Current Residents
PGY-4
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Chief's Welcome: Hello, and thank you for your interest in our psychiatry residency program!
As the administrative chief resident, I find it a pleasure to work alongside our residents and faculty to grow our program toward further efficacy in training well-rounded psychiatrists for a variety of practice settings. I appreciate how much our program values resident input and efforts. In recent years, we have grown our senior resident mentoring program during outpatient clinic and state hospital rotations, expanded recruitment efforts, and worked diligently to address any resident concerns as they arise. The landscape of psychiatry in North Dakota offers lots of potential for both learners and practicing psychiatrists.
As early as the interview process, I found the genuine warmth and support of this program’s culture drawing me in. As I have continued my training here, I have found such fulfillment working with people who are truly invested in me as a person and as a learner. It has been a privilege to train in this environment. Now that I am nearing the end of my training and considering my next steps, I feel confident in the values that will guide my future practice as a physician and peer.
I encourage you to spend some time learning about our residency program! You can check out our resident-led Instagram (@undpsychresidents) or join us for a virtual open house in late August.
Hometown: Ashland, WI
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Personal Interests: Time with my dog & husband, reading, thrift shopping, traveling (beach!), comedy shows
Professional Interests: Adult psychiatry, 5 factor approach (medications, therapy, sleep, activity, and nutrition), mentorship, recruitment, collaborative care
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Chief's Welcome: Welcome to the UND psychiatry residency program! We are delighted that you have chosen to pursue a career in psychiatry.
As the academic chief resident, I would like to highlight some of the unique strengths of our program. As a state university-affiliated program, we have the research opportunities and academic acumen to keep our residents at the cutting edge of the field. Our program is affiliated with rotations and hospitals in state-funded, non-profit, and for-profit models of psychiatric care. Some of our unique rotations include clozapine clinic, substance use disorder clinics, and our nationally recognized eating disorder inpatient unit. Unique opportunites for ECT, TMS, sleep medicine, and other electives are available. Residents looking to match into fellowships have gotten into their top choices, and our protected afternoon didactics are of top quality, equipping residents to be ready for our psychotherapy and psychopharmacology longitudinal clinics.
Fargo, North Dakota isn't like the movie! It's a vibrant community of 130,000 people, allowing for small-town vibes with bigger city amenities. A low crime rate and low cost of living makes it a great place to live and raise a family. Our strong focus on work-life balance offers plenty of time for self-care and to explore everything the Dakotas have to offer.
Hometown: Grand Forks, ND
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal Interests: Running, endurance events, ballroom dance, console gaming, spending time with my wife and kids
Professional Interests: Consultation-liaison, sports psychiatry, lifestyle medicine, healthcare management
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Hometown: Yakima, WA
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Graduate School: University of New Mexico - Literature MA
Personal Interests: Poetry, literature, art, writing, hiking, gardening, traveling
Professional Interests: Building health equity, social determinants of health, rural & Indigenous health, population and public health, social prescribing, addiction medicine
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Hometown: Bismarck, ND
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Personal Interests: Motorcycles, legos, working out, sim racing
Professional Interests: Psychosis, treatment-resistant depression, substance abuse, personality disorders
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Hometown: Bismarck, ND
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Personal Interests: Technology, running, spending time with family
Professional Interests: Adult psychiatry, ECT
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Hometown: Taiwan
Medical School: Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Graduate School: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - MPH
Personal Interests: Traveling, reading
Professional Interests: Neuroscience, neuromodulation
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Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Personal Interests: Cooking, trying new recipes
Professional Interests: General adult psychiatry, treatment resistant depression
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Hometown: Plymouth, MN
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Personal Interests: Exercise, video games, pets
Professional Interests: Severe mental illness, sleep disorders, lifestyle interventions
PGY-3
Brandi Hoffart, M.D.
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Hometown: Grand Forks, ND
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Personal Interests: Reading, music, painting, writing, travel
Professional Interests: Mood disorders
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Hometown: Bolingbrook, IL
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal Interests: Dining out (ask me about my favorite restaurants!), cooking, exercise, pop culture, trivia, terrorizing my cat
Professional Interests: First episode psychosis and mania, adolescent mental health, mental health advocacy
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Hometown: Ogema, MN
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Personal Interests: Road trips, indoor plants, downhill skiing, rollerblading
Professional Interests: Inpatient psychiatry and LGBTQIA+ mental healthcare
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Hometown: Otsego, MN
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Personal Interests: Tennis, hiking, camping, cross country skiing
Professional Interests: Addiction psychiatry, outpatient adult psychiatry
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Hometown: Grand Forks, ND
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Personal Interests: Golf, downhill skiing, travel, reading, spending time with my wife and golden doodle
Professional Interests: Child and adolescent psychiatry, inpatient, rural
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Hometown: Green Bay, WI
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Personal Interests: Spending time with my children, often visiting the zoo in Wahpeton or catching butterflies with my 5-year-old at Buffalo River State Park. I also enjoy outdoor activities including hiking, fishing, hunting, kayaking. Weight training. Taking weekend trips west to the North Dakota Badlands or east to the North Shore of Lake Superior.
Professional Interests: Community psychiatry, veteran mental health, addiction psychiatry
PGY-2
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Hometown: La Crosse, WI
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Personal Interests: Backpacking, running, mountain biking, hunting, fishing, metal fabrication
Professional Interests: Veteran mental health, underserved populations
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Hometown: Medellín, Colombia
Medical School: Universidad CES Escuela de Medicina
Personal Interests: I love airplanes! Before becoming a doctor, I even considered being a pilot. I enjoy spotting planes and had a great time at the Fargo AirSho this summer. I also like nature, hiking, hanging out with friends, and watching movies in the theater!
Professional Interests: General psychiatry, addiction psychiatry and forensics
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Hometown: Leicester, England
Medical School: Medical University of Lodz
Personal Interests: Fencing, video games, reading web comics, walking
Professional Interests: General adult psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry
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Hometown: Jefferson, SD
Medical School: University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Boating, fishing, walking with our dogs
Professional Interests: General practice, forensics
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Hometown: Bamenda, Cameroon
Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine
Graduate School: University of Buea - Infectious Disease Epidemiology MSc
Personal Interests: Travel, public speaking and debate, soccer, table tennis, music
Professional Interests: Forensic and correctional psychiatry, addiction medicine, epidemiology and public health, healthcare administration
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Hometown: Novi, MI
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Personal Interests: Running, hiking, triathlon, sailing
Professional Interests: Psychosis, treatment-resistant depression, substance abuse, personality disorders
PGY-1
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Hometown: Helena, MT
Medical school: University of Washington School of Medicine
Personal interests: spending as much time with my husband as I can, cuddling with my cat, playing video games with my friends, hiking, practicing on my piano, knitting
Professional interests: child and adolescent psychiatry, early-onset psychosis, LGTBQI+ youth care, psychopharmacology, neuropsychiatry
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Hometown: Bismarck, ND
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Personal Interests: Music, swimming, motorcycling, traveling, spending time with family
Professional Interests: Outpatient adult psychiatry, neuromodulation, aviation psychiatry
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Hometown: Fond du Lac, WI
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal interests: baking, cooking, cross-stitch
Professional interests: Inpatient and outpatient adult psychiatry
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Hometown: Hutchinson, MN
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Personal Interests: Yoga, baking, traveling
Professional Interests: Adult psychiatry, addiction medicine, and reproductive psychiatry
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Hometown: Grand Forks, ND
Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal Interests: Time with my husband and 2 daughters, reading, painting and hot yoga
Professional Interests: General psychiatry and mental health advocacy
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Hometown: Mokena, IL
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, dancing, traveling (especially with my family to Croatia), collecting vinyl records, listening to Beyoncé, spending time with friends/family, annoying my cat
Professional Interests: Women's and LGBTQ+ mental health, community psychiatry, neuromodulation
Past Psychiatry Residents
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Madiha Halim, MD | Army Medical College, Pakistan |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Jessica McLaughlin, MD | St. Georges University School of Medicine, Grenada | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – Indiana School of Medicine | |
| Trisha Nelson, MD | University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA | Locum Tenens | |
| Chloe Ree, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | Sanford Health, Fargo, ND | |
| Arpit Heer, MD | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, India | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – University of Texas Southwestern | |
| Luke Mike, DO | Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – Boston Children’s (Harvard) | |
| Amanda Stadem, DO | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – University of Minnesota |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Lucy Chisler, DO | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – University of Iowa School of Medicine | |
| Kyle Cleasby, MD | University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA | Badlands Human Service Center, Dickinson, ND | |
| Jinal Desai, MD | Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, Caribbean | Altru Health, Grand Forks, ND | |
| Lejla Gasevic, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | Sanford Health, Fargo, ND | |
| Geoffrey Glidewell, MD | University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA | Sleep Medicine Fellowship – University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) | Confluence Health, Wenatchee, WA |
| Jennifer Myers, MD | American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Saint Maarten (Dutch side), Caribbean | Sanford Health, Fargo, ND | |
| Kenneth Troxclair, DO | Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN | Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Sheikh Habibullah, MBBS | Bolan Medical College, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan | Essentia Health, Fargo, ND | |
| Ahmed Hayow, MBBS | Jordon University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine, Irbid, Jordan | Sanford Health, Fargo, ND | |
| Hafsa Mahmood, MBBS | King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan | Carilion Clinic, Christiansburg, VA | |
| Andy Wei, MD | University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV | Renown Health, Reno, NV |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Sadiah Khan, MD | Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – Mayo Clinic (Rochester MN) | Lakes Region Human Service Center, Devil’s Lake, ND |
| Ahmad Khan, MBBS | Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan | Carilion Clinic, Christiansburg, VA | |
| Kevin McDonald, MD | Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, Caribbean | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – Washington University, St Louis | Parkside Psychiatric Hospital and Clinic, Tulsa, OK |
| Jennifer Grafstrom, MBBCh | Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland | Telemedicine, Roseau, MN | |
| Abby Fredrickson, MD | Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mt. Pleasant, MI | Array Behavioral Care (telemedicine), Moorhead, MN | |
| Leah Thompson, MD | Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN | South East Human Service Center, Fargo, ND | |
| Sejal Parikh, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | VA Outpatient Clinic, Grand Forks, ND |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Yawar Abbas, MBBS | King Edward Medical University, Pakistan | Rockford Center, Newark, DE | |
| Jacqueline Huber, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | Lake Region HealthCare, Fergus Falls, MN | |
| Ashaben Patel, MBBS | Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research and Government Medical College, Surat, India | NorthCentral Human Service Center, Minot, ND | |
| Ali Pervaiz, MBBS | Nishar Medical College, Pakistan | North Alabama Shoals Hospital, Muscle Shoals, AL | |
| Hassan Pervaiz, MBBS | King Edward Medical University, Pakistan | Sleep Medicine Fellowship – University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) | Southern Illinois Healthcare, Carbondale, IL |
| Sukhmani Sadana, MBBS | Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – Zuckerhill SOM- Northwell Zuckerhill Hillside- NYC | West Tennessee HealthCare, Jackson, TN |
| Mallory Skorheim, DO | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ | South Central Human Service Center, Jamestown, ND |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Alicia Elliott, DO | Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO | Astera Health, Wadena, MN | |
| Sameera Rasheed, MBBS | Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan | Medical City HealthCare, Dallas, TX | |
| Lisa Schock, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | Prairie St. Johns Hospital, Fargo, ND | |
| Yu-Ting Wung, MB | Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China | Sanford Health, Moorhead, MN |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Mustafa Abdulhusein, MD | Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica | North Memorial Hospital, Robbinsdale, MN | |
| Joel Erickson, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | Sleep Medicine Fellowship – University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) | Sanford Sleep Medicine, Fargo, ND |
| Amna Masood, MD | Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan | Sanford Health, Fargo, ND |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Kaveh Ghaedi, DO | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA | Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship – Rutgers University | Polymath Psychiatric Physicians, Boston, MA |
| Adam Jangula, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | North Central Human Service Center, Minot, ND | |
| Balwinder Singh, MD | Goa Medical College, Panaji, India | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Vyoma Acharya, MD | Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – Boston Children’s (Harvard) | Children’s Minnesota, Woodbury, MN |
| Eric Cohen, MD | Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands | Providence Sacred Heart, Spokane, WA | |
| Tiffany Doyle, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | Sanford Health, Fargo, ND | |
| Molly Orcutt, DO | Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center, Des Moines, IA | VA, Fargo, ND | |
| Emily Welle, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | Essentia Health, Detroit Lakes, MN |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Swati Dhankikar, MD | Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Medical College, Aurangabad, India | Sleep Medicine Fellowship – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN | Burrell Behavioral Health (telemedicine), Carrollton, MO |
| Sateesh Gunda, MD | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India | Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, Diamond Bar, CA | |
| Cindy Sondag, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | Sanford Health, Fargo, ND |
| Name | Medical School | Post Residency Position | Post Fellowship Position |
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| Nihit Gupta, MD | Smit. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University, India | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – University of Minnesota | Dayton Children’s Hospital, Springboro, OH |
| Lacey Armstrong, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND | Sanford Health, Bismarck, ND | |
| Amer Ibrahim, MD | Gulf Medical College, Ajman, United Arab Emirates | Sanford Health, Fargo, ND |