Current Residents

Sydney Farrington, MD

Hometown: Detroit, MI
Medical School: Wayne State University SOM

Fun Fact: I studied Art History in undergrad

Alexis Philippe, MD

Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia

Fun Fact: The first time I visited the St. Louis Arch, I was well into my twenties

Natalya Ponomareva, MD

Hometown: Austin, TX
Medical School: UT Health San Antonio

Fun Fact: I have sung at St. Peter’s in Rome and at St. Mark’s in Venice with my college choir!

Dip Rana, MD

Hometown: Clifton, NJ
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Fun Fact: I’m an avid spice enthusiast - I’ve yet to meet someone who can eat spicier food than me

Iffy Akinnola, MD, PhD

Hometown: Burtonsville, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Fun Fact: I've taken several engagement and wedding announcement photos for my friends.

Alan Cuevas Villagomez, MD

Hometown: Winton, California
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh

Fun Fact: Cacti are my favorite vegetable

Logan Dobbe, MD

Hometown: Appleton, WI
Medical School: Texas Tech

Fun Fact: I’ve been to KFC on five continents! One is the best.

Benjamin Hoste, MD

Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Fun Fact: I was the fastest 3rd grader at Glenwood Elementary School in 2005

Karen Huang, MD

Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Medical School: McGovern Medical School (UT Houston)

Fun Fact: My husband and I have fostered 3 dogs and 2 kittens (and only kept 1 dog!

Lilly Lerer, MD

Hometown: Dallas, TX
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Fun Fact: I like doing handstands

Joseph Monat, DO

Hometown: Clarendon Hills, IL
Medical School: Midwestern University CCOM

Fun Fact: My camera collection has dated back to 1946

Brian Moreno, MD

Hometown: Avon, Indiana
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Fun Fact: My left knee is on its 3rd ACL

Constantine Nicolozakes, MD, PhD

Hometown: Wooster, Ohio
Medical School: Northwestern University

Fun Fact: I was in an Apple commercial with Robin Williams while a member of The Ohio State University Marching Band

Ilan Palte, MD

Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine

Fun Fact: I used to coach elementary school soccer

Jacqueline Spangenberg, MD

Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
Medical School: LSU School of Medicine - New Orleans

Fun Fact: I partially tore my quadricep while training for hurdles in high school

Claire Turgeon, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine

Fun Fact: I’ve donated over 5 and a half feet of hair!

Brian Abarbanel, MD

Hometown: Oak Park, IL
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Fun Fact: I can split an apple in half using only my hands

Edel Auh, MD

Hometown: Irvine, CA
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Fun Fact: My most recent arts-and-crafts project has been learning how to embroider

Nicole Feng, MD

Hometown: Temple City, CA
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Fun Fact: I'm a certified Pure Barre instructor! Catch me on the mic or tucking it out at the barre!

Lydia Henderson, MD

Hometown: Castro Valley, CA
Medical School: UC Davis

Fun Fact: I’ve never been stung by a bee :)

Tiffany Holland, MD

Hometown: Austin, TX
Medical School: Texas A&M University College of Medicine

Fun Fact: My med school bestie and I both matched here- she’s in peds!

Ryan Kelly, MD

Hometown: Wilton Manors, FL
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Fun Fact: Some cats are allergic to people

Victoria Nguyen, DO

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona

Fun Fact: I have a cat who likes to go on walks

Shirali Shah, MD

Hometown: Woodridge, IL
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Fun Fact: I am very prone to orthopedic injuries- multiple Ankle sprains and patellar dislocations later

Irene Tseng, MD

Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago

Fun Fact: Someone thought I was Mulan once

Lexi Wolfe, DO

Hometown: Woodbury, MN
Medical School: Midwestern University, AZCOM

Fun Fact: Coffee with fresh ground beans is the only way to go

Sharon Woo, DO

Hometown: Arcadia, CA
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences - COMP

Fun Fact: I used to be manager of the UCLA Women’s Basketball team

Sean Zwicky, MD

Hometown: Pekin, Illinois
Medical School: UIC College of Medicine at Chicago

Fun Fact: I have broken my nose 7 times

Joseph Aguirre, DO

Hometown: Navarre Beach, FL
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Fun Fact: I have met some of the original players and coaches from my favorite movie, “Remember the Titans”

Miriam Alpert, DO

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Fun Fact: I played lacrosse for the Women's Israeli National Team

David Civitarese, DO

Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Fun Fact: The whoopee cushion was invented in Canada and so was I

Rachel Esparza, MD

Hometown: Joliet, IL
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine

Fun Fact: My dad helped build the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab building.

Naldine Isaac, MD

Hometown: New Rochelle, NY
Medical School: Albany Medical College

Fun Fact: I painted all the art in my home!

Brian Kim, MD, PhD

Hometown: Watchung, NJ
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Fun Fact: I claim to be a hip-hop head but my heart is in female vocalist pop

Lisa Laurenzana, MD

Hometown: Lombard, IL
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago

Fun Fact: I hiked the world’s longest slot canyon! I’ll take any excuse to get outside and hike/camp.

Madeline Miller, MD

Hometown: De Pere, WI
Medical School: Northwestern University

Fun Fact: My grandpa is a World Champion cheddar cheese maker - proud Wisconsinite!

Antonio Mondriguez Gonzalez, MD

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe

Fun Fact: I was part of a Glee Club while in Undergrad (have not watched the show though)

Shivam Patel, DO

Hometown: Carol Stream, IL
Medical School: Midwestern University

Fun Fact: I swam with sharks and sky dived on the same day

Sarae Sager, DO

Hometown: Caribou, ME
Medical School: University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Fun Fact: I've had a motorcycle since age 16

Sean Weber, DO

Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)

Fun Fact: I once went swimming with penguins in the Galapagos Islands