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Current Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees

I6 Residents

Olivia McCloskey, MD

Olivia McCloskey, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-1

Education:
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Undergrad: Cornell University

Hometown: Downingtown, PA

Clinical and research interests:
Aortic surgery, congenital cardiac surgery, surgical education, and simulation

Personal interests:
Horseback riding, running, reading, baking

Peter Tramontozzi, MD

Peter Tramontozzi, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-1

Education:
MD: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Undergrad: Boston College

Hometown: Norwich, CT

Clinical and research interests:
Surgical technology/innovation, thoracic oncology, medical education

Personal interests:
Skiing, activities/outings with friends, traveling, golf, playing bocce with my large Italian family

Erin Isaza, MD

Erin Isaza, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-2

Education:
Undergraduate: Caltech
MD: UCSF

Hometown:
Gainesville, FL

Clinical and research interests:
Heart & lung transplant, MCS, transplant immunology

Personal interests:
Weightlifting, loitering in bookstores, taking long aimless walks around Boston 

Ke Xu, MD

Ke Xu, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-2

Education:
Undergraduate: Hamilton College
MD: Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

Hometown:
Nanjing, China

Clinical and research interests:
Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Biology, Bioinformatics, Histology/Microscopy

Personal interests:
Hiking, Cooking, Hackathon

Maximilian J. Schloss, MD

Maximilian J. Schloss, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-3

Education:
MD: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

Hometown:
Heidelberg, Germany

Clinical and research interests:
Adult cardiac surgery, thoracic transplantation, immunology, translational research

Personal interests:
Traveling, hiking, cycling, repairing bikes, spending time with family and friends, and dog enthusiast.

Andi Liebowitz, MD

Andi Liebowitz, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-3

Education:
MD: Dartmouth Medical School
Undergraduate: Columbia University

Hometown:
New York, NY

Clinical and research interests:
Outcomes and translational research, health care disparities

Personal interests:
Outdoor activities with her dog, biking, hiking, baking, reading

Philip Allen, MD, MS

Philip Allen, MD, MS

Cardiac Track, Research

Education:
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
MD: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Hometown:
Arlington, VA

Clinical and research interests:
Clinical outcomes research and large administrative databases, General adult cardiac surgery

Personal interests:
Hiking, learning Italian, sailing

Thais Faggion Vinholo, MD, MSc

Thais Faggion Vinholo, MD, MSc

Cardiac Track, Research

Education:
MD: Yale University School of Medicine

Hometown:
Londrina, Brazil

Clinical and research interests:
Aortic surgery, health disparities within cardiac surgery.

Personal interests:
Traveling, eating out, reading.

Ariana Bratt, MD

Ariana Bratt, MD

Thoracic Track, Research

John P. Finnigan, MD, PhD

John P. Finnigan, MD, PhD

Thoracic Track, Research

Education:
Undergraduate: Binghamton University - State University of New York.
MD, PhD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Hometown:
South Orange, New Jersey

Clinical and Research Interests:
Cardiothoracic organ transplant/Mechanical circulatory support, thoracic surgical oncology, pulmonary vascular disease, tumor/transplant immunology, clinical trials

Personal interests:
Swimming, road cycling, running, travel, woodworking

Vivian Wang, MD

Vivian Wang, MD

Thoracic Track, Research

Education:
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis.
MD: Boston University School of Medicine

Hometown:
Brookline, MA

Clinical and research interests:
Thoracic oncology, surgical education, single-cell RNA sequencing for NSCLC

Personal interests:
Rock climbing (sport, trad, bouldering), spending time with my dog, watching rom-coms

Andreas Habertheuer MD, PhD

Andreas Habertheuer MD, PhD

Cardiac Track, PGY-4

Education:
MD: Medical University of Vienna

Hometown:
Bregenz, Austria

Clinical and research interests:
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support Transplant Immunology, Clinical Outcomes Studies

Personal interests:
Playing, Running, Cooking, Spending time with family and dog (Cooper)

Patrick Gedeon, MD, PhD

Patrick Gedeon, MD, PhD

Thoracic Track, PGY-4

Education:
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
MD, PhD: Duke University School of Medicine

Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Clinical and research interests:
Thoracic oncology and translational cancer immunotherapy research

Personal interests:
Travel and spending time with family and friends

Hoda Javadikasgari, MD

Hoda Javadikasgari, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-5

Education
MD: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Hometown
Ghaemshahr, Iran

Clinical and research Interests:
Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery (clinical), Application of Machine Learning and Mechanical Engineering in Cardiac Surgery (Research)

Personal interests
Family, swimming, hiking, astrophysics

Sue Wang, MD

Sue Wang, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-5

Education:
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
MD: UCSF

Hometown:
Hefei, China

Clinical and research interests:
Surgical education and simulation, robotic thoracic surgery

Personal interests:
Travel, food, and reading to her daughter

4-3 Residents

Paige Newell, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-5

Education:
Undergraduate: Harvard University
MD: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Hometown:
Littleton, CO

Clinical and research interests:
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Socioeconomic research, race/ethnicity research, and gender-based disparities in surgical outcomes

Personal interests:
Swimming, running, exploring Boston's many art museums, collecting antique medical prints

Laura Piechura, MD

Laura Piechura, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-7

Education:
MD: Stanford University School of Medicine

Hometown:
Milwaukee, WI

Clinical and research interests:
Adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, transplantation, heart valve tissue engineering

Personal interests:
Soccer, cooking, baking, hiking

Sameer A. Hirji, MD, MPH

Sameer A. Hirji, MD, MPH

Cardiac Track, PGY-7

Education:
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MD: Duke Medical School
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Hometown:
Daressalaam, Tanzania

Clinical and research interests:
Structural heart, aortic and endovascular interventions, clinical outcomes for valvular disease, enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERACS)

Personal interests:
Soccer (Manchester United Fan), exploring nature (waterfalls, beaches)

5-2 Residents

Nikhil Prasad, MD

Nikhil Prasad, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-6

Education:
MD: University of Bristol Medical School, University of Maryland Shock Trauma-General Surgery

Hometown: Nottingham, United Kingdom

Clinical and research interests:
Open and endovascular approaches for aortic disease, Structural, Minimal Access Surgery Application of AI for early warning signals in perioperative clinical deterioration

Personal interests:
Reading, cooking, traveling, live music

Jonathan Nakata, MD

Jonathan Nakata, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-6

John Duggan, MD

John Duggan, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-6

Dan Dolan, MD

Dan Dolan, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-7

Education:
Undergraduate: Miami University of Ohio
MD: University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Hometown:
Cincinnati, OH

Clinical and research interests:
Surgical education, robotics, outcomes research, academic medicine, mediastinal and lung disease.

Personal interests:
World travel, skiing, concerts and Broadway, video games

Lisa Bevilacqua, MD

Lisa Bevilacqua, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-7

Education:
Undergraduate: Duke University
MD: Stony Brook University Medical School

Hometown:
New York, NY

Clinical and research interests:
Disparities in surgical outcomes, esophagus and foregut, robotics

Personal interests:
Taking care of her plants, spending time with her boyfriend and two dogs, Formula 1, and travel.

Non-ACGME Fellows

Laura Scrimgeour, MD

Laura Scrimgeour, MD

Cardiac Track

Education:
MD: University of Colorado, Boulder

Hometown:
Boulder, CO

Clinical and research interests:
Adult cardiac surgery, structural heart/minimally invasive approaches, immunology

Personal interests:
Sailing, skiing, surfing, biking, traveling

Takuma Miyamoto, MD

Takuma Miyamoto, MD

Cardiac Track

Education:
MD: Tsukuba University

Hometown:
Japan

Clinical and research interests:
VAD, transplant, and aortic surgery

Personal interests:
Traveling, reading, and gaming

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