Current Residents

Learn more about our senior residents, junior residents, PGY 3 residents, PGY 2 residents, and PGY 1 residents.

Senior Residents

Senior residents Smita Ramanadham, M.D., and Kailash Narasimhan, M.D.

Kailash Narasimhan, M.D. – PGY 7 (Independent)

• Hometown: Cincinnati, OH 
• Undergraduate: Cornell University
• Medical School: Case Western University
• Residency: Wayne State University (Otolaryngology)

Smita Ramanadham, M.D. – PGY 7 (Independent)

• Hometown: Livingston, NJ
• Undergraduate: Tufts University
• Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (General Surgery)

Junior Residents

Junior residents Georges Tabbal, M.D.; Steven Bailey, M.D.; Jacob Unger, M.D.;
Craig Lehrman, M.D.; and Benson Pulikkottil, M.D..

Steven Bailey, M.D. - PGY 6 (Independent)

• Hometown: Huntsville, AL
• Undergraduate: Morehouse College
• Medical School: Meharry Medical College
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (General Surgery)

Craig Lehrman, M.D. - PGY 4 (Integrated)

• Hometown: Roswell, NM
• Undergraduate: University of New Mexico
• Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Benson Pulikkottil, M.D. - PGY 6 (Independent)

• Hometown: New City, NY
• Undergraduate: Siena College
• Medical School: Albany Medical College
• Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (General Surgery)

Georges Tabbal, M.D. - PGY 4 (Integrated)

• Hometown: Alpine, NJ
• Undergraduate: New York University
• Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Jacob Unger, M.D. - PGY 4 (Integrated)

• Hometown: West Allenhurst, NJ
• Undergraduate: Tulane University
• Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

PGY 3 Residents

PGY 3 residents Phillip Dauwe, M.D.; Corrine Wong, M.D.;
Bridget Harrison, M.D.; and Purushottam Nagarkar, M.D..

Phillip Dauwe, M.D. (Integrated)

• Hometown: Dallas, TX
• Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University
• Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Bridget Harrison, M.D. (Integrated)

• Hometown: Wichita, KS
• Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Columbia
• Medical School: University of Kansas
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Purushottam Nagarkar, M.D. (Integrated)

• Hometown: Pune, India
• Undergraduate: Rice University, Houston TX
• Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Corrine Wong, M.D. (Integrated)
"Plastic Surgery research has opened up a whole new frontier in reconstructive surgery for me, and helped me gain knowledge + skills necessary for my career." &M.D.ash; Corrine Wong, M.D. 

• Hometown: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
• Undergraduate: St. Bartholomew’s & the Royal London School of Medicine
• Medical School: St. Bartholomew’s & the Royal London School of Medicine
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

PGY 2 Residents (Integrated)

PGY 2 residents Carey Faber, M.D.; Menyoli Malafa, M.D.;
Dinah Wan, M.D.; and Huay-Zong Law, M.D..

Carey Faber, M.D.

• Hometown: Memphis, TN
• Undergraduate: Princeton University
• Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Huay-Zong Law, M.D. (Integrated)

• Hometown: Houston, TX
• Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin
• Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Menyoli Malafa, M.D. (Integrated)

• Hometown: Tampa, FL
• Undergraduate: Stanford University
• Medical School: University of South Florida
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Dinah Wan, M.D. (Integrated)

• Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
• Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University
• Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

PGY 1 (Integrated)

PGY 1 residents Reza Kordestani, M.D.; Megan Vucovich, M.D.;
Christopher Costa, M.D.; and Deniz Basci, M.D..

Deniz Basci, M.D. (Integrated)

• Hometown: Potomac, M.D.
• Undergraduate: Duke University
• Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and M.D. Health Sciences
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Christopher Costa, M.D., MPH  (Integrated)

• Hometown: Reno, NV
• Undergraduate: Hawaii Pacific University
• Medical School: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Reza Kordestani, M.D. (Integrated)

• Hometown: Sterling, VA
• Undergraduate: Duke University
• Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)

Megan Vucovich, M.D. (Integrated)

• Hometown: Birmingham, AL
• Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
• Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Integrated Plastic Surgery)