General Surgery Residency Program Faculty

Jeffrey Nalesnik, MD

• Chairman, Department of Surgery

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Residency: University of Texas, San Antonio

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Amber Jones, DO, MPH, FACS, FCCP

• Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
• Surgical Critical Care Interventionist, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery
• Assistant Clinical Professor, Trauma, Acute Care, and Surgical Critical Care

Medical School: Touro University California
Residency: Kern Medical

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Amir Berjis, MD, MACM, FACS, FCCP

• Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery
• Member, Board of Governors of the Kern County Hospital Authority
• Designated Institutional Officer, Kern Medical
• Director, Medical Education
• Director, Thoracic Surgery

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri
Residency: Kern Medical

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Matthew Hannon, MD, FACS

• Medical Director, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery
• Division Chief, Acute Care Surgery

Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: Maricopa Medical Center

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Scott Snyder, MD, FACS

• Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Director of Curriculum. General Surgery Residency Program

Medical School: University of Guadalajara, Mexico. New York Medical College
Residency: UCLA – Harbor Medical Center, John Marshall University, University of California Davis Medical Center

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Alexandra Elias, MD

• Director of Research, General Surgery Residency Program
• Director of Well-being. General Surgery Residency Program

Medical School: University of California, Davis
Residency: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

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Tung Trang, MD, FACS

• Chief, Otolaryngology

Medical School: University of Rochester, School of Medicine
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland

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Mamta Swaroop, MD, FACS, FICS, FAIM

• Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, General Surgery Residency Program

Medical School: University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center
Residency: University of South Florida

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Ryan Lindborg, MD

• Director of Simulation, General Surgery Residency Program

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: New York Methodist Hospital

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