University of Mississippi Medical Center Program Family Medicine Residency

Our Residents

We pride ourselves on the diversity of our residents. Please check out the biographies of our electric current residents and contempo graduates.

Chief Residents

Dominick DeFelice, Doctor

University of Northward Carolina at Chapel Loma School of Medicine

I was born on Long Island and, when I was eleven years onetime, my family moved to eastern Northward Carolina where I remained through med schoolhouse. I spent my concluding semester of high schoolhouse shadowing doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, dietitians, and other wellness intendance professionals in a community infirmary. On a whim I applied to The Academy of North Carolina at Greensboro for college and concluded up being awarded a full ride scholarship. In four years I completed my degree in Human Biological science, minored in Chemical science and Spanish, traveled abroad, published ii papers on honey bees (ask me near bees anytime), and worked two summers as a Nurse'south Aide. This was without a doubt where I peaked!

I went straight from undergrad to medical school, and was lucky to go to a great establishment: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Loma School of Medicine. I always had an interest in principal care and wanted to reach the patients with the lowest access to health intendance. Those interests led me to accept a four year medical Castilian form in which I helped treat and education Spanish speaking patients in cardinal NC. Information technology as well led me to do iii weeks of medical volunteer work in rural India, seeing patients of all ages with all sorts of medical complaints. The seed of my passion for family unit medicine was planted during that concluding semester in high school, but it grew during my experiences in medical school.

As of my tail end of residency and heading into principal year, I am applying for fellowship in primary care sports medicine and trying to make up one's mind where I desire to settle down! I am extremely excited to have the privilege of being one of our two quaternary twelvemonth chiefs alongside my wonderful co-chief Mary Powers.

Mary Powers, MD

State University of New York Upstate Medical Academy

I grew upward in Marcellus, NY, but outside of Syracuse, NY. My parents run an experiential learning center that uses a ropes class and equine therapy to promote squad building and leadership development, particularly for under served youth. I went to Cornell Academy where I majored in Human being Biology, Health and Society, minored in Inequality Studies, and coordinated a mentoring program for local at-take a chance youth. After graduating, I moved to a reservation in South Dakota to teach high school math through Teach for America. I returned to Central New York to attend medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical Academy.

I am very happy to be in Rochester for my training in Family Medicine! I have many interests inside Family unit Medicine that are heavily influenced by what I've learned from working aslope my parents and students. I am especially interested in working aslope nether served populations, rural health, adolescent medicine and the part of school-based clinics, and women'southward health. Outside of medicine, I love spending time with my husband and son, as well as our two dogs and cat. I really enjoy being outside, whether it's running, hiking, biking, cross country skiing, horseback riding, or something else!

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Form of 2022

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Jasdeep Bajwa, DO

Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hi everyone! I was born and raised in Due north York, Ontario and grew up in the Greater Toronto Area. I am an only kid and a starting time-generation graduate pupil in my family. I completed my Honors BSc in Kinesiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. In improver to my vii years of volunteer service at a local hospital, it is at McMaster where my passion for man medicine grew. I then pursued medical schoolhouse at Lincoln Memorial University located in Harrogate Tennessee. While in medical school, through my experiences as a tutor and teaching fellow classmates, my passion for pedagogy within medicine came to the forefront.

I was lucky enough to complete a few visiting electives during my 4th year and even though I had fun meeting different people and experiencing unlike programs, the strength of UR and most chiefly the people here in Rochester and at Highland Family Medicine is what drew me to one of the strongest Family Medicine programs in the nation! I am super lucky and excited to continue my training here! :)

My current career interests are broad spectrum family medicine and academic medicine.

Outside of medicine: I grew up playing water ice hockey (prerequisite for being Canadian) and to this day I am a huge hockey nerd! A lot of people volition retrieve my favorite team is the Maple Leafs, but information technology is actually the Buffalo Sabres ever since the Dominik Hasek days! In addition to sports, I similar to stay agile by going to the gym, hiking, canoeing and skiing. I am a huge foodie and love trying different restaurants, but I besides like to cook and prepare my own meals. I beloved traveling, however, being preoccupied by the journeying of becoming a dr., I have a lot of the world nonetheless to run across.

Megan Carey, MD

State Academy of New York Upstate Medical University

I grew up outside of Ithaca, New York hiking and exploring the gorges that the expanse is famous for. I studied geology at SUNY Geneseo where I loved being able to spend fourth dimension exterior but couldn't see myself in a career in geology. My junior year I took an EMT course and started working with a local EMS department. Before long, I was spending more time on an ambulance than I was spending in a classroom. I enjoyed connecting with people and helping them through a time of crunch. I changed career paths and started medical school at SUNY Upstate in Syracuse, NY. I was able to meet patients from a wide variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, which helped me develop a passion for providing intendance to underserved groups of patients. I worked closely with the Rahma Free Clinic in South Syracuse and The Reach Project in Ithaca providing principal care to a wide diversity of vulnerable populations including immigrant and homeless patients. My interests in medicine include women'south health, addiction medicine, and behavioral wellness. My interests outside of medicine include backpacking, kayaking, and music.

Lauren Cowen, MD

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

I grew up in Rochester, NY, so moved to Philadelphia where I double majored in Biologic Basis of Beliefs and Environmental Studies at the Academy of Pennsylvania. I graduated with an interest in ecology health and global development so I joined the Peace Corps every bit a Customs Based Environmental Management Volunteer in Peru. My site was in a rural Andes Mountain hamlet and afterwards acquisition distance sickness, I had an astonishing fourth dimension working with the community, making friends, participating in their traditions, improving my knitting skills and exploring Peru's diverse environments (mountain, coast and rainforest!). While away, I realized my career interests included clinical medicine and so I worked as a clinical inquiry coordinator while finishing prerequisites and applying to medical school.

I returned to Rochester for medical school where I had opportunities to pursue global health projects in Nicaragua and Peru as well as continued working with the local Latino population by volunteering with the Finger Lakes Customs Health'due south Mobile Medical outreach team to provide health care access and screening to the migrant subcontract worker population in Western NY. I knew family unit medicine was a good fit for me due to my wide range of clinical interests, want to work with the entire family unit in preventative intendance and community evolution. I further explored my interest in child maternal health during a year out research at Highland Family unit Medicine and enjoyed my opportunity to facilitate Centering Pregnancy groups and to work on Interconception Care for the promotion of healthier infant outcomes.

I am thrilled to exist staying in Rochester with such a wonderful grouping of people! Apart from medicine, I love traveling, all things outdoors and active, spending time with friends, family and my partner Mike.

Alisa Liu, Doctor

Land Academy of New York Downstate Medical Centre College of Medicine

I was born in Canada, simply spent most of my babyhood on Long Island, NY. For college, I went to NYU, where i majored in Neural Science and enjoyed the vibrant culture of New York City. I then attended SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn. Witnessing the devastating complications of preventable diseases in an underserved community fueled my desire to become into primary care. During medical school, I served on the leadership boards of Project TEACH, which provides educational craft activities for pediatric patients, too as the Chinese American Medical Club, Global Wellness Club, and Downstate Students for Choice. My principal interest within family medicine is improving reproductive healthcare admission for all patients regardless of race and socioeconomic status. I am excited to start my family medicine residency at the University of Rochester! I know I will be well-equipped for a career that combines preventative medicine and reproductive rights for a diverse patient population. In my spare time, I savor drawing, painting, watching way too much Netflix, trying new foods and traveling with my fiancee.

Stephanie Mazzawi, Doctor

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

How-do-you-do! I was born in Miami, Florida, where I lived with my parents and younger brother until I completed my Bachelor's degree in Biology at Florida International University. Soon afterward, I moved to Buffalo, NY to attend medical schoolhouse at Jacobs Schoolhouse of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Information technology was there that I began to observe and farther develop my interests within medicine, which include women's health, obstetrics, pediatrics, and caring for the underserved population. I bask serving the customs, and therefore was involved in many community outreach programs every bit a volunteer during medical school.

My interests outside of medicine involve anything having to practice with food, drink, gathering with friends, and the outdoors. I enjoy kickboxing, yoga, hiking, reading books, cooking, trying new restaurants, and traveling.

I am so excited to be able to continue my medical grooming here in Rochester and to exist serving the community in the years to come!

Allison McKeown, DO

Lake Erie Higher of Osteopathic Medicine

Hi everyone! I was born right here at Strong Memorial Hospital, and was raised 30 minutes south of Rochester in the pocket-size village of Avon, NY. My mom is a hospice nurse and my dad works for Wegmans (globe's best grocery store!). I spent an astonishing four years at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where I completed my undergraduate degree in Neuroscience with a minor in Gender & Women'south studies. I was fortunate to spend a semester in Copenhagen, Kingdom of denmark, studying medical practice and policy. After college, I moved to Boston, where I spent ii years working at Boston Children'south Hospital as a clinical research assistant in the Celiac Disease Programme. During my fourth dimension in Boston, I met my fiancé, Matt, who is an avid Boston sports fan.

I decided to take a hiatus from the snowfall, and spent my first 2 years of medical school at LECOM'southward campus in sunny Bradenton, Florida. At the commencement of my third year, I returned dwelling to New York to complete my cadre rotations in Batavia. Information technology was during tertiary year that I discovered my love for chief care and rural/underserved medicine.

I am so excited and honored to showtime my residency at the University of Rochester! When not at the hospital, I enjoy spending time on trails at the local parks with my two dogs or playing board games with friends. I dear trying new restaurants, wineries, and breweries. During the summer, you can detect me hanging out on Conesus Lake with my family.

Ryan Nightingale, Physician

State Academy of New York Upstate Medical University

Hello! I grew up in Chatham, NY, a small boondocks due south of Albany. It was at that place that I adult a love of nature and an appreciation for close-knit communities, which continues to bulldoze my interest in rural medicine to this solar day. I attended Dartmouth College where I majored in Neuroscience with a pocket-size in Global Health Anthropology. During college I trained and as an EMT, and was likewise able to volunteer in free wellness clinics and schools in Peru and in a mobile health clinic in Nicaragua. Later higher I spent ii years working equally a patient intendance technician and unit secretary in Albany Memorial Hospital Emergency Department in Albany, NY, earlier starting medical school at SUNY Upstate.

During medical schoolhouse, I continued to develop my interest in global wellness through dengue fever inquiry in Ecuador. I also enjoyed doing v months of clinical rotations in my hometown through Upstate's rural medicine program. During my 3rd year of medical school, I institute that Family Medicine was the specialty that all-time encompassed my interests in the social determinants of health and global health, while likewise being an incredibly versatile specialty. I believe that Rochester'due south family medicine program, in addition to having very stiff all-around training, will permit me to expand on my interests through the global health and political advocacy tracks. I am very excited to exist office of the Rochester team!

Autonomously from medicine, I savour hiking, skiing, playing board games, reading, and playing with my 2 cats. I am also very excited to explore Rochester'southward great parks and running/biking trails, as well equally the many keen restaurants and breweries the city has to offer!

Kailyn Rigby, Physician

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Academy at Buffalo

I am a Canadian daughter who never imagined I would stay in the U.s.a. for all of my medical training merely at each footstep I have felt this is exactly where I am supposed to exist. I am excited and encouraged to exist completing my residency training with likeminded people who want to compassionately serve our patients, especially those who confront barriers to care.

My experiences before and during medical school accept resulted in a passion for working with underserved populations. I attended Houghton College for undergrad and was fortunate to consummate an internship at Jericho Road Community Wellness Center and so to continue working at that place every bit a medical assistant. I fell in love with the population, working in a FQHC surroundings and caring for patients holistically, body, heed and spirit. Additionally, I have a detail interest in addictions and agreement the psychosocial touch of this complex disease.

Additionally, as a Canadian I am happy to be a piffling closer to my family in Kingston, Ontario. I grew up there on a farm and enjoy visiting every bit often equally possible. I really dear going home to spend fourth dimension with my two adorable nephews who are obsessed with farm equipment and love to go for rides on Papa's tractor. Other things I enjoy are eating proficient food, and to balance that out, trying out new fitness classes. I as well enjoy going to church and finding means to grow in my religion and meliorate serve others.

Eric Sager, Dr.

Loma Linda University Schoolhouse of Medicine

I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY and, yes, I regret to acknowledge that I am a die-hard Buffalo Bills fan. I studied Chemical technology and with a minor in Standard mandarin at Calvin Higher in beautiful One thousand Rapids, Michigan. During my inferior year, I had the opportunity to spend a semester away in Communist china. Information technology was a life-changing experience for me and really instilled in me a passion both for travel and for medical missions. From Michigan I headed west to the desert—specifically, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, about lx miles due east of Los Angeles. While in California, I learned how to rock-climb, surf, and spent much of my complimentary time enjoying the many outdoor activities that California has to offering such as; camping, going to the beach, and hiking. I enjoyed my time in California, even so, I am thrilled to be heading back towards family and snowfall to settle down in Rochester. I am excited to serve Rochester'south diverse patient population. Loma Linda emphasizes the importance of caring for the whole patient and I can't wait to caput back dwelling and apply that wholeness of care towards my fellow upstate New Yorkers.

Alexandria Snow, MD

Academy of Nevada, Reno Schoolhouse of Medicine

Hello! I was accidentally built-in in Kingdom of saudi arabia (I arrived 3 months early on), and that has pretty much set the tone for the remainder of my life! I grew up all over the world just spent much of my early school years in the western The states. At fourteen I left my family in southern Nevada to go to boarding schoolhouse in England and spent the next few years honing my love and appreciation for travel and other cultures. I spent fourth dimension all over Great britain, Europe, and Africa. After my A-levels I did non know what I wanted to practise, and so I returned to my family in Pahrump, Nevada, and did a piddling fleck of everything! I waited tables, cashiered in Walmart, and cooked on a line. What really changed my time to come, however, was when I became an EMT, firefighter, and medical assistant. That is where I really barbarous in honey with medicine. I always wanted to be more than knowledgeable, to practice more than, to learn more, to help more. I finally realized that becoming a doctor was the best path for me, so here I am! I attended University of Nevada Reno for both my undergraduate and medical school, which was fantastic. My inability to constrain my interest to ane area led to my involvement in family medicine, and my dearest of peachy education in unique and interesting areas I take never been to before led me to Rochester! I can't wait to go started!

When I'g not doing medicine, I enjoy a variety of things (shocking, I know). At home I love reading, cooking, playing video games, and doing DIY'southward. I'll ever honey traveling and exploring new places, and I besides bask playing rugby, and going movies and so much more!

Sandy Wang, MD, MPH

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Hullo anybody! I am Sandy, built-in and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, attending Emory University for undergrad where my interests in anthropology, global health, and ethnomedicine began. I continued my medical didactics with the MD MPH dual degree track at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida where I completed my capstone project on combating youth violence in underserved areas through afterwards school programs. During my time in Florida, I had a rich exposure to the Caribbean area, Due south American, and south Floridan patient population. I believe master care holds the tools to truly taking care of anybody, and I beloved prevention medicine, diet and fitness, and understanding the complexities of mental health on chronic illnesses. I cannot wait to offset my journeying in the North with my husband who is a general surgery resident in at the U of R too! We are thrilled to be reunited after 5 years of long distance and cannot wait to work with and exist a part of the U of R/Highland Medicine squad.

When I am not championing primary care, I am a professional artist specializing in watercolor, color pencil, and sketch and I as well custom design crochet plushies. I also love to travel the earth and cook!

Emily White, Medico

Academy of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver Higher of Medicine

I spent the first two years of my life in upstate New York and my third year in Pennsylvania just have lived in Iowa since the age of iv. I grew up in Cedar Rapids. After graduating high schoolhouse, I moved a lengthy 30 minutes away to Iowa City to attend the University of Iowa for my undergraduate and medical education, so it will be a new take a chance to be 12 hours from home!

My undergraduate caste was in Wellness and Homo Physiology with a minor in Global Health Studies. From there, I went straight into medical school in 2015. It was during my undergraduate studies that I first establish my passions for palliative care, hospice, and narrative medicine. These passions converged during my enquiry on Dignity Therapy, a narrative intervention at finish of life.

Within family medicine, the integration of physical and mental health is of special interest to me. I am so looking forward to standing my education at the birthplace of the biopsychosocial model of care! I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to work with and learn from patients who require particular attending to the social determinants of health. My hope is to pursue additional psychiatric training following my residency in family medicine and eventually complete a fellowship in palliative medicine.

Outside of healthcare, I enjoy existence a dog mom and spending quality time with friends and family unit.

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"The Class of 2023 will provide equitable, compassionate and empowering intendance to all. Nosotros commit ourselves to fighting for social justice and anti-racism. We strive to embody our full, authentic selves, and encourage each other to flourish as people and physicians, while remaining answerable and apprehensive. We recognize our role within our customs and will utilise our platform to advocate for each other, our patients, and the edification of the medical field."

Christian Archer, Doc

University of Florida College of Medicine

Hello everyone! I was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended The University of Florida for both undergrad and medical schoolhouse. In medical school I had astonishing mentorship from kinesthesia who exemplify humanism in medicine and impressed on me the idea that in that location is a big difference between treating a patient and caring for a person. These mentors came from diverse training backgrounds including integrative medicine, palliative intendance, and psychology, all of which have go interests of mine. I decided family unit medicine was the all-time way for me to combine my interests into a practice that enables me to build meaningful relationships with my patients and apply these relationships as the foundation for healing. I was immediately drawn to Rochester by their commitment to the biopsychosocial model which they helped put on the map decades ago. Volunteering at my medical school's gratuitous clinic and on several global medical brigades to Republic of haiti and India impressed on me the importance of caring for populations with the greatest demand, and I am excited to begin serving at Chocolate-brown Square Community Wellness Center.

When I am not in the hospital, I savour spending time with friends and family unit. I fiddle in guitar, indoor stone climbing, cooking, and a variety of outdoor activities from soccer to hiking. I enjoy listening to podcasts, with On Being and Codeswitch equally ii staples. Ii of my great loves are travel and food, and luckily for me they often find a manner of intersecting. I am very excited to explore a new part of the country and finally experience seasons likewise hot and hotter.

Madeline Bell, Medico

University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford

I'm from Ventura, California, which is an amazing fiddling embankment town about an hr and a half n of LA. It'due south a bit sacrilegious that I can't surf, merely I love swimming in the sea and kayaking! I've had blazon i diabetes since I was ix years old. This was one of my major motivations to go into medicine. I went to college in Moraga, CA, another tiny town in the San Francisco Bay Expanse. There, I studied Health Science, which is essentially a mixture of Biology, Kinesiology, and Psychology. I also minored in Castilian and studied abroad in Belize, Guatemala, and Costa rica.

Later on higher, I took a year "off" to work equally a report coordinator for several clinical trials for diabetes medications. During that twelvemonth, I besides volunteered at a local hospital and earned my EMT license. In medical school, I focused on women's health issues and LGBTQ+ health. At this point, I knew I had WAY too many interests to settle into a single sub-specialty right out of medical school. Family unit Medicine is the perfect blend of primary care, patient advocacy, integrative health approaches, psycho-social issues, and intendance across the lifespan. I am so excited to continue my preparation at Rochester to be the best Family unit Medicine Physician I can be!

Outside of medicine, I enjoy spending time with my fiancé playing video games and board games, working out, painting, singing, hanging out with my awesome true cat Hattie, anything and everything Disney, sea sports except for surfing, and reading (especially horror).

Finally, a fun fact about me: when I was xviii, I won an international contest and was picked to sing the theme music for the video game Assassin'south Creed Revelations. It's on iTunes if you lot desire to check it out!

Ellerie Chen, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

My dad named me after an old detective character from the 1930s, Ellery Queen. We share a beloved for mysteries and puzzles, which is part of what makes medicine and so interesting for me! I'm a Pacific Northwest daughter: I was built-in in Portland, Oregon; majored in biochemistry at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington; and attended medical school at Loma Linda University in sunny Southern California.

I'm passionate about a healthy lifestyle and honey to talk nigh good food and exercise. I've experienced first-hand how important a healthy lifestyle tin be to managing chronic weather. Later my residency, I'd like to do a fellowship in functional medicine with a possible emphasis on acupuncture. My family is from Singapore and I grew up with both Western and traditional Chinese medicine, and I call up they compliment each other in helping patients achieve health.

Exterior of work, I similar to rock climb, roller skate, try new recipes, and paint fat, crooked jungle animals.

Alexis Davis, Doctor

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Hi All! I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY and I attended Cornell Academy for undergrad where I majored in Human Development with a minor in Global Health. During higher, I worked extensively with the Ithaca Costless Clinic where my passions for health equity and social justice were solidified. After college I took a gap year and worked equally a Patient Health Navigator in my hometown, coordinating care for community members with chronic illnesses. I then attended medical schoolhouse at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH where I furthered my interest in community medicine as the Health Outreach Coordinator for the Renee Jones Empowerment Centre, a nonprofit dedicated to providing health services for victims and survivors of human trafficking.

I hope to expand this piece of work in residency as an advocate for improved health admission among medically vulnerable populations like my own. Equally a commencement generation college student and the first physician in my family, I am adamant to serve and create opportunities for those with like backgrounds. I ultimately promise to have a career that combines health policy, preventive medicine, community health and trauma informed care. As you can see, I take a LOT of interests and that is precisely why I chose Family Medicine, the specialty where you can truly make your career whatever you desire it to be! The U of R Family Medicine program is a prime example of that as it offers its residents so many incredible and diverse training experiences. I feel incredibly lucky to be training hither, and equally a Buffalo native, I am happy to be shut to habitation. Outside of medicine, I love spending time with my mom, sister and younger brother, brunching with friends, going to concerts, dancing to Soca music and traveling!

Joel Fandel, Doc

New York Medical Higher

I grew up in a rural function of Washington State near the beautiful fishing town of Gig Harbor where I spent most of my fourth dimension in the woods or on the h2o. I lived there my whole young life and worked in structure with my dad, equally a farm paw at a local farm/orchard, and equally a server in a few restaurants. My first passion was caring for animals, and my involvement in the sciences began with the thought of pursuing zoology. Every bit I matured and began recognizing the wellness disparities in my own community, my goals shifted towards a career where I could personally assistance and advocate for those people. I decided one of the all-time platforms to accomplish this would exist to get a family medicine physician.

I studied neurobiology at the University of Washington equally I've ever been fascinated by the duality of the brain and the mind. I farther developed my medical interests while living in Seattle and also saw first-manus how much value in that location was in preventative medicine, continuity of intendance, educational activity, and attention to mental wellness. I too met my now married woman at UW! We were fortunate enough to go to medical schoolhouse at New York Medical College together, and now she is an Orthopedic Surgery resident at URMC. It is a dream come true for me to be joining such a highly regarded plan like URMC/Highland Infirmary where I will have the best preparation towards furthering my interests in addiction medicine and sports medicine.

Outside of medicine I bask watching and playing all kinds of sports, all things outdoors like hiking and rock climbing, woodworking, collecting and selling baseball game cards, renovating our condo in Penfield, and relaxing with my married woman and two cats.

Catherine Harmer, MD

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

I grew upwardly in Rochester (Irondequoit!) and went away to Yale for college where I studied physics. I lived and studied in France for 2 summers in college. During one of them, I worked at CERN where I realized that I am more interested in people than particles. I spent one year in New Haven after college working in a lab and learning how to get groceries with merely a bike and a backpack. I and so returned home to attend medical school at the University of Rochester. I am thrilled to be staying here to serve my abode customs throughout residency and beyond. Within family unit medicine, I am passionate about reproductive justice, gender wellness, and eating disorders.

I savor pond in Lake Ontario and eating Abbott's ice cream with my large extended family here in Rochester. I am an gorging backpacker, having thru-hiked the Long Trail and parts of the Appalachian Trail. I besides dear to sing anything from Bruckner to Janelle Monae. Practicing yoga with Rochester'due south vibrant yoga community is one of my favorite things to do.

Courtney Kodweis, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus

I was born in Rochester, NY and was raised not far from here in the Due north Greece/Hilton area. I have had the skilful fortune to accept the back up of an incredible family unit and of a close-knit customs from a immature age. I spent my babyhood camping ground in the Adirondacks, boating on Lake Ontario, making friendship bracelets and watching Disney movies with my parents, grandparents and two younger brothers.

After graduating from Our Lady of Mercy Loftier School, I attended the University at Buffalo where I majored in Biomedical Applied science. There, I explored my passions for leadership and education equally a teaching assistant and peer tutor. I spent my college summers doing research in the cutting-edge world of three-D printing, which took me to places like Milwaukee, WI and Hyderabad, Republic of india. After higher, I decided to continue my educational activity in Biomedical Engineering science with a MS at the University of Rochester Centre for Medical Technology Innovation. At that place, my time was spent developing a novel arroyo to think Junior Vena Cava filters and learning more than nigh medical device blueprint. Upon graduation, I decided it was fourth dimension for a "big-girl job." I moved to a suburb merely outside of Detroit, MI to continue work in the 3-D printing space for a company that creates patient-specific, iii-D printed surgical guides for orthopedic surgeries. Though the piece of work was interesting, it didn't take long for me to realize that my passions lie beyond engineering industry. I decided to return to school (again!), this time to pursue a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. The next year, I started medical school at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) – Carolinas Campus, in Spartanburg, SC. While enjoying the perks of sunny, blue skies almost year-round (and studying, of course), I continued to hone my interests in leadership, medical education and global health. When the fourth dimension came to decide on a specialty, in that location was no question in my mind that Family Medicine was the all-time fit. I have had incredible mentors in Family Medicine and felt that this was an expanse where I could make the greatest deviation.

Afterward five years away from this incredible city, I am very excited to have the opportunity to return home to Rochester to keep my training as a Family Medicine Resident. When I am not decorated with medicine, I relish spending time with family unit and friends, making delicious treats in the kitchen, enjoying the great outdoors and, of grade, shopping at Wegmans! I cannot expect to call this urban center dwelling house once again and wait frontward to serving this wonderful customs.

Sarah Minney, Doctor

University of Pittsburgh Schoolhouse of Medicine

Hello everyone! I grew up on a subcontract in Western Massachusetts with my parents, two younger brothers, and many turkeys, sheep, pigs, ducks, chickens, cats, dogs...information technology was a great run a risk. Afterwards studying neuroscience at Skidmore College (Creative Thought Matters) in upstate New York, I moved to Pittsburgh to be closer to my now husband and worked in mental wellness and childcare and finished my pre-reqs at a mail service-bac program. I was granted the privilege of attending medical school at the University of Pittsburgh (first generation!), where I discovered the field of family medicine and continued my customs advocacy and service work. I'm so excited to begin training at the University of Rochester/Highland Hospital Program where I know I will have the best mentors and teachers. My clinical passions include maternal-child wellness, substance use disorder treatment, and patient advocacy. And when I'm habitation, I dearest to spend time with my husband, my rescue beagle-Clarence, and my family and friends.

Scott Neary, MD

Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Hello! I was born and raised right outside of Burlington, VT. Loving the green mountains and the lake I stayed in Vermont for higher, attention the University of Vermont. While focusing my studies on psychology and human development, my free time was spent volunteering on the UVM ambulance service. Later on college I worked for four years in a local emergency department as an EMT before attending the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine.

I am excited to go on my training in Family Medicine at the University of Rochester. My interests within family medicine include underserved populations, addiction medicine, and LGBTQ+ health. Outside of medicine I savour spending time with my partner, Drew, our black lab, Echo, and our true cat, Duncan. When not at the infirmary I dear trying new restaurants, exploring new places, and staying active by spending as much time outdoors as possible.

Hannah Root, Doctor

State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Hello everyone! I am from Lowville, NY, a modest farming boondocks on the edge of the Adirondacks. I spent my childhood pond in lakes, catching toads, visiting family, and shredding papers at my parents' decorated Family Medicine practice. I attended Vassar College, where I majored in Scientific discipline, Technology, and Lodge, and I spent all of my extra fourth dimension with the circus performing arts order. After college, I moved to Philadelphia for two years to work with a multidisciplinary squad focused on adolescents living with HIV. I moved back to New York to nourish SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. There, I participated in Upstate's Rural Medicine plan, and completed many of my clinical rotations in Batavia, NY, where I solidified my conclusion to pursue Family Medicine.

I grew up surrounded by my parents' stories of working as Family physicians, and I was not surprised when I savage in love with the specialty also. I am excited to work with people of all ages, and to have the tools to appoint with my community and broader healthcare system. My additional interests include adolescent, reproductive, and LGBTQ+ healthcare, as well every bit healthcare policy and advocacy.

Exterior of the clinic, I enjoy hiking and cooking with my married man, crosswords, and lath games. I am delighted to be in Rochester for my residency training!

Julia Sanger, Doc

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

For as long as I tin can call up I wanted to be a doctor… for animals! But during high school in Rochester, NY, I pivoted toward wanting to accept care of humans. I went to college at SUNY Geneseo with the intention of exploring medicine every bit a career, and a few meaningful shadowing and volunteer experiences solidified this involvement. During college I found that I loved studying Biological science, simply that beyond the scientific discipline, I too enjoyed the study of people and minored in Human Development. Outside of studying, I spent most of my time equally a goal keeper for the Geneseo Women'due south soccer squad.

Afterward college I moved to Boston where I worked in a lab at Harvard Medical School for 2 years. I learned a lot during my time there, not least of which was my passion for cooking. Ultimately my gap years paid-off when I was accepted at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Next to Rochester, Philly is the best city! Specially if you lot like expert food and Eagles fans.

Family Medicine found me tardily in my third year of medical school when I idea my career was heading in a different direction. On my rotation, I became excited by the challenge of beingness presented with the full spectrum of medicine and I felt a profound sense of purpose in taking care of and speaking upwards for those who cannot speak upward for themselves. I'one thousand smiling just thinking virtually information technology! I feel thankful to join the ranks of those invested in the wellness of the Rochester community.

Miguel Sotelo, MD

University of Washington School of Medicine

My family is originally from United mexican states, though I was born and raised in Tieton, WA, a minor agricultural town in central Washington State. My family nevertheless lives in that expanse. I went to college at Washington Land Academy where I majored in Biological science. While I was at that place, I was able to become on 2 medical missions to Guatemala likewise as study abroad in Republic of costa rica for a semester. More importantly I was lucky to meet my life partner, Tracy, in higher. She and I married at the first of my fourth yr of medical schoolhouse. Being in the rural underserved program at the Academy of Washington Schoolhouse of Medicine, my clinical rotations were heavily distributed throughout rural Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Alaska. Those experiences solidified my career goal to exercise full spectrum intendance in a rural underserved area.

In my free time I enjoy spending time with my wife, playing board games, rock climbing, and taking our dog on hiking adventures.

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"We, the grade of 2024, aspire to empower our patients through equitable and compassionate care. We are committed to justice, humility, and excellence in medical knowledge. We strive to larn from our customs, patients, and colleagues. We hope to foster each other'due south growth and joy through support, respect, humor and take chances."

Jonathan Abres, Medico

Ben-Gurion Academy of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences

I am originally from Jerusalem, though spent the later part of my childhood in Montreal, Canada. I did my undergraduate degree at McGill in psychology and management. I went to alive and travel in Southern Africa after my undergraduate degree, where I worked at an addiction dispensary. This experience had a great impact on me in terms of defining my future career aspirations in global wellness and addiction medicine as well equally understanding health and treatment through the lens of the biopsychosocial model. I went to medical school in the desert of Israel, at Ben-Gurion Academy, which focuses on global health. During my clerkship, family medicine piqued my interests because of the relationships I developed alongside the diversity of patient demographics and illness presentations.

Exterior of medicine, I savor camping trips, traveling, h2o sports, basketball, and well-nigh importantly spending fourth dimension with my family and friends. I am excited to pursue my training at University of Rochester.

Nicholas Antos, Doctor

University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine

I was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew upwardly in the neighboring suburb of Hilliard. After loftier school, I followed my older brother to the University of Chicago, where I studied biological science. During college, I enjoyed the opportunity to work in FQHCs with Health Leads to address the diverse needs that patients had. I learned early on that many factors affect a family's power to stay healthy, and I knew that I wanted to pursue a career that immune me to piece of work with people to address these needs. I besides spent a summer working on Rikers Island through a human rights internship where I distributed naloxone kits to family members of individuals who were incarcerated. Working with passionate doctors and talking with families about harm reduction confirmed my desire to become a doctor. I stayed at UChicago for medical school and discovered that family unit medicine was the perfect specialty for me. I am so excited to continue my training at the University of Rochester! I am looking forward to exploring my interests in addiction medicine, LGBTQ-affirming care, and customs wellness.

Outside of medicine, I relish playing pickleball and board games, watching my hometown Columbus Crew soccer team, and hiking with my partner.

Tianrae Chu, MD

Gisel Schoolhouse of Medicine at Dartmouth

Hey in that location! I'm Tianrae or T-Rae for short. I was born in Boston, MA but moved before I can remember to San Francisco, CA where I grew up. I got my BA in Biological science-Neuroscience at Washington Academy in St. Louis, where I did neuropsychology enquiry and ABA therapy with teenagers with autism spectrum disorders. During that time, I besides spent a semester studying abroad in China where I could connect with my roots a bit more (my family is from Communist china and Taiwan). In medical school at Dartmouth, I found significant in community appointment piece of work with a local teen heart, the pupil complimentary clinic, and various student groups involved in social and racial justice. Wanting to pursue a career in main intendance while maintaining a broad skill set up, I constitute my way to Family Medicine. I promise to practise in both rural and urban medically underserved areas in the time to come. Outside of work, you'll probably find me playing basketball or cooking up a tempest. I'thou looking forward to exploring Rochester with my partner who is a General Surgery resident!

Sara Diletti-Swenson, Medico

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the Academy at Buffalo

Hi everyone! I was built-in and raised in the Buffalo area working in my family'due south eating house. I attended the University at Buffalo majoring in physics and mathematics. While I loved my classwork, I decided to pursue medicine and haven't looked dorsum since! Later on graduating, I spent a yr in Binghamton working with a neurology exercise as an intraoperative neuromonitoring technician and afterwards fabricated my way back to my hometown for medical school at University at Buffalo.

I barbarous in dear with Family unit Medicine early in my tertiary yr because it allowed me to see, learn, and practice full spectrum medicine. In medical school, I volunteered as the manager of a free student run clinic providing care to un- and underinsured patients in the city of Buffalo. This sparked my passion for underserved medicine, which farther fueled my interest in family medicine equally a rotator in a safety cyberspace clinic. My interests in add-on to underserved medicine include addiction medicine, behavioral health, and medical education. I'm excited to explore these and everything Rochester has to offer during residency!

Outside of medicine, I enjoy spending time with my hubby and cat, Franklin, taking care of my many houseplants, playing board games, scoping out new restaurants, and exploring outside!

Janice Lau, MD

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Hi! I grew upward in Toronto, Canada, and I attended Cornell University, where I majored in physics and fell in dear with Upstate New York. Outside of the classroom, I enjoyed apple picking, hiking through the gorges, admiring the picturesque sunsets and fall foliage, and of course, going on endless trips to Wegmans. After college, I completed a chief's degree in medical physics at the University of Pennsylvania. My interests in applying science to healthcare and serving the community led me to pursue medicine. I went to medical school at Wayne Land University in Detroit, Michigan. During my time in medical school, I was drawn to family unit medicine because of the emphasis and value on long-term relationships in patient care. I am thrilled to continue my medical training at the University of Rochester and to be back in Upstate New York!

In my free time, I savour photography, travelling and adding souvenir magnets to my collection, cooking, and spending fourth dimension with family unit and friends. I am looking forward to exploring Rochester and being a role of the vibrant community!

Sarah Lichenstein, MD

Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Heart

Hi everyone! I was born in Baltimore, MD and was raised in Ellicott City, MD with my parents and younger blood brother. I attended Northeastern University in Boston for college and studied nursing. I loved exploring Boston, eating lots of seafood, and going to a few Red Sox games; still, I volition always be an Orioles fan (Go O's)! After college, I was fortunate to be close with my family over again and worked as a PICU nurse at University Maryland Medical Center. I loved working in downtown Baltimore and taking care of my patients; however, I realized I wanted to become a doc a few years subsequently working. I then moved to Philadelphia to consummate my pre-medical mail baccalaureate program.

During my gap year, I continued to alive in Philly and worked every bit a research nurse at UPenn in phase 1 trials focused on pancreatic, breast and colon cancer. I and so was accepted to Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston Salem, NC for medical school, where I met my husband Brett (married in June!), who matched at URMC's internal medicine program. During medical school I besides discovered my love of primary care and family medicine. I have interests in OB, addiction medicine, and women's health.

Outside of medicine, I honey to spend time being with my husband and our orange tabby (Rory), hanging out with friends, being outside, exploring, traveling, watching new shows, cooking and eating proficient food. Brett and I are extremely proud that we were able to railroad train Rory to sit down, become down, and high 5!

I am super excited to be brainstorm my family medicine training at URMC!

Shifra Mincer, MD

State University of New York Downstate Medical Middle Higher of Medicine

I was built-in in California and grew up in New York City. From a young age I regularly witnessed homelessness and poverty, and volunteered at a local soup kitchen, which helped me realize I wanted to pursue a life of service.

In college I became fascinated with philosophy and studied both Western and Eastern writings. My study of Chinese philosophy led me to pursue meditation. Sitting quietly allowed me to gain deep insights into my own heed, reflect on my life and find a place of inner peace. I realized that without taking intendance of myself, I could never truly assist anyone else.

Later college I participated in several silent mindfulness meditation retreats and trained to go a yoga instructor. The yoga teacher training involved a course on man anatomy and another on diet. I became completely fascinated by the human being body and realized I wanted to go a doctor to aid people stay salubrious in mind, torso and spirit.

In medical school I was agile in our student-run costless clinic and held several positions on the executive board. I saw immediate how of import primary care is, especially for low-income and uninsured patients. I also learned virtually the devastating effects of health inequities, which disproportionately affect American communities of color. I spent a yr later medical school as a research fellow for the SUNY Downstate Division of Health Equity. I am particularly passionate about women'south wellness and am excited to railroad train in both obstetrical and family planning care.

In my free time I love to explore nature with my married man and son. Nosotros dearest to garden and cook food using our dwelling-grown veggies and herbs. I also enjoy existence physically active, running and hiking outdoors, cycling, and practicing yoga. Other hobbies of mine are knitting, crocheting, and sewing. I'k planning to knit some extra warm hats and scarves for our first winter in Rochester.

Sheema Shabahang, Physician

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

I grew upwardly in the northern suburbs of Chicago in a boondocks called Gurnee. I come from an Iranian household and many of my summers were spent visiting family away. These experiences were the origin of my passion for traveling and exposing myself to unlike cultures and ways of life. I attended DePaul Academy in downtown Chicago, where I majored in biological sciences and minored in Castilian. During my undergraduate career, I volunteered as a peer wellness educator in Chicago Public Schools where I taught loftier school students about various health topics such as nutrition, sexual wellness, and mental wellness. I also participated in a medical mission trip to Nicaragua where I helped provide medical services to a community that did not have regular access to healthcare. Following my undergraduate career, I attended the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. During medical schoolhouse, I founded the organization, PARS (Persian American RFUMS Students), the purpose of which was to connect Iranian students throughout the university and to educate members about Iranian culture and our contribution to the Sciences. I acted as Vice-president of WISDOM (Women in Scientific Discovery of Medicine) and was a member of Medical Students for Choice. 1 of my most memorable experiences was the vi weeks I spent in the hamlet of Ndejje, Uganda, where a grouping of boyfriend medical students and I assisted other doctors and medical personnel in providing medical services at a level IV wellness dispensary. While I will miss my hometown of Chicago, I am thrilled to be pursuing my residency career here in Rochester and developing a relationship with this wonderful customs as a medical provider.

I was fatigued to field of Family unit Medicine because of its focus on the patient-provider human relationship and the opportunity to be a meaning resource for the well-beingness of the community. My interests inside the Family Medicine include global health, maternity and childcare, and political advocacy. Outside of my life in medicine, I enjoy painting, crocheting, trying new food spots, and spending time with my friends and family unit!

Michelle Shellard, MD

University of Rochester Schoolhouse of Medicine and Dentistry

Hello! I am a California native who has found her home on the Due east Declension. During my undergraduate years at Wesleyan University, I studied Neuroscience and Behavior and spent my gratis time volunteering in the community, working at a café, and briefly dabbling in intramural rugby. Subsequently college, I joined a humanitarian organization and wound up sailing the high seas equally a galley cook on a medical ship in the South Pacific. I was then fortunate to attend medical school at the University of Rochester where I enjoyed serving with the homeless street medicine programme, volunteer cooking programme, and medical schoolhouse a cappella group. I was also part of the school's global wellness rail; through that plan I returned to the South Pacific for a summer and later for a research year, both times focusing on maternal and child health projects. I found my home in Family Medicine because of the specialty'southward commitment to social justice, compassionate care, and holistic medicine. When it came to deciding where to go for residency, I couldn't imagine leaving Rochester, which had become a wonderful identify to live and railroad train (marrying a Rochester native might accept something to do with information technology, as well!). I am thrilled to go along my journey with URMC's stellar Family unit Medicine department! My clinical interests include women'southward health, primary care, community medicine, and global health.

My married man and I have a dog and cat, as well equally a host of house plants I try desperately (simply non e'er successfully) to keep alive. In our gratuitous time, we can be found exploring the many hiking and running trails in the area, enjoying a meal with friends and family, acquisition our never-catastrophe listing of home comeback projects, and buying mountains of fresh produce from the Public Market.

Megan Taggart, MD

State Academy of New York Upstate Medical Academy

I'thousand from the small town of Whitney Point, NY simply exterior of Binghamton. For my undergraduate degree, I went to SUNY Geneseo where I majored in Biochemistry and minored in Mathematics. While in college I played rugby and was captain of my team for ii years. When home over the summer and on breaks I worked as a nursing assistant in the emergency department. I attended medical school at SUNY Upstate in Syracuse, NY. I fell in love with Family unit Medicine during my offset year afterward exploring the specialty with some of the inspirational Family Physicians at Upstate. As a member of Upstate's Rural Medical Scholars Plan I completed many of my clinical rotations in Cortland, NY which confirmed that Family unit Medicine would allow me to care for the variety of people present in a rural customs. I expect forward to treating people in every stage of life and hope to one 24-hour interval deliver full spectrum care to a rural area. Outside of medicine I enjoy hiking, playing board games, reading, watching The Office, and spending time with my family.

Kavya Timmireddy, MD

Rush Medical Higher of Blitz University Medical Center

Hi, anybody! I would start this off by telling you lot about my wonderfully folksy hometown…except, I don't accept 1. Having been built-in to parents with terminally wandering anxiety, I grew up all over the U.Due south. Nosotros lived in itty fragmentary villages, big urban center jungles, and everything in between! Each new year meant a new move, and every 1 of them was an adventure. My parents settled down in Queens, New York when I was a teenager, but my personal travels had just begun. Afterward all, there were all the same and so many places to see and then many people to run into! I went off to the Academy of Pennsylvania for college where I majored in Anthropology, further cementing my interest in human variety. I came back to New York Metropolis for a couple of years, where I took that involvement and belief in human capability and applied it to public health, which is where I really grew my interest in community and family unit medicine. Finally, I went off to Chicago to complete my medical schoolhouse at Rush University.

I am so excited to be back in New York and at the University of Rochester. Information technology's an accolade to exist trained every bit a Family Medicine physician and to exist able to serve and piece of work with such a wide swathe of people. I take a detail interest in wellness equity work, treat the underserved (with specific focus on intendance for individuals with disabilities or are LGBTQIA etc. identified), family planning, and behavioral wellness. When I am not in the infirmary, I relish hiking, reading, traveling, baking (my pecan pie is award winning), opera, and fiber crafts.

Emily Triplett, MD

Jacobs Schoolhouse of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

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