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Surgery

General Surgery Residency

Current Residents 2023-2024

Chief Residents

 

Sarah Merkel, MD

Administrative Chief

Hometown: Mableton, GA

Medical School: Tulane University 

 

  

Kyle Bowers, MD

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean

 

  

Martha Castillo, MD

Hometown: Tampa, FL 

Medical School: Ross University 

MRogers

Michael Rogers, MD

Administrative Chief 

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine   

 

 

Michelle Lippincott, MD

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

 

 

PGY-4

Alex Ellenberger, MD

Hometown: Clyde, OH

Medical School: University of Toledo

 

  

Jarod Olafson, MD 

Hometown: Davie, FL 

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

 

McWayne Weche, MD

Hometown: 

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

 

Alena Golubkova, MD

Hometown: Tacoma, WA

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
 

 MRead Updated22 

Meagan Read, MD

Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL 

Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

 

Nicolette Winder, MD

Hometown: Eden, NY 

Medical School: University of Buffalo

 

 

PGY 4 - Research Year 2

EBox

Edmond Box, MD

Hometown: Pinson, AL

Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine

 

Michelle-McGee

Michelle McGee, MD

Hometown: 

Medical School: University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Emily Grimsley, MD

Hometown: Rockville, MD

Medical School:  University of Maryland School of Medicine

PGY 4 - Research Year 1

Ashley Alden, DO

Hometown: Annapolis, MD

Medical School: Rocky Vista University

 

Tyler Zander, MD

Hometown: North Enid, OK

Medical School: University of Oklahoma

Melissa Kendall, MD

Hometown: St. Augustine, FL

Medical School: University of Central Florida

PGY-3

Francis "Andy" Agcaoili, MD

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Medical School: Cebu Doctors' University College of Medicine, Philippines

 

  

Jae Hwan Choi, MD

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea 

Medical School: Yonsei University 

 

 JFrevert 

Jennifer Frevert, MD

Hometown: Jupiter, FL

Medical School: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University 

 

Jonathan Velez Padilla, MD

Hometown: Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe

Caitlyn Balsay, MD

Hometown: Parkland, FL

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

 


  

Elizabeth Cook, MD

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

 

  

Maurice Inkel, MD

Hometown: Pensacola, FL 

Medical School: Florida State University 

 

 

Rachel Wolansky, MD

Hometown: Dorset, VT

Medical School: University of Oklahoma

PGY-2

Sinead Brenner, MD

Hometown: 

Medical School: University of Queensland

 

 MGarland 

Mason Garland Pearce, MD

Hometown: Hoschton, GA 

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine 

 

 ASharata 

Ahmed Sharata, MD

Hometown: Zawiya, Libya

Medical School: University of Tripoli 

 

Alexander Zorrilla, MD

Hometown: New Orleans, LA

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

BBulard

Blake Bulard, MD

Hometown: Stillwater, OK

Medical School: University of Oklahoma

 

  

Taylor Garza, MD

Hometown

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

 

 MSherlaw 

Matthew Sherlaw, MD

Hometown: 

Medical University: University of Washington 

 

Preliminary PGY-2 Residents

JSt Pierre

Jesse St. Pierre, MD

Hometown

Medical School: University of Queensland School of Medicine

Interns

NAlesna

Nina Alesna, MD

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

 


 FFang 

Francia Fang, MD

Hometown:

Medical School: University of Maryland

 

LKrokar 

Lucijana Krokar, MD

Hometown:

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

 

 Jacob Wasserman, MD

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

 JBates

Jonathan Bates, MD

Hometown

Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

 

 BKennedy 

Benjamin Kennedy, MD

Hometown: 

Medical School: University of South Carolina

 

  

Amika Moro, MD

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Medical School: Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine

Preliminary Interns

BHarris

Brett Harris, MD

Hometown: Akron, OH

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

 


MMayr

Maximilian Mayr, MD

Hometown: Miami, FL

Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ide Castro Silva

Iago de Castro Silva, MD

Hometown: Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil 

Medical School: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG)

 

XSepulveda

Xander Ortiz Sepulveda, MD

Hometown: Las Piedras, Puerto Rico

Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine, Santo Domingo