Plastic Surgery Residency Program (2026-27)

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Faculty Leadership

Scott L. Hansen, MD, FACS

Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program

Esther A. Kim, MD

Esther A. Kim, MD

Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency

Merisa L. Piper, MD

Merisa L. Piper, MD

Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency

PGY-6 (Chief Residents)

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Santiago Gonzalez, MD, MPH

Chief Resident (PGY-6)
Plastic Surgery

University of Arkansas

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Jacquelyn (Alex) Knox, MD

Chief Resident (PGY-6)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

Alap Patel

Chief Resident (PGY-6)
Plastic Surgery

University of Rochester

PGY-5

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Nusaiba Baker, MD, PhD

Resident (PGY-5)
Plastic Surgery

Emory

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Waverley He, MD

Resident (PGY-5)
Plastic Surgery

Johns Hopkins

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Oblaise Mercury, MD

Resident (PGY-5)
Plastic Surgery

Emory

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Casey Tompkins-Rhoades, MD

Resident (PGY-5)
Plastic Surgery

University of Pittsburgh

PGY-4

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Greta Davis, MD

Resident (PGY-4)
Plastic Surgery

UC San Diego

Pyon Rachel

Rachel Pyon, MD

Resident (PGY-4)
Plastic Surgery

Saint Louis University

Song Siyou

Resident (PGY-4)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

Resident Research Fellows

Lem Melinda

Melinda Lem, MD

Resident Research Fellow
Plastic Surgery

UC Irvine

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Alexander Murphy, MD

Resident Research Fellow
Plastic Surgery

Columbia

PGY-3

Michelle.Benedict

Michelle Benedict, MD, MBA

Resident (PGY-3)
Plastic Surgery

University of Michigan

Elizabeth.Danial@ucsf.edu

Elizabeth Danial, MD

Resident (PGY-3)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

Alex Joo, MD

Resident (PGY-3)
Plastic Surgery

U. Mass

PGY-2

Israel Falade

Israel Falade, MD

Resident (PGY-2)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

Aileen Gozali

Aileen Gozali, MD, MM

Resident (PGY-2)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

Joseph Mocharnuk

Joseph Mocharnuk, MD, MS

Resident (PGY-2)
Plastic Surgery

Univ. of Pittsburgh

Shannon Su

Resident (PGY-2)
Plastic Surgery

Emory

PGY-1 (Interns)

Ashley Chang

Ashley Chang, MD

Resident (PGY-1)
Plastic Surgery

UPenn

Allison Diaz

Allison Diaz, MD

Resident (PGY-1)
Plastic Surgery

NYU

Matthew McLaughlin

Matthew McLaughlin, MD

Resident (PGY-1)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

Nancy Qin

Resident (PGY-1)
Plastic Surgery

Cornell

Note: Red text denotes medical school attended