Current Residents
PGY-5
Hometown: Cedar Brook, NJ
Undergraduate: Rider University
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Academic Interest: endourology, robotics
Hobbies: Philadelphia sports, fantasy football, traveling
Favorite Thing About Houston: diverse food, warm weather, large highways
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: Texas Tech University
Medical School: Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Academic Interest: endourology, robotics, FPMRS
Hobbies: traveling, hanging out with my pup (awesome dog parks here!), home design/decorating
Favorite Thing About Houston: Phamily, Phriends, and Phood
PGY-4
Hometown: Plano, TX
Undergraduate: Rice University
Medical School: UT Southwestern
Academic Interest: oncology, device innovation, global health
Hobbies: eating, painting, dance, Pokemon Go!
Favorite Thing About Houston: "So much good food and that there is boba place right next to the hospital!"
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Medical School: Texas A&M COM
Academic Interest: oncology, men's health, MIS
Hobbies: spending time with my kiddos, gaming with my husband, traveling, singing, baking
Favorite Thing About Houston: "My hometown so not biased at all but the best city in Texas. Food!!! So much diversity and so many things to do."
PGY-3
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Undergraduate: UT Austin
Medical School: UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Academic Interest: men's health and reconstructive urology
Hobbies: basketball, golfing, and automotive detailing and tuning.
Favorite Thing About Houston: "THE FOOD!!!"
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Academic Interest: endourology, voiding dysfunction and neurogenic bladder
Hobbies: cooking, national parks, yoga
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The cultural diversity, Tex-Mex, and BBQ."
PGY-2
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: Texas A&M
Medical School: Texas A&M COM
Academic Interest: female pelvic reconstruction, endourology
Hobbies: outdoor activity especially being in or near a body of water, raising two crazy dogs
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The food and warm weather."
Hometown: Crystal Lake, IL
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Academic Interest: endourology and robotic
Hobbies: outdoors & Bernese Mountain Dogs
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The activities, weather, and culture."
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate: CUNY Hunter College
Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Academic Interest: FPMRS
Hobbies: tennis, karaoke, and watching Premier League Soccer
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The food and diversity."
PGY-1
Melody Ong
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Undergraduate: University of Western Ontario
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Academic Interest: robotics, endourology, FPMRS
Hobbies: eating, traveling, sleeping
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The food, diversity, and low cost of living."
Tatyana Yatsenko
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
Academic Interest: reconstructive urology
Hobbies: ballroom dance, ice skating, and tennis
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The foodie scene and variety of fun activities."
Carlos Riveros
Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
Undergraduate: National University of Colombia
Medical School: National University of Colombia
Academic Interest: urologic oncology
Hobbies: Mountain biking and video games
Favorite Thing About Houston: "Home to the world’s largest medical center."