Preliminary Residents

VCU Surgery has a strong commitment to our preliminary residents, both designated and undesignated. We offer our prelims the categorical experience including the same rotation schedules, operative experience, and call requirements.

Historically, our preliminary class makeup has been (50%) designated and (50%) undesignated. Our undesignated preliminary residents have successfully found categorical positions in surgery, emergency medicine, radiology, PM&R, and radiation oncology with an overall match of 100% over the past 5 years.

Post VCU Preliminary Surgery Positions

 

YearNameMed SchoolWhat they did after prelim year at VCUInstitution post prelim year
2023-2024Lovekirat "King" CheemaIndiana UniversityFamily Medicine St. Vincent Family Medicine
2023-2024Antonio DominguezVCUGeneral SurgeryVCU
2023-2024Duru DillonVCUOBGYNVCU
2023-2024Rachel HolmesEastern Virginia Medical SchoolFamily MedicineLexington Medical Center
2023-2024Christopher McCleanSaba UniversityDiagnostic Radiology (designated)Aultman Hospital
2023-2024Liana RizkallaVCUEmergency MedicineKern Medical
2022-2023Kendal AngellVCUInterventional Radiology (designated)VCU
2022-2023Alaia ChristensenTufts UniversityAnesthesia (matched)Boston University Med
2022-2023Emily GulletteUniversity of South CarolinaInterventional Radiology (designated)Alabama Medical Center
2022-2023Nicholas HooperVCUPM&R (designated)Emory
2022-2023Erica JohnsonVCUNeurosurgery (matched)West Virginia University
2022-2023Osamah KhanVCUOBGYN (matched)Aultman Hospital, OH
2022-2023Jack VogelUniversity of South DakotaAnesthesia (matched)VCU
2021-2022Ayalew, DawitVCUFamily Medicine (matched)VCU
2021-2022Chehab, MohamadAmerican University of BeirutGeneral Surgery (categorical)VCU
2021-2022Hoffman, BrianSt. George'sInternal MedicineMercy Health Jewish Hospital
2021-2022Osardu, ReginaldVCUAnesthesiaVCU
2021-2022Osorio, GuadalupeGeorgetownInternal MedicineMercy One
2021-2022Shumaker, RocklinEast TennesseeDiagnostic Radiology (designated)University of Louisville
2021-2022Steffey, DylanUniversity of KentuckyDiagnostic Radiology (designated)EVMS
2020-2021Fallahi, NavidSt. GeorgesGeneral Surgery (Prelim PGY-2), Radiation OncologyVCU
2020-2021Mastria, MichaelVCUAnesthesia (designated)Thomas Jefferson University
2020-2021Nordin, TrevorVCUDiagnostic Radiology (designated)VCU
2020-2021Oser, JeffTulaneInterventional Radiology (designated)Temple
2020-2021Raza, OmarVCUAnesthesiaLoma Linda
2020-2021Wishnoff, MattVCUGeneral Surgery (Cat PGY-2)VCU
2020-2021Yoon, VictorRoyal College of Surgeons - IrelandPM&RUniversity of Kansas
2019-2020Bolger, KevinEVMSRadiology (designated)Wake Forest
2019-2020Duran, StephanEVMSDermatology (designated)EVMS
2019-2020Eily, AlyssaFlorida InternationalEmergency Medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center in Florida
2019-2020Hindi, SamWest VA OsteopathicRadiology (designated)Detroit Medical Center
2019-2020Kaluza, MatthewSt. George'sInterventional Radiology (designated)Geisinger
2019-2020Kiernan, ZachEVMSGeneral Surgery Categorical PGY-1VCU
2019-2020Moore, N. MaxVCURadiology (designated) VCU
2018-2019Carlisle, AndrewRossAnesthesia (designated)Indiana Univ.
2018-2019Gardner, TyrellEVMSRadiology (designated)VCU
2018-2019Mabe, MicahVCUGeneral Surgery (outside of match)Memorial Health Savannah
2018-2019Omer, DiyarSt. George'sGeneral Surgery Prelim PGY-2 -> Categorical 3VCU
2018-2019Smith-Harrison, L. TitoUVAResearchVAMC
2018-2019Brandes, MattVCUGeneral Surgery Prelim PGY-2 -> RadiologyVCU
2018-2019Song, CarolynVCUGeneral Surgery (outside of match)Lousiana State Univ. at Shreveport
2017-2018Barmaan, BenVCUEmergency Medicine (matched)VCU
2017-2018Bridges, TravisCampbell UPM&R (designated)VCU
2017-2018Lee, JoelVCUGeneral SurgeryBeth Isreal
2017-2018Moran, AmandaEdward Via CollegePM&R (designated)EVMS
2017-2018Patel, AkashMercerGeneral Surgery PGY1 Categorical (matched)Grand Strand Health
2017-2018Powell, TaylorVCUInterventional Radiology (designated)Yale
2017-2018Rees, JeffreyVCUAnesthesia (designated)Utah
2016-2017Desai, SunnyVCUGeneral Surgery Prelim PGY-2 -> Internal MedicineVCU -> University of New Mexico
2016-2017Donaldson, JaredVCUOphthalmology PGY-1 CategoricalUNC Chapel Hill
2016-2017Kamara, YusufuVCUAnesthesia PGY-1 (matched)VCU
2016-2017Pagano, SamanthaVCUGeneral Practice 
2016-2017Omitogun, BabatundeVCUAnesthesia PGY-1 (matched)VCU
2016-2017Spivey, MatthewCarillionOrthopedics PGY-1 (matched)VCU
2016-2017Thakral, AakashVCUPM&R (designated)Rutgers
2015-2016Baker, LaurenVCUAnesthesia PGY-1 (matched)VCU
2015-2016Bartlett, DanaEVMSPM&R (designated)EVMS
2015-2016Bowen, DavidVCUAnesthesia PGY-1 (designated)VCU
2015-2016Henning, JenniferVCUFlight MedicineMilitary- Air Force
2015-2016Ivey, LynnVCURadiology (designated)VCU
2015-2016McWilliams, AshleyVCUResearch -> DermatolgyVCU -> St. Louis
2015-2016Osoria, HectorCornellPM&R (matched)Boston, MA
2014-2015Barnes, BrandonVCUOrthopedics (matched)VCU
2014-2015Brown, IsaiahVCUGeneral Surgery PGY-2 Prelim -> Categorical 3VCU
2014-2015Cabral, DanielVCUFamily Medicine (matched) 
2014-2015Palmer, TravisVCURadiologyUniv. of South Alabama
2014-2015Peysha, JillVCUGeneral Surgery PGY-1 Categorical (matched)VCU
2014-2015Saxena, SaurabhTexasGeneral Surgery Prelim PGY-2Stanford