{"id":17644,"date":"2019-07-11T10:17:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T14:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=17644"},"modified":"2026-09-18T15:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:49:51","slug":"residents-pgy5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/general-surgery-residency-program\/residents-pgy5\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents – PGY5"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ammr<\/div><\/div>

Ammr Al-Houssan, M.D.<\/h3>

Categorical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate School:<\/strong> Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
\nHometown:<\/strong> Ottawa, Canada
\nClinical Interests:<\/strong> Hand surgery, limb salvage
\nFavorite thing about UConn General Surgery?<\/strong> Experiencing the variations in practice from hospital to hospital.
\nFavorite thing to do in the area\/restaurant to eat at: <\/strong>Basketball and Birdcode.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lauren<\/div><\/div>

Lauren Harrison, M.D., M.S.<\/h3>

Categorical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate School:<\/strong> University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nMedical School:<\/strong> University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nHometown:<\/strong> Newtown, CT
\nClinical Interests:<\/strong> Breast!!! Surgical education
\nFavorite thing about UConn General Surgery?<\/strong> I love the diversity of experiences and well-rounded training we get. I\u2019m very appreciative of the exposure to a multitude of surgical techniques and a wide range of pathology.
\nFavorite thing to do in the area\/restaurant to eat at: <\/strong>I love finding the best bakeries\/coffee shops in the area. There are so many amazing options around here like Doro, Julien\u2019s, and The Coffee Spot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Rebecca<\/div><\/div>

Rebecca Hudon, M.D.<\/h3>

Categorical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate School:<\/strong> Roanoke College
\nMedical School:<\/strong> University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nHometown:<\/strong> Burrillville, RI
\nClinical Interests:<\/strong> Breast surgery
\nFavorite thing about UConn General Surgery?<\/strong> The broad variety of individuals and practices we get exposed to.
\nFavorite thing to do in the area\/restaurant to eat at:<\/strong> Enjoy a book and a coffee at the Wicked Press Cafe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kristina<\/div><\/div>

Kristina Kuklova, M.D., M.B.A.<\/h3>

Categorical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate School:<\/strong> Florida Gulf Coast
\nMedical School:<\/strong> American University of Antigua College of Medicine
\nHometown:<\/strong> Tomsk, Russia
\nClinical Interests:<\/strong> Cosmetic Surgery
\nFavorite thing about UConn General Surgery?<\/strong> Learning from different attendings and creating lifelong friendships with them!
\nFavorite thing to do in the area\/restaurant to eat at:<\/strong> Play golf and tennis \/ Mecha and Le Mazet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Monica<\/div><\/div>

Monica Maloney, M.D.<\/h3>

Categorical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate School:<\/strong> Boston College
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
\nHometown:<\/strong> Union, NJ
\nClinical Interests:<\/strong> Breast Surgery, Medical\/Surgical Ethics, Patient Advocacy\/Experience
\nFavorite thing about UConn General Surgery?<\/strong> My co-residents.
\nFavorite thing to do in the area\/restaurant to eat at:<\/strong> Going to The Charles for dinner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Edison<\/div><\/div>

Edison Y. Martinez Monegro, M.D.<\/h3>

Categorical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate School:<\/strong> University of Puerto Rico
\nMedical School:<\/strong> San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
\nHometown:<\/strong> San Juan, Puerto Rico
\nClinical Interests:<\/strong> Minimally Invasive Surgery- AWR\/hernias
\nFavorite thing about UConn General Surgery?<\/strong> The people and the slushie machine at CCMC.<\/strong>
\nFavorite thing to do in the area\/restaurant to eat at:<\/strong> I like to try new places to eat and going to the park.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Carolina<\/div><\/div>

Carolina Vigna, M.D.<\/h3>

Categorical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Medical School:<\/strong> Universidad del Norte Medicine
\nHometown:<\/strong> Barranquilla, Colombia
\nClinical Interests:<\/strong> Colorectal surgery
\nFavorite thing about UConn General Surgery?<\/strong> The people! Strong clinical training, operative volume, committed faculty, and diverse experiences across our five training sites.
\nFavorite thing to do in the area\/restaurant to eat at:<\/strong> Exploring coffee shops and restaurants (lots of great vegetarian options!), spending time outdoors, and going for walks around the West Hartford Reservoir.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Categorical Undergraduate School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Hometown: Ottawa, Canada Clinical Interests: Hand surgery, limb salvage Favorite thing about UConn General Surgery? Experiencing the variations in practice from hospital to hospital. Favorite thing to do in the area\/restaurant to eat at: Basketball […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":2872,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17644","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-30 20:30:25","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17644"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40043,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17644\/revisions\/40043"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}