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, July 2026

Associate 

Dustin J. Bartlett, Springfield, MO 
Andrew Danchisko, Groveland, FL 
Kailee Hughes, Southlake, TX 
Melissa Jones, Forsyth, GA 
Christina Miller, Little Rock, AR 
Bilal Khan Mohammed, Chicago, IL 
Laura Nishimura, Torrance, CA 
Michael Rucker, Jacksonville, FL 
Andrew D. Sirois, Kenosha, WI 
Haylee Renee Voyles, Lindale, TX 
 

Associate Physician

Abbas Al-Qamari, Chicago, IL 
 

Medical Student  

Gilman Angelo Fuenzalida, Vancouver, Canada 
Benson Gladison, Denver, CO 
Aysha Hashmi, Lahore, Pakistan 
Wan Chin Hsieh, Debrecen, Hungary 
Derek R. Lust, Roanoke, VA 
Madeline Joyce Merrill, St. Charles, MO 
Elena Moncada, Fairfax, VA 
Yookang Nam, Cherry Hill Township, NJ 
Chiemelie Onyebu, Baltimore, MD 
Nina Patel, Riverside, CA 
Grace Qian, Roanoke, VA 
Tianjiao Ren, Woodbridge, CT 
Timothy Robinson, Omaha, NE 
Ingrid Tervydis Beyrent, Tamarac, FL 
Andres Villegas, Greer, SC 
Kyra Willoughby, Decatur, GA 

 

Resident/Fellow

Madison B. Argo, Dallas, TX 
Jonathan Ball, Oklahoma City, OK 
Adom Bondzi-Simpson, Toronto, Canada 
Alexander Vinh Cong, Honolulu, HI 
Edward Hauptmann, Dallas, TX 
Jacqueline Marie Hausner, San Diego, CA 
Hamidreza Hosseinpour, Memphis, TN 
Hollis Elizabeth Hutchings, Philadelphia, PA 
Ali Irshad, Tyler, TX 
Kelsey Elyce Koch, Jackson, MS 
Bridget McClain, Lexington, KY 
Abanoub Alfy Nakhla, Brooklyn, NY 
Mohammad Noubani, Arlington, VA 
Darien Ashton Paone, Shreveport, LA 
Cameron Stadlin, Arlington, VA 

Newly Upgraded Members, August 2026

Surgeon Members

Navid Ajabshir, Allison Park, PA 
Hana Ajouz, East Providence, RI 
Miguel Alexis, Wyckoff, NJ 
Ahmed Ali, Shorewood, WI 
Maha Alkhuziem, Chicago, IL 
Ammu Vijay Alvarez, Powell, OH 
Clara Emilia Angeles, Madison, WI 
James Patrick Bailey, Green Bay, WI 
David Arturo Bellido Yarlequé, Lima, Peru 
Lisa Bevilacqua, Philadelphia, PA 
Andrew Bishop, Baton Rouge, LA 
Matthew Burger, Metairie, LA 
James Butz, Center Point, IA 
Stuart D. Campbell, Neptune, NJ 
Adam Celio, Fayetteville, NC 
Alexis Chidi, New York, NY 
Margaret Connolly, Boston, MA 
Daniel Dolan, Gilbert, AZ 
Keith Allen Dufendach, Ada, MI 
Brian Duxbury, Sioux Falls, SD 
Oscar Flores, Calexico, CA 
Merideth E. Geib, Knoxville, TN 
Timothy Michael Guenther, Vacaville, CA 
Sameer Hirji, Allston, MA 
Diana Hsu, Columbus, OH 
Lauren Huckaby, Atlanta, GA 
Mohammad Jafferji, Bethesda, MD 
Malcolm Jefferson, Lexington, KY 
Rachel M. Lee, Katy, TX 
Miguel Leiva Juarez, Boston, MA 
Hubert Yiu-wei Luu, Sacramento, CA 
Connor McDonald, El Paso, TX 
Ross Gene McFall, Lubbock, TX 
Makoto Mori, Woodbridge, CT 
Alison L. Mungo, Denver, CO 
Alexander Nissen, Silver Spring, MD 
Thomas O'Malley, Smyrna, GA 
Nikhil Panda, Boston, MA 
Michael J. Pienta, Norfolk, VA 
John K. Sadeghi, Endicott, NY 
Laura A. Scrimgeour, Cambridge, MA 
Ricardo Siller De La Rosa, Carbondale, IL 
Andre Young Son, Houston, TX 
Yota Suzuki, Ann Arbor, MI 
Whitney Taylor, Pittsburgh, PA 
Yash Vaidya, Louisville, KY 
Katherine Giuliano Verdi, Atherton, CA 
Kristen Walker, Sarasota, FL 
Joshua Andrew Watson, Colorado Springs, CO 
Andrew David Wisneski, Bloomington, IN 
Hugo Xochitemol Herrera, Ciudad de México, México 
Jason Zakko, Hartford, CT 
Jonathan Zurcher, Decatur, GA 
 

Resident/Fellow Members

Clayton Agler, Manvel, TX 
Daniel Alber, Menlo Park, CA 
Eishan    Ashwat, Rochester, MN 
John Drago, Boston, MA 
Xander Jacquemyn, Pittsburgh, PA 
Purab Kothari, Philadelphia, PA 
Jean-Luc Maigrot, Cleveland Heights, OH 
Catherine McGeoch, Atlanta, GA 
Schafer Paladichuk, Port Washington, NY 
Preetha Pamidighantam, Ann Arbor, MI 
Ashtyn Philipsheck, Lees Summit, MO 
Hecong Qin, Ann Arbor, MI 
Anthony Sochan, Stony Brook, NY 
Brittany Walker, Birmingham, AL 
Tarik Whitham, Coralville, IA 
Zhongli Xu, Beijing, China     
Hyerin Yoon, Des Plaines, IL