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Department of Medicine Residency

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Name: Deborah Richards, MS
Position: Residency Coordinator, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Organization: Department of Medicine
Email: Medicine.Residency@jefferson.edu
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Resident Future Plans

Learn where the Department of Medicine House Staff land after graduation.

Alexander Anzelmi, MD Hospitalist - Lankenau Medical Center
Zoe Begun Hematology/Oncology - University of Virginia
Harrison Bell, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Weill Cornell Medical College
Joshua Bernard, MD Hospitalist - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Justin Bilello, MD Gastroenterology - Albany Medical Center
Anna Chen, MD Gastroenterology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Michael Cheung, MD POCUS - University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Salil Chowdhury, MD Gastroenterology - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Fernando Cordero-Baez, MD Infectious Disease - University of South Florida at Tampa
Vincent Dioguardi, MD Gastroenterology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Chelsea Edirisuriya, MD Gastroenterology - Cooper University Hospital
Jason Farber, MD Cardiology - Lankenau Medical Center
Marie-Laure Flamer, MD  Primary Care - Abington Plaza Medical Associates
Jason Goldenberg, MD Motility Fellowship - Temple University Hospital
Jonathan Gross, MD Gastroenterology - University of Miami
Emily Hansinger, MD Hematology/Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Nicholas Kendsersky, MD Hematology/Oncology - Oregon Health & Science University
Mishael Khan, MD ICU Hospitalist - Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Kristine Lagana, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Temple University Hospital
Aretina Leung, MD Primary Care - Mount Sinai Hospital Queens
Mark Liotta, MD Chief Medical Resident (1 yr); Cardiology Fellowship
Shruti Nanivadekar, MD POCUS Fellowship - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Akash Patel, DO  Chief Medical Resident (1 yr); Gastroenterology Fellowship
Brandon Pecchia, MD Cardiology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Megan Pogue, MD Hospice/Palliative Care - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Mary Katherine Rohrbaugh, MD Hospice/Palliative Care - Albert Einstein Medical Center
Elias Simon, MD POCUS - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Suzanna Talento, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Temple University Hospital
Benjamin Tasevac, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - University of Utah
Emilie Thompson, MD Hematology/Oncology - University of Maryland
Ashley Traczuk, MD Chief Medical Resident (1 yr); Hospitalist
Eric Warner, MD Cardiology - Cleveland Clinic
Maria Winte, MD Gastroenterology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Kelly Zaleski, MD Hospitalist - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Nicholas Zirn, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Weill Cornell Medical College 
Ruby Zucker, MD Primary Care - Capital Health
Claire Zurlo, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Infectious Disease Fellowship
   

Carmine Ballarano, MD Hospitalist - Brigham and Women's Hospital
Christian Cardillo, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Temple University Hospital
Kashyap Chauhan, MD Transplant Hepatology - Beth Israel Lahey Health
Carissa Cicchinelli, MD Primary Care - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Benjamin Claxton, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship
Dora Cobrinik, MD Endocrinology - Tufts Medical Center
Matthew DiMeglio, DO Cardiology - Rush University Medical Center
Michael Dong, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship
Ryan Erwin, MD Gastroenterology - Albert Einstein Medical Center
Danielle Fitzpatrick, MD Primary Care - Temple University Hospital
Madison Force, MD Gastroenterology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Brenda French, MD Gastroenterology - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Timur Ganapolsky, MD Primary Care - Private Practice
Catherine Gong, MD  Primary Care - A Plus Medical Care
Nicolas Gordon, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - NYU
Jonathan Huang, MD Hospitalist - Duke Regional Hospital
Jaya Janadhyala, MD Cardiology - Cooper University Hospital
Grant Jirka, MD Hematology/Oncology - University of Southern California
Joey Junarta, MD Cardiology - NYU
Abdul Kazi, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Kirpal Kochar, MD Cardiology - Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Lauren Lally, MD Gastroenterology - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
James Lee, MD MICU Hospitalist - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Connor McLaughlin, MD Hospitalist - Morristown Medical Center
Shuji Mitsuhashi, MD Gastroenterology - Mayo Clinic
Andrea Molin, MD Infectious Disease - Temple University Hospital
Sahaj Mujumdar, MD Gastroenterology - University of Rochester
Gillian Naro, MD Hospitalist - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Nicholas Noverati, MD Gastroenterology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Tara Rakiewicz, MD Hematology/Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Vinay Rao, MD Gastroenterology - George Washington University Hospital
Sean Reilly, MD Hematology/Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Max Ruge, MD Cardiology - Cooper University Hospital
Christa Smaltz, MD Gastroenterology - Temple University Hospital
Margaret Szot, MD Primary Care - Weill Cornell Medicine 
Sameep Thapa, MD Hematology/Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Chantel Venkataraman, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Hospital Medicine
Tamar Wolinsky, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Endocrinology Fellowship

Akanksha Arya, MD Hospitalist - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Followed by ID Fellowship
Sairamya Bodempudi, MD Cardiology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Tina Boortalary, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Gastroenterology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Elizabeth Boyle, MD Primary Care - Jefferson Women's Primary Care
Elizabeth Chin, MD Hospitalist - Kaiser Permanente
Jonathan Foster, MD POCUS Fellowship - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Shifa Gandhi, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Yale New Haven Hospital
Michael Grodsky, MD Hospitalist - Methodist Hospital
Gregory Habig, MD Gastroenterology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Joshua Hamsher, MD Cardiology - Lankenau Medical Center
Jason Ho, MD Gastroenterology - Cooper University Hospital
Travis Hunt, MD Infectious Disease - University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals
Rabia Iqbal, MD Rheumatology - New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Medical Center
Jesse Johnson, MD  Pulmonary/Critical Care - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fred Karaisz, MD Gastroenterology - Ohio State University Medical Center
Patrick Kukulich, MD Hospitalist - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Raashi Mamtani, DO Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Endocrinology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Nivethieta Maniam, MD Allergy & Immunology - Boston University Medical Center
Steven Manobianco, MD Hematology/Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Amanda Matheson, MD Primary Care - Jefferson Internal Medicine Associates
Rahed Mohammed, MD Critical Care - Mt. Sinai Hospital
Neveda Murugesan, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Baylor College Medical Center
Ashima Oza, MD Primary Care - Cornell Medical Center
Kaya Patel, MD Infectious Disease - Temple University Hospital
Veda Pejaver, MD Hospitalist - Temple University Hospital
Bharaniabirami Rajaram, MD Cardiology - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Andrea Verghese Rivera, MD Oncology - Stony Brook University
Justin Robbins, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Gastroenterology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Svenja Schneider, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr): Cardiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Samantha Sokoloff, MD Endocrinology - Temple University Hospital
Joseph Soucy, MD Gastroenterology - Albany Medical Center
Tudor Sturzoiu, MD Cardiology - Lankenau Medical Center
Naman Upadhyay, MD Cardiology - Cooper University Hospital
Danielle Verghese, MD Hospitalist - Temple University Hospital
John Wallis, MD Cardiology - Stony Brook University Hospital
Xuejun Alice Wang, MD Hematology/Oncology - Mt. Sinai Hospital

Amit Agarwal, MD Gastroenterology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Ashley Barnes, MD Infectious Disease - University of Maryland
Rukaiya Bashir-Hamidu, MD Hepatology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Peter Block, MD, MSc Gastroenterology - Yale New Haven Hospital
Elizabeth Braden, MD Infectious Disease - George Washington University
Cristina Calogero, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Gastroenterology
Jillian Cooper, MD POCUS Fellowship - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
A. Candace Derenge, MD, MPH Hospitalist - Banner University Medical Center
Katherine Duffey, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Gastroenterology
Mario Fonseca-Paricio, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - University of Chicago
Mathew Francis, MD Hospitalist - Medical College of Wisconsin
Zachary French, MD Hematology/Oncology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Daniel Garrido, MD Hepatology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Alvin George, MD  Cardiology - Lehigh Valley Health Network
Eric Gold, MD Hospitalist - Spartanburg Regional Hospital
Joseph Grogg, MD Hospitalist - Cooper University Hospital
Michelle Hannon, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Hospitalist
Kelly Hughes, MD Hospitalist - Temple University Hospital
Zeba Hussani, MD Gastroenterology - Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Amanda Kahn, MD Primary Care - Spruce Internal Medicine
David Katzianer, MD Cardiology - Cleveland Clinic
Christine Kurian, MD Hematology/Oncology - Cooper University Hospital
Hillary Landon, MD Primary Care - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Shuwen Lin, MD Hematology/Oncology - Montefiore Medical Center
Mark Mallozzi, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Gregory McDonough, MD Critical Care - Cooper University Hospital
Akiqul Miah, MD Cardiology - Cooper University Hospital
Khulkar Mirzozoda, MD Hospitalist - Methodist Hospital
Anahita Molayi, MD, MSPH Academic Hospitalist - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Conor Murphy, MD Rheumatology - University of Michigan
Evan Nardone, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Hospitalist
Omar Safdar, MD Cardiology - Atlantic Health System
Allison Samuel, MD Primary Care - Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Christine Shieh, MD Gastroenterology - UC Davis Medical Center
Jetmir Vojnika, MD Cardiology - Cooper University Hospital
Edward Wang, MD Hosptialist - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Bo Hyung Yoon, MD Gastroenterology - Mt. Sinai Beth Israel
   
   
   

Amisha Ahuja, MD Gastroenterology - Temple University Hospital
Kamal Amer, MD Gastroenterology - Rutgers NJ Medical School
Avani Amin, MD Hospice & Palliative Care - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Sonia Bharel, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Hospitalist
William Bradford, MD Hospitalist - UC Davis at Sacramento
Michael Brister, MD Hematology/Oncology - Cooper University Hospital
Mark Bundschuh, MD Gastroenterology - Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Sean Clark-Garvey, MD Hematology/Oncology - University of North Carolina
Timothy Colangelo, MD Cardiology - Cooper University Hospital
Sean de Boer, MD Primary Care - Temple University Hospital
Sean Dikdan, MD Cardiology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Eric Drago, MD Hospitalist - Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital
Philip Durney, MD Hospitalist - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Eitan Frankel, MD  Cardiology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Alison Greidinger, MD Hematology/Oncology - Cooper University Hospital
Bradford Hilson, MD Hospitalist - Massachusetts General Hospital
Jennifer Hong, MD Hematology/Oncology - Lankenau Medical Center
R. Ben Jones, MD Endocrinology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Guy Katz, MD Rheumatology - Massachusetts General Hospital
Shalini Krishnasamy, MD Dermatology Residency - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Rebecca Loh, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr): Gastroenterology
Philip Margiotta, MD Hematology/Oncology - University of Maryland
Merlin Mathew, MD Hospitalist - Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Robert Mathew, MD Hospitalist - Bryn Mawr Hospital
Alexis Monoson, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Ohio State University Medical Center
Ritu Nahar, MD Gastroenterology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Brian Park, MD Critical Care - Cooper University Hospital
Patrick Prior, MD Cardiology - Lankenau Medical Center
Rachel Redfield, MD Gastroenterology - Cooper University Hospital
Navdeep Sangha, DO Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Hematology/Oncology
Alexander Smith, MD Cardiology - Georgetown University Hospital
Vikas Sunder, MD Cardiology - Cooper University Hospital
Neelam Upadhyaya, MD Endocrinology - Temple University Hospital
James Uricheck, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Harry Wang, MD Cardiology - University of Rochester Medical Center
Michael Weintraub, MD Endocrinology - Weill Cornell Medical Center
Nicholas Young, MD Chief Medical Resident (1yr); Hospitalist
Jonathan Zaid, MD Primary Care - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Li-Hui Zhang, MD Primary Care - Abington Plaza Medical Associates
Randi Zukas, MD Hematology/Oncology - Cooper University Hospital
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