class notes RUSM Grads Earn Chief Resident Spots for 2015 – 2016 Residency Year
PUJA VORA, MD ’11 Dr. Vora is currently fulfilling her longtime goal of attending an Ivy League university as a clinical neurophysiology fellow at Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan with a specialty in epilepsy, a goal she says she could not have reached without her experience and support from RUSM. Dr. Vora also has some major life events lined up for 2016—not only will she be an attending physician at an epilepsy group in the NY/NJ area, but the recently engaged alumna will be getting married in New York in July. JORDAN DANIEL BROWN, MD ’12 Dr. Brown is currently the Chief Psychiatry Resident for the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. NARBEH TOVMASSIAN, MD ’12 GAREN DERHARTUNIAN, MD ’12 This past November, Drs. Tovamassian and Derhartunian opened Elevate Health Group, a new internal medicine practice in Glendale, CA—where they both attended elementary, middle, and high school together. “It’s been a lifelong goal to come back and serve the community that taught us all that we know,” says Dr. Tovmassian. “Ross University School of Medicine gave us that opportunity to do so.” EGHONGHON MERCY AKINSIPE, MD ’14 Dr. Akinsipe (Dr. Ikhureigbe at the time of graduation) is a Family Medicine Resident at North Florida Regional Medical Center located in Gainesville, FL, is currently married and has a 10-month-old daughter. 30 |
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Hundreds of Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) graduates started residency training just a few months ago, in July. In the meantime, many of our graduates who are already deep in their training have earned the distinction of being named chief residents for the 2015–2016 year. Chief residents are generally appointed by the program director of a given residency program, and they’re entrusted with developing clinical rotation schedules, performing administrative duties, and supervising junior residents, among other responsibilities.
Is your name missing from this list or does something need to be corrected? If so, please email communications@rossu.edu and we’ll make sure it’s addressed as soon as possible. Anesthesiology Dipan Patel, MD: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY Emergency Medicine Chief Residents Nicole Battaglioli, MD: WellSpan York Hospital, York, PA Brian Kendall, MD: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX Daniel Kemple, MD: University of Toledo, OH Ginny Lee, MD: Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH Eric Sanders, MD: WellSpan York Hospital, York, PA Deepak Vatti, MD: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY Family Medicine Chief Residents Reynald Lamarre, MD: The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA Bryce Moody, MD: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN Justin Ossman, MD: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN Christine Pierre, MD: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA Grant Studebaker, MD: University of Tennessee Family Medicine Program, Jackson, TN Brandy Tarap, MD: Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD Lisa Torgersen, MD: Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME
Anna Wani, MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX Philip Verel, MD: Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Emantavius Williams, MD: Southwest Georgia Family Residency, Albany, GA Megan Yee, MD: Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners/ Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI General Surgery Chief Residents Sola Fasusi, MD: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA Internal Medicine Chief Residents Neil Bhalerao, MD: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Paul Bradley Brasher, MD: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY Jagman Chahal, MD: Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ Saima Dean, MD: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA Shivtej Kaushal, MD: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Jonathan Preston, MD: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Marissa Sardinha, MD: Wayne State University/Crittenton Hospital Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program
OB/GYN Chief Residents Shelly Gibbs, MD: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga Carson Kaeser, MD: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga Magda McKearin, MD: Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY Sherifat Ope, MD: Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY Nicole Waschak, MD: Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI Pathology Chief Residents Jason Chen, MD: The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Pediatrics Chief Residents Crystal Bass, MD: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH Mansi Desai: University of California San Francisco, Fresno, CA Psychiatry Chief Residents Jyotsna Kilani, MD: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA Justin Mortimer, MD: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Sonia Riyaz, MD: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA Alyse Stolting, MD: University of Toledo, OH Radiology Chief Residents Chirag Dani, MD: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI