Members Approved by the STS Executive Committee, August 2026

Surgeon Members

Yazan Nabeel AlJamal, Rochester, MN 
Emmanuel Antony Amulraj, Peoria, IL 
Srujan Ganta, San Diego, CA 
Argenis Jesus Herrera, Charleston, WV 
Bijoy Kutty, Mumbai, MH, India 
Gregory John Matter, Sherman, TX 
Benjamin D. Medina, New Canaan, CT 
Mohammad Reza  Rezaei, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada 
Rohit Shenoy Ranjal, Fishers, IN 
Tucheng Sun, Guangzhou, China 
Ajit K. Tharakan, Jenks, OK 
Barry J. Zadeh, Norwalk, OH 

Members Admitted, Having Met the Eligibility Requirements, October 2026

Associate

Ronald Mendoza Baroy, Fullerton, CA 
Ishit Chauhan, Miami, FL 
John M. Hitchens, Morgantown, WV 
Barbara M. Jones, Denver, CO 

 

Medical Student

Zoë Lorene Andrews, Atlanta, GA 
Sharon Asariah, Irvine, CA 
Xinrun Cui, Beijing, China 
Marco Lybbert, Tucson, AZ 
Shefali Varma, Folsom, CA 
 

Resident/Fellow

Junji Tsukagoshi, Seattle, WA 

Newly Upgraded Members, October 2026

Surgeon Members

Halah Abdulameer, League City, TX 
Joel Alejandro Hernandez, Ciudad de Guadalajara, Mexico 
James M. Meza, Pasadena, CA 
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Athens, Greece 
John J. Squiers, Dallas, TX 
Riccardo Tajè, Rome, Italy 
Patrick Joseph Warner, Needham, MA 
James WittenPortland, OR 
 

Resident/Fellow Members

Vasiliki A. Gregory, New Rochelle, NY 
Melissa Lyn Lamicq, Mount Pleasant, SC 
Emily Lauren Larson, Durham, NC 
Joiliana Lecointe, Nashville, TN 
Crystal Li, Baltimore, MD 
Brandon Tyler Wesley, Stanford, CA 
Christine G. Yang, New York, NY