Match Day 2026

Today is Match Day! The day when the National Resident Matching Program releases results to applicants seeking residency and fellowship training positions in the United States. Thank you to everyone who participated in recruitment activities this year.

Committed to training the next generation of academic surgeons, our residencies provide rigorous training in the research laboratory so that future surgeon-scientists are prepared to deliver cutting-edge, compassionate care to patients and their families. As a land-grant University, rural track residents elevate our mission by training with experienced physicians of diverse backgrounds and interests - dedicated to serving all Minnesotans.

Let's welcome our new residents as they celebrate Match Day and look to the future with the Department of Surgery!

General Surgery Residency

PGY-1 General Surgery Categorical & Rural Residents

• Andrea Bennett
  University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Casey Deneen
  University of Minnesota Medical School
• Jordan Sauve
  University of Minnesota Medical School
• Kevin Young 
  Medical College of Wisconsin
• Joanna Chen
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Moretta Nielson 
  University of Minnesota Medical School
• Christine Nolde
  University of Washington School of Medicine
• Abigail Wootton
  Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
• Kajsa Anderson - Rural
  University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

PGY-1 General Surgery Preliminary Residents

• Colton Mowers
  Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
• Morgan McBride
  University of Minnesota Medical School
• Mathias Kant
  Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
• Juan Pablo Navarro Garcia de Llano - NeuroSx Prelim
  Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Integrated Residency

• Haley Brahmbhatt 
  University of Minnesota Medical School
• Jaina Eckert 
  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency

• Renxi Li, MD
  George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences