Kaweah Delta announces match day results, welcomes its next class of resident
physicians
VISALIA – Today, as part of a coordinated national event called “Match
Day,” officials announced the names of 47 resident physicians who
this summer will begin their residency programs and careers as doctors
at Kaweah Delta.
“It’s always an exciting day and a rite of passage for physicians.
It’s something that should really be celebrated. For us it’s
another chance to celebrate the work we are doing to bring more physicians
to our area so that we can improve access to physicians in the Central
Valley,” said Dr. Lori Winston, Kaweah Delta’s Vice President
of Medical Education. “We want these physicians to know we are a
community that welcomes them with open arms. We hope they will fall in
love with the area and decide to practice medicine here.”
Kaweah Delta has accredited residency programs in anesthesiology, emergency
medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and transitional
year. Each year, thousands of candidates apply for just 47 annual intern
positions in Kaweah Delta’s six residency programs. Kaweah Delta
has a total of 130 residents in various stages of training. Approximately
45 percent of the residents who have graduated from Kaweah Delta’s
residency program have stayed in the Central Valley to practice medicine.
In late June, the following 47 residents, who were among thousands to interview
for spots in Kaweah Delta’s six residency programs, will begin their training:
Anesthesiology
Jessica Chan, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
Calvin Nguyen-Ho, Medical College of Wisconsin
Scott Riccomini, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic
Medicine of the Pacific
Nicholas Washburn, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic
Medicine of the Pacific
Emergency Medicine
Matthew Bordbari, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College
of Osteopathic Medicine
David Castro Palomino, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Amy Chuang, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Giulia Di Bella, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic
Medicine of the Pacific
Ethan Hartman, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Kevin Lieu, UC Davis
Oliver Marigold, UCSD
Melissa Mueller, Western University of Health Sciences - Pomona
Aubtin Saedi, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College
of Osteopathic Medicine
Christina Seto, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Maria Tobar, UCLA
Alex Tsai, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Irene Velarde, Touro University College – California
Family Medicine
Eduardo Amezcua, UCSF
Roberto Bonilla, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jasmeen Chahil, Gian Sagar Medical School - India
Grace Guadalupe, Jacobs School of Medicine and Bio Sciences at University
of Buffalo
Elise Kahn, Edward Via College of Ostepathic Medicine - Alabama
Rebecca Kawagoe, Touro University - Vallejo
Sparghai Ludin, Ross University
Psychiatry
Saina Gill, St. George’s University
Christopher Jaime, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Maureen Karina, American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Jessica Kuo, Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Yusuf Sherzad California Northstate University College of Medicine
Madhuri Sudan, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Surgery
Rachel Handelsman, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
Emily McNabb, Albany Medical College
Alex Petrak, The University of Toledo College of Medicine
Michael Owyong, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
Maggie Xiong, University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Transitional Year
Ryan Bennion, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College
of Osteopathic Medicine
Tyler Dalton, Medical College of Wisconsin
Vineeth Gangaram, Columbia Unversity College of Physicians and Surgeons
Harmandeep Grewal, AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Abhinav Komandur, University of Illinois at Chicago
Kevin Kwan, University of Louisville School of Medicine
Madeeha Lughmani, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kevin Nasre-Esfahani, AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine
in Arizona
Navjot Singh, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - Piscataway
Anup Sonti, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Jason Wei. New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Andrew Yu, University of Connecticut School of Medicine