Current Residents of the General Surgery Porgram

PGY-5 Chiefs

Colby Elder, MD

Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Undergraduate College: Northwest Missouri State University
Medical School: St. George’s University
Hometown: Wathena, Kansas

Patrick Hancock, MD

Fellowship: Plastic Surgery, University of Texas, San Antonio
Undergraduate School: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: St. George’s University
Hometown: Granite Bay, California

John Trangucci, MD

Fellowship: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia
Undergraduate School: Concordia College
Medical School: University of Medicine St Kits
Hometown: New Rochelle, New York

PGY-4

Sheina Bawa, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Hometown: Diamond Bar, California

Vanessa Hortian, DO, MS, LAc

Undergraduate School: Rutgers University
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Paramus, New Jersey

Yi Wang, MD PhD

Undergraduate School: n/a
Medical School: Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine
Hometown: Shanghai, China

PGY-3

Chance Benner, DO

Undergraduate School: Ohio University
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage
Hometown: Blanchester, Ohio

Charlotte Floria, DO

Undergraduate School: John Hopkins University
Medical School: Touro University
Hometown: North Potomac, Maryland

Tylee Rickett, MD

Undergraduate School: Arizona State University
Medical School: St. George’s University
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

Kevin Taylor Spence, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Kentucky
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Hometown: Ward, Arizona

PGY-2

Steven Boehm, DO

Undergraduate School: North Carolina State University
Medical School: West Virginia Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina

George Chachati, MD

Undergraduate School: Stoney Brook University
Medical School: St. George’s University
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Kathryn McCabe, DO

Undergraduate School: Case Western Reserve University
Medical School: Lake Erie Osteopathic
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

PGY-1

Maria Ahmad, DO

Undergraduate School: The University of Texas
Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Houston, Texas

Cameron Benedict, MD

Undergraduate School: George Mason University
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Hometown: Annandale, VA

Amir Guindi, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt & Los Angeles, California

Swhaeb Shubair, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical School: Ross University of Medicine
Hometown: Jacksonville, Alabama

PGY-1 Preliminary

Arria Attia, MD

Undergraduate School: Georgetown University
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Hometown: Northport, NY

Bailey Lien, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan; Chalfont, Pennsylvania