Current Residents
PGY 6
Olivia Coburn-Flynn, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Haverford College, Haverford, PA
Los Gatos, California
Trauma and acute care surgery.
Hiking, European soccer, international travel, and baking.
Anna Stevens, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Walton, Kentucky
Vincent Verchio, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Washington Township, New Jersey
Learning new things, music, golf, soccer, and E-sports.
PGY 5
Ioana Florea, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Harvard University
Chattanooga, TN
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hiking, films, catching up on endless piles of books I haven't read yet.
Yazid Khalil Mousa Ghanem, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
No Match
T Hess, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
University of Miami
Boones Mill, VA
Trauma Surgery
Traveling, hiking, kayaking, and baking
Hansa Joshi, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Sayreville, NJ
Surgical oncology, trauma, and global surgery.
Tennis, painting, trying out new restaurants, and hiking.
Kristen Knapp, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
Randolph, New Jersey
Wilderness survival and primitive skills, and anything outside, such as camping, hunting, fishing, surfing, climbing, and more, as well as Homesteading (goats, chickens, bees, blueberries...)
Matthew Moccia, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, Mansfield, PA
Perkiomenville, PA
Surgical oncology, global surgery, and patient safety.
Philadelphia sports, weightlifting, hunting, WWII history, and spending time with family.
Zena Saleh, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Cardiothoracic surgery, global health, conflict and disaster response, surgical infrastructure
Tennis, hiking, art, and cooking.
PGY 4
Michael Scharf, MD, MS
General Surgery Residency Program
University of Delaware
Center Valley, PA
Burn Surgery, Trauma Surgery
Running, Restoring film cameras, Baking, 1960's Studebakers
Hannah Sofield, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
The George Washington University
Telford, PA
Colorectal Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Medical Education
Crocheting, Sewing, All things Cricut, Baking (and eating the baked goods), being outside in water, Hot Yoga, and hanging out with my cat, Pancake.
Nikia Toomey, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Cardiac surgery, surgical critical care, medical devices and hemocompatibility
Auto repair and engine rebuilds, fishing, soccer, baking, space/NASA history, all things Florida Space Coast
Gena Topper, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Cornell University
San Francisco, CA
Trauma & Critical Care Surgery, Healthcare Equity
Eating, Pets (my two cats), Swimming, Lifting, Real Housewives
PGY 3
Emily Hancin, MD, MS
General Surgery Residency Program
University of Pennsylvania
Bensalem, PA
Trauma surgery, surgical critical care, bioethics, palliative care, faith and medicine, mentorship
Scary movies, cats, volunteering at church, arts and crafts, reading in the park, karaoke, hiking, dive bars
Ami Kalola, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Rutgers University
Voorhees, NJ
Thoracic Surgery, Global Surgery, Medical Ethics
Dance, Traveling, Water skiing, Art, Embroidery
Rachel Nation, MD, MPH
General Surgery Residency Program
City College of NY
Uniondale, NY
Open to it all!
Eating, Singing, Painting, Roller Skating, Event Planning
Michael Wang, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Vanderbilt University
Wayne, PA
Surgical Oncology, Medical Education
Cooking, exploring Philly, finding the best restaurants
PGY 2
Emma Dragan, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
University of Richmond
Orange, CT
Colorectal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Hanging out with my 2 kitties, cooking and wine, traveling, reality TV, spending time with my coresidents outside of work :)
Ryan Field, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Wake Forest University
Moorestown, NJ
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Acute Care Surgery
Running, cycling, skiing
Elizabeth Hilt, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Ursinus College
Wayne, PA
Breast Surgery, Healthcare Equity, Policy and Advocacy, Medical Education Reform
Thrifting/antiquing, concerts, walks with my dog, $8 matcha lattes, Great British Baking Show
Lilley Jack, MD, MPH
General Surgery Residency Program
University of Georgia
Marietta, GA
MIS, Breast Surgery
Fishing, horseback riding, thrifting.
Jonathan Kolansky, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Colorectal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Music, hiking, US National Parks, cooking, and Philly sports
Aara Sheth, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
University of Miami
Ahmedabad, India
Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical care, Colorectal surgery
Salsa dancing, tennis, arts and crafts, tiger safaris, traveling, going on adventures with my dog Eskia!
Alexander Wang, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Colts Neck, NJ
Trauma and Critical Care
Tennis, global health, hanging with my cat, reading
PGY 1
Christopher Adereti, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Lauren Colquitt, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Colgate University
Logan Township, NJ
General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Being outdoors, running, working on my vacation vlog, looking at my plants, planning group activities
Tess Cremers, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Temple University
Pottstown, PA
Cardiothoracic, Surgical Critical Care
Playing fetch with my cat Pickle, napping in various places, starting projects I may or may not finish such as woodworking, block printing, etc.
Mitchell Mcdaniels, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Rowan University
Hammonton, NJ
Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Vascular, Colorectal, Ethics
Exploring Philly, hiking, National Parks, tennis
Stephanie Paras, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
University of Pittsburgh
New Castle, PA
Colorectal surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, minimally invasive surgery, general surgery, medical education
Pickleball, Formula 1, houseplants, watching Broadway shows, trying new restaurants, playing with my two cats
Hailey Shughart, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Temple University
Carlisle, PA
Vascular, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Hiking, cooking, hanging with my cat Pluto, plants, drawing