Welcome to our Residency page!

Shawhin “Shawn” Shahriari, MD, MS, MA

Hometown: Rolling Hills Estates, CA
 
Undergraduate: University of California Santa Barbara
 
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
 
Other degrees: UCSB, MA in Microbiology; USC, MS in Global Medicine
 
Interests: Hand and upper extremity, General Reconstruction, Medical Education
 
Why UNM: We are hands-on in the OR from day one. Often we are single scrubbed even as first years, and if there are multiple residents in the room, the Senior is taking the Junior through the case or teaching them as they do the complex steps during a case.
 
My co-residents are great. We support each other, foster a positive work environment, and are willing to help each other with anything, be it work related or not.
 
We only take call at one location, so we don't need to drive extensively between different hospitals in the middle of the night
 
I have a close working relationship with every plastic surgery attending and attendings in other plastic surgery related fields (i.e. Ortho Hand, ENT, OMFS, Oculoplastic)
 
Hobbies: Walking my dogs, spending time with my wife, Dog Rescue- we have rescued multiple seniors and have helped a pregnant mom give birth to five puppies, brunch, Netflix/Hulu/Prime/Disney+, Everything Star Wars

Joseph Kuhn, MD

Dominick Byrd, MD

Samantha Huang, MD

Hometown: Foster City, CA
 
Undergraduate: University of California Los Angeles
 
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
 
Interests: Microsurgery, General Reconstruction, Cosmetics, Research – Machine Learning in Burns
 
Why UNM: UNM has a great culture that makes it a wonderful place to train. This program is very supportive, from the residents, attendings, midlevels, OR and clinic staff. It is a very hands-on program that truly gets you started in the OR from day one where everyone involved is invested in your learning. Our patient population is very diverse, being the only Level I trauma center in the state, which makes for excellent clinical and operative experiences. This program has a great balance of education, clinical training, and lifestyle that’s owed much to the support we have from our faculty and the teamwork amongst the residents.

Hobbies: Rock Climbing, Tennis, Painting Rocks, Playing Animal Crossing

Adam Schwartz, MD

Hometown: West Nyack, NY

Undergraduate: University of Florida

Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

Interests: Burn surgery, lower extremity reconstruction, breast reconstruction, medical education

Why UNM: We have an amazingly supportive group of residents and attendings who push you to be the best plastic surgeon you can be. It is a very hands-on program with lots of early operative experience; I was plating facial fractures within hours of starting my first day. There is such a positive environment in this program, and I find myself laughing and having a great time with my co-residents on a daily basis. We have great working relationships with all of the hospital staff, and this makes for a very pleasant work atmosphere.

Hobbies: Skiing, piano, drums, football, baseball, roller coasters, horror movies

 

 

 

Maahum Mehdi, MD

Hometown: Mequon, WI

Undergraduate: Wellesley College

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Interests: Facial trauma, aesthetics, any and all kinds of flaps!!

Why UNM: The welcoming environment at UNM makes it a great space for learning and asking questions. I was thrown into the operating room on Day 1 of residency which has made the start of my training very exciting and informative. I love working with the residents and attendings and am looking forward to the next 6 years at UNM!

Hobbies: Running, biking, anything outside