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