RUSM is proud to recognize the following RUSM graduates who have been named chief residents and fellows for the 2022-2023 year.
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Anesthesiology
Antony Irungu, MD ’18 – Chief Resident, New Jersey Medical School - University Hospital, Newark, NJ
Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology
Atul Bali, MD ’16 – Chief Fellow, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Peter Barrale, MD ’19 – Chief Fellow, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA
Avery Carter, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX
Francisco Ujueta, MD’ 14 – Chief Fellow, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Dermatology
Giana Dalben, MD ’18, Chief Fellow, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
Diagnostic Radiology
Danny Reyes, MD ’18 – Chief Resident, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Angela Cheriyan, MD ’19 – Chief Fellow, University of Tennessee, Jackson TN
Jeffrey Ebin, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, HCA Healthcare Kingwood, Humble, TX
Jonathan Gomez, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, New York City, NY
Samuel Ghencian, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Monroe, MI
Nushin Nataneli, MD’ 18 – Chief Fellow, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Dane Nickel, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Family Medicine
Matias Ballesteros, MD ’16 – Chief Resident, UAMS North Central, Batesville, AR
Ria Patel, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Vorhees, NJ
Priscilla Tutu, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, LSU Heath Science Center- University Hospital & Clinics, Lafayette, LA
Elizabeth Bogaty, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, Orange Park, FL
Joseph Hinojosa, MD ’18 – Chief Resident, Prisma Health Family Medicine Residency-Greer, Greer, SC
Timothy Hollowed, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Creighton University, Phoenix, AZ
Nadine Grace-Abraham, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Emanate Health, West Covina, CA
Desmond Rowe, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Khurram Surani, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Queens, NY
Bea Sheridan Lucas, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Henry Ford Jackson Hospital Center, Jackson, MI
Nazira Mojadidi, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Houston Healthcare, Warner Robins, GA
Monika Shenouda, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Horawski, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, SC
Joshua Kaminski, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Adventist La Grange, La Grange, IL
Cassandra Butt, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME
Lia Cesar, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, Hoboken University Medical Center, Hoboken, NJ
Christina Sugirtharaj, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA
Ana Maria Mejia, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Altamed Health Services, Los Angeles, CA
William Founds, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Trisha Parab, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, University of Michigan Health, Midland, MI
General Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Jinal Desai, MD’18 – Chief Resident, University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Fargo, ND
Mustafa Hakami, MD ’19 – Chief Fellow, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA
Akash Jaggi, MD ’19 – Chief Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Sadiah Khan, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Cassaundra Lewis, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare GME, Gainesville, FL
Jose Perez Martell, MD ’19– Chief Resident, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
William (Bill) Salmon, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
Prisa M. Zachariah, MD ’17 – Chief Fellow, Citrus Health Network Inc., Miami, FL
General Surgery, Surgical Care
Lindsay Howe MD’ 17 – Chief Fellow, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Nahstajia Pinnock, MD ’17 – Chief Resident, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL
Hospice and Palliative Care, Geriatrics
Hesham Hassan, MD ’19 – Chief Fellow, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
LaTora Williams , MD ’19 – Chief Fellow, Mercer University & Atrium Health Navicent, Macon, GA
Infectious Disease
Shobhit Keswani, MD ’19 – Chief Fellow, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA
Kali Maniam, MD ’19 – Chief Fellow, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Internal Medicine
Danny Ram, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Kipson Charles, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare GME, Gainesville, FL
Tonia Gooden, MD ’18 – Chief Resident, Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL
Christopher Wagner, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Atlee Baker, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Ariana Goldstein, MD ’20 – Chief Resident, Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC
Skylar Hartmann, MD ’18 – Chief Resident, UCONN Primary Care, New Britain, CT
Nanak Rai, MD ’18 – Chief Resident, Trinity Health West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
Kenji Yoshino, MD ’18 – Chief Resident, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Gilda-Rae Grell, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, One Brooklyn Health - Brookdale Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Morris Kopyt, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Azadeh Ghassemi, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, CIFC/Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
Lifestyle Medicine
Taunya Kiefer, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow, Baylor Scott & White Health, Round Rock, AR
Neurology
Danisette Torres, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, JFK Hackensack Meridian Health, Edison, NJ
Nutrition and Weight Management
Danial Nadeem, MD ’19 – Chief Fellow, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rochelle Johns, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Lincoln Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bronx, NY
Srijita Sarkar, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA
Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Neonatology
Matthew Boucek, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow , University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Fiorella Castillo, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow, Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Karla Ortiz, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow, University of Southern California Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Lauren Rothe, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
Pulmonary Critical Care
Selvin Jacob, MD ’17 – Chief Fellow, University of Texas PCCM, Houston, TX
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Preventive Medicine/Public Health
Robert Lombard, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, ECU Health/ Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC
Bill Christian, MD ’19 – Chief Resident, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA
Sports Medicine
Cher Chang, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Alex Mafdali, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow, West Kendall Baptist / FIU, Coral Gables, FL
Preya Patel, MD’ 18 – Chief Fellow, Intermountain Healthcare Valley, Provo, UT
Pooja Sharma, MD ’18 – Chief Fellow, Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute, Atlanta, GA
