AGH General Surgery Residency Program

	Surgery Residents
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	Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

	Bariatric Surgery Fellowship

	Susan G. Komen Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship

	Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program

Some of Our Graduates

An important consideration for many applying to a general surgery residency is the opportunities available upon completion. In fact, one the best markers of a residency program is the success of its graduates.

In addition to training skilled general surgeons, over 50% of program graduates continue their training in a specialized area of surgery. Chief Residents routinely secure diverse fellowship positions. Fellowship and academic positions obtained by Chief Residents graduating from Allegheny General Hospital in the recent past are as follows:

Key

Resident Name
Medical School

Activity after residency graduation

* Past Executive Chief Resident

Chief Residents 2008

Brian M. Goodman Uniiversity of Vermont	Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship The Ohio State University
Mark W. Hennon State University of New York at Buffalo	Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship University of Wisconsin at Madison
Jason R. Kasza Indiana University	Minimally Invasive Survery George Washington University
Greta L. Piper Drexel University College of Medicine	Surgical Critical Care Fellowship University of Pittsburgh

Chief Residents 2007

Carla J. Christy * University of Pittsburgh	Breast Fellowship Yale University
Rodeen Rahbar Marshall University	Vascular Surgery Fellowship Allegheny General Hospital
Alessia Tandin Universita Di Milano Milan, Italy	Private Practice
Miro Uchal University of PJ Safarik Slovak Republic	Attending Surgeon Division of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery Allegheny General Hospital

Chief Residents 2006

Cristiana M. Bertocchi * University of Pittsburgh
Ahmed M. Halal University of Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt	CardioThoracic Surgery Fellowship University of Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
Brett A. Sachse MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine	Military Obligation United States Army Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Sonny W. Tucker, Jr. MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine	Vascular Surgery Fellowship Duke University Durham, North Carolina

Chief Residents 2005

Brian S. Ju MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine	General Surgery Private Practice Phoenix, Arizona
Colin G. Knight University of Virginia	Pediatric Surgery Fellowship The Children's Hospital Michigan Detroit Medical Center Detroit, Michigan
Mathew A. Van Deusen * Temple University School of Medicine	Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sam A. Zakhary Albany Medical College	Vascular Surgery Fellowship Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, Texas

Chief Residents 2004

Elan Jeremitsky State University of New York at Brooklyn	General Surgeon - Military Obligation United States Navy Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia
Update: August 2006 - Trauma Surgery and General Surgery Attending, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
James P. O'Toole Saint Louis University	Body Contouring/Plastic Surgery Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: July 2005 - Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Nassau County Medical Center, New York, New York
Nilesh A. Patel * UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson	Attending General Surgeon Specializing in Bariatric Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: - November 2005 - Private Practice, Texas Bariatric Specialists, San Antonio, Texas
Woodrow W. Yeaney, III The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/The Penn State University	CardioThoracic Surgery Fellowship Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, North Carolina
Update: - Private Practice specializing in General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Cape Cod Hospital, Fort Myers, Florida

Chief Residents 2003

Jason W. Cotter MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine	General Surgery Private Practice Clinton, North Carolina
Christopher G. Johnnides * Eastern Virginia Medical School	Vascular Surgery Fellowship The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/The Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Update: July 2005 - Assistant Professor of Surgery and Radiology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Daniel S. Salyer Albert Einstein College of Medicine	General Surgery Private Practice Tucson, Arizona
Richard J. Strilka The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/The Penn State University	Vascular Surgery Fellowship University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland
Update: November 2005 - Military Commitment - United States Air Force, Belleville, Illinois

Chief Residents 2002

James J. McGinty, Jr. * MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine	Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Cornell University New York, New York
Update: July 2004 - Attending General Surgeon - St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
Update: July 2006 - Residency Program Director and Director, Center for Simulation, Training, and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
Jason M. Robke Medical College of Ohio	CardioThoracic Surgery Fellowship Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: July 2004 - Associate Professor of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospital of Cleveland, Division of CardioThoracic Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
Michael G. Scheidler Temple University School of Medicine	Pediatric Surgery Fellowship University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas
Update: July 2004 - Attending Pediatric Surgeon - Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Sunrise Children's Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada
Paul A. Vesco University of Kentucky College of Medicine	General Surgeon - Military Obligation United States Air Force Dayton, Ohio and Iraq
Update: Update: July 2006 - CardioThoracic Surgery Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Chief Residents 2001

Dan E. Gutfinger University of California, Irvine	CardioThoracic Surgery Fellowship Arizona Heart Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Update: July 2004 - CardioThoracic Surgery Private Practice, Anaheim, California
Sandra M. Jones (Sandra J. Beck) Wright State School of Medicine	Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
Update: July 2002 - Attending Surgeon Specializing in Colon and Rectal Surgery - Allegheny General Hospital and Suburban General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jason J. Lamb * University of Virginia Health Sciences Center	Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: July 2003 - Co-Director, West Penn Center for Lung and Thoracic Disease, Western Pennsylvania Hospital and Thoracic Surgery Private Practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sheri A. Mancini University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	General Surgeon - Military Obligation United States Navy U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida, and Iraq
Update: July 2005 - General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
Update: July 2006 - General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, North Carolina

Chief Residents 2000

Tage F. Haase University of Cincinnati	General Surgery Private Practice Farmville, Virginia
Update: July 2001 - General Surgery Private Practice, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Tananchai A Lucktong University of Virginia Health Sciences Center	Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship University of North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina
Update: July 2002 - Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon and Assistant in Surgical Education, Carilion Health System, Roanoke, Virginia
Mary Beth Malay MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine	General Surgery Private Practice Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Update: October 2001 - General Surgeon Specializing in Breast Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: November 2004 - Director and Chief Breast Surgeon, Comprehensive Breast Center, UPMC Passavant Cranberry, Cranberry, Pennsylvania and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
James W. Valuska, Jr. * The Ohio State University	General Surgery Private Practice Steubenville, Ohio
Update: March 2006 - Attending General Surgeon, Allegheny General Hospital and Suburban General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Chief Residents 1999

Steven B. Andelman University of Massachusetts Medical School	General Surgery Private Practice South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Scott A. Cassidy Medical College of Virginia	General Surgery Private Practice Farmville, Virginia
Update: July 2001 - General Surgery Private Practice - Alexander City, Alabama
Thomas V. Lheureau * MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine	General Surgery Private Practice Steubenville, Ohio
Update: March 2006 - Attending General Surgeon, Allegheny General Hospital and Suburban General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Santosh Potdar Mahatma Gandhi, India	Transplant Surgery Fellowship University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: March 2003 - Director, Transplantation Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania

Chief Residents 1998

Robert C. Ashton MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine	CardioThoracic Surgery Fellowship Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center New York, New York
Update: July 2004 - Director, Department of Surgery - St. Luke's Hospital Division, Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
Update: July 2005 - Chief, Thoracic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey
Daniel J. Gagne University of Massachusetts Medical School	Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: July 1999 - Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center and Associate Director, General Surgical Residency Program, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Robert B. Pendrak Jefferson Medical College	General Surgery Private Practice Somerset, Pennsylvania
Update: May 2002 - General Surgery Private Practice, Lake City, Florida
Update: Update: April 2005 - General Surgery Private Practice, Carlsbad, New Mexico
Blair W. Rowitz University of Chicago	General Surgery Private Practice Anderson, South Carolina

Chief Residents 1997

Mauricio Giraldo Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá, Colombia	Transplant Surgery Fellowship University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: July 2000 - Clinical Instructor in Surgery and Clinical Fellow in Transplantation Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Update: July 2001 - Staff General Surgeon, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Update: October 2002 - Assistant Surgeon, Hackensack University Medical Center, Division of Organ Transplantation, Hackensack, New Jersey
Update: July 2004 - Staff General and Transplantation Surgeon, East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, Tyler, Texas
Marc D. Gonze The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/The Penn State University	Vascular Surgery Fellowship Ochsner Medical Institute New Orleans, Louisiana
Update: July 1999 - Vascular Surgery Private Practice, Baltimore, Maryland
Maryann E. Payne The Ohio State University	CardioThoracic Surgery Fellow Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: July 1998 - CardioThoracic Surgery Resident, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Update: July 2001 - Attending CardioThoracic Surgeon, Sharon Regional Health System, Sharon, Pennsylvania
Edward G. Chekan MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine	Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship Duke University Durham, North Carolina
Update: July 2002 - General and Laparoscopic Surgery Private Practice - Sewickley Valley Hospital, Sewickley, Pennsylvania