Internal Medicine Class of 2013

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Mary Adams

Medical School:

Loyola University

Undergraduate:

Creighton University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Kerwin and Dr. Cohen

Born:

Peoria, IL

Traveled to Jamaica to establish health clinics

Antonio Alvarado

Medical School:

UT Southwestern

Undergraduate:

UT Austin

Interviewed By:

Dr Dunham and Dr. Molitch

Born:

East Lansing, MI

Has ran 5 half-marathons and 2 full marathons

Dereje (Ketema) Belayneh

Medical School:

Gondar College

Undergraduate:

n/a

Interviewed By:

Dr. Maganti and Dr. Baker

Born:

Harar, Ethiopia

Worked under the mentorship of Dr. Bonow during the summer of 2008

Joseph Campbell

Medical School:

Loyola University

Undergraduate:

University of Notre Dame

Interviewed By:

Dr. Kerwin and Dr. Hirschtick

Born:

Chicago, IL

Participated in a charity boxing tournament to raise money for missions in Bangladesh

Satish (Jacob) Chacko

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Northwestern University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Cuttica and Dr. Roemer

Born:

Madras, India

Ran the 2009 Chicago Marathon

Brian Clark

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Northwestern University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Sier and Dr. Eric Schaefer

Born:

Seattle, WA

Volunteered in Guatemala to create a health education curriculum

Sharon Deol

Medical School:

Drexel University

Undergraduate:

Drexel University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Ahya and Dr. Metzger

Born:

Fairfax, VA

Participates in Indian fusion dance teams

David DiBardino

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

University of Michigan

Interviewed By:

Dr. Kamel and Dr. Molitch

Born:

St. Louis, MO

Awarded a Global Health Initiative prize to study in Uganda

Panagiotis (Peter) Flevaris

Medical School:

University of IL - Chicago

Undergraduate:

University of IL - Chicago

Interviewed By:

Dr. Holly and Dr. Gary Martin

Born:

Chicago, IL

Fluent in Greek

Patricia Gilligan

Medical School:

Ohio State University

Undergraduate:

Marquette University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Hauser and Dr. Bierman

Born:

Cincinnati, OH

Chosen as Volunteer of the Year from the Columbus AIDS Task Force

Rachel Issaka

Medical School:

University of Michigan

Undergraduate:

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Interviewed By:

Dr. Mazyck and Dr. Murphy

Born:

Chicago, IL

Published two papers on vascular endothelial growth factors in the pathogenesis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Nelia Jain

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Northwestern University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Gmurczyk and Dr. Gonsalves

Born:

Chicago, IL

Certified domestic violence counselor

Andrew Kott

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Interviewed By:

Dr. Stevoff and Dr. Repasy

Born:

Minot, ND

Another one of Diane's Sub-Is "recruited" to the residency

Monica Krcmarik

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Marquette University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Richmond and Dr. Vassallo

Born:

Elmhurst, IL

Youngest of 13 children

Matthew Nitzberg

Medical School:

Tufts University

Undergraduate:

Cornell University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Noskin and Dr. Ruderman

Born:

Cambridge, MA

Member of a medical school rock and roll band

Amesika Nyaku

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Northwestern University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Foody and Dr. Ulstrup

Born:

Galveston, TX

Enjoys portrait drawing

Lauren Nye

Medical School:

University of Kansas

Undergraduate:

University of Kansas

Interviewed By:

Dr. Altman and Dr. Eric Schaefer

Born:

Chicago, IL

Did a visiting rotation on heme/onc at NMH last year

Ike Okwuosa

Medical School:

Georgetown University

Undergraduate:

California State University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Ogunyankin and Dr. Butter

Born:

Los Angeles, CA

Received an award as a 3rd year medical student as a mentor for 1st and 2nd year med students

Andrew Read

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Yale University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Wunderink and Dr. Davison

Born:

Philadelphia, PA

High School Chess Champion

Sangeetha Reddy

Medical School:

UCLA

Undergraduate:

Harvard University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Benson and Dr. Choudhury

Born:

Baltimore, MD

Fiance will be a cardiology fellow with Mauro next year

Jennifer Regan

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

University of Michigan

PhD:

Northwestern University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Gradishar and Dr. Majka

Born:

Rochester, NY

Won several awards for exemplary research and enjoys playing the violin

Jason Rho

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Northwestern University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Farmer and Dr. Anderson

Born:

Park Ridge, IL

Ran the 2005 and 2006 Chicago Marathons

Kenika Robinson

Medical School:

Jefferson Medical College

Undergraduate:

McMaster University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Vassallo and Dr. Sporn

Born:

Toronto, Canada

Co-author of paper on thrombotic events in dialysis patients and expert figure skater

Sara Rosenbaum

Medical School:

northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Tufts University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Passman and Dr. Sier

Born:

Chicago, IL

Was co-editor of the Northwestern Med School Newspaper

Meghann Schenk

Medical School:

Indiana University

Undergraduate:

University of Southern Indiana

Interviewed By:

Dr. Beall and Dr. Kim Schaefer

Born:

Evansville, IN

Has received multiple scholarships for academics and volunteered in several clinics for the underserved

Kristin Schmidlin

Medical School:

University of Cincinnati

Undergraduate:

Xavier University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Kerwin and Dr. Anderson

Born:

Kettering, OH

Tutors underprivileged high school students in math and science on weekends

Bethany Schroeder

Medical School:

University of Michigan

Undergraduate:

University of Michigan

Interviewed By:

Dr. Kerwin and Dr. Butter

Born:

Ann Arbor, MI

Member of an a capella group and President of the American Geriatric Society Student Group at Michigan

Adam Schuldt

Medical School:

University of Michigan

Undergraduate:

Bowdoin College

PhD:

Stony Brook University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Meyers and Dr. Reifler

Born:

St. Cloud, MN

Will be relocating to Chicago with his wife who will be a hospitalist at NMH.

Elissa Stern

Medical School:

University of Pittsburgh

Undergraduate:

University of Pennsylvania

Interviewed By:

Dr. Kathy Neely and Dr. Rosen

Born:

Miami Beach, FL

Has participated in NIH funded research to improve the health of frail elders

Whitney Stevens

Medical School:

University of Virginia

Undergraduate:

Johns Hopkins University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Ruderman and Dr. Minocha

Born:

Huntington, WV

Received a Master of Science at Johns Hopkins and studied under Dr. Schleimer

Nina Sung

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Stanford University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Kerwin and Dr. O'Connor

Born:

Sacramento, CA

Worked as a legislative correspondent for Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

Erin Sweatt

Medical School:

Tufts University

Undergraduate:

Boston College

Interviewed By:

Dr. Molitch and Dr. Minocha

Born:

Cambridge, MA

Worked as a camp counselor for HIV positive children and is couples matching with Matthew Nitzberg

Justin Taylor

Medical School:

University of Michigan

Undergraduate:

University of California - Berkley

Interviewed By:

Dr. Sporn and Dr. Keswani

Born:

Walnut Creek, CA

Investigating the association of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms with the presence of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma and completed a MSCI at Michigan

Caitlin Toomey

Medical School:

Vanderbilt University

Undergraduate:

Cornell University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Hirschtick and Dr. Molitch

Born:

Chung Chong Namdo, South Korea

Was a co-director of a student run medical clinic in Nashville and spent a year at the NIH studying relationships between sleep and metabolism

David Vermylen

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

Princeton University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Trunsky and Dr. Davidson

Born:

Greenwich, CT

Started a band called "The Knockout Mice" with other medical students

Neelima Vidula

Medical School:

Northwestern University

Undergraduate:

University of IL - Chicago

Interviewed By:

Dr. Ison and Dr. Jean-Jacques

Born:

Washington, DC

Hima Vidula's sister and is Co-President of the Internal Medicine Society at Northwestern

Kate Welch

Medical School:

University of Pennsylvania

Undergraduate:

Harvard University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Vassallo and Dr. Metzger

Born:

New Bedford, MA

Has participated in research regarding shared medical appointments for patients with diabetes

Sarah Zaheer

Medical School:

University of Louisville

Undergraduate:

Indiana University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Zakarija andn Dr. Tschoe

Born:

Louisville, KY

Was part of a medical team that provided care to over 600 patients living in the Amazon regions of Ecuador

Jacqueline Ziehr

Medical School:

University of Wisconsin

Undergraduate:

University of Wisconsin

Interviewed By:

Dr. Davison and Dr. Weaver

Born:

Madison, WI

Participated in a program that matches medical students with pregnant teen moms during their pregnancy

Nicole Fray

Medical School:

Georgetown University

Undergraduate:

Boston University

Interviewed By:

Dr. Rigolin and Dr. Rinella

Born:

Mineola, NY

Preliminary track: plans a career in PM&R

Mercy Odueyungbo

Medical School:

Indiana University

Undergraduate:

University of Iowa

Interviewed By:

Dr. Ulstrup and Dr. Lam

Born:

Sagamu, Nigeria

Preliminary track: plans a career in derm

Mary Adams

Traveled to Jamaica to establish health clinics

Antonio Alvarado

Has ran 5 half-marathons and 2 full marathons

Dereje (Ketema) Belayneh

Worked under the mentorship of Dr. Bonow during the summer of 2008

Joseph Campbell

Participated in a charity boxing tournament to raise money for missions in Bangladesh

Satish (Jacob) Chacko

Ran the 2009 Chicago Marathon

Brian Clark

Volunteered in Guatemala to create a health education curriculum

Sharon Deol

Participates in Indian fusion dance teams

David DiBardino

Awarded a Global Health Initiative prize to study in Uganda

Panagiotis (Peter) Flevaris

Fluent in Greek

Patricia Gilligan

Chosen as Volunteer of the Year from the Columbus AIDS Task Force

Rachel Issaka

Published two papers on vascular endothelial growth factors in the pathogenesis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Nelia Jain

Certified domestic violence counselor

Andrew Kott

Another one of Diane's Sub-Is "recruited" to the residency

Monica Krcmarik

Youngest of 13 children

Matthew Nitzberg

Member of a medical school rock and roll band

Amesika Nyaku

Enjoys portrait drawing

Lauren Nye

Did a visiting rotation on heme/onc at NMH last year

Ike Okwuosa

Received an award as a 3rd year medical student as a mentor for 1st and 2nd year med students

Andrew Read

High School Chess Champion

Sangeetha Reddy

Fiance will be a cardiology fellow with Mauro next year

Jennifer Regan

PhD:

Northwestern University

Won several awards for exemplary research and enjoys playing the violin

Jason Rho

Ran the 2005 and 2006 Chicago Marathons

Kenika Robinson

Co-author of paper on thrombotic events in dialysis patients and expert figure skater

Sara Rosenbaum

Was co-editor of the Northwestern Med School Newspaper

Meghann Schenk

Has received multiple scholarships for academics and volunteered in several clinics for the underserved

Kristin Schmidlin

Tutors underprivileged high school students in math and science on weekends

Bethany Schroeder

Member of an a capella group and President of the American Geriatric Society Student Group at Michigan

Adam Schuldt

PhD:

Stony Brook University

Will be relocating to Chicago with his wife who will be a hospitalist at NMH.