{"id":1711,"date":"2019-03-27T00:21:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T00:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/lsom-surgery\/?page_id=1711"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:28:59","slug":"current-residents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/education\/surgical-residencies\/general-surgery-residency\/current-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7881&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>PGY 5<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7928&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/aysel-al-issa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Aysel Al Issa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>University of Tripoli[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7951&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/grant-gershner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grant Gershner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7954&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/vika-guloyan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Vika Guloyan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7950&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/cgarret-gutierrez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cgarret Gutierrez<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6350&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/alexa-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alexa Johnson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7949&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/angela-le\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Angela Atkinson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7963&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/samantha-murphy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Samantha Murphy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Uniformed Services University[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7952&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/john-c-myers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John C. 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img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/richard-walsh-af\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Richard Walsh\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Medical School of Wisconsin[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>PGY 3<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6982&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/suruthi-baskaran\/\">Suruthi Baskaran<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Madras Medical College[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6983&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/shreyas-bellur\/\">Shreyas Bellur<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St John\u2019s Medical College[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6550&#8243; 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img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/niruktha-raghavan\/\">Niruktha Raghavan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saveetha Medical College and Hospital[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6375&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/megan-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Megan Read<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indiana University School of Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6377&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/stephanie-seale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stephanie Seale<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6564&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/elizabeth-stewart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Elizabeth Stewart<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>PGY 2<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7377&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Danish Ali<\/p>\n<p>Aga Khan Medical College[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7379&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Courtney Bishop<\/p>\n<p>Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7382&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Austin Fonseca<\/p>\n<p>Indiana University School of Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7384&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Ma Hnem<\/p>\n<p>Indiana University School of Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7389&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Kruthi Krishnachaitanya<\/p>\n<p>University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7390&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Karen Liu<\/p>\n<p>University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7393&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Nabiha Mughal<\/p>\n<p>Aga Khan Medical College[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6993&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/surgery\/profile\/hunter-paterson\/\">Hunter Paterson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Florida State University College of Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7396&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Melody Paul<\/p>\n<p>University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7399&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Paul Ryu<\/p>\n<p>University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>PGY 1<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7993&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Aayush Anand<\/p>\n<p>Maulana Azad Medical College[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7987&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]Austin Clark<\/p>\n<p>University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7995&#8243; 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