Our Current Residents
PGY 5s
Ryan Campagna, MD, MEd
- Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Graduate School: University of Cincinnati
- Undergraduate: Canisius College
- Clinical Interest: Thoracic Surgery, Foregut Surgery
- Research Interest: Achalasia & Surgical Education
- Lab Mentor & Research: Eric Hungness, MD & Ezra Teitelbaum, MD - translational achalasia research, laparoscopic common bile duct simulation
- Home Town: Buffalo, NY
- Hobbies: Cycling, Scuba Diving & Rock Climbing
Ed Chen, MD
- Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
- Undergraduate: The Johns Hopkins University
- Clinical Interest: GI/MIS/Bariatric
- Research Interest: The interplay between the gut microbiome and disease
- Lab Mentor & Research: Karen Ho, MD - High-fat diet modulation of the gut microbiome and its effect on neointimal hyperplasia
- Home Town: Bridgewater, NJ
- Hobbies: Hanging out with our dog, scuba diving, skiing, road biking, cooking, photography, fantasy football
Ryan Ellis, MD
- Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Graduate School: Northwestern University, Health Services & Outcomes Research
- Undergraduate: University of Kansas
- Clinical Interest: Surgical Oncology & HPB Surgery
- Research Interest: Health services research, surgical education & surgical outcomes
- Lab Mentor & Research: Karl Bilimoria, MD - Quality and Outcomes in Cancer Care Delivery; Improving the Surgical Training Environment
- Home Town: Manhattan, KS
- Hobbies: Traveling, hiking & cheering for various Kansas sports teams
Mick Eskender, MD
- Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
- Clinical Interest: Thoracic Surgery
- Research Interest: Thoracic oncology
- Home Town: Cincinnati, OH
- Hobbies: Gym & traveling
Frances Lee, MD
- Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Boston University
- Clinical Interest: Endocrine Surgery & General Surgery
- Research Interest: Islet cell transplantation
- Lab Mentor & Research: Xunrong Luo, MD, PhD - Islet cell transplantation
- Home Town: Miami, FL
- Hobbies: Traveling, baking & scrapbooking
PGY 4s
Courtney Harris, MD
- Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: University of Virginia
- Clinical Interest: Pediatric Surgery
- Research Interest: Fertility Preservation, mastery learning
- Lab Mentor & Research: Erin Rowell, MD & Monica Laronda, PhD - Fertility and Hormone Preservation and Restoration for Pediatric Patients
- Home Town: Fairfax Station, VA
- Hobbies: Running, biking, chasing my toddler, playing with my dog
Amy Holmstrom, MD
- Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Clinical Interest: Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Research Interest: Surgical Education
- Lab Mentor & Research: Eric Hungness, MD - Esophageal motility, foregut surgery; Ezra Teitelbaum, MD - Surgical education
- Home Town: St. Charles, IL
- Hobbies: Jigsaw puzzles, swimming & traveling
Cary Schlick, MD
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
- Graduate School: Northwestern University
- Undergraduate: St. Olaf College
- Clinical Interest: Surgical Oncology
- Research Interest: Health services research, clinical outcomes, & healthcare quality
- Lab Mentor & Research: David Bentrem, MD & Karl Bilimoria, MD - Heath services outcomes
- Home Town: St. Martin, MN
- Hobbies: Fine dining, terrible medical television & playing with our puppy
Zach Tyerman, MD, MSc
- Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Graduate School: University of Virginia
- Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
- Clinical Interest: Undecided
- Research Interest: Surgical quality and outcomes, endocarditis, opioids
- Home Town: Seattle, WA
- Hobbies: Reading, running, cooking, being outdoors with my dog
Tarik Yuce, MD
- Medical School: Temple University
- Undergraduate: Boston University
- Clinical Interest: Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Research Interest: Clinical outcomes & quality improvement
- Lab Mentor & Research: Karl Bilimoria, MD - Clinical outcomes & quality improvement
- Home Town: Dartmouth, MA
- Hobbies: Cooking & running
PGY 3s
Emily Cerier, MD
- Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Clinical Interest: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- Research Interest: Surgical outcomes, cardiothoracic surgery, surgical ergonomics, bioengineering
- Home Town: Schaumburg, IL
- Hobbies: Marathoning, figure skating, traveling & forever searching for the best rooftop bar
Jessie Ho, MD
- Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
- Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Dallas
- Clinical Interest: Vascular Surgery
- Research Interest: Clinical outcomes in vascular surgery, translational research in septic and hemorrhagic shock
- Home Town: Plano, TX
- Hobbies: Rock climbing, fantasy football, cooking & outdoor activities
Charles Logan, MD
- Medical School: University of Washington
- Undergraduate: University of Alaska
- Clinical Interest: Trauma & Critical Care Surgery, Thoracic Surgery & Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Research Interest: Outcomes & education
- Home Town: Seward, AK
- Hobbies: Traveling & hiking with llamas
Benjamin T. Many, MD, MS
- Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
- Graduate School: Northwestern University; Health Services and Outcomes Research (M.S.)
- Undergraduate School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Clinical Interests: General Pediatric Surgery including Urologic Procedures
- Research Interests: Postoperative Recovery, Wearable Devices, Implementation Science, Surgical Outcomes
- Hometown: Mount Prospect, IL
- Hobbies: Travel, Cooking, Golf, Tennis
Sara Mills, MD
- Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Harvard University
- Clinical Interest: Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery & Surgical Oncology
- Research Interest: Lung immunology, esophageal motility disorders, clinical outcomes in pancreatic surgery
- Home Town: Potomac, MD
- Hobbies: Making vegan treats, playing tennis, Halloween (all year round) & global gallivanting
Audra Reiter, MD, MPH
- Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Graduate School: UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
- Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Clinical Interest: Pediatric Surgery, Global Surgery
- Research Interest: Global health, outcomes/health services research
- Home Town: Cary, NC
- Hobbies: Running, yoga, working out, baking, trying new restaurants, exploring this awesome city
PGY 2s
Brooke Golisch, MD
- Medical School: University of Arizona - Tucson
- Undergraduate: University of Arizona
- Clinical Interest: Surgical Oncology, Global Surgery
- Research Interest: Medical education, outcomes research, health disparities
- Home Town: Buffalo Grove, IL/ Phoenix, AZ
- Hobbies: Yoga, travel, hiking, deep dish pizza, Amazon Prime
Lauren Janczewski, MD
- Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
- Undergraduate: Saint Joseph's University
- Clinical Interest: Surgical oncology, colorectal surgery
- Research Interest: Health services research, surgical ethics
- Home Town: Endwell, NY
- Hobbies: playing with my Corgi named Chuck, taste-testing Chicago's best donuts, dedicated 76ers fan
Steven Papastefan, MD
- Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
- Clinical Interest: Pediatric Surgery
- Research Interest: Basic science research and translational research
- Home Town: Lake Forest, IL
- Hobbies: Traveling, exercise, hiking, tennis and golf
Jes Sanders, MD
- Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: University of Arkansas
- Clinical Interest: Surgical Oncology, Pediatric Surgery, Critical Care
- Research Interest: Basic science, cancer immunology, ulcerative colitis
- Home Town: Rogers, AR
- Hobbies: Whipping up a batch of dark chocolate protein pancakes, not skipping leg day, golf, fishing, Netflix, hanging out with friends
Cassie Valukas, MD
- Medical School: VCU School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: University of Iowa
- Clinical Interest: Vascular surgery, trauma/ acute care surgery, pediatric surgery
- Research Interest: Global surgical systems development, public health & surgical outcome disparities, surgical outcome improvement in limited/low resource settings
- Home Town: Evanston, IL
- Hobbies: Adventuring around the world, cooking, finding the perfect pairing of popcorn and red wine, pad thai eating
Samantha Warwar, MD
- Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
- Clinical Interest: Surgical Oncology, GI/MIS/Bariatric
- Research Interest: Global health, health disparities
- Home Town: Dayton, OH
- Hobbies: Cleveland Browns football, the Real Housewives of New York, the perfect chilled glass of wine, candy connoisseur with a special interest in sour watermelons
PGY 1s
Ryan Jacobs, MD
- Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
- Undergraduate School: Washington University in St. Louis
- Research Interests: Health services research, outcomes research, quality improvement
- Clinical Interests: Surgical Oncology
- Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
- Hobbies: Volleyball, guitar, basketball, hiking
Whitney Jones, MD
- Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
- Graduate School: Bellevue University
- Undergraduate School: University of Missouri - St. Louis
- Research Interests: Medical Education, Surgical Outcomes
- Clinical Interests: Trauma, Surgical Oncology
- Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
- Hobbies: Working out, traveling, having new experiences
Marjorie Liggett, MD
- Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
- Undergraduate School: College of the Holy Cross
- Research Interests: Global surgical systems development, Health Disparities Research, Surgical Education
- Clinical Interests: Critical Care/Trauma, Global Surgery, Colorectal Surgery
- Hometown: Detroit, MI
- Hobbies: Finding the best Chili Cheese Fries in Chicago (open to recs), running, and whispering "sweet nothings" to my Basset Hound
Joseph Sanchez, MD
- Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
- Undergraduate School: The University of Georgia
- Research Interests: Outcomes and Translational Research
- Clinical Interests: Pediatric Surgery and Clinical Education
- Hometown: Atlanta, GA
- Hobbies: Baking, Rock Climbing, Scrolling through memes on Instagram, Lifting, Karaoke, and Archery
Dominic Vitello, MD
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Undergraduate School: Purdue University
- Research Interests: Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, pancreatic cancer, surgical outcomes
- Clinical Interests: Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
- Hometown: Naperville, IL
- Hobbies: aeronautics and astronautics, aviation, cooking, film, strategy games, memetics
Norah Zaza, MD
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University SOM
- Undergraduate School: Case Western Reserve University
- Research Interests: Surgical outcomes and disparities
- Clinical Interests: Surgical Oncology, Colorectal surgery, Endocrine surgery
- Hometown: Libertyville, IL
- Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, watching movies, being a plant mom
Research Residents
Brian Brajcich, MD
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Gonzaga University
- Clinical Interest: General Surgery
- Research Interest: Clinical outcomes & health services, implementation science
- Lab Mentor & Research: Karl Bilimoria, MD - Surgical outcomes & quality improvement
- Home Town: Seattle, WA
- Hobbies: Cooking, trying interesting restaurants, watching sports & biking
Andrew Hu, MD
- Medical School: University of Sheffield Medical School
- Clinical Interest: Pediatric Surgery
- Research Interest: Clinical Outcomes
- Home Town: Toronto, Ontario
- Hobbies: Traveling, Rock Climbing, Running, Reading
Hae Soo (Rachel) Joung, MD
- Medical School: New York University
- Undergraduate: University of Western Ontario
- Clinical Interest: Surgical Oncology
- Research Interest: Outcomes in complex surgical oncology
- Home Town: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- Hobbies: Traveling, biking, hiking & musicals
Bona Ko, MD, MPH
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Graduate School: Columbia University
- Undergraduate: Vassar College
- Clinical Interest: Transplant Surgery
- Research Interest: Surgical ethics, chronic critical care illness, end of life decision making
- Home Town: New York, NY
- Hobbies: watercolor painting, cooking feasts with the veggies from my CSA delivery, spending time outdoors hiking and camping
Kate Ott, MD
- Medical School: Washington University in Saint Louis
- Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
- Clinical Interest: Pediatric Surgery
- Research Interest: Neural tube defects
- Lab Mentor & Research: Aimen Shaaban, MD - Immunology, NK cells
- Home Town: Buhler, KS
- Hobbies: Going rogue, gold, 1734-36, puppies
Vivek Pamulapati, MD
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Princeton University
- Clinical Interest: General Surgery
- Research Interest: Translational & outcomes research
- Home Town: Cedar Falls, IA
- Hobbies: Playing cello & software development
Matt Snyder, MD, MS
- Medical School: Marshall University School of Medicine
- Graduate School: Marshall University
- Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
- Clinical Interest: Thoracic, Advanced Laparoscopic GI & Trauma Surgery
- Research Interest: Cholangioscopic lithotripsy in the management of choledocolithiasis
- Home Town: Granville, OH
- Hobbies: Spending time outdoors with my wife, son & pup, avid golfer & lifelong Chicago Cubs fan