Categorical Internal Medicine Residents

PGY-1

Abigail "Abby" Baldwin-LeClair, MD

Cooper Medical School

Hobbies and Interests: Like to stay active, enjoy going for long walks/hikes with friends, gardening, and cooking

Audrey Ballard, MD

The University of Toledo

Hobbies and Interests: Pilates, reading, pickleball, watching Award shows

Sahas Chandragiri, MD

Cooper Medical School

Hobbies and Interests: Golf, tennis, pickup basketball!

Alex Chang, MD

Hofstra/Northwell

Hobbies and Interests: Basketball, Baseball, Fantasy Football, Hiking, Eating, Succession on HBO

Alex Friefeld, MD

Boston University

Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, biking, tennis/pickleball. Board games/video games. Seeing live music. Listening to sports and history podcasts.

Alexander "Alek" Gorzewski, MD

Northwestern University

Hobbies and Interests: Exploring the shoreline, nature walks, biking, reading novels, exploring Providence's great food scene.

Aneesha Gummadi, MD, MPH

Medical College of Georgia

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Justin Halterman, MD

Stony Brook University

Hobbies and Interests: Biking, hiking, running, mystery novels, finding great breweries, road trips! Board games, chess, and cats of course.

Emily Hao, MD

University of North Dakota

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of medicine I am an avid runner with an affinity for winter running. I love making art in many forms - wire sculpting, sketching (both anatomy and non-anatomy related), painting, sewing and have just gotten into digital art as well. I also enjoy jamming on the drums and in general being outdoors!

Kimberly Ho, MD

NYU Grossman Long Island

Hobbies and Interests: Tennis, Running, Piano, Being with family and friends

Shawn Kant, MD

Brown University

Hobbies and Interests: Science fiction and fantasy media, domestic and international traveling, history (in particular classical antiquity, medieval, and American history), nature, food and fitness

Kang "Khan" Kim, MD

Brown University

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Yuval Levin, MD

George Washington University

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of medicine, I love experimenting in the kitchen with different baking and cooking recipes, weightlifting, skiing, and spending time with my friends and family!

Ranjana Lingutla, MD

Tufts University

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, crafting jewelry, relaxing on a beach, and reading (favorite author Jodi Picoult)

Colleen McCarthy, MD

University of Vermont

Hobbies and Interests: Downhill and backcountry skiing, hiking and spending time outside with my pup, traveling & exploring new places, and relaxing with a good book!

Andre Moussa Kassis, MD

West Virginia University

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, especially grilling outdoors. Exploring beaches and waterfalls. Restoring old furniture or small appliances. Tasting an expresso per new town visited.

Anushri Nimbvikar, MD

Albert Einstein

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy running, Pilates, cooking for my friends, trying new restaurants with my fiancé, and reading!

Casey Reed, MD

Johns Hopkins University

Hobbies and Interests: skiing, crochet, tennis, scuba diving

Craig Rose, MD

SUNY Upstate

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, traveling to and exploring new areas, learning to cook new dishes

Vinay Sama, MD

University of Illinois - Peoria

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of medicine, I enjoy games of all kinds, including board games, video games, and sports. My favorite game is chess!

Priya Shankarappa, MD

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy running and hiking, eating dessert, learning to cook Indian food, watching sitcoms, and exploring cities without a map.

Zachary Shaw, MD

Brown University

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of medicine, I enjoy playing golf, soccer, and spending time with my pets!

Jeeyong Shin, MD

Cooper Medical School

Hobbies and Interests: I've always loved racquet sports; I've played tennis and badminton, and I've been dabbling in pickleball with other co-interns! I also like to play video games and more recently started reading books again, everything from nonfiction to sci-fi to historical fiction. On my ideal day off, I'm making a cup of coffee on a rainy day and hunkering down with a good book or TV show.

Arvind Sivashanmugam, MD

UNC - Chapel Hill

Hobbies and Interests: Stage Choreography, Fermentation, Racket Sports

Lucas Smith, MD

University of Connecticut

Hobbies and Interests: I love playing chess, snowboarding, skateboarding, hiking with my dog, and I recently cultivated a pickleball addiction (soo original I know).

Ryan Snow, MD

Brown University

Hobbies and Interests: Basketball, Traveling, Live Music, Eating throughout RI!

Sean Varga, MD

Brown University

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Brian Welling, DO

Arkansas College of OM

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PGY-2

MacKenzie Adams, MD

University of South Carolina

Hobbies and Interests: Aside from spending time with my friends, family, and co-residents, I also love watching foreign tv, reading novels, doing anything outside, and traveling both abroad and locally around New England.

Talah Bakdash, MD

University of Kansas

Hobbies and Interests: My hobbies include reading and writing poetry, traveling and taking photos on my trips (next destination on my bucket list is Portugal), and exploring local dessert spots.

Adam Burton, MD

University of Miami

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of the hospital, I love sports (both watching and playing), biking, exercise, prestige TV shows, and exploring restaurants and breweries in the area. Above all, I love spending time with my team- my wife, daughter, and 5 year old standard poodle named Scarlett.

Amber Chen, MD

McGovern Medical School

Hobbies and Interests: pickleball, volleyball, crocheting, nail art, dance, board games, travel vlogging, cafe hopping

Vaisali Chilamkurthy, MD

E. Virginia Medical School

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Jacqueline Chu, MD

Ohio State University

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, visiting farmer's markets and farmstands around Massachusetts, spending time with my husband Nate and my yellow lab Sunny

Gavriel Cohn, MD

University of Connecticut

Hobbies and Interests: I love watching Boston sports on the couch, making Legos, and trying new restaurants.

Eric Ding, MD

University of Massachusetts

Hobbies and Interests: teaching my old dog new tricks, trying weird ice cream flavors, watching baking competitions on Netflix

Matthew Genelin, MD

University of Colorado

Hobbies and Interests: I grew up an avid downhill skier in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and in the summer, hiking and biking outdoor trails. You’ll find me active with these when I’m back home visiting CO, but out here you’ll find me at the beach, walking my dog around the city, or restaurant hopping!!

Sapana Gupta, MD

Drexel University

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of medicine, I enjoy non-fiction reading, traveling (both nationally and internationally), and exploring nearby cafés. My favorite café so far is Riff Raff right here in Providence!

Sharon Kelmar, MD

Tufts University

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of the hospital I love cycling, cross country skiing, indoor rock climbing, and exploring all of Providence's amazing restaurants!

Jane Lock, MD

Boston University

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Frederick Lu, MD

Boston University

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, soccer, football, crosswords, breweries, movies, candle making

Keara Lynn, MD

University of Vermont

Hobbies and Interests: hiking, skiing down-hill and cross-country, cooking and baking, traveling

Sathwik Madireddy, MD

Saint Louis University

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of medicine, I enjoy being outdoors, hiking, biking, reading historical nonfiction, and recently picked up skiing.

Brian Osorio, MD

University of Massachusetts

Hobbies and Interests: Playing soccer, watching sports, going to restaurants

Lorenza Padilla, MD

Michigan State University

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of residency, I enjoy traveling, spending quality time with family and friends, and going for runs to stay active. I love exploring different coffee shops around the city and taking care of my dog, PiperLou.

Thomas Palladino, MD

Geisel School of Medicine

Hobbies and Interests: Making homemade pizza and pasta, walking around the West End listening to The Big Picture podcast, playing electric guitar and bass

Andrew Petrou, MD

Quinnipiac University

Hobbies and Interests: Outside of the hospital, some of my hobbies include cheffing it up in the kitchen, trying new restaurants (ask me for recommendations), exercising/hiking, and traveling.

Abraham Shin, MD

Boston University

Hobbies and Interests: Watching a lot of movies, playing board games, planning the next amusement park visit, building a tea collection (but failing because I'm drinking them all), staying current on innovations in electrical engineering, hiking, racket sports (yes, including pickleball), and pretending that I enjoy running.

Shelby Smith, MD

University of Connecticut

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Ashwinkumar Sooriyakumar, MD

University of Vermont

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, cooking, lifting, computers and astronomy

Alexander Sweeting, MD

Augusta University

Hobbies and Interests: CrossFit, Run Club, Long walks on the beach

Maya Tsao-Wu, MD

Pennsylvania State

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Ryan Tudino, MD

Quinnipiac University

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking with my dog, kayaking, paddle boarding, biking, pub trivia

Irene Victoria Vargas, MD

Geisel School of Medicine

Hobbies and Interests: In my free time, I enjoy hiking, playing tennis, guitar and painting!

Athanasios Vassilopoulos, MD

University of Athens

Hobbies and Interests: History reading, soccer

Stephanos Vassilopoulos, MD

University of Athens

Hobbies and Interests: Coffee brewing, soccer, basketball

Wendy Yang, MD

SUNY Downstate

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PGY-3

Jessica Brar, MD

Washington State University

Hobbies and Interests: hiking, trying new foods, and finding the best place to watch the sunset

Amy Courtney, DO

University of New England

Hobbies and Interests: baking birthday cakes, finding new house plants, going to concerts on weeknights during residency, playing the clarinet/piano/nay, running in increasingly large circles as I figure out how the Providence streets work, and hiking with my sisters.

Kevin Delfino, MD

Chicago Medical School

Hobbies and Interests: I am avid golfer and try to play as often as I can. I am also a diehard New York Rangers fan and am hoping this is the year they finally lift the Stanley Cup again. I also enjoy building computers and Esports.

Daniel DePolo, MD

Cooper Medical School

Hobbies and Interests: Bikes, Hiking, The Mets, NE IPAs

Madison Dixon, MD

Temple University

Hobbies and Interests: I love to travel and am getting married in Ireland! I love to hike and bake lots of sweet treats! I have recently started cycling and just did my first long ride at the Tour De Rhody here in Rhode Island!

Sarah Dwyer Holland, MD

Geisinger Commonwealth

Hobbies and Interests: I love exploring Providence’s many amazing restaurants, mountain and gravel biking, and trying new recipes

Kathryn Evey, DO

Lake Erie College of OM

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Samantha Gage, MD

SUNY Upstate

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy watching NFL Football, especially the Buffalo Bills. I also bought a bike this summer and have been biking on all the bike trails in and around Providence. Otherwise I enjoy true crime documentaries and mystery books.

Colin Godwin, MD

UNC – Chapel Hill

Hobbies and Interests: Reading fiction & non-fiction (The Murderbot Diaries, Wilmington's Lie), transit & Nephro twitter, running, biking

Bridget Harrop, MD

Tufts University

Hobbies and Interests: I love bad reality television (especially anything on Bravo), trying new recipes, my dog (Fred), exploring Rhode Island, and spending time with my friends and family.

Benjamin Helfand, MD

University of Massachusetts

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Melissa Jones, MD

University of Miami

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Antoun Kamel, MD

University of Cairo

Hobbies and Interests: I love playing the bass guitar and the piano. I am also a big soccer fan and I enjoy playing and watching soccer

Chan Woo Kim, MD

New York Medical College

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Jaineel Kothari, MD

Rutgers – RW Johnson

Hobbies and Interests: I thrive on staying active, whether it’s playing basketball with co-residents, hiking in Acadia, relaxing on Cape Cod beaches, or strolling through state parks. I also focus on wellness through Yoga, Pilates, and meditation classes which help me stay centered and energized. As a vegetarian, I love discovering the diverse restaurants that Providence has to offer. Despite our hectic schedules, I make it a point to travel during our vacations, embracing my passion for adventure, delicious food, and a connection with nature.

Michelle Kwon, MD

Brown University

Hobbies and Interests: Hanging out with my cat Mitsu and watching whatever is on TV including Youtube, netflix, hulu, disney+ you name it. Love mystery content via youtube, podcast (anatomy of murder/crime junkie) and books. Have very particular taste in food but open to all genre of sweets

Abby London, MD

Pennsylvania State

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Kirsten Loscalzo, MD

Brown University

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy being outside, visiting museums, traveling, workout classes and spending time with the people I love.

Chirag Mehta, MD

Rutgers – RW Johnson

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Yasmeen Mohammad, MD

Jacobs School of Medicine

Hobbies and Interests: I like antiquing around providence and hiking!

Obianuju Okoye, MD

Texas Tech University

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Temitope Omoladun, MD

Wright State University

Hobbies and Interests: Running, bird feeding, meditation, sunset watching, spending time with family.

Paige Orlofsky, MD

Quinnipiac University

Hobbies and Interests: Reading fiction - favorite author Jodi Picoult; crocheting; spending time with my two dwarf hamsters, PB & J

Sovijja Pou, MD

Brown University

Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, Hiking, Spending time in the sun

Suvithan Rajadurai, MD

Brown University

Hobbies and Interests: Tennis, pickup basketball, musical theater, watching standup comedy

Edward Richardson, MD

Quinnipiac University

Hobbies and Interests: Hobbies include running, weight lifting, surfing, and pick-up basketball (with our awesome Brown / Greater Providence crew). Also a wine and coffee enthusiast. Favorite part of each day is spending time my wife who is also a resident (in Pediatrics)!

Grace Sun, MD

Brown University

Hobbies and Interests: rock climbing at Rock Spot, biking down the East Bay Bike path, and consuming all the noodles at Providence Noodle Bar and Pickerel

Neha Wadhavkar, MD

Rutgers – RW Johnson

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Cynthia Zheng, MD

Rutgers – RW Johnson

Hobbies and Interests: Tennis, reading, listening to music and going to concerts, trying new foods/restaurants with friends

Categorical Internal Medicine Residents

PGY-1

PGY-2

PGY-3

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