General Surgery Residency Graduate Placements

Since 1975 when our first graduating residents entered the profession of surgery, several hundreds of physicians have completed their residency training in general surgery at Stony Brook. The table below shows the immediate post-Stony Brook placement of our program's recent graduates (linked names go to their present webpages):

 

2024 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Ryan Chan, MD Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, Weston, FL
Kevin Duh, MD Vascular Surgery Fellowship Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
Alexa-Rae Pesce, MD General Surgery Stony Brook Southampton, Southampton, NY
Danny Poon, MD Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship NYU Langone Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY
Tianyu Shang, MD Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Christine Ward, MD Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
2023 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Jocellie Marquez, MD Plastic Surgery Residency Program Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC)/Stony Brook University, NY
Joseph Obeid, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Temple University, PA
Juyeon Park, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery/Adv GI Surgery/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
Bryan Robins, MD Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Fellowship Houston Methodist Hospital, TX
Heitham Wady, MD Colorectal Fellowship Alleghany, PA
Ross Weller, MD General Surgery Practice NYU Langone Health/Long Island Community Hospital, NY
2022 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Givi Basishvili, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship UT South Western Medical Center, TX
Kelsi Hirai, MD Vascular Surgery Fellowship OHSU, OR
Panagiotis Drakos, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Highland Hospital, NY
Panagiotis Volteas Sr., MD Vascular Surgery Fellowship Stony Brook University Hospital, NY
     
2021 Graduating Chiefs
    
Resident Placement Where
Marie Fleury, MD Surgical Critical Care Fellowship NYU Langone, NY
Iliya Goldberg, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship University of Southern California, CA
Carlos Guzman, MD Private Practice  
Patrick Jasinski, MD Vascular Surgery Fellowship Stony Brook University Hospital, NY
Rajeev Masson, MD Head and Neck Fellowship University of Wisconsin, WI
Andrew Rabenstein, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Allegheny General Hospital, PA
 

 

  
2020 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Anthony Ferrara, MD Head and Neck Fellowship Duke University, NC
Omer Kaymakcalan, MD Plastic Surgery Fellowship University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
Roy Lacey, MD Critical Care and Trauma Cooper University Hospital, NJ
Anish Shah, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery Medical Center, East Carolina University
Jessica Simon, MD Colorectal Surgery (2021) Ochsner Clinic Foundation, LA
Suresh Yelika, MD Colorectal Surgery (2021) Stony Brook University Hospital, NY
     
2019 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Ryan Chiu, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Weill Cornell - New York Presbyterian, NY
Carl Dickler, MD Colorectal Surgery Residency Mt. Sinai Medical Center, NY
Syed Ahsan Karim, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatrics Fellowship University of Buffalo, NY
Robert Laskowski, MD Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery University of Maryland Medical Center, MD
Christine Malino, MD Assistant Professor-Acute Care Surgery NYU Langone, NY
Owen Pyke, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatrics Fellowship NYU Winthrop Hospital, NY
 
2018 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Maria Altieri, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Chanak Chantachote, MD Critical Care Fellowship University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Taher Gulamhusein, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Fellowship Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Anthony Hesketh, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Fellowship Stony Brook University
Ayesha Nzeribe, MD Vascular Surgery Fellowship Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Amanda Sosulski, MD Critical Care Fellowship U of California, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Svestka, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery/Advanced GI/Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Fellowship Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Richa Verma, MD Burn Care Fellowship Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
 
2017 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Yousef El-Gohary, MD Pediatric Oncology Fellowship St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Catherine Frenkel, MD Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
William Gioia, DO Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Jessica Gooch, MD Breast Surgery Fellowship New York University, New York, NY
Kai Zhao, MD Transplantation Fellowship University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
     
2016 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Syed Abbas, MD Colorectal Research Year Stony Brook University
Patrick Hartendorp, MD Colorectal Surgery Residency University of Texas, Houston, TX
Lily Hsieh, MD Pediatric Surgery Critical Care Fellowship University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ahmed Nasser, MD Burns Fellowship Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY
Spyridos Pagkratis, MD Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery Fellowship; Followed by Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Andrew Peredo, MD Burns Fellowship Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Jacobi Hospital Burn Center), Bronx, NY
     
2015 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Jason Chiu, MD Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Leonard Copertino, MD Surgical Faculty Position VA Medical Center, Northport, NY
Makkalon Em, MD Private Practice in General Surgery St. Marys, PA [Future plan: Abdominal Organ Transplant-Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA]
Pamela Kim, MD Phlebology Fellowship Stony Brook University
Georgios Spentzouris, MD Vascular Surgery Fellowship Stony Brook University
     
 
2014 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Soojin Ahn Breast Surgery Fellowship Mt. Sinai
Vikalp Jain Vascular Surgery Fellowship University of North Caroline Chapel Hill, NC
Brett Phillips Plastic Surgery Fellowship Duke University, Durham, NC
Rafael Malgor Vascular Surgery Fellowship University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa
Jerry Rubano Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship Stony Brook University
Dimitrios Virvilis Vascular Surgery Fellowship Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio
2013 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Karen Chang General Surgery Practice Locum Tenens, New York, NY
Svetlana Danovich Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship Private Practice, Mineola, NY
Michael (Scott) Halbreiner Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Joshua Karas Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Fellowship Winthrop University Hospital, NY
Hussna Wakily Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard), Boston, MA
Emily Wood Vascular Surgery Fellowship Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2012 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Morad Awadallah   Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
Nicole Curci    
George Angelos Michael Lieb    
Dhavel Patel    
Michael Polcino    
Nicole Rodriguez-Guilloty    
Sytlianos Tsintzilonis    
Julia Zakhaleva    
2011 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Christy Adamsky   Private Practice, Florida
Neeta Chaudharty Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship  
Cristina Dracea Research Stony Brook University
Keneth Hall Bariatrics Fellowship Winthrop University Hospital, NY
James Jen Vascular Surgery Fellowship Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
2010 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Marco Gonzalez    
Albert Kwon    
Mark Melendez    
Daniel Rutigliano, DO    
Cynthia Salinas    
Alla Zemlyak    
2009 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Salim Amrani Colon and Rectal Fellowship  
Kelvin Lau Hepatopancreatobiliary Fellowship  
Kristin O’hara Minimally Invasive Laparoscopy  
Garri Pasklinksy Vascular Surgery Fellowship  
Michael Sleet Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship  
Andrea Zimmern Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery  
2008 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Michelle Azu   Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY
Celsco Diaz    
Paul Impellizzeri   Englewood Health Hospital, Englewood, NJ
Fady Kaldas Transplant Surgery Fellowship UCLA Medical Center, CA
Sepehr Sajjad    
Khaled Salhab    
2007 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Wei Chen    
Julia Gotte    
Roger Kim Surgical Oncology VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Paul Kohupura    
Kristen Rezak    
2006 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Victor Cruz Colon and Rectal Fellowship  
Andrew Montelone    
Aleksandr Reznichenko    
Brett Ruffo    
Hiroshi Sogowa    
2005 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Solomon David    
Mark Gelfand    
Vivek Kohli    
Frank Lunati    
Geroge Manis    
2004 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Elliot Chen    
Piotr Dumicz    
Vitaly Lyaskovsky    
Denise Ortega    
Bajeet Uppal    
2003 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Salvatore Cuadra    
Tomasz Kozlowski    
Paul Mancuso    
Steve Martinez    
2002 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Nasrin Ansari    
Cheng Lo    
Zhanna Logman    
John Platz    
Colleen Willett    
2001 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Behdad Aryavand    
Chad Caldwell    
Jonas DeMuro    
Hector Dourron    
James Vosswinkle    
2000 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Luis Angarita Colorectal Surgery Fellowship Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Jaroslaw Bilaniuk Critical Care Fellowship Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
Daniel Char    
Hassan Reda    
Gustavo Tarres    
1999 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Iman Karimpour    
James Lukan    
Tong Ma    
Dean Pappas    
Saad Shukri    
1998 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Michael Ajemian    
Mitchell Chorost    
Ravi George    
Javad Golzarian    
James Wu    
1997 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Alex Argotte    
Mary Fogerty    
Faisal Khan    
Maurice Mawad    
Michael Sacca    
Pierre Sfeir    
1996 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Marlene Gillies    
Patris Marandi    
Liam Purtill    
Elizabeth Riordan    
Toufic Safa    
1995 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Mable Akkad    
David Halpern    
Lance Jungn    
Matthew McBee    
1994 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Peter Bongiovanni    
Steven Busuttil Vascular Surgery Fellowship Geisinger Health System, PA
Edward Kim    
Marinos Soteriou    
Andrew Zeniou    
1993 Graduating Chiefs
Resident Placement Where
Ian Bourhill    
John Doski    
Kelly James    
Sheel Vatsia    
Jonathan Zelen