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Alumni
| Name | Medical School |
|---|---|
| Kalkidan Abebe, MD | Ross University School of Medicine, 2020 |
| Abdulla Saad Alabagi, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Rodrigo Angel Alvarez, DO | Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, New Mexico State University, 2021 |
| Cassandra Ballantyne, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2021 |
| Madhulika Banerjee, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Karen Alexa Beltran, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Aaron Bertolo, MD | St. George’s University School of Medicine, 2021 |
| Evan Drew Brickner, MD | Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, 2021 |
| Daniel Brown, MD | St. George’s University School of Medicine, 2021 |
| Joseph William Budenske, MD | Rush Medical College, Rush University, 2021 |
| Derek Kong-Jyue Chang, MD | University of Utah School of Medicine, 2023 |
| Arian Chandra Deonarain, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Austin Robert Fehr, MD | University of Kansas School of Medicine, 2021 |
| Jonathan Junren Ferng, MBA, MD, MS | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Paul Alexander Haddad, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Dakota Lynn Hammrich, DO | Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2021 |
| Megan R. Hauptman, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2023 |
| Ramzi Ibrahim, MD | Ross University School of Medicine |
| Swathi Jothi, MBBS | Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India, 2019 |
| George Lev Khludenev, MD | George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2021 |
| Andy Lee, DO | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, 2021 |
| Matthew Timothy Long, DO, MPH | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, 2021 |
| Macklin Gardner Loveland, MD | American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, 2020 |
| Lucia Alejandra Luna Wong, MD, MS, PhD | Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2021 |
| Adam Madej, DO | Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2021 |
| Conner Spencer Marsden, DO | Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona Campus, 2021 |
| Elizabeth Marie Mata, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2023 |
| April Lynn Olson, MD, MPH | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Hannah Kathleen Owens, MD | University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 2023 |
| Pallabi Shrestha, MBBS | Kathmandu Medical College, Nepal, 2019 |
| Lech Staniszewski, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2023 |
| Elysia Li Hsia Tjong, DO | A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Phoenix, 2021 |
| Richard Jay Trieu, MD | University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, 2021 |
| Marie Bernadette Sabanal Villanueva, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Rebecca Wig, MBBS | Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2019 |
| Mahima Zandu, MBBS | Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Jamshedpur, India, 2019 |
| Name | Medical School |
|---|---|
| Anas Husni Mohamad Abu Assi, MBBS | Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine, Jordan, 2018 |
| Brendan Anthony Andres, MD | University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2020 |
| Anna Arakelyan, MD | Yerevan State Medical University, 2011 |
| Shelby Paige Billings, MD | University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 2020 |
| Andrew Black, DO | Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2022 |
| Bach-Ngan Phan Chau, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2020 |
| Malini Chauhan, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2019 |
| Govind Chhina, DO | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Philadelphia, PA, 2020 |
| Steven Corry, DO | Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020 |
| Ulyana Dashkevych, DO | Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020 |
| Armaan Dhaliwal, MBBS | Dayanand Medical College, India, 2019 |
| Tom Isaac Finkelstein, MD | Sackler School of Medicine, 2020 |
| Dennis Fong, MD | University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, 2020 |
| Farva Gondal, MBBS | Nishtar Medical College & Hospital, Multan, Pakistan, 2015 |
| Hanh Ai Han, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin, 2020 |
| Audriana N. Hurbon, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2018 |
| Marcus J. Hutchinson, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2020 |
| Zenon Kane, MD | University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 2022 |
| Jordyn Kreutzfeldt, MD | Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, 2020 |
| Vinita Kusupati, MD | Albany Medical College, 2020 |
| Sean Lee, MD | Tulane University School of Medicine, 2019 |
| Christy Lougheed, MD | Medical University of the Americas, Charlestown, Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2020 |
| Edward Tony Lu, MD | University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 2020 |
| Samantha H. Luois, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2020 |
| Kevin J. Moynahan, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2020 |
| Dominiquel Nielson, DO | Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2022 |
| Garrett Pepich, DO | Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020 |
| Vanessa Cristina Piscoya, DO | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, 2020 |
| Oswaldo Francisco Renteria, MD | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2020 |
| Sakher Yousef Mahmoud Sarairah, MD | University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine, 2018 |
| Brian Schiffman, DO | Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 2020 |
| Alexander J. Schlitt, DO | Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Lebanon Campus, 2020 |
| Jasmeet Sekhon, MD | American University of Antigua College of Medicine - Woods, ATG, Antigua and Barbuda, 2020 |
| Brandon Tyler Smith, MD | University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, 2020 |
| Anirudh Tadakamalla, MBBS | Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Secunderabad, India, 2018 |
| Chelsea Lynn Takamatsu, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2020 |
| Rachel Vix Tan, MD | University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2020 |
| Roger Sean Tseng, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2020 |
| Cole Uhland, MD | American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine - SXM, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2020 |
| Adarsh Sai Vangala, MD | University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 2020 |
| Niharika Vennelaganti, MBBS | Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, India, 2017 |
| Andrew Phillip Vines, MD | University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2020 |
| Kendra Watson, DO | Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2022 |
| Casey Weinstein, MD | University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2022 |
| Name | Campus | Medical School |
|---|---|---|
| Rochelle Dawn Almario, DO | Tucson | Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, New Mexico State University, 2021 |
| Colin Anderson, MD | Tucson | St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, 2019 |
| Christopher Arteaga, MD | Tucson | St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, 2019 |
| Ankita Ashoka, MBBS | Tucson | S.D.M. Medical College, 2016 |
| Alexander Azzam, MD | Tucson | University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, 2019 |
| Mario Bernaba, MD | South | University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 2019 |
| Michael Addison Bonelli, DO | Tucson | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Glendale, 2019 |
| Daniella Boros, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Paige Calodney, MD | Tucson | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 2021 |
| Catherine Chan, DO | South | Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lillington, North Carolina, 2019 |
| Ce Cheng, DO | South | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Glendale, 2019 |
| David Dimcheff, MD | Tucson | Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2019 |
| Kathy Drinkwater, DO | South | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Phoenix, 2019 |
| Collin Durham, MD | Tucson | University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, 2019 |
| Austin James Eells, MD | Tucson | Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Arizona, 2021 |
| Ritika Halder, MD | Tucson | University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, 2019 |
| Kevin Isidro, MD | Tucson | University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, New York, 2019 |
| Sofia Jaramillo Quiroz, MD | South | Universidad de Cuenca Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Ecuador, 2016 |
| Salil Pramod Kalarn, DO | Tucson | A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2021 |
| Amanpreet Kaur, DO | Tucson | Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2019 |
| Mustafa Malik, MBBS | Tucson | Rawalpindi Medical College, 2016 |
| Riley Patrick McDougall, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Sarah Mirembe, DO | Tucson | Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2019 |
| Kayvon Moazam, DO | Tucson | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Glendale, 2019 |
| Juan Pablo Moreno-Ortiz, MD | Tucson | Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine, 2019 |
| Piyathida Obert, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2021 |
| Michele Relton Obert, MD | Tucson | St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, 2019 |
| Rachel de Souza Filgueiras Pinto, MD | South | Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) Faculdade de Medicina, Brazil, 2002 |
| Sanjay Polisetty, MBBS | South | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2018 |
| Reubender Randhawa, MD | South | American University of Antigua College of Medicine, Antigua and Barbuda, 2018 |
| Samantha J. Russell, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2019 |
| Marni Sarazen, MD | Tucson | Medical College of Wisconsin, 2019 |
| Nicholas Schlund, DO | Tucson | Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2019 |
| Aishan Shi, MD, MBA | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, 2019 |
| Kristen Shields, DO | Tucson | Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 2019 |
| Mei So, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, 2019 |
| Sharanyah Srinivasan, MBBS | South | S.R.M. Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India, 2016 |
| Fortune Unegbu, MD | Tucson | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, 2019 |
| Zachary Warner, MD, MPH | Tucson | Ross University School of Medicine, 2019 |
| Andrew Wu, MD | Tucson | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry |
| Kenji Yoshino, MD | Tucson | Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados, 2018 |
| Erica Yothment, DO | Tucson | Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2019 |
| Tianrong Yu, DO | Tucson | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Glendale, 2019 |
| Name | Campus | Medical School |
|---|---|---|
| Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu, MBBS | South | Sri BM Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, BLDE University, India, 2004 |
| Alexander Alsadi, MD | South | Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine, Curacao, 2018 |
| Aurangzaib Baig, MD | Tucson | Saba University School of Medicine, 2017 |
| Steven Bennett, MD | Tucson | University of Utah School of Medicine, 2020 |
| Edward Patrick Bergin, MD | South | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, 2017 |
| Michael Bernaba, MD | South | University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 2018 |
| Nicholas Blackstone, MD | South | Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, 2017 |
| Fernando Blumenkron, MD | South | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2015 |
| Bradley Bohman, MD | Tucson | University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, 2018 |
| Jonathan Boyd, DO | South | Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine, North Carolina, 2018 |
| Eric Brucks, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2018 |
| Mathew Bull, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2018 |
| Martin Chacon Portillo, MD | Tucson | Tecnológico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina, 2016 |
| Yuet-Ming Chan, MD | South | Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, 2018 |
| Zachary Chun, MD | Tucson | American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, 2017 |
| Audrey Irene Fazel, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2020 |
| Paul Fritts, DO | Tucson | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, 2018 |
| Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2018 |
| Ahmad Iftikhar, MBBS | Tucson | Rawalpindi Medical College, 2015 |
| Farhan Khan, MD, MBA | Tucson | Baylor College of Medicine, 2009 |
| Robert Kim, MD | Tucson | St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, 2018 |
| Erik Kinoshita, MD | Tucson | John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2018 |
| Ifat Z. Krase, MD, PharmD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2018 |
| Francisco Martinez, MD | Tucson | Indiana University School of Medicine, 2018 |
| Hari Menon, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2020 |
| Spencer Moore, MD | Tucson | University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 2020 |
| Sylvestor A. Moses, MD, PhD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2019 |
| Nishant Munugala, MD | Tucson | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2018 |
| Stefano Jose Natali, DO | Tucson | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus, 2020 |
| Ling-yi Obrand, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, 2017 |
| Shalin Patel, DO | Tucson | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, 2018 |
| Shishir Rao, DO | Tucson | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, 2018 |
| Dave Joseph Reyes, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2018 |
| Gabriella Rollo, MD | Tucson | Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 2020 |
| Nicholas Romito, MD | Tucson | University of Illinois College of Medicine, 2020 |
| Steven F. Schreiber, DO | Tucson | A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2018 |
| Sahira Sekhon, MD | Tucson | George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2019 |
| Delali A. Sessinou, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2020 |
| Sebastian Silva, MD | Tucson | Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo |
| Juan A. Siordia, MD | South | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2015 |
| Ashley Thomas, MD | Tucson | Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine |
| Sumana Veeravelli, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2018 |
| Rita Wadeea, MBChB | Tucson | University of Baghdad College of Medicine, Iraq, 2009 |
| Hninyee Win, DO | Tucson | Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific |
| Kyle Witt, MD | Tucson | St. George’s University School of Medicine |
| Name | Campus | Medical School |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin A. Amire-Brahimi, MD | Tucson | Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans |
| Morgan E. Bailey, MD | Tucson | University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 2017 |
| Rory M. Bouzigard, MD | Tucson | Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, 2017 |
| Kevin T. Breen, MD, PhD | Tucson | University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, 2016 |
| Leena Danawala, MD | South | University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, 2016 |
| John M. Dicken, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2016 |
| Louis Eubank, MD | Tucson | Tufts University School of Medicine, 2016 |
| Andrew Christopher Forrestel, MD | Tucson | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2017 |
| David Frome, MD | Tucson | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2019 |
| Greggory Gahn, MD | Tucson | University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2019 |
| Gregory Phillip Gardner, MD | Tucson | University of Utah School of Medicine, 2017 |
| David Jacob Hamblin, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2019 |
| Samandip Hothi, MD | Tucson | University of Washington School of Medicine, 2017 |
| Spencer Jasper, MD | South | Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, 2017 |
| Robin Joseph, MD | Tucson | Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, 2017 |
| Kshipra Joshi, DO | Tucson | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, 2017 |
| Mateen Masood Khokhar, DO | South | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, 2017 |
| Jaclyn Leong, DO | Tucson | Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2017 |
| Xibei Liu, MD | Tucson | University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, 2017 |
| Gianna O’Hara, DO | South | Western University of Health Science/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 2017 |
| Zain S. Mehdi, DO | Tucson | Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, Illinois, 2017 |
| Joseph Robert Moseley, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, 2017 |
| Nadia Carenina Nunes Cavalcante Parr, MD | Tucson | Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) Faculdade de Medicina, 2016 |
| Gilbert D. Ortega, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2017 |
| Rozina Parbtani, MD | South | University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts, 2017 |
| Alexander R. Peck, DO | Tucson | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, 2017 |
| Bryce Daniel Perkins, DO | Tucson | A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2017 |
| Darien E. Reed, MD, PhD | Tucson | University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, 2017 |
| Atlantis Dawn Russ, MD, PhD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2017 |
| Chelsey Santino, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2019 |
| Ryan William Schmoll, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2019 |
| Qurat Ul Ain Riaz Sipra, MBBS | Tucson | Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, 2013 |
| Nicole E. Smith, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2013 |
| Sade A. Solola, MD | Tucson | Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, 2016 |
| Ella I. Starobinska, MD | Tucson | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, 2017 |
| Ford Michael Strimenos, DO | Tucson | Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2017 |
| Marlena Marie Szewczyk, MD | South | University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine, 2017 |
| Jonathan Waller, MD | South | St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, 2017 |