Class of 2016-17 Interns to Arrive Later in June

Among 36 new incoming interns (aka first-year resident physicians) in the University of Arizona Internal Medicine Residency Program - Tucson Campus for the 2016-17 academic year are 28 categorical residents and eight preliminary residents. Categorical residents will complete their full three-year internal medicine residencies here. Preliminary residents will spend their intern year here before joining another residency program.

In addition to Michael Durando, MD, a transfer from Emory University in Atlanta who begins the second year of his internal medicine residency program with us, the following physicians report later this month to begin their training here July 1 [see link to list of South Campus internal medicine residents and Dermatology residents at bottom of this article]:

CATEGORICAL RESIDENTS
Hasan Ali, MDHasan Ali, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada

 

 

Mimi Bach, MDMimi Bach, MD
Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica

 

 

Rilwan Balogun, MDRilwan Balogun, MD
University of Califorina San Francisco School of Medicine

 

 

Sung-Wook Bang, MDSung-Wook Bang, MD
Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea

 

 

Marshall Caraveo, MDMarshall Caraveo, MD
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque

 

 

Nathan Coffman, MDNathan Coffman, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

 

 

Joshua Cox, MDJoshua Cox, MD
University of Buffalo State/University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo

 

 

Michael Dahip, MDMichael Dahip, MD
Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica

 

 

Thomas Hanzlik, MDThomas Hanzlik, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison

 

 

Christopher Johnson, MDChristopher Johnson, MD
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City

 

 

Shilpa Junna, MDShilpa Junna, MD
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City

 

 

Jeeyong Kim, MDJeeyong Kim, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada

 

 

Skye King, MDSkye King, MD
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque

 

 

Michael Lopker, MD, PhDMichael Lopker, MD, PhD
University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham

 

 

Travis Maestas, MDTravis Maestas, MD
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque

 

 

Adriana Martin, MD, PhDAdriana Martin, MD, PhD
Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brusnwick, N.J.

 

 

Christopher Meadows, MDChristopher Meadows, MD
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing

 

 

Andres Molina, MDAndres Molina, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada

 

 

Sara Motamed Khorasani, DOSara Motamed Khorasani, DO
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Ariz.

 

 

Keaton Nasser, MDKeaton Nasser, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada

 

 

Phan Saligrama, MD, PhDPhan Saligrama, MD, PhD
University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington

 

 

Aaron Saunders, MDAaron Saunders, MD
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu

 

 

Joshua Sifuentes, MDJoshua Sifuentes, MD
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque

 

 

Christopher Sobowale, MDChristopher Sobowale, MD
UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program, Los Angeles

 

 

Elly Varma, MBBSElly Varma, MBBS
Army College of Medical Sciences, India

 

 

Elise Taylor Vo, MDElise Taylor Vo, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson

 

 

Jessica Vondrak, MDJessica Vondrak, MD
The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, Pa.

 

 

Richard Young, MDRichard Young, MD
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City

 

 

PRELIMINARY RESIDENTS
Bonnie Barbee, MDBonnie Barbee, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix

 

 

Andrew Vernon Chesley, MDAndrew Vernon Chesley, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson

 

 

Sarah Eberson, MDSarah Eberson, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson

 

 

Steven Henglefelt, MDSteven Henglefelt, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson

 

 

Matthew LeComte, MD, PhDMatthew LeComte, MD, PhD
University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington

 

 

Sarah Low, MDSarah Low, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson

 

 

Matthew Neill, MDMatthew Neill, MD
New York University School of Medicine, New York City

 

 

Andrew Zhou, MDAndrew Zhou, MD
State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Binghamton

 

 

Of the preliminary residents, Dr. Barbee plans to complete her residency in diagnostic radiology here at the UA, Dr. Eberson plans to complete hers in radiology at Baylor University in Houston, Dr. Low plans to complete hers in anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and Dr. Neill plans to complete his in radiology at the UA.

ALSO SEE:
"With Graduation, New Residents Begin Internal Medicine Training in July" - Includes 36 at Tucson Campus, 10 at South Campus, and two dermatology residents [05/17/2016 - 5:00 pm]

Release Date: 
06/03/2016 - 1:45pm