
Residents
Meet the PGY-1s
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Alex
๐ New York, NY
๐ New York Institute of Tech College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ Tremont
๐ฉบ Working with youth and families in urban under-resourced settings, school-based health, working with youth in foster care
โญ๏ธ Writing Poetry, Painting, Drawing
๐จ If I wasn't in medicine, I would have gone to arts school and became a tattoo artist, illustrator, or art teacher
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Amelia
๐ Strongsville, OH
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine - Cleveland
๐ West side
๐ฉบ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology or Endocrinology, but I'm open to exploring other specialties:)
โญ๏ธ Traveling (my picture is in Greece!), visiting family in Egypt, trying new restaurants, watching shows at Playhouse Square, learning new curly hair techniques, and biking
๐๏ธ My friends call me a "master shopper" because I can always find a good deal!
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Aya
๐ Btekhnay, Lebanon
๐ Lebanese American University - Gilbert and Rose Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
๐ Little Italy
๐ฉบ Pediatric Infectious Disease and Neonatology (NICU)
โญ๏ธ I love traveling, baking, trying different coffee shops, theater, and acting
๐ I'm 5'0" and my nickname at work is "Tiny"
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Courtney
๐ Churchville, PA
๐ Lewis Katz School of Medicine
๐ West side
๐ฉบ Undecided
โญ๏ธ Playing rugby, reading, watching sports, watching horror movies, cross stitching
๐ Caitlin Clark signed one of my shirts
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Greg
๐ Austin, TX
๐ Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Pediatric Cardiology
โญ๏ธ Brewing beer, 3D printing, Baseball, Football
๐ฎ๐น I have a degree in Italian language
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Jasmin
๐ Ramallah, Palestine
๐ Al-Quds University
๐ East side (next to Main Campus)
๐ฉบ Probably genetics (still undecided)
โญ๏ธ Hanging out with family and friends
๐จ I have ice cream almost every day. No matter what season of year it is!
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Jen
๐ Chatham, Ontario, Canada
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Cleveland Campus
๐ Ohio City (West Side)
๐ฉบ Pediatric Gastroenterology or Hospital Medicine
โญ๏ธ Hiking, swimming, kayaking, trying new bakeries and restaurants, cooking, and baking
๐ I had many different pets growing up- chickens, horses, rabbits, dogs, and cats to name a few!
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Jess
๐ Park City, Utah
๐ UC San Diego School of Medicine
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Dermatology
โญ๏ธ Skiing, pickleball, biking, reading fiction, reality TV, exploring breweries, board games, anything related to animals
๐คฉ I have crossed paths with Will Ferrell on three separate occasions! I think we are destined to be friends
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Jordan
๐ Akron, Ohio
๐ LECOM, Erie campus
๐ South Side (Independence, OH)
๐ฉบ Neonatology (NICU)/Hospital medicine; definitely not outpatient!
โญ๏ธ I enjoy cycling and reading books, spend the majority of my time finding fun things to do with my little guy.
๐ญ I have a twin sister and there's almost 6 inches of height difference between us.
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Julia
๐ Clinton Township, Michigan
๐ University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ Downtown
๐ฉบ Child Neurology, Pediatric Pain Medicine
โญ๏ธ Spinning/working out, exploring new places, binging new shows, trying new restaurants
๐คธ I got my first job by performing a terrible cartwheel during the interview
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Lama
๐ Beirut, Lebanon
๐ American University of Beirut
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Cardiology
โญ๏ธ Pilates, reading, trying out new restaurants!
๐ I enjoy making unique balloon assortments for my friends' birthdays
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Maitri
๐ Ottawa, Canada and Ahmedabad, India
๐ G.M.E.R.S Medical College, Sola
๐ East side
๐ฉบ Neonatology (NICU) vs Primary Care
โญ๏ธ Playing table tennis, binge watching tv shows
๐ I wrote an entire novel when i was in 8th grade but never had the courage to get it published!
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Megan
๐ Cleveland (North Royalton), OH
๐ University of Toledo College of Medicine
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Primary Care!
โญ๏ธ Hiking, collecting books, and spending time with my family.
๐ฑ I have three cats: Cheddar, Chip, and Beans!
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Mikayla
๐ Liberty Township, Ohio
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine - Dublin
๐ Little Italy
๐ฉบ Primary Care or Adolescent Medicine
โญ๏ธ Kayaking, cooking, and hiking
๐ต I play flute and trombone in a community band!
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Sam
๐ Mumbai, India/Naperville, IL
๐ Saint Louis University School of Medicine
๐ East side - walkable to CCF
๐ฉบ Hospital Medicine but still exploring!
โญ๏ธ Eating out, coffee shop exploring, reading, art (painting, graphic design, etc)
๐ I did Indian classical dance while I was growing up
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Stefanie
๐ Cleveland, OH
๐ Semmelweis University
๐ West side
๐ฉบ Child Neuro, gut microbiome
โญ๏ธ Hiking, kayaking, reading
๐ธ I got pulled up on stage for The Beach Boys reunion tour concert and I ended up dancing around while using one of their guitars on stage
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Taruni
๐ Bangalore India
๐ Kasturba Medical College, Manila India
๐ East side (near main campus!)
๐ฉบ Unsure, something inpatient maybe hospital medicine
โญ๏ธ Watching reality TV shows, gossiping with friends, reading books and traveling
๐งโโ๏ธ I believed I was a mermaid till I was 10
Meet the PGY-2s
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Anfal
๐ Kuwait and Sterling, Virginia
๐ Michigan State Univ. College of Human Medicine
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Nephrology, Heme/Onc, or GI
โญ๏ธ My hobbies generally revolve around either calories in or calories out. I love trying new foods and recipes, exploring countries and communities through food, gardening (specifically things I can eat), and taking cooking classes around the world. On the other end, calories out, I enjoy: rock climbing, playing tennis, table tennis, padel, hiking, taking dance classes, water sports, and kickboxing.
๐ Between my husband and I, all of our 8 siblings and parents live in a different country around the world!
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Areesha
๐ Sanford, Florida
๐ Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Primary Care vs Palliative Medicine
โญ๏ธ Hiking, traveling, and trying new cuisines!
๐๏ธ Iโve been to 18 of the national parks in the United States.
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Bann
๐ Houston, Texas and Kuwait
๐ Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or Adolescent Medicine
โญ๏ธ Horseback riding
๐ด I usually take a 10-15 minute timed power nap and end up waking up tired so I just go back to sleep
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Carolyn
๐ Cleveland, Ohio
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ West side
๐ฉบ Hospital Medicine, Palliative Medicine
โญ๏ธ Hiking, going to different national parks, running and cycling, spending time with family and my golden retriever, Henry!
๐ฉโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ I have over 60 first cousins!
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Iman
๐ Dubai, United Arab Emirates
๐ Mohammed Bin Rashid Univ. of Med. and Health
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Cardiology
โญ๏ธ Reading and baking
โ๏ธ I've been on about 35 flights in the past year!
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Kaitlyn
๐ Cleveland, Ohio
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ Downtown
๐ฉบ Primary Care, Population Health, Advocacy
โญ๏ธ I love to read, crochet, practice yoga and hike! Basically an outdoorsy grandma at heart.
๐ณ Traveling is a priority for me and I've had the chance to hike in 7 National Parks this year! I have a trip planned to see 2 more in the fall.
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Mari
๐ Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Brazil
๐ American Univ. of the Caribbean School of Med.
๐ Parma
๐ฉบ Child Neurology
โญ๏ธ I love being outdoors, traveling, trying out different restaurants, bringing my daughter to toddler activities, practicing hot yoga, meditation, barre fitness, dancing, swimming, hiking, skiing, and I am very excited about my new veggie garden.
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ง I have a 3-year-old little human at home
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Nick
๐ Grand Rapids, Michigan
๐ Michigan State Univ. College of Human Medicine
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Neonatal Neurology
โญ๏ธ Hiking at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, run club, knitting, watching Survivor and Ru Paul's Drag Race, going to concerts and the Cleveland Orchestra, having main character moments at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and also talking to my gold fish Peanut and Butter and also my plants.
๐ฆ I order vanilla most of the time when I go to any ice cream place. No toppings. :)
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Reem
๐ Amman, Jordan
๐ University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
๐ Downtown
๐ฉบ Hematology/Oncology
โญ๏ธ Swimming, watching movies, and being creative in the kitchen
๐ฅผ If I weren't training to become a pediatrician, I probably would have been a veterinarian!
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Rob
๐ Indianapolis, Indiana
๐ Indiana University School of Medicine
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Cardiology
โญ๏ธ Sports of any kind! Big fan of my hometown Colts, Pacers and Purdue Boilermakers as well as the Boston Red sox. Also, a big fan of cooking, coffee, and finance.
๐ช๐ธ As a child I went to a language immersion school and as a result learned Spanish as a primary language. It always makes me laugh and smile when I start speaking fluently and patients are shocked.
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Sara
๐ Toledo, Ohio
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ Downtown
๐ฉบ Cardiology, Primary Care, Global Health
โญ๏ธ weight lifting, hiking, rollerblading, reading, drinking cold brew coffee
๐คนโโ๏ธ I can juggle. If you ever get a chance to see me do it, it's really quite exhilarating.
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Serene
๐ Garner, North Carolina
๐ Univ. of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Med
๐ Downtown
๐ฉบ Primary Care vs Allergy/Immunology
โญ๏ธ playing tennis, watching thriller movies, and spending time with friends and family
๐ฌ I hope to become a polyglot and am now learning a fourth language!
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Sylvie
๐ Brussels, Belgium
๐ Ohio State University College of Medicine
๐ Shaker Heights (East Side)
๐ฉบ Neonatology (NICU) vs Primary Care
โญ๏ธ In a perfect world where I have time I would be eating, hiking, swimming, and traveling...lots of traveling...and lots of eating. But for right now my hobby is ensuring my kids stay alive and I get enough coffee (aka going to random coffee shops when i have a minute).
๐บ๏ธ I lived in 5 different countries since graduating college and way many more places within those countries...I hope Cleveland is the last move ๐
Meet the PGY-3s
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Abdel
๐ Amman, Jordan
๐ The University of Jordan
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Pediatric Cardiology
โญ๏ธ Sports of any type (especially soccer and table tennis). I like the idea that these types of sports improve different aspects of healthโ including coordination, concentration, and endurance while theyโre joyful workout sessions at the same time.
๐ฒ I love my wifeโs cooking which puts me in an open challenge to keep my BMI in the normal range!
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Amro
๐ Barelias, Lebanon
๐ Beirut Arab University Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon
๐ Downtown
๐ฉบ Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
โญ๏ธ Music, hiking, and cooking
๐ I find solace and delight in my passion for Italian cuisine โ not only relishing its flavors but also creating delectable dishes.
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Anthony
๐ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
๐ Temple University
๐ East Side
๐ฉบNeonatology (NICU)
โญ๏ธ Football, Go Steelers! Hiking with my two dogs. Fly-Fishing.
๐ I won the spelling bee and geography bee at my school in the 6th grade!
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Azmi
๐ Amman, Jordan
๐ Jordan University of Science and Technology
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Pediatric Critical Care (PICU)
โญ๏ธ Soccer of course!
๐ฅฏ I love eating bagels after night floatโ I had my first bagel in residency!
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Elizabeth
๐ Bath, Ohio
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Pediatric Gastroenterology
โญ๏ธ Hiking and jogging. My goal in the next 3 years is to explore all of Cleveland and Akron Metro Parks and re-explore Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Playing piano and trombone. Spending time with friends, family, and my two cats (Fitz and Gatsby - yes, named after the Great Gatsby). I enjoy reading all types of genres. Crocheting.
๐ฎ๐ช I played trombone in the Marching 110 in college and was able to perform in Rome, Italy and Dublin, Ireland!
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Emily
๐ Utica, New York
๐ Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Allergy & Immunology
โญ๏ธ I love cooking, going for walks in the Metro Parks, trying new restaurants, and hanging out with my co-residents.
๐๏ธ Before moving to Cleveland, we lived right next to the beach in Florida โ now we enjoy going to Edgewater Beach and my lab loves to fetch her frisbee in the lake!
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Irene
๐ Port Harcourt, Nigeria
๐ Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Primary Care
โญ๏ธ Trying out new recipes, anything that involves Afro beats, traveling, checking off beautiful places on my bucket list.
๐๐ฟโโ๏ธ I still low key wish I became a professional athlete
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Justin
๐ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
๐ Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Erie
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Hospital Medicine/QI/Admin
โญ๏ธ Organizational psychology/ social science books, engineering, finance, hiking, and Disney.
โ If I won the lottery, I would hire a personal chef and barista because I cannot cook for the life of me (and good coffee is always money well spent)!
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Kara
๐ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
๐ A.T. Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Primary Care/Breastfeeding Medicine
โญ๏ธ Traveling, cooking/ baking, snorkeling, and meandering around national parks.
๐ข I've lived in 3 of the 4 hemispheres in my adult life!
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Kim
๐ Beirut, Lebanon
๐ Lebanese American University
๐ West Side
๐ฉบ Infectious Disease
โญ๏ธ Swimming, Latin dancing (or any other dance style really), Traveling, Hiking and Biking
๐งฒ I make it a tradition to grab a magnet as a souvenir from each city or country I've traveled to.
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Rasha
๐ Broumana, Lebanon
๐ Lebanese American University
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Pediatric Gastroenterology
โญ๏ธ Camping, roadtrips, and travel.
๐ค I love singing but I have a terrible voice!
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Sara
๐ Chicago, Illinois
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine - Cleveland
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Pediatric Hospital Medicine
โญ๏ธ Hanging out with my dogs and husband, baking/cooking, and yoga.
๐ซ I have two German Shepherds who are my whole world, I love to clean (almost to an unhealthy level), and am a sucker for a bar of 72% dark chocolate!
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Sarah
๐ Independence, Ohio
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine - Cleveland
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Neonatology (NICU)
โญ๏ธ Hiking, reading, baking, yoga, and trying new restaurants.
โฐ๏ธ I am an avid hiker! The summer after my first year of medical school, I hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain for three weeks with my dad and sister. I hope to hike through all of the US National Parks someday and I would love to thru hike the Appalachian Trail!
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Sophia
๐ Hudson, Ohio
๐ Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Neonatology (NICU)
โญ๏ธ Trying new recipes โ always trying to spice up dinner! Spending time outdoors at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Cardio and strength training at the gym. I love to travel and have been to 46 state!
๐ฌ I have a postcard collection with postcards from all 50 states, and from over 20 countries!
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Tim
๐ Chicago, Illinois
๐ University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Adolescent Medicine
โญ๏ธ Learning non-medical things for fun: history, philosophy, theology, and art.
๐ง My mind goes blank when asked to think about a fun fact. Isn't that interesting?
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Zehra
๐ Lahore, Pakistan
๐ Aga Khan University, Karachi
๐ East Side
๐ฉบ Academic Pediatric Hospital Medicine
โญ๏ธ Reading books, cooking, and watching shows with my husband
๐ I love reading books but sometimes I skip to the end when I just can't wait to find out what happens :P