The Program Leaders


Craig R. Smith, Jr., MD
Chair, Department of Surgery

Williams College
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency, University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Tracey D. Arnell, MD
Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program

Whitman College
University of Washington School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency, Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Lahey Clinic


Beth Hochman, MD (she/her)
Assistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program 

Harvard College
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
General Surgery Residency, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania 


Catherine McManus, MD, MS (she/her)
Assistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program – Medical Knowledge Curriculum

University of Wisconsin Madison
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Master of Clinical Research Methods, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
General Surgery Residency, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship, Columbia University Irving Medical Center


Dina Podolsky, MD (she/hers)
Assistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program – Procedural Skills and Simulation Curriculum

Rutgers University
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
General Surgery Residency, Montefiore Medical Center
Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Robotic Surgery Fellowship, Columbia University Irving Medical Center