Our residents come from top medical schools around the US and abroad. Read what they have to say about our program!
| R1 | |
| Frederick Drake, MD | University of Utah |
| Andre Ilbawi, MD | University of Pennsylvania |
| Victoria Lao, MD | 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 |
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R2 |
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| Shahram Aarabi, MD | New York University |
| Steve Kwon, MD | University of Illinois at Rockford |
| Daniel Mulloy, MD | University of Virginia |
| Colleen O'Kelly, MD | University of Nevada |
| Patrick Phelan, MD | Emory University |
| Heather Wheeler, MD | University of Arizona |
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R3 |
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| Giana Davidson, MD | University of Washington |
| Dante Foster, MD | Harvard Medical School |
| Jonathan Friedstat, MD | University of Illinois |
| Darren Hess, MD | University of Pennsylvania |
| Aaron Jensen, MD | Temple University |
| Katie Moreno, MD | Brown Medical School |
| Abhijit Shaligram, MD | Government Medical College Nagpur |
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R4 |
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| Ellen Cooper, MD | University of Rochester |
| Farhood Farjah, MD | 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 | University of South Florida |
| Patrick Wolf, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Chief Residents | |
| Matt Crouthamel, MD | University of Washington |
| Christian Hamlat, MD | University of California, San Diego |
| Kate Mandell, MD | Tulane University |
| Heather Merry, MD | University of Washington |
| Juan Parra, MD | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana |
| Elina Quiroga, MD | University of Buenos Aires |
| Dan Suver, MD | University of Washington |
| Joe Woodward, MD | University of Washington | Research Residents |
| Damien Carter, MD | University of Illinois |
| Elizabeth FitzSullivan, MD | University of Southern California |
| John Keech, MD | Loyola University of Chicago |
| Jonathan Kohler, MD | University of Chicago, Pritzker |
| Oliver Lao, MD | Vanderbilt University |
| Sam Mandell, MD | University of Massachusetts |
| Nader Massarweh, MD | Tulane University |
Approximately ninety percent of our graduates enter fellowship programs. Fifty percent eventually become academic faculty.
- 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 Graduates
- 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
- Hiroo Takayama, MD: Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center
2006 Graduates
- 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 7/08
