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Sujeen Adkikari, DO
Undergraduate School: Medical School: Nova Southeastern University - College of Osteopathic Medicine (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Fellowship: Cardiology at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Where are you now in your career? How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? |
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Amer Al-Homssi, MD
Medical School: University of Sharjah College of Medicine (United Arab Emirates) Where are you now in your career? Academic Hospitalist at the Medical College of Wisconsin How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? As an academic hospitalist, the exposure to a wide variety of pathology, training in a welcoming and teaching atmosphere with balance between autonomy and supervision, and providing room to take a teaching role to practice and advance in academic careers, together made my transition from a trainee to a practitioner and teacher very smooth. |
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Hafsa Amjed, MD
Undergraduate School: Medical School: Fellowship: Endocrinology at Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood, IL) Sub-fellowship: Where are you now in your career? How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? |
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Neesha Anand, MD
Undergraduate School: Medical School: Fellowship: Sleep Medicine at Emory University Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Where are you now in your career? How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? |
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Elizabeth Brindise, DO
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Medical School: Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Fellowship: Gastroenterology at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Where are you now in your career? Second year GI fellow How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? ACMC allowed me to find wonderful mentors who helped guide me towards my career in GI. The training I received allowed me to have a strong foundation of knowledge, triage patients effectively and efficiently see new consults. I was also fortunate to find an amazing group of physicians who became my lifelong friends. |
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Deepthi Busayavalasa, MD
Medical School: Rangaraya Medical College (India) Fellowship: Hematology & Medical Oncology at St. Louis University Where are you now in your career? How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? |
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Ngozi Emuchay, MD
Undergraduate School: Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago Where are you now in your career? Outpatient primary care attending at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital (Cook County Health) How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? |
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Aelia Fatima, MD
Medical School: Dow Medical College (Karachi, Pakistan) Chief Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oak Lawn, IL) (2019-2020) Where are you now in your career? Hospitalist at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento, CA How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? Strong training in internal medicine, knowing how to handle sick patients, admitting and discharging in a high turnover setting like our observation unit allowed me to seamlessly adjust to the life of a hospitalist. I feel like training at Christ helped me build a lot of confidence in handling all kinds of patients as a new attending |
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Zoya Hussain, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Medical School: Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Where are you now in your career? Hospitalist at University of Texas Health Sciences at Houston How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? It taught me how to handle a large patient volume that was complex at the same time. I now work at an even large institution than ACMC and if it weren’t for my training, it would be easy to get overwhelmed by how sick the patients are and by the sheer numbers. Luckily, ACMC always had a good combination of bread and butter cases as well as the zebras preparing for a career almost anywhere. |
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Sarah Jorgenson, MD
Undergraduate School: Michigan State University Medical School: Chicago Medical School - Rosalind Franklin University Where are you now in your career? Outpatient primary care doctor with Advocate Health Care How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? ACMC provided a solid foundation of training. I was more prepared after graduating than other colleagues due to the complexity of cases and volume exposed to at ACMC. I cherish the network of mentors and relationships that were built that I still rely on today for advice and guidance. It is quite the opportunity to match at ACMC. |
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Yannick Kadia, MD
Undergraduate School: Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago Where are you now in your career? How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? |
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Iris Kon Njewel, MD
Undergraduate School: Medical School: University of Arkansas - College of Medicine Where are you now in your career? Hospitalist at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? |
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Sorabh Kothari, MD
Undergraduate School: Tufts University Medical School: Chicago Medical School - Rosalind Franklin University Chief Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oak Lawn, IL) (2019-2020) Fellowship: Cardiology at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Park Ridge, IL) Where are you now in your career? First Year Cardiology Fellow at Lutheran General How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? Training at ACMC gave me the confidence to treat and take care of the highest acuity patients through the vast clinical exposures offered during our training. |
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Aneesh Kuruvilla, DO
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School: Western University - College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (Pomona, CA) Where are you now in your career? Academic Hospitalist at University of California, San Diego How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? Multiple dedicated hospitalist focused rotations at ACMC gave me clinical skills to handle variety of medical issues. Learned a lot from co-residents and mentors. |
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Tenisha McCaskill, MD
Undergraduate School: Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago Where are you now in your career? Outpatient primary care physician at JenCare Senior Medical Center How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? |
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Anamaria Milas, DO
Undergraduate School: Loyola University (Chicago, IL) Medical School: Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine at Oregon Health Science University (Portland, OR) Where are you now in your career? Finishing up fellowship training and coming back to Advocate for an attending Critical Care position How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? Great clinical experience and opportunities to work in areas that I was interested in (trauma ICU, Neuro ICU, anesthesia, etc.), fantastic faculty mentors, diverse patient population, skills training and autonomy to function on a high level even as a resident |
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Arya Nikamal, DO
Undergraduate School: Loyola University (Chicago, IL) Medical School: Midwestern University - Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Chief Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oak Lawn, IL) (2019-2020) Fellowship: Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine at Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL) Where are you now in your career? First year PCCM fellow. I love it! How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? Taught me how to deal with the sickest patients while working with a multidisciplinary team. |
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Joel Saeedi, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Chicago Medical School: Rush Medical College (Chicago, IL) Where are you now in your career? Hospitalist at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Advocate Christ offers a comprehensive medical training that will prepare graduates well for both careers in academic and community medicine. The clinical instructors at ACMC are knowledgeable, encouraging and approachable. Graduates of ACMC will feel comfortable managing complex patients based on their extensive experience in ACMC's intensive care unit and general wards. As a resident, I felt that ACMC offered me both the support and the autonomy that is critical in medical decision making. |
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Halley Sullivan, DO
Undergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles Medical School: Midwestern University - Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Chief Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oak Lawn, IL) (2019-2020) Where are you now in your career? Outpatient Primary Care in Scottsdale Arizona. Working on my certification in Obesity Medicine How did ACMC IM Residency prepare you for where you are in your career now? Taught me to be a problem solver! |