Nathan Doremus

Preferred Name: Nate
Pronouns: He/him/his
Hometown: Chanhassen, MN

About Dr. Nathan Doremus:

Dr. Nathan Doremus is a PGY-4 resident who is taking a single year for research. He is interested in the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is involved in projects spanning from wound care following gender affirming surgery, microvascular reconstruction and large database outcomes research. Nathan is also a resident member of the Program Evaluation Committee. 

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution: Carleton College, 2007-2011
• Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine, 2015-2019
• Additional Degrees: Masters of Medical Science, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2014-2015

Honors and Awards:

• Distinguished Graduate Tutor of the Year, Drexel University, 2016-2017
• Owl Ribbon for Excellence in Teamwork, TUHS, 2022

Fun Facts:

• Hobbies/Interests: golf when I can, basketball, working out
• Favorite restaurant in Philly: Lucky’s Last Chance
• Favorite cheesesteak spot: Doesn’t matter they are all the same and they are fine, don’t listen to the lies.

Aron Egelko, MD MGH

Pronouns: They/them
Hometown: Ventura, California 

About Dr. Egelko: 

Dr. Egelko is a PGY-4 interested in trauma, burns, and critical care. Their research focuses on outcomes for civilians in conflict zones and they continue to be involved with research and policy planning at the WHO Knowledge Center for Healthcare in Disasters located at Karolinska Institutet where they completed their research year.  

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley 
• Medical School:  State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine, 
• Additional Degrees: Masters of Global Health, Karolinska Institutet  

Fun Facts:

• Hobbies/Interests: Vegan baking, hiking, overpriced exercise classes 
• Favorite restaurant in Philly: Laser Wolf

Rebecca Green

Preferred Name: Rebecca
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Wayside, NJ

About Dr. Green:

Rebecca Green is a PGY-4 resident in General Surgery at Temple University. She is interested in pursuing a career in endocrine surgery. After her PGY-2 year, Rebecca completed two years of research that focused on outcomes and disparities in parathyroid and adrenal surgery.

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution: Tulane University
• Medical School: Tulane University SOM

Honors and Awards:

• First place award, Robert D. Harwick, MD Resident Research Symposium 2023

Fun Facts:

• Favorite restaurant in Philly: K’Far (for brunch!)
• Favorite weekend activity: day trips to the beach

Dylan Kahler, MD

Preferred Name: Dylan
Pronouns: He/His
Hometown: Middletown, DE

About Dr. Kahler:

Dylan is a PGY-4 resident in General Surgery at Temple University. He is interested in pursuing a career in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He has performed research in plastic, transplant, and trauma surgery.

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution: University of Delaware, 2010 –2014
• Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2015 – 2019

Honors and Awards:

• ASPS Co-Winner Best Resident Paper Presentation Award, ASPS 2023
• United States Air Force Health Professions Scholarship, Recipient, 2015
• Summa Cum Laude, University of Delaware, 2014

Fun Facts:

• Hobbies/Interests: Hobbies/Interests: exercise, sporting clays, sailing, golf, watching F1 racing (mostly just the Netflix special), spending time with my wonderful wife and two wild sons!
• Favorite restaurant in Philly: Parc, Vedge, Lucky’s Last Chance

David Lin

Preferred Name: David
Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: NYC

About Dr. Lin:

Dr. Lin is a PGY-4 resident. He is interested in MIS/bariatric surgery and will be applying for fellowship this winter. He is particularly interested in integrating the medical management of obesity into his future practice and helping patients who have regained weight after their initial bariatric procedure. He is currently conducting research with Dr. Soans. In his free time he can be found at Phillies games rooting for the away team.

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution: Boston University
• Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Fun Facts:

• Hobbies/Interests: EDM, baking, weekend trips to New York
• Favorite restaurant in Philly: Dubu
• Still trying to convince my girlfriend to get a samoyed but will settle for a corgi

Malhar Parikh

Preferred Name: Malhar Parikh
Pronouns: he/him/his
Hometown: Bloomfield township, Michigan

About Dr. Parikh:

Dr. Parikh is a PGY-4 resident at Temple in general surgery. He is interested in trauma and acute care surgery, but is also open to suggestions! 

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan
• Medical School: Tulane
• Additional Degrees: none 

Fun Facts:

• Hobbies/Interests: Basketball, cats 
• Favorite restaurant in Philly: Ekta
• My puppy is 2 years old now!

Valeda Yong, MD

About Dr. Yong: 

Valeda Yong is a clinical PGY-4 in General Surgery at Temple University. She is interested in pursuing a career in cardiothoracic surgery. After her PGY-2 year, Valeda completed two years of research in surgical education and healthcare disparities, including workforce disparities, in cardiothoracic surgery. She also obtained a MSEd in Professional Health Education during this time. 

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution: Rice University, 2011 - 2015 
• Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2015 - 2019 
• Additional Degrees: MSEd, Professional Health Education, Temple University, 2021 - 2023 

Honors and Awards:

• Robert D. Harwick, MD Resident Research Award, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 2023 
• Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Ethics Committee Cover Art Winner, 2022 
• Robert D. Harwick, MD Resident Research Award, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 2022 
• The William Bligh-Glover, MD Award for excellence in commitment to teaching, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2019 

Fun Facts:

• Hobbies/Interests: DIY and teaching myself new crafts, hiking all of the national parks, bargain shopping, family time 
• Favorite weekend activity: hiking the Wissahickon with my husband, son, and dog or starting a new craft project