General Surgery Residents at Danbury Hospital
PGY 1 Surgery Residents
Hamsat Anwar, D.O.
Med School: Western University of Health and Science College of Osteopathic Medicine Northwest
Hobbies: Baking, running, hiking, trying new coffee shops and bakeries, spending time with family/friends/cat
Surgical Interests: Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Paul Baik, M.D.
Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hobbies: Golf, but just started so am bad
Surgical Interests: Anesthesiology
Tianzeng Chen, M.D.
Med School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Hobbies: Stargazing, photography, hiking, cats, tennis, musicals
Surgical Interests: Surgical Oncology, HPB, Colorectal Surgery, Global Surgery
Margot Day, M.D.
Med School: George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Hobbies: Climbing, skiing, diving, hiking, photography, martial arts, sailing
Surgical Interests: Trauma/ Acute Care, Breast
Venus Liu, M.D.
Med School: Florida International University
Hobbies: Hiking, skiing, weightlifting, pilates, exploring restaurants, and taking my dog to the park
Surgical Interests: Endocrine, Colorectal, Surgical Oncology
Mariya Riat, M.D.
Med School: St. George's University
Hobbies: Bachata and swing dancing, hiking, knitting socks, running, reading horror novels
Surgical Interests: Still exploring but Colorectal, MIS, Endocrine, Trauma/Acute Care/SICU
Drishti Shah, MD
Med School: St. George’s University
Hobbies: Cooking/baking, cocktail making, crocheting, binge watching and yoga
Surgical Interests: Open but intrigued by Colorectal, MIS, and Hepatobiliary
PGY 2 Surgery Residents
Jacqueline Addona, M.D.
Med School: University of Maryland
Hobbies: Skiing, reading, cooking, Harry Potter, and my dog Bud
Surgical Interests: Vascular Surgery, Trauma/Critical Care
Caitlin Hartland, M.D.
Med School: St. George's University
Hobbies: Reading, yoga/Pilates, ballet, ceramics, studying ASL
Surgical Interests: Breast and Surgical Oncology
Zhuoyan (Eric) Lu, M.D.
Med School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Hobbies: Cats, Taylor Swift, Skiing, Photo editing, Politics, Disney Movies
Surgical Interests: Transplant Surgery, Global Surgery/ Surgical Capacity Building, Surgical Education, Health Policy
Vasalya Panchumarthi, M.D.
Med School: Georgetown University
Hobbies: Reading, gardening, hiking/playing tennis
Surgical Interests: Oncology Surgery, Colorectal, Trauma
Yangyu Annie Yang, M.D.
Med School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Hobbies: Traveling, trying new coffee shops, and learning to bake
Surgical Interests: Minimally Invasive
Full Time Research Residents
Rebecca Applin, M.D.
Med School: New York Medical College
Hobbies: Knitting, hiking, barre, baking, and harassing my two cats
Surgical Interests: Trauma and Critical Care
Jacqueline Danisi, D.O.
Med School: University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Pickup basketball, weightlifting, trying new restaurants, playing with my cats
Surgical Interests: Trauma, Critical Care, Vascular
Joyce Eum, D.O.
Med School: Kansas City University
Hobbies: Medical missions, going to the beach, traveling, working out, eating
Surgical Interests: Breast, Surgical Oncology, Pediatrics, and Endocrine
Sydney Smilen, D.O.
Med School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Drawing, hiking, camping, baking, thrifting, ice cream lover
Surgical Interests: Breast, MIS
PGY 3 Surgery Residents
Tyler Glaspy, M.D.
Med School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Hobbies: Spending time outdoors, cooking, reading
Surgical Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Medical Education
Karan Kumar, D.O.
Med School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown
Hobbies: Cooking, traveling
Surgical Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery, HPB
Shaidy Moronta, D.O.
Med School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – VA campus
Hobbies: Painting, singing, dancing, cooking, hiking, anime, tennis, volleyball
Surgical Interests: Endocrine, Plastic, HPB, MIS, Trauma/Critical Care
John Slate-Romano
Med School: Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Hobbies: Woodworking, painting, baking
Surgical Interests: Undecided
PGY 4 Surgery Residents
Daniel Margolin, M.D.
Med School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hobbies: Ice Hockey, skiing, hiking, cooking
Surgical Interests: Minimally Invasive, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery, Colorectal, Hepatobiliary
Trevor Roush, M.D.
Med School: Washington State University
Hobbies: Nature and the outdoors, my German Shepherd, board games, sports, cooking
Surgical Interests: Trauma & Critical Care
Keerthivasan Vengatesan, M.D.
Med School: Boston University School of Medicine
Hobbies: Foodie, dancing/making choreography, television/movies, hiking
Surgical Interests: Vascular, Trauma/Critical Care
Litton Whitaker, M.D.
Med School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
Hobbies: Cooking, running, tennis, travel
Surgical Interests: Vascular and Critical Care
PGY 5 Surgery Residents
Patra Childress, M.D.
Med School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Hobbies: Travel, hiking, basketball, classic film
Surgical Interests: Trauma, Global Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Karri Hester M.D.
Med School: Ross University School of Medicine
Hobbies: Traveling, Global health, baking, cooking, going to Church, reading, sports (playing and watching!), the great outdoors (hiking, kayaking), cross-fit, spending time with family and friends
Surgical Interests: Colorectal and Vascular Surgery
Natasha Sebastian, M.D.
Med School: Xavier University School of Medicine
Hobbies: Singing, foodie, cooking, hanging out with my dogs, fantasy books and series
Surgical Interests: Breast Surgery, Trauma/Critical Care
Mary Kate Winslow, M.D.
Med School: University of Queensland
Hobbies: Baking, reading, traveling, woodworking
Surgical Interests: Global Surgery
Hobbies/ Personal Interests: Baking, reading, traveling, woodworking
