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PGY-1

Madeline Forouhi

Madeline Forouhi, MD

  • Hometown: Downers Grove, IL
  • Undergrad: University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  • Professional interested: inpatient psych, ECT, psychoanalysis
  • Hobbies: soccer, basketball, running/cycling, making ice cream/gelato, and all things Liverpool FC

 

Shelby Luckey

Shelby Luckey, MD

  • Hometown: Naples, FL
  • Undergrad: University of Florida
  • Medical school: University of Central Florida
  • Professional interests: Inpatient psych, addiction psych
  • Hobbies: Reading, cooking, pickleball, cozy gaming 

 

Lauren Melidosian-Schreiner

Lauren Melidosian-Schreiner, MD

  • Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
  • Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Rockford
  • Professional interests: Women's Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
  • Hobbies: traveling, watching movies, painting my nails, finding yummy recipes on Pinterest

 

Goutham Nair

Goutham Nair, MD

  • Hometown: Houston, TX
  • Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
  • Medical School: UTMB
  • Professional Interests: Undecided
  • Hobbies: exploring Chicago, traveling, going to new restaurants, reading, working out

 

Trevor Nykamp

Trevor Nykamp, MD

  • Hometown: Hudsonville, MI
  • Undergrad: Grand Valley State University
  • Graduate: Loyola University Chicago
  • Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
  • Professional Interests: Inpatient Psychiatry, Psychotic Disorders, Interventional Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, LGBTQ+ Psychiatry
  • Hobbies: Musical theatre, singing, playing with my black cat Meeko, Studio Ghibli Movies, finding new coffee shops, exploring big cities

 

Ami Patel

Ami Patel, MD

  • Hometown: Bartlett, IL
  • Undergrad: Saint Louis University
  • Medical School: Sanit Louis University School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: consultation-liaison psychiatry, child psychiatry, women’s mental health
  • Hobbies: crocheting, cooking and baking, watching tv/movies

 

Naomi Sequeira

Naomi Sequeira, MD

  • Hometown: Houston
  • Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine-Texas
  • Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Hobbies: Live music, yoga, cycling, junk journaling, sewing, film and TV!

 

Samuel Shikora

Samuel Shikora, MD

  • Hometown - Sharon, MA
  • Undergrad - Boston College
  • Medical School - Saint Louis University
  • Professional interests - Inpatient, consult-liaison, women’s mental health, and nutritional psychiatry
  • Hobbies - fixing and restoring cars, cooking, running, hiking, and traveling

PGY-2

Amin Anya, MD

Amin Anya, MD

  • Hometown: Wolverine Lake, MI
  • Undergraduate: University of Michigan
  • Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Undecided
  • Hobbies: Water skiing, surfing, snow skiing, hiking, tennis, painting

 

Jean-Patrick Grosrenaud, DO

Jean-Patrick Grosrenaud, DO

  • Hometown: Chicago
  • Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Medical School: Kansas City University
  • Professional Interests: child & adolescent psychiatry, interventional psychiatry, refugee and immigrant mental health
  • Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, basketball, soccer

 

Sailee Karmarkar, DO

Sailee Karmarkar, DO

  • Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
  • Undergraduate: University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
  • Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Professional Interests: child and adolescent psychiatry, nutritional psychiatry
  • Hobbies: yoga, traveling, hiking, exploring Chicago’s vegan cuisine

 

Lakshmi Kasi, MD

Lakshmi Kasi, MD

  • Hometown: Bartlett, IL
  • Undergraduate: University of Missouri - Kansas City
  • Medical School: University of Missouri - Kansas City
  • Professional Interests: Women's Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Healthcare Disparities
  • Hobbies: Baking, board games, and going to coffee shops!

 

Brian Muir, MD

Brian Muir, MD

  • Hometown: Portland, ME
  • Undergraduate: Vassar College
  • Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Psychotherapy, Community Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Global Mental Health
  • Hobbies: Reading, watching old movies, jogging, exploring Chicago, spending time with friends and family

 

Tristayn Owen, MD

Tristayn Owen, MD

  • Hometown: Midland, MI
  • Undergraduate: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
  • Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sports Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Hobbies: Playing guitar, exercising, wakeboarding, hiking, traveling, going to concerts, cooking, gardening/indoor plant lover

 

Feliciano Perez, MD

Feliciano Perez, MD

  • Hometown: Vero Beach, Florida & Sullivan City, Texas
  • Undergraduate: UT Austin
  • Medical School: UTHealth Houston - McGovern Medical School
  • Professional Interests: health disparities, LGBTQ+ health, child and adolescent psychiatry, community psychiatry, forensic psychiatry
  • Hobbies: anime/manga, reading novels and poetry, sketching, making Spotify playlists, cooking, trying new restaurants, and spending time with friends/family

 

Glenn Robison, MD

Glenn Robison, MD

  • Hometown: Evanston, IL
  • Undergraduate: Boston College
  • Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Consult-Liaison Psychiatry, Women's Mental Health, Palliative Care, and Medical Education
  • Hobbies: cooking, NYT connections & crosswords, and taking silly pictures of my dog

 

 

PGY-3

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Jordan Hunter, MD

Jordan Hunter, MD

  • Hometown: San Diego, CA
  • Undergraduate: Loyola Marymount University
  • Medical School: Loyola Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Inpatient Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Mental Health Outreach
  • Hobbies: Weightlifting, Piano, Meditation, Hot Yoga, Skydiving

 

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Anneka Johnston, MD.

Anneka Johnston, MD

  • Hometown: Holland, MI
  • Undergraduate: Kenyon College
  • Medical School: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Women’s Mental Health, Narrative Medicine, Correctional Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry
  • Hobbies: Social dancing, reading and writing poetry, board game nights, spending quality time with my dog

 

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Alexandria Jones, MD

Alexandria Jones, MD

  • Hometown: Dallas, TX
  • Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Forensic Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Hobbies: reading, painting, listening to music, being outdoors, traveling

 

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Sumbul Liaqat, MD

Sumbul Liaqat, MD

  • Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
  • Undergraduate: N/A
  • Medical School: King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
  • Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Refugee Mental Health, Healthcare Disparities
  • Hobbies: Table Tennis, Dining with friends, Watching Cricket and Netflix

 

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Suraj Marwaha, DO.

Suraj Marwaha, DO

  • Hometown: Oak Brook, IL
  • Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
  • Medical School: Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Women’s Mental Health, LGBTQ+ Psychiatry, Nutritional Interventions in Psychiatry
  • Hobbies: writing Yelp reviews, spending too much time in the grocery store, Peloton, justifying new Lululemon purchases

 

Katelyn O'Grady, MD

Katelyn O’Grady, MD

  • Hometown: Chicago, IL
  • Undergraduate: The University of Alabama
  • Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
  • Professional Interests: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Women’s Mental Health
  • Hobbies: Walking my dogs, spending time with family and friends

 

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Hilary Rettrey, MD, MSEd.

Hilary Rettrey, MD, MSEd

  • Hometown: Seattle, WA
  • Undergraduate: Occidental College
  • Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
  • Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Women’s Mental Health, Psychotherapy
  • Hobbies: gardening, yoga, spending time with family and friends

 

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Andrew Schulz, MD.

Andrew Schulz, MD

  • Hometown: Gurnee, IL
  • Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
  • Medical School: Chicago Medical School - Rosalind Franklin University
  • Professional Interests: Community Psychiatry, Outpatient Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Hobbies: Soccer, movies, spending time with family, running, and trying to make new recipes!

 

 

PGY-4

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Connor Booker, MD.

Connor Booker, MD

  • Hometown: Algonquin, IL
  • Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Medical School: Rush Medical College
  • Professional Interests: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Inpatient Psychiatry, Global Mental Health
  • Hobbies: Basketball, mixed martial arts, video games, going out to eat with friends, and playing with dogs

 

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May Chammaa, MD.

May Chammaa, MD

  • Hometown: Damascus, Syria
  • Undergraduate: Wayne State University
  • Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LGBTQ+ Mental Health, Global Mental Health, Refugee and Immigrant Mental Health, Women’s Mental Health
  • Hobbies: Dance (bachata, salsa, zouk), cooking, sports (running, basketball, hiking, surfing), yoga, creative writing & reading, rewatching Netflix shows in Spanish 

 

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Cabbar Dundar, MD.

Cabbar Dundar, MD

  • Hometown: Orlando, FL
  • Undergraduate: University of Florida
  • Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry, LGBTQ Mental Health
  • Hobbies: Baking, Travelling and Exploring, Reading, Hiking

 

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Lilliana Freire, MD.

Lilliana Freire, MD

  • Hometown: Southside Chicago, IL
  • Undergrad: University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Medical School: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
  • Prof Interests: Complex Trauma, Suicide Prevention, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Healthcare Disparities
  • Hobbies: Yoga, Cooking, DIY Home Improvement projects, Exploring new music

 

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Genevieve Kupsky, MD

Genevieve Kupsky, MD

  • Hometown: Edwardsville, IL
  • Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
  • Medical School: George Washington School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Health policy, medical ethics, addiction, psychotic disorders, inpatient psychiatry, palliative care
  • Hobbies: Violin, true crime, craft beer, camping

 

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Kristian Larson, MD.

Kristian Larson, MD

  • Hometown: Mesa, AZ
  • Undergraduate: University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ
  • Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Community Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Consciousness, Global Mental Health, Destigmatizing Mental Health
  • Hobbies: Practicing the philosophy of Yoga, traveling, playing guitar, exercising, skiing, spending time with family and friends, eating delectable foods

 

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Kimberly Orozco, MD.

Kimberly Orozco, MD

  • Hometown: Chicago, IL
  • Undergraduate: Northwestern University
  • Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Child and adolescent psychiatry, women’s mental health, psychoneuroimmunology, and health disparities
  • Hobbies: Running, yoga, urban gardening, cooking, and brunch! 

 

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Çınar Öztosun, MD.

Çınar Öztosun, MD

  • Hometown: Gaziantep, Turkey
  • Medical School: Koc University School of Medicine
  • Professional Interests: Mood disorders, neuromodulation, global mental health, child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Hobbies: Chess, basketball, playing guitar, cooking and baking, coffee tasting, philosophy, history

 

 

 

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2150 W. Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 563-1212
psychiatry_residency@rush.edu

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