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

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

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

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

Alexandra Elias, MD, FASCRS

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

Tung Trang, MD, FACS

Chief, Otolaryngology

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

Ryan Lindborg, MD

Director of Simulation, General Surgery Residency Program

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

Joshua Crosby, MD

Director of Quality Management, General Surgery Residency Program

Medical School: Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine
Residency: Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin

Moh'd Sbeih, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Advanced GI, MIS and Robotic Bariatric Surgery

Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Columbia University, Harlem Hospital Center

Rizal Lim, MD

Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Residency: Boston University Medical Center

Neesha Patel, MD

Trauma and Critical Care

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine

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