Residents & Fellows 2013-14

<p><span class="pointer"><strong>To contact our residents and fellows, please call the administrative office of the Education Program at 631-444-1791/-8020; or, send an
<a href="mailto:deborah.thornton@stonybrookmedicine.edu">email</a>.</strong></sp…;

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<td class="fin" colSpan="3"><h3><strong>General Surgery</strong></h3></td>
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<th>Name</th>
<th>PGY&nbsp;Level</th>
<th class="fin">Med School (Grad Year)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Chanak Chantachote, MD</td>
<td>1</td>
<td class="fin">American U of the Caribbean (2011)</td>
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<td>Catherine Frenkel, MD</td>
<td>1</td>
<td class="fin">Albany Medical College (2011)</td>
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<td>Taher Gulamhusein, MD</td>
<td>1</td>
<td class="fin">U of Texas (2013)</td>
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<td>Omer Kaymakcalan, MD</td>
<td>1</td>
<td class="fin">U of Illinois (2012)</td>
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<td>Ayesha Nzeribe, MD</td>
<td>1</td>
<td class="fin">Brown U (2013)</td>
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<td>Michael Svestka, MD</td>
<td>1</td>
<td class="fin">Eastern Virginia Medical School (2013)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td class="fin">&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Ryan Chiu, MD</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="fin">Albany Medical College (2012)</td>
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<td>Timothy Connolly, MD</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="fin">Tufts U (2012)</td>
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<td>William Gioia, DO</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="fin">NY College of Osteopathic Medicine (2012)</td>
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<td>Gabriel Klein, MD</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="fin">SUNY Upstate Medical U (2012)</td>
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<td>Richa Verma, MD</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="fin">Stony Brook U (2012)</td>
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<td>Kai Zhao, MD</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="fin">UMDNJ-Newark (2012)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Syed Abbas, MD</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="fin">St. George U (2010)</td>
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<td>Leonard Copertino, MD</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="fin">Ross U (2010)</td>
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<td>Patrick Hartendorp, MD</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="fin">Jefferson U (2011)</td>
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<td>Lily Hsieh, MD</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="fin">U of Pittsburgh (2011)</td>
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<td>Ahmed Nasser, MD</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="fin">Tufts U (2009)</td>
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<td>Spyridos Pagkratis, MD</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="fin">U of Athens (2006)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Jason Chiu, MD</td>
<td>4</td>
<td class="fin">U at Buffalo (2004)</td>
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<td>Makkalon Em, MD</td>
<td>4</td>
<td class="fin">St. George’s U (2009)</td>
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<td>Pamela Kim, MD</td>
<td>4</td>
<td class="fin">U of Texas-San Antonio (2010)</td>
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<td>Georgios Spentzouris, MD</td>
<td>4</td>
<td class="fin">St. George's U (2009)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Soojin Ahn, MD</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="fin">SUNY Downstate (2009)</td>
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<td>Vikalp Jain, MD</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="fin">UMDNJ-Newark (2009)</td>
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<td>Brett Phillips, MD</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="fin">Stony Brook U (2007)</td>
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<td>Jerry Rubano, MD</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="fin">NY Medical College (2009)</td>
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<td>Dimitrios Virvillis, MD</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="fin">U of Athens (2004)</td>
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<td>Maria Altieri, MD</td>
<td>Research*</td>
<td class="fin">George Washington U (2011)</td>
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<td>Jessica Gooch, MD</td>
<td>Research*</td>
<td class="fin">Georgetown U (2011)</td>
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<td>Anthony Hesketh, MD</td>
<td>Research*</td>
<td class="fin">Wright State U (2010)</td>
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<td>Amanda Sosulski , MD</td>
<td>Research*</td>
<td class="fin">SUNY Upstate Medical U (2009)</td>
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<td class="fin" colSpan="3"><p class="footnotes"><small>* Research year(s) is option for categorical residents in general surgery program.</small></p></td>
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<td class="fin" colSpan="3"><h3><strong>Vascular Surgery</strong></h3></td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<th>Name</th>
<th>PGY&nbsp;Level</th>
<th class="fin">Med School (Grad Year)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Spyridos Monastiriotis, MD</td>
<td>1</td>
<td class="fin">U of Ioannina (2007)</td>
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<td>Lisa Marie Terrana, MD</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="fin">Stony Brook U (2011)</td>
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<td>Justin Margolis, MD</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="fin">Stony Brook U (2011)</td>
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<td>Carl Gonzales, MD</td>
<td>4</td>
<td class="fin">U of Texas-Galveston (2010)</td>
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<td>Rafael Malgor, MD</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="fin">U de Taubate-Sao Paulo (2003)</td>
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<td>Brian Kelly, MD</td>
<td>6</td>
<td class="fin">U of Connecticut (2008)</td>
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<td class="fin" colSpan="3"><p class="footnotes"><small></small></p></td>
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<td class="fin" colSpan="3"><h3><strong>Colon and Rectal Surgery</strong></h3></td>
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<th>Name</th>
<th>PGY&nbsp;Level</th>
<th class="fin">Med School (Grad Year)</th>
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<td>Shani Palmer, MD</td>
<td>6</td>
<td class="fin">Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (2006)</td>
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