Kaweah Health announces match day results, welcomes its next class of resident physicians
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- Written By: Laura Florez-McCusker
VISALIA – Today, as part of a coordinated national event called “Match Day,” officials announced the names of 47 resident physicians who this summer will begin their residency programs and careers as doctors at Kaweah Health.
“It’s always an exciting day and a rite of passage for physicians. It’s something that should really be celebrated. For us it’s another chance to celebrate the work we are doing to bring more physicians to our area so that we can improve access to physicians in the Central Valley,” said Dr. Lori Winston, Kaweah Health's Vice President of Medical Education. “We want these physicians to know we are a community that welcomes them with open arms. We hope they will fall in love with the area and decide to practice medicine here.”
Kaweah Health has accredited residency programs in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and transitional year. Each year, thousands of candidates apply for just 47 annual intern positions in Kaweah Health’s six residency programs. Kaweah Health has a total of 130 residents in various stages of training. Approximately 45 percent of the residents who have graduated from Kaweah Health's residency program have stayed in the Central Valley to practice medicine.
In late June, the following 47 residents, who were among thousands to interview for spots in Kaweah Health's six residency programs, will begin their training:
Anesthesiology
- Jessica Chan, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Calvin Nguyen-Ho, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Scott Riccomini, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
- Nicholas Washburn, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Emergency Medicine
- Matthew Bordbari, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
- David Castro Palomino, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Amy Chuang, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Giulia Di Bella, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
- Ethan Hartman, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
- Kevin Lieu, UC Davis
- Oliver Marigold, UCSD
- Melissa Mueller, Western University of Health Sciences - Pomona
- Aubtin Saedi, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Christina Seto, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
- Maria Tobar, UCLA
- Alex Tsai, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Irene Velarde, Touro University College – California
Family Medicine
- Eduardo Amezcua, UCSF
- Roberto Bonilla, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Jasmeen Chahil, Gian Sagar Medical School - India
- Grace Guadalupe, Jacobs School of Medicine and Bio Sciences at University of Buffalo
- Elise Kahn, Edward Via College of Ostepathic Medicine - Alabama
- Rebecca Kawagoe, Touro University - Vallejo
- Sparghai Ludin, Ross University
Psychiatry
- Saina Gill, St. George’s University
- Christopher Jaime, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Maureen Karina, American University of Antigua College of Medicine
- Jessica Kuo, Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Yusuf Sherzad California Northstate University College of Medicine
- Madhuri Sudan, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Surgery
- Rachel Handelsman, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
- Emily McNabb, Albany Medical College
- Alex Petrak, The University of Toledo College of Medicine
- Michael Owyong, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
- Maggie Xiong, University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Transitional Year
- Ryan Bennion, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Tyler Dalton, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Vineeth Gangaram, Columbia Unversity College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Harmandeep Grewal, AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
- Abhinav Komandur, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Kevin Kwan, University of Louisville School of Medicine
- Madeeha Lughmani, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Kevin Nasre-Esfahani, AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
- Navjot Singh, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - Piscataway
- Anup Sonti, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
- Jason Wei. New York University Grossman School of Medicine
- Andrew Yu, University of Connecticut School of Medicine