Meet Our Residents

First-year residents (PGY-1)

2020 Intern Orientation

Name	About
Asha Asthana	Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: Everyone in my immediate family was born in a different country; I am the US born!
Rocio Bautista Sanchez	Undergraduate: Universidad Iberamericana Medical School: Universidad Iberamericana, Santo Domingo Fun Fact: I am a choir singer and karaoke lover.
Prithvi Bomdica	Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: Northwestern University
Margaret Brandon	Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I’m currently training for my first 5k run. This is a huge deal for a lifelong sprinter.
Tavia Buysse	Undergraduate: Hamline University Medical School: New York Medical College Fun Fact: I hiked up a volcano while on vacation in Costa Rica.
Jian Chu	Undergraduate: University of Washington Medical School: University of Iowa Fun Fact: I memorized 50 digits of pi in one sitting during middle school and for some reason, it has stuck. This hasn’t come in handy yet.
Kelsey Danley	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I lived in the Amazon Rainforest for a month.
Ritika Dhawan	Undergraduate: Illinois Institute of Technology Medical School: Rush Medical College
Natalia Filipek	Undergraduate: Loyola University Medical School: University of Washington Fun Fact: My life goal is to visit at least one new country every year.
Shan Guleria	Undergraduate: Georgetown University Medical School: University of Virginia Fun Fact: In medical school I watched the entirety of Bob Ross’ the Joy of Painting on YouTube in about 2 months and taught myself how to paint landscapes, which I sell and give as gifts to family and friends. I am working on teaching my fiancée (this originally read “wife” but alas…COVID) to paint as well!
Thomas Haferkamp	Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City Fun Fact: I learned how to Water Ski when I was 3 years old.
Steven Heidt	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I hope to eventually attend a game at each MLB stadium and backpack in every National Park.
Anika Huq	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Michigan State University-Southeast Michigan Fun Fact: During my fourth year of medical school, I ran to Canada and back.
Vinesh Jeevanandam	Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Fun Fact: I enjoy terrible reality TV shows.
Matthew Johnson	Undergraduate: University of Georgia Medical School: Quinnipiac University Fun Fact: In medical school I taught myself how to knit.
Mina Kerolos	Undergraduate: Moraine Valley Community College Graduate: University of Illinois-Chicago, D.Pharm. Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I lived in Zambia for 6 months.
Matthew Kroll	Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis Medical School: Loyola University Fun Fact: Oak Park Pub Trivia Champion - 2016
Rebekah Landsman	Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Medical School: Loyola University Fun Fact: I am a huge fan of the board game Scrabble.
David (Shengyuan) Luo	Undergraduate: Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Medical School: Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Fun Fact: I’m an amateur jazz pianist.
Megan Middleton	Undergraduate: Ohio State University Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: My paternal grandfather was born in 1879.
Nikitaa Nath	Undergraduate: Ohio State University Medical School: Ohio State University Fun Fact: I came to the US in a cardboard box. My family immigrated to the US when I was a baby, and on our flight they ran out of baby booster seats, so I was given a box instead!
Malina Patel	Undergraduate: Austin College Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center Fun Fact: I once went snorkeling with baby sharks.
Carl Pett	Undergraduate: Northwestern University Medical School: Loyola University Fun Fact: I worked for an after-school soccer and creative writing program in Boston before going to medical school.
Gautham Prakash	Undergraduate: Dartmouth College Medical School: University of Kansas-Wichita
Perry Rabin	Undergraduate: Butler University Medical School: Indiana University Fun Fact: I worked in backstage catering at a concert venue for a summer and got to meet Steve Martin, Sarah McLoughlin, Train, and many other artists.
Amita Raj	Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center Fun Fact: I have a golden retriever mix named Zuko and we love hiking!
Eric Roessler	Undergraduate: Tulane University Medical School: Louisiana State University Fun Fact: I once biked 85 miles with my friend to rescue his dead car.
Anchal Sabharwal	Undergraduate: Duke University Medical School: Albany Medical College Fun Fact: My favorite activity is going to Trader Joe’s.
Benjamin Schwartz	Undergraduate: Duke University Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Fun Fact: I bake a lot of sourdough bread.
Jessica Strzepka	Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I love to bake!
Amy Trang	Undergraduate: UCLA Medical School: Oakland University Fun Fact: I love running! I run about 20 miles each week.
Marc Trubin	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: For the first 24 years of my life, I went by my middle name (Edouard shortened to Ed). Now I go by my first name!
Lillian Tung	Undergraduate: Northwestern University Medical School: USF Health Morsani Fun Fact: I am mixed-handed—left hand or right hand dominant, depending on the task!
John Wagner	Undergraduate: Amherst College Medical School: Loyola University Fun Fact: I played college baseball for the oldest program in the country, which fielded its first team in 1859.
Patricia Ziegler	Undergraduate: Loyola University Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I was born and raised most of my life in Venezuela. My dad will Facetime Wilson Contreras at parties.
Andrew Zolot	Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Second-year residents (PGY-2)

2019 Intern Orientation

Name	About
Naman Agrawal	Undergraduate: Indiana University Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City Fun Fact: I love to play pick-up basketball.
Elizabeth Behrens	Undergraduate: University of Southern Indiana Medical School: University of Kentucky Fun Fact: I am very good at finding four leaf clovers.
Athina Bouroukas	Undergraduate School: Loyola University Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I love to sketch/paint in my free time.
Caleb Chiang	Undergraduate: Cedarville University Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I know how to play 5 musical instruments.
Nicholas de la Rua	Undergraduate: Loyola University New Orleans Medical School: Louisiana State University Fun Fact: I played in a band through medical school called Rad Cow Disease.
Matt Eganhouse	Undergraduate: University of Iowa Medical School: Creighton University Fun Fact: I have a twin sister named Ali.
Rebecca Fitzpatrick	Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine Fun Fact: My thumbs are different sizes.
Katharine Foster	Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I like to brew kombucha!
Benjamin German	Undergraduate: Cedarville University Medical School: University of Louisville Fun Fact: My favorite hiking trip was to Banff National Park.
Joy Hermes	Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: Creighton University Fun Fact: I’ve traveled to 19 different countries!
Alexander Hlepas	Medical School: Charité – University Medicine Berlin Fun Fact: In my family we speak English, German, Greek and Georgian at home.
Clay Hoster	Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University Medical School: University of Cincinnati Fun Fact: I play the banjo.
Athavi Jeevananthan	Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin - Madison Medical School: University of Wisconsin Fun Fact: I recently became an aunt and am so excited/happy!
Jae Hyung Jung	Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I used to work as a translator and created English subtitles for Korean TV shows.
Calvin Luu	Undergraduate: College of the Holy Cross Medical School: CCOM Fun Fact: I’ve eaten a donut in 10 different countries so far and hoping for more!
Tai Tri Nguyen	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I nap best after brunch.
Matas Orentas	Undergraduate: Loyola University Medical School: CCOM Fun Fact: I am fluent in Lithuanian.
Oliver Orr	Undergraduate: University of Washington Medical School: University of Washington Fun Fact: I had a 5^th wisdom tooth.
Nilam Patel	Undergraduate: Loyola University Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: Though I could barely run one mile when I entered medical school, I am now training for my first half marathon.
Priya Patel	Undergraduate: University of Miami Medical School: Loyola University Fun Fact: I hiked Machu Picchu and saw my favorite animals (llamas) in the wild.
Maria Isabel Camara Planek	Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: All of my internal organs are reversed - I have situs inversus totalis.
Zoë Post	Medical School: University of Groningen Fun Fact: Like a true Dutch person, I ride my bike (almost) everywhere I go… even in downtown Chicago!
Ami Purohit	Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City Fun Fact: I shook President Obama’s hand in the White House.
Nithin Pusapati	Undergraduate: Duke University Medical School: University of Arizona Fun Fact: Three days after a New Orleans fortune-teller told me exciting things were on the horizon, I watched two full seasons of Game of Thrones in a day.
Annas Rahman	Undergraduate: Northwestern University Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I love all things comedy, especially going to improv shows. I’ve trained in performance at Second City and writing with the Onion.
Seena Tehrani	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: University of Toledo Fun Fact: When I was younger, I was a top 50 player in the US for NCAA Football 2006.
William Thinnes	Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I am an avid golfer.
Joshua Thomas	Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma Medical School: University of Oklahoma Fun Fact: I used to have a 42 inch (3.5 feet) vertical jump.
Katherine Tian	Undergraduate: Bowdoin College Medical School: University of Connecticut Fun Fact: I had pet pigeons when I was young.
Surbhi Warrior	Undergraduate: University of Southern California Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I love to oil pant and took art classes throughout medical school!
Nicole Yun	Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I am a proud mom of a German Shepherd who loves to sing.
Anna Zemke	Undergraduate: University of Washington Medical School: Ohio State University Fun Fact: I trained as a professional dancer before medical school.
Sunny Zhou	Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania Medical School: University of Tennessee Fun Fact: My favorite ice cream is Ben and Jerry’s coconut seven layer bar.

Third-year residents (PGY-3)

2018 Intern Orientation

Name	About
Aamir Ahmed	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Central Michigan University Fun Fact: I have over 25 first cousins.
Elizabeth Bell	Undergraduate: Purdue University Medical School: Creighton University Fun Fact: I love live music and try to go to a concert every 1-2 months.
Joshua Bernstein	Undergraduate: Kenyon College Medical School: University of Cincinnati Fun Fact: I love backpacking and did a month of wilderness medicine during the winter in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was cold.
Sean Bernstein	Undergraduate: University of Minnesota Medical School: University of Nebraska Fun Fact: I was the 97.8% of Divvy ridership for 2017, Divvy Gold for 2018.
Jeffrey Bulger, Jr.	Undergraduate: University of Rochester Medical School: SUNY Buffalo Fun Fact: I have canoed on the Amazon River.
John Byun	Undergraduate: George Washington University Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Fun Fact: I caught a foul ball at a Dodgers game with a bucket full of popcorn.
Ami Dave	Undergraduate: Rice University Medical School: University of Oklahoma Fun Fact: Last year, my friends and I visited 8 countries in Europe.
Paola Fernandez Soto	Undergraduate: Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Medical School: Indiana University Fun Fact: I love going to concerts!
Samuel Fox	Undergraduate: Georgetown University Medical School: Georgetown University Fun Fact: I went to the same high school as Mr. Rogers and Arnold Palmer.
Kanika Garg	Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma Medical School: University of Oklahoma Fun Fact: I’m a dual Australian/American citizen!
Joseph Gatuz	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I can breakdance and was part of a “hype-up” group for a Nelly concert last year.
Michelle Godbee	Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University Medical School: University of Miami Fun Fact: I am a professional violinist with a masters in music.
Mitchell Harrison	Undergraduate: University of Kansas Medical School: University of Kansas Fun Fact: I consider myself to be a good luck charm for the KU basketball team because they have never lost a game when I was in attendance.
Michael Herring	Undergraduate: St. Michael’s College Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I played college hockey.
Kevin Keuper	Undergraduate: The Ohio State University Medical School: University of Toledo Fun Fact: I have been training a new dog for a two years and hope to enter him into dog sports competitions.
Gregory Lalonde	Undergraduate: University of Louisiana Medical School: Louisiana State University Fun Fact: I played trumpet and sang background vocals for my med school’s band, The Epstein Band Virus.
Agnes Maniak	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I am a Big Champions League fan!
Lisa Patel	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I was named after a character in the TV show Saved by the Bell.
Anna Powers	Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame Medical School: University of Kansas Fun Fact: I created my own lifestyle app!
Natasha Rana	Undergraduate: McMaster University Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I was a semi-finalist on So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
Eileen Robinson	Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Fun Fact: I was an extra in the TV show Nashville.
Alexandra Sarau	Undergraduate: University of Miami Medical School: University of Central Florida Fun Fact: I’m a big foodie, and I love watching shows and documentaries about different cuisines, baking, and cooking.
Kalli Sarigiannis	Undergraduate: Michigan State University Medical School: Oakland University Fun Fact: I can do fun tricks with a hula hoop!
Alexander Scales	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Michigan State University Fun Fact: I hope to eventually visit all of our national parks.
Aimee Schad	Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin - Madison Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I’m a big fan of soccer!
Kelly Schlotman	Undergraduate: Purdue University Medical School: Indiana University Fun Fact: I have enjoyed playing soccer since I was 3 years old (even in medical school)!
Michael Schwartz	Undergraduate: University of Miami Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Fun Fact: I once sang karaoke on the Late Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Camille Spears	Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin Medical School: University of Texas at San Antonio Fun Fact: I play piano!
Victoriano Valdez, III	Undergraduate: Baylor University Medical School: University of Texas at Houston Fun Fact: The nacho was invented right across the border from my hometown of Eagle Pass in what is Piedras Negras, Mexico.
Jeremy Van	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: CCOM Fun Fact: I’ve attended games at 27 of the 30 Major League Baseball Stadiums.
Xuexiang Wang	Medical School: Wuhan University of Science and Technology Fun Fact: My wife is a fashion illustrator, but I am not a stylish guy.
Matthew Weiss	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I once had the pleasure to be Bill Murray’s Lifeguard for an afternoon.
Jennifer Zakko	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I was the captain of my high school sailing team.
Allison Zimmerman	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: University of Toledo Fun Fact: I can solve a Rubik’s cube.