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.

Roberto Bustos, M.D.
Medical school: Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Undergraduate school: Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

Nishita Kumar, M.D.
Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Saint Louis University

Vivian Lu, M.D.
Medical school: Central Michigan University
Undergraduate school: University of California, Santa Barbara

Jordan Perkins, M.D.
Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Transylvania University

Marc Simon, D.O.
Medical school: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate school: New York University

Jay Desai, M.D.
Medical school: Government Medical College in Surat, India
Undergraduate school: Government Medical College in Surat, India

Grant Lewin, M.D.
Medical school: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Undergraduate school: University of Michigan

Hannah Lowe, M.D.
Medical school: Wayne State University
Undergraduate school: University of Arkansas

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

Amal Adra, M.D.
Medical school: Rush University Medical College
Undergraduate school: Northeastern University

Roxanna Hamidpour, M.D.
Medical school: University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Missouri Kansas City

Nicole Izhakoff, M.D.
Medical school: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Washington University in St. Louis

Morgan Moses, M.D.
Medical school: Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University
Undergraduate school: Tulane University

Christian Saliba, M.D.
Medical school: Universite Saint-Joseph Faculte de Medecine in Lebanon

Aaron Wildman, M.D.
Medical school: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
and Science
Undergraduate school: University of Colorado Boulder

Emily Blanford, M.D.
Medical school: University Kentucky College of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Delaware

Bridget Boeger, M.D.
Medical school: Texas Tech University of Health Sciences School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Southern Methodist University

Annabel Engelhardt, M.D.
Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Marquette University

Laura Koopman, D.O.
Medical school: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Washington

Shruthi Mothkur, D.O.
Medical school: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Undergraduate school: Case Western Reserve University

Grace Choi, M.D.
Medical school: University of Missouri - Columbi School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Washington University in St. Louis

Sumaya Ghaffar, M.D.
Medical school: Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina São Paulo

Anneliese Prevost, M.D.
Medical school: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of South Carolina Columbia

Kailey Shannon, M.D.
Medical school: Texas Tech University School of Medicine - Amarillo
Undergraduate school: Belmont University

Emma Spiess, M.D.
Medical school: Indiana University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Notre Dame

Loren Adler, M.D.
Medical school: University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Saint Louis University

Mohammad Almomani, M.D.
Medical school: Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine

Cole Arnold, D.O.
Medical school: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Dayton

Ashlyn Lipnicky, M.D.
Medical school: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Saint Louis University

Mallory Moore, M.D.
Medical school: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Undergraduate school: Pennsylvania State University

Matthew ReVeal, M.D.
Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Undergraduate school: The Ohio State University

Nikhil Tirrukovalur, M.D.
Medical school: Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center

Vish Vijayakumar, M.D.
Medical school: Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Undergraduate school: University of Illinois Chicago
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
