Current Residents
Meet the Department of Surgery residents at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Class of 2025

Christopher Camarata, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Loyola Univ. Chicago
- Hometown: Overland Park, KS

Corey Hounschell, D.O.
- Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.
- Undergraduate: Missouri Southern State Univ.
- Hometown: Joplin, MO

Gregory Mouradian, M.D.
- Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown Univ,
- Undergraduate: Brown Univ.
- Hometown: Franklin, MA

Jourdaen Sanchez, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
- Hometown: Overland Park, KS

Thomas Schermoly, D.O.
- Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Undergraduate: Drake University, Des Moines, IA
- Hometown: Olathe, KS

J. Caleb Shahbandeh, M.D., MPH
- Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
- Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma
- Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Class of 2026

Connor King, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Southeast Missouri State University
- Hometown: Jackson, MO

Tateum Mattingly, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Kansas Medical Center
- Undergraduate: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- Hometown: Hoisington, KS / Lincoln, NE

Alexander Reeb, D.O.
- Medical School: University of North Texas Health Sciences Center, College of Osteopathic College. Fort Worth, TX
- Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin, TX
- Hometown: Fort Worth, TX

Stefanie Schaeffer, D.O.
- Medical School: Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
- Undergrad: Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO
- Hometown: Simi Valley, CA & Topeka, KS

Julia Alexandra Sullivan, M.D.
- Medical School: University De Navarra, Spain
- Undergraduate: University of Missouri, Kansas City
- Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Class of 2027

Jennaye Burkhart, D.O.
- Medical School: Touro Univ. Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Undergraduate: California State University
- Hometown: Camanche, CA

Katherine Grabowski, D.O., MPH, MBA
- Medical School: Kansas City Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Undergraduate: Rockhurst University & University of Iowa
- Hometown: Clarendon Hills, IL

Kelsey Lambou, M.D.
- Medical School: Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences COM
- Undergraduate: Louisiana State
- Hometown: Little Rock, AR
Class of 2028

Alex Courtney, M.D.
- Medical School: Univ. of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS
- Undergrad: East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC
- Hometown: McLouth, KS

Morgan Garrett, D.O.
- Medical School: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK
- Undergrad: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK

Joseph Hayhurst, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, MO
- Undergrad: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Hometown: Tulsa, OK

Nadia Nawabi, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
- Undergrad: University of Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
- Hometown: Overland Park, KS

Katelyn Sanner Dixon, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
- Undergrad: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- Hometown: Louisburg, KS

Alan Shi, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
- Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Hometown: Lawrence, KS
Class of 2029

Alanis Cordova, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
- Undergrad: Oklahoma State University
- Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Greg Lombana, M.D.
- Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Undergrad: Fordham University
- Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Sahaam Mirza, D.O.
- Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Undergrad: Case Western University
- Hometown: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Karam Obeid, M.D.
- Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Undergrad: Old Dominion University
- Hometown: Lebanon

Sirai Ramirez, D.O.
- Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Undergrad: William Paterson University
- Hometown: Ridgewood, New Jersey
KU Research Residents

Terra M. Hill, M.D., MSc
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Hometown: Kansas City, MO
- Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
- Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Robert Winfield; Trauma, Critical Care, & Emergency General Surgery

Lauren T. Kerivan, M.D., MSc
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Hometown: Springfield, MO
- Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC
- Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Kelsey Larson; Breast Surgical Oncology

Aubrey Swilling, D.O.
- Hometown: Georgetown, TX
- Medical School: Univ. of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth COM
- Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Luke Selby, Surgical Oncology