Surgical Residents

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Chief Residents

Sunhee Kim

Hometown: Sacramento, California
College: Yale College
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Trauma/Critical Care
Other Interests: Cooking, traveling, yoga

Omid Salehi

Hometown: Westwood, Massachusetts
College: Northeastern University
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Surgical Interests: HPB/Surgical Oncology, clinical outcomes in cancer, minimally invasive surgery for HPB malignancies, Surgical technology (Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Machine learning)
Other Interests: Golf, tennis, chess, movies/TV, cooking

Aaron Dezube

Hometown: Newton, Massachussets
College: Emory University
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Thoracic surgery, lung cancer screening, national cancer database outcomes research
Other Interests: Movies, concerts, traveling, scuba diving, dogs and hiking, hanging with wife and the kiddos

PGY 4

Grace Lassiter

Hometown: College Station, Texas
College: Texas A&M University
Medical School: Texas A&M University
Research Interests: Xenotransplantation, Novel immunotherapies, Pediatric Transplant Surgery
Other Interests: Stand-up Paddle Boarding, Hiking, Cooking, Art

Jeff Roberts

Hometown: Roland, Oklahoma
University: University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Surgical Interest: Rural General Surgery
Interests: Traveling, Razorback football and baseball (Go Hogs), fishing, horseback riding, tennis, hockey, BBQs, spending time at the lake, mountains, road bikes, saxophone

Holly Bernard

Hometown: Bedford, New Hampshire
College: Boston University
Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine
Specialty Interests: Bariatric Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care
Other interests: Art, music, horseback riding, yoga, caring for my pets

PGY 3

Gannon McGrath

Hometown: Clear Lake, Minnesota
College: Saint John’s University
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Research Interests: BioFlux, novel immunotherapies
Specialty interest: General surgery, breast, cardiothoracic transplantation
Other Interests: Snowboarding, cooking/baking, calnine agility and hanging out with my outrageously cute dog

Jenna Wilson

Hometown: Indiana, Pennsylvania
College: University of Maryland
Medical School: LECOM - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Specialty Interests: Breast oncoplastics
Hobbies: building furniture, interior design, making and consuming cocktails

Samia Elias

Hometown: Mumbai, India
College: Topiwala National Medical College, India
Medical School: Topiwala National Medical College, India
Specialty Interests: Transplant Surgery
Hobbies: Running, Traveling, Reading thrillers & crime fiction, watching reality TV shows on Netflix

PGY 2

Alexandra Gillispie

Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia
College: West Virginia University
Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edward’s School of Medicine
Research Interests: Wound healing, medical education, health disparities in underserved communities
Specialty Interest: Vascular surgery, critical care/trauma
Other Interests: White water rafting, kayaking, skiing, drawing, cooking, craft beer, my cats

Jacob Neir

Hometown: Plantation, Florida
College: University of Central Florida in Orlando
Medical School: Florida International University in Miami
Specialty Interest: Vascular Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Other Interests: Eating and cooking (would love to open a restaurant of my own some day), video games, rupauls drag race, travel, sleeping in a comfy bed with the AC set to 65

Bryar Hansen

Hometown: West Salem, Wisconsin
College: University of Minnesota-Rochester
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Specialty Interest: Transplant, Hepatobiliary, Surgical Oncology
Hobbies: Brewery hopping, water skiing, anything Pokemon-related

Katherine (Katie) Black

Hometown: Braintree, Massachusetts
College: Bates College
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Specialty Interest: Breast Surgery
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, singing, anything French, i.e. food, language, culture

Kaelyn Brooks

Hometown: Plano, Texas
College: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Specialty Interests: MIS, thoracic surgery
Hobbies: Video games, scuba diving

PGY 1

Munya Talukder

Hometown: Bronx, New York
College: Connecticut College
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (University at Buffalo)
Specialty Interests: Unsure. Keeping an open mind.
Hobbies: Running, hiking, long walks, cooking, and gardening.

Cathleen Haung

Hometown: Winchester, Massachusetts
College: University of Massachusetts Lowell
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Specialty Interests: Plastics, Breast
Hobbies: Weightlifting, Restaurant hopping, Traveling, Golfing & mini-golfing

Austin Howell

Hometown: Weston, Massachusetts
College: Emory University
Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
Specialty Interests: MIS, general surgery/ACS
Other Interests: Video games, cooking, fitness, skiing

Natasha Valas

Hometown: Ashland, Massachusetts
College: Loyola University Maryland
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Specialty Interest: Vascular or Plastics
Hobbies: Yoga, traveling, sailing, exploring new dog parks, trails, and breweries with my dog

Austin Goldsmat

Hometown: Lynbrook, New York
College: Binghamton University
Medical School: University at Buffalo School of Medicine
Specialty Interest: General Surgery
Hobbies: Piano, physical fitness, chess

Dominic Bucci

Hometown: Akron, Ohio
College: Kent State University
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Specialty Interest: Trauma or cardiothoracic surgery
Hobbies: Tennis, volleyball, hiking, crosswords, trivia, reading, cooking, teaching my pet rabbit to speak Italian

Alisha Dalal

Hometown: Elkhorn, Nebraska
College: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Specialty Interest: General surgery or colorectal
Hobbies: Reading (especially fantasy and romance novels), cooking, jigsaw puzzles, watching movies

Samantha Okundia

Hometown: Dallas, Texas
College: Baylor University
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem Campus
Specialty Interest: Orthopedic Surgery
Hobbies: Cooking, Pole Fitness, Contortion training, Fragrance enthusiast
Research Residents

Andrew Crocker

Hometown: Lexington, Massachusetts
College: Boston College
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research Interests: Disparities in access and outcomes in cancer surgery, narrative medicine
Specialty interest: Surgical oncology, MIS
Other Interests: Making pasta with my wife Jenny, playing with our dog Boomer, trail running, skiing

Alexandria Byskosh

Hometown: Barrington, Illinois
College: Northwestern University
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Research Interests: Clinical outcomes research, quality improvement, medical education, health disparities and public health
Specialty Interest: Trauma and critical care surgery, surgical oncology
Other Interests: Dance, bar trivia, volleyball, snowboarding, dog parenting, Netflix et al., hanging with friends and family

Elisa Caron

Hometown: Marshfield, Massachusetts
College: Mount Holyoke College
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in vascular surgery, social determinants of health and disparities in surgical care, medical education
Specialty interest: Vascular surgery
Other Interests: Mountain biking, skiing, horseback riding, gardening, cooking, and hanging out with my cat Muffin.

Randall Bloch

Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
College: University of Maryland
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Research Interests: Vascular surgery, predictors of disease, outcomes
Specialty Interest: Vascular surgery, general surgery/ACS
Hobbies: Running, Cooking, Snowboarding, Spending time with family and friends.