Recent Alumni of the General Surgery Residency
Where are they now?
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Surgery alumni go on to prestigious fellowships and highly sought-after roles in various practice types. Learn more about their journeys after UI-COMP.
Alumni details
James Drake, M.D.
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2023
General Surgery Practice at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Scott Painter, M.D.
July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023
Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
Kurt Piening, M.D.
July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023
General Surgery Private Practice in Saint Peters, Missouri
Jennifer Rehbein, M.D.
July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023
General Surgery Practice at Saint Mark’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah
Elise Tallman, M.D.
July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023
General Surgery Practice at Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, Arizona
Alumni details
Jameil Abou-Hanna, MD
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2022
Graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin was matched with the Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at Good Samaritan TriHealth, Cincinnati OH.
Vadim Lyuksemburg, MD
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2022
Graduate of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University,
obtained a Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at the University of Illinois Chicago – Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
David Ridder, MD
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2022
A graduate of Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Dr. Ridder acquired a two-year Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Hawaii – Queen’s Medical Center.
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Harley Moit, DO
July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2021
A graduate of Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Harley obtained a Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Indiana University.
Alyssa Mowrer, MD
July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2021
Alyssa matriculated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. She obtained a research fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin – Children’s Wisconsin.
Jonathan Nitz, MD
July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2021
Jonathan came to us from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He obtained a fellowship in Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center / Temple Health, Philadelphia, PA.
Elizabeth Roesler, MD
July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2021
A graduate of St. Louis University School of Medicine, Elizabeth obtained a desired fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at Indiana University
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Majd Kabbani, MD
Majd came to us in his PGY3 year from surgical training at Boston Medical Center. He completed medical school at University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He will be doing a fellowship in endocrine surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Melissa Medina, MD
Melissa came to us from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She will be doing a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University Hospitals and Clinics in Palo Alto, California.
Samuel Pera, MD
Sam came to us from Rush University Medical College. He will be doing a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Louisville, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Nikolaus Ragula, MD
Nik came to us from Texas Tech University Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. He will be doing a fellowship in surgical critical care at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
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Mohammed Almzayyen, MD
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019
Graduate of University of Vermont. Fellowship in Critical Care at
Westchester Medical Center.
Rozana Dwyer, MD
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019
Graduate of Loyola University. Obtained desired position in practice at Graham Hospital in Canton. She remains on the UICOMP Faculty.
Joseph Esparaz, MD
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019
Graduate of UIC Chicago. Obtained desired research position at University of Alabama at the Children’s Hospital, in hopes of obtaining a desired fellowship in pediatric surgery.
Clayton Theleman, MD
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019
Graduate of University of Kansas. Obtained desired position in private
practice near hometown.