Graduate Medical Education Directory 2022-2023

Directory

The Department of Graduate Medical Education is an important component of The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center’s mission, which is “to serve Northeast Texas and beyond through excellent patient care and community health, comprehensive education and innovative research.” Our purpose is to provide medical graduates with exceptional residency training programs that comply with the requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The health science center offers 12 ACGME-accredited graduate medical education programs that include:

The Department of Graduate Medical Education also offers psychology internships and postdoctoral fellowship programs. Sincerely, Emmanuel Elueze, MD, PhD, MPA (HCA), FACP Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education Designated Institutional Official

Graduate Medical Education

Graduate Medical Education Leadership

Emmanuel Elueze, MD, PhD, MPA (HCA), FACP Vice President, Medical Education and Professional Development ifeanyi.elueze@uthct.edu (903) 877-8755

Peggy Pazos, MBA Executive Director

peggy.pazos@uthct.edu (903) 877-7253

Kimberly Tutt, MD, MHA, MPA-HCA

Accreditation and Development Manager kimberly.tutt@uthct.edu (903) 877-5834

Jazmyne Burgess GME Coordinator jazmyne.burgess@uthct.edu (903) 877-5710

Family Medicine – Tyler

Family Medicine Leadership

– Tyler

Ryan Menard, MD, MBA, FAAFP, ABOM Program Director

My-Huyen Tran, MD Associate Program Director

Philip Pippin, MD Associate Program Director

Melissa Covington, AA-HCA, BAS-OM Residency Training Program Specialist melissa.covington@uthct.edu (903) 877-7204

Chi Benson, MD

Shelbi Bolton, DO

Evelyn Chou, DO

Brandon Gollhofer, MD

Family Medicine – Tyler

PGY-3 Residents – Tyler

PGY-2 Residents – Tyler

Lyndsey Estrada, MD

Ryan Ratliff, MD

Isaac Burnett, DO

Mary Claire Curet, MD

Jasmine Douglas, MD

Elizabeth Mcleod, DO Caitlin Pekowski, MD

Sarah Herbel, MD

Nicoel Mattes, MD

Callie Gibson, DO

Justin Judd, DO

John Evans, DO

PGY-1 Residents – Tyler

Brian Whitley, DO

Brayden Stembridge, DO

Kovic Bailey, DO

Kate Rameden-Tipton, MD

Forrest Herman, MD

Shelby Paul, MD

Amy Gao, DO Shayan Feyzi, DO

Family Medicine – Athens

Family Medicine Leadership – Athens

T. David, MD Program Director Joshua Splinter, MD Associate Program Director

Zuniga, DO Associate Program Director

alejandro.calderonlopez@uthct.edu (903) 676-3310

Richard

Christian

Alex Lopez Program Coordinator

Family Medicine – Athens

PGY-2 Residents – Athens

Jennifer Archer, DO

Jessica Hersh, DO Shea Burkett, MD Breanna Harris, MD

PGY-1 Residents – Athens

Sarah Jethro, MD

Angela Watts Powell, DO

Ernani Morais Pereira Filho, MD

James Pittman, MD

Grace Coker-Carter, MD, MPH, MBA

General Preventive Medicine

General Preventive Medicine Leadership

Peter Pendergrass, MD, MPH Program Director

Paul McGaha, DO Associate Program Director

Sarah Lang, MHA Program Manager sarah.lang@uthct.edu (903) 877-1410

PGY-2 Residents

Ruchi Rachmale, MD Aditya Rajan, MD

General Surgery

General Surgery Leadership

Ismael, MD Program Director

Andrea Cooley, DO Associate Program Director

Jason Murry, MD Associate Program Director

Renee Hitt, RN Program Coordinator melissa.hitt@uthct.edu (903) 877-8520

Hishaam

Mohamed Abdelgawad, MD

Lufti Barghuthi, MD

Tyler Davis, DO

Rebekah Bjorklund, MD

Paige Moudy, DO

Brittany Wagner, MD

PGY-2

Residents PGY-1

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Leadership

James Fox, MD Program Director

Katherine Root, MD Associate Program Director

Bhavani Suryadevara, MD Associate Program Director

Angela Batie Program Coordinator

angela.batie@uthct.edu (903) 535-6360

Olivia Simbler Program Coordinator

olivia.simbler@uthct.edu (903) 594-2269

PGY-3 Residents

John Martino, DO

Nadim Islam, MD Christine Kang, DO Sahil Parikh, DO

Luis Reyes, DO Jordan Sexe, DO Spencer Shastid, DO

Cody Bulger, DO

Es-Haq Hassanin, DO Omer Chowdhury, DO Arnulfo Duarte, DO

Mohammed Sheikh, DO

Internal Medicine

PGY-2 Residents

Ross Terada, DO

Sarah Siddiqui, MD Kendra Steward, DO

PGY-3 Residents

Stephan Tran, DO

Alyssa Weyer, DO Jingyang Ye, MD Raaga Vemula, DO

Muhammad Almas, MD

John Givler, DO Abeera Azam, MD Layla Farahani, DO

PGY-2 Residents

Brenda Nguyen, DO Thomas Nguyen, DO

Syed Munir, DO Andrew Philpott, DO

Mariam Qazi, DO Danny Russell, MD Chris Sarantopoulos, MD Uyen Tran, DO

Sara Maguina, DO Achsah Mathew, MD

Devin Haney, DO

Laurence Lenz, DO

PGY-2 Residents

PGY-1 Residents

Rahman Ahmed, DO Ibrahim Al-Hashimi, MD

Rahul Aggarwal, MD

Sanjana Bukkapatnam, MD

Jesus Flores Banda, MD

ChiAyrsh Ford, DO

Adarsh Jones, MD

Nitin Kanneganti, MD

Hasan Yaqub, DO

Michael Winkler, DO Samad Zia, DO Hareem Usmani, MD

PGY-1 Residents

Abdullah Rabah, DO Monique Rangel, DO

Payaam Mahdavian, DO

Romeeka Siddiqui, MD

Jeanne Son, MD Trang Tran, MD Diana Zamora, DO Shuyin Zhang, DO

Ian Naron, MD

Lac Han Nguyen, MD

Fatima Khan, MD

Swayamdipto Misra, MD

Occupational Medicine

Occupational Medicine Leadership

Dalia Nessim, MD, PhD, MPH Program Director

Sarah Lang, MHA Program Manager sarah.lang@uthct.edu (903) 877-1410

PGY-3 Residents

PGY-2 Residents

Oluwafisayo Adekoya, MD

Ankita Aggarwal, MD

Foster Lerner, DO

Alexander White, MD

Valerie Willis, DO

Firas Abdulla,

Christina Merenda, DO

Joshua Morgan, MD

Hala Mouneimne, DO

Nusrat

Jatin Julakanti, MD

Roxanne McClung, MD Nicholas Kreyling, DO Anna Kuklina, MD

Dale Oladunni, MD

Pawanpreet Randhawa, DO

Xitong Wu, MD

Psychiatry

Yumna Ali, DO Jamal Murray, MD Michael Chen, MD Gabriela Guerrero, MD

Christina Suikkari, MD Byron Turner, MD

Rural Psychiatry

Rural Psychiatry Leadership

PGY-1 Residents

Liam Guthrie, MD

Zackery Slaughter, MD

Ryan Poch, MD

Boi-Ngoc Dinh, DO

PGY-2 Residents

Lauren Cargill, DO Mohammad Naqvi, MD Sydney Horton, DO Daniel Howard, MD

Brandon Riley, MD Program Director

Ralph de Similien, MD Associate Program Director

Evonn Wingfield Program Coordinator II

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Leadership

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows

Ajouka Jeyakumar, MD Yahyah Smadi, MD

Evonn Wingfield Program Coordinator II

Dr. Tiya Johnson Program Director

Psychology Internship

Psychology Internship Leadership

Andrew Schmitt, PhD Program Director

Stephanie Simmons, PsyD Associate Program Director

Psychology Internship

Kristen Hollas

Rebecca Daniel Carolina Fernandez

Kaylee Jackson

Travis Stewart Jordan Pyle Simmons

Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows

Sports Medicine Fellows

Sports Medicine Fellowship Leadership

Rebecca Peebles, DO, CAQSM, FAAFP Program Director

R. Michael Galbraith, DO, CCFP (SEM), Dip. Sport Med Associate Program Director

Melissa Covington, AA-HCA, BAS-OM Program Coordinator melissa.covington@uthct.edu (903) 877-7204

Sports Medicine Fellows

Alex Jacobsen, DO Joe Volpi, MD

Residency Program Directory Index

Leadership

Angela Batie

Program Coordinator, Internal Medicine

Leona Caldemeyer, MS

........................................................... 13

Program Coordinator, Rural Family Medicine 9

Andrea Cooley, DO

Associate Program Director, General Surgery

Melissa Covington, AA-HCA, BAS-OM

................................................ 11

Residency Training Specialist, Family Medicine – Tyler; Program Coordinator, Sports Medicine Fellows

...................................... 4, 28

Richard T. David, MD

Program Director, Family Medicine – Athens 7

Emmanuel Elueze, MD, PhD, MPA (HCA), FACP

Vice President, Medical Education and Professional Development, Graduate Medical Education 3

James Fox, MD Program Director, Internal Medicine

R. Michael Galbraith

................................................................... 13

Associate Program Director, Sports Medicine Fellows

Ronica Harper, MBA

Program Manager, Psychology; Program Manager, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Renee Hitt

.............................. 28

............................................ 25, 27

Program Coordinator, General Surgery 11

Hishaam Ismael, MD Program Director, General Surgery

Sarah Lang, MHA

...................................................................... 11

Program Manager, General Preventive Medicine; Program Manager, Occupational Medicine ............................................... 10, 19

Alexa Lopez

Program Coordinator, Family Medicine – Athens ............................................ 7

Paul McGaha, DO

Associate Program Director, General Preventive Medicine 10

Megan McLauglin, BS

Medical Education Coordinator, Graduate Medical Education.................. 3

Ryan Menard, MD, MBA, FAAFP, ABOM

Program Director, Family Medicine – Tyler 4

Jason Murry, MD

Associate Program Director, General Surgery

................................................ 11

Residency Program Directory Index

Leadership

Dalia Nessim, MD, PhD, MPH

Program Director, Occupational Medicine

Peggy Pazos, MBA

....................................................... 19

Executive Director, Graduate Medical Education 3

Rebecca Pebbles, DO, CAQSM, FAAFP

Program Director, Sports Medicine Fellows

Peter Pendergrass, MD, MPH

................................................... 28

Program Director, General Preventive Medicine 10

Philip Pippin, MD

Associate Program Director, Family Medicine – Tyler

Brandon Riley, MD

................................... 4

Program Director, Rural Psychiatry 23

Katherine Root, MD

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine

Andre Schmitt, PhD

.............................................. 13

Program Director, Psychology 25

Olivia Simbler

Program Coordinator, Internal Medicine

Ralph de Similien, MD

........................................................... 13

Associate Program Director, Rural Psychiatry 23

Stephanie Simmons, PsyD

Associate Program Director, Psychology

Joshua Splinter, MD

........................................................ 25

Associate Program Director, Family Medicine – Athens 7

Bhavani Suryadevara, MD

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine

Robert Tompkins, MD

.............................................. 13

Program Director, Rural Family Medicine 9

My-Huyen Tran, MD

Associate Program Director, Family Medicine – Tyler ................................... 4

Stephanie Tuma

Program Coordinator, Psychiatry 20

Kimberly Tutt, MD, MHA, MPA-HCA

Accreditation and Development Manager, Graduate Medical Education 3

Robert Wieck, DO

Associate Program Director, Psychiatry

........................................................... 20

Residency Program Directory Index

Leadership

Arunditi Xantus, MD

Program Director, Psychiatry

Tonya Youngblood, MD

................................................................................ 20

Associate Program Director, Rural Family Medicine 9 Christian Zuniga, DO

Associate Program Director, Family Medicine – Athens............................... 7

Residency Program Directory Index

Residents

Mohammed Abdelgawad, MD

General Surgery, PGY-3 12

Firas Abdulla, MD Psychiatry, PGY-3 ........................................................................................................ 20

Oluwafisayo Adekoya, MD

Occupational Medicine, PGY-2 19

Ankita Aggarwal, MD

Occupational Medicine, PGY-2 ............................................................................... 19

Rahul Aggarwal, MD

Internal Medicine, PGY-1 17 Raham Ahmed, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-1.............................................................................................17

Ibrahim Al-Hashimi, MD

Internal Medicine, PGY-1.............................................................................................17

Yumna Ali, DO Psychiatry, PGY-1 22

Muhammad Almas, MD

Internal Medicine, PGY-2........................................................................................... 15

Jennifer Archer, DO Family Medicine – Athens, PGY-2 8

Abeera Azam, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-2........................................................................................... 15

Kovic Bailey, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-1 6 Mary Baker, PsyD Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows ........................................................................27

Lutfi Barghuthi, MD

General Surgery, PGY-3 12

Chi Benson, MD Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-3 ................................................................................ 4

Rebekah Bjorklund, MD

General Surgery, PGY-1 12

Shelbi Bolton, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-3 ................................................................................ 4

Cody Bugler, DO

Internal Medicine, PGY-3 14

Sanjana Bukkapatnam, MD

Internal Medicine, PGY-1.............................................................................................17

Residency Program Directory Index

Residents

Shea Burket, DO

Family Medicine – Athens, PGY-2 8

Isaac Burnett, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-2 ................................................................................ 5

Lauren Cargill, DO Rural Psychiatry, PGY-2 23

Michael Chen, MD Psychiatry, PGY-1 ......................................................................................................... 22

Evelyn Chou, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-3 4

Omer Chowdhury, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 14

Grace Coker-Carter, MD, MPH, MBA Rural Family Medicine, PGY-1.................................................................................... 9

Mary Claire Curet, MD Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-2 5

Rebecca Daniel Psychology Internship .............................................................................................. 26

Tyler Davis, DO General Surgery, PGY-3 12

Boi-Ngoc Dinh, DO Rural Psychiatry, PGY-1 ............................................................................................. 24

Jasmine Douglas, MD Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-2 5

Arnulfo Duarte, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 14

Lyndsey Estrada, MD Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-2 5

John Evans, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-2 ................................................................................ 5

Layla Farahani, DO

Internal Medicine, PGY-2 15

Carolina Fernandez Psychology Internship .............................................................................................. 26

Shayan Feyzi, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-1 6

Jesus Flores Banda, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1.............................................................................................17

Residency Program Directory Index Residents

ChiAyrsh Ford, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-1 17

Robert French, DO Rural Family Medicine, PGY-2 ................................................................................... 9

Amy Gao, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-1 6

Callie Gibson, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-2 ................................................................................ 5

John Givler, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2 15

Brandon Gollhofer, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-3 ................................................................................ 4

Monica Gooty, MD Rural Family Medicine, PGY-2 ................................................................................... 9

Gabriela Guerrero, MD Psychiatry, PGY-1 22

Liam Guthrie, MD Rural Psychiatry, PGY-1 ............................................................................................. 24

Devin Haney, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2 16

Abigail Happli, PsyD Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows ........................................................................27

Breanna Harris, DO Family Medicine – Athens, PGY-2 8 Es-Haq Hassanin, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 14

Marvin Heck, MD General Surgery, PGY-2 12

Sarah Herbal, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-3 ................................................................................ 5

Forrest Herman, MD Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-1 6

Jessica Hersh, DO Family Medicine – Athens, PGY-2 ........................................................................... 8

Kristen Hollas Psychology Internship 26

Sydney Horton, DO Rural Psychiatry, PGY-2 ............................................................................................ 23

Residency Program Directory Index

Residents

Daniel Howard, MD Rural Psychiatry, PGY-2 23

Nadim Islam, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 14

Kaylee Jackson Psychology Internship 26

Alex Jacobsen, DO Sports Medicine Fellows .......................................................................................... 28

Sarah Jethro, DO Family Medicine – Athens, PGY-1 8

Ajouka Jeyakumar, MD Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows ........................................................ 24

Adarsh Jones, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1.............................................................................................17

Justin Judd, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-2 5

Jatin Julakanti, MD Psychiatry, PGY-2 ......................................................................................................... 21

Christine Kang, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 14

Nitin Kanneganti, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1.............................................................................................17

Mary Kaar, DO Psychiatry, PGY-4 20

Benjamin Kensing, MD General Surgery, PGY-2..............................................................................................12

Fatima Khan, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1 18

Nicholas Kreyling, DO Psychiatry, PGY-2 ......................................................................................................... 21

Anna Kuklina, MD Psychiatry, PGY-2 21

Laurence Lenz, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2........................................................................................... 16

Foster Lerner, DO Occupational Medicine, PGY-2 19

Sara Maguina, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2........................................................................................... 16

Residency Program Directory Index

Residents

Payaam Mahdavian, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-1 18

John Martino, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 14

Nicoel Mattes, MD Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-2 5

Achsah Mathew, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-2........................................................................................... 16

Roxanne McClung, MD Psychiatry, PGY-2 21

Elizabeth Mcleod, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-3 ................................................................................ 5

Christina Merenda, DO Psychiatry, PGY-3 ........................................................................................................ 20

Swayamdipto Misra, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1 18

Joshua Morgan, MD Psychiatry, PGY-3 ........................................................................................................ 20

Paige Moudy, DO General Surgery, PGY-1 12

Hala Mouneimne, DO Psychiatry, PGY-3 ........................................................................................................ 20

Syed Munir, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2 16

Jamal Murray, MD Psychiatry, PGY-1 ......................................................................................................... 22

Mohammad Naqvi, MD Rural Psychiatry, PGY-2 23

Ian Naron, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1............................................................................................ 18

Brenda Nguyen, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2 16

Lac Han Nguyen, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1............................................................................................ 18

Thomas Nguyen, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2 16

William Oglesby, MD

Rural Family Medicine, PGY-3................................................................................... 9

Residency Program Directory Index

Residents

Dale Oladunni, MD Psychiatry, PGY-2 21

Carolina Orsi, MD General Surgery, PGY-2..............................................................................................12

Zachary Taylor Page, MD

Rural Family Medicine, PGY-1 9

Sahil Parikh, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 14

Shelby Paul, DO

Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-1 6

Caitlin Pekowski, MD Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-3 ................................................................................ 5

Ernani Morais Pereira Filho, MD Family Medicine – Athens, PGY-1 ............................................................................ 8

Andrew Philpott, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2 16

James Pittman, DO Family Medicine – Athens, PGY-1 ............................................................................ 8

Ryan Poch, MD Rural Psychiatry, PGY-1 24

David Pollard, MD Psychiatry, PGY-4 ....................................................................................................... 20

Haven Price, DO Psychiatry, PGY-4 20

Mariam Qazi, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2........................................................................................... 16

Abdullah Rabah, DO

Internal Medicine, PGY-1 18

Ruchi Rachmale, MD

General Preventive, PGY-2 ....................................................................................... 10

Aditya Rajan, MD

General Preventive, PGY-2 10

Kate Rameden-Tipton, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-1 ................................................................................. 6

Pawanpreet Randhawa, DO Psychiatry, PGY-2 21

Monique Rangel, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-1............................................................................................ 18

Residency Program Directory Index

Residents

Ryan Ratliff, DO

Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-3 5

Luis Reyes, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 14

Danny Russell, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-2 16

Chris Sarantopoulos, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-2........................................................................................... 16

Kiley Schneider, PsyD

Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows 27

Jordan Sexe, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 14

Spencer Shastid, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 14

Mohammed Sheikh, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 14

Romeeka Siddiqui, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1............................................................................................ 18

Sarah Siddiqui, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-3 15

Jordan Pyle Simmons Psychology Internship .............................................................................................. 26

Zackery Slaughter, MD Rural Psychiatry, PGY-1 24

Yahyah Smadi, MD Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows. ....................................................... 24

Jeanne Son, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1 18

Brayden Stembridge, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-1 ................................................................................. 6

Kendra Steward, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 15

Travis Stewart Psychology Internship .............................................................................................. 26

Christina Suikkari, MD Psychiatry, PGY-1 22

Ross Terada, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 15

Residency Program Directory Index

Residents

Jonathan Teran, MD

Rural Family Medicine, PGY-3 9

Stephan Tran, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 15

Trang Tran, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-1 18

Uyen Tran, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2........................................................................................... 16

Byron Turner, MD Psychiatry, PGY-1 22

Nusrat Uddin, DO Psychiatry, PGY-3 ......................................................................................................... 21

Hareem Usmani, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-2............................................................................................17

Raaga Vemula, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 15

Joe Volpi, MD Sports Medicine Fellows .......................................................................................... 28

Brittany Wagner, MD General Surgery, PGY-1 12

Michael Watkins, MD Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows ........................................................ 24

Angela Watts Powell, DO Family Medicine – Athens, PGY-1 8

Alyssa Weyer, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-3 .......................................................................................... 15

Alexander White, MD Occupational Medicine, PGY-3 19

Brian Whitely, DO Family Medicine – Tyler, PGY-1 ................................................................................. 6

Valerie Willis, DO Occupational Medicine, PGY-3 19

Michael Winkler, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2............................................................................................17

Xitong Wu, MD Psychiatry, PGY-3 21

Hasan Yaqub, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-2............................................................................................17

Residency Program Directory Index Residents

Jingyang Ye, MD

Internal Medicine, PGY-3 15

Nelly Yuen, PhD Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows ........................................................................27

Diana Zamora, DO

Internal Medicine, PGY-1 18

Shuyin Zhang, DO Internal Medicine, PGY-1............................................................................................ 18

Samad Zia, DO

Internal Medicine, PGY-2 17