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Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgery Fellowship Faculty
Daniel J. Bertges, MD, FACS
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Professor of Surgery and Medicine
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Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Vascular Surgery
Research Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Residency: University of Pittsburgh – Surgery
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Matthew J. Alef, MD, FACS
Director, David B. Pilcher Vascular Lab
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Vascular Surgery
Residency: University of Pittsburgh - Surgery
Medical School: Rush University Medical College
Katelynn Ferranti, MD
Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery
Residency: Penn State Health – Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency
Medical School: University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Julie A. Lahiri, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Vascular Surgery
Residency: UVM Medical Center -Surgery
Medical School: Wright State University School of Medicine
Andrew Stanley, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: Boston University Medical Center - Vascular Surgery
Residency: University of Massachusetts School of Medicine - Surgery
Medical School: Brown University School of Medicine
Georg Steinthorsson, MD, FACS
Division Chief, Vascular Surgery
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: Yale University - Vascular Surgery
Residency: Dartmouth Medical School - Surgery
Medical School: University of Iceland Medical School
Mead Ferris, MD
Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: University of Vermont Medical Center- Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: Prisma Health-University of South Carolina- Surgical Critical Care
Residency: Prisma Health-University of South Carolina- Surgery
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Current Vascular Surgery Fellows
Robyn Guinto, MD
Robyn Guinto, MD received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She attended Drexel University College of Medicine where she received her Doctorate of Medicine in 2017. She completed her general surgery residency at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, NJ. Dr. Guinto is anticipated to graduate in July 2024.
Christine Kariya, MD
Christine Kariya, MD received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in Durham, NC. She attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine where she received her Doctorate of Medicine in 2013. After completion of her general surgery residency at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Kariya is anticipated to graduate July 2023.
Future Vascular Surgery Fellows
Sean Liebscher, MD
Sean Liebscher, MD received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN. He also earned a master’s degree in Entrepreneurship from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN. He attended Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago, IL where he received his Doctorate of Medicine in 2018. He is currently completing his general surgery residency at the University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS. Dr. Liebscher will start in our Vascular Surgery Fellowship in August 2023.
Graduated Vascular Surgery Fellows
Mustafa Siddique, MD
Mustafa Siddique, MD received a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from UCLA in Los Angeles, CA. He attended St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine in Cayman Islands where he received his Doctorate of Medicine in 2013. After completion of his general surgery residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Siddique graduated from our Vascular Surgery Fellowship on July 31, 2022.
Griffin Boll, MD
Griffin Boll, MD received a Bachelor of Science in Comprehensive Science from Villanova University in Villanova, PA. He attended The University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, VT where he received his Doctorate of Medicine in 2013. He completed his general surgery residency at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. Dr. Boll graduated from our Vascular Surgery Fellowship on July 31, 2021.
Mead Ferris, MD
Mead Ferris, MD received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. He also earned a Master’s of Science in Physiology and Biophysics from the University of the South. He attended St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada where he received his Doctorate of Medicine in 2012. After completion of his general surgery residency at Palmetto Health in Columbia, SC. Dr. Ferris graduated from our Vascular Surgery Fellowship on July 31, 2020.
Mark Perry, MD
Mark Perry, MD received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Sociology at Union College in Schenectady, NY. He also earned an MBA in Health Care Administration from Union College. He attended Albany Medical College in Albany, New York where he received a Doctorate of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Perry completed a surgery residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA. Dr. Perry graduated from our Vascular Surgery Fellowship on July 31, 2019.
Mrinal Shukla, MD
Mrinal Shukla, MD, attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia where he graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He attended Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he received a Doctorate of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Shukla completed a surgery residency at Mercer University School of Medicine in Savannah, Georgia in June 2016. He served as Administrative Chief Surgery Resident from 2015-2016. He speaks fluent English and advanced Hindi. Dr. Shukla graduated from our Vascular Surgery Fellowship on July 31, 2018.