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Meet our Medical College of Wisconsin Surgery Residents

Pictured (left to right): Drs. Xavier Jean, Colleen Flanagan, Samih Thalji, Kent Peterson

General Surgery Residency Program Chief Residents 2023-2024

PGY-V Residents

Eric Anderson, MD (RURAL)

Medical College of Wisconsin

Sarah Aune, DO

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Christina Georgeades, MD

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Michael Josephson, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Zarina Markova, MD

University of Western Ontario

John Marquart, MD

Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

Katherine Scheidler, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Arielle Thomas, MD, MPH

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

PGY-IV Residents

Elise Biesboer, MD

University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria

Melissa Drezdzon, MD

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Taylor Jaraczewski, MD, MS

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Santiago Rolon, MD (RURAL)

Medical College of Wisconsin

Benjamin Seadler, MD

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Monica Seadler , MD

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Brexton Turner, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Amanda Witte, MD

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids

PGY-IV Research Residents

Fayrouz Abu-Hamdan, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Jaclyn Gellings, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Hannah Holland, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Samantha Leonard, MD

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Adhitya Ramamurthi, MD

Surgery Resident

Jennifer Schuh, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Anna Tatakis, MD

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Halen Turner, MD

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Danielle Wilson, MD

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - Flint

PGY-III Residents

Michael Brinton, MD

New York Medical College

Sarah Fisher, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Natalie Gaughan, MD

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University

Alice Lee, MD

University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

John Shepherd, III, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Kaitlyn Sonnentag, MD (RURAL)

Medical College of Wisconsin

Shanita Thomas, MD

Wayne State University School of Medicine

PGY-III Research Residents

Alexa Lisevick, MD

Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Sarah Park, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Sarah Suh, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

PGY-II Residents

Kshitij Gaur, MD

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Mirjana Jovanovic, MD (RURAL)

Medical College of Wisconsin

Andrew Kim, MD

Boston University School of Medicine

Tapas Parikh, MD

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Megan Quamme, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Mariya Reztsova, MD

Drexel University College of Medicine

Rachel Silverman, MD

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Kaitlyn Weyman, MD

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

PGY-I Residents

Andres Aquino, MD (IR)

Howard University College of Medicine

Kyle Cass, MD (RURAL)

Medical College of Wisconsin

Madelyn Coleman, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Meghan Conroy, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Taylor Elinski, MD

University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix

Alyssa Ferlin, MD

Florida State University College of Medicine

Anna Garren, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Anna Jang, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Morgan Leissring, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Travis Lundeen, DO (IR)

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine-Arizona

Matthew Swenson, MD (PRELIM)

Medical College of Wisconsin

Matthew Van Boxtel, MD (PRELIM)

Medical College of Wisconsin

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