Your Interview Day

Hi there, My name is Chris Aiudi. I am originally from Rhode Island, where I obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree before attending medical school at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. I decided to move back to Boston for residency to be closer to my family and to have amazing opportunities at an institution like MGH. I was a categorical resident and spent my intern year at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. I am currently a CA-2 and have truly enjoyed my entire residency experience thus far. My professional interests include chronic pain management, medical education and pharmaceutical/device development and innovation. I plan on applying for a chronic pain fellowship after residency and see myself spending my career splitting time between clinical practice and industry/innovation projects. My personal interests include traveling, playing tennis, and being active by running, biking, and hiking. I look forward to meeting you all, Chris

CAIUDI@mgh.harvard.edu

I’m interested in thoracic anesthesia, and also spend time in endoscopy, neuro, and ortho services. Personal interests include gardening, hiking, fishing, and golf. I also roast coffee.

DANKENY@PARTNERS.ORG

I was born and raised in Colombia. I moved to Boston for anesthesiology residency and Critical Care fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Outside the hospital I enjoy traveling and spending time with my husband and baby.

DBARRAGANBRADFORD@MGH.HARVARD.EDU

I was born and raised in Fortaleza, Brazil, where I attended medical school at Universidade Federal do Ceará. I moved to Boston in 2015 for my anesthesiology residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital. After graduating from residency, I joined staff at MGH. My interests include orthopedic anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, vascular anesthesia, airway management , POCUS, and medical education. I currently serve as a member of the Clinical Competency Committee and the Group for Women’s Career Development in the Anesthesia Department. On my free time I enjoy running, cooking, and traveling.

BCASTRODEOLIVEIRA@MGH.HARVARD.EDU

I am a critical care and cardiac anesthesiologist. I spend half my time in the cardiac ICU and as part of the ECMO team.

JCCROWLEY@mgh.harvard.edu

I am a current CA-2 resident from Cleveland, OH. I completed her undergraduate at Duke University and medical school at the University of Cincinnati. I plan to pursue a regional fellowship upon graduation. My other interests include personalized medicine and patient advocacy. Outside of the hospital, I love to travel, play tennis, ski/snowboard, cheer on the Cleveland Browns and make music. 

ADOROGI@MGH.HARVARD.EDU

Mike is currently Director of the Division of Cardiac Anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from Wake Forest Medical School and completed an internship at Brooke Army Medical Center. He then served tours of duty on South Korea and Fort Lewis Washington before his residency at MGH. After his year as chief resident he completed fellowships in Critical Care Medicine and Cardiac Anesthesia. He has served in multiple roles including Fellowship Director, Clinical Competency Chairperson, and Director of Substance Use Disorders Prevention. He serves as Chairperson of the ASA Substance Use Disorders Prevention Advisory Panel as well as Co-chairperson of the ASA Task Force on Clinician Mental Health. He has published widely on multiples topics as in cardiac anesthesia and physician health. Dr. Fitzsimons is a highly sought after speaker and has lectured medical centers throughout the country.

He and his wife Suzanne have 2 daughters and live in nearby Milton, MA where they are active in their community and church.

MFITZSIMONS@mgh.harvard.edu

I grew up in southern California, the oldest of three siblings. I attended the University of California, Berkeley for undergrad and Harvard Medical School thereafter. I completed a preliminary medical internship in the MGH Department of Medicine, prior to joining the MGH Department of Anesthesia where I am currently a CA-2. I am currently working on my application for critical care, but I hope to continue to be involved in the range of clinical exposures anesthesia has to offer. For fun I enjoy running, hiking, video games, and cooking.

GFREGOSO@MGH.HARVARD.EDU

Interested in data driven anesthesia practice, with clinical interest in pediatric anesthesia. In my free time I enjoy being outdoors, skiing, hiking and being on the water as well as cooking and spending time with friends and family.

PGERNER1@MGH.HARVARD.EDU

David Hao is a CA-3 anesthesia resident who will be completing a fellowship in chronic pain management. He has an interest in the application of multimedia and design principles to medicine. He hosts the Depth of Anesthesia podcast. Originally born in Edmonton, Canada, David spends most of his free time trying to find a hobby to replace soccer and basketball (COVID happened…).

David.Hao@MGH.HARVARD.EDU

I am a staff anesthesiologist in primarily covering Thoracic anesthesia. I am also a Critical Care Intensivist in several of our ICUs here at MGH and NWH. I have two kids and enjoy home improvement and skiing.

RHORVATH@PARTNERS.ORG

Alexander Kuo is a Cardiac and Critical Care anesthesiologist. He is a member of the educational leadership team and serves as Associate Program Director for the residency. He has a background in biomedical engineering. His interests include 3D printing and other advanced media for education, as well as quantitative hemodynamics and point of care ultrasound.

ASKUO@PARTNERS.ORG

Yvonne is a cardiac and critical care anesthesiologist with clinical interests in mechanical circulatory support, perioperative ultrasound and electrophysiology. She has an adorable rabbit named Myshkin and a wonderful husband. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and photography.

YLAI@MGH.HARVARD.EDU

Angela is a CA2 with interest in cardiac anesthesiology. She is from Toronto and went to medical school in Cleveland. She couple-matched with her husband, who is a radiology resident, and together they have two cat babies named Kitkat and Wonka. She enjoys reading, cooking, baking, and cuddling with her cats.

LDAI@MGH.HARVARD.EDU

I’m a CA-2 resident who is planning to apply to pediatric anesthesiology fellowship in the fall. I’m interested in pursuing clinical research, with a particular interest in the intersection of neuroscience and anesthesia in children. In my free time, I love traveling, cooking/baking, exploring restaurants and cafes, and spending time with family and friends.

JLEE184@PARTNERS.ORG

In regards to above, I can interview either from home or at MGH. I will be serving as chief resident and will be doing a pediatrics fellowship with the goal of working in an academic center doing anesthesia for both adults and children. On a personal note, I have lived in a variety of places, primarily Miami, New Jersey, and New York. I love to cook, eat, watch movies and TV shows, spend time with friends exploring new restaurants/breweries/bars, traveling and hiking.

LTLI@PARTNERS.ORG

Pedi, regional, OB, research

CLIU19@PARTNERS.ORG

I am a CA2 originally from the greater Detroit area. I am applying to cardiothoracic fellowships this fall. I also have an interest in global health. I enjoy yoga, spinning, hiking, hanging out with my rescue dog, cooking, new restaurants, and international travel (before COVID).

GMANALO@mgh.harvard.edu

I’m interested in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, and medical device development professionally. Personally I like golfing, hopefully will climb a mountain in the next year, and am getting into home brewing.

MAMEYER@mgh.harvard.edu

I am a pediatric anesthesiologist who has clinical interests in pediatric transplant anesthesia and patient safety. My research interests are in respiratory monitoring, with an ongoing project using standard ECG monitoring to estimate respiratory rate and tidal volume in human subjects. Outside of the hospital, I spend my time with my wife, son, and dog, and love to participate in all sorts of outdoor activities including mountain biking, skiing, running, and hiking.

JHNICHOLS@PARTNERS.ORG

I completed a research fellowship in Houston before starting residency. I am interested in critical care and cardiac anesthesia. I am from Colombia. I like sports, dancing and trying new food!!

MPATINOMONTOYA@PARTNERS.ORG

Hello! I’m a current CA3 bound for critical care fellowship after graduation next year. I worked in management consulting for a couple of years after college and finished a joint MBA degree during medical school. In the future I hope to spend my non-clinical time in health systems administration. Outside of work I’m a big fan of eating, sleeping, reading/learning about random history, and the occasional foray into video games. Looking forward to meeting you all!

KQIU@PARTNERS.ORG

Hi, I am a CA2 resident. I am from Seattle originally, and I went to undergrad and medical school in NYC. I have interests in chronic pain and OB anesthesia. I enjoy museums, restaurants, and exploring Boston and the New England area.

KRILEY12@PARTNERS.ORG

I am an anesthesiologist with interest in Regional Anesthesia/Acute Pain Management. My personal interest is in bicycle riding, and my favorite team is the Boston Celtics.

ASABOURI@mgh.harvard.edu

I was born in Iran, grew up in California and have bounced around the East coast for medical school and now residency. My career interests are in both general and regional anesthesia as well as medical education. I also have a keen interest in global health and hope to bridge the gap of surgical and anesthetic care in developing countries. Personal interests include exploring with my wife and pug, Hamilton and spending as much time outdoors as possible!

MSAMIMI@PARTNERS.ORG

I finished residency at MGH in 2020 and then completed my chief residency here. I currently direct the preoperative assessment clinic, and I’m a fellow with Ariadne Labs. Outside of work, I love spending time with my wonderful husband and beautiful daughter.

ASAMOST-WILLIAMS@PARTNERS.ORG

I am a cardiac anesthesiologist and ICU attending at MGH. I am the medical director of the Heart Center ICU. My clinical interests include cardiac critical care medicine and rescue echocardiography.

KSHELTON@MGH.HARVARD.EDU

Hello Potential MGH Residents, My name is Cres Simpson, and I’m a staff anesthesiologist here at MGH. I trained here and opted to stay after finishing residency. Professionally, my interests are complex vascular surgery, liver transplants, international / low resource anesthesia, and ERAS. Personally, I was born and raised in Alabama and attended medical school there after a stent in DC. I’m an avid outdoor enthusiast (mostly running and climbing). I have one very needy cat at home. Look forward to meeting you.

JCSIMPSON@PARTNERS.ORG

I am originally from Cameroon and, after medical school at Duke, moved to Boston for anesthesia residency and ICU fellowship. My favorite thing to do outside of work is traveling and spending time with my family. 

YTAMEZE@PARTNERS.ORG

In 2008 I joined the faculty of the Department of Anesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. My work at MGH consists of clinical care of pediatric patients during the perioperative period as well as training of residents and medical students rotating through the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia. Apart from my daily clinical commitment my passion is in Global Health, specifically cleft missions in underserved countries. I am part of an organization that sends teams abroad to perform cleft lip/palate surgeries and also to educate both trainees who come with the team and the local healthcare providers in the host country. My hope is to someday narrow or even close the gap between the big discrepancy in healthcare between the west and in underdeveloped countries.

PTUASON@mgh.harvard.edu

I am from Mexico and immigrated to Newburgh in upstate NY. I grew up the inner city in a low socioeconomic neighborhood. I went to a local college, graduated from Cornell Medical School and did my residency at MGH. After, 2 years in private practice, I came back as staff. I serve as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. I also serve as the Director of Anesthesia for Interventional Radiology. I enjoy applying perioperative acute pain techniques such as ERAS to IR (ERAP) as well as regional anesthesia. Conversely, I have applied fluoroscopy for spinal drain insertion and central line insertion (liver transplants) in the OR. Personally, I enjoy football, nutrition, and fitness.

RVAZQUEZ@mgh.harvard.edu

I’m serving as a chief resident in 2021 before pursuing a fellowship in critical care. Outside of the hospital, I’m passionate about long-distance running (favorite distance: half marathon), hiking, cooking, and traveling in the pre-COVID era. I live in Dorchester with my husband, two Siberian cats who outweigh the majority of small dogs, and innumerable plants. 

EWALSH6@PARTNERS.ORG

I am a current CA2 who is interested in regional or critical care. I plan to pursue fellowship and my career in Canada where I am from.

GWhite-Dzuro@MGHIHP.EDU

I am a New Yorker at heart who happens to live in Boston. Though born in Hong Kong, most of my young life was in the heart of New York city. I went to medical school at Mount Sinai, did my residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, my ICU and Cardiac fellowships at NYP-Columbia and decided to come back to Boston and work at MGH. My clinical interests include Cardiac Anesthesiology and Critical Care. Specifically, I work in the Cardiac ORs as well as the Heart Center ICU where I care for postoperative cardiac surgical patients and patients in decompensated heart failure requiring various mechanical circulatory support devices. My administrative roles include the Associate Fellowship director of the Cardiac Anesthesia fellowship and the Medical Student Director for the Cardiac Anesthesia Sub-internship. Pre-COVID, I would spend my free time traveling, often to NYC or Hawaii.

MPWONG@mgh.harvard.edu