Internal Medicine Third-Year Residents
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Olgert Bardhi, M.D., M.Sc.
- Home Town: Tarpon Springs, Florida
- Undergraduate School: University of Florida
- Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Academic Medicine
- Personal Interests: Writing, Physical Fitness, Food Blogging, Podcasting, Hiking, Traveling
William Black, M.D.
- Home Town: Macon, Georgia
- Undergraduate School: University of Georgia - Athens
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Career Interests: Hematology/Oncology
- Personal Interests: College Football, Trout Fishing in the Appalachian Mountains, Cooking Dinner with Wife
William Brandon, M.D.
- Home Town: Westcliffe, Colorado
- Undergraduate School: University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
- Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Personal Interests: Homebrewing, Hiking, Camping, Biking, Fishing, Kayaking
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Ayla Cash, M.D., M.P.H
- Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio
- Undergraduate School: Ohio State University
- Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
- Career Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Public Health, Academic Medicine
- Personal Interests: Reading about Politics and Current Events, Playing Tennis, Calligraphy, Journaling, Spending time with Family
Luis Chinea, M.D.
- Home Town: San Antonio, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Texas A&M University
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Hematology/Oncology, Rheumatology, Hospital Medicine
- Personal Interests: Soccer, Disc Golf, Board Games, Podcasts, Reality TV, Museums, Biking
Zainali Chunawala, M.B.B.S.
- Home Town: Pune, India
- Medical School: Seth G.S. Medical College
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Running, Biking, Hiking, Meditation, Soccer, Tennis, Bowling, Bungee Jumping, Skydiving
Kristina Collins, M.B.B.S.
- Home Town: St. Catherine, Jamaica
- Undergraduate School: University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jamaica
- Medical School: University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jamaica
- Career Interests: Endocrine, Nephrology, General Internal Medicine
- Personal Interests: Playing Badminton and Tennis, Playing the Guitar and Keyboard, Writing Poems and Songs
Julie Cooper, M.D.
- Home Town: Flower Mound, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Kansas State University
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Personal Interests: Hiking, Running, Reading Mysteries
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Diana De Oliveira Gomes, M.D.
- Home Town: Venezuela
- Undergraduate School: Ohio State University
- Medical School: Universidad Central de Venezuela Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Cooking with Nephew, Watching International Soccer, Roller Skating
Emily Decicco, M.D.
- Home Town: New Hope, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois
- Undergraduate School: Cornell University
- Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Health Equity, Endocrinology
- Personal Interests: Playing Lacrosse, Live Jam-band Music, Running, Long-distance Cycling, Hiking, Downhill Skiing, Cooking Italian Dishes
Paige Della-Penna, M.D.
- Home Town: Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Undergraduate School: Elon University
- Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Quality Improvement, Medical Education
- Personal Interests: Cooking, Opera, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Traveling
John Deng, M.D.
- Home Town: Newton, Massachusetts
- Undergraduate School: Brandeis University
- Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Hospital Medicine
- Personal Interests: Traveling, Backpacking, Camping, Bouldering, Climbing, Video Games, MMA, Reading, Watching Movies, Technology, Sichuan Cooking
Ruchi Desai, M.D.
- Home Town: Milpitas, California
- Undergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles
- Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology
- Personal Interests: Reading, Puzzles, Cooking, Listening to Podcasts, Watching Sports
Manasa Dutta, M.D.
- Home Town: Austin, Texas
- Undergraduate School: University of Texas at Dallas
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Evolving
- Personal Interests: Professional Bharatanatyam, Art, Coffee, Watching Movies
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Luise Froessl, M.D.
- Home Town: Sunnyvale, California
- Medical School: Faculte de Medecine Universite d'Aix-Marseille AMU
- Career Interests: Hematology/Oncology
- Personal Interests: Hiking, Baking, Pencil Drawing
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Eileen Hu, M.D.
- Home Town: Milpitas, California
- Undergraduate School: Ohio State University
- Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Hematology/Oncology
- Personal Interests: Chinese Dizi, Cooking, Visiting National Parks, Reading
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Charlotte Hunt, M.D., M.P.H.
- Home Town: Sugar Land, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Texas A&M University
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology
- Personal Interests: Baking, Kickboxing, Weightlifting, Spinning, Trampoline, HIIT
Jimin Hwang, M.D.
- Home Town: Daejeon, South Korea
- Medical School: Yonsei University College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Cooking Korean Food, Hiking, Spinning, Weightlifting, Pilates, Singing, Playing Acoustic Guitar, Drawing Cartoons, Exploring Restaurants, Bars, and Coffee Shops
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Anishka Kappalayil, M.D.
- Home Town: Frisco, Texas
- Undergraduate School: University of Texas at Dallas
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Evolving
- Personal Interests: Traditional Indian Carnatic Vocal Training, Vinyl Records, Electric Guitar, Soccer, Cooking, Water Sports, ATVing, Traveling
Peter Kentros, M.D.
- Home Town: Scarsdale, New York
- Undergraduate School: Brown University
- Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Career Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care, Climate Change and Health
- Personal Interests: Carpentry with Salvaged Wood and Restored Tools, Curing and Fermenting Foods, Tennis, Soccer, Reading, Dog Walking
Han Wool Kim, M.D.
- Home Town: Los Angeles, California
- Undergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles
- Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hospital Medicine
- Personal Interests: Snowboard, Basketball, Fantasy Sports, Spanish, Cooking, Fingerstyle Guitar, Powerlifting, Beatbox, Rubik's Cube
Eden Koo, M.D.
- Home Town: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Undergraduate School: University of Michigan
- Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology, Academic Medicine
- Personal Interests: Watching Sports, Replicating YouTube Cooking Recipes, Tennis, Running, Hiking, Fantasy Football
Beverly Kyalwazi, M.D.
- Home Town: Sacramento, California
- Undergraduate School: University of Notre Dame
- Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Career Interests: General Medicine, Gastroenterology, or Hematology/Oncology
- Personal Interests: Playing Piano, Singing, Hiking, Morning Runs, Soccer, Basketball, Flag Football, Reading
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Blake Lackey, M.D.
- Home Town: Coppell, Texas
- Undergraduate School: University of North Texas
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Nephrology or Academic Medicine, Healthcare Disparities
- Personal Interests: Skateboarding, Guitar/Bass, Spoken Word Poetry, Kung Fu
Gloria Lin, M.D.
- Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania
- Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology
- Personal Interests: Distance Running, Gardening, Hiking, Photography
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Dimitri Maamari, M.D.
- Home Town: Beirut, Lebanon
- Undergraduate School: American University of Beirut
- Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology and Genomic Medicine
- Personal Interests: Certified Wine Taster, Skiing, Playing Futsal
Kareem Malas, M.D.
- Home Town: Brown Deer, Wisconsin
- Undergraduate School: University of Wisconsin
- Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Soccer, Fitness, Weightlifting, Running, Video Games, Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin Badgers
Paris Malensek, M.D., M.B.A.
- Home Town: Birmingham, Alabama
- Undergraduate School: University of Alabama
- Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology or Hospital Medicine, Healthcare Administration
- Personal Interests: Golf, Tennis, Downhill Skiing, Traveling, Singing, Dancing, Fishing, Yoshukai Karate, Playing Flute, Piccolo, Piano, and Ukulele
Caroline McLeod, M.D.
- Home Town: Albemarle, North Carolina
- Undergraduate School: University of South Carolina
- Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- Personal Interests: Running, Reading Novels, Listening to Podcasts, Enjoying the Culinary Scene
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Aman Narayan, M.D.
- Home Town: Houston, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Rice University
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Hospital Medicine, Cardiology, Rheumatology
- Personal Interests: Cooking, Playing/watching Sports, Fantasy Football, Playing the Dhol, Politics, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Accessibility
Rohit Nathani, M.D.
- Home Town: Bilaspur, India
- Undergraduate School: Abhinav Public School New Delhi
- Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Soccer, Running, Badminton, Chess, Cricket, DC Universe, Thriller Movies and TV Series, Alternative Rock Music
Niharika Neela, M.D.
- Home Town: Houston, Texas; Bangalore, India
- Undergraduate School: Cornell University
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Personal Interests: Vegetarian Cooking, Podcasts, Reading, Hiking, Working The New York Times Crossword Puzzle, Dancing, Singing
Michelle Ng, M.D.
- Home Town: Chicago, Illinois; Hong Kong
- Undergraduate School: University of Michigan
- Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology
- Personal Interests: Fitness, Hiking, Podcasts, Cooking, Exploring Bookstores, Watching Cantonese and Mandarin TV Shows
Ali Noorbaksh, M.D.
- Home Town: Houston, Texas; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Undergraduate School: University of Pittsburgh
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Architecture and Design, Literature Review, Healthcare Topics, Space and Science Fiction, Surfing, Hiking, Camping
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Patrick O’Hara, M.D.
- Home Town: East Rockaway, New York
- Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania
- Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Evolving
- Personal Interests: Hiking, Climbing, Golfing, Table Tennis, Running, Weight Training, Basketball, Frisbee, Volleyball, Learning New Languages, Traveling, Movies
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Do Park, M.D.
- Home Town: Seoul, South Korea
- Undergraduate School:University of Colorado - Denver
- Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Outreach to Non-English Speaking Patients, Cooking, Playing Fingerstyle/electric Guitar, Spending Time with Fiance and Cat
Sanghoon Park, M.D.
- Home Town: Seoul, South Korea; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Undergraduate School: Swarthmore College
- Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Soccer, Running with Fiance, Cooking, Playing with Cat
Mausam Patel, M.D.
- Home Town: Merritt Island, Florida
- Undergraduate School: University of Miami
- Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology, Gastroenterology
- Personal Interests: Dancing, Indian Garba-Raas Team, Reading, Cooking, Indian-American Fusion, Sitcoms, Exercising
Marissa Peyer, M.D.
- Home Town: Woodridge, Ilinois; Onalaska, Wisconsin
- Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania
- Medical School: University of Minnesota
- Career Interests: Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medical Education
- Personal Interests: Singing, Soccer, Tennis, Restaurant Exploration
Heather Postma, M.D., M.B.A.
- Home Town: Dallas, Texas
- Undergraduate School: University of Texas
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: General Internal Medicine
- Personal Interests: Cooking, Baking, Cycling, Skiing, Golf, Traveling, Volunteering, Backgammon, Gin Rummy, Listening to Podcasts
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Kaitlin Reagan, M.D.
- Home Town:
- Undergraduate School:
- Medical School: Wayne State University
- Career Interests:
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Claudia Saborit, M.D.
- Home Town: Havana, Cuba; Miami, Florida
- Undergraduate School: Cornell University
- Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology
- Personal Interests: Latin Dancing, Journaling, Writing Short Stories, Outdoors
Tejus Satish, M.D.
- Home Town: Sugar Land, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Rice University
- Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Amateur Radio (callsign K2TDZ), Hobby Electronics, Learning Piano and Guitar, Reading Science Fiction, History, and Philosophy
Matthew Sawyer, M.D.
- Home Town: San Angelo, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Baylor University
- Medical School: UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Hematology/Oncology
- Personal Interests: Pickleball, Soul Cycle, DIY Projects, Porch Hangs
Sonali Srivastava, M.D.
- Home Town: Brookfield, Wisconsin
- Undergraduate School: Cornell University
- Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology
- Personal Interests: Swimming, Chess, Debate, Biking, Cooking Indian Dishes
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Lauren Taylor, M.D.
- Home Town: Fremont, California
- Undergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles
- Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology
- Personal Interests: Hawaiian Dancing, Chinese Yo-yo, Crafting, Traveling, Cooking, Playing with her Dog and Going to Dog Parks, Yoga, Hiking, HIIT
Sanaa Tejani, M.D.
- Home Town: Plano, Texas
- Undergraduate School: University of Texas at Dallas
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Cardiology, Endocrinology
- Personal Interests: Yoga, Discovering New Restaurants, Exploring Art Museums, Class Pass, Puzzles
Carlos Tovar, M.D., M.E.
- Home Town: Houston, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Texas A&M University
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Personal Interests: Drones, Cooking, Music, Soccer, Kickball, Racquetball, Pickleball, Spikeball, Reading about Technology, Science, and Interstellar Travel
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Christopher Viamontes, M.D., M.A.
- Home Town: Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri
- Undergraduate School: Loyola University Chicago
- Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology, Hospital Medicine
- Personal Interests: Chess, Notre Dame Athletics, Ballroom Dancing, Sabre Fencing
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George Waldenmaier, M.D., MPHTM
- Home Town: Onancock, Virginia
- Undergraduate School: University of Virginia
- Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology
- Personal Interests: Aviation, Gardening, Traveling, Hiking, Reading, History, Scuba Diving, Guitar, Cooking, Fishing, Hunting
Isabel Wees, M.D.
- Home Town: Fort Worth, Texas
- Undergraduate School: University of Texas
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- Personal Interests: Vegetarian Cooking, Hiking in National Parks, Traveling, Hot Sauce, Barre and Spin Classes, Reading, Thrift Shopping
Julianna West, M.D.
- Home Town: Dallas, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Texas Christian University
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Cardiology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Personal Interests: Golf, Cooking, Sewing, Hiking in State and National Parks
Anna White, M.D.
- Home Town: Cape Coral, Florida
- Undergraduate School: Oakwood University
- Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
- Personal Interests: Playing the Piano and Flute, Cycling, Poetry, Reading, Writing, Listening to Poetry, Sewing, Cooking
Lexis Will, M.D.
- Home Town: Evansville, Indiana
- Undergraduate School: University of Southern Indiana
- Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology, Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine
- Personal Interests: Horseback Riding, Traveling to National Parks, Hiking, Scuba Diving, Cooking, Baking