Resident Information
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
PGY5
Eftikhar Akham, DO
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergrad: The University of Arizona
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Surgical Interests: Acute Care Surgery & Vascular Trauma (MATCHED to UMD Shock Trauma)
Wasay Nizam, MBBS
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University Hospital
Surgical interests: Surgical Oncology (MATCHED to Allegheny Medical Center, Pittsburgh)
Cressida Mahung, MD
Hometown: Belize City, Belize
Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Pediatric Surgery (MATCHED to
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia)
Hitesh Reddy, MBBS
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Undergrad: The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
Medical School: The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
Surgical Interests: MIS / General Surgery (ENTERING SURGICAL PRACTICE following graduation)
Sylvonne Layne, MD
Hometown: Lacaster, PA
Undergrad: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Burns, Plastics, and Reconstructive Surgery (MATCHED to Cornell University)
PGY4
Mahin Janjua, MBBS
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University Hospital
Surgical Interests: Colorectal Surgery
Ahmad Zeineddin, MD
Hometown: Aleppo, Syria
Medical School: International American University - College of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Trauma & Critical Care
Darnell Robin, MD
Hometown: Reston, VA
Undergrad: Oakwood University
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Surgical Interest: Pediatric Surgery
Research Residents
Terhas Weldeslase, MD
Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Medical School: Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine.
Surgical Interest: Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Global Surgery
Research Fellow at The Clive O. Callender, M.D., Howard-Harvard Health Sciences Outcomes Research Center
Monalisa Hassan, MD
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Undergrad: Duke University
Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Pediatric Surgery & Global Health
Research: University of California at San Francisco Bioengineering Lab, Pediatric Surgery Research Program
Jonathan Mitchell, MD
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Medical School: University of The West Indies, Mona
Surgical Interests: Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Mirza Zain Baig, MBBS
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University Hospital
Surgical Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Trauma Surgery
Research: Walter Reed Department of Defense Vascular Surgery Lab
Anish Jain, MD
Hometown: Greenbelt, MD
Undergrad: Howard University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Hepatobiliary, Surgical Oncology, & Transplant
Research: T32 Fellow at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Shanique Ries, MD
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergrad: Western Illinois University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery & Minimally Invasive Surgery
Research: Thoracic Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center
PGY3
Zaid Nawaz, DO
Hometown: Patna, India
Undergrad: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Surgical Interests: Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Critical Care
Shai Stewart, MD
Hometown: Christ Church, Barbados
Medical School: University of the West indies, Cave Hill
Surgical Interest: Pediatric Surgery
Marco Ayad, MD
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Undergrad: University of Buffalo, NY
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies
Surgical interests: Acute Care Surgery, MIS
Jeduthun Harris, MD
Hometown: Georgetown, Guyana
Undergrad: University of Guyana
Med school: University of Guyana School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: MIS
Tishina Tittley, MD
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Undergrad: Columbia University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Plastics & Reconstructive surgery
PGY2
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
Lawrence Prince-Wright, MD
Hometown: Athens, Greece
Undergrad: Emory University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Plastic Surgery
Anna Lin MD
Hometown: Chatham, NJ
Undergrad: Penn State University
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Surgical Interests: Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Mesgana Yimer, MD
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Undergrad: University of Missouri
Medical School: Kansas City School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Undeclared
Lerone Ainsworth, MD
Hometown: Falmouth, Jamaica
Medical School: University of The West Indies, Mona
Surgical Interest: Surgical Oncology
Siobahn Nnorom, MD
Hometown: Enugu, Nigeria
Medical School: All Saints College of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Plastic Surgery
SchMiyah Smith
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Medical School: Florida State University
Surgical Interest: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Maysa Shemmiyeva, MD
Hometown: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Medical School: International Kazakh-Turkish
Surgical Interest: Surgical Oncology
Logan Gonsalves, MD
Hometown: New York, NY
Medical School: St. George's University
Surgical Interest: Undeclared
PGY1
Courtenay Chase, MD
Hometown: Bridgetown, Bahamas
Medical School: University of the West Indies
Jonathan King, MD
Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical School: University of Miami
Kindha Nasef, MD
Hometown: Egypt
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Mariana Olivencia, MD
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medical School: Universidad Central Del Caribe
Sumaiyya Arshad, MD
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University
Juan Carmona-Tamayo, MD
Hometown: Columbia
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Simone Gadpaille, MD
Hometown:
Medical School: University of Queensland
Sandy Li, MD
Hometown: Boston, MA
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
D'Angelo Munroe
Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas
Medical School: University of the West Indies