Current Urology Residents
PGY5
Abdulhadi Akhtar, M.D.
- Hometown: Austin, TX
- Undergraduate: University of Texas-Austin
- Medical School: UT Southwestern
- Career Interests: General urology
- Hobbies: Cats, coffee, and Kierkegaard
Ryan Baker, M.D.
- Hometown: Norman, OK
- Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma
- Medical School: University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
- Clinical Interests: General urology
- Hobbies: Movies, TV shows, snow/water skiing, hiking, landscaping, my wife and two dogs
Chris Keith, M.D.
- Hometown: Charlotte, NC
- Undergraduate: Duke University
- Medical School: Emory University
- Career Interests: General urology
- Hobbies: Netflix, food, travel, guitar
Jennifer Tse, M.D.
- Hometown: Baltimore, MD
- Undergraduate: Princeton University
- Medical School: Northwestern University
- Career Interests: General urology
- Hobbies: Baking, dogs, food
PGY4
Vishnu Ganesan, M.D.
- Hometown: Harrisburg, PA
- Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
- Medical School: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
- Career Interests: General urology, stone disease
- Hobbies: Tennis
Andre Miranda, M.D.
- Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Undergraduate: Universidade De Sao Paulo
- Medical School: Universidade De Sao Paulo
- Clinical Interests: Global health
- Hobbies: Kung Fu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, video games, cats
Alex Kenigsberg, M.D.
- Hometown: Stony Brook, NY
- Undergraduate: Yale University
- Medical School: New York University
- Clinical Interests: Urologic oncology
- Hobbies: Tennis, violin, epic walks, traveling
Roger Khouri, M.D.
- Hometown: Miami, FL
- Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
- Medical School: University of Michigan
- Clinical Interests: Reconstructive urology, peds
- Hobbies: Weightlifting, spearfishing
Maia VanDyke, M.D.
- Hometown: Cleveland, OH
- Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University
- Medical School: UT Southwestern
- Career Interests: General urology, reconstructive urology, stone disease
- Hobbies: Hanging out with my dog, weightlifting, exploring new restaurants, bullet journaling
PGY3
Fady Baky, M.D.
- Hometown: Youngstown, OH
- Undergraduate: Ohio State University
- Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Urologic oncology, pediatrics, research
- Hobbies: Running, swimming, coffee
Raj Bhanvadia, M.D.
- Hometown: Montebello, CA
- Undergraduate: Pomona College
- Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Urologic oncology, reconstructive urology, cost and health care utilization
- Hobbies: Ethnic food, wine, traveling, football, weight lifting, petting my dog
Kelly Caldwell, M.D.
- Hometown: Conroe, TX
- Undergraduate: Baylor University
- Medical School: UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Clinical Interests: Female pelvic medicine and reconstructive urology
- Hobbies: Cycling, foodie, travel, wine, scuba diving
Nathan Chertack, M.D.
- Hometown: Buffalo, NY
- Undergraduate: Cornell University
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
- Clinical Interests: Male/female reconstruction, trauma
- Hobbies: Road trips, photography, playing drums, web design
Linley Diao, M.D.
- Hometown: Greenwich, CT
- Undergraduate: Indiana University, Bloomington
- Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
- Clinical Interests: Reconstruction and general urology
- Hobbies: Live music, running, traveling, and trying new restaurants
PGY2
Lauren Beeder, M.D.
- Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
- Undergraduate: Brown University
- Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
- Clinical Interests: Reconstructive urology, general urology
- Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, photography, running, trying new restaurants
Gianpaolo Carpinito, M.D.
- Hometown: Boston, MA
- Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
- Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
- Clinical Interests: Urologic oncology
- Hobbies: Ice hockey, piano, reading, weightlifting
Shivani Gaitonde, M.D.
- Hometown: San Antonio, TX
- Undergraduate: Texas A&M
- Medical School: UT Texas Southwestern
- Career Interests: Reconstructive urology, female pelvic medicine, infertility
- Hobbies: Running, Pilates, photography, hiking, reading, baking
Ross Gillum, M.D.
- Hometown: Wichita, KS
- Undergraduate: Cornell University
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Urologic oncology, general urology
- Hobbies: Lacrosse, reading, writing exercise programs, watching Oklahoma football
Samuel Gold, M.D.
- Hometown: Ardsley, NY
- Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
- Medical School: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Urologic oncology, public policy
- Hobbies: Soccer, hiking, American history, New York Yankees, FC Barcelona
PGY1
Caleb Ashbrook, M.D.
- Hometown: Fallbrook, Calif.
- Undergraduate: Texas Christian University
- Medical School: UT Southwestern
- Career Interests: General urology, urologic oncology
- Hobbies: Golf, running, TCU football, hanging out with my dog Duke
Levi Holland, M.D.
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Undergraduate: Oklahoma State University
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Urologic oncology, men’s health, infertility, general urology
- Hobbies: Hiking, traveling, food, craft beer
Blake Johnson, M.D.
- Hometown: Asheville, N.C.
- Undergraduate: Georgetown University
- Master’s: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Reconstructive urology, FPMRS, global health, LGBT health
- Hobbies: Cooking, gardening, my geriatric cat, craft breweries
Wes Smith, M.D.
- Hometown: Peoria, Ariz.
- Undergraduate: Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Unsure at this point, but possibly a fellowship in oncology, recon, or stones
- Hobbies: Soccer, running with my pups, fishing
John Sung, M.D.
- Hometown: Irving, Texas
- Undergraduate: University of Texas-Austin
- Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Endourology, minimally invasive surgery, robotics, urologic oncology
- Hobbies: Golf, snowboarding, food