General Surgery Residents
The Surgical Residency Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens is fully approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. There are 5 categorical positions per year as well as 6 preliminary PGY-1 residents. The Department of Surgery employs a number of very experienced physician's assistants who assist in the management of the inpatients.
Residents obtain rich, and varied clinical experiences. They benefit from a fully structured didactic program to which the faculty devotes considerable effort. There are many opportunities for clinical research within the institution. Residents are fully trained in all aspects of general surgery and also enjoy full, undiluted exposure to all the major surgical specialties. They are exposed to a large volume of complex cases. Clinical material in the subspecialties is entirely the purview of the general surgical residents.
Surgical residents trained at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens typically develop broad experience in the treatment of the full range of clinical problems. A wealth of general surgical material ensures that each graduate will have established proficiency in the major areas of general surgical endeavor, and the absence of sub-specialty fellows in the institution allows for extensive resident exposure to surgical procedures within the various specialty areas.
Surgery Chief Residents
William Davis, MD
Medical School
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Hometown
Paulsboro, NJ
Post-graduate Plan: MIS
Work Email: [email protected]
Andrew Geng, MD
Medical School
Northwestern
Hometown
Portland
Post-graduate Plan: Trauma Critical Care
Work Email: [email protected]
Phillip Wooyeon Hwang, MD
Medical School
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Hometown
Port Washington, New York
Post-graduate Plan: Trauma Critical Care
Work Email: [email protected]
Nakia Josephine Sarad, DO
Medical School
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown Campus
Hometown
Yorba Linda, CA
Post-graduate Plan: Vascular Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Omar Font Torres, MD
Medical School
University of Puerto Rico
Hometown
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Post-graduate Plan: Breast Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
PGY-4
Amber Chen-Goodspeed, MD
Medical School
Mcgovern Medical School At The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston
Hometown
Katy, Texas
Post-graduate Plan: MIS Bariatrics
Work Email: [email protected]
Gabriela Dincheva, DO
Medical School
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown
Sofia, Bulgaria
Post-graduate Plan: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Julie Hong, MD
Medical School
Stony Brook School of Medicine
Hometown
Flushing, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Alejandro Pizano Umana, MD
Medical School
Los Andes University, Bogota Columbia
Hometown
Bogota, Columbia
Post-graduate Plan: Vascular Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Victoria Yuan, MD
Medical School
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Colorectal Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
PGY-3
Victoria Ende, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
HOMETOWN:
Merrick, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Alyssa Greenwood Francis, MD
Medical School
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Hometown
Dallas, Texas
Post-graduate Plan: Trauma/ Acute Care Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Jason Harris, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Weill Cornell Medical College
HOMETOWN:
Larchmont, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Microvascular Surgery, Gender Affirmation Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Susan Laura Javier Jao, MD
Medical School
Stony Brook University School Of Medicine
Hometown
Commack, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Muizz Zaman, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
SUNY Upstate Medical University Norton College of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Queens, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Surgical Oncology
Work Email: [email protected]
PGY-2
Ninon Forter-Chee-A-Tow, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
The University of the West Indies
HOMETOWN:
Barbados
Post-graduate Plan: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Kaitlyn Petitpas, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Cranston, LI
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Anisa Raidah, DO
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Long Island, NY
Post-graduate Plan: General Surgery, Breast Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Aushja Syed, MD
Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin
Hometown
Orland Park, Illinois
Post-graduate Plan: Plastic Surgery, Global Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Janice Zhang, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Saratoga, CA
Post-graduate Plan: Breast Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
PGY-1
Daniella Abramov, DO
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Jamaica, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Daniela Bresciani-Padilla, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
San Juan, PR
Post-graduate Plan: Breast Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Omar Mahboob, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Florida State University College of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Tallahassee, FL
Post-graduate Plan: Acute Care Surgery/ Surgical Critical Care
Work Email: [email protected]
Fernando Moreno Garcia, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Oklahoma
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Catherine Qiu, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Trumbull, CT
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Jeffrey Robles, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
CUNY School of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Flushing, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Durganili Balasubramaniyan, DO
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Kansas City University
HOMETOWN:
Flushing, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Trauma or General Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Angela Azevedo Colback, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
UC Davis
HOMETOWN:
Linden, California
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Kylie Cecilia McCrary, DO
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Port Jefferson, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Gynecologic Oncological Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Maranda Josephine Saigh, DO
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Detroit, MI
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Jasmin Valenti, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Norwalk, CT
Post-graduate Plan: Trauma Surgery or Cardiothoracic Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Wisdom Elorm Jr. Yevudza, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
HOMETOWN:
Accra, Ghana
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Residents on Research
Royce Brown, MD
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine
Hometown
Royersford, PA
Post-graduate Plan: Colorectal Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Ryan S. Berlin, MD
Medical School
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Hometown
Cherry Hill, NJ
Post-graduate Plan: Plastic Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Gurbani Suri, MD
Medical School
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Hometown
Tenafly, NJ
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]