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
Abdulaziz Khaled Alkattan, MD
Medical School
Alfaisal University College of Medicine
Hometown
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Post-graduate Plan: Bariatric MIS Fellowship
Work Email: [email protected]
Ingrid Schmiederer, MD
Medical School
Drexel University College of Medicine
Hometown
Yardley, PA
Post-graduate Plan: MIS/Bariatric
Work Email: [email protected]
Eric Zimmermann, MD
Medical School
University of Tennessee
Hometown
Murfreesboro, TN
Post-graduate Plan: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Global Health Work
Work Email: [email protected]
PGY-4
Christopher Hazzard, MD
Medical School
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Hometown
Portland
Post-graduate Plan: Thoracic Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Sagar Patel, MD
Medical School
University of Central Florida
Hometown
Florence, SC
Post-graduate Plan: Vascular Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Daniel Peyser, MD
Medical School
Albany Medical College
Hometown
Flushing, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Work Email: [email protected]
Nicholas Jonas, MD
Medical School
Tufts
Hometown
East Bethel, MN
Post-graduate Plan: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Michael Winter, MD
Medical School
New York Medical College
Hometown
Queens, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Trauma/Acute Care Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
PGY-3
Christine Kang, MD
Medical School
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Post-graduate Plan: Plastic Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Angelina Kim, MD
Medical School
University of Illinois
Hometown
Buffalo Grove, IL
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Veronica Layrisse Landaeta, MD
Medical School
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Hometown
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Post-graduate Plan: Trauma Surgery Fellowship
Work Email: [email protected]
Charles Zhang, MD
Medical School
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Hometown
Palo Alto, CA
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Leslie Kim, MD
Medical School
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
Hometown
Honolulu, HI
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
PGY-2
Victoria Yuan, MD
Medical School
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
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]
William Davis, MD
Medical School
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Hometown
Paulsboro, NJ
Post-graduate Plan: most likely Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery fellowship, maybe MIS
Work Email: [email protected]
Andrew Geng, MD
Medical School
Northwestern
Hometown
Portland
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Phillip Wooyeon Hwang, MD
Medical School
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Hometown
Port Washington, New York
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
PGY-1
Royce Brown, MD
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine
Hometown
Royersford, PA
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
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]
Ryan S. Berlin, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
HOMETOWN:
Cherry Hill, NJ
Post-graduate Plan: Plastic Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
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: Undecided
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]
Hannah Cortero, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine
HOMETOWN:
FT. Lauderdale, Florida
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Adrienne Janelle Green, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Hempstead, New York
Post-graduate Plan: Vascular Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Elina Kapoor, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
George Washington University School Of Medicine And Health Sciences
HOMETOWN:
Potomac, Maryland
Post-graduate Plan: Plastic Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Bharvi Marsha Patel, DO
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
New York Institute of Technology College
HOMETOWN:
Boston, MA
Post-graduate Plan: Medical Education/ Global Health Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Daniel Rice, DO
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Cincinnati, OH
Post-graduate Plan: HPB/Surgical Oncology
Work Email: [email protected]
Bryan Omar Ortiz Vargas, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Residents on Research
Vina Chhaya, MD
Medical School
Chicago Medical School at RFUMS
Hometown
Villa Park, IL
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Alison Ricardo, MD
Medical School
Hofstra/Northwell
Hometown
Westfield, NJ
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
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]
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]
Claire Eden, MD
Medical School
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Hometown
New York, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]
Deanna Marie Plewa, DO
Medical School
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown
Dyersburg, TN
Post-graduate Plan: Fellowship
Work Email: [email protected]