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PGY-V

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Dana Nielsen, M.D.
PG-V
  • Birthplace: Anchorage, AK
    Undergraduate School: Seattle University, Seattle, WA

    Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine - Clinical Campus University of Washington, Alaska WWAMI

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Kristen Reede, M.D.
PG-V
  • Birthplace: Bismarck, N.D.

    Undergraduate School: University of North Dakota- Grand Forks, N.D.

    Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Science- Bismarck, N.D.

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Conor Roche, M.D.
PG-V
  • Birthplace: Grand Forks, N.D.

    Undergraduate School: Concordia College-Moorhead, Minn.

    Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Science, Bismarck, N.D.

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Alessandra Spagnolia, M.D.
PG-V
  • Birthplace: Galveston, Texas

    Undergraduate School: University of California: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.

    Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Science, Bismarck, N.D.

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Zachery Staskywicz, M.D.
PG-V
  • Birthplace: Minot, N.D.

    Undergraduate School: North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D.

    Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

 PGY-IV

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Jude Barber, M.D.
PG-IV
  • Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Lou.

    Undergraduate School: McNeese State University - Lake Charles, LA; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Lou.

    Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Lou.

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Ryan Beard, D.O, 
PG-IV
  • Birthplace: Omaha, Neb.

    Undergraduate School: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.

    Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia
    Tech Campus, Blacksburg, Va. - Biomedical Sciences

    Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn Campus

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Adrian Sarli, M.D.
PG-IV
  • Birthplace: South Bend, Ind.

    Undergraduate School: Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tenn. 

    Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, Calif.

PGY-III

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Sam Bloomsburg, M.D.
PG-III
  • Birthplace: Moscow, Idaho

    Undergraduate: University of Washington- Seattle, WA, in Biology

    Graduate: University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho - Biology

    Medical School: Washington State University, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, Wash.

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Elena Danielson, M.D.
PG-III
  • Birthplace: St. Cloud, Monn.

    Undergraduate: Bradley University, Peoria, Ill. - Biology

    Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health
    Sciences

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Andrea Gerberding, M.D.
PG-III
  • Birthplace: Poway, Calif.

    Undergraduate: Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas - Genetics and Biochemistry

    Most Recent Residency: Baylor College of Medicine- Houston, Texas

    Medical School:
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

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Tadiwanashe Kusema, M.D.
PG-III
  • Birthplace: Zimbabwe

    Undergraduate: United World College of South East Asia, Singapore - International Baccalaureate Diploma

    Undergraduate: Colby College, Waterville, Maine - Biology

    Graduate: Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. - Master of Public Health

    Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, N.H.

     

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Riley Moore, M.D.
PG-III
  • Birthplace: Cheyenne, WY

    Undergraduate: Dickinson State University, Dickinson, N.D. - Biology

    Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health
    Sciences

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Hunter Row, M.D. 
PG-III
  • Birthplace: Fargo, N.D.

    Undergraduate School: North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D.

    Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, N.D.

     

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Jonathan Sticca, M.D.
PG-III
  • Birthplace: Britain, Conn.

    Undergraduate: The College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C. - Biology

    Graduate: The Citadel, Charleston, S.C. - Biology

    Fellowship: Altru Health System, Grand Forks, N.D. - Ob/Gyn

    Most Recent Residency: AnMed Care Connect, Anderson, S.C. - Family Medicine

    Until recent: Mercy One North Iowa in Emmetsburg, Iowa - Primary Care Physician

    Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, S.C.

Surgery Research Resident

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Anthony Duncan, M.D.
PG-IV
  • Birthplace: Mich.

    Undergraduate School: Oakland University, Auburn Hills, Mich.

    Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich.

PGY-II

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Audra King, M.D.
PG-II Categorical (Rural)
  • Born: Talihina, OK

    Undergraduate: Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Okla. - Cell Biology

    Undergraduate: Carl Albert State College, Poteau, Okla. - Psychology/Sociology

    Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

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Nicole Lee, M.D.
PG-II Categorical
  • Born: Daegu, South Korea & raised in Roseville, Minn.

    Undergraduate: University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. - Biological Sciences

    Graduate: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston, Mass. - Computational Biology and Quantitative Genetics

    Medical School: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

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Valerie Pendleton, D.O.
PG-II Categorical (Rural)
  • Born: Dayton, Maine

    Undergraduate: York County Community College, Wells, Maine - Pre-Med Course Requirements

    Undergraduate: Bates College, Lewiston, Maine - Biology

    Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Lily Tam, M.D.
PG-II Categorical
  • From: South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

    Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley , Berkeley, Calif. - Political Economics with concentration in Arabic language and Middle East

    Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

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Jackson Walsh, M.D.
PG-II Categorical
  • Born: Spirit Lake, Iowa

    Undergraduate: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa - Human Physiology, Minor in Spanish

    Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

PGY-I

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Grayson Baden, M.D.
PG-I Categorical (Rural)
  • Undergraduate: University of Washington, Seattle, WA - Neuroscience with Interdisciplinary Honors

    Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

chahal
Ikttesh Chahal, M.D.
PG-I Categorical
  • Undergraduate: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV - Exercise Physiology

    Graduate: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV - Exercise Physiology

    Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada

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Ryan Griffin, M.D.
PG-I Categorical
  • Undergraduate: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI - Physiology

    Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

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Wade Hopper, D.O.
PG-I Categorical (Rural)
  • Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH - Nutritional Biochemistry

    Graduate: Bluefield University, Bluefield, VA - Biomedical Sciences

    Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus

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Holly Winn, M.D.
PG-I Categorical
  • Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Categorical Residents

hecker
Alex Hecker, M.D.
Preliminary Resident
  • Undergraduate: North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D. - Zoology

    Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

isak
Ergest Isak, M.D.
Preliminary Resident
  • Undergraduate: University of Michigan

    Graduate: University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI - Global Health

    Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - Southeast Michigan

yanagimoto
Tatsuma Yanagimoto, M.D.
Preliminary Resident
  • United States Naval Hospital Okinawa, Chief Fellow

    Medical School: Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan

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