House Staff
Department of Surgery 2020-2021
University of Alabama at Birmingham
General Surgery Residents Chief Residents – Fifth Year
Alisha Jiwani, M.D., MPH University of Texas San Antonio
Quince X. Gibson, M.D. Loma Linda University
Brett A. Melnikoff, M.D. Virginia Tech Carilion Cardiac 4/3
Vanessa D. Miller, M.D. Wake Forest Cardiac 4/3
Gregory Martens, M.D., PhD Indiana University
Kavina Juneja, M.D. Baylor College of Medicine
Margaux N. Mustian, M. D. Wake Forest
Laura L. Stafman, M.D. PhD University of Florida
Juliet S. Okoroh, M.D., MPH University of California – San Diego
Senior Residents – Fourth Year
Alexander Abdullayev, M.D. University of Kansas Cardiac 4/3
Ammar A. M. Asban, M.B.B.S. Tufts University
Jozef W. Pavnica UAB
Anna K. Mydlowska, M.D. University of Pennsylvania
Carl A. Johnson, Jr., M.D., PhD University of Pittsburgh
Mohammad H. Rajaei, M.D. Emory University
Juan A. Munoz Largacha, M.D. Boston University Medical Center Cardiac 4/3
Omidreza Tabatabaie, M.D. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Rindi M. Uhlich, M.D. University of Missouri, Columbia
Third Year
Samantha J. Baker, M.D. Louisiana State University
Kathryn E. Hudak, M.D. UAB
Michael F. F. Gleason, M.D. UAB
Ahmer Irfan, M.D. University of Edinburgh
Xin Huang, M.D. University of Tennessee
Lisa M. Soler, M.D., MPH University of Florida
Luke M. Stewart, M.D. Eastern Virginia Vascular
2020 – 2021 Surgical Residents General Surgery Residents Research
Peter J. Abraham, M.D. Johns Hopkins
John T. Killian, Jr., M.D. UAB
Juliet Blakeslee-Carter, M.D. Eastern Virginia Vascular
Meixi Ma, M.D. UAB
Swara Bajpai, M.D. Duke University
Raoud Marayati, M.D. University of North Carolina
Christophe Hansen-Estruch, M.D. Margaret P. Johnson, M.D. Duke University McGovern Medical School
Laura V. Bownes, M.D. UAB
Clara T. Nicolas, M.D. Mayo Clinic
Connie S. Shao, M.D. University of Chicago
A. Cozette Kale, M.D. McGovern Medical School
Mary G. Smithson, M.D. Lauren M. Theiss, M.D. Rui Zheng-Pywell, M.D. UAB UAB Baylor College of Medicine
Second Year
Shelby L. Bergstresser, M.D. UAB
Cara G. Moses, M.D. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Tucker L. Bettis, M.D. Medical College of Georgia
Burkely P. Smith, M.D. UAB
Janet R. Julson, M.D. University of North Dakota
Rongzhi Wang, M.D. China Medical University
Adam T. Lucy, M.D. UAB
Jacob V. Weber, M.D. Oregon Health Sciences Vascular
Anastasiya D. Yakovenko, M.D. University of Florida
First Year
Mackenzie Abraham, M.D. UAB
Mallory Perez, M.D. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
C. Adam Banks, M.D. UAB Vascular
Stephanie Rakestraw, M.D. Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Hannah Ficarino, M.D. The University of South Alabama
Kelsey Montgomery, M.D. McGovern Medical School
Marvi Tariq, M.D. Aga Khan Medical College
Haddon Mullins, M.D. UAB
Nikita Wadhwani, M.D. Vardham Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
Fellows Abdominal Transplant
Breast Surgical Oncology
Margaret Romine, M.D. UAB
Muhammad Rabbani, M.D. University of Texas, San Antonio
Hannah Woriax, M.D. Virginia Tech-Carilion Clinic
Cardiothoracic
Evan Garner, M.D. UAB
Osman Hashmi, M.D. University of South Alabama
Tyler Wahl, M.D. UAB
Sasha Still, M.D. Baylor University
Endocrine Surgery
Adam Witcher, M.D. UAB
Gastrointestinal
Kimberly Ramonell, M.D. Emory
Danielle Kay, M.D. University of Kentucky Colorectal
Boris Kiriazov, M.D. University of South Florida MIS
Pediatric Surgery
Joseph Esparaz, M.D. University of Illinois Research
Natalie O’Neill, M.D. University of Maryland
Bradley Wallace, M.D. University of Colorado Endosurgery
Alicia Waters, M.D. UAB
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Craigin Currence, M.D. Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
Zain Hashmi, M.D. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Jacey LePage, M.D. St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Thomas Muse, M.D. Texas A&M, Baylor-Scott and White
Fellows Vascular
Victoria Aucoin, M.D. Louisiana State University
John Axley, M.D. University of Central Florida
Felipe Cadavid, M.D. Florida State University
Andrew Kimball, M.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
First Year Surgical Subspecialty Residents Urology
Brian Ceballos, M.D. Indiana University
Sol Moon, M.D. Virginia Tech
Patrick Murray M.D. Augusta University
Neurosurgery
Sasha Howell, M.D. Texas A&M Health Science Center
Anil Mahavadi, M.D. Miller School of Medicine
Sage Rahm, M.D. Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Otolaryngology
Luke Bailey, M.D. UAB
Emily Miller, M.D. University of Arkansas
T. Graham Norwood, M.D. UAB
J. Alex PeĂąa, M.D. UAB
Oral Maxillofacial
Chad Dammling, M.D. University of Maryland
Brendan Squier, M.D. University of Louisville
Cameron Walsh, M.D. University of California
Victor Warren, M.D. University of North Carolina
Tim Weber, Jr., M.D. University of Missouri
Orthopedic Surgery
Reed Butler, M.D. University of Tennessee
Campbell Collier M.D. Emory University
Jun Kit He, M.D. Warren Alpert Medical School
Alex Heatherly, M.D. UAB
Mihir Patel, M.D. Medical College of Georgia
Sterling Tran, M.D. University of Virginia