Our Alumni

As an important member of our community, you have access to alumni events, societies, and annual meetings. Former students of the department of Surgery have helped to shape the programs during their tenure and have gone on to impact our related fields during their careers. We invite you to reconnect with our department and each other! 

Enrich your professional experience by reconnecting with your MUSC colleagues. All Surgical residency and fellowship alumni are welcomed into the Curtis P. Artz MUSC Surgical Society during the graduation dinner. This year, exciting plans are underway to celebrate the Curtis P. Artz MUSC Surgical Society's revitalization with surgical alumni gatherings in Charleston and at the ACS meeting in San Francisco. We are creating exciting plans for get-togethers, reinvigorating the Society with even more exciting ways for you to stay connected and share with you all of the exciting, innovative work our clinician-scientists are accomplishing.

MUSC Surgery Class of 2006

Brian Gary M.D.

Brian Gary, M.D., Class of 2006, is a surgical innovator, leader and change maker.

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Class of 2025

Andrew “Andy” Cole, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Novant Health, New Hanover Regional Medical Center

John Hulse, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: General Surgeon, U.S. Navy, San Diego, CA

Alexander “Lex” Booth, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Cook County Health

Gabriel “Gabe” Gaweda, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, General Surgeon

Maggie Jordan, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, General Surgeon

Kristen Quinn, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Haley Zlomke, M.D., MS

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Walker Blanding, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery Integrated Residency

Next Step: Cardiothoracic Surgeon, MUSC Health

Tru Dang, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency

Next Step: Private Practice, San Francisco Bay Area

Agenor Paulino Dias, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency

Next Step: Pursuing Career Opportunities in Vascular Surgery

Jenna Thuman, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency

Next Step: Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Beverly Hills, CA

Ashish Patel, M.D., MPH

Plastic Surgery Fellowship

Next Step: Pursuing Career Opportunities in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Charleston, SC

David Magno-Padron, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Fellowship

Next Step: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship, The Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery, Houston, TX

Riley Grogan, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Next Step: General Surgery, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Providence St. Patrick Hospital

Steadman Wang, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Next Step: General and Acute Care Surgeon, AnMed Piedmont Surgical, Anderson, SC

Mohammad Salameh, M.D.

Transplant Fellowship

Next Step: Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston WV

Carl Johnson, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.

Cardiothoracic Transplant Fellowship

Next Step: Pursuing Career Opportunities in Cardiac Surgery

Class of 2024

Reena Bakshi, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Fellow

Next Step: Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship, University of Miami

Tyler Buckley, M.D.

Vascular Surgery

Next Step: Vascular Surgeon with Cone Health, Greensboro, NC

William Ganske, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Next Step: General Surgeon, Lompoc Valley Medical Center Lompoc, California

Alexander Ghannam, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Next Step: ProMedica Health in Toledo, OH

Quiana Kern, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Next Step: Cedar Surgical Group at Kansas Medical Center

Bryce Lambert, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Trauma and Acute Care Fellowship, Atrium Health

John Lucas, M.D.

General Surgery

Next Step: Trauma Critical Care Fellowship, GWU

Donna Mullner, M.D.

Plastics Surgery

Next Step: Hand Fellowship, University of Kentucky

Leah Plumblee, M.D.

General Surgery

Next Step: General Surgeon, Rockledge Regional Medical Center

Gregory Rives, M.D.

General Surgery

Next Step: Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Tulane University

Julie Siegel, M.D.

General Surgery

Next Step: Surgical Oncology—HPB Fellowship, Univ. of Louisville

Tabitha Threatt, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Next Step: Trauma Surgeon, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX

Christopher Thomas, M.D.

General Surgery

Next Step: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship, Wake Forest University

Class of 2023

Denise Garcia, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital

Richard Huetteman, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Next Step: Private Practice in Winston-Salem, NC

Gina Lamb, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Next Step: Clinical Faculty, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska

Ammar Mahmood, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Fellow

Next Step: Clinical Faculty, MUSC Lancaster

Briana Mclaughlin, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: MUSC Plastic Surgery Independent Program

Graham Mercier, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, Athens, GA

Kevin Records, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Next Step: Clinical Faculty, University of Texas, East Texas Medical Center

Jerec Ricci, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, Greenville, SC

Alicia Stafford, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, Evansville, Indiana

Sami Taribishy, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Residency

Next Step: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship; The Cleveland Clinic

Class of 2022

Taofeek Aro, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, The Woodlands, TX

Catherine Chung, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Minimally Invasive Fellowship, UCSF, Fresno, CA

Patrick Dennis, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, Winston-Salem, NC

Jane Kilkenny, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, Charleston, SC

Michael O’Laughlin, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Northwest Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD

Ashish Patel, M.D. MPH

General Surgery Residency

Fellowship: Plastic Surgery Fellowship, MUSC

Raphael Hernando Parrado, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Next Step: Clinical Faculty, University of Florida - Jacksonville

Ryan William King, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Residency

Next Step: Clinical Faculty, University of Kentucky Health Care

Alexander (AJ) Sbrocchi, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency

Next Step: Clinical Faculty, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, TX

Kiandra B. Scott, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, Columbia, SC

Krishna Bhandari, M.D.

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

Next Step: Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship, MUSC

Leeanna Clevenger, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Next Step: Community Practice, Charleston, SC

Mujahed “MJ” Laswi, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Next Step: Clinical Faculty, Texas Tech University, Lubbock ,TX

Georgina Nichols, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Fellowship

Fellowship: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Sacramento, CA

Class of 2021

Ahmad Alqassieh, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Fellow

Monther Altiti, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: MUSC Lancaster

Joseph Anderson, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Integrated

Lloyd "Mac" Felmly, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery Integrated

Next Step: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon at MUSC in Charleston, SC

Steven Hermiz, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Fellow

Melissa Hite, M.D.

General Surgery

Next Step: Private Practice in Greenville, SC

Busayo Irojah, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

Phuoc "Toby" LeNguyen, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Transplant Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University in New York

Anna Matrachisia, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Roper in Charleston, SC

Shawn Moulder, D.O.

Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Kunal Patel, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Duke Health in Durham, NC

Nicholas Ward, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Private Practice in Milwaukee, WI

Class of 2020

Shelby Allen, M.D. Administrative Chief General Surgery

Indiana University HPB Fellowship

Next Step: General Surgeon at Central Carolina Surgery in Greensboro, NC

Ahmed Allawi, M.D. General Surgery

Colon and Rectal Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic

Next Step: Private Practice in Tampa, Florida

Allen Bui, M.D. Integrated Vascular Surgery

Acadiana Vascular Clinic in Lafayette, Louisiana

David Crane, M.D. Independent Plastic Surgery

Fellowship at the Plastic Surgery Center in Sacramento

Shawn Dieffenbaugher, M.D. Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Atrium Health at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Kate Engelhardt, M.D. General Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis

Next Step: Thoracic Surgeon at MUSC in Charleston, SC

Doris Kim, M.D. General Surgery

Advanced Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Fellowship at UC Davis

Next Step: MIS Surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI

Bradley LeNoir, M.D. Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery

Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute at Atrium Health

Dave Moffatt, M.D. General Surgery

Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Duke University

Next Step: Private Practice in Columbia, SC

Zachary Young, M.D. Independent Plastic Surgery

Arkansas Plastic Surgery in Little Rock, Arkansas

Benjamin White, M.D. General Surgery

Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Virginia

Next Step: Private Practice in Lexington, SC