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The Howard University General Surgery Residency Programs features residents from diverse backgrounds. Click on one of the "blue box" categories below to access the current list of residents. 

Howard University General Surgery Residents Come From A Multitude Of Diverse Backgrounds

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Mahin Janjua, MBBS

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Medical School: Aga Khan University Hospital 

Surgical Interests: Colorectal Surgery

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Ahmad Zeineddin, MD

Hometown: Aleppo, Syria  

Medical School: International American
University - College of Medicine

Surgical Interest: Trauma & Critical Care

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Jonathan Mitchell, MD

Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica 

Medical School: University of The West Indies,
Mona 
Surgical Interests: Abdominal Transplant Surgery

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Marco Ayad, MD

Hometown: Staten Island, NY   

Undergrad: University of Buffalo, NY   

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies   

Surgical interests: Vascular Surgery

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Jeduthun Harris, MD

Hometown: Georgetown, Guyana 

Undergrad: University of Guyana 

Med school: University of Guyana School of Medicine 

Surgical Interest: MIS Acute Care Surgery

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Shai Stewart, MD 

Hometown: Christ Church, Barbados

Medical School: University of the West indies, Cave Hill 

Surgical Interest: Pediatric Surgery

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Tishina Tittley, MD

Hometown: Rockville, MD

Undergrad: Columbia University

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine 

Surgical Interest: Plastics & Reconstructive surgery

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Zaid Nawaz, DO

Hometown: Patna, India 

Undergrad: Virginia Commonwealth University 

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Surgical Interests: Vascular Surgery

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Lerone Ainsworth, MD

Hometown: Falmouth, Jamaica                          

Medical School: University of The West Indies, Mona 

Surgical Interest: Surgical Oncology

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Lawrence Prince-Wright, MD

Hometown: Athens, Greece  

Undergrad: Emory University 

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

Surgical Interests: Critical Care

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Miriannie Rivera-Valerio, MS, MD
Hometown: Santo Domingo, DR &  Bayamón, PR 

Undergrad: University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón

Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University 

Surgical Interests: Colorectal Surgery

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Mesgana Yimer, MD

Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Undergrad: University of Missouri

Medical School: Kansas City School of Medicine

Surgical Interest: MIS

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Mirza Zain Baig, MBBS

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Medical School: Aga Khan University Hospital

Surgical Interests: Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery

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Courtenay Chase, MD
Hometown: Bridgetown, Bahamas

Medical School: University of the West Indies

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Mariana Olivencia, MD
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Medical School: Universidad Central Del Caribe

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Jonathan King, MD

Hometown: Miami, FL

Medical School: University of Miami

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Kindha Nasef, MD

Hometown: Egypt

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

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Terhas Weldeslase, MD

Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia                               

Medical School: Addis Ababa University,
College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine.            

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Sumaiyya Arshad, MD

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Medical School: Aga Khan University

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Regina Cosme, MD

Hometown: Pomona, CA

Medical School: Western University of Health
Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

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Mustafa Ali Khan, M.B.,B.S.

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Medical School: Aga Khan University

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SchMiyah Smith

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Medical School: Florida State University

Surgical Interest: Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Juan Carmona-Tamayo, MD

Hometown: Columbia

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

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Lauren Fallon Kanzaki, MD
Hometown: Columbus, OH

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

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Logan Gonsalves, MD

Hometown: New York, NY

Medical School: St. George's University

Surgical Interest: Undeclared

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Tizeta Wolde, MD

Hometown: Lemon Grove, CA

Medical School: University of Miami Leonard
M. Miller School of Medicine

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D'Angelo Munroe, M.B.B.S.

Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas   

Medical School: University of the West Indies

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Natavia Crandall, MD

Hometown: New York, NY 

Medical School: New York Medical College

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Ashlynn Gunderson, MD

Hometown: Brookeville, MD

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

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Maeve Otieno, MD

Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya

Medical School: Dartmouth School of Medicine

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Faith Cecilia Shaw, MD

Hometown: Norfolk, VA 

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

Research Residents

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Anna Lin, MD

Hometown: Chatham, NJ   

Undergrad: Penn State University 

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University   

Surgical Interests: Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Research: Pediatric Surgery at Nemours Children’s Hospital- Delaware Valley

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Shanique Ries, MD

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Undergrad: Western Illinois University 

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine 

Surgical Interests: Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery & Thoracic Surgery

Research: Thoracic Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center

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