General Surgery Residents

James Nitzkorski, MD,
Program Director, General Surgery Residency

PGY 1 Residents

Brittany Porreca DO
Med School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: General Surgery
Hobbies: Weightlifting, trips to the city, going to the beach, snowboarding.

Rachel Hess DO
Med School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: General Surgery
Hobbies: Freediving up to 100 feet on one breath, tide pooling, marine invertebrates, whales

Emma Wilkinson MD
Med School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: General Surgery
Hobbies: Hiking, aerial silks, walking my dog Johnson, yoga

PGY 2 Residents

Michael Meldon, MD
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Hobbies: Cooking aggressively inauthentic fusion cuisine, swimming and coaching, lifting and physical rehab, meditation and mindfulness. Hanging out outside on my roof drinking craft beers and sours.

Interests: Critical Care, Medical Education, Simulation

John Lindsey, MD
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Hobbies: Wildlife photography, hiking, tennis

Interests: Surgical Oncology, Plastic Surgery

Vincent Martello, DO
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Hiking, Travel, Cooking, Any and all sports including rugby and F1 racing, watching HGTV or Magnolia Network

Interests: MIS, Trauma/Critical Care, General Surgery

PGY 3 Residents

Ethan Warshowsky, MD
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Hobbies: Martial Arts, Synthesizers, Skiing

Interests: Hepato-biliary-pancreatic, Trauma/Critical Care, General Surgery

Sebastian Diaz Rios, MD
University of Puerto Rico Medical School

Hobbies: Working on RC cars / electronics, working on full size cars, trying new restaurants, going to the beach

Interests: General Surgery, MIS

Melissa McCarthy, MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Hobbies: peloton, yoga, DIY projects, painting, my plants

Interests: Plastic Surgery

PGY 4 Residents

Vinesh Anandarajan, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine

Hobbies: Biking, building computers, fixing things, sleeping

Interests: Colorectal, general surgery
Fun fact: I am a third-degree black belt in Karate

Katie Wells, DO
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Undergrad: Siena College

Interests: Colorectal surgery

Hobbies: Cooking, baking, trying new restaurants, exercising

PGY 5 Residents

Laura Morales, MD
Florida State University College of Medicine

Preliminary surgical year: UNC Chapel Hill
Hobbies: Weightlifting, singing/guitar, cooking, reading

Interests: Vascular surgery, breast oncology

Helen Rached, DO
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Hiking, long walks to the fridge, Amazon, traveling

Interests: HPB, Transplant

William Wing, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Hiking, Snowboarding

Interests: Colorectal, vascular, transplant