Current Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees

I6 Residents

Erin Isaza, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-1

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

Thoracic Track, PGY-1

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

Cardiac Track, PGY-2

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:
Travelling, hiking, cycling, repairing bikes, spending time with family and friends, and dog enthusiast.

Andi Liebowitz, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-2

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

Cardiac Track, PGY-3

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

Vivian Wang, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-3

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

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.

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

Patrick Gedeon, MD, PhD

Thoracic Track, Research

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

Cardiac Track, PGY-4

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

Thoracic Track, PGY-4

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

Morgan Harloff, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-6

Education:
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
MD: Kaohsiung Medical University

Hometown:
Ann Arbor, MI

Clinical and research interests:
Coronary, structural heart, aortic surgery, education

Personal interests:
Sailing, hiking, traveling

4-3 Residents

Paige Newell, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-4

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

Sameer A. Hirji, MD, MPH

Cardiac Track, PGY-6

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)

Laura Piechura, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-6

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

5-2 Residents

Lisa Bevilacqua, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-6

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.

Dan Dolan, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-6

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

Julie Coughlin, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-7

Education:
Undergraduate: Xavier University
MD: Creighton University

Hometown:
Cleveland, OH

Clinical and research interests:
Public Health, Healthcare Disparities, Surgical Outcomes

Personal interests:
Live music, paddle boarding, camping

Ross G. McFall, MD

Cardiac Track, PGY-7

Education:
Undergraduate:Texas Tech University, Chemical Engineering
MD: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Hometown:
Garland, TX

Clinical and research interests:
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Complex Endovascular Surgery, Device Innovation

Personal interests:
Golfing, Fishing, Skiing, Hunting/Shooting, Farming

William Phillips, MD

Thoracic Track, PGY-7

Education:
Undergraduate: Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
MD: Rush Medical College,

Hometown:
Wheaton, IL

Clinical and research interests:
Patient-centered care, clinical trials, clinical innovation, medical education

Personal interests:
Spending time with his wife and four kids, basketball, tennis, skiing

Non-ACGME Fellows

Rasha Salim Mohamed Al-Nadabi, MD

Cardiac Track

Andreas Habertheuer MD, PhD

Cardiac Track, Research

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)

Takuma Miyamoto, MD

Cardiac Track

Education:
MD: Tsukuba University

Hometown:
Tsukuba, Japan

Clinical and research interests:
VAD, transplant, aortic surgery

Personal interests:
Travel, reading, gaming

Current Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees

I6 Residents

Erin Isaza, MD

Ke Xu, MD

Maximilian J. Schloss, MD

Andi Liebowitz, MD

Philip Allen, MD, MS

Vivian Wang, MD

Thais Faggion Vinholo, MD, MSc

John P. Finnigan, MD, PhD

Patrick Gedeon, MD, PhD

Hoda Javadikasgari, MD

Sue Wang, MD

Morgan Harloff, MD

4-3 Residents

Paige Newell, MD

Sameer A. Hirji, MD, MPH

Laura Piechura, MD

5-2 Residents

Lisa Bevilacqua, MD

Dan Dolan, MD

Julie Coughlin, MD

Ross G. McFall, MD

William Phillips, MD

Non-ACGME Fellows

Rasha Salim Mohamed Al-Nadabi, MD

Andreas Habertheuer MD, PhD

Takuma Miyamoto, MD

Cardiac Surgery

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