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A newsletter for research & medical education April 2011

FEATURE


2011 Match: BMC Has 94% Match Rate for Categorical Positions


The 7 new primary care positions funded by HRSA's Primary Care Residency Expansion grants—4 in Internal Medicine and 3 in Pediatrics—were filled in the Match.

Baystate Medical Center's 10 residency programs had an overall match rate of 94% for categorical positions (64 of 68), and 90% for all positions (65 of 72). There were 4 preliminary positions in the Match, including 1 in Internal Medicine that was filled in the Match, and 3 in Surgery that were filled in the scramble.


New Residents At-A-Glance

  • 34 from U.S. allopathic medical school

  • 15 from U.S. osteopathic medical schools

  • 16 from international medical schools

  • 28 men and 37 women


New Residents & Fellows Begin Orientation June 29 and Start Their Programs July 1

Baystate is welcoming 113 new trainees into all 10 residency programs and 15 of its 16 fellowships.


General orientation for these new residents and fellows begins Thursday June 29 at 8:00 am at the Baystate Health Education Center in Holyoke, followed by a reception that evening at the Carriage House at the Barney Estate. They start their new programs on July 1.


Residents

Anesthesiology Residency

Name Medical School
Diana Ayubcha New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Adel Elkbuli University of Al Fateh
Sudeep Mukerji Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Amar Talati Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Adam Adler Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Vanita Jain University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Emergency Medicine Residency

Name Medical School
Reda Almomen King Faisel University, Dammam
Abdullah Almulhim King Faisel University, Dammam
Batya Cohen The Chicago Medical School
Ashley Grant Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jason Grimsman Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Peter Hakim Touro University Collge of Osteopathic Medicine
Joshua Harris University of Maryland School of Medicine
David Krahm Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brett Marvel Indiana University School of Medicine
Golien Safain Drexel University School of Medicine
David Saquet University of New England School of Osteopathic Medicine
Whitney Scholz University of Massachusetts Medical School
Benjamin Wilks Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency

Name Medical School
Naimah Al Faraj King Faisal University, Dammam
Sora Al Rowas American University of Beirut
Auras Atreya Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Dev Basu Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center
Behdad Besharatian Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
John Brooling Australian National University
Michael Daignault Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Prasanna Durairaj Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Taraka Gadiraju Katuri Medical College, Guntur
Fatimah Gilani Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Francisco Hernandez Munoz Universidad Central Del Caribe School of Medicine
Mohammad Amin Kashef Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Ji Hyun Lee Dong-A University
Alina Livshits Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Joseph Merlo Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Iheanyichukwu Ogu

College of Health Sciences of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Lu Pan University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Zienab Sawan King Abdulaziz University
Mona Shahriari University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Daniel Soule Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Sean Stanhope University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sara Tischer Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michael Voisine University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mohammed Albugeaey King Abdulaziz University
Sonali Arora Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

Medicine-Pediatrics Residency

Name Medical School
Shannon Andrews Univesity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Matthew Chabot Pennsylvaniz State University College of Medicine
Jean Dejace Tulane University School of Medicine
Sarah Dreiling The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Grace Ker Wayne State University School of Medicine
Eimear Kitt Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Katie Krone Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Eva Lewin SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine

Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency

Name Medical School
Tara Abraham Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Annie Fu SUNY Upstate Medical University
Hayat Jawadi Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sara Patt Touro Ujniversity College of Osteopathic Medicine
Aubrey Rauktys Rush Medical College
Che-Yu Wang Tulane University School of Medicine

Pathology Residency

Name Medical School
Ana-Tereza Andrade Ohio State University College of Medicine
Gauri Panse Topiwala National Medical College
Joseph Rozell Albany Medical College
Maria Gonzalez Universidad Libre de Cali

Pediatrics Residency

Name Medical School
Elizabeth Baker University of Vermont College of Medicine
Sarah Coors A.T. Still University Kirkville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michael Flaherty University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Elizabeth Gale Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Ariel Gallantbernstein University of Vermont College of Medicine
Melissa Giustini SUNY at Syracuse Health Science College of Medicine
Eimear O'Loughlin Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Uche Onyewuchi Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nicole Peretto Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rubina Pothiawala Tufts University School of Medicine
Agata Slosar Jagiellonian University Medical College

Psychiatry Residency

Name Medical School
Edan Gilat Ross University
Yaser Haq St. George's University
Charlene Patenaude St. George's University
Zelma Rahim St. George's University

Radiology Residency

Name Medical School
Jane An New York Medical College
Lindsay Fox University of Maryland School of Medicine
Qiqing Ge Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Chiedozie Mkpolulu University of Calabar

Surgery Residency

Name Medical School
Roa Alammari King Saud University, Riyadh
Cecivon Arreola-Garcia University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
John Dasilva Indiana University School of Medicine
Chun Ho UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Foaz Kayali Wayne State University School of Medicine
Saiqa Khan University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Levon Khojayan Boston University School of Medicine
Maria Mora Texas A & M University College of Medicine
Elizabeth Newhouse Pennsylvania State University Collete of Medicine
Sarah Wong Tufts University School of Medicine

Fellows

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Amir Mohani Hospital of St. Raphael, CT
Risheen Reejhsinghani St. Elizabeth's, Boston, MA

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Hilton Franqui-rivera University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Armand Tanase Case Western Reserve

Cytopathology Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Ranjana Gottipati University of Oklahoma

Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Alison Sullivan Brigham & Women's/Boston Medical Center

Emergency Ultrasonography Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
David Murman Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge/Boston Medical Center

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Pragathi Saligram Baystate Medical Center

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Sandeep Sharma Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Hematology-Oncology Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Jingjing Hu Roger Williams Medical Center, RI/Albany Medical Center

Infectious Disease Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Durane Walker Queens Hospital Center/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY

Interventional Cardiology Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Zubair Ahmed East Tennessee State University
Bharat Keshavaprasad University of Connecticut/SUNY-Syracuse

Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Lee Farber University of Pittsburgh

Nephrology Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Rouzbeh Afsari Seton Hall, NJ/Drexel University, PA
Nandheesha Hanumanthappa NY Medical College-Metropolitan Hospital

Pain Medicine Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Abdullah Abolkhair St. Elizabeth's, Boston, MA
Paul Jodka Baystate Medical Center/Johns Hopkins University

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Name Residency/Fellowship
Zola Trotter Nassau University Medical Center, NY

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