Current Residents (AY24)

Elizabeth Babkin, MD
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Madeline Chittineni, MD
Undergraduate: University of Colorado at Boulder
Medical School: University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Ramez Dagher, MD
Undergraduate: Saint Joseph University of Beirut
Medical School: Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Heena Gardner, MD
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Jennifer Murillo, MD
Undergraduate: Idaho State University
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Christina Nyquist, MD
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Mayada Saadoun, MBBCh
Medical School: University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine

Nissah Vilceus, DO
Undergraduate: Binghamton University
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Molly Gannon, MD
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Sandra Giraldo, MD
Undergraduate: Queens College of the City University of New York
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford

Dahlin Jackson, DO
Undergraduate: University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jaejoong Kim, MD
Undergraduate: Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine & Graduate School of Medicine
Medical School: Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine & Graduate School of Medicine

Maryam Laiyemo, MD
Undergraduate: Howard University
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

Harshita Pinnamaneni, MD
Undergraduate: Michigan State University
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Lalita Thitiseranee, MD
Undergraduate: Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Medical School: Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Misha Zara, DO
Undergraduate: Ohio State University
Medical School: University of Northern Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth-Texas COM

Jeremiah Atkinson, MD
Undergraduate: South Dakota State University: Brookings, SD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Jonas Attilus, MPH, MD
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)

Hamed Ekhtiari, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine

Jamie Fyda, MD
Medical School: Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador Facultad de Medicina

Hasti Hadizadeh, MD
Medical School: Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) School of Medicine

Eric Leppink, MD
Undergraduate: Carleton College
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Christian Morfaw, MD
Medical School: University of Buea Faculty of Health Sciences

Caitlin Raasch, MD
Undergraduate: St. Olaf College
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Masoud Salehi, MD
Medical School: Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) School of Medicine

A. Dalsu Baris, MD, PhD
Medical School: Hacettepe University Medical School

John Cassady, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Brianna Engelson, MD
Undergraduate: Carleton College
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Valencia Garcia, MD
Undergraduate: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine

Brooke Resch, MD
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Letters & Science
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health

A. Irem Sonmez, MD
Medical School: Cerrahpasa Medical School

Jonathon Swan, DO
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Jennifer Zick, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Brianna Engelson, MD
Chief Resident

Valencia Garcia, MD
Chief Resident

A. Irem Sonmez, MD
Chief Resident
Please feel free to reach out to our resident representatives with any questions about our program or living in the Twin Cities:
- Jeremiah Atkinson, PGY3: atkin257@umn.edu, medical student education, fun things to do in the Twin Cities, spirituality in psychiatry, practicing psychiatry as a person of faith (Christian)
- Jonas Attilus, PGY3: attil002@umn.edu, IEWB thread lead
- Dalsu Baris, PGY4: baris015@umn.edu, IMG, nontraditional applicant
- John Cassady, PGY4: cass0096@umn.edu, BIPOC, family in residency, nontraditional path to medical school
- Hamed Ekhtiari, PGY3: ekhti001@umn.edu
- Jamie Fyda, PGY3: fyda0001@umn.edu
- Valencia Garcia, PGY4: rogan019@umn.edu, BIPOC, military background, family in residency
- Hasti Hadizadeh, PGY3: hadiz001@umn.edu, IMG, first-generation physician, couples in residency, medical student education, leadership in residency
- Eric Leppink, PGY3: leppi015@umn.edu
- Christian Morfaw, PGY3: morfa004@umn.edu
- Caitlin Raasch, PGY3: raasc025@umn.edu
- Masoud Salehi, PGY3: saleh080@umn.edu, IMG, couples in residency, medical education, research, non-native English speaker
- Irem Sonmez, PGY4: sonme005@umn.edu, IMG, research, neuromodulation
- Jonathon Swan, PGY4: swanx128@umn.edu, LGBTQ, DO, having a family in residency
- Lalita Thitiseranee, PGY2: thiti002@umn.edu, IMG
- Jennifer Zick, PGY4: zick@umn.edu, MD/PhD, research