Michael Trahan joined Martha Jefferson after six years as a surgeon and assistant professor of surgery at the Center for Weight Management, University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, Texas). He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Lamar University (Beaumont, Texas) and his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Lubbock, Texas). He completed his residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He completed the Fundamentals of Bariatric Surgery training course and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)-endorsed Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Mini-Fellowship Program. Dr. Trahan also completed the Lap-Band® System Workshop and is a recognized REALIZE® Band surgeon. He is board certified in general surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He and his wife, also a general surgeon, have three daughters.

Alex graduated from University College Galway, Ireland, in 1991. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency in Albany, New York, in 1996 and moved to New Orleans for his fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Since 1999 he has been in Charlottesville and has worked as a hospitalist at Martha Jefferson, had a private solo practice and now is part of Martha Jefferson Medical Associates. His partner, Virginia, and children Levi, Daisy and Julian are his greatest loves, alongside his patients, that is.

Dr. Mohit Nanda graduated magna cum laude from Rice University and received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma (MD). He received his ophthalmology training at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and subspecialty training in the management of retinal diseases at Rush Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Nanda’s interests include fine arts, music, horticulture and gardening. He and his wife, Dr. Vandana “Bindu” Nanda, have three daughters.

Kelly grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami in Oxford, Ohio. She went to medical school at the Medical College of Ohio and completed her residency training in obstetrics at the University of North Carolina. Besides her practice, she keeps busy with the demands of her four children. She enjoys cooking, Pilates and traveling with her family. She joined Jefferson Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Martha Jefferson Medical Staff in 2001.

Dr. Lewis V. Owens has practiced Vascular Surgery at Martha Jefferson Hospital since 2001. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and received his medical degree from the University of Colorado. He completed General and Vascular Surgery training at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Owens is board certified in General Surgery and in Vascular Surgery. His wife, Kelly, is a board certified OB/GYN and is in private practice in Charlottesville. They have four children. Being a Colorado native, Dr. Owens enjoys skiing and is acclimating to the Virginia slopes.