Members Approved by the STS Executive Committee, February 2026
Surgeon Members
Marisa H. Amaral, Lewes, DE
Jamal Chizoba Anyalebechi, Tacoma, WA
Shugeng Gao, Beijing, China
Morgan T. Harloff, Boston, MA
Hidenori Hayashi, Houston, TX
Jia Hou, Riverwoods, IL
Hassan Mohamud Ibrahim, Nairobi, Kenya
Hirohisa Ikegami, New Brunswick, NJ
Salik A. Jahania, Ooltewah, TN
Hiromu Kehara, Philadelphia, PA
Hiroo Kinami, Honolulu, HI
Lorena Montes, Santander, Colombia
Presheet Pathare, Nürnberg, Germany
Thomas James Percival, San Antonio, TX
Karthik Vaidyanathan Ramakrishnan, Hummelstown, PA
Gisselle Denisse Rivera, Santo Domingo este, Dominican Republic
Gilmer Romero, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Gengo Sunagawa, New Brunswick, NJ
Daniel Ryan Ziazadeh, Pittsford, NY
Members Admitted, Having Met the Eligibility Requirements, March 2026
Associate
Michele J. Borisuk, Audubon, PA
Mayeen R. David, Harrisburg, PA
Michelle Draxl, Rochester, NY
Michelle L. Latsha, Mechanicsburg, PA
Richard L. Mayhall, Gainesville, GA
Jami Kay Spruance, Jacksonville, FL
Associate Physician
Thomas C. Hanff, Salt Lake City, UT
Medical Student
Alyster Alisla Alcudia, Philadelphia, PA
Leena Awni, Roanoke, VA
Anuoluwa Esther Ayannusi, Chicago, IL
Jacob Francisco Baker, Shawnee Mission, KS
Omar Diaz Rios, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dana M. Ellis, Glendale, AZ
Jessica Tzunu Huang, Kansas CIty, MO
Tharan Mungara, Rochester, NY
William Joseph Simard, Seattle, WA
Hyerin Yoon, Des Plaines, IL
Resident/Fellow
Luis Gustavo Aguirre Tipismana, Lima, Perú
Ahmed Abdalla Ahmed Elkamel, Tucson, AZ
Jose Huaccha Rodriguez, Lima, Perú
Khaled Noueihed Gherzeddine, Philadelphia, PA
Margaret Shields, Chevy Chase, MD
Patrick F. Vining, Nashville, TN
Newly Upgraded Members, March 2026
Surgeon Members
Yazan AlJamal, Chicago, IL
William Chancellor, Richmond, VA
Jelle Fleerakkers, Gent, Belgium
Michael Johnson, Villa Hills, KY
William Lin, New York, NY
Andrew Rabenstein, Long Beach, CA
Benjamin Resio, New Haven, CT
John Tedesco, Chandler, AZ
David Zapata, Baltimore, MD
Resident/Fellow Members
Jessica Carducci, Ypsilanti, MI
Ryan McQueen, Philadelphia, PA
Lindsay Nitsche, Philadelphia, PA