Categorical PGY-3

Brienne Donovan, MD
Preferred Name: Brie
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

About Dr. Donovan

Brienne Donovan is a PGY-3 resident in General Surgery at Temple University. She is interested in specializing after residency but is undecided as she has interest in several fields. She is currently completing two research years and working on bariatric and burn surgery research studies.

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution and Years: Brown University, 2009-2013
• Medical School and Years: LKSOM at Temple University, 2015-2019
• Additional Degrees: Candidate for master’s in professional health education at Temple University

Fun Facts:

• Hobbies/Interests: reading fiction, indoor cycling
• Favorite restaurant in Philly: Helm
• Favorite weekend activity: Reading a book

Aron Egelko, MD
Preferred Name: Aron
Pronouns: they/them
Hometown: Ventura, California

About Dr. Egelko

Dr. Egelko is a PGY-3 resident. They are interested in trauma, burns, and critical care with a specific focus on global surgery and health equity. They continue to be involved with disaster 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: Monster Vegan 

Rebecca Green, MD
Preferred Name: Rebecca
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Wayside, NJ

About Dr. Green

Rebecca Green is a PGY-3 resident in General Surgery at Temple University. She is interested in pursuing a career in endocrine surgery. After her PGY-2 year, Rebecca performed two years of research that focused on outcomes and disparities in parathyroid and adrenal surgery.  

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution: Tulane University, 2011 – 2015  
• Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, 2015 – 2019

Honors and Awards:

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

Fun Facts:

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

Miranda Haslam, MD
Preferred Name: Miranda    
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Hamburg, PA

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

About Dr. Kahler

Dylan Kahler is a PGY-3 resident in General Surgery at Temple University. He is interested in pursuing a career in either plastic and reconstructive surgery or vascular surgery. He has performed research in plastic surgery and surgical oncology.

Education:

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

Honors and Awards:

• United States Air Force Health Professions Scholarship, Recipient, 2015
• Summa Cum Laude, University of Delaware, 2014

Fun Facts:

• Hobbies/Interests: Exercise, Sailing, Hiking, Kayaking
• Favorite restaurant in Philly: Zahav
• Favorite weekend activity: Home Renovations (…if only I were kidding)

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David Lin, MD
Preferred Name: David
Pronouns: he/him/his
Hometown: Queens, NY

 

 

About Dr. Lin

Dr. Lin is a PGY-3 resident interested in MIS/Bariatric surgery. He is conducting research with Dr. Soans looking into the pre-operative work up of patients undergoing weight loss procedures. He hopes to focus his practice on patients who don’t successfully lose weight after their initial surgery. 

Education

• Boston University 
• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell 

Fun Facts

• Hobbies/Interests: baseball, electronic music, baking 
• Favorite restaurant in Philly: technically not a restaurant but Burrito El Feliz 

 

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Malhar Parikh, MD
Pronouns: he/him/his
Hometown: Bloomfield Township, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

About Dr. Parikh

Dr. Parikh is a PGY-3 resident at Temple University in General Surgery. He is unsure about what specialty he would like to pursue in the future but is open to suggestions. He’s just happy to be here! 

 

Education:

• Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan 
• Medical School: Tulane 

Fun Facts:

• Hobbies/Interests: Basketball, cats,  
• Favorite restaurant in Philly: Don Barriga 
• I got a puppy recently. 

 

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Valeda Yong, MD
Preferred Name: Valeda
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Boca Raton, FL

 

 

About Dr. Yong

Valeda Yong is a clinical PGY-3 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