Where Our Residents Come From...

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First-year residents (PGY-1)

A group of residents standing together outdoors and smiling for the camera

2022 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).
Dalia Alkhawaga	Undergraduate: Kent State University Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University Fun Fact: I make the best chocolate chip cookies around!
Ellie Belilos	Undergraduate: Cornell University Medical School: Georgetown University Fun Fact: I have snorkeled between tectonic plates!
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.
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.
Evangelina Cedeno	Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana Fun Fact: I’m a huge fan of Korean Dramas
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.
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!
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.
Isabel Hart	Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I once carved my own wooden canoe paddle.
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!
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).
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.
Kajal Madan	Undergraduate: University of Akron Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University Fun Fact: I really enjoy cooking and baking and even met the Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro, at the opening of a new grocery store in my hometown.
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.
David Martinez Marin	Undergraduate: Northeastern Illinois University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I love to snowboard.
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.
Natalie Otto	Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma Medical School: University of Oklahoma Fun Fact: I’m learning to make stained glass art.
Laura Owczarzak	Undergraduate: Canisius College Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: My favorites hobbies include reading, walking my corgi, and shopping at Costco.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sonia Rao	Undergraduate: Rice University Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine Fun Fact: I have lived in 3 countries.
Ryan Rauch	Undergraduate: New Israel Rabbinical College Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I love woodworking and building furniture.
Dauris Rosario Lora	Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Fun Fact: I’ve climbed, entirely on foot, to the highest peak in the entire Caribbean!
Ryan Shapiro	Undergraduate: University of Kansas Medical School: University of Kansas Fun Fact: I was an actor when I was younger.
Antonios Skondras	Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I learned Greek before English.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.

Second-year residents (PGY-2)

2021 Intern Orientation

Name	About
Cherry Au	Undergraduate: Boston College Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Fun Fact: I named all my pets after TV show characters!
Manavi Bhagwat	Undergraduate: Georgetown University Medical School: Virginia Tech Fun Fact: I have lived on four different continents.
Sameer Bhalla	Undergraduate: Washington University Medical School: RUSH Medical College Fun Fact: I make music videos.
Jeremy Cohen	Undergraduate: Columbia University Medical School: Florida Atlantic University Fun Fact: I used to box throughout high school and college!
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.
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!
Ashley Dunton	Undergraduate: Villanova University Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Fun Fact: As a Wisconsinite, I put ranch on almost everything!
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.
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.
Sheena Gillani	Undergraduate: Loyola University Graduate: Northwestern University, MPH Medical School: Chicago Medical School
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!
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!
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!
Andrew Knapp	Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: Loyola University
Frank Leuzzi	Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: Loyola University
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!)
Michika Maeda	Undergraduate: University of Chicago Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I eat 2 bags of grapes a week.
Leonardo Marti-Roy	Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana Fun Fact: I’m fluent in 5 different languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, & Portuguese.
Jay Mohan	Undergraduate: Washington University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I can beatbox!
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!
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!
Yash Patel	Undergraduate: Rowan University Medical School: Cooper Medical School Fun Fact: I can eat chocolate ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Alexander Penrice	Undergraduate: Marquette University Medical School: University of Nebraska Fun Fact: I am currently training for my first triathlon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lyon Wang	Undergraduate: Northwestern University Medical School: Ohio State University Fun Fact: I adopted a puppy during quarantine. Best decision ever!
Sven Wang	Undergraduate: Northwestern University Medical School: University of Cincinnati Fun Fact: I can peel and eat a hardboiled egg in under 15 seconds.
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.
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.

Third-year residents (PGY-3)

3rd year residents at their 2021 PGY-2 Retreat

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.
Margaret Brandon	Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate: Johns Hopkins University, MS 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 Graduate: Johns Hopkins University, MPH 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
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.
Chalonda Handy	Undergraduate: Tougaloo College Graduate: Ohio State University, PhD Medical School: Loyola University Fun Fact: I’m also an Air Force Captain.
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 Graduate: Johns Hopkins University, MS 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!
Kelsey Pandrangi	Undergraduate: Cleveland State University Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
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 Graduate: Tulane University, MS 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 Graduate: Rosalind Franklin University, MS 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.

Where Our Residents Come From...

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First-year residents (PGY-1)

Second-year residents (PGY-2)

Third-year residents (PGY-3)