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

Shirley Ge, MD

Hometown: Westford, Massachusetts

Undergraduate: Davidson College

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Professional Interests: Pediatrics, plastics, cardiac

Favorite Surgical Instrument: The da Vinci robot

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Climbing, ultimate frisbee, traveling, watching TV

Akanksha Girish, MD

Hometown: Rockville, Maryland

Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

Medical School: Georgetown University

Professional Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery

Favorite Surgical Instrument: Maryland

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Reading, tennis, soccer

Shreya Singireddy, MD

Hometown: Ormond Beach, Florida

Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Professional Interests: Cardiac surgery, vascular surgery

Favorite Surgical Instrument: Castroviejo

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Cooking, baking, trying new restaurants, crocheting, tennis

Anna Kikut, MD

Hometown: Burlington, Vermont

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University

Professional Interests: Radiation oncology, brachytherapy, gynecological and breast malignancies

Favorite Surgical Instrument: Speculum

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Skiing, mountain biking, trail running

Jeremy Roscoe Wasserburg, MD

Hometown: New York, New York

Undergraduate: McGill University

Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Professional Interest: Plastic Surgery

Favorite Surgical Instrument: Castroviejo

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Tennis, ice hockey, bernedoodles, concerts


PGY-2

Shubham Kanake, MD

Hometown: Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Undergraduate: University of Connecticut

Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine

Professional Interests: Trauma and critical care

Favorite Surgical Instrument: Debakey forceps

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Hiking with my dog and fiancé, video games, Patriots

Caroline Polito, MD

Hometown: Slingerlands, New York

Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

Medical School: Stony Brook School of Medicine

Professional Interests: Plastic and burn surgery

Favorite Surgical Instrument: Bone Saw, dermatome

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Snowboarding, videogames, reptile pets

Gabriel Shechter, MD

Hometown: Lawrence, New York

Undergraduate: Queens College

Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Professional Interests: Cardiac surgery

Favorite Surgical Instrument: Weitlaner

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Tennis, skiing, hiking


PGY-3

Fiona Hudgens, MD

Hometown: Denver, Colorado

Undergraduate: University of Colorado at Boulder

Medical School: New York Medical College

Professional Interests: Plastic and Reconstructive 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, MD

Hometown: Suwanee, Georgia

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Medical School: New York Medical College

Professional Interests: Trauma and critical care

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Iced Coffee, energy drinks, stitching felt animals, quality time with family and friends

Jacob Sandor, MD

Hometown: Chappaqua, New York

Undergraduate: University of Miami

Medical School: New York Medical College

Professional Interests: Minimally invasive surgery, robotic and laparoscopic general surgery

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Fitness, ice hockey, hiking with my dog, mechanics, spending time with family and friends


PGY-4

Michael Chun, MD

Hometown: Palo Alto, California

Undergraduate: Stanford University

Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons

Professional Interests: Thoracic Surgery

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Board games and instragramming about board games, trombone, golf

Ryan Pettit, MD

Hometown: Manasquan, New Jersey

Undergraduate: Rutgers University

Medical School: St. George’s University

Professional Interests: Vascular surgery

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Running, hiking, traveling, cooking

Joshua Wetzler, MD

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-5

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, crafting, costume making, dungeon and dragons, video games

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

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