Our residents embrace a team atmosphere and togetherness both in and outside the hospital.
We take pride in not only finding academically and technically talented individuals, but in finding those with qualities to become gifted surgical leaders. Our residents embrace a team atmosphere and togetherness both in and outside the hospital.
The general surgery residency program is composed of a diverse group of students hailing from all around the world. With trainees from places such as Greece, Russia, Egypt, the Philipines and more, the Department of Surgery embraces surgical leaders from any and all backgrounds.
Please look below to learn more about the residents in each class including their backgrounds and educations and what they like to do when they’re not busy with a demanding surgical education.
Undergrad: Clemson University
Med School: University of South Carolina
Other interests: Long-distance running, learning languages, yoga and painting
Undergrad: Wake Forest University
Med School: Tulane University
Other interests: Cooking multiple-course meals for friends and family, Vinyasa Yoga, Chasing waterfalls, Trying exotic food and local cuisine
Undergrad: SUNY College of Buffalo
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Other interests: Outdoor activities, especially fishing and birdwatching, technology
Undergrad: University of Southern California
Med School: University of California
Other interests: Fishing, Photography, Working out, Violin/Viola, Tennis, Movies, Traveling, and Reading.
Vascular Surgery Integrated Resident
Undergrad: John Hopkins University
Med School: Florida International Univeristy
Other interests: Running, Tennis, Dance - Bharatanatyam and Bollywood dance
Undergrad: Washington and Lee University Graduated B.S.
Med School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Other interests: Basketball, Tennis, Biking, Hiking, Swimming, Mentoring, Cultural experiences — African music and entertainment lift my mood.
Undergrad: University at Buffalo
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Other interests: Hiking locally and nationally, sketching and painting landscape, baking cakes and pastries, cooking different types of cuisine, exploring the city by bike, watching anime, practicing piano
Undergrad: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Graduated B.S.
Med School: Uniformed Services UHS FE Hebert School Of Med
Undergrad: Cornell University
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Other interests: Environmental and nature preservation, Snowboarding, Guitar and fitness training
Undergrad: CUNY Hunter College
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Other interests: Self-planned traveling, long-distance road trips and hiking. As an avid baker, I particularly love baking cupcakes and decorating them for a variety of occasions.
Undergrad: Cornell University
Med School: Tufts University
Other interests: Kickboxing, biking, running, hiking
Undergrad: Bates College
Med School: University of Massachusetts
Other interests: Hiking, skiing, motorsport track events, rugby, woodworking, auot repair, golf, fishing, stained glass
Undergrad: University of Pittsburgh and CUNY Hunter College
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Other interests: Contemporary and classical piano, marathons, skiing (competitively, recreationally, as an instructor). Loyal Buffalo Bills fan.
Undergrad: Messiah College
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Other interests: Knitting, crocheting, reading dystopian fiction and romance novels and travelling both domestically and internationally.
Undergrad: Case Western Reserve University
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Hometown: Jamestown, NY
Other interests: Exploring the outdoors, kayaking, biking, backpacking, spending time with family and building and refurbishing furniture.
Undergrad: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Med School: John A. Burns School of Medicine
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Other interests: Surfing, swimming, hiking, traveling, taking things apart, putting things back together and, of course, dancing to a good beat.
Undergrad: N/A
Med School: University Central del Ecuador
Hometown: Quito, Ecuador
Other interests: Painting, DIY/art projects, dance, and travel.
Undergrad: Villanova University
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Hometown: Syracuse, New York
Other interests: Guitar, piano, cooking, and college basketball.
Undergrad: Texas Tech University
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Hometown: Houston, TX and Carthage, NY
Other interests: Playing piano, guitar and melodica, baking and making French patisserie.
Undergrad: University of Pittsburgh
Med School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Hometown: Oaks, PA and Audubon, PA
Other interests: Ice hockey, skiing, tabletop games.
Undergrad: University at Albany
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Other interests: Drawing, playing drums, reading.
Undergrad: University at Buffalo
Med School: Medical University of Silesia
Other interests: Traveling, chasing around my two boys, cooking.
Undergrad: University of Waterloo
Med School: St. George's University
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Other interests: Volleyball, snowboarding, karaoke, trying new restaurants.
Undergrad: Cornell University
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Other interests: Long distance running (Buffalo Marathon), hiking, camping, goal to visit all National Parks, fishing on Lake Erie with family, gardening and food preservation, cooking with homegrown and locally purchased ingredients.
Undergrad: Rice University BA 2004, Georgetown University MA 2012
Med School: Georgetown University
Other interests: Generally anything that makes me tachycardia and is not indoors.
Undergrad: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Med School: St. George's School of Medicine
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Other interests: Developing global surgery initiatives, studying sociopolitical dynamics, wildlife rehabilitation, teaching yoga, hiking, kayaking, camping, and outdoors exploring.
Engineering Fellowship
Undergrad: Boston College
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Surgery Plus Program: Master’s in Engineering '21
Other interests: Bicycling, Racquetball, Soccer, Guitar, 3D printing.
Undergrad: Oxford University, University of Southern California
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Hometown: Bay Area, CA
Other interests: Group fitness, TRX suspension training, cycling, yoga, short-recipe cooking, video games, dogs, kayaking.
Undergrad: New York University
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Hometown: New York, New York
Other interests: Video games, digital and traditional illustration, piano, and dance.
Research/MPH
Research/MPHUndergrad: Rutgers University
Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Other interests: Cooking, Travel, Tennis, Soccer, Martial Arts, Working Out, Hiking, Dancing.
Undergrad: University at Buffalo
Med School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Other interests: Cooking and Baking, Exercising, Watching baseball and hockey, trying new restaurants, spending time with family and friends.
Undergrad: University of Utah
Med School: University of Pittsburgh
Other interests: Cooking, College football, downhill skiing.
Undergrad: Canisius College
Med School: St. George's University
Other interests: Running, golf, tennis.
Undergrad: Denison University
Med School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Other interests: Spending time with friends and family, checking out new restaurants, and the Buffalo Bills.
Undergrad: Temple University
Med School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple
Other interests: Hiking, drawing, yoga, cuddling with my cats.
Undergrad: McGill University
Med School: Sackler School of Medicine
Other interests: I enjoy a variety of sports, including hockey, baseball/softball, volleyball, tennis, soccer, and snowboarding. Also, I enjoy reading books on Greek mythology and astronomy. And if none of those are available to me, video games aren't a bad alternative.
Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Undergrad: Georgetown University and John Hopkins University
Med School: Albany Medical College
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Other interests: Fishing, cooking, snowboarding, home brewing, hiking, reading, the Buffalo Bills, gardening, rugby, and wildlife conservation.
Undergrad: University of Wisconsin — Madison
Med School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Hometown: Sobieski, WI
Other interests: Ballroom dance (standard, Latin, and other), running and aquascaping/fish keeping.
Undergrad: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Med School: University of California, San Francisco
Hometown: Glenwood City, Wisconsin
Other interests: Road bike, hike, camp, quilt, travel, and thrift shop with husband and children.
Surgical Oncology Fellowship, NIH
Undergrad: University of Richmond
Med School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Other interests: Swimming, skiing, hiking, reading.
Undergrad: Kirkwood Community College and University of Iowa
Med School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska and Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Other interests: Classic movies, fishing, wood working, metal working and fabrication, welding, writing, computer networking, computer system administration.