school: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Clinical interests: undecided
Personal interests: hiking, reading, playing piano, reality tv shows

Kangmin Kim, M.D.

Hometown: San Antonio, TX

Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Travel, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Volleyball, Soccer

Emily W. Rady, M.D.

Hometown: Brunswick, Ohio (near Cleveland)
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Personal Interests: Health and Fitness, Wilderness Medicine, Outdoor Activities and Exploration

R3

Alexandra-Elise Dakaud Patterson, M.D.

Nickname: AP
Hometowns: Atlanta, GA & Pittsburgh, PA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Clinical Interests: Undecided
Personal Interests: Aesthetics, DIY, Baking, Zumba, Sewing

Omar Obaid, M.D.

Nickname: Obi

Hometown: Peshawar, Pakistan

Medical School: Khyber Medical College

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Trauma Surgery

Personal Interests: Hiking, Mountaineering, Soccer, Tennis

Francisco Rodriguez Silva, M.D.

Nickname: Fran
Hometown: Diriamba-Nicaragua
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua
Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive surgery, vascular surgery.
Personal Interests: Sports, hiking, gaming.

James Stathakios, M.D.

Nickname: Jimmy
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Clinical interests: Plastic surgery, surgical oncology
Personal interests: Fitness, sports, music

Alexander Young, M.D.

Hometown: Youngstown, OH

Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Critical Care, Minimally Invasive
Personal Interests: Film & TV, History, and collecting Pokémon cards

R2

Landon Cluts, M.D.

Nickname: Lando

Hometown: Bluffton, Ohio

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Critical Care/Trauma

Personal Interests: Music, Board games, being outside

Siddhartha Dash, M.D.

Nickname: Sid
Hometown: Grew up in India, England, and the U.S.!

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Colorectal, Vascular, Trauma
Personal Interests: Traveling, playing soccer and beach volleyball, watching movies

Joshua Mostales, M.D.

Nickname: Josh
Hometown: Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, USA
Medical School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: MIS/Bariatrics, Surgical Oncology, Endocrine Surgery
Personal Interests: Travel, piano, swimming, coffee, aviation, trivia

Shaunak Roy, M.D., M.S.

Nickname: ROYAL
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Vascular Surgery, Surgical Device Innovation, Biomedical Engineering
Personal Interests: Music Production, Songwriting, Audio Engineering

Waleed Salem, M.D.

Hometown: Findlay, OH

Med school: University of Toledo College of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Plastic surgery, Hand Surgery, Robotic surgery, Vascular Surgery

Personal Interests: Spending time with family/friends, sports, video games, working out, eating, and technology

R1 Categorical

Trisha Clark, M.D.

Hometown: Williston, TN

Medical school: UTMC

Clinical interests: MIS, rural, trauma

Personal interests: hiking, traveling, spending time with my family and dogs

Monther Nassar, M.D.

Hometown: Warren, OH
Medical school: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Clinical interests: cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, trauma surgery
Personal interests: woodworking, cooking, traveling, and spending time with my family

Jacob Radabaugh, M.D.

Nickname: Jake
Hometown: Pemberville, OH
Medical school: University of Toledo
Clinical interests: trauma surgery, transplant
Personal interests: my puppies; spending time with my girlfriend, family, and friends; DIY home improvement; golf; sand volley; Michigan Wolverines football

Noah Worobetz, M.D.

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Medical school: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Clinical interests: pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, research
Personal interests: swimming, card games, dogs

Danya Ziazadeh, M.D.

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Medical school: University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Clinical interests: breast surgery, surgical oncology, surgical outcomes, disparities research, healthy policy
Personal interests: traveling, cooking, exploring new cafes and restaurants, spending time with my husband, family, and friends

R1 Preliminary

Yasser Abu-Sabha, M.D.

Hometown: Dearborn, MI

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Clinical Interests: Trauma

Personal Interests: Sports mainly football and basketball, outdoor adventures including hiking, camping, lake trips, and spending time with family and friends

Ania Bartholomew, D.O.

Nickname: Nia
Hometown: Houston, TX
Medical school: Ohio University HCOM
Clinical interests:
Personal interests: painting, UFC, Taco Tuesdays, reality TV, volleyball

Isabell Igo, M.D.

Nickname: Izzy
Hometown: Rossford, OH
Medical school: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Clinical interests: orthopedics
Personal interests: my dogs, scuba diving, kickboxing, cooking

Benjamin Russell, M.D.

Nickname: Ben
Hometown: Gahanna, OH
Medical school: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Clinical interests: undecided
Personal interests: soccer, rock climbing, cooking, trivia

Raul Smego Barranco, M.D.

Hometown: Ponce, PR
Medical school: Ponce Health Sciences University
Clinical interests: urology, colorectal surgery
Personal interests: tennis, golf, mountain biking, motorcycles

Gary Ulrich, M.D.

Hometown: Terre Haute, IN
Medical school: Indiana University School of Medicine
Clinical interests: orthopedic surgery
Personal interests: basketball, trick shots, filmmaking, travel

Professional Development Year

Natalia Barragan, M.D.

Professional development year: Surgical Critical Care fellowship at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, MI

Nickname: Nat
Hometown: Chowchilla, CA

Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences

Clinical Interests: Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery, Minimally invasive surgery
Personal Interests: Reading, Triathlons, Cooking (mostly eating), Plants and Conservation.

Carly Chappell, M.D.

Professional development year: Pediatric Surgery research fellowship at St. Christopher’s in Philadelphia, PA

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Medical School: Indiana University
Clinical Interests: undecided
Personal interests: Running, Hiking, Triathloning, Brewerying

Armelle DeRiso, M.D.

Professional development year: Surgical Critical care fellowship at Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nickname: Mel
Hometown: Sandusky, Ohio

Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery
Personal Interests: Running, Tennis, Dogs

Christina Dubchuk, M.D.

Professional development year: Colorectal Surgery research fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, GA

Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences

Bariatric/MIS Fellow

Elizabeth Odil, M.D.

Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Beaumont/Corewell Hospital Royal Oak
Clinical interests: bariatric surgery
Personal interests/hobbies: spending time with my husband John and our two GSDs - Thunder and Tsunami, hiking/backpacking, playing video games, crocheting, cooking, gardening

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