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Our Team

We offer three categorical General Surgery residency positions per year.
​Additionally, we accept four preliminary residents for PGY-1 and PGY-2 yearly. 
​Lincoln Hospital also offers a one year Surgical Critical Care Fellowship.

PGY-5

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Paul J. Fine, MD
Hometown: Parkland, Florida

Medical School: St. George's University

Career Plans: Trauma/Critical Care

​Favorite thing about Lincoln: Trauma surgery exposure

Fun fact: I am a rescue diver
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Elizabeth Ginelli, MD
Hometown: West Covina, California

Medical School: University of California San Francisco

Career Plans: Trauma/Critical Care

Favorite thing about Lincoln: My co-residents!

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Fun fact: I’ve ridden an ostrich
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Tarek Khrisat, MD
Hometown: As-Salt, Jordan

Medical School: University of Jordan

Career Plans: Vascular Surgery

​Favorite thing about Lincoln: Lots of trauma!


PGY-4

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Felix Alcantara, MD
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)

Career Plans: Undecided

Favorite thing about Lincoln: Support from my faculty and senior residents. I also love random dinners organized by staff members in different areas of the hospital

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Fun fact: I had a hedgehog named Peach
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Jigesh Patel, MD
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

Medical School: St. George's University

Career Plans: Trauma/Vascular

Favorite thing about Lincoln: Everyone I work with

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Fun fact: Unofficial IT support

PGY-3

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Abdelrahman Akram Habiba, MD
Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt

Medical School: Alexandria University/Toulouse Paul Sabatier

Career Plans: General Surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: Volume of cases & staff

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Fun fact: I sneeze when I’m nervous
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Lord C. Mvoula, MD
Hometown: Houston/Katy, Texas (Born Brazzaville, Congo)

Medical School: UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine

Career Plans: Trauma Surgery vs Thoracic Surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: The clinical experience and my co-residents. It really does feel like a family


​Fun Fact: I love video games
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Maxwell Poirier, MD
Hometown: Stuart, Florida 

Medical School: St. George’s University

Career Plans: Survive third year 

Favorite thing about Lincoln: Operating

​Fun fact: I have a 7 year old puppy

PGY-2

Categorical
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Sarah Amelia Diaz, MD
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)

Career Plans: Undecided

Favorite thing about Lincoln: Broad range of pathologies

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Fun fact: For the first week of residency I survived off of poptarts
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Samuel Carroll, MD
Hometown: Merritt, British Columbia

Medical School: St. George's University

​Career Plans: Colorectal surgery


Favorite thing about Lincoln: Our surgery team and the patients we care for

Fun fact: I can play the bagpipes
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Neonika Fernandes, MD
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario

Medical School: St. George's University

Career Plans: Vascular surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: My co-residents, and the occasional free food

Fun Fact: There are three origin stories to my name and I don't think any of them are true. I also like dogs and video games 
Preliminary
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Khaled Alnahhal, MD
Hometown: Gaza, Palestine

Medical School: Al-Quds University School of Medicine

Career Plans: Vascular surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: Attendings are invested in resident education

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Fun fact: I love snacking on romaine lettuce leaves
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Parsa Lofti, MD
Hometown: San Jose, California

Medical School: St. George’s University

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Career Plans: Still figuring it out

​Favorite thing about Lincoln: Everything works out, but rarely how you'd expect!

​Fun fact:  I was born in the US but English is my second language
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Kalsuum Nasser Deen, MD
Hometown:  Accra, Ghana

Medical School: Washington University of Health and Sciences

Career Plans: Urology or breast/cosmetic surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: Despite the hectic work days, everyone has a smile on their face 

​Fun Fact: I enjoy motorcycle racing & I'm perfecting my skills in golf

PGY-1

Categorical 
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Isabella Flaquer, MD​
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Medical School: Albert Einstein

Career Plans: MIS

​Favorite thing about Lincoln: The people 

​Fun fact:  I once ran after and caught a hen with my bare hands
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Ayoub Hilmi, MD
Hometown: Yonkers, New York

Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)

Career Plans: General Surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: My co-residents and our supportive attendings. Also, being able to serve this community

​Fun Fact: My favorite movie is Rush Hour
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Nicole Panzica, MD​
Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama

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Medical School: ​​University of Alabama, Birmingham

Career Plans: Trauma surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: The resident workroom

​Fun Fact: I was the high school mascot
Preliminary
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Benjamin Ecklund, MD
Hometown: San Luis Obispo, California

Medical School: St. George's University

Career Plans: Hopes of being MIS or vascular

Favorite thing about Lincoln: How nice and helpful everyone is

​Fun Fact: Have driven the entire west coast and across the country
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Dalia Farra, MD
Hometown: Fresno, California

Medical School: St. George's University

Career Plans: Vascular or Colorectal surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: My co-residents, our attendings and, of course, The Coffee Shop

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Fun fact: I have ailurophobia (fear of cats)
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Frankely Jimenez, MD
Hometown: Santiago, Dominican Republic

Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra

Career Plans: Vascular surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: Staff and seniors are so welcoming 

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Fun fact: You can tell how happy I am when I'm eating​
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Carlos Narvaez, MD
Hometown: Flushing, New York

Medical School: St. George's University

Career Plans: Anesthesiology

Favorite thing about Lincoln: Diversity of my team and the patients we treat 

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Fun fact: Seinfeld is and forever will be my favorite show of all time​
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Chad Phillip, MD
Hometown: Grenada

Medical School: St. George's University

Career Plans: Cardiothoracic surgery

Favorite thing about Lincoln: The community


Fun Fact: I learned to play the guitar on YouTube

Fellows

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Roberto Rivero Soto, MD
Surgical Critical Care Fellow
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Beverley-Ann Scott, MD
Hand/Plastics Fellow