General Surgery Residency Faculty
Mercy Catholic Medical Center’s faculty members bring their day-to-day experience of caring for patients into their approach to teaching. Their commitment is reflected in their willingness to share the knowledge and skills they have developed over their professional lifetime. Each faculty member, a board-certified physician in his or her specialty, strives to provide a quality and productive experience for residents during the transitional year.
Ali S. Ahmadinejad, MD
Specialty: General and Vascular Surgery
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Orlando Castillo, MD
Specialty: General Surgery
Leon E. Clarke, MD
Specialty: General Surgery
- Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, Mercy Philadelphia Hospital
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
John B. Fobia, MD
Specialty: General and Vascular Surgery
- Assistant Program Director, Department of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Farrukh A. Khan, MD
Specialty: General and Vascular Surgery
- Clinical Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Karen Kish, MD
Specialty: Breast and Colorectal Surgery
Piotr Krecioch, MD
Specialty: General and Bariatric Surgery
Prashanth Ramachandra, MD
Chair, Department of Surgery, Mercy Catholic Medical Center
- Director, Mercy Bariatrics
- Specialty: General Surgery and Bariatric Surgery
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Carmine Volpe, MD
Program Director: General Surgery Residency
- Director, Oncology Service Line