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

To view all Match Day coverage, visit the School of Medicine’s Match Day website, and follow the Department of Medicine on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please share any Match Day related content on social media using the #EmoryMatchDay hashtag.

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

School of Medicine Faculty Share their Excitement for the Class of 2020

 

Congratulations to the School of Medicine Class of 2020 from MD Society Leaders & OMESA

Click here to view the full SOM Match Day YouTube playlist.