Our People
Current residents
Kimberly Khouri Baddoura, MD (Integrated)
Chief Resident
Executive Committee
Hometown: Key Biscayne, FL
Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: Microsurgery, hand surgery, vascularized composite allotransplantation, clinical outcomes
Hobbies: Running, spearfishing, scuba diving, skiing, hiking
Amanda Fazzalari, MD (Independent)
Chief Resident
Executive Committee
Hometown: Welland, ON, Canada
Undergraduate: Brock University
Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: Microsurgery, global surgery, surgical disparities research
Hobbies: Yoga, ballet, running, cooking
Seth Fruge, MD (Integrated)
Chief Resident
Hometown: Welsh, LA
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
Medical School: LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
Clinical/Research Interests: Craniomaxillofacial trauma, peripheral nerve, migraine surgery, breast reconstruction, medical device design, clinical outcomes
Hobbies: Free-diving, spearfishing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, tennis, offshore fishing, hunting, enjoying time with family
Brittany Carus0, MD (Integrated)
Chief Resident
Hometown: Hampton Falls, NH
Undergraduate: Simmons College
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Clinical/Research Interests: Breast reconstruction, aesthetic surgery, Mohs reconstruction, microsurgery
Hobbies: Traveling, reading, skiing, spending time with family and friends
Elie Ramly, MD (Independent)
Chief Resident
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Undergraduate: American University of Beirut
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Clinical/Research Interests: Craniofacial reconstruction, face and hand transplantation/vascularized composite allotransplantation, cleft lip and palate surgery, global surgery
Hobbies: Making music, guitar, singing, drawing, writing, yoga, spending time with family and friends, traveling, being in nature
Charles Hwang, MD (Integrated)
PGY-5
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: University of Michigan
Clinical/Research Interests: Peripheral nerve injury, hand surgery, big data/bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, patient/medical education
Hobbies: Skiing, golf, Peloton, Broadway, Formula One
Ian L. McCulloch, MD, M.Res (Integrated)
PGY-5
Hometown: Beckley, WV
Undergraduate: West Virginia University
Graduate School: University of St. Andrews
Medical School: West Virginia University
Clinical/Research Interests: Pediatric plastic surgery, medical device development, entrepreneurship, patient access to care
Hobbies: Woodworking, bowhunting, golf, skiing, being a fun uncle
Henry Miller, MD, (Independent)
PGY-5
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate: Tufts University
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Clinical/Research Interests: Microsurgery, hand, breast reconstruction, clinical outcomes
Hobbies: Spending time with family, traveling, hiking, dim sum, playing squash
Tina Moon, MD, (Independent)
PGY-5
Hometown: Auburn, AL
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: Tufts School of Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: Microsurgery, general reconstruction, surgical education
Hobbies: Street photography, drone photography, travel, home improvement, interior design
Ricardo O. Amador, MD (Integrated)
PGY-5
Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Undergraduate: University of California - Irvine
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Clinical/Research Interests: Peripheral nerve, hand, craniofacial, general reconstruction
Hobbies: Snowboarding, automotive enthusiasm, biking, going to the beach, traveling
Ryoko Hamaguchi, MD (Integrated)
PGY-4
Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Undergraduate: Stanford University
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Clinical/Research Interests: General reconstruction, microsurgery, wound healing, regenerative medicine and stem cell biology, tissue engineering
Hobbies: Hiking, running, relaxing on the Charles River Esplanade, sharing my Japanese culture with my found family and friends in Boston
Harriet Kiwanuka, MD (Integrated)
PGY-4
Hometown: Norwood, MA
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: Microsurgery, wound healing, tissue engineering, burn reconstruction, patient education, healthcare inequities, mentorship
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, writing, running outdoors, reading, traveling/exploring new places
Ogonna Nnamani Silva, MD (Integrated)
PGY-4
Hometown: Normal, Il
Undergraduate: Stanford University
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Clinical/Research Interests: Microsurgery, hand surgery, surgical education, global health
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, cooking, knitting, sports, travel.
Alyssa Simpson, MD (Independent)
PGY-4
Hometown: Greenville, SC
Undergraduate: Furman University
Medical School: University of South Carolina - Greenville
Clinical/Research Interests: Pediatric and craniofacial surgery, global health
Hobbies: running, NFL, being a dog mom
Michael Turgeon, MD (Independent)
PGY-4
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate: Emory University
Graduate School: Emory University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: cancer reconstruction, microsurgery, clinical trial design, clinical outcomes
Hobbies: tennis, golf, hiking, road biking, live music, searching for the best tiramisu
Sri Harshavardhan "Harsha" Malapati, MD (Integrated)
PGY-3
Hometown: Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India
Undergraduate: College of William & Mary
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
Clinical/Research Interests: Global Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Bioinformatics
Hobbies: Spending time with friends/family, racquetball, following the NFL, watching movies
Eva Roy, MD (Integrated)
PGY-3
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: Breast reconstruction & advocacy, medical education, patient experience, innovation/entrepreneurship
Hobbies: curating cheese boards, yelping new restaurants, cooking, baking, traveling, drone photography/videography
Uriel Sanchez-Rangel, MD (Integrated)
PGY-3
Hometown: León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Stanford University
Clinical/Research Interests: gender-affirming care, burn surgery, hand surgery, wound healing, global health
Hobbies: creative writing, music production, film-editing, e-sports, formula-1
Seamus Caragher, MD (Integrated)
PGY-2
Hometown: Milkwaukee, WI
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Graduate School: MPhil, University of Cambridge; MSc University of Glasgow
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Clinical/Research Interests: General reconstruction, microsurgery, hand and peripheral nerve, innovation, translational research
Hobbies: Cooking, exploring new restaurants, spending time with friends and family, golf, cycling, and travel
Colby J. Hyland, MD (Integrated)
PGY-2
Hometown: Leicester, MA
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Clinical/Research Interests: Patient reported outcomes, sustainable healthcare delivery, microsurgery
Hobbies: Contemporary dance, hiking, being outside, gardening
Nada Rizk, MD (Integrated)
PGY-2
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Graduate School: MSc, Stanford University
Medical School: Stanford University
Clinical/Research Interests: Global reconstructive surgery, health equity and advocacy, medical innovation
Hobbies: Being with family and friends, traveling, cooking, swimming, scuba diving, taking pictures of my Corgi
Zohra Aslami, MD (Integrated)
PGY-1
Hometown: Loveland, CO
Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: hand and peripheral nerve surgery, global surgery and public policy, translational research
Hobbies: drawing and painting, tennis, hiking, skiing, cooking
Yunchan Chen, MD (Integrated)
PGY-1
Hometown: Nanjing, China/San Diego, CA
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: Microsurgery, cancer reconstruction, medical technology
Hobbies: Running, eating, trying innovative cocktails, traveling, piano
Stephen Stearns, MD (Integrated)
PGY-1
Hometown: Wilmette, IL
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Clinical/Research Interests: Pediatric/craniofacial surgery, clinical outcomes research
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, skiing, golf, national parks, country music
Program Leadership
Program Director: Kyle Eberlin, MD
Associate Program Director: Lydia Helliwell, MD
Site Director at Massachusetts General Hospital: Katherine Carruthers, MD
Site Director at Brigham & Women's Hospital: Justin Broyles, MD
Site Director at Boston Children's Hospital: Ingrid Ganske, MD
Executive committee
Residency Program Director: Kyle Eberlin, MD
Chief Faculty Members:
William G. Austen, Jr., MD
Branko Bojovic, MD
John Meara, MD, DDS
Andrea Pusic, MD, MHS
Chief Resident Representatives:
Kimberly Khouri Baddoura, MD
Amanda Fazzalari, MD
Faculty
Andrea Pusic, MD, MHS
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Director, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Values & Experience (PROVE) Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Lower Extremity Transplant Program
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Transgender Health
Professor of Surgery
Medical Director, BWH Wound Care Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Craniofacial Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Upper Extremity Transplant Program
Professor of Surgery
Plastic Surgeon-in-Chief
Steen C. and Carmella R Steven C. and Carmella R. Kletjian Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine in the Field of Global Surgery
Instructor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Ingrid Ganske, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Arin K. Greene, MD, MMSc
Professor of Surgery
Brian Labow, MD
Associate Plastic Surgeon-in-Chief
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Adolescent Breast Clinic
John Mulliken, MD
Professor of Surgery
Director, Craniofacial Center
Co-Director, Vascular Anomalies Center
Carolyn Rogers-Vizena, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Amir Taghinia, MD, MPH, MBA
Associate Professor of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Chief, Division of Burn Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Quality Director, Division of Plastic Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Associate Director, MGH Hand Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Instructor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Shriner's Hospital for Children
Associate Clinical Professor
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Program Staff
Program Manager: Kimberly Ross
MGH Coordinator: Eric Fjeld
Shriners Coordinator: Laura Jordan
Alumni
Class of 2024
Eric Emberton, MD, Private Practice, Kingsport, TN
Olivia Abbate Ford, MD, Academic Practice, UVA, Northern Virginia
Sarah Karinja, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Justin McCarty, MD, Hand Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Eric Wenziger, MD, Pediatric Craniofacial Fellowship, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, AUS
Class of 2023
Vishwanath "CV" Chegireddy, MD, Private Practice, Atlanta, GA
Jason Clain, MD, Private Practice, New York, NY
Ashley Ehret, MD, Academic Practice, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL
Brittany Vieira, MD, Aesthetic Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Frankie K. Wong, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Class of 2022
Silviu Diaconu, MD, Private Practice, Washington, D.C.
Jason Gardenier, MD, Private Practice, Portland, ME
Timothy J. Irwin, MD, Hand Surgery Fellowship, Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center, Philadelphia, PA
Dylan Perry, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Arman Serebrakian, MD, Hand Surgery Fellowship, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Class of 2021
Mario Aycart, MD, Craniofacial Fellowship, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD, Peripheral Nerve Fellowship, MGH, Boston, MA
Brent Pickrell, MD, Hand Surgery Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Jacob Rinkinen, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Ravi Sood, MD, MS, Hand Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Class of 2020
Joani Christensen, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
William K. Collins, MD, MBA, Academic Practice, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Ashleigh Francis, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Mark Greyson, MD, Hand Surgery Fellowship, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
David Mattos, MD, MBA, Private Practice, Long Island Plastic Surgery, New York, NY
Erin Taylor, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Class of 2019
Avery Capone, MD, Private Practice, Pittsburgh, PA
Ryan Cauley, MD, MPH, Microsurgery Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Shawn Diamond, MD, Hand Surgery Fellowship, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
Brian Freniere, MD, Hand Surgery Fellowship, MGH, Boston, MA
Johanna Riesel, MD, Craniofacial Fellowship, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
Daniel Roh, MD, PhD, Academic Practice, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Class of 2018
Ramon Arscott, MD, PhD, Private Practice, Kingston, Jamaica & Bermuda
Erez Dayan, MD, Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship, Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, Dallas, TX
Christopher Hughes, MD, MPH, Pediatric Craniofacial Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital
Edward Kobraei, Hand Surgery Fellowship, University of Southern California
Nikki Phillips, MD, Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship, Gold Coast, Australia
Brady Sieber, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA
Class of 2017
William Knaus II, MD, Hand Surgery Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Joseph A. Ricci, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, NYU
Harry Salinas, MD, Private Practice, Miami, FL
Akhil Seth, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering, NY
Geoffrey Sisk, MD, Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship, MD Anderson Medical Center, TX
Mathew Treiser, MD, PhD, Hand Surgery Fellowship, Curtis National Hand Center
Class of 2016
Michael Frederick, MD, Private Practice, Palm Beach, FL
Aladdin Hassanein, MD, Microsurgery Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
Lydia Helliwell, MD, Hand Surgery Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Paul Hwang, MD, Military, Walter Reed Hospital
Neelesh Kantak, MD, Private Practice, Washington, DC
Jeffrey Lee, MD, Craniofracial Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Class of 2015
Emily Clarke-Pearson, MD, MEd, Microsurgery Fellowship,Johns Hopkins University
Eugene Fukudome, MD, Plastic Surgery Trauma Fellowship, BWH
Ingrid Ganske, MD, MPA, Pediatric Craniofacial Fellowship, Childrens Hospital Boston
Ryan Gobble, MD, Academic Practice, University of Cincinnati
Theodore Nyame, MD, Private Practice, Charlotte, NC
Todd Theman, MD, Hand Fellowship, UCLA
Class of 2014
Theo Gerstle, M.D.Private Practice, Lexington, KY
John Krikham, M.D.Private Practice, Portland, ME
Frank Lau, M.D.Academic Practice, New Orleans, LA
Rick Reish, M.D.Academic/Private Practice, New York, NY
Indi Sinha, M.D.Burn Fellowship, BWH
Art Truko, M.D.Hand Fellowship, MGH
Class of 2013
Kyle Eberlin, M.D. Ortho Hand Fellowship, MGH
Ivan Hadad, M.D. Academic Practice, Indiana University
Edward Malin, M.D. Military Commitment, Seattle
Neil McMullin, M.D. Military Commitment, Texas
Miguel Medina, M.D. Craniofacial Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
Raj Vyas, M.D. Craniofacial Fellowship, NYU
Class of 2012
Raul Cortes, M.D. Hand Fellowship, UCLA
Randall Craft, M.D. Academic PracticePhoenix, AZ
Douglas Helm, M.D. Hand Fellowship, UMass
Dzifa Kpodzo, M.D. Aesthetic Fellowship, PACES Altanta, GA
Christian Vercler, M.D. Craniofacial Fellowship, University of Michigan
Tormod Westvik, M.D. Private Practice, Norway
Class of 2011
Jessica Erdmann-Sager, M.D. Microsurgery Fellowship, Pennsylvania
Richard Kutz, M.D., M.P.H. Private Practice, Maine
Allen Liu, M.D. Ortho Hand Fellowship, California
Wojteck Przylecki, M.D. Microsurgery & Hand Fellowship, California
Dhruv Singhal, M.D. Craniofacial Fellowship, Taiwan
Matthew Thomas, M.D. Ortho Hand Fellowship, Massachusetts
Class of 2010
Brian Andrews, M.D. Craniofacial Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA
Branko Bojovic, M.D. Craniofacial Fellowship, Baltimore, MD
Rodney Chan, M.D. Military Burn Unit, San Antonio, TX
Jason Cooper, M.D. North Shore Hospital Practice, Salem, MA
Tristan Hartzell, M.D. Hand Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA
Simon Talbot, M.D. Hand Fellowship, Boston, MA
Class of 2009
Edward J. Caterson, M.D., Ph.D.Craniofacial Fellowship, Academic practiceBoston, MA
Jon Mathy, M.D. Fellowship, New Zealand
Evan Matros, M.D. Microsurgery Fellowship, New York, NY
Brian Parrett, M.D. Microsurgery Fellowship, San Francisco, CA
Emily Ridgeway, M.D. Craniofacial Fellowship, Boston, MA
Class of 2008
Matthew J. Carty, M.D. Hand Fellowship, Academic practice, Boston, MA
Amy S. Colwell, M.D. Academic practice, Boston, MA
(Chienwei) Eric Liao, M.D., Ph.D. Academic practice, Boston, MA
Jerome Sepic, M.D. Private practice, Portsmouth, NH
Helena Taylor, M.D., Ph.D. Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship, Toronto, Canada
Class of 2007
Jesus A. Garcia, M.D., Ph.D. Private Group Practice, Sacramento, CA
Evan S. Garfein Reconstructive and Microsurgery Fellowship, Academic practice, New York, NY
Terri J. Halperin Private Practice, Brookline, MA
Stephanie L. Kwei Private Practice, Peabody, MA
James D. Schlenker Hand Fellowship, Seattle, WA
Amir H. Taghinia Hand Fellowship, Academic practice, Boston, MA
Class of 2006
Christopher J. Davidson Private practice, Boston, MA
Arin K. Greene Craniofacial fellowship, Academic practice, Boston, MA
Ziv M. Peled Peripheral nerve fellowship, Tucson, AZ
Alexandra K. Schmidek Academic/private practice, Seattle, WA
Sean A. Wright Private practice, West Chester, PA
Class of 2005
Yoon S. Chun Academic practice, Boston, MA
John P. Connors Academic/private practice, Worcester, MA
Lifei Guo Hand/micro fellowship, Academic practice, Boston, MA
Jaromir Slama Hand/micro fellowship, Academic practice, Boston, MA
Steven M. Warren Craniofacial Fellowhip, Academic practice, New York, NY
Class of 2004
Ayman Al-Sheikh Hand/microsurgery Fellowship, Boston, MA
Alan A. T. Lim United States Navy
Bohdan Pomahac Academic practice, Boston, MA
Class of 2003
Virginia S. Hung Peripheral nerve fellowship, Private practice, Boston,MA
Brian I. Labow Hand/micro fellowship, Academic practice, Boston, MA
Barry D. Martin United States Army
Vivian Ting Academic/private practice, San Francisco, CA
Lance E. Wyatt Private practice, Los Angeles, CA
Class of 2002
William G. (Jay) Austen Pediatric fellowship, Academic practice, Melbourne, Australia
Parham A. Ganchi Academic practice, Wayne, NJ
Christopher T. Maloney Peripheral nerve fellowship, Private practice Tucson, AZ
Kiumars (Kiya) Movassaghi Private practice, Eugene, OR
J. Peter Rubin Academic practice, Pittsburgh, PA