Where Our Residents Come From...

A map of the U.S. showing Universities where residents have come from. — *This map shows where our current residents went to medical school. Click on the image to expand the map.

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First-year residents (PGY-1)

Residents gather in a grassy area with concrete benches. — 2023 Intern Orientation

Name	About
Ummesalmah Abdulbaseer	Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine Fun Fact: I shamelessly throw puns into everything, even my residency personal statement.
Sierra Anderson	Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School Fun Fact: I wrote a cookbook!
Caroline Canning	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Graduate: Harvard Medical School Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine Fun Fact: My lovable ausiedoodle pup, Cedric, is named in honor of Harry Potter — Cedric Doggory of House Rufflepuff!
Madeline Cook	Undergraduate: University of Colorado Medical School: Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine Fun Fact: I love to do all things art and craft, from knitting to stained glass to woodworking and more.
Thomas Cunningham	Graduate: Tufts University Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I have driven coast to coast (Seattle - Boston) three times.
Alexandra Diaz-Cruz	Undergraduate: University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Medical School: University of Arkansas College of Medicine Fun Fact: I love ecology! I have a saltwater tank with corals and fish I like to stare at.
Brittany Doll	Undergraduate: Iowa State University Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Fun Fact: My fiancé and I are trying to go to a game at each MLB stadium! PNC Park (Pittsburgh Pirates) is our favorite thus far!
Benjamin Eastburg	Undergraduate: Grand Valley State University Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Fun Fact: I am a part owner of the Green Bay Packers.
Jane Edmunds	Undergraduate: University of Missouri Medical School: University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine Fun Fact: I have a 6 year-old goldfish named Mermaid Man
Louis Filipiak	Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine Fun Fact: Check out my band “Where’s John?” on Spotify or Apple Music!
Tom George	Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine Fun Fact: I used to do gymnastics back in high school.
Melissa Gunchenko	Undergraduate: Temple University Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine Fun Fact: I’ve eaten at the oldest restaurant in the world!
Sarah Herrera Mercedes	Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana Fun Fact: I can make the most random music playlists ever!
Emanuel Irizarry Berrios	Undergraduate: Villanova university Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Fun Fact: I have recently started playing Padel. One of the main reasons I want to have a car in Chicago is to be able to drive to the Padel courts, which are located 50 min from RUSH ;)
Isna Khaliq	Undergraduate: Youngstown State University Medical School: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine Fun Fact: I own 2 birds as my pets. They are parakeets, also known as budgies. Their names are Rose and Kiwi. They are the cutest little thing ever.
Evan Klein	Undergraduate: Washington State University Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I’m a triplet!
Annie McGregor	Undergraduate: University of New England Medical School: University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine Fun Fact: I studied abroad in Tangier, Morocco for a semester during undergrad.
Maxwell McKee-Proctor	Undergraduate: Hamilton College Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine Fun Fact: I was a French major in college (and subsequently forgot a lot of it, so let me know if you want to practice some French).
Brendan McQuillen	Undergraduate: Tulane University Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine Fun Fact: I recently spent a week living on a sailboat while diving the Exuma chain!
Juan Ortiz Rodriguez	Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Medical School: University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Fun Fact: Back home, most of my close friends don’t even know my real name or forget it, just because everyone knows me by my nickname “Paco”. So each time they hear someone calling me “Juan” they get surprised!
Phillip Papayanis	Undergraduate: University of California San Diego Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine Fun Fact: I have dual citizenship in America and the UK and am eligible to obtain Greek citizenship.
Paul Pecorin	Undergraduate: DePaul University Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine Fun Fact: I love fishing on the Chicago lakefront!
Allison Poles	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine Fun Fact: When I was younger, I had a bird named Tad Poles.
Olivia Ramsey	Undergraduate: Miami University Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Fun Fact: I rode horses competitively through college!
Nicholas Rigler	Undergraduate: University of Washington Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush Fun Fact: One morning I woke up and decided to go on a 34-mile run.
Enmanuel Rosario Diaz	Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Fun Fact: I used to play in my university’s table tennis league.
Yazmin Rustomji	Undergraduate: Marquette University Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I recently won free Jeni’s ice cream for a year! Let me know if you want some, I have too much in my freezer!
Chandler Shapiro	Undergraduate: Wake Forest University Medical School: State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine Fun Fact: I love “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern”, and it’s made me an extremely adventurous eater!
Arnav Singla	Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine Fun Fact: I was, at one point, one of the top players at Catan in the country!
Corrina Smith	Undergraduate: University of Washington Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: My baby was born at RUSH while I was a medical student at RUSH!
Reno Stramaglia	Undergraduate: Lewis University Medical School: R Franklin University Of Medicine & Science/Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I’ve always felt I should have been born in another era, as my favorite music originates from the decades spanning the 1950s to the 1980s.
Cody Uhlich	Undergraduate: Kansas State University Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine Fun Fact: I worked at Walt Disney World when I was in college!
Sheel Vasavada	Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Medical School: R Franklin University Of Medicine & Science/Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I love baking vegan desserts. Recently I’ve enjoyed baking a vegan version of the Levain chocolate chip cookie!
Brian Ybarra	Undergraduate: San Diego State University Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I went spelunking in Portugal and was stuck between several rocks for several minutes before contorting my way out.

Second-year residents (PGY-2)

Residents gather on a grassy area with a gravel path. — PGY-2 Residents at Their PGY-1 Intern Orientation

Name	About
Nitika Agrawal	Undergraduate: Ohio State University Medical School: Wright State University Fun Fact: I went parasailing in Costa Rica, it was fun until we were dropped in open water (I have a fear of sharks).	Image
Dalia Alkhawaga	Undergraduate: Kent State University Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University Fun Fact: I make the best chocolate chip cookies around!	Image
Ellie Belilos	Undergraduate: Cornell University Medical School: Georgetown University Fun Fact: I have snorkeled between tectonic plates!	Image
Kesany Boupapanh	Undergraduate: Tulane University Medical School: Tulane University Fun Fact: My due date was New Year's Day, but I was born on Christmas Day.	Image
Janelle Castellino	Graduate: Ohio Northern University, D. Pharm. Medical School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Fun Fact: I grew up in Scranton, PA where the TV show The Office was set.	Image
Evangelina Cedeno	Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana Fun Fact: I’m a huge fan of Korean Dramas	Image
Ana Maria Davila Morales	Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico Medical School: University of Puerto Rico Fun Fact: I almost became a professional baker, but I decided medicine was best for me.	Image
Joshua Dein	Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I am a huge Game of Thrones fan and had the opportunity to see many of the filming locations in Dubrovnik, Croatia!	Image
Matthew Golden	Undergraduate: University of Iowa Medical School: California Northstate University Fun Fact: I am addicted to chicken parmesan and am making a blog about the best dishes in Chicago.	Image
Isabel Hart	Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I once carved my own wooden canoe paddle.	Image
Lincoln Kavinsky	Undergraduate: Beloit College Medical School: Tulane University Fun Fact: I started volunteering at RUSH during my sophomore year of high school! Now I get to work here in the capacity as an actual doctor!	Image
Mehwish Khan	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: CCOM Fun Fact: I taught myself to play several musical instruments, including piano, ukulele, and rabab (traditional Pakistani instrument).	Image
Sushant Koirala	Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: By the age of 10, I had already lived in three separate continents.	Image
Shannon Manz	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Central Michigan University Fun Fact: I was scuba certified at 12 years old! My favorite sea creature to swim alongside is an eagle ray.	Image
David Martinez Marin	Undergraduate: Northeastern Illinois University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I love to snowboard.	Image
Daniel Moreno, Jr.	Undergraduate: University of Texas at El Paso Medical School: Texas Tech University Fun Fact: I have over 200 video games that I’ve been collecting since I was a kid.	Image
Natalie Otto	Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma Medical School: University of Oklahoma Fun Fact: I’m learning to make stained glass art.	Image
Laura Owczarzak	Undergraduate: Canisius College Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: My favorites hobbies include reading, walking my corgi, and shopping at Costco.	Image
Ajay Patel	Undergraduate: University of Louisville Medical School: University of Louisville Fun Fact: I am so superstitious that I wear the same bengals t-shirt when watching football on Sundays for the last few years.	Image
Ankur Patel	Undergraduate: University of Louisville Medical School: University of Louisville Fun Fact: I have a twin brother, I bet you will never guess who it is.	Image
Alejandro Pinedo	Undergraduate: University of Miami Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University Fun Fact: Every once in a while, when I find time, I like to grab a beer and run a Dungeons and Dragons campaign with my friends.	Image
Kate Pommert	Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University Fun Fact: I collect records; mostly soul, funk, disco, and house music.	Image
Sydney Rabin	Undergraduate: Washington University Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I danced for a professional company in college but have been described as "embarrassing on the dance floor" by family and friends.	Image
Sonia Rao	Undergraduate: Rice University Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine Fun Fact: I have lived in 3 countries.	Image
Ryan Rauch	Undergraduate: New Israel Rabbinical College Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I love woodworking and building furniture.	Image
Dauris Rosario Lora	Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Fun Fact: I've climbed, entirely on foot, to the highest peak in the entire Caribbean!	Image
Ryan Shapiro	Undergraduate: University of Kansas Medical School: University of Kansas Fun Fact: I was an actor when I was younger.	Image
Antonios Skondras	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I learned Greek before English.	Image
Michael Sunnaa	Undergraduate: California Lutheran University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: My first job was at Chuck E Cheese, and I was often in the costume!	Image
Manvita Tatavarthy	Undergraduate: University of California, Davis Graduate: Boston University, MS Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I was part of a Guinness World Record.	Image
Diego Valenzuela, III	Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I have been stung by a scorpion not once, but twice.	Image
Robert Vargas	Undergraduate: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Medical School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Fun Fact: I love going to music festivals and have been to EDC 6 times!	Image
Caroline Wang	Undergraduate: University of Toronto Graduate: University of Alberta, MS Medical School: Stony Brook University Fun Fact: Within the last twenty years, I've lived in 3 different countries and moved more than 10 times!	Image
Bart Wilder, Jr.	Undergraduate: Georgia State University Graduate: Georgia State University, M.Biol.S. Medical School: Touro COM - New York Fun Fact: I love a good burger spot. My favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys. I am a sneaker head.	Image

Third-year residents (PGY-3)

Name	About
Cherry Au	Undergraduate: Boston College Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Fun Fact: I named all my pets after TV show characters!	Image
Manavi Bhagwat	Undergraduate: Georgetown University Medical School: Virginia Tech Fun Fact: I have lived on four different continents.	Image
Sameer Bhalla	Undergraduate: Washington University Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I make music videos.	Image
Jeremy Cohen	Undergraduate: Columbia University Medical School: Florida Atlantic University Fun Fact: I used to box throughout high school and college!	Image
Shilpa Daulat	Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: University of Nevada Fun Fact: I am an avid spikeball and pickleball player. Can’t stop, won’t stop.	Image
Anandu Dileep	Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Chicago Medical School: CCOM Fun Fact: My first ever experience with RUSH was getting my ACL repaired through RUSH Orthopedics. Now, my ACL is stronger than ever, and I’ll be ready to get to work at the hospital!	Image
Ashley Dunton	Undergraduate: Villanova University Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Fun Fact: As a Wisconsinite, I put ranch on almost everything!	Image
Joseph Eid	Undergraduate: University of Toledo Medical School: University of Toledo Fun Fact: I was nominated most likely to make it to the NBA in 8th grade.	Image
Vanessa Fu	Undergraduate: Emory University Medical School: University of Kentucky Fun Fact: I am such a bubble tea enthusiast that I used to work as a bubble tea barista.	Image
Sheena Gillani	Undergraduate: Loyola University Graduate: Northwestern University, MPH Medical School: Chicago Medical School	Image
AJ Hanna	Undergraduate: Florida State University Medical School: University of Cincinnati Fun Fact: I used to play basketball with Shaq and his kids at the YMCA!	Image
Michael Heffernan	Undergraduate: Creighton University Medical School: University of Iowa Fun Fact: I used my extra free time during the pandemic to train for and complete my first marathon!	Image
Tommy King	Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I hope to visit all 63 (and counting) national parks in the US. During my last year of medical school I was able to visit nine in one road trip!	Image
Andrew Knapp	Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: Loyola University	Image
Frank Leuzzi	Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: Loyola University	Image
Hannakate Lichota	Undergraduate: Abilene Christian University Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center Fun Fact: I love black beans and I brought 16 cans of my favorite brand with me when I moved here from Texas (s/o La Sierra!)	Image
Michika Maeda	Undergraduate: University of Chicago Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I eat 2 bags of grapes a week.	Image
Leonardo Marti-Roy	Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana Fun Fact: I'm fluent in 5 different languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, & Portuguese.	Image
Jay Mohan	Undergraduate: Washington University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I can beatbox!	Image
Joshua Moran	Undergraduate: Lawrence University Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: In my free time, I enjoy cooking, photography, and hiking with my dog!	Image
Sagar Patel	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: A long term goal of mine is to hike a mountain range on each continent someday!	Image
Yash Patel	Undergraduate: Rowan University Medical School: Cooper Medical School Fun Fact: I can eat chocolate ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.	Image
Alexander Penrice	Undergraduate: Marquette University Medical School: University of Nebraska Fun Fact: I am currently training for my first triathlon.	Image
Akhil Pulumati	Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City Fun Fact: My favorite travel experience was going jet skiing in Dubai.	Image
Madhuwani Rojulpote	Undergraduate: Drexel University Medical School: Drexel University Fun Fact: When I was little, I met Buzz Aldrin after winning a jump rope competition.	Image
Manali Shah	Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I was named after a city in northern India and it's on my bucket list to visit in the future.	Image
Dennis Shi	Undergraduate: Washington University Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University Fun Fact: My friends and I formed a band in medical school! We were called Tight Junction.	Image
Shveta Thakkar	Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City Fun Fact: I have a twin sister and we're not sure if we are identical or fraternal.	Image
Changtai Tian	Undergraduate: University of Chicago Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I try to read at least one Tang Dynasty poem every night.	Image
Mateusz Tkacz	Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: A picture of my college roommate and I from an Illinois Basketball game was once on the front page of ESPN.com.	Image
Lyon Wang	Undergraduate: Northwestern University Medical School: Ohio State University Fun Fact: I adopted a puppy during quarantine. Best decision ever!	Image
Sven Wang	Undergraduate: Northwestern University Medical School: University of Cincinnati Fun Fact: I can peel and eat a hardboiled egg in under 15 seconds.	Image
Katherine White	Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Georgetown University Fun Fact: I recently purchased an ice cream maker, and it does not disappoint! Oreo peanut butter is my favorite flavor so far.	Image
Haley Zimmerman	Undergraduate: University of St. Thomas Medical School: University of Wisconsin Fun Fact: I have an uncanny ability to roll multiple Yahtzees in a single game.	Image