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Current Residents

Highly trained residents specializing in plastic surgery in Saint Louis University's School of Medicine come from diverse educational backgrounds and pursue a variety of clinical interests.

Residents

Head and shoulders portrait of Lynn Bourne

Lynn Bourn, M.D.

Chief
Undergraduate: Southeastern Louisiana University
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine


Head and shoulders portrait of Laura Roider

Laura Roider, M.D.

Chief
Undergraduate: University of Missouri
Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine


Head and shoulders portrait of Louisa Ragsdale, M.D.

Louisa Ragsdale, M.D.

PGY-5
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center


Head and shoulders portrait of Peter Firouzbakht

Peter Firouzbakht, M.D.

PGY-5
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center


Head and shoulders portrait of Jason Lin, M.D.

Jason Lin, M.D. 

PGY-4
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine


Head and shoulders portrait of Cedar Slovacek, M.D.

Cedar Slovacek, M.D.

PGY-4
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Head and shoulders portrait of Amanda Brown, M.D.

Amanda Brown, M.D.

PGY-3
Undergraduate: University of Southern Indiana
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine


Head and shoulders portrait of Thomas Xia

Thomas Xia, M.D.

PGY-3
Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine


Headshot of Amir Aminzada

Amir Aminzada, M.D.

PGY-2
Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center


Headshot of Rohan Gupta

Rohun Gupta, M.D.

PGY-2
Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine


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Andi Zhang, M.D

PGY-1
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine


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Allison Podsednik Gardner, M.D

PGY- 1
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Valley School of Medicine