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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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