Match Day 2020: The Department of Medicine is proud to welcome 55 incoming residents

The Department of Medicine is thrilled to introduce the incoming 2020-2021 J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency program interns. Match Day is the culmination of our annual recruitment season and celebrates a defining moment in these young physicians’ careers. This rising class of 55 candidates will begin their residencies this July.

They include:

44 categorical track
Two combined internal medicine/psychiatry track
Eight primary care track
One research track

This year, we received more than 4,900 applications for approximately 500 interview spots to recruit a class of highly talented trainees. Our incoming class represents 34 medical schools from across the country, with 12 candidates from Emory University School of Medicine. See below for the full match list:

Categorical Track

Alisha Arora, Mercer University School of Medicine
Nicholas Austin, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Omid Behbahani-Nejad, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Martin Campbell, Morehouse School of Medicine
Alvaro Ceballos, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
Michael Cheng, Emory University School of Medicine
Caroline Coleman, Emory University School of Medicine
Phillip Craigmile, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Lauren Crossman, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Tre’Cherie Crumbs, Morehouse School of Medicine
John Davis, Mercer University School of Medicine – Savannah
Niki Desai, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Robert DeStefano, Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
Frank Dicken, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Marcellus Edwards, IV, Howard University College of Medicine
Chibuzo Eze, Howard University College of Medicine
Charlie Fortin, Emory University School of Medicine
Scott Gaignard, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Deanna Gill, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Agreen Hadadi, Mercer University School of Medicine
Andrew Harkins, Emory University School of Medicine
Grace Haser, Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Jeanne Ho, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Michael Jones, Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Sarah Kamal, State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Chloe Lalonde, Emory University School of Medicine
Christina Lin, Yale School of Medicine
Alexander Matelski, University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria
Ashley McDowell, Emory University School of Medicine
Seema Mustafa, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sam Parks, Emory University School of Medicine
Krishan Patel, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Rahul Patel, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long SOM
Hilary Pitner, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Mayuran Ravindran, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Kaitlyn Rogers, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Tracy Shirey, Emory University School of Medicine
Emily Smith, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Adam Spandorfer, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Bonnie Stedge, Emory University School of Medicine
Elizabeth Trandel, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Sophie Vitter, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Adi Yadalam, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Tony Zhuang, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Track

Elizabeth Chang, University of Washington
Katerina Saker, Emory University School of Medicine

Primary Care Track

Lauren Chen, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Andrew Davis, University of Florida College of Medicine
Krysta Frye, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Alice Jiang, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Emma Kofmehl, Medical University of South Carolina
Subada Soti, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Mark Spencer, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Kyle Torres, Emory University School of Medicine

Research Track

Ronnie Funk, Emory University School of Medicine

We look forward to welcoming our new residents to the Emory family and supporting them to become the next generation of health care leaders. Over the course of their training, they will be exposed to a comprehensive, innovative medical curriculum that reflects the Emory University School of Medicine’s tripartite mission of education, research, and clinical care. Congratulations to our incoming residents!

Match Day 2020 Coverage

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Internal Medicine Chief Residents Congratulate the School of Medicine Class of 2020