Supporters
At We Lead Surgery, we appreciate that our international movement is only made possible through the actions of our supporters and allies. We are very grateful to pre-medical students, medical students, residents, fellows and attendings at the following institutions.
Dr. Nancy Abu-Bonsrah , MD
Dr. Nancy Abu-Bonsrah is a Ghanaian native who immigrated to the United States with her family over a decade ago. She graduated summa cum laude from Mount St. Mary's University with a BS in Biochemistry and Chemistry in 2012. Dr. Abu-Bonsrah graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as an MD and will be starting her neurosurgical training at Johns Hopkins.
Dr. Amber Leis, MD
Dr. Amber Leis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the UC Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. Leis attended Johns Hopkins Medical School before doing her residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center in the Department of Plastic Surgery and fellowship at University of Southern California.
Dr. Zarina Ali, MD, MS
Dr. Zarina S. Ali, MD, MS, is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at University of Pennsylvania Medicine. Dr. Ali received her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed her residency in neurological surgery and a fellowship in nerve surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dean Rafael Rivera, MD, MBA
Dean Rafael Rivera is the Head of Admissions as well as the Director of Marketing at New York University School of Medicine. He is a practicing radiologist in New York, New York affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Bellevue Hospital Center and Coney Island Hospital. Dean Rivera is a leader in the medical field championing diversity. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Dean Lee Jones, MD
Dr. Lee Jones received his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons after which he completed a psychiatry residency and chief residency at UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. Dean Jones has taken critical national leadership roles to design and advance strategies that enhance the culture of equity and inclusion in all medical schools. He currently chairs the AAMC Group on Student Affairs National Steering Committee and the AAMC Task Force on redesign of the MSPE.
Dr. Florentino Cardoso, MD
Dr. Florentino Cardoso attended the Universidade Federal do Ceará before completing two residencies, one in General Surgery at Hospital de Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro, and one in Surgical Oncology at Instituto Nacional do Câncer. Additionally, he served as the General Director of Hospital Geral de Fortaleza and President of the Medical Association of Ceará from 1999-2005 and from 2008-2011. Currently, Dr. Cardoso is the President of the Brazilian Medical Association, and an incredible ally to women surgeons internationally.
West Coast
University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Ivory Dean, Ph.D
Post Doctoral Fellow
Brittany Robinson
Medical Student
Elise Cabral
Medical Student
Beáta Durcanová
Medical Student
Toke Odimayomi
Medical Student
Dr. Daniel Lim
Neurosurgeon
Ed Kempton
Medical Student
Angel Ordaz
Medical Student
Dr. Merisa Piper, MD
Resident
Ogonna Nnamani
Medical Student
Elizabeth Shuman
Medical Student
Elizabeth McCarthy
Medical Student
Dr. Michelle Guy
Internist
Sheree Hicks
DGIM Practice Supervisor
Adrian Fernandez
Medical Student
Niko Nikolas
Medical Student
Dr. Martina Malatesta , PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow
Amy Wang
Medical Student
Tiana Woolridge
Medical Student
Obiajulu Agha
Medical Student
Albert Young
Medical Student
Soren Jonzzon
Medical Student
Max Feinstein
Medical Student
Simon Ammanuel
Medical Student
Stanford
Quenton Bubb
Medical Student
Mark Jeng
Medical Student
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
Reema Ghatnekar
Medical Student
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
Beatrice Sun
Medical Student
Dr. Amber Leis
Plastic Surgeon
East Coast
Harvard
Michael Chang
Medical Student
Saksham Gupta
Medical Student
Johns Hopkins
Dr. Stewart Hendry
Professor
Haley Hochstein
Medical Student
Leena Aurora
Medical Student
Abhinav Nalluri
Medical Student
Fadi Jacob
Medical Student
Sina Shahamatdar
Medical Student
Annapurna Vadaparty
Pre-Medical Student
Jhanavi Sivakumar
Pre-Medical Student
John Hughes
Pre-Medical Student
Aravind Krishnan
Medical Student
Kyle Inman
Medical Student
Darin Johnson
Pre-Medical Student
Melanie Major
Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery Resident
Mayuri Viswanathan
Medical Student
Josh Yang
Medical Student
Afshin Ameri
Medical Student
Anshel Kenkare
Pre-Medical Student
JD Luck
Medical Student
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Joy Zhou
Medical Student
Annabelle Guo
Medical Student
Catherine Garcia
Medical Student
Jess Velasquez
Medical Student
Kaitlyn McLeod
Medical Student
Alicia Hersey
Medical Student
Brittany Ricci
Medical Student
Cynthia Peng
Medical Student
Sam Paul
Medical Student
Anna Delamerced
Medical Student
Catherine Garcia
Medical Student
Emily White
Medical Student
Srav Puranam
Medical Student
Yale
Dr. John Encandela
Ph.D.
Rohil Malpani
Medical Student
Taylor Ottesen
Medical Student
Michael Solotke
Medical Student
Christian Fonseca
Medical Student
Manik Kuchroo
Medical Student
New York University
Dr. David Daar
Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery Resident
Columbia University
Evan Hess
Medical Student
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Christina Morello
Medical Student
TOURO COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Mahnoor Asghar
Medical Student
Midwest
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
Marlene Kanmogne
Medical Student
International
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
Renato Brito
Medical Student
Jay Monteiro Jr.
Medical Student
Victor Boys
Medical Student
Adrielle Sabrin
Medical Student
Victor Messias
Medical Student
Davi Nóbrega
Medical Student
MGM MEDICAL COLLEGE INDORE
Asiya Zaidi
Otolaryngology Resident