An attending physician cares for 100,000 patients during a career in Emergency Medicine. An attending physician who helps to train 100 residents, helps to care for 10,000,000 patients. For the faculty, the residents become our legacy.
Working each day on the front lines, residents often are the first to identify new ways to improve patient care in the Emergency Department. Residents have an active role not only in improving patient care in the ED, but in shaping their own education by bringing new ideas to help the residency itself continually grow and develop
Chief Residents
Tamara Espinoza
Medical School: UCLA
Hobbies/interests: Running, reading, camping, working out
Ronald Kim
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Wilderness Medicine
Brandon Tudor
Medical School: Northwestern University
Hobbies/Interests: Camping, Hiking, Crew Team
Class of 2010
Orlando Cruz
Medical School: University of Illinois
Hobbies & Interests: Golfing
Esther Dunn
Medical School Western Univ. Pomona,
Hobbies/Interests: Classical music, singing, running, biking hiking
Nadia Fakoory
Medical School: USC (Los Angeles, CA)
Hobbies/Interests: Painting, hiking, music, travel, drawing comics
Rosaura Fernandez
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University (CMS)
Hobbies/Interests: Salsa Dancing, Reading, Movies, Theater, Travel
Jeremiah Fleenor
Medical School: University of Colorado
Hobbies/Interests: SCUBA, Skating, Skiing, Photography, Church
Theresa Gandor
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Hobbies/Interests: Running, Softball, Tennis, Basketball, Golf
Anthony George
Medical School: USC
Hobbies/Interests: Family
Atif Jaleel
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Biking, Music, Cooking
Shekar Menon
Medical School: Indiana University
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, biking, camping, hiking, salsa dancing
Vikas Patel
Medical School: New York Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Investing, Soccer, Tennis, Rock Climbing
Niles Rains
Medical School: University of Chicago
Hobbies/Interests: Guitar, Hiking, Running, Biking, Playing Tennis,
Roderick Roxas
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University (CMS)
Hobbies/Interests: Illustration, Animation, Technology
David Selander
Medical School: University of Rochester
Hobbies/Interests: Photography, Travel, Cooking, Kayaking
Jessica Sime
Medical School: Northwestern University
Hobbies/Interests: Violin, Running, Cubs Fan
Rachel Weiselberg
Medical school: SUNY Downstate
Hobbies/interests: Cooking, Baking, Reading
Class of 2011
Vinodinee Dissanayake
Medical School: USC
Hobbies/Interests: Singing and Talent Shows
Matthew Dube
Medical school: Rosalind Franklin University (CMS)
Hobbies/Interests: Tennis, Golf, Volleyball, Hiking, Skiing
Jeanette Haslett
Medical school: Northwestern University
Hobbies/Interest: Scrapbooking, Playing the Guitar.
Katie Lukasek
Medical school: SUNY
Interests: Gourmet Cooking, International Travel, Running
Nicole Lunceford
Medical School: Touro University
Hobbies/Interests: Running, Hiking, Biking, Gym, Family, Dog
Michael Nelson
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University
Hobbies/Interests: Volleyball, Weights, Soccer, Camping, Biking,
Karla Newbold
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Family
Erik Norquist
Medical School: University of Chicago
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, Snowboarding
Rajan Parikh
Medical School: UTMB Galveston
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, Lifting, Aerobics, Billiards
Jaclyn Schieber
Medical School: U of Nebraska College of Medicine
Interests: Running, Travel
Jeffrey Schulz
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Soccer, Football, Hockey, Computers
Matthew Sisk
Medical School: Rush Medical School
Hobbies & Interests: Cycling, photography, woodworking, family
Peter Thompson
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Family, Pottery, Ceramics, Writing, Hiking, Travel
Class of 2012
Avida Bussell
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Hobbies/Interest: Just being me
Krista Grandy
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies/Interest: Yoga, Rowing, Reading, Rollerblading, Biking
Alice Kim
Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Tennis, Scuba, Cooking, Salsa Dancing
Brian Krieger
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Rock Climbing, Snowboarding, Running, Tennis
Nima Nourani
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, Photography
Conal Roche
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Hobbies/Accomplishments: Triathlon, Rock Climbing, Frisbee, Guitar
Alan Sehn
Medical School: Northwestern
Hobbies/Interests: Guitar, Piano, Distance Running, Martial Arts
David Stasior
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Guitar, Skiing, Rugby, Golf, Cooking, Motorcycling
Christine Stehman
Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School
Hobbies/Interests: Running, Cycling, Reading, Yoga, Flying Helicopters l
Michael Sunu
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Hobbies/Interests: Biking, Snowboarding, Softball, Basketball, Guitar
Allan Taaca
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, Rugby, Running, Basketball, Football, Guitar
Alan Van Opstal
Medical School: Michigan State University
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, Baseball, Cooking, Road Trips
Jose Veloso
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Weight Lifting, IM Sports, Music
Justin Yee
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University (CMS)
Hobbies/Interests: Snowboarding, Volleyball, Weight Lifting
Katie Tataris
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Football, Softball, Soccer, Skiing, Travel
Class of 2013
Paul Decker
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Long distance running, Alpine Skiing, Tennis
John Allen Clarke Houston
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Hobbies/Interests: Dancing, traveling, guitar, backpacking/camping
Tara Joy Kamath
Medical School: SUNY at Downstate/Brooklyn College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Tennis, Surfing, Scuba diving, Snowboarding, Skiing
Andrew Kendall
Medical School: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies/Interest: Guitar Travel, Chess, Gardening, Cooking
Rupa Lakhani
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University (CMS )
Hobbies/Interests: Dance, Cooking, Home Improvement
Christopher Sunghwan Lim
Medical School: Ohio State
Hobbies/Interest: Music - play bass, guitar, piano, Tennis
Edwin Robert Malone, Jr.
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Outdoors, athletics, music, and reading.
Jami LeighSchaffner
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interest: Triathlons, Running, Global Health
Ghazal Shafiei
Medical School: Washington University
Hobbies/Interests: Medicine, Playing the Guitar, Bass and the Drums
Joanna L Wieczorek
Medical School: Northwestern University
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, Figure Skating, Baking, Jogging
Kenneth Ray Will
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School
Hobbies/Interests: Running, Weightlifting, Ski/Snowboarding
