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General Surgery Residents

Residents in the SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine General Surgery Residency Program train to excel as independent surgeons or in top fellowship programs, ensuring they graduate fully equipped to enter their career of choice.

A group photo of residents in the general surgery residency program
 
PGY-5
Headshot of Roberto Bustos

Roberto Bustos, M.D.

Medical school: Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Undergraduate school: Universidad Nacional de Cuyo


Headshot of Nishita Kuman

Nishita Kumar, M.D.

Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Saint Louis University


Headshot of Vivian Lu

Vivian Lu, M.D.

Medical school: Central Michigan University
Undergraduate school: University of California, Santa Barbara


Headshot of Jordan Perkins

Jordan Perkins, M.D.

Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Transylvania University


Headshot of Marc Simon

Marc Simon, D.O.

Medical school: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate school: New York University


PGY-4
Headshot of Jay Desai

Jay Desai, M.D.

Medical school: Government Medical College in Surat, India
Undergraduate school: Government Medical College in Surat, India


Headshot of Grant Lewin

Grant Lewin, M.D.

Medical school: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Undergraduate school: University of Michigan


Headshot of Hannah Lowe

Hannah Lowe, M.D.

Medical school: Wayne State University
Undergraduate school: University of Arkansas


Headshot of Olivia Gentry

Olivia Gentry

Medical school: University of Pikeville
Undergraduate school: University of Kentucky


PGY-3
Headshot of Amal Adra

Amal Adra, M.D.

Medical school: Rush University Medical College
Undergraduate school: Northeastern University


Headshot of Roxanna Hamidpour

Roxanna Hamidpour, M.D.

Medical school: University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Missouri Kansas City


Headshot of Nicole Izhakoff

Nicole Izhakoff, M.D.

Medical school: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Washington University in St. Louis


Headshot of Morgan Moses

Morgan Moses, M.D.

Medical school: Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University
Undergraduate school: Tulane University


Headshot of Christian Saliba

Christian Saliba, M.D.

Medical school: Universite Saint-Joseph Faculte de Medecine in Lebanon


Headshot of Aaron Wildman

Aaron Wildman, M.D.

Medical school: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Undergraduate school: University of Colorado Boulder


PGY-2
Headshot of Emily Blanford

Emily Blanford, M.D.

Medical school: University Kentucky College of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Delaware


Headshot of Bridget Boeger

Bridget Boeger, M.D.

Medical school: Texas Tech University of Health Sciences School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Southern Methodist University


Headshot of Annabel Engelhardt

Annabel Engelhardt, M.D.

Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Marquette University


Headshot of Laura Koopman

Laura Koopman, D.O.

Medical school: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Washington


Headshot of Shruthi Mothkur

Shruthi Mothkur, D.O.

Medical school: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Undergraduate school: Case Western Reserve University


PGY-1 Categorical
Headshot of Grace Choi

Grace Choi, M.D.

Medical school: University of Missouri - Columbi School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Washington University in St. Louis


Headshot of Sumaya Ghaffar

Sumaya Ghaffar, M.D.

Medical school: Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina São Paulo


Headshot of Anneliese Prevost

Anneliese Prevost, M.D.

Medical school: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of South Carolina Columbia


Headshot of Kailey Shannon

Kailey Shannon, M.D.

Medical school: Texas Tech University School of Medicine - Amarillo
Undergraduate school: Belmont University


Headshot of Emma Spiess

Emma Spiess, M.D.

Medical school: Indiana University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Notre Dame


PGY-1 Preliminary
Headshot of Loren Adler

Loren Adler, M.D.

Medical school: University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Saint Louis University


Headshot of Mohammad Almomani

Mohammad Almomani, M.D.

Medical school: Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine


Headshot of Cole Arnold

Cole Arnold, D.O.

Medical school: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Dayton


Headshot of Ashlyn Lipnicky

Ashlyn Lipnicky, M.D.

Medical school: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Saint Louis University


Headshot of Mallory Moore

Mallory Moore, M.D.

Medical school: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Pennsylvania State University


Headshot of Matthew ReVeal

Matthew ReVeal, M.D.

Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: The Ohio State University


Headshot of Nikhil Tirrukovalur

Nikhil Tirrukovalur, M.D.

Medical school: Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center


Headshot of Vish Vijayakumar

Vish Vijayakumar, M.D.

Medical school: Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Illinois Chicago


Fellowship Match

2024

  • Surgical oncology, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
  • Vascular surgery, Houston Methodist
  • Pediatric surgical critical care, University of Michigan

2023

  • Breast surgical oncology, University of Texas Southwestern
  • Breast surgical oncology, University of Southern California
  • Trauma critical care, University of Alabama – Birmingham
  • Pediatric colorectal surgery, University of Colorado

2022

  • Head and neck oncology, Moffit Cancer Center
  • Minimally invasive surgery/bariatric surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center
  • Surgical critical care, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Vascular surgery, The University of Arkansas

2021

  • Breast surgery, Beaumont Health
  • Surgical critical care, University of Cincinnati
  • Surgical critical care, Washington University in St. Louis
  • General surgery practice, California
  • Vascular surgery, University of Colorado

2020

  • Pediatric surgery, University of Florida
  • Surgical oncology, John Wayne Cancer Institute
  • Trauma/critical care, University of Miami
  • General surgery practice, U.S. Navy
  • Minimally invasive surgery fellowship, Wayne State University