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Kemi Akintola, MD
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Undergrad: Semmelweis Univerity | Budapest, Hungary
Medical School: Semmelweis University | Budapest, Hungary
Personal Interests: music, movies and traveling
Future Goals in Medicine: endocrinology or primary care in an underserved community

Abhi Bavle, MBBS
Hometown: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Undergrad: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Medical School: Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences | Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Personal Interests: I love playing cricket and table-tennis. I like watching movies.
Future Goals in Medicine: Sub-specializing in Heme-Onc.

Scott Bickel, MD
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Undergrad: The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, sports (especially Ohio State football), shortwave radio.
Future Goals in Medicine: Pediatric Pulmonary medicine.

Cathy Day-Boggs, DO
Hometown: Olive Hill, KY
Undergrad: Morehead State University | Morehead, KY
Medical School: Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine | Pikeville, KY
Personal Interests: sports, photography, running, hiking, board games
Future Goals in Medicine: To practice primary care in a rural area.

Michael Deel, MD
Hometown: Grundy, Virginia
Undergrad: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, VA
Medical School: Marshall University | Huntington, WV
Personal Interests: hiking, gardening, reading, following Hokie athletics, spending time with my wife and kids and hanging out with our friends, and participating in church activities
Future Goals in Medicine: Academic Medicine – Heme/Onc. I hope to also be involved in short-term international medical missions.

Heather Felton, MD
Hometown: Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Undergrad: University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: I love to spend time with my family, which for me includes my two dachshunds, Cago and Lucy. I am a big Kentucky Wildcat fan, especially for the basketball team.
Future Goals in Medicine: I really enjoy primary care and I plan on going into General Pediatrics.

Natalie Henderson, MD
Hometown: Stanford, Kentucky
Undergrad: Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY
Medical School: Ross University | Dominica, West Indies
Personal Interests: Adoption advocacy, reading, time with my two sons and husband, enjoying time with friends
Future Goals in Medicine: Critical Care

Canaan Herrygers, MD
Hometown: Muskegon, Michigan
Undergrad: Calvin College | Grand Rapids, MI
Medical School: Wayne State University | Detroit, MI
Personal Interests: Reading, hiking, having fun with friends and family
Future Goals in Medicine: I hope to practice general pediatrics in an outpatient clinic with the opportunity to host and teach medical students and residents.

Sarah Jeffery, MD
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Undergrad: University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia, MO
Personal Interests: Dancing, reading, movies, playing with my pets, cooking
Future Goals in Medicine: Pediatric hospitalist

Abigail Jennings, MD
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Undergrad: Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN
Medical School: East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN
Personal Interests: Travel, cooking, reading, music, my mini schnauzer, spending time with friends and family, tennis, SEC football (Go Vols!)
Future Goals in Medicine: I plan to join a private practice as a primary care pediatrician. I also hope to be involved in medical missions and child advocacy.

Michael Kessel, MD
Hometown: Solon, Ohio
Undergrad: Miami University | Oxford, OH
Medical School: The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH
Personal Interests: Running, traveling, music, food, home improvement
Future Goals in Medicine: primary care

Daniel Kischnick, MD
Hometown: Creve Coeur, Missouri
Undergrad: Ball State University | Muncie, IN
Graduate School: University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: Playing guitar, gardening, reading, home improvement, and travel.
Future Goals in Medicine: Pediatric Rheumatology

Lindsay Kramer, MD
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Undergrad: Ball State University | Muncie, IN
Medical School: Indiana University | Indianapolis, IN
Personal Interests: Music, concerts, cooking, traveling, camping, my dog Oliver, soccer, and spending time with family and friends.
Future Goals in Medicine: Hospitalist

Heeten Masters, DO
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Undergrad: The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX
Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center | Fort Worth, TX
Personal Interests: Football, tennis, spending time with family and friends, mentoring, traveling, valuable sleep
Future Goals in Medicine: Primary general pediatrics with the possibility of specializing in future

Nitya Narayan, MD
Hometown: Hazard, Kentucky
Undergrad: University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY
Medical School: St. Matthew's University | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Personal Interests: Working out, time with family/friends, movies, reading, traveling, The Golden Girls, dessert!

Future Goals in Medicine: Heme Onc, Forensics, ED, Doctors Without Borders...helping an underserved population

Mitali Pakvasa, MD
Hometown: Hudson, Ohio
Undergrad: Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH
Medical School: Wright State University | Dayton, OH
Personal Interests: Dancing, soccer, spending time with friends and family.
Future Goals in Medicine: Undecided.

Neil Patel, MD
Hometown: Mansfield, Ohio
Undergrad: The University of Toledo | Toledo, OH
Medical School: The University of Toledo | Toledo, OH
Personal Interests: I enjoy fixing computers, movies, TV, going out with friends, music - everything but country, sports - especially Chicago sports team, Ohio State football, and Notre Dame football, and spending time with my family
Future Goals in Medicine: Hospitalist/Critical Care (PICU)

Erica Roesch, MD
Hometown: Marietta, Ohio
Undergrad: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, VA
Medical School: The University of Toledo | Toledo, OH
Personal Interests: Traveling, hiking, skiing, reading, spending time with friends and family.
Future Goals in Medicine: Pediatric Pulmonology

Jonathan Schwartz, DO
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Undergrad: University of Denver | Denver, CO
Medical School: Touro University Nevada | Las Vegas, NV
Personal Interests: I enjoy spending time with friends and family, traveling, finding great deals at thrift stores, and gardening (especially for tomatoes!).
Future Goals in Medicine: I am considering a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology, and I am interested in practicing medicine both in domestic and international settings.

Ryan Smith, MD
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Undergrad: The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH
Medical School: Ross University | Dominica, West Indies
Personal Interests: Sports, Travel, Good Food and Drinks
Future Goals in Medicine: I plan to pursue a fellowship in Neonatology or Hematology/Oncology.

Kasey Strothman, MD
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Undergrad: St. Louis University | St. Louis, MO
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: relaxing with family and friends, my puppy Jax, staying in shape at the gym, movies, college basketball, and going out to dinner
Future Goals in Medicine: undecided, but most likely a fellowship of some sort