General Surgery Residency Graduates
2025 Graduates
Rachel Blitzer: Private Practice
Rachel Jensen: Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Sohini Khan: Surgical Oncology Fellowship, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jay Meisner: Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, UC San Diego Health and Rady Children’s Hospital
“Tom” Zongyang Mou: Trauma Critical Care Fellowships, Vanderbilt University
Rohini Patel: Vascular Surgery Fellowship, UC San Diego Health
Michael Turner: Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Massachusetts General Brigham/ Dana Farber Cancer Institute
2024 Graduates
Harrison Chau: Trauma Critical Care Fellowship, Stanford
Sasha Douglas: Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Duke
Isabella Guajardo: Private Practice in Arkansas
Jonathan Li: Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, UC Davis
Jared Matson: Surgeon in the Air Force
Jeff Reeves: Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, UC San Diego
2023 Graduates
Hannah Hollandsworth: Minimally Invasive Surgery, UC San Diego
Charissa Lake: Critical Care at UC San Diego; Pediatric Surgery at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Arielle Lee: Vascular Surgery, Stanford
Steve Niemiec: Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins
Thomas O’Keefe: Chief Resident in Quality and Safety, San Diego VA; Breast Surgery, UCSF
Raeda Taj: Transplant Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
2022 Graduates
Jenny Lam: Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Katherine Lee: Palliative Care, UCSF; Colorectal Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Eleftherios Makris: Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh
John Alec Moral: Private Practice in San Diego
Timothy Tirrell: Pediatric Surgery, UC San Diego/Rady Children’s
Catherine Tsai: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mark Zhao: Colorectal Surgery, Washington University
2021 Graduates
Jonathan Delong: Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Stanford
Sean Flynn: Colorectal Surgery, USC
Claire Janssen: Vascular Surgery, UC San Diego
Elizabeth Roderick: Trauma Critical Care, University of Connecticut
Elliott Williams: Trauma Critical Care, USC
Samantha Wu: Minimally Invasive Surgery, UC San Diego
2011-2020 Graduates
2020 Graduates
Maha Alkhuziem: Cardiothoracic surgery, Indiana University
Alex Brito: Surgical critical care, Queen’s University Medical Group
Theresa Chan: Breast surgery, Ironwood Women’s Centers
Helmi Lwin: Surgical oncology, City of Hope
Edna Shenvi: Private practice
Divya Sood: Surgical oncology, OHSU
Erin Ward: Surgical Oncology, University of Utah
2019 Graduates
Timothy Law: Colorectal surgery, Sutter Health
Shawn Liu: Colorectal surgery, UC San Diego
Rebecca Marmor: Vascular surgery, Johns Hopkins
Andrea Munden: Burn surgery, University of Florida
Kathryn Parker: Private practice
Sarah Stringfield: Colorectal surgery, Baylor University Medical Center
Rachel Voss: Surgical oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center
2018 Graduates
Ryan Broderick: Minimally invasive surgery, UC San Diego
Simone Langness: General surgery, Sharp Healthcare
Michael Levine: Vascular surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Patrick McCarty: General surgery. General Surgery Medical Group of Ventura County
Vijay Menon: Transplant surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
2017 Graduates
Jennifer Baker: Breast surgery, UCLA
Luis Cajas-Monson: Vascular surgery, Vascular Associates of San Diego
Joseph Eisner: General surgery, Dignity Health
Cristina Harnsberger: Colorectal surgery, Sutter Health
Natalie Ku: General Surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Travis Wilder: Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, Cook Children's Health Care System
2016 Graduates
Michele Babicky: Surgical oncology, Compass Oncology
Jeffery Chakedis: General Surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Omar Hassanein: General Surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Sean Hickey: Burn surgery, UC San Diego
Ava Armani: Breast surgery, UC San Diego
Ali Maawy: General surgery, Surgical Associates of Corpus Christi
Anna Weiss: Breast surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center
2015 Graduates
Alisa Coker: General surgery, UT Health Austin
Samuel Han: Vascular surgery, Temple Health
Tazo Inui: Vascular surgery, Natividad Hospital
Cristina Metildi: Pediatric surgery, Arizona Pediatric Surgery
Christopher Tokin: Plastic surgery, Hawaii Pacific Health
Justin Zelones: Plastic surgery, Plastic + Hand Surgical Associates
2014 Graduates
Shannon Castle: Pediatric surgery, Valley Children’s Healthcare
David Lazar: Pediatric surgery, UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Nicole Lopez: Colorectal surgery, UC San Diego
Christine Montesa: Cardiothoracic surgery, Chaparral Medical Group
Pouria Parsa: Vascular surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Christina Prendergast: Plastic surgery, Hoag Hospital
Monica Wentworth: Plastic surgery, Private practice
2013 Graduates
David Beffa: General surgery, Sutter Health
Bikash Devaraj: General surgery, Burbank Urgent Care
Aladdin Hassanein: Plastic surgery, Indiana University
Benjamin Kellogg: General surgery, University Surgical Associates
Peter Yu: Pediatric surgery, Children’s Hospital of Orange County
2012 Graduates
Jennifer Berumen: Transplant surgery, UC San Diego
Hannah Copeland: Cardiothoracic surgery, Honor Health
Carrie Peterson: Colorectal surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
Elizabeth Pocock: Thoracic surgery, University of Vermont
Kari Kansal Thompson: Surgical oncology, UC Irvine
Hop Tran-Cao: Surgical oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
2011 Graduates
Todd Costanini: Trauma surgery, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
John Cullen: Colorectal surgery, Mercy Health
Travis Engelbert: Vascular surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Karl Limmer: Cardiothoracic surgery, Sharp Healthcare
Adam Spivack: Vascular surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Jane Yanagawa: Thoracic surgery, UCLA
2001-2010 Graduates
2010 Graduates
Julia Grabowski: Pediatric surgery, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Joshua Greenberg: Vascular surgery, Trinity Health Michigan
Oveys Mansuri: Trauma surgery, Veterans Health Administration
Ann Menachery: General surgery, Private practice
2009 Graduates
Jessica Deree: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Fernando Herrera: Plastic surgery, Medical University of South Carolina
Kelley Hodgkiss-Harlow: Vascular surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Jaclyn Parker: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Alpana Soni: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Ahmed Suliman: Plastic surgery, UC San Diego
2008 Graduates
Ankur Chandra: Vascular surgery, Scripps Health
Joy Garg: Vascular surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Jason Marengo: Plastic surgery, Sutter Health
Joseph Mareno Jr.: Colorectal surgery, Piedmont Healthcare
Sarah Minasyan: Thoracic surgery, UC Davis
Scott Philipp: General surgery, Appledore Medical Group
2007 Graduates
Mir Wasif Ali: Cardiothoracic surgery, Dignity Health
Dortha Chu: General surgery, Trinity Health
David Frankel: Vascular surgery, Scripps Health
Lydia Lam: Trauma surgery, University of Southern California
Rafael Montecino: General surgery, Heywood Healthcare
2006 Graduates
Mona Flores: Global Head of Medical AI, NVIDIA
Eugene Golts: Cardiothoracic surgery, UC San Diego
Matthew Katz: Surgical oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kazuaki Takabe: Surgical oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
2005 Graduates
Brian Chin: General surgery, John Muir Health
Scott Ellner: Private practice
Joseph Ku: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Babak Rashidi: Surgical oncology, Private practice
2004 Graduates
Waddah Al-Refaie: Surgical oncology, CHI Health
Maraya Altuwaijri: Vascular surgery, Private practice
Danny Chu: Cardiac surgery, University of Pittsburgh
Andrea Dunkelman: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Jeffrey Farrier: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
2003 Graduates
Charles Dinerman: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Joshua Hyman: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Reza Jarrahy: Plastic surgery, UCLA
Sanjay Krishnaswami: Pediatric surgery, OHSU
Jeannie Shen: Surgical oncology, Cedars-Sinai
Uttam Tripathy: Cardiothoracic surgery, HCA Houston Healthcare
Wei Zhou: Vascular surgery, Univeristy of Arizona
2002 Graduates
Afshin Ehsan: Cardiothoracic surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health
Sang Lee: Cardiothoracic vascular surgery, Santa Clara Valley Healthcare
Elaine Tanaka: Breast surgery, Private practice
Suzanne Yoder: Pediatric surgery, Private practice
2001 Graduates
Devorah Chock: Bariatric surgery, Private practice
Jacob DeLaRosa: Cardiothoracic surgery, Portneuf Medical Center
Sonia Ramamoorthy: Colorectal surgery, UC San Diego
Julio Cesar Vasquez: Cardiothoracic surgery, Portneuf Medical Center
1991-2000 Graduates
2000 Graduates
Indermeet Bhullar: Trauma surgeon, University of Florida
Justin Kang: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Hemant Keny: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Robert Michaelson: General surgery, Private practice
Reza Nabavian: Plastic surgery, Private practice
1999 Graduates
Niren Angle: Vascular surgery, Private practice
Lilian Estrada-Linder: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Marc Garfinkel: Transplant surgery, Southern Illinois University
Hannah-Ngoc Ha: Colorectal surgery, Private practice
Gregory Hamon: General surgery, Methodist Healthcare
Aaron Sasson: Surgical oncology, Stony Brook University
Roger Shinnerl: Vascular surgery, Southern Illinois Healthcare
Andrew Zigman: Pediatric surgery, Kaiser Permanente
1998 Graduates
William Cannata: Vascular surgery, AHMC Healthcare
Cheryl Huang: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Archana Kudva: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Lily Lai: Surgical oncology, City of Hope
Paul Stefanacci: Chief Medical Officer, Kaweah Health
1997 Graduates
Jeffrey Cohen: Colorectal surgery, Northside Hospital System
Murali Dharan: Cardiothoracic surgery, Private practice
Kristopher Kallin: Cardiovascular surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Jonathan Sales: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
1996 Graduates
Allan Gamagami: General surgery, Sharp Healthcare
Victoria Vastine: Plastic surgery, Private practice
1995 Graduates
Michael Bouvet: Surgical oncology, UC San Diego
Robert Dunham: Breast surgery, Providence Health & Services
Adam Fierer: Minimally invasive surgery, Scripps Health
Bobby Nibhanupudy: Transplant surgeon, Advent Health
Ramesh Veeragandham: Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, John Muir Health
Jack Yang: Vascular surgeon, Scripps Health
1994 Graduates
Peter Edelstein: General surgery, U.S. Army Reserve
Reza Gamagami: Colorectal surgery, Silver Cross Hospital
Leila Grayson: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Bruce Landon: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Patrick Paw: Cardiothoracic surgery, Dignity Health
Mark Sherman: General surgery, Scripps Health
1993 Graduates
Paul Chasan: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Lavinia Chong: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Michael Clar: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Steven Moulton: Pediatric surgery, Children’s Hospital Colorado
David Rosenstein: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Charles Virden: Plastic surgery, Private practice
1992 Graduates
Hisham El-Bayar: General surgery, Providence Health & Services
Fardad Esmailian: Cardiothoracic surgery, Cedars-Sinai
Randi Galli: Plastic surgery, Regional Hand Center
Mary Ann Powers: Plastic surgery, Private practice
Jon Walsh: Trauma surgery, Western Michigan University
1991 Graduates
William Dominic: Trauma surgery, UCSF Fresno
Thomas Field: General surgery, Kaiser Permanente
John Iguidbashian: Cardiothoracic surgery, Legacy Health
David Lauter: General surgery, Skagit Regional Health-Mount Vernon
1981-1990 Graduates
1990 Graduates
Ralph Crum
Michele Gadd
Gregory Senofsky
Lygia Stewart
Robert John Winchell
1989 Graduates
David Easter
Ross Lyon
Stanley Sakabu
Paul Jerome Schmit
Behrooz (Bruce) Shabahang
1988 Graduates
Ronald-Samir Farah
Gregory Imler
David Kupfer
Lawrence Mier
1987 Graduates
Johan Brahme
Debra Goller
Lamont Paxton
Thomas Velky, Jr.
1986 Graduates
William Bry
Thomas Pfeffer
Gary Robinson
1985 Graduates
Louis Bonaldi
Robert Hye
1984 Graduates
Edmond Chan
Thomas Cochran
Elsa Hirvela
David Hoyt
Jerome Stefanko
James Chung-Yin Yang
1983 Graduates
Christopher Nelson
Jeffrey Rosenberg
Diane Sansonetti
1982 Graduates
Karl Albert Zucker
1981 Graduates
John Kroener
Douglas Boyer
Roger Hayashi
Frank Knotts
Gregory Rhodes
Before 1981 Graduates
1980 Graduates
Dava Gerard
Lee Griffith
Steven Guber
Frederick Hammill
Philip Humber
Louis Kosta II
1979 Gradutes
Stephen Creaghe
Patrick Sweeney
Peter Taft
1978 Graduates
Norman Brown
Donald Chapin
Kaj Johansen
Gilbert Johnston
1976 Graduates
Joseph Bernstein
Christopher Elia
Leland Housman
Michael McLaughlin
Jeffrey Pearl
Robert Schuman
Perry Shoor
Nathaniel Wiesenfeld
1975 Graduates
David Grambrot
Barry Levine
Joseph William Stephens III
Merton Suzuki
Sylvester Sviolka
1974 Graduates
Stuart Levin
Julian Britt Litchford Jr.
Thomas Modafferi
1973 Graduates
Ira Levine
Nelson Nakaji
Thomas Ruben
Richard Williams
1971 Graduates
James Bernstein
Jules Jacobs
Thomas Klein
John Lake
William McCullough
1970 Graduates
Mark Hilberman
Joseph Devin