Our Residents

Adebola Adele, MBBS

Medical school: Lagos State University College of Medicine

Medical Interests: Full spectrum family medicine

Personal Interests: I enjoy spending time with family, watching and playing sports like soccer, tennis, and basketball, and playing card and board games.

Why St. Cloud: I chose St. Cloud because, although virtual, the interview was genuinely warm and welcoming, and I connected with every faculty member I encountered. The curriculum description aligns with my medical interests and career goals.

Jacquelyn Anderson, DO

Medical school: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Medical Interests: Full spectrum family medicine, prenatal care, mental health, and preventative/lifestyle medicine.

Personal Interests: I enjoy spending time with my husband, son, and our two dogs. We like to hike, be on the lake, and ride motorcycles together.

Why St. Cloud: I chose St. Cloud because of the emphasis on training physicians to practice full spectrum family medicine, including procedures and obstetrical care. I also looked forward to being closer to family!

Casey Johnshoy, MD

Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School

Medical Interests: Full spectrum family medicine, obstetrics, and rural medicine

Personal Interests: I enjoy being with my family and spending time outdoors.

Why St. Cloud: I chose St. Cloud because of the sense of community I felt while rotating here and the level of teaching and support from faculty and staff.

Johncy Kachira, MBBS, MPH

Medical school: Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre

Medical Interests: Full spectrum family medicine, maternal and child health, and rural medicine.

Personal Interests: I enjoy spending time with my family, reading books, and painting. I love to cook and try out different Indian cuisines.

Why St. Cloud: I chose St. Cloud because the program stood out to me in terms of the supportive environment provided to residents to pursue their interests and grow in medicine. The faculty who interviewed me were super engaging, and I could see myself fitting well into the program.

Dustyn Leff, MD, MA

Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School

Medical Interests: Rural medicine, addiction medicine, behavioral health, and mental health.

Personal Interests: I enjoy board games, reading, fishing, and cooking.

Why St. Cloud: I chose St. Cloud because of its unopposed training and focus areas that I am interested in. I was also fortunate to have a very positive addiction medicine rotation in St. Cloud and was impressed by the level of services and support available to patients in the area.

Mehreen Zakir, MBBS

Medical school: Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls

Medical Interests: Preventative care, pediatrics, mental health, and women’s health.

Personal Interests: I enjoy interior home design, arts and crafts, painting, and fitness.

Why St. Cloud: I chose St. Cloud because of the well-structured curriculum, its rural focus, and its connections to the University of Minnesota.

Richard M. Dunning, DO 

Medical school: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, Iowa

Medical interests: Rural medicine, full spectrum family medicine, addiction medicine.

Personal interests: I enjoy spending time on the lake or in the woods camping, hiking, fishing, or hunting with friends and family. I also love trivia and try to use it as an excuse to get together with friends every week.

Why St. Cloud: I was fortunate to experience the training opportunities at St. Cloud Family Medicine Residency during a clinical rotation. During that time, I contributed to the care of patients in the hospital, emergency department, clinic, and through labor and delivery! The residents I met were clearly well-trained, and I knew the program would prepare me for a future in rural medicine. Central Minnesota is also a great destination for water sports, hiking, and just about anything else one would want to do outdoors!

Jennifer E. Koski, DO

Medical school: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia

Medical interests: Rural medicine, procedures, community health, special needs care.

Personal interests: I enjoy spending time with my family, hiking, cross-country skiing, being at the lake, and playing sports.

Why St. Cloud: I chose the St. Cloud program due to its unopposed, broad-spectrum training with emphasis on procedures and rural health. The faculty and residents were very welcoming during interview season and the close-knit nature of the program was obvious. Additionally, coming home to Minnesota to be close to family was very important to me.

Joel A. Madson, MD

Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Medical interests: Rural medicine

Personal interests: I enjoy spending time with my family and spending time outdoors.

Why St. Cloud: I chose the St. Cloud program for the excellent faculty, the commitment to rural medicine, and the unopposed training.

Fariha F. Qureshi, MD

Medical school: Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados

Medical interests: Full spectrum family medicine, OB, Geriatrics, End of Life Care.

Personal interests: My life revolves around my family, husband, children, and dog. I love traveling, mainly to the beach. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is my favorite place to visit with my kids. I like to spend time at home but also want to eat out.

Why St. Cloud: St. Cloud serves the rural areas, and that interests me the most. It is also near Motley, MN, where my home, family, and friends are.

Deidra E. Sieck, MD

Medical school: Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados

Medical interests: Full-spectrum family medicine, rural medicine, women’s health, addiction medicine, and Community Health.

Personal interests: I enjoy live theater – I am known by friends as a real musical theater enthusiast! I play the piano and saxophone. I also enjoy cooking and baking, especially my cinnamon rolls and pies. I also like to play golf.

Why St. Cloud: During application and interview season, I was looking for a program that was unopposed and would bring me back to the Midwest. I moved nine times over the course of medical school, which didn’t allow me to enjoy being near my family. During the interview the faculty and residents were down to Earth and very easy to talk to. At the end of the interview, everyone came to the conference room and introduced themselves. No other interview had the entire group so interested that they were all involved on the same interview day. It also seemed like a program that had very rich education that would give me the full spectrum training in order to practice medicine in the rural Midwest.