Resident Information
The Howard University General Surgery Residency Programs features residents from diverse backgrounds. Click on one of the "blue box" categories below to access the current list of residents.
Howard University General Surgery Residents Come From A Multitude Of Diverse Backgrounds
PGY5
Mahin Janjua, MBBS
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University Hospital
Surgical Interests: Colorectal Surgery
Ahmad Zeineddin, MD
Hometown: Aleppo, Syria
Medical School: International American
University - College of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Trauma & Critical Care
Jonathan Mitchell, MD
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Medical School: University of The West Indies,
Mona Surgical Interests: Abdominal Transplant Surgery
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PGY4
Marco Ayad, MD
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Undergrad: University of Buffalo, NY
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies
Surgical interests: Vascular Surgery
Jeduthun Harris, MD
Hometown: Georgetown, Guyana
Undergrad: University of Guyana
Med school: University of Guyana School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: MIS Acute Care Surgery
Shai Stewart, MD
Hometown: Christ Church, Barbados
Medical School: University of the West indies, Cave Hill
Surgical Interest: Pediatric Surgery
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Tishina Tittley, MD
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Undergrad: Columbia University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Surgical Interest: Plastics & Reconstructive surgery
Zaid Nawaz, DO
Hometown: Patna, India
Undergrad: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Surgical Interests: Vascular Surgery
PGY3
Lerone Ainsworth, MD
Hometown: Falmouth, Jamaica
Medical School: University of The West Indies, Mona
Surgical Interest: Surgical Oncology
Lawrence Prince-Wright, MD
Hometown: Athens, Greece
Undergrad: Emory University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Critical Care
Miriannie Rivera-Valerio, MS, MD
Hometown: Santo Domingo, DR & Bayamón, PR
Undergrad: University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón
Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University
Surgical Interests: Colorectal Surgery
Mesgana Yimer, MD
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Undergrad: University of Missouri
Medical School: Kansas City School of Medicine
Surgical Interest: MIS
Mirza Zain Baig, MBBS
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University Hospital
Surgical Interests: Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery
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PGY 2
Courtenay Chase, MD
Hometown: Bridgetown, Bahamas
Medical School: University of the West Indies
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Mariana Olivencia, MD
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medical School: Universidad Central Del Caribe
Jonathan King, MD
Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical School: University of Miami
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Kindha Nasef, MD
Hometown: Egypt
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
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Terhas Weldeslase, MD
Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Medical School: Addis Ababa University,
College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine.
Sumaiyya Arshad, MD
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University
Regina Cosme, MD
Hometown: Pomona, CA
Medical School: Western University of Health
Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Mustafa Ali Khan, M.B.,B.S.
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University
SchMiyah Smith
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Medical School: Florida State University
Surgical Interest: Minimally Invasive Surgery
PGY1
Juan Carmona-Tamayo, MD
Hometown: Columbia
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Lauren Fallon Kanzaki, MD
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Logan Gonsalves, MD
Hometown: New York, NY
Medical School: St. George's University
Surgical Interest: Undeclared
Tizeta Wolde, MD
Hometown: Lemon Grove, CA
Medical School: University of Miami Leonard
M. Miller School of Medicine
D'Angelo Munroe, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas
Medical School: University of the West Indies
Natavia Crandall, MD
Hometown: New York, NY
Medical School: New York Medical College
Ashlynn Gunderson, MD
Hometown: Brookeville, MD
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Maeve Otieno, MD
Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya
Medical School: Dartmouth School of Medicine
Faith Cecilia Shaw, MD
Hometown: Norfolk, VA
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Research Residents
Anna Lin, MD
Hometown: Chatham, NJ
Undergrad: Penn State University
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Surgical Interests: Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Research: Pediatric Surgery at Nemours Children’s Hospital- Delaware Valley
Shanique Ries, MD
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergrad: Western Illinois University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Surgical Interests: Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery & Thoracic Surgery
Research: Thoracic Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center