Meet Our Residents

*This map shows where our current residents went to medical school.

First-year residents (PGY-1)

Headshot	Name and Background
Image	Leena Abu-Zahra, MD Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin - Madison Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Fun Fact: I've traveled to 6/7 wonders of the world!
Image	Adebanke "Banke" Adeyemi, MD Undergraduate: Lee University Medical School: Anne Burnett Marion SOM at TCU Fun Fact: I read about 95 books yearly!
Image	Rita Atalor, MD Undergraduate: Xavier University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I’ve never broken a bone.
Image	Maryam Bolouri, MD Undergraduate: University of Chicago Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Fun Fact: I am a huge fan of Survivor! I have seen every season (all 50 and counting).
Image	Daniel Canter, MD Undergraduate: Miami University Medical School: Wright State University Fun Fact: During medical school I snowboarded down a glacier in France!
Image	Gabriella Cascio, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I have successfully kicked a field goal at Ford Field after a Detroit Lions game, and at the Big House after a Michigan game!
Image	Iniko Ceaser, MD Undergraduate: Dartmouth College Medical School: Northwestern University Fun Fact: I love to travel, and my favorite country that I have visited is Vietnam.
Image	Caroline Clingan, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Medical School: Northwestern University Fun Fact: I did a global health elective in Córdoba, Argentina as an M4.
Image	Gillian Coffey, MD Undergraduate: Purdue University Medical School: Indiana University Fun Fact: I love live music, and the farthest I’ve traveled for a concert (so far!) was to Athens, Greece.
Image	Suzanna Coyne, MD Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: Distance running enthusiast!
Image	Aura Enache, MD Undergraduate: Thomas Jefferson University Medical School: Drexel University Fun Fact: Spent a summer running a food truck with friends—served Hungarian chimney cakes (kurtoskalacs).
Image	Elizabeth Gino, MD Undergraduate: University of Washington Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Fun Fact: I spent four years on a South Asian fusion a cappella team!
Image	Chirag Gopinath, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: University of Illinois – Peoria Fun Fact: I have been to over 50 countries!
Image	Joshua Hack, MD Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Dallas Medical School: University of Texas – Houston Fun Fact: Went snorkeling with Manta Rays at night in Hawaii last year
Image	Amaris Hairston, MD Undergraduate: Missouri State University Medical School: University of Missouri – Columbia Fun Fact: My best friend and I adopted two cats together and share custody of them, so they alternate living with each of us!
Image	Caroline Hensing, MD Undergraduate: University of South Carolina Medical School: University of South Carolina – Columbia Fun Fact: I was in the same medical school class as my brother in South Carolina, and now I will be at Rush with my sister who is a nursing student!
Image	Kara Ingram, MD Undergraduate: Northwestern University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I’m a certified open-water scuba diver!
Image	Elli Johnson, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I love to garden, bake, crochet and knit!
Image	Eric Karney, MD Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago Medical School: University of Kansas Fun Fact: I performed with my high school orchestra in Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Image	Cyra Kharas, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I'm a big F1 fan and hope to one day see the famous race in Monaco.
Image	Autumn Kittilson, MD Undergraduate: Boston College Medical School: University of Minnesota Fun Fact: I love crossword puzzles! My favorite is the New York Times.
Image	Hannah Lewis, MD Undergraduate: University of Chicago Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Fun Fact: I started taking tap dancing class in medical school.
Image	Twinkle Mehta, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University Fun Fact: I’ve won three food eating contests!
Image	Issa Mutyaba, MD Undergraduate: Metro State University Medical School: University of Minnesota Fun Fact: I enjoy driving on frozen lakes!
Image	Kajal Patel, DO Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School: Midwestern University Fun Fact: I have never seen all of Finding Nemo because I can’t make it past the first five minutes without hysterically crying.
Image	Anne Pinchoff, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Medical School: New York Medical College Fun Fact: I love to tap dance! I was in a tap club in college and choreographed and directed a big outdoor dance video.
Image	Ciri Chandana Pocha, MD Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: My favorite animal is an octopus.
Image	Anjani Raja, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I collect chocolate bar wrappers from everything I've baked and now have over 150 displayed on my wall!
Image	Camiella-Louisa Sehidou, MD Undergraduate: University of Virginia Medical School: George Washington University Fun Fact: I’m a self-proclaimed reality TV guru. I’ve watched shows from every continent except Antarctica and enjoy using them as a fun way to learn about different cultures!
Image	Fernando Sigala, MD Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I have been to over 40 coffee shops in the Chicagoland area alone!
Image	Ricardo Suarez, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I love making homemade breads, pizza, and sauces like chipotle mayo, bechamel, and various moles.
Image	Adam Taylor, MD Undergraduate: Creighton University Medical School: Creighton University Fun Fact: I refereed intramural basketball in college. Favorite part of the job? Giving technical fouls to dental students.
Image	Toria Tucker, MD Undergraduate: DePauw University Medical School: Indiana University Fun Fact: My nickname growing up was Toad.
Image	Alexander Yerkan, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Medical School: Darmouth Fun Fact: I enjoy traveling. Before starting residency, I hiked the Great Wall of China!
Image	Lily Zexter, MD Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Fun Fact: I can play two instruments! (Oboe and saxophone)

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Second-year residents (PGY-2)

Internal Medicine residents pose for a group photo.

Headshot	Name and Background
Image	Sunaina Addanki, MD Undergraduate: Nova Southeastern University Medical School: Nova Southeastern University
Image	Sumona Banerjee, MD Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I used to work at a wine and cheese shop during medical school!
Image	Sam Bartholow, MD Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I love to crochet and can make clothes, blankets, baby items, etc.
Image	Luciarita Boccuzzi, MD Undergraduate: Florida International University Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I speak four languages! English was the third language I was introduced to growing up!
Image	Rachael Chait, MD, MPH Undergraduate: University of Michigan Graduate: University of Miami Medical School: University of Miami Fun Fact: If I could, I would eat sushi every day of the year! I once tried shark, but that’s one adventure I won’t be repeating.
Image	Coby Dorsey, MD Undergraduate: University of North Carolina Medical School: University of North Carolina Fun Fact: I have been skydiving twice!
Image	Lizzie Fisher, MD Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame Medical School: Northwestern University Fun Fact: I’m a cannoli fanatic!
Image	Diana Garcia, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: University of Wisconsin Fun Fact: I have been to the "Middle of the World" in Ecuador.
Image	Mariam Goreish, MD Undergraduate: Emory University Medical School: Northwestern University Fun Fact: I got to see lions on a safari while doing a global health rotation in South Africa during my M4 year!
Image	Emilee Hall, MD Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: University of Virginia
Image	Kundan Joshi, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: During undergrad, I was part of a competitive South Asian Bhangra dance team-we traveled across the country performing, and even won nationals one year!
Image	Alec Jotte, MD Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University Medical School: Northwestern University Fun Fact: I have the high score on the expert level of the Guitar Hero III machine at Sluggers in Wrigleyville for the song ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane’.
Image	Tanmayi Kadamuddi, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I have dermatographia!
Image	Malek Lababidi, MD Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I grew up in the United Arab Emirates and first learned to drive on desert sand dunes before ever driving on a regular road.
Image	Cathy Liu, MD Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology Medical School: University of Rochester Fun Fact: I tried 182 new restaurants last year.
Image	Gilgamish Maloul, MD, MA Undergraduate: Loyola University Graduate: Loyola University Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I am a huge Liverpool F.C. fan and one of my dream vacations is to go to Liverpool to see them play at Anfield.
Image	Neel Matiwala, MD Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I like to eat Cheetos with chopsticks.
Image	Rachel Michalowski, MD Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: You can catch me reading books from pretty much every genre - happy to share recs and always looking for new books to add to my to be read (TBR) list!
Image	David Mintz, MD Undergraduate: Arizona State University Medical School: University of Arizona – Tucson Fun Fact: I enjoy baking specialty cakes (and eating them too)!!
Image	Andrea Monsivais Rodriguez, MD Undergraduate: Indiana University Medical School: Indiana University Fun Fact: I'm scared of flying but have traveled to 14 countries.
Image	Rida Naqvi, MD Undergraduate: University of Toledo Medical School: University of Toledo Fun Fact: I’m a board game enthusiast who enjoys playing unique games with my friends and family. Some of my current favorites are Rummikub and Telestrations.
Image	Ngozi Nwaoha, MD Undergraduate: Simmons College Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I am left-handed, but my right hand is my dominant writing hand.
Image	Janvi Patel, MD Undergraduate: Saint Louis University Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: I’m a huge fan of margherita pizza and have a running ranking of places I've tried. Currently, I'm on a journey to find the best slice in the city!
Image	Charlie Perez Suarez, MD Undergraduate: Bradley University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I got into woodworking during M2 year! I built two friends cat trees, built a picnic table, and fixed up an old dining table during that year.
Image	Victor Rendon, MD Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin Medical School: University of Texas, San Antonio
Image	Amanda Rodriguez, MD Undergraduate: Florida State University Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I am a Cuban cafecito enthusiast.
Image	Kadi-Ann Rose, MD Undergraduate: Central Connecticut State University Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Image	Andrea St Laurent, DO Undergraduate: Elon University Medical School: CCOM Fun Fact: I love the outdoors! I spent 10 years attending a wilderness camp in Algonquin Park, Canada.
Image	Iracema Tamayo Lopez, MD Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana Fun Fact: After I graduated medical school I learned how to bake sourdough and got licensed as a Zumba instructor.
Image	Anjola Toyon, MD Undergraduate: University of Western Ontario Medical School: University of Virginia Fun Fact: I've lived in four countries. Here they are in the order of time that I've lived there; Nigeria, Canada, USA, England.
Image	Jonathan Watson, MD Undergraduate: Indiana University Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I am a certified scuba diver and my favorite dive was on a barrier reef off of the coast of Honduras!
Image	Zachary Weisberg, MD Undergraduate: University of Kansas Medical School: Tulane University Fun Fact: I am a big Kansas basketball fan and was in New Orleans for the final four and KU championship in 2022.
Image	Brittany White, MD Undergraduate: University of Maine Medical School: George Washington University
Image	Lauren Wilch, MD Undergraduate: University of San Francisco Medical School: SUNY Downstate Fun Fact: I had a career in marketing prior to attending medical school.
Image	Jasmine Zhang, MD Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis Medical School: University of Cincinnati Fun Fact: I was on my college's competitive figure skating team! I am always looking for ice/roller skating buddies.

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Third-year residents (PGY-3)

Headshot	Name and Background
	Zayd Ahmed, MD, MS Undergraduate: University of Illinois Graduate: University of Illinois Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I have an Irish twin, and for one month each year, we’re the same age.
	Chris Babiarz, MD Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Fun Fact: I ran The Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon in 2021 as a punishment for losing my fantasy football league. I was never much of a runner before training for it!
	Benish Baqai, MD Undergraduate: Loyola University Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Fun Fact: I was born with an extra digit (was surgically removed at birth), but it is considered a sign of luck in some cultures!
	Jon Barreto, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: University of Illinois
	Alivia Blumenstein, MD, MS Undergraduate: University of Colorado Graduate: University of Colorado Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I like to cook, but I love to eat! Currently, I'm on a journey to find the best burrito in the area and appreciate any and all recommendations.
	Zachary Carrasco, MD Undergraduate: University of Texas, Austin Medical School: University of Texas, San Antonio Fun Fact: I grew up on a ranch in South Texas with a lot of horses and cows.
	Frida Cervantes Diaz, MD Undergraduate: University of California, Riverside Medical School: University at Buffalo
	Daniel Cesario, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: University of Illinois
	Alan Chen, MD Undergraduate: University of California, LA Medical School: Saint Louis University Fun Fact: In my free time, I enjoy ice skating and playing the trumpet. I am also a huge fan of collecting and building various Lego sets.
	Kyle Espejo, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I like to go to National Parks to hike and climb in my free time!
	Thomas Granado, MD Undergraduate: University of Arizona Medical School: University of Arizona Fun Fact: During medical school as a fun way to relax and prevent losing my Spanish, I read the Harry Potter series translated in Spanish.
	Paul Halliday, MD Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University Medical School: Rush Medical College
	Nicholas Horst, MD Undergraduate: Whitman College Medical School: Creighton University Fun Fact: I was on my college's competitive rock climbing team!
	Namrata Kadambi, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Northwestern University Fun Fact: I was in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade once in high school.
	Brian Kokta, MD, MA Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Graduate: Loyola University Medical School: Loyola University
	Koushik Kondapi, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Northwestern University Fun Fact: I've played tennis since I was 5 years old, and while I was in undergrad my club tennis team won the Club Tennis National Championship!
	Jon Lee, MD Undergraduate: University of Washington Medical School: Loyola University Fun Fact: I met Bill Gates while standing in line for some late-night burgers at Dick's Drive-In during undergrad in Seattle.
	Ashley Lester, MD Undergraduate: University of Texas Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center
	Margo Mekjian, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: Wayne State University Fun Fact: I am a big Michigan Football fan and was in Houston to see them win the 2023 National Championship!
	Max Melchioris, MD Undergraduate: Ohio State University Graduate: Ohio State University Medical School: Ohio State University Fun Fact: I’m an award-winning apple pie baker!
	Samantha Mutai, DO Undergraduate: University of Maryland Medical School: CCOM Fun Fact: I’m a Sagittarius that loves to travel. My favorite place I’ve been is Costa Rica!
	Ramkumar Narendran, MD Undergraduate: Washington University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I immigrated to Chicago from India when I was four years old!
	Dina Nashed, MD Undergraduate: Lewis University Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I went skiing for the first time ever in March and attended ski school to prevent major injuries.
	Noah Nelson, MD Undergraduate: Howard University Medical School: Howard University
	Isaac Ngo, MD Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: University of Illinois Fun Fact: I’m a big foodie and love to travel (most recently to Vietnam) for good eats!
	Graylynn Oatess, MD Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University Medical School: University of Cincinnati Fun Fact: I once sang the national anthem at an Indiana Pacers game.
	Yudai Okabe, MD Undergraduate: Northwestern University Medical School: Loyola University Fun Fact: I have a titanium rod in my right femur after fracturing it as a gymnast in high school.
	Max Olash, MD Undergraduate: University of Louisville Medical School: University of Louisville Fun Fact: I am a post-bac and studied philosophy and French prior to starting medical school.
	Guy Olson, MD Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Medical School: Loyola University Fun Fact: I prefer to eat my deep dish pizza cold.
	Chinma Onyeukwu, MD Undergraduate: Purdue University Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I explored the SS Antilla shipwreck, a vessel from World War II, while snorkeling in Aruba.
	Jinal Patel, MD Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Medical School: Rush Medical College Fun Fact: I love hosting game nights! My favorite games to play are Spot It, Catan, and Monopoly Deal.
	Kirin Saint, MD Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School: University of Michigan Fun Fact: My name has Indian, Japanese, and Irish roots – and so do I!
	Kim Tran, MD Undergraduate: Tulane University Medical School: Louisiana State University Fun Fact: One of my hobbies is origami. I started doing it in middle school.
	Govind Verma, MD, MS Undergraduate: University of Illinois Graduate: Rosalind Franklin University Medical School: Chicago Medical School Fun Fact: I was on a dance team throughout college and continue to dance in my free time.