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