Current PGY-5 General Surgery Residents
Our PGY-5 Residents
Anastasia 'Ana' Bogdanovski, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Ana comes from New Jersey and completed her undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, where she received a BA, majoring in Public Health Studies. Ana was the recipient of multiple titles and awards as an NCAA swimmer and competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, in swimming. Ana received her MD from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where she was elected to AOA and was the recipient of multiple scholarships, co-founded a program to empower female student athletes to excel, and volunteered in a patient education program. Ana engaged in a number of research projects throughout medical school, and her interests include cooking, travel, and music.
Brian Campos, MD
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Brian comes from New York and completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University, where he received a BA, majoring in Neurobiology. Brian served as Sports Chair for The Harvard Crimson, engaged in various research efforts, and was the recipient of the RMHC/HACER National Scholarship and the Walmart Scholarship Delegate. In between college and medical school, Brian worked for the New York Stem Cell Foundation and the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich. Brian received his MD from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University with a concentration in Biomedical Informatics. Throughout, he has been dedicated to mentorship and education for under-represented minority students interested in STEM careers. Brian's interests include soccer, running, and yoga.
Dwight Harris, MD
Thomas Hirsch, MD
Darian Hoagland, MD
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Darian comes from New Jersey and graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS in Biological Sciences and Women's Studies. She received her MD from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she was elected to AOA. During medical school, Darian pursued several clinical research projects, was active in a number of peer mentorship programs, and served as President of the UVA Chapter of the Association of Women Surgeons. Darian's hobbies include hiking, concert-going, visiting wineries, knitting, and reading.
Sarah-Ethel “Sally” Justus, MD, MBA
Harvard Medical School
Sally hails from small-town Lula, Georgia. Growing up in a medically underserved region, she has always been passionate about health care delivery for disenfranchised populations. At Harvard College, she spearheaded the joint medical/public health hybrid brigade model through medical missions to Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua. In the field, she organized teams of ~40 students in public health initiatives such as the construction of septic tanks and latrines, triaging patients awaiting evaluation by supervising physicians, and developing curricula for community public health workshops. During her gap years at Columbia University, she directed a Phase II clinical trial studying a novel therapeutic drug for Stargardt Disease, a rare inherited retinal dystrophy, and she investigated the application of CRISPR in cell and mouse models to slow progression of genetic conditions like Retinitis Pigmentosa. In medical school, she was selected to pursue the combined MD/MBA program, where she served as the MD/MBA Club Co-President and Vocal Director of the Harvard Business School Show, a student-written and -produced annual musical. In her free time, Sally enjoys practicing guitar, biking, playing frisbee, exploring restaurants in Boston with her fiancé, and playing with their puppy, Lula, named in honor of her hometown.
Leah Ott, MD
Lucas Reckard-Mota, MD
Howard University College of Medicine
Lucas's hometown is Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He enrolled in the BS-MD program at Howard University, where he earned his BS in Biology summa cum laude and was elected to AOA with induction into the Charles R. Drew Honors Society. Lucas was the recipient of the Howard University Academic Achievement Award for highest pre-clinical academic performance, as well as the Howard University Trustee Scholarship for clinical and academic performance. Lucas pursued several research projects focusing on the role of socioeconomic factors on surgical outcomes with multiple presentations and publications. He volunteered with So Others May Eat to support the homeless, was Vice President of Volunteer Training for a student run clinic, and served as a peer educator. He enjoys playing the guitar, piano, soccer and hiking. His clinical interest is vascular surgery and health disparities.
Stephen Wang, MD