USA Health residents match into subspecialty fellowships
Posted on January 27, 2021 by Carol McPhail
Allison Beckett, M.D., has a multitude of reasons to be excited about her match to a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Rush University in Chicago, but one reason stands out.
“The best thing about their program, in my opinion, is their ability to train their graduates to be well prepared in two years due to their high operative volume,” said Beckett, a general surgery resident at USA Health. “This, of course, comes at the expense of being at the hospital a lot – and taking a lot of call! But I feel it is worthwhile to get as much training as possible so that I can be fully confident when I’m out in practice.”
Beckett is one of almost 30 residents at USA who have matched into subspecialty fellowships, after completing interviews online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some residents are remaining at USA Health while others are headed to California, Texas, Minnesota, New York and many points in between. The matches are conducted by the National Resident Matching Program’s Specialties Matching Service.
Internal medicine resident Daisy Escobar matched into a medical oncology fellowship at USA Health, where she will spend time training at the Mitchell Cancer Institute. Escobar said being involved in research projects at the MCI helped her to become familiar with the program and the people involved.
“I am grateful that I had the opportunity to get to know everyone at the MCI when becoming an oncologist was just a dream to me,” Escobar said.
Hannah Bahakel, M.D., will train in pediatric infectious diseases at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. “I am most excited about the opportunity to pursue my passion,” said Bahakel, who is serving as one of the chief pediatrics residents at USA this year.
Eight USA residency programs announced their matches for the 2021-22 academic year:
Internal Medicine
Daisy Escobar, M.D. – medical oncology, University of South Alabama/USA Health
Neelesh Gupta, M.D. – cardiology, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Gabriel Bolanos Guzman, M.D. – gastroenterology, University of South Alabama/USA Health
Anita Mehta, M.D. – pulmonary disease, Eisenhower Medical Center
Ansh Mehta, M.D. – hematology/oncology, Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Arianna Mohiuddin, M.D. – endocrinology, Tulane University
Kulwant Bath, M.D. – nephrology, UCLA-Olive View
Med-Peds
Regina McPherson, M.D. -- hospice and palliative care, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OB/GYN
Nicholas Tinker, M.D., – maternal-fetal medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Health System
Pathology
Shalla Akbar, M.D. – cytopathology, Ohio State University
Sandhyarani Dasaraju, M.D. – GYN/breast pathology and cytopathology, University of Minnesota
Saadia Haleema, M.D. – surgical pathology and hematopathology, Hartford Hospital
Pediatrics
Hannah Bahakel, M.D. – pediatric infectious diseases, University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Mirianette Gayoso, M.D. – pediatric endocrinology, University of Florida/UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
Caleb Murray, D.O. – pediatric critical care, Florida International University/Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Kaitlyn Parker, M.D., -- neonatal/perinatal medicine, UT Health Science Center/Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Kanya Singhapakdi, D.O. – pediatric cardiology, Louisiana State University/Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
Lauren Thai, M.D. – pediatric cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Psychiatry
Darshana Pai, M.D. – child and adolescent psychiatry, University of California Irvine
Jeffrey Tisch, D.O. – child and adolescent psychiatry, University of Rochester
Radiology
Cole Bahakel, M.D. – interventional radiology independent residency, University of Michigan
William Jani Brackett, M.D. – musculoskeletal imaging, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Benjamin Euwer, M.D. -- musculoskeletal imaging, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ian Smith, D.O. – breast imaging – Medical University of South Carolina
Surgery
Allison Beckett, M.D. – cardiothoracic surgery, Rush University
Mike Caposole, D.O. – minimally invasive surgery, Tulane University
Frank Rutigliano, M.D. – colon and rectal surgery, University of Texas at Houston McGovern School of Medicine
Andy Tan, M.D. – cardiothoracic surgery, University of Texas Southwestern