Family Medicine
Resident List
Year 5
Udom, Lawrence
Bio:
served in volunteer capacities while at Albany and in Boston and would like to ultimately work with the underserved.
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Year 4
Cairns, Bryan
Bio:
I am a resident in the combined Family Medicine/Psychiatry program. I graduated from OSU prior to starting my residency. My interests include transient psychiatric and primary care for the under-served, medical missions, and the interplay/integration of faith and medicine.
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Year 3
Bender, Melissa
Bio:
When applying to residencies, I focused on family medicine programs that have an international health component. I graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and had lived only in the Hoosier State, so I decided to interview with programs mostly outside of Indiana. The Christ Hospital program has been a great fit for me, with the focus on International Health in all 3 years of residency and a good mix of community and university hospital experiences. Some of my other interests include women's health and Latino Health.
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Bowen, Abby
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I grew up in Columbus,OH, went to college at the University of Dayton(where I majored in Spanish and Premedicine), and medical school here in Cincinnati. My medical interests include public health, preventative medicine, pediatrics, and women's health. I'd like to practice in an inner city clinic working with the underserved and also spend a good amount of time abroad. My "for fun" interests are hiking, back-packing, traveling, Latin American culture, reading, being involved at my church, watching college football(Go Bucks!), and finding new music of varied genres. I also have a dog named Mariposa Peligrosa (Spanish for dangerous butterfly), "Mari" for short, who I spoil. I chose this residency for the faculty and residents whom are really quality human beings, and the many opportunities to work with the underserved while getting an excellent education.
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Rich, Megan
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Although I was born outside of Cincinnati in Troy, Ohio, I grew up in a small, rural town in Michigan. I attended Michigan State University (go Spartans!) and then moved to Chicago for medical school (Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine). Since graduating med school, not only have I successfully made it through 2 years of residency which allowed me to travel to Honduras and participate in the care of underserved communities, but I also got married and became a parent. To say that I am a proud mother is an understatement as it really borders more on an obsession. If you visit the program, you will no doubt be inducted into the Gwendolyn hall of fame. She has become something of a residency mascot. My other responsibilities include being chief resident. In all of my spare time, I enjoy cooking, running, and reading (anything other than medical literature!)
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Toombs-Withers, Shayla
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I am a proud native of Atlanta, GA. I attended undergrad at Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN, then medical school at Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, VA. I completed a traditional Osteopathic internship at The Medical Center in Columbus, GA. I was drawn to the UC family medicine program due to its focus on International Health and the underserved right here in the local community. My special interests include women’s health and adolescent medicine. After completion of residency I would like to work in a rural or underserved health clinic. Outside of medicine, I enjoy reading, playing musical instruments (guitar, sax, clarinet), traveling, and attending concerts.
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Warnick, Steve
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Steve grew up in Eastpointe, Michigan and went to the University of Michigan for undergrad and medical school (Go Blue!). Steve broke his promise to never live in Ohio after seeing all of the experiences that the UC/Christ Family Medicine program offered in terms of caring for underserved patients and learning about international health. He was most impressed by the amount of faculty who were passionate about caring for the medically underserved, the combined training in psychiatry, and the opportunities to interact with leaders in health policy. Steve loves to read, run, swim, watch college football, travel, and spend time with his wife Kelly and his cat Hobbes. He hopes that his Family Medicine and Psychiatry training will allow him to provide integrated care to challenging patients, advocate for patients through organized medicine and working on health policy, and work with residents and medical students on mental health and primary care issues.
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Year 2
Badie, Nicole
Bio:
I came to Cincinnati with a desire to work in the best Children's Hospital and found the best international family program through my journey. I served as Co-Chair for AMSA and for the Peds Club at UC. I also volunteered my time working with underserved populations while in Cincinnati, and undertook IH/missions work, and have interest in further public health training. I trained as a classical pianist and have traveled extensively which helped develop my IH/ underserved drive. I have always had an interest in international health (IH) and find the UC Family Med Program to be a one-of-a-kind experience. Scheduled rotations and faculty can both share an international focus.
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Boury, Sheena
Bio:
Under construction
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Evans, Jamie
Bio:
I am currently a resident in the combined Family Medicine and Psychiatry residency program. I graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and have an MPH in Health Edcuation/Behavior from University of Michigan and a BA in Sociology/Biology from SUNY Albany. My interests in public health and medicine, substance abuse and addiction, and working with underserved/homeless and incarcerated populations. Also, my involvement in trips to Honduras and Swaziland during medical school cemented my interests in international health.
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Ferrara, Melanie
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I attended Ohio State U and have an undergrad minor in Spanish with a BA in Biology. I have spent time studying in Chile. !Yo hablo español! I was also interested in IH work and in serving others. Melanie is a “Big Sister” (BBBS of America) and desires to work with the underserved, especially the Latin American population. Melanie seeks to be a health advocate and work for social justice.
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Leopold, Katelyn
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I am originally from the small town of Ottawa in Northwest OH. I attended Miami Univ for my undergraduate education and completed medical education at the U Cincinnati College of Medicine. I am married and have a little boy named Grant. My professional interests include preventive medicine, women’s health and international health. In my free time, I enjoy being with my family in the outdoors, gardening and cooking.
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Sloop, Jay
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I graduated from Loma Linda U and have returned to residency after a residency and career in OB/Gyn for several years. Most recently I provided care at a clinic on Guam serving as the department chair. My wife, Christine, is also an OB. Due to our work in Guam, with other IH endeavors in the Ukraine and with a current program my wife and I instituted which works with incarcerated substance abusers, I have chosen to return for further primary care training for board certification in Family Medicine.
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Soliman, Peter
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I am originally from Egypt, where I attended medical school. I was always thinking about moving to the United States as I have many relatives here who are physicians, who encouraged me. I did one year of surgery at the University of Southern California, which I think was a very good experience. I like the people here in Cincinnati as they are very friendly and really care about you. Also the Christ Hospital is a wonderful hospital as it was chosen as one of the best 50 hospitals in USA. I like soccer, fixing machines, photography, and puzzles.
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Year 1
Buckler, Mary
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Born and raised an Oregonian, I grew up in Portland and had fun getting an undergrad major in music (go Ducks!) before moving across the country for medical school. After graduating from the Medical College of Wisconsin ("M-Cow" as we affectionately call it), I took a year off before residency in order to spend a solid chunk of time working in various hospitals in Africa. In addition to my passion for medical missions, global and sustainable health care, international development, and holistic primary care, I also discovered that I share my psychiatrist-father's love for the mentally-ill (America's very-own "third-world" is many cases). When not working or sleeping I enjoy reading, running, biking, exploring, knitting-in-front-of-a-movie, non-small-talk-with-people, trying new things, and anytime-walks-with-a-friend.
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Doyle, Vanessa
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Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, as an only child I am fortunate to have parents who were interested in traveling, I nternational issues and the importance of giving back to communities. I have traveled and lived in many countries both for fun and volunteer projects, and these international interests led me to do my medical school training at St. George's University in the Caribbean. Coming to UC for the first time, meeting the faculty and residents and learning about the program, I knew immediately that it was the perfect program for me. I am now a resident in the dual program (Family Medicine and Psychiatry) and have no regrets! I am very interested in International Health, and the experiences that the FM progarm offers- both international and local -are second to none. I am also doing my Psychiatry residency as I love this interesting patient population and am hoping to later focus in the field of Forensic Psychiatry.
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Gonzalez, Christina
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I grew up in Dayton, OH and received my undergraduate degree from the Ohio State University in Sociology. I attended medical school at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OUCOM) in Athens, OH and completed an extra year as a Primary Care Associate learning academic medicine and teaching clinical Skills at OUCOM. I love family medicine because it allows me to practice medicine in all the areas I am interested in: pediatrics, OB/women’s health, family care, preventive medicine, care for the medically underserved, Global Health, and Public Health. I love to travel, run, read, volunteer in my community, cook and eat a variety of foods with friends and family, and be outdoors!
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Groves, Michelle
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I am a Cincinnati native and completed my BS at the University of Dayton followed by medical school at the University of Cincinnati. I am interested in improving chronic care, especially diabetes. In my free time, I play with my son and spend time with other family and friends.
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Kaur, Gurpreet
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Home is a small town outside of Ann Arbor, MI. My BA is in Anthropology with a concentration in archeology. I earned my MD from the Medical School for International Health in Israel. Medical interests including women’s health, public health and international health. Fun interests include travel, spending time with family/friends/family dogs or just wandering around outside. In deciding to training at Christ Family, I was impressed by the program’s commitment to underserved medicine and public health as well as its great faculty and residents.
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Mount, Hillary
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I am a UC medical school graduate from Springfield, Ohio. I have many different interests including sports, cooking, and running with my dog, Crosley. Career interests include sports medicine, international health, and women's health. I love family medicine for many reasons and I am very happy to be practicing with such a great group of family physicians here at Christ.
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Paramatmuni, Sheeima
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I am a resident in the combined Family Medicine/Psychiatry program. I am originally from Bangalore, India from where I graduated from Medical School (Rajiv Gandhi University). I am married and have a little girl named Kavitha.
My professional interests include Psychotherapy, Women's Health and Child Psychiatry. In my free time I am happiest being with my daughter and also enjoy reading books and playing tennis.
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Ushupun, Jeffry
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Born in Thailand, I grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri. I came to Cincinnati to study Classics at Xavier University and met my wife. After college I worked for a year in a youth ministry internship where I directed high school and junior high religious and leadership retreats. I went to medical school here at UC and fell in love with this residency program's commitment to caring for underserved populations both here in Cincinnati and around the world. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. In the meantime, I enjoy reading, trying new restaurants, and watching TV on the treadmill at the gym.
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