Ask the Residents: What’s Your Favorite Thing About Living in St. Louis?

Residents in the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are part of an academic program with diverse surgical training, strong research opportunities and mentors who are national leaders in their fields.

With residency programs in General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology and Vascular Surgery, residents in every specialty have access to world-class training. What makes each of these programs truly special is the community and camaraderie.

Choosing a residency program is an important decision—one that determines where a person will spend the next five or more years of their life training to become a surgeon. Residents at the School of Medicine are eager to help facilitate that decision by answering some of the most frequently asked questions about the residency programs in the Department of Surgery.

Vivi Abud, MD

General Surgery PGY-2

Annie Hess, MD

General Surgery Research Resident

Momodou Jammeh, MD

Vascular Surgery PGY-3

Anna Rose Johnson, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery PGY-1

Andrew Linkugel, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery PGY-4

Connor McCormick, MD

Urology PGY-1

Andrew McLaughlin, MD

Urology PGY-1

Jorge Zarate Rodriguez, MD

General Surgery Research Resident

Carrie Ronstrom, MD

Urology PGY-3

Ema Zubovic

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery PGY-4