Surgery

Our Residents and Fellows

Meet the residents and fellows of the Division of Plastic Surgery 

For over six decades, our educational programs have excelled in educating residents in both the art and science of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Our commitment to training mandates that we consistently adopt the latest surgical techniques and technologies.

Our alumni have achieved significant success, securing leading academic roles at some of the nation's most esteemed medical centers.

Plastic surgery residents

PGY 1- Class of 2031

Dr. Natalie Baxter

Natalie Baxter, MD

PGY 1 - Class of 2031

Hometown: Huntington Woods, Michigan
College: University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Michigan

Dr. Kassra Garoosi

Kassra Garoosi, MD

PGY 1 - Class of 2031

Hometown: Laguna Niguel, California
College: UC Santa Cruz
Medical School: University of Colorado

Dr. Dylan Treger

Dylan Treger, MD

PGY 1 - Class of 2031

Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona
College: Stanford
Medical School: University of Miami

PGY2 - Class of 2030

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Shannon Choi, MD, PhD

PGY2 - Class of 2030

Hometown: Fremont, CA 
College: UC Davis 
Medical School: Stanford 

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Jonah Donnenfield, MD

PGY2 - Class of 2030

Hometown: Dallas, TX 
College: Princeton 
Medical School: Harvard 

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Rosie Friedman, MD

PGY2 - Class of 2030

Hometown: Mill Valley, CA 
College: University of Vermont 
Medical School: University of Vermont 

PGY3 - Class of 2029

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Sarah Chiang, MD

PGY3 - Class of 2029

Hometown: Vienna, VA 
College: Columbia University in the City of New York 
Medical School: Washington University 

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Aaron Long, MD

PGY3 - Class of 2029

Hometown: Chattanooga, TN 
College: Yale 
Medical School: Yale 

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Michael Wells, MD

PGY3 - Class of 2029

Hometown: Chester, UK 
College: Imperial College 
Medical School: Case Western 

PGY4 - Class of 2028

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Patrick Chin, MD

PGY4 - Class of 2028

Hometown: San Diego, CA 
College: UCLA
Medical School: UCLA

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Justin Dang, MD

PGY4 - Class of 2028

Hometown: Costa Mesa, CA
College: UCI
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College

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Shamit Prabhu, MD

PGY4 - Class of 2028

Hometown: Apex, NC
College: University of North Carolina
Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine

PGY5 - Class of 2027

choi

Katherine Choi, MD

PGY5 - Class of 2027

Hometown: Vancouver, BC
College: USC
Medical School: USC

Khetpal

Sumun Khetpal, MD

PGY5 - Class of 2027

Hometown: Durant, OK
College: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Yale

Patel

Harsh Patel, MD

PGY5 - Class of 2027

Hometown: Corona, CA
College: UCLA
Medical School: UCLA

PGY6 - Class of 2026

Bertrand

Anthony Bertrand, MD

PGY6 - Class of 2026

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
College: Stanford
Medical School: UCSF

Cronin

Brendan Cronin, MD

PGY6 - Class of 2026

Hometown: Boston, MA
College: Dartmouth
Medical School: UCSD

B. Kyle Luvisa

B. Kyle Luvisa, MD

PGY6 - Class of 2026

Hometown: San Diego, CA
College: UC Berkeley
Medical School: Georgetown University

Dr. Rachel Pferdehirt

Rachel Pferdehirt, MD

PGY6 - Class of 2026

Hometown: Houston, Texas
College: Carnegie Mellon University
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine