Postgraduate Year One (PGY-1)

Alam Atiq
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University
Surgical Interest: Trauma
Researching: Health policy and systems

Mahnoor Baqai
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Ziauddin University
Surgical Interest: Bariatric surgery
Researching: Brown fat metabolism

Matthew Basilico
Surgical Interest: Trauma
Researching: Macroeconomics of technology change. Institutions and global health equity.

James Beckett
Hometown: Mount Vernon, Ohio
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Transplantation
Researching: Novel mechanisms and therapies for fibrosis

Kai-Hua Chang
Hometown: Taiwan
Medical School: China Medical University College of Medicine, Taiwan
Surgical Interest: Surgical oncology
Researching: Gene therapy, esophageal cancer

Anna Chudnovets
Hometown: Kyiv, Ukraine
Medical School: National Bogomolets Medical University
Surgical Interest: Minimally invasive surgery, pediatric surgery
Researching:Immuno-oncology

Colin Fadzen
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Medical School: Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program
Surgical Interest: Pediatric surgery
Researching:Chemical biology, drug delivery

Carlos Fairen Oro
Hometown: Valencia, Spain
Medical School: Universidad de Valencia
Surgical Interest: Surgical oncology
Researching: Undecided

Aleezay Haider

Jose Llaque Salazar
Hometown: Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Medical School: Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado
Surgical Interest: Transplant surgery, Colon and Rectal surgery

Catherine Okoukoni
Surgical Interest: Thoracic surgery

Fernando Partida Cortes
Hometown: Mexico
Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
Surgical Interest: Oncology surgery

Juan Sebastian Rodriguez Alvarez
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Surgical Interest: Urologic surgery and trauma
Researching: Biofilm-disrupting silicone devices, impact of antiplatelet agents on hemorrhagic complications

Alexander Schulick
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: HPB surgery; Transplant and Surgical Oncology
Researching: Biomarkers in pancreatic cancer, liver transplantation coagulopathy

Sowmya Sharma
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Surgical Interest: Hepato-Pancreato Biliary Surgery
Researching: Systemic post-operative complications of abdominal surgery

Andrea Simioni
Hometown: Padova, Italy
Medical School: Università degli Studi di Padova
Surgical Interest: Transplant surgery, surgical Oncology
Researching: Ex vivo perfusion, electrochemotherapy

Li-Ting (Olivia) Tan

Sotirios Tasigiorgos
Hometown: Athens, Greece
Medical School: University of Athens School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Researching: Undecided

Joy Zhou Done
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Surgical Interest: Abdominal surgery, transplant surgery
Researching:Health services research, public health policy, surgical outcomes