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
Claire Eden, MD
Medical School
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Hometown
New York, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Breast Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Angelina Kim, MD
Medical School
University of Illinois
Hometown
Buffalo Grove, IL
Post-graduate Plan: Vascular Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Leslie Kim, MD
Medical School
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
Hometown
Honolulu, HI
Post-graduate Plan: Breast Surgery
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]
Alison Ricardo, MD
Medical School
Hofstra/Northwell
Hometown
Westfield, NJ
Post-graduate Plan: Colorectal 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: Vascular Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
PGY-4
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-3
Royce Brown, MD
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine
Hometown
Royersford, PA
Post-graduate Plan: Colorectal 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: 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]
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-2
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]
Aushja Syed, MD
Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin
Hometown
Orland Park, Illinois
Post-graduate Plan: Plastic Surgery, Global Surgery
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-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]
Gary Jean, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Eastern Virginia Medical School
HOMETOWN:
Flushing, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Trauma/Critical Care or Transplant
Work Email: [email protected]
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]
Belle Wan Huang, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Avedisian and Chobanian School of Medicine at Boston University
HOMETOWN:
Taipei, Taiwan
Post-graduate Plan: Leaning towards Trauma Surgery
Work Email: [email protected]
Sayyed Hussain, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Brooklyn, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Integrated) Residency at St. Lukes
Work Email: [email protected]
Fernando Moreno-Garcia, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Oklahoma
HOMETOWN:
Montebello, California
Post-graduate Plan: Cardiovascular 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]
Nishant Saharan, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
HOMETOWN:
Philadelphia, PA
Jonathan Shakibkhou, MD
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Wayne State University School of Medicine
HOMETOWN:
Calabasas, CA
Post-graduate Plan: undetermined, interested in vascular and microsurgery
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]
Residents on Research
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]
Susan Laura Javier Jao, MD
Medical School
Stony Brook University School Of Medicine
Hometown
Commack, NY
Post-graduate Plan: Undecided
Work Email: [email protected]