Vassar Brothers Medical Center – Surgery Residents

PGY 1 Residents

Thaddeus Gunther DO
Med School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Accordion, cooking, cycling, camping

Interests: Breast surgery, Plastic surgery

Milly Seeley DO
Med School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Running, being with my two dogs, thrifting, painting, crocheting, baking

Interests: Colorectal surgery

Eunice Shin DO
Med School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Pilates, running, exploring the city food scene, horseback riding, comedy shows

Interests: MIS, Breast surgery

PGY 2 Residents

Siobhan Fennell DO
Med School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Paddle boarding, breweries, working out, reading, and watching the NY Mets

Marjia Jannati DO
Med School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Dancing, cooking and being an amateur food critic, getting lost in foreign cities, museums, watching Korean dramas

Jeffrey Wong MD
Med School: Stony Brook University

Hobbies: Hiking, swimming and most water-based activities, new to snowboarding. Building gunpla model kits. Brewing and enjoying rock tea

PGY 3 Residents

Rachel Hess DO
Med School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Freediving up to 100 feet on one breath, tide pooling, marine invertebrates, whales

Interests: General Surgery

Brittany Porreca DO
Med School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Weightlifting, trips to the city, going to the beach, snowboarding.

Sanaa Mansoor MD
Med School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Hobbies: Baking, reading, exploring local coffee shops

Interests: Cardiac Surgery

PGY 4 Residents

John Lindsey, MD
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Hobbies: Wildlife photography, hiking, tennis

Interests: Vascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Vincent Martello, DO
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Hiking, Travel, Cooking, Any and all sports including rugby and F1 racing, watching HGTV or Magnolia Network

Interests: MIS, Trauma/Critical Care, General Surgery

Michael Meldon, MD
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Hobbies: Cooking aggressively inauthentic fusion cuisine, swimming and coaching, lifting and physical rehab, meditation and mindfulness. Hanging out outside on my roof drinking craft beers and sours.

Interests: Critical Care, Medical Education, Simulation

Chief Residents

Arvind Bakthavatsalam, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine

Hobbies: bouldering, snowboarding cultural movies

Interests: Thoracic Surgery

Sebastian Diaz Rios, MD
University of Puerto Rico Medical School

Hobbies: Working on RC cars / electronics, working on full size cars, trying new restaurants, going to the beach

Interests: Vascular Surgery

Melissa McCarthy, MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Hobbies: peloton, yoga, DIY projects, painting, my plants

Interests: Breast Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Ethan Warshowsky, MD
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Hobbies: Martial Arts, Synthesizers, Skiing

Interests: Hepato-biliary-pancreatic, Transplant