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

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
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

PGY3 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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

PGY2 Residents
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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

PGY1
PGY 1 residents Reza Kordestani, M.D.; Megan Vucovich, M.D.;
Christopher Costa, M.D.; and Deniz Basci, M.D..
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.

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.

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.

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)