Our Alumni

Class of 2024

Reena Bakshi, MD 

Reena Bakshi, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Fellow

Next Step: Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship, University of Miami

Tyler Buckley, MD 

Tyler Buckley, M.D.

Vascular Surgery

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

William Ganske, MD 

William Ganske, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellow

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

Alexander Ghannam, MD 

Alexander Ghannam, M.D.

Caridothoracic Surgery

Next Step: ProMedica Health in Toledo, OH

Quiana Kern, MD 

Quiana Kern, M.D.

Caridothoracic Surgery

Next Step: Cedar Surgical Group at Kansas Medical Center

Bryce Lambert, MD 

Bryce Lambert, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Trauma and Acute Care Fellowship, Atrium Health

John Lucas, MD 

John Lucas, M.D.

General Surgery

Next Step: Trauma Critical Care Fellowship, GWU

Donna Mullner, MD 

Donna Mullner, M.D.

Plastics Surgery

Next Step: Hand Fellowship, University of Kentucky

Leah Plumblee, MD 

Leah Plumblee, M.D.

General Surgery

Next Step: General Surgeon, Rockledge Regional Medical Center

Gregory Rives, MD 

Gregory Rives, M.D. 

General Surgery

Next Step: Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Tulane University

Julie Siegel, MD 

Julie Siegel, M.D. 

General Surgery

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

Tabitha Threatt, MD 

Tabitha Threatt, M.D. 

Surgical Critical Care Fellow

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

Christopher Thomas, MD 

Christopher Thomas, M.D. 

General Surgery

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

Class of 2023

Denise Garcia, MD 

Denise Garcia, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital

Richard Huetteman, MD 

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, MD 

Gina Lamb, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Next Step: Clinical Faculty, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska

Ammar Mahmood, MD 

Ammar Mahmood, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Fellow

Next Step: Clinical Faculty, MUSC Lancaster

Briana Mclaughlin, MD 

Briana Mclaughlin, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: MUSC Plastic Surgery Independent Program

Graham Mercier, MD 

Graham Mercier, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, Athens, GA

Kevin Records, MD 

Kevin Records, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

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

Jerec Ricci, MD 

Jerec Ricci, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, Greenville, SC

Alicia Stafford, MD 

Alicia Stafford, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Residency

Next Step: Community Practice, Evansville, Indiana

Sami Taribishy, MD 

Sami Taribishy, M.D. 

Plastic Surgery Residency

Next Step: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship; The Cleveland Clinic

Class of 2022

Taofeek Aro, MD 

Taofeek Aro, M.D.

General Surgery Residency
Next Step: Community Practice, The Woodlands, TX

Catherine Chung, MD 

Catherine Chung, M.D.

General Surgery Residency
Next Step: Minimally Invasive Fellowship, UCSF, Fresno, CA

Patrick Dennis 

Patrick Dennis, M.D.

General Surgery Residency
Next Step: Community Practice, Winston-Salem, NC

Jane Kilkenny, MD 

Jane Kilkenny, M.D.

General Surgery Residency
Next Step: Community Practice, Charleston, SC

Michael O'Laughlin, MD 

Michael O’Laughlin, M.D.

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

Ashish Patel 

Ashish Patel, M.D. MPH

General Surgery Residency
Fellowship: Plastic Surgery Fellowship, MUSC

Raphael Parrado, MD 

Raphael Hernando Parrado, M.D.

General Surgery Residency
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Clinical Faculty, University of Florida - Jacksonville

Ryan King, MD 

Ryan William King, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Residency
Next Step: Clinical Faculty, University of Kentucky Health Care

AJ Sbrocchi 

Alexander (AJ) Sbrocchi, M.D.

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

Kiandra Scott, MD 

Kiandra B. Scott, M.D. 

Plastic Surgery Residency
Next Step: Community Practice, Columbia, SC

Krishna Bhandari 

Krishna Bhandari, M.D.

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

Leeanna Cleevender 

Leeanna Clevenger, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Next Step: Community Practice, Charleston, SC

MJ Lawsi 

Mujahed “MJ” Laswi, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Next Step: Clinical Faculty, Texas Tech University, Lubbock ,TX

Georgina Nichols, MD 

Georgina Nichols, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Fellowship
Fellowship: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Sacramento, CA

Class of 2021

Ahmad Alqassieh 

Ahmad Alqassieh, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Fellow

Monther Altiti 

Monther Altiti, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: MUSC Lancaster

Joseph Anderson 

Joseph Anderson, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Integrated

Lloyd Mac Felmly 

Lloyd "Mac" Felmly, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery Integrated

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

Steven Hermiz 

Steven Hermiz, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Fellow

Melissa Hite 

Melissa Hite, M.D.

General Surgery

Next Step: Private Practice in Greenville, SC

Busayo Irojah 

Busayo Irojah, M.D.

Plastic Surgery 

Phuoc Toby LeNguyen 

Phuoc "Toby" LeNguyen, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

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

Anna Matrachisia 

Anna Matrachisia, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Roper in Charleston, SC

Shawn Moulder 

Shawn Moulder, D.O.

Surgical Critical Care Fellow

Kunal Patel 

Kunal Patel, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

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

Nicholas Ward 

Nicholas Ward, M.D.

General Surgery Residency

Next Step: Private Practice in Milwaukee, WI

Class of 2020

Shelby Allen, MD 

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.  

Ahmed Allawi, M.D. General Surgery

Colon and Rectal Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic

Next Step: Private Practice in Tampa, Florida

Allen Bui  MD 

Allen Bui, M.D. Integrated Vascular Surgery

Acadiana Vascular Clinic in Lafayette, Louisiana

Daniel Crane MD 

David Crane, M.D. Independent Plastic Surgery

Fellowship at the Plastic Surgery Center in Sacramento

Sean Dieffenbaugher MD 

Shawn Dieffenbaugher, M.D. Surgical Critical Care Fellow

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

Kate Engeldardt MD 

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 MD 

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

Dr. LeNoir 

Bradley LeNoir, M.D. Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery

Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute at Atrium Health

Dave Moffat MD 

Dave Moffatt, M.D. General Surgery 

Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Duke University 

Next Step: Private Practice in Columbia, SC

Zachary Young MD 

Zachary Young, M.D. Independent Plastic Surgery 

Arkansas Plastic Surgery in Little Rock, Arkansas 

Ben White MD 

Benjamin White, M.D. General Surgery

Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Virginia

Next Step: Private Practice in Lexington, SC