UTHealth TMC IR Residents

Chief Resident

Tom Connors, MD

Medical School: McGovern Medical School
Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin
Intern Year: Lankenau Medical Center – Internal Medicine

PGY-6

Karthik Bande, MD

Medical School: Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin
Intern Year: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – General Surgery

 

Wylie T. Foss, MD

Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Boise State University
Intern Year: UT Austin Dell – General Surgery

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PGY-5

Francis Celii, MD

Medical School: McGovern Medical School
Undergraduate: St. Louis University
Intern Year: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – Internal Medicine

Yang (John) Qiao, MD

Medical School: Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Undergraduate: McGill University
Intern Year: Columbia University Medical Center / New York-Presbyterian Hospital – General Surgery

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PGY-4

Lynsey Claus, MD

Medical School: The University of Texas Medical Branch
Undergraduate: The University of Texas at San Antonio
Intern Year: UTHealth San Antonio – General Surgery

Damir Ljuboja, MD, MBA

Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Graduate School: Harvard Business School
Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin
Intern Year: Mass General Brigham: Newton-Wellesley Hospital – Transitional Year

Jose Viramontes, MD

Medical School: McGovern Medical School
Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin
Intern Year: UT Austin Dell – General Surgery

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PGY-3

Aamir Ali, MD

Medical School: King Edward Medical University
Research Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Intern Year: Yale New Haven Medical Center Waterbury Hospital – Internal Medicine

Matt Kamp, MD

Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Undergraduate: University of Missouri
Intern Year: Baylor College of Medicine – Internal Medicine

Maggie Xiong, MD

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Intern Year: Kaweah Health Medical Center — General Surgery

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PGY-2

Ather Adnan, MD

Medical School: Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Intern Year: Methodist Dallas Medical Center – General Surgery

Sydney Cooper, DO

Medical School: Michigan State University
Undergraduate: University of New Mexico
Intern Year: University of New Mexico – Internal Medicine

Thomas Pennix, MD

Medical School: University of Miami Medical School
Undergraduate: University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
Intern Year: University of Miami – General Surgery