Residency Programs

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The Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland plastic surgery residency program was created in 1989 with the merger of each institution’s plastic surgery residency program, both accredited by the ACGME, under the leadership of Dr. Jack Hoopes at Johns Hopkins and Dr. Nelson Goldberg at the University of Maryland.

The combined program provides resident rotation experiences at all of the major teaching hospitals in the Baltimore area (Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, and the Baltimore VA Medical Center). If a major reconstructive case is going on in Baltimore, a resident in our program is participating in it. Residents also rotate at community hospital services (The Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Saint Agnes Hospital, and Suburban Hospital) and several unique services including Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and The Dellon Institutes for Peripheral Nerve Surgery to maximize the breadth of their training experience.

The mission of the Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland Plastic Surgery Residency Program is to train residents to provide the highest quality plastic surgery care to their patients, to perform cutting edge research that will guide future patient treatment, and to become future leaders in plastic surgery for the country and the world.

The department offers two types of residency programs:

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Integrated Residency Program

The integrated residency program, which is accredited by ACGME, is open to medical school graduates interested in specializing in plastic surgery. The residency is a seven-year program, with six clinical years. During the mandatory research year, completed between the second and third clinical years, residents conduct clinical and/or basic science research, but also have the opportunity to participate in bio-innovation or professional degree programs. Clinical time during the intern year is divided between general surgery, plastic surgery, and plastic surgery-related rotations.

Four residents will match for the 2023-24 academic year. Typically, 300+ people apply. Learn more about the program curriculum, prerequisites, how to apply to the program and who to contact for more information.

Independent Residency Program

The independent residency program, which is accredited by ACGME, is open to residents who have already completed a surgery residency (see Prerequisites below). This 3-year residency provides a concentrated program in plastic surgery.
It is available for residents who have satisfactorily completed a formal training program (and are board admissible or certified) in general surgery, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, urology or oral and maxillofacial surgery (the latter requiring two years of general surgery training in addition to an M.D./DDS). Successful completion of these ACGME or ADA accredited programs fulfills the prerequisite training requirement.

Residents can officially begin a plastic surgery training program (requisite training) after completion of any of these prerequisite options, which all require confirmation by the ABPS (Evaluation of Training Form with confirmation letter regarding the acceptability of the prerequisite training for the ABPS certification process).

The program accepts one resident per year. Typically, 75 people apply.
Learn more about the curriculum, program prerequisites, how to apply to the program and who to contact for more information.

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Meet Our Residents

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Residents with The Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery are trained to exemplify excellence in their patient care, innovative treatment procedures and cutting-edge research. Learn more about our residents.

Chief Residents

Nicholas Calotta, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Randolph, NJ
Undergraduate Education: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Interests: Nick enjoys spending time with family and friends. He's also a big time New York sports fans (Yankees and Jets) but really like playing/watching pretty much any sport-he's process of picking up golf with very mixed results. Beyond that, he's always told himself he'd try any food at least once.

Nicholas Calotta, MD (Integrated)

Chelsea Harris, MD (Independent)

Hometown: Wilder, VT
Undergraduate Education: Brown University
Medical School: University of Vermont
Residency: University of Maryland, General Surgery
Research Fellowship: Institute for Health Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan
Interests: Chelsea's research interests center on how to best identify patient preferences, integrate those preferences into care, and build a health care workforce capable of meeting patients' diverse needs. Chelsea enjoys stick sports of any variety, hiking with her family, and taking friendly board games far too seriously

Chelsea Harris, MD (Independent)

Hillary Jenny, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Undergraduate Education: MIT
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Master of Public Health: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Interests: Hillary enjoys travel, global health, yoga, spin, music, and trying any and all new foods/restaurants

Hillary Jenny, MD (Integrated)

Melanie Major, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Undergraduate Education: Stanford University
Medical School: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Interests: Melanie enjoys traveling, hiking, scuba diving, swimming, spinning, cooking and trying new restaurants in Baltimore.

Melanie Major, MD (Integrated)

Amy Quan, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Undergraduate Education: Dartmouth College
Master of Public Health: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medical School: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Interests: Amy's interests include live music and theater, trying new restaurants, sampling documentaries and podcasts and travel.

Amy Quan, MD (Integrated)

Postgraduate Year Five

Chao Long, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Education: Princeton University
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Interests: Chao's professional interests include tissue engineering and global health research. In her free time, she enjoys travel, yoga, hiking, and exploring new neighborhoods, all preferably in the company of friends and family.

Chao Long, MD (Integrated)

Matthew Louis, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Wichita, KS
Undergraduate Education: Baylor University, Waco, TX
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Interests:Outside the hospital, Matthew enjoys spending time with his wife, reading, gardening, exercising, and walking his dog.

Matthew Louis, MD (Integrated)

John (JD) Luck, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Appleton, WI
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Interests: JD’s interests include watching and rooting for the Green Bay Packers, working on home renovation and construction projects, and traveling.

John (JD) Luck, MD (Integrated)

Alexander Sun, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Undergraduate Education: Duke University
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Interests: Alex's academic interests include plastic surgery, biomedical/tissue engineering and global health. Outside of medicine, he enjoys working out, road trips, hiking, photography, cooking, and dessert.

Alexander Sun, MD (Integrated)

Scott Sylvester, MD (Independent)

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Undergraduate Education: Emory University 
Medical School: St. George's University
Residency: University of Florida- Jacksonville
Any other degrees and where you received them: Burn Surgery Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University 
Interests:  Outside of medicine, his interests include hiking with his wife, McKenna, and dog, Maverick, playing soccer and golf, and trying new foods/restaurants. 

Scott Sylvester, MD (Independent)

Postgraduate Year Four

Patrick Keller, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Niskayuna, NY
Undergraduate Education: University of Southern California
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Interests: Patrick enjoys learning about all aspects of plastic surgery, with a particular interest in transgender, hand and aesthetic surgery. You can usually find him listening to music, and he even still enjoys playing saxophone in his spare time. At home, Patrick loves spending time with his wife, Luci, and their cat and dog. They love to cook, go on local hikes, and do home improvement projects.

Patrick Keller, MD (Integrated)

Christopher Lopez, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate Education: Baruch College- The City University of New York
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Research Fellowship: Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery at NYU
Interests: Chris’ academic interests include craniomaxillofacial reconstruction, microvascular surgery, tissue engineering, public health, and mentorship. Outside of work, he enjoys basketball, running, cooking, reading, and watching the Colombian national soccer team.

Christopher Lopez, MD (Integrated)

Visakha Suresh, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Plano, Texas
Undergraduate Education: Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering (double major in biomedical engineering and biology, minor in chemistry)
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Interests: Visakha’s academic interests include hand and peripheral nerve surgery, translational research with a focus in biomedical and tissue engineering, microsurgery, and resident and medical student education. Outside of the hospital, she can be found hiking along the Appalachian trail, traveling, baking all sorts of sweet treats for friends and family, and adopting as many animals as her fiancé will allow (current count is two dogs and a cat).

Visakha Suresh, MD (Integrated)

Cecil Qiu, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Richland, WA
Undergraduate Education: Dartmouth College
Medical School: Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University
Graduate School: NA
Interests: Cecil is interested in all fields of plastic surgery and in the business of medicine. He is spending his lab year as MD Fellow with BridgeBio working on drug development for rare diseases. In his free time, he enjoys exploring Maryland on his bike, learning to cook, and training his new puppy Roscoe.

Cecil Qiu, MD (Integrated)

Salman Choudhry, MD (Independent)

Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Undergraduate Education: George Mason University
Medical School: Wright State Universtiy Boonshoft School of Medicine 
Residency: Anne Arundel Medical Center, General Surgery
Interests: Salman enjoys spending time with his wife, Humera, and family. He also enjoys his cat, Simba, snowboarding, hiking, basketball, football, soccer, podcasts, weight training and traveling.

Salman Choudhry, MD

Postgraduate Year Three

Ledibabari (Millie) Ngaage, MA Cantab MB BChir (Integrated)

Ledibabari (Millie) Ngaage, MA Cantab MB BChir (Integrated)

William Padovano, MD, MPHS (Integrated)

Hometown: Vernon Hills, IL
Undergraduate Education: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Interests: William’s academic interests include hand and peripheral nerve surgery, biomedical engineering, and surgical education. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking, traveling, and hiking.

William Padovano, MD, MPHS (Integrated)

Kristen Pan, MD (Integrated)

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Undergraduate Education: The Ohio State University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Research Fellowship: National Institutes of Health Medical Research Scholars Program
Interests: Kristen is interested in pursuing a career in craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery. Outside of medicine, Kristen enjoys traveling, live music and theater, baking, college football, and spending time with her family.

Kristen Pan, MD (Integrated)

Ashwathi (Abbee) Mohan, MD

Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Undergraduate Education: Texas A&M University, College-Station, TX
Medical School: Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Interests: Professional Interests: Nerve and Microsurgery, Research Interests: Extracellular matrix regulation in wound healing, Cellular mechanosignaling, Outside of work: Coffee and food, Hiking, Spending time with my dog and husband

Ashwathi (Abbee) Mohan, MD, PhD

Research Year

Carolyn Drogt, MD, MHS

Hometown: North Saint Paul, MN
Undergraduate Education: Johns Hopkins University
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Interests: Carolyn’s academic interests include craniofacial and trauma reconstruction, microsurgery, and global surgery. Outside of medicine, Carolyn enjoys traveling, playing tennis, cooking, being outdoors, and spending time with friends and family.

Carolyn Drogt, MD, MHS

Kitae (Eric) Park, MD

Hometown: Austin, TX
Undergraduate Education: Northwestern University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Interests: Eric enjoys learning about all areas of plastic surgery. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, exercising, and exploring the Baltimore food scene.

Kitae (Eric) Park, MD

Postgraduate Year Two

Jonlin Chen, MD

Hometown:  Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Education: Cornell University
Medical School: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Interests: Jonlin is interested in learning about all aspects of plastic surgery. Outside of medicine, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and exploring all things food-related, including writing Yelp reviews for local restaurants and cooking delicious meals.

Jonlin Chen, MD

Josh Puthumana, MD

Hometown: Sparks, Maryland
Undergraduate Education: Georgetown University
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Interests: Clinically, Josh is particularly interested in oncologic reconstruction, burn reconstruction, adipose, and global surgery. Outside of the hospital, Josh enjoys tennis, skiing, film, reading, and eating.

Josh Puthumana, MD

Krissia Rivera Perla, MD, MPH, ScM

Hometown: San Salvador, El Salvador & Silver Spring, Maryland
Undergraduate Education:  Brown University
Medical School:  The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Any other degrees and where you received them:  MPH – Harvard T.H Chan & ScM – Brown University
Interests: Craniofacial, Microsurgery, and Peripheral Nerve. Hobbies: Running, gardening, drums, music production, immigration advocacy, and public health.

Krissia Rivera Perla, MD, MPH, ScM

Robert P. Lesko, MD

Hometown: Easton, CT
Undergraduate Education: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Interests: Bobby is interested in all aspects of plastic surgery, especially craniofacial and aesthetic surgery. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys golf, cooking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Robert P. Lesko, MD

Postgraduate Year One

Kimberly Khoo, MD, MPH

Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Undergraduate Education: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Interests: Kim is interested in all fields of plastic surgery and its intersection with public & global health, health policy, health services research, and medical education. Outside of the hospital, she likes to cook, try new restaurants, read, exercise, and spend time with her partner and their dog.

Ledibabari (Millie) Ngaage, MA Cantab MB BChir (Integrated)

Edgar Soto, MD

Hometown: Houston, TX & Angao,Michoacán, Mexico 
Undergraduate Education: Trinity College 
Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine 
Graduate School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
Interests: Professional Interests: Microsurgery, oncologic and trauma based reconstruction, craniomaxillofacial surgery and all aspects of plastic surgery Research Interests: Medical education, health outcomes, DEI Outside of work: Cycling, live music, reading, cooking and spending time with my wife and friends 

Edgar Soto

Anamika Veeramani, MD

Hometown: North Royalton, OH
Undergraduate Education: Yale University
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Interests: craniofacial surgery, burn management, general reconstruction

Anamika Veeramani, MD

Alice Wang, MD

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Undergraduate Education: Stanford University
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Interests: Alice is interested in limb salvage, functional reconstruction, hand and burn surgery broadly. Her research interests are tissue engineering and nerve regeneration. Outside of the hospital, Alice enjoys yoga, walks along the harbor, exploring new cafes, and spending time with friends and family.

Alice Wang

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