{"id":32178,"date":"2020-07-24T08:42:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T12:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=32178"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:57:06","slug":"residents-pgy2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/general-surgery-residency-program\/residents-pgy2\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents &#8211; PGY2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-32178\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-32178-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Blake Aquarulo, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Acquarulo_Blake_160_207.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Acquarulo_Blake_160_207-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Acquarulo_Blake_160_207.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Blake Acquarulo, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Virginia Byars, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Byars_Virginia_160_208.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Byars_Virginia_160_208-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Byars_Virginia_160_208.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Virginia Byars, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Christine Chen, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Chen_Christine_160_207.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Chen_Christine_160_207-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Chen_Christine_160_207.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Christine Chen, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Juan Cobar, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Cobar_Juan_160_207.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Cobar_Juan_160_207-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Cobar_Juan_160_207.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Juan Cobar, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Devika Dholakia, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Dholakia_160_208.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Dholakia_160_208-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Dholakia_160_208.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Devika Dholakia, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery - Preliminary<\/p>\n<p>Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Thien-Kim Doan, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/Doan_Kim-Thien_160_208.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/Doan_Kim-Thien_160_208-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/Doan_Kim-Thien_160_208.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Thien-Kim Doan, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Matthew Garrity, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Garrity_Matthew_160_207.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Garrity_Matthew_160_207-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Garrity_Matthew_160_207.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Matthew Garrity, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Omar Ghanem, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Ghanem_160_207.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Ghanem_160_207-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Ghanem_160_207.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Omar Ghanem, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery - Preliminary<\/p>\n<p>Medical School: New York Medical College<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Felipe Guillen, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Guillen_160_208.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Guillen_160_208-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Guillen_160_208.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-8-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Felipe Guillen, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery - Preliminary<\/p>\n<p>Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Qiawen Jin, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Jin_Qiawen_160_208.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Jin_Qiawen_160_208-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Jin_Qiawen_160_208.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-9-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Qiawen Jin, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Carolina Michelle Mejia, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Mejia_160_208.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Mejia_160_208-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Mejia_160_208.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-10-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-10-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Carolina Michelle Mejia, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery - Preliminary<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Jaime Sexton, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Sexton_Jaime_160_207.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Sexton_Jaime_160_207-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Sexton_Jaime_160_207.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-11-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-11-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"23\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Jaime Sexton, M.D.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery - Preliminary<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32178-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32178-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-12-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"24\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Huxley Smart, D.O.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Smart_Huxley_160_207.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Smart_Huxley_160_207-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/Smart_Huxley_160_207.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32178-12-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32178-12-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"25\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Huxley Smart, D.O.<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Acquarulo, M.D.General Surgery Virginia Byars, M.D.General Surgery<\/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":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 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