USA Health residents match into fellowships
Posted on February 9, 2022 by Carol McPhail
Internal medicine resident Sana Ozair, M.D., cultivated her interest in oncology by getting involved in research at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute. Now, having matched in medical oncology at the MCI, she is looking forward to a smooth transition to fellowship training.
“I am excited for all the new responsibilities, research opportunities, strong clinical training and mentorship,” she said. “Oncology is a truly rewarding field that is challenging and constantly evolving.”
Ozair is one of about 35 residents at USA who have matched into subspecialty fellowships after completing their interviews virtually. Some residents are remaining at USA Health, while others are headed to California, Louisiana, Maine and many points in between. Almost all of the matches are conducted by the National Resident Matching Program’s Specialties Matching Service.
Internal medicine chief resident Farheen Surtie, M.D., matched in pulmonary/critical care at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. “I’m nervous but excited about the move,” said Surtie, whose husband, fellow chief John Anaya, M.D., matched in nephrology at Tulane. “Being able to be there with John was a top priority.”
Surtie said she became interested in pulmonary and critical care during medical school. “Pulmonary has a lot of physics to it, and I liked physics as an undergraduate,” she said. “Now my dream is coming true.”
USA residency programs announced their fellowship matches for the 2022-23 academic year:
Family Medicine
- Dylan Caggiano, D.O. – addiction medicine, USA College of Medicine/USA Health
Internal Medicine
- John Anaya, M.D. - nephrology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans
- James Coley, D.O. – hematology and oncology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- Andrew Dep, M.D. – pulmonary/critical care, USA College of Medicine/USA Health
- Gideon Dosunmu, M.D. – hematology and oncology/research, University of Chicago Medical Center
- Justin Ellerman, M.D. – pulmonary/critical care, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans
- Ronald Jordan, D.O. – gastroenterology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis
- Nneka Nwokeocha, M.D. – cardiology, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Sana Ozair, M.D. – oncology, USA College of Medicine/USA Health
- Devang Patel, D.O. – nephrology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- Mustafeez Ur Rahman, M.D. – cardiovascular disease, USA College of Medicine/USA Health
- Gaurav Sharma, M.D. – oncology, USA College of Medicine/USA Health
- Farheen Surtie, M.D. – pulmonary/critical care, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans
Neurology
- Shant Afarian, M.D. – vascular neurology, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York
Obstetrics-Gynecology
- Rajesh Paladugu, M.D. – maternal-fetal medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, North Carolina
Orthopaedic Surgery
- William Allen Cutchen, M.D. – pediatric orthopaedics, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
- Scott Glenzer, M.D. – orthopaedic hand surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
- Nathanael Davis Sbravati, M.D. – orthopaedic adult reconstruction, Steadman Hawkins Clinic, Greenville, S.C.
Pediatrics
- Fatima Al-Saygh, M.D. – medical genetics, National Institutes of Health
- Caroline Chinchilla Putzeys, M.D. – pediatric gastroenterology, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
- Juan Gonzalez, D.O. – pediatric emergency medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine/UF Health Shands Hospital
- Bedour Jafar, M.D. – pediatric endocrinology, Bedour - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Rakesh Lavu, M.D. – neonatal-perinatal medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
- Chaitra Manjunath, M.D. – neonatal-perinatal medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
- Dhakshitha Peddisetty, M.D. – pediatric pulmonology, University of California Irvine Medical Center
- Ramya Ramakrishnan, M.D. – hematology/oncology, University of Texas Medical School, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
- Ramez Rawhani, M.D. – neonatal-perinatal medicine, Jefferson Medical College/DuPont Children’s-PA (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
Psychiatry
- Mohamed Jasser, D.O. – child and adolescent psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
Radiology-Diagnostic
- Jaspreet Batra, M.D. – breast imaging, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, California
- Dallas Blanco, D.O. – musculoskeletal radiology, Oregon Health & Science University
- Anam Chouhdry, M.D. – breast imaging, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York
- Daniel McAndrews, M.D. – musculoskeletal radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta
General Surgery
- Parker Mullen, M.D. – surgical critical care, USA College of Medicine/USA Health
- William Ricks, M.D. – thoracic surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine/UF Health Shands Hospital
- Kenny Quang, M.D. – plastic surgery, Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
Medicine-Pediatrics
- Russell Davis, D.O. – nephrology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine