Surgery Residents
Boston Medical Center – Brighton
PGY-5 (Chief Residents)
Samia Elias
- Hometown: Mumbai, India
- College: Topiwala National Medical College, India
- Medical School: Topiwala National Medical College, India
- Hobbies: Running, traveling, reading thrillers and crime fiction, watching reality TV shows
Gannon McGrath
- Hometown: Clear Lake, Minnesota
- College: Saint John’s University
- Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
- Hobbies: Snowboarding, cooking/baking, canine agility, and hanging out with my outrageously cute dog
Jenna Wilson
- Hometown: Indiana, Pennsylvania
- College: University of Maryland
- Medical School: LECOM: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hobbies: building furniture, interior design, making and consuming cocktails
PGY-4
Andrew Crocker
- Hometown: Lexington, Massachusetts
- College: Boston College
- Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Hobbies: Making pasta with my wife, playing with my dog, trail running, skiing
Alexandra Gillispie
- Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia
- College: West Virginia University
- Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
- Hobbies: White water rafting, kayaking, skiing, drawing, cooking, craft beer, and my cats
Jacob Neir
- Hometown: Plantation, Florida
- College: University of Central Florida in Orlando
- Medical School: Florida International University in Miami
- Hobbies: Eating and cooking (would love to open a restaurant!), video games, Ru Paul’s Drag Race, travel
PGY-3
Randall Bloch
- Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
- College: University of Maryland
- Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Hobbies: Running, cooking, snowboarding, spending time with family and friends
Alexandria Byskosh
- Hometown: Barrington, Illinois
- College: Northwestern University
- Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Hobbies: Dance, bar trivia, volleyball, snowboarding, dog parenting, Netflix, spending time with family and friends
Elisa Caron
- Hometown: Marshfield, Massachusetts
- College: Mount Holyoke College
- Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
- Hobbies: Mountain biking, skiing, horseback riding, gardening, cooking, hanging out with my cat
Munya Talukder
- Hometown: Bronx, New York
- College: Connecticut College
- Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (University at Buffalo)
- Hobbies: Running, hiking, long walks, cooking, and gardening
PGY-2
Austin Goldsamt
- Hometown: Lynbrook, New York
- College: Binghamton University, State University of New York
- Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
- Hobbies: Piano, physical fitness, chess
Lee Hausman-Cohen
- Hometown: Austin, Texas
- College: Whitman College
- Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Hobbies: Architectural design, archery, cooking, video games
Rishi Jonnala
- Hometown: Quincy, Massachusetts
- College: University of Louisville
- Medical School: University of Louisville
- Hobbies: Running, basketball, reading, playing board games
Natasha Valas
- Hometown: Ashland, Massachusetts
- College: Loyola University Maryland
- Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hobbies: Yoga, traveling, sailing, exploring new dog parks, trails, and breweries with my dog
Alyssa Webster
- Hometown: North Plainfield, New Jersey
- College: The College of New Jersey
- Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
- Hobbies: Playing the flute, music, painting, spending time with my two cats and my snake
PGY-1
Nathan (Dominic) Alessio
- Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan
- College: Wayne State University
- Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Hobbies: Music, skiing, and kayaking
Alexander Hu
- Hometown: Hartford, Connecticut
- College: Boston University
- Medical School: Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Hobbies: Violin playing, classical music, skiing, and weightlifting
Siena Krey
- Hometown: Bellevue, Washington
- College: University of Rochester
- Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
- Hobbies: Baking, calligraphy, playing the flute, piano, and ukulele
Aidan McGonigle
- Hometown: Schenectady, New York
- College: State University of New York at Buffalo
- Medical School: Albany Medical College
- Hobbies: Golf, pickleball, competing with friends in daily crossword, Jeopardy!, hanging out with family and friends
Priscilla Oliva
- Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
- College: DePaul University
- Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
- Hobbies: Weightlifting, sneaker enthusiast, fashion, cosmetics
Ankit Punreddy
- Hometown: Rochester, New York
- College: University of Rochester
- Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Hobbies: Weightlifting and chess
Annika Marie Schaefer
- Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
- College: Vanderbilt University
- Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Hobbies: Collecting art, museums, traveling, pickleball, knitting, reading, spending time with my dog
Research Residents
Bryar Hansen
- Hometown: West Salem, Wisconsin
- College: University of Minnesota–Rochester
- Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hobbies: Brewery hopping, water skiing
Austin Howell
- Hometown: Weston, Massachusetts
- College: Emory University
- Medical School: University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chan Medical School
- Hobbies: Video games, cooking, fitness, skiing
Cathleen Huang
- Hometown: Winchester, Massachusetts
- College: University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hobbies: Weightlifting, restaurant hopping, traveling, golfing and minigolfing