Volume 7, Special Academic Issue Patricia W. Finn, MD, Department Head
Internal Medical Residency Graduation Dinner
On June 15, 2018, a celebration was held for the Internal Medicine / Emergency Medicine (IMEM) Graduation Class of 2018.In addition to the 35 internal medicine graduates who were honored, awards to residents and faculty were presented.
Class of 2018 Internal Medicine Graduates:
Dr. Daniel Ash
Dr. Patrick Atisha
Dr. Ricardo Chia Li
Dr. Ashraf Elhofy
Dr. Amita Goyal
Dr. Vatsala Goyal
Dr. Stephanie Iusim
Dr. David Jandura
Dr. Victor Kapoor
Dr. Ari Katz
Dr. Rachael King
Dr. Margaret Kuder
Dr. Jessica Kuppy
Dr. Jennifer Kwan
Dr. Vania Leung
Dr. Natalia Levytska
Dr. Michele Lewis
Dr. Roman Lipovetsky
Dr. Brent Martinez
Dr. Kenneth Maskell
Dr. Jean Mbachu
Dr. Sheena Mbachu
Dr. Jonathan Meyer
Dr. Matthew OToole
Dr. Daniel Paredes
Dr. Bharath Raju
Dr. Avinish Reddy
Dr. Ariel Rischall
Dr. Sujay Shah
Dr. Elizabeth Shay Valle
Dr. Aminaa Siddiqi
Dr. Anthony Vergis
Dr. Sean Wessel
Dr. Elizabeth Wong
Dr. Joseph Zapater
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Certificates of Excellence in Teaching
During the celebration held for the Internal Medicine / Emergency Medicine Graduation Class of 2018, Certificates of Excellence in Teaching were awarded to DOM faculty who received 85% or above on the annual faculty teaching survey. The Chief’s Choice Award is given by the Chief Residents to an attending who went above and beyond the academic year.
Academic Internal Medicine Cardiology
Rachel Caskey
Cheryl Connor
Ani Gangopadhyaya
Tanjeev Kaur
Anne Polick
Stefan Tchernodrinski
Annette Zacharia
Fred Zar
Cardiology
Mayank Kansal
George Kondos
Thomas Stamos
Hematology/Oncology
Shivi Jain
Infectious Diseases
Susan Bleasdale
Stockton Mayer
Alfredo Mena Lora
Mahesh Patel
Jeremy Young
DOM Jesse Brown VA/Internal Medicine
Bradley Recht
Paul Szyperski
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, & Allergy
Kevin Haas
Jeffrey Jacobson
Melvin Lopata
Sunit Singla
Rheumatology
Shiva Arami
Attendings of the Year
Anne Polick
Ergun Önal
Stefan Tchernodrinski
Fred Zar