Surgical Residents

The Stamford Hospital/Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons General Surgery Program is comprised of a diverse body of residents with unique backgrounds and a wide range of interests.

Meet our current resident surgeons:

PGY-1

Surgery FionaHudgens 2022

Fiona Hudgens, M.D.


Hometown:
Denver, Colorado
Undergraduate:
University of Colorado at Boulder
Medical School:
New York Medical College
Professional Interests: Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Surgery
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Peloton, skiing, hiking with the dog, weekends in NYC, board games, trying all truffle foods in the tri-state area.

 

Surgery CynthiaLin 2022

Cynthia Lin, M.D.


Hometown:
Suwanee, Georgia
Undergraduate:
Cornell University
Medical School:
New York Medical College
Professional Interests:
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Iced Coffee, stitching felt animals, quality time with family and friends.

 

 

Surgery JacobSandor 2022

Jacob Sandor, M.D.


Hometown:
Chappaqua, New York
Undergraduate:
University of Miami
Medical School:
New York Medical College
Professional Interests:
Trauma Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Research
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Fitness, ice hockey, hiking with my dog, mechanics, spending time with family and friends.

 

Surgery AhmedZaynMohamed 2022

Ahmed- Zayn Mohamed, M.D.


Hometown: 
Cairo, Egypt
Undergraduate: 
University South Florida
Medical School: 
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Professional Interests: 
Neuroendovascular Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Intellectual Property
Personal
Interests/Hobbies: 
International travel, music, languages, family time.

Surgery LoganGonsalves 2022

Logan Gonsalves, M.D.


Hometown: 
Brooklyn, New York
Undergraduate: 
Howard University
Medial School: 
St. George's University
Professional Interests: 
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care
Personal Interests/Hobbies: 
Music, theatre, dining, socializing with friends.

PGY-2

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Michael B. Chun, M.D.


Hometown:
Palo Alto, California
Undergraduate:
Stanford University
Medical School:
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons
Professional Interests:
Minimally invasive surgery, colorectal, thoracic, and trauma
Personal Interests/Hobbies:  
Board games and instragramming about board games, trombone, golf

Surgery Pettit Ryan MD

Ryan Pettit, M.D.


Hometown: 
Manasquan, New Jersey
Undergraduate: 
Rutgers University
Medical School: 
St. George’s University
Professional Interests: 
Plastic surgery, MIS, endocrine surgery
Personal Interests/Hobbies: 
Running, hiking, traveling, the beach, cooking, gin

 

Surgery Wetzler Joshua MD

Joshua Wetzler, M.D.


Hometown: 
New York City, New York
Undergraduate: 
Johns Hopkins University
Medial School: 
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Professional Interests: 
Cardiac Surgery
Personal Interests/Hobbies: 
Cooking, basketball, movies

PGY-3

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Katherine Howard, MD


Hometown:
Oroville, California
Undergraduate:
Harvard College
Medical School:
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Professional Interests:
Colorectal surgery, surgical education, patient psychology
Personal Interests/Hobbies
Hiking, stained glass, dedicated concert-going, cooking/baking, my dog, and the serial comma

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Victoria Liang, MD


Hometown:
San Jose, California
Undergraduate:
Boston University
Medical School:
Boston University School of Medicine
Professional Interests:
Acute care surgery, trauma, critical care
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Martial arts, my cat, cross stitching, dungeon and dragons, videogames

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Andrew Seto, MD


Hometown:
Weston, Massachusetts
Undergraduate:
Boston College
Medical School: 
Tufts University School of Medicine
Professional Interests:
Surgical Oncology, breast surgery, resident education
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Spending time with family and friends, traveling, gardening, museums, Boston sports

PGY-4

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Brienne Ryan, MD


Hometown:
Buffalo, New York
Undergraduate:
Syracuse University
Medical School:
University at Buffalo – SUNY Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Professional Interests:
Vascular surgery, surgical education, residency wellness
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Spending time with my husband and two dogs - Cooper and Gus, cooking, traveling

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Gianluca Tripodi, MD


Hometown:
Waterbury, Connecticut
Undergraduate:
St. John’s, University of Connecticut
Medical School:
St. George’s University
Professional Interests:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Soccer, cutting hair, fashion, shoes

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Thomas Tritt, MD


Hometown:
Wyckoff, New Jersey
Undergraduate:
Stevens Institute of Technology
Medical School:
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Professional Interests:
Colorectal surgery, wound care
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Fishing, golfing, cooking, going to the beach

PGY-5

resident surgery davidianacone

David Ianacone, MD


Hometown:
Huntington Beach, California
Undergraduate:
University of California, San Diego
Medical School:
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Professional Interests:
Robotic surgery, acute care surgery, trauma/critical care
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Piano/saxophone, movies and film, IT, computer building, tabletop and board games

resident surgery brandon madris

Brandon Madris, MD


Hometown:
Bedford, New York
Undergraduate:
Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School:
St. George’s University
Professional Interests:
Vascular Surgery
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Spending time with family, cooking, jazz composition, playing piano, writing skits for our surgery graduation

resident surgery samanthanorden

Samantha Norden, MD


Hometown:
New York City, New York
Undergraduate:
Bucknell University
Medical School:
New York Medical College
Professional Interests:
Colorectal Surgery
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
NY sports steams, Broadway shows, swimming, reading for leisure, baking, true crime podcasts

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