2010 Resident Focus

  December: Sangeetha Reddy, MD

Recipient of several teaching awards
Raised over $600,000 for the American Cancer Society
Determined to master a variety of Indian as well as Italian recipes

  November: Farzad Moazed, MD

PGY3 Resident
2011-2012 Chief Medical Resident
Passionate Boston and Duke sports fan

  October: Jason Biehl, MD

PGY2 Resident
Rambach Award recipient, 2010
Lived in Freemantle, Australia, for 6 months during his Junior year in college

  September: Ike Okwuosa, MD

PGY1 resident
Summer 2 teaching award recipient
Huge LA Lakers fan

  August: Erin Toto, MD

PGY3 resident
Presented her research at 2010 Digestive Diseases Week
Lifelong Philly sports fan

  July: Krissy Lee, MD

Graduate of Northwestern Honors Program in Medical School
Avid runner
Rick Bayless cuisine enthusiast

  June: Kartik Agusala, MD

Just as I was about to join a hedge fund, I realized that my passion for science and the study of the natural world mixed with my desire to be in a service-oriented role was best suited for a career in medicine. I followed this leap of faith and went back to take my pre-medical requirements and ...

May: Sadiya Khan, MD

Elected to AOA in Medical School
Teaching Award winner in residency
Author of multiple papers and presentations about heart failure

April: Jose Fernando Chavez, MD

My father, who was born in Mexico, and mother had never received an education beyond elementary, and their struggle as migrant workers was a constant reminder of how difficult life could be without one. Growing up, these experiences strongly motivated me to pursue an education and later a career in medicine.

March: Sean McCarthy, MD

Elected to AOA in medical school
Received Saylor Memorial Award for Cardiology Research, Ohio State University
Northwestern Resident Teaching Award, 05/09

February: Ed McDonald, MD

Teaching award recipient (2010)
Received National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney and Digestive Diseases supplemental research grant
Both him and his wife are Feinberg School of Medicine alums

January: Anjeni Keswani, MD

Came to Northwestern from New Jersey through the Honors Program in Medical Education
Has a small art studio set up in her apartment where she paints in her free time
Volunteer Resident of the Year 2010 at Community Clinic