Former Fellows
2011-2013 Jordan Blanche / HSDM Class of 2015
Mentored during a year-long research fellowship in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery while a student at HSDM.
2011-2015 Marina Shuster / HMS Class of 2015
Accomplishments: Co-authored 1 peer-reviewed manuscript.
2014-2016 Jinesh Shah / HMS Class of 2015
Accomplishments: Co-authored 3 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2014-2019 Winona Wu / HMS Class of 2019
Accomplishments: Co-authored 11 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2015-2019 Daniel Curiel / HMS Class of 2019
Accomplishments: Co-authored 5 peer-reviewed manuscripts; recipient of the Robert Ebert Prize for Health Care Delivery Research or Service at 2018 Soma Weiss Student Research Day.
2017-2018 David Chi / HMS Class of 2018
Accomplishments: Co-authored 2 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Anne Huang / HMS Class of 2018
Accomplishments: Co-authored 4 presentation abstracts.
2020-2 Katherine Wu / HMS Class of 2022
Maria Asdourian / HMS Class of 2022
2022-3 Anamika Veeramani / HMS Class of 2023
Accomplishments: Co-authored 1 peer-reviewed manuscript.
2021-4 Stephen Stearns / HMS Class of 2024
Accomplishments: Co-authored 3 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2023- Daniela Lee / HMS Class of 2025
Alan Yang / HMS Class of 2024
Accomplishments: Co-authored 2 peer-reviewed manuscripts and a book chapter.
Vikas L. Bommineni / Class of 2027
Ritika Manik / Class of 2026
Massoud Shariff / Class of 2027
Kaleigh Beachum / Class of 2027
Marium Raza / Class of 2025
Aditya Jain / Class of 2025
Evan Dennis / Class of 2026
Arya Rao / Class of 2030 (MSTP-funded MD PhD)
2024- Morvarid Mehdizadeh / HMS Class of 2025
Formally Supervised Trainees and Faculty
2008-2009 Mark Bishara MD / Private practice in Texas
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 1 manuscript in Neurosurgery; 1 invited national presentation at the American Association for Plastic Surgery.
2008-2010 Amr Rabie MD / Associate Professor at Ain Shams University, Cairo Egypt
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Served as integral co-investigator and co-author for Nature Materials manuscript; published 15 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 4 as first author.
2008-2014 Theodore Gerstle MD / Private practice, Lexington Kentucky
Career stage: Harvard Plastic Surgery Resident. Accomplishments: Published 3 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 1 as first author.
2009-2010 Jerry Chang MD / Private practice, Long Island New York
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 2 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2010-2015 Ahmed Ibrahim MD PhD / Plastic Surgery Fellow, Miami FL
Career stage: Research fellow; surgery intern. Accomplishments: Integral member and co-author for Nature Materials manuscript; published 57 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 15 as first author.
2010-2011 Kenneth Hughes MD / Private practice, Los Angeles California
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 1 peer-reviewed manuscript.
2011-2012 Bimpe Ayeni MD / Academic staff at University of Toronto
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Published two peer-reviewed manuscripts including 1 as first author.
2012 Yong-ak Song PhD / Assistant Research Professor at NYU – Abu Dhabi
Mentored during a year-long research fellowship. Co-collaborator and first author on Nature Materials manuscript.
2012-2013 Hani Sinno MD / Private Practice Montreal Canada, Plastic Surgery Faculty McGill University Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow.
Accomplishments: Published 18 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 12 as first author.
2013-2014 Kuyhlee Kim MD / Plastic Surgery Fellow, Grand Rapids Michigan
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Published 10 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 5 as first author.
2013-2014 Mark Markarian MD / Private practice, Wellesley Massachusetts
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 4 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2013-2014 Pieter Koolen MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, VU Medical Center Amsterdam The
Netherlands Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Published 25 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 7 as first author.
2014-2019 Marek Paul MD PhD / Professor, Jan Dlugosz University, Poland
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Published 8 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 2 as first author.
2014-2017 Parisa Kamali MD / Emergency Medicine Resident, The Netherlands
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Published 22 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 8 as first author.
2014-2015 Nyama Sillah MD / Private practice, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Published 3 peer-reviewed manuscripts as first author.
2014-2015 Maaike Paridon BSc / Medical Student, VU Medical School Amsterdam The
Netherlands Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Published 2
peer-reviewed manuscripts including 1 as first author.
2015-2016 Ginger Xu MD / Private Practice, San Francisco
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 1 book chapter.
2015-2016 Babette Becherer / Research Fellow, Dutch Institute of Clinical Auditing, Leiden The
Netherlands Career stage: Medical student. Accomplishments: Published 4
peer-reviewed manuscripts including 1 as first author.
2016 Charlotte van Veldhuisen / Medical Student, VU Medical School Amsterdam The
Netherlands Career stage: Medical student. Accomplishments: Published 3
peer-reviewed manuscripts including 1 as first author.
2016 Matthew Lee / Medical Student, Central Michigan University
Career stage: Research student. Mentor for 3-month basic science/clinical research fellowship. Involvement in several research projects and learned basic statistics.
2016-2017 Anmol Chattha MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, University of Chicago
Career stage: Medical student. Accomplishments: Published 13 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 6 as first author.
2016-2017 Patrick Bletsis BSc / Medical student, University of Groningen The Netherlands
Career stage: Medical student. Accomplishments: Published 3 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 1 as first author.
2016-2017 Louise Blankensteijn / Medical Student, The Netherlands
Career Stage: Medical Student. Accomplishments: Published 11 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 4 as first author.
2016-2017 Alexandra Bucknor MBBS MRCS MSc / Junior Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery,
St. Thomas’ Hospital London UK Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments:
Published 13 peer-reviewed manuscripts including 4 as first author.
2016-2017 Austin Chen MD / Integrated Plastic Surgery Resident, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Career stage: Medical student. Accomplishments: Published 12 peer-reviewed
manuscripts including 2 as first author.
2017-2018 Stephan Sparenberg / Medical Student, The Netherlands
Career Stage: Medical Student. Accomplishments: Published 3 peer- reviewed manuscripts.
2016-2018 Sabine Egeler MD / Psychiatry Resident, The Netherlands
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 4 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2016-2017 Emile Brown MD / Private practice, Baltimore Maryland
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 1 peer-reviewed manuscript.
2017-2018 Munique Maia MD / Private practice, McLean Virginia
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 1 book chapter.
2017-2019 Anna Rose Johnson MD MPH / Plastic surgery resident, Washington University in
St. Louis Career stage: Medical student. Accomplishments: Co-authored 1
peer-reviewed manuscript.
2017-2018 Masoud Malyar MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, The Netherlands
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 2 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2017-2018 Abbas Peymani MD / PhD candidate, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 7 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2018-2019 Laurel Chandler MD / Private practice, Fairfield County Connecticut
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Completed fellowship training in clinical plastic surgery.
2019-2020 Mythe Zwierstra / Research Student, The Netherlands
Career stage: Medical Student. Accomplishments: Co-authored 4 peer-reviewed publications.
2019-2020 Darya Kazei MD / Amsterdam University Medical Center
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 6 peer-reviewed publications.
2019-2021 Nargiz Seyidova MD / Research Fellow, Mount Sinai Hospital
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 4 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2019-2020 Rik Grover MD / Private Practice, Pennsylvania
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Completed fellowship training in clinical plastic surgery.
2019-2020 Hassan Alnaeem MD / Private Practice, Saudi Arabia
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Completed fellowship training in clinical plastic surgery.
2019-2022 Arthur Celestin MD / Instructor in Surgery, Part-time, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident. Accomplishments: Co-authored 1 peer-reviewed publication.
2019-2022 Brandon Elnekaveh MD / Private Practice, Bronx, NY
Career stage: Resident.
2020-2021 Ashley Boustany MD / Instructor in Surgery, BIDMC
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow.
2020-2023 Kaimana Chow MD / Private Practice, Austin, TX
Career stage: Resident.
2020-2023 Amer Nasser MD / Private Practice, Palmer, AK
Career stage: Resident.
2020-2026 Emily Long MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident. Accomplishments: 2 peer-reviewed publications, including 1 as first author, and 1 chapter.
2020-2021, Eric Shiah MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
2022-2028 Career stage: Research student (20-21), Resident (22-28) Accomplishments: Co- authored 11 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2020-2021 Elizabeth Laikhter MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, Wake Forrest University
Career stage: Research student. Accomplishments: Co-authored 7 peer-reviewed
manuscripts.
2020-2022 Samuel M. Manstein MD / General Surgery Resident, Dartmouth
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 8 peer-reviewed
manuscripts.
2020-2022 Carly Comer MD / General Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Research fellow. Accomplishments: Co-authored 8 peer-reviewed
manuscripts.
2021-2022 Natalie Hassell MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Career stage: Research student. Accomplishments: Multiple peer-reviewed publications, including 1 as first author.
2021-2022 Nick Elmer MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, NYU
Career stage: Research student. Accomplishments: Multiple peer-reviewed publications, including 5 as first author.
2021-2022 Valeria Bustos MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, University of Miami
Career stage: Research student. Accomplishments: Multiple peer-reviewed
publications, including 5 as first author.
2021-2024 Rachel Akintayo MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident. Accomplishments: Co-authored 1 peer-reviewed publication.
2021-2024 Anthony Haddad MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident.
2021-2027 Helen Xun MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident.
2021-2022 Trina Ebersole MD / Assistant Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow. Accomplishments: Co- authored 3 peer- reviewed publications.
2021-2022 Alycia Wong
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Amma Agyei
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Michael Victor
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Keshav Joshi
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Jenny Liu
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Nick Marchionni
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Isabell Hansmann Canaz
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Marcus Gutierrez
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Meira Doherty
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Maria Russotti
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Anna DeCotis
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2021-2022 Hunter Beindorff
Career stage: Tufts senior undergraduate.
2022-2025 Stephanie Preston MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident.
2022-2025 Aska Arnautovic MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident.
2022-2024 Angelica Hernandez MD / General Surgery Resident, BIDMC Career stage: Resident. Accomplishments: Multiple peer-reviewed publications, including 2 as first author.
2022-2023 Allan Weidman MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, Georgetown University
Career stage: Research Student. Accomplishments: Multiple peer-reviewed
publications, including 4 as first author.
2022-2023 Lauren Valentine MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, Yale University
Career stage: Research Student. Accomplishments: Multiple peer-reviewed
publications, including 3 as first author.
2022-2023 Jose Foppiani MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, University of Minnesota
Career stage: Research Student. Accomplishments: Multiple peer-reviewed publications, including 12 as first author.
2022- Lacey Foster / Research Student in Surgery, BIDMC, Visiting Research Internship
Program HMS Career stage: Research Student.
2023-2029 Ainsley Taylor MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident.
2022-2023 Vickram Tandon MD / Private Practice, Boston, MA
Career stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Fellow
2023-2024 Brittany Vieira MD / Private Practice, Boston, MA
Career Stage: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Fellow Fellow
2023-2024 Kirsten Schuster MD / General Surgery Resident, Georgetown University Career stage: Resident.
2023-2024 Iulianna Taritsa / Medical Student, Northwestern University
Career stage: Research Student. Accomplishments: Multiple peer-reviewed
publications, including 1 as first author.
2023-2024 Alexandra Camicia / Research Student in Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery,
Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome. Career stage: Research Student.
2023-2024 Rou Wan / Research Student in Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Career stage: Research Student
2023-2024 Karthika Devi / Research Student in Surgery, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical
College, Pondicherry University Career stage: Research Student
2023-2024 Khaled Albakri / Research Student in Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite
University, Zarqa Career stage: Research Student.
2024-2025 Noelle Garbaccio/Medical Student, Boston University. Career stage: Research Student.
2024-2025 Jade Smith/Medical Student, Northwestern University. Career stage: Research Student.
2024-2025 Dorien Schonebaum/ Medical Student, VU Medical Center, The Netherlands. Career stage: Research Student.
2024-2025 Justin Cordero/ Medical Student, UC Riverside. Career stage: Research Student.
2024-2025 Leela Mundra MD / Aesthetic and Reconstructive Fellow, BIDMC
Career Stage: Fellow.
2024-2027 Darren Abbas MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident.
2024-2027 Joshua Underhill MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident
2024-2030 Myan Bhoophalam, MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident
2024-2030 Sarah Nathaniel, MD / Plastic Surgery Resident, BIDMC
Career stage: Resident