Our Residents

Our residents come from top medical schools around the US and abroad. View the 2009-10 roster and read what they have to say about our program!

David Brown, MD, PhD - University of California, Irvine

Timo Hakkarainen, MD - Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Meera Kotagal, MD - Harvard Medical School

Jarod McAteer, MD - University of Washington

Josh Mourot, MD - University of Texas at Galveston

Lara Oyetunji, MD - University of Chicago, Pritzker

Rebecca Plevin, MD - University of Southern California, Keck

Frederick Drake, MD - University of Utah

Andre Ilbawi, MD - University of Pennsylvania

Victoria Lao, MD, PhD - Loma Linda University

Samantha Quade, MD - University of Arizona

Greta Riedesel, MD - University of Washington

Sabrina Sanchez, MD - University of Illinois

Callie Thompson, MD - Meharry Medical College

Arjun Jayaraj, MD - Medical College, Calicut

Anton McCourtie, MD - University of Birmingham

Daniel Mulloy, MD - University of Virginia

Colleen O'Kelly, MD - University of Nevada

Patrick Phelan, MD - Emory University

Heather Wheeler, MD - University of Arizona

Jonathan Friedstat, MD - University of Illinois

Darren Hess, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania

Aaron Jensen, MD - Temple University

John Keech, MD - Loyola University of Chicago

Oliver Lao, MD - Vanderbilt University

Abhijit Shaligram, MD - Government Medical College Nagpur

Chief Residents

Ellen Cooper, MD - University of Rochester

Farhood Farjah, MD, MPH - Oregon Health Sciences University

Erin Gilbert, MD - Louisiana State University

Christine Jensen, MD - University of Washington

Yong Kwon, MD - University of Washington

Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH - University of South Florida

Patrick Wolf, MD - Medical College of Wisconsin

Research Residents

Shahram Aarabi, MD - New York University

Damien Carter, MD - University of Illinois

Elizabeth FitzSullivan, MD - University of Southern California

Giana Davidson, MD - University of Washington

Dante Foster, MD - Harvard Medical School

Jonathan Kohler, MD - University of Chicago, Pritzker

Steve Kwon, MD - University of Illinois at Rockford

Sam Mandell, MD - University of Massachusetts

Nader Massarweh, MD - Tulane University

Katie Moreno, MD - Brown Medical School

Our Graduates

Approximately ninety percent of our graduates enter fellowship programs. Fifty percent eventually become academic faculty.

2009

Matt Crouthamel, MD - Minimally Invasive Surgery, Puget Sound Surgery Center
Christian Hamlat, MD - Trauma & Critical Care Fellowship, University of Wasington
Kate Mandell, MD, MPH - Trauma & Critical Care Fellowship, University of Wasington
Heather Merry, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
Juan Parra, MD - Acting Instructor, University of Washington
Elina Quiroga, MD - Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
Dan Suver, MD - Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Washington
Joe Woodward, MD - Plastic Surgery Residency, University of California at San Francisco

2008

Matthew Agnew, MD: Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
Ilan Avin, MD: Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Toronto
Patrick Combs, MD: Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Washington
Rachel Lundgren, MD: Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
Kimberly Riehle, MD: Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children's Hospital Boston
Erik Van Eaton, MD: Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Harborview Medical Center

2007

Alex Farivar, MD: Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ani Fleisig, MD: Laparoscopic Fellowship, University of Washington (07-08)
Surgical Onoclogy Fellowship, John Wayne Cancer Institute (08-09)
Allan Haynes, MD: Advanced GI Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
Deborah Marquardt, MD: Surgeon for the United States Navy
Beth Ann Reimel, MD: Pancreatic Cancer Research, University of Washington (07-09)
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center (09-10)
Hiroo Takayama, MD: Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center

2006

Stephanie Acierno, MD: Research Fellowship, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Daniel Anaya, MD: Surgical Oncology Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jeff Avansino, MD: Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Ellen Farrokhi, MD: EndoVascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
Francisco Gensini, MD: Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
Sydney Lillard, MD: Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

updated 8/09

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