Graduate school

Integrated Undergraduate Accelerated Master of Public Health

Katherine Byrd, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Economic Barriers to Doula Access in the United States and its Contribution to Disparities in Maternal Mortality Rates
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: Willis Towers Watson, Short Hills, N.J.

Geraldine Corraro, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Code Blue Mental Health Outreach Initiative
Adviser: Jennifer Osetek, PhD, MHS

Kiara Sofia Cruz, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Maternal Prenatal Stress Among Women in the United States and the Associated Effects on Infant Outcomes: A Narrative Review
Adviser: Rachel Marcus

Samantha Curriero, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Implementation Plan to Improve and Expand the Cancer Navigation and Survivorship Network’s (CaNSuN) Strategies
Adviser: Kate Konkle, MPH

Allison Gaynor, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Human Papillomavirus, Cervical Cancer and Interventional Methods in Sub- Saharan Africa
Adviser: Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH
Employment: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga.

Caroline Grimm, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Penn State College of Medicine Health Careers Exploration Program: Public Health Education Series
Adviser: Michelle LaClair, MPH, CHES

Sarah K. Hohman, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Analyzing the Federal Funding Response for Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Adviser: Christopher Hollenbeak, PhD Employment: Capitol Associates, Alexandria, Va.

Gillian C. Kay, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Policy Brief Analyzing the Global Implications of the Overturn of Roe v. Wade
Adviser: Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH

Stacie Kerbel, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Evaluating how the Interaction Between Child Maltreatment and Witnessing Adverse Police Interactions Affects Internalizing Symptomologies Present Among Black Adolescents
Adviser: Michelle Brown, PhD
Continued education: Medical School

Jackson Kollasch, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Addressing Disordered Eating Habits of College-Aged Students at Pennsylvania State University Through a Social Media Campaign
Adviser: Thomas Godfrey, MD

Isabel Paige Marsico, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Impact of STI Related Policy on STI Prevalence
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH

Colby Mitchell, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons Learned From SARS-CoV-2 and Health Communication
Adviser: Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH Employment: Center for Disease Control, Atlanta

Natalie Montanez, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Trauma-Informed Care Training Program for Healthcare Employees
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: Health and Human Services Fellowship, Independence Foundation and Philadelphia Health Partnership, Philadelphia

Samantha Monteiro, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Community-Led Initiative to Reducing Gun Violence in the Philadelphia
Adviser: Betsey Aumiller, DEd

Emma Nolan, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Reducing the Stigma Surrounding Medication Assisted Treatment Programs for Incarcerated Individuals in PA
Adviser: Doug Leslie, PhD
Employment: The Arc of Pennsylvania, Lemoyne, Pa.

Bryne Silva, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Sexual Violence at The Pennsylvania State University – University Park: A Program Plan
Adviser: Jocelyn Anderson, PhD, RN, FNE-A, SANE-A, CNRN

Master of Science

Zainab Y. Kareem, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Anatomy
Thesis: The Pathophysiology of OGF-OGFr Axis in Type-2 Diabetic Mice Model of Stroke
Adviser: Rashmi Kumari, PhD
Continuing Education: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School

Jessica Morehouse, BS, University of Arizona
Major: Anatomy
Thesis: Diet-Induced Modulation of Brainstem Perineuronal Net Development
Adviser: Kirsteen Browning, PhD
Continuing Education: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Karine Moussa, BS, Messiah University
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Thesis: X-VIZ: Annotation and Visualization of Genes in Human X-Chromosomes by Their Activation States
Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD

Rolfy Perez Holguin, BS, MD, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Clinical Research
Thesis: Outcomes after Sublobar Resection Versus Lobectomy in Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma In Situ
Adviser: Chan Shen, PhD
Employment: Penn State Health, Hershey, Pa.

Nigel Ravida, BS, Bucknell University
Major: Anatomy
Thesis: The Effects of Novel Drug Compounds on Glioblastoma as an Indicator for Therapeutic Intervention
Adviser: James Connor, PhD
Continuing Education: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.

Tiffany Tang, BS, Arizona State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis: Effects of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy on Taste Preference and Underlying Neural Signaling in an Obese Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury
Adviser: Andras Hajnal, PhD
Employment: Pfizer, Cambridge, Mass.

Abdul Waheed, MBBS, Aga Khan University
Major: Public Health
Thesis: Enrichment of Culture of Scholarship in a Family Medicine Residency Program: Effect of Structured Roadmap, Individual Accountability and Measurement of Outcomes
Adviser: Li Wang, PhD
Employment: WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Residency Program, Lebanon, Pa.

Doctor of Public Health

Suzanne A. Akuley, BS, Lincoln University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Examining the Association Between Social Determinants of Health and Food Insecurity Among U.S. Military Veterans
Dissertation Adviser: Betsy Aumiller, DEd

Natasha Burse, BA, University of Cincinnati
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Understanding Quality of Life and the Impact of Physical Activity on Quality of Life Among Black Breast Cancer Survivors: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study
Dissertation Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Postdoctoral training: School of Nursing at UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Melissa Butt, BSA, Syracuse University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Evaluating Skin Bias Internalization in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhD

Tongyao Fan, MBBS, Southern Medical University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Patient Navigation-based Tobacco Harm Reduction Program Among Cancer Patients
Dissertation Adviser: Joshua Muscat, PhD, MPH

Eiman A Sh H Khesroh, MBBS, Kuwait University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: The Use of Emotional Intelligence Skills in Combating Burnout Among Physicians-in- training and Program Directors
Dissertation Adviser: Betsy Aumiller, DEd

Ashely Kuzmik, BS, Liberty University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Social Moderators and Mediators of Age and Gender Based Disparities in Adults’ Physical Activity
Dissertation Adviser: Liza Rovniak, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Nursing, University Park, Pa.

Aditi Sharma, BBA, Kathmandu University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Influence of Patriarchy on Women’s Health
Dissertation Adviser: Heather Stuckey, DEd

Katie Corinee Sneeringer, BA, Franklin & Marshall University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Hydraulic Fracturing and Hematologic Malignancies in the Pediatric Population of Pennsylvania, 2003-2017
Dissertation Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Postdoctoral Employment: Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa. and Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.

Anna Ssentongo, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Stress Hyperglycemia in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhD

Xingran Weng, BL, Jiangnan University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Explore End-of-Life Care Among Cancer Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Dissertation Adviser: Li Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta

Yanxu Yang, BA, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: The Effects of Psychosocial Factors and Biomarkers on the Association between Sleep and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged American Adults
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD

Xin Yin, BA, China Pharmaceutical University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Antimicrobial Resistance in Non-Typhodial Salmonella From Human and Retail Meats- United States, 2009-2018
Dissertation Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Postdoctoral Employment: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.

Doctor of Philosophy

Djibril M. Ba, BS, Temple University
Major: Epidemiology
Dissertation: Association of Mushroom Consumption With Major Chronic Diseases and Mortality
Dissertation Adviser: John Richie, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.

Kalins Banerjee, MS, Indian Statistical University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Adaptive Statistical Methods for Microbiome Association Analysis
Dissertation Adviser: Xiang Zhan, PhD
Postdoctoral training: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

James H. Baraniak, BS, Arizona State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Revealing the Orai-STIM Binding Interface Through the Use of Novel Peptides
Dissertation Adviser: Donald Gill, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston

Emily N. Blanke, BS, Lebanon Valley College
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels and the Disruption of Gastric Vagal Afferent Signaling After Spinal Cord Injury
Dissertation Adviser: Gregory Holmes, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.

Scott Matthew Emrich, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Insights into the Diversity of Calcium Signaling in B Lymphocytes
Dissertation Adviser: Mohamed Trebak, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.

Emily Frieben, BS, Shippensburg University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Dopamine D1-like Receptors: Structure, Function and Role in Cancer Therapeutics
Dissertation Adviser: Nikolay Dokholyan, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Wiley, Boston

Michelle Gravener, BS, Stockton University
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Grapheme-Color Synesthesia
Dissertation Adviser: Krishnankutty Sathian, MBBS, PhD
Postdoctoral education: Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, Pa.

Fan He, BE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Major: Epidemiology
Dissertation: Impact of Air Pollution on Cardiac Electrophysiology and Sleep Health in Adolescents
Dissertation Adviser: Duanping Liao, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.

Jordan Hughey, BS, University of California – Santa Cruz
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Dissertation: In-Silico Modeling Gene Expression Utilizing Genomic Activity and 3D Contact Information
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: GlaxoSmithKline

Matthew D. Lauver, BS, Messiah College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Role of Polyomavirus Capsid Mutations in Antibody Evasion and Virulence
Dissertation Adviser: Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.

Kelly Esme Leon, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Epigenetic Regulation of the Senescence Microenvironment in Oncogene-Induced Senescence
Dissertation Adviser: Katherine Aird, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Fenix Group International, Philadelphia

Stephen M. Matthews, BS, York College of Pennsylvania
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Investigating the Wnt/MYC Axis in the Pathogenesis of Crohn’s Disease
Dissertation Adviser: Gregory Yochum, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland

Dillon McDevitt, BS, Elizabethtown College
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: Alterations in Neuronal Excitability Within the Reward Neurocircuitry Following Opioid Exposure
Dissertation Adviser: Nicholas Graziane, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Merck & Co., North Wales, Pa.

Daniel McGuire, BA, Western Michigan University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Methods for Assessing Replicability in GWAS and Analyzing Large-Scale Electronic Health Record Datasets
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Travelers Insurance, Pa.

William P. Miller, BA, Skidmore College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Role of Regulated in Development and DNA Damage Response 1 (REDD1) in Diabetes-Induced Retinal Pathology and Visual Dysfunction
Dissertation Adviser: Michael Dennis, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Harvard University, Boston

Chirag Patel, BS, MD, University of Arizona and St. George University School of Medicine
Major: Anatomy
Dissertation: Clinical and Morphological Manifestation of Multiple Sclerosis and EAE Resulting from Modulation of Endogenous Peptides
Dissertation Adviser: Patricia McLaughlin, DEd
Postdoctoral Employment: Neurology Residency, University of Arizona, Tucson, Az.

Indira Purushothaman, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology
Major: Anatomy
Dissertation: Dysregulation of the OGF-OGFr Axis Determines Onset and Severity of Ocular Surface Complications in Type 1 Diabetes
Dissertation Adviser: Patricia McLaughlin, DEd
Postdoctoral Employment: RQM+, Monroeville, Pa.

Renan Sauteraud, MS, Université Paris-Sud XI
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Statistical Methods for the Functional Genomic Analysis of the X Chromosome
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: 23andMe Therapeutics, San Francisco

Emily M. Schleicher, BS, Ursinus College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Using CRISPR Screens to Identify Genetic Vulnerabilities to Cancer Treatment
Dissertation Adviser: Lucian Moldovan, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Pa.

Biyi Shen, BS, Zhengzhou University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Methodologies for Longitudinal Data Adjusting for Informative Cluster Size with Non- Ignorable Zeroes
Dissertation Adviser: Ming Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.

Angela Snyder, BS, BA, Cedar Crest College
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: The Role of the BNST in Stress and Alcohol-Related Behaviors
Dissertation Adviser: Yuval Silberman, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Scripps Research, San Diego

Fan Song, BS, Fundan University
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Dissertation: Unveiling Structural Variation: Detection, Characterization, Phasing and its Role in 3D Genome Reorganization in Cancer
Dissertation Adviser: Feng Yue, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Illumina, San Diego

Paddy Ssentongo, MD, Makerere University College of Medicine
Major: Epidemiology
Dissertation: Intersection of Childhood Undernutrition and Postinfectious Hydrocephalus
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchili, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.

Jenna (Wilcox) Hagerty, BS, MS, Slippery Rock University, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, Drexel University College of Medicine
Major: Anatomy
Dissertation: Metabolic Alterations in Mice with Cachexia
Dissertation Adviser: David Waning, PhD
Dissertation Employment: Drexel University College of Medicine, Reading, Pa.

Beth Worley, BS, MS, Millersville University, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Elucidating the Metabolic and Anti-tumorigenic Functions of Myelin Protein Zero-like 3
Dissertation Adviser: Nadine Hempel, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland

Lina Yang, BS, Zhejiang University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: ‘Leveraging Big Genetic Data for Prediction in Multi-Ethnic Studies: Applications to Tobacco Use Phenotypes
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, N.J.

Ryan E. Yoast, BS, Sonoma State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Coordinated Functions of STIM1/2, ORAI1/2/3 and MCU Underlie the Diversity of Physiological Ca2+ Signaling
Dissertation Adviser: Mohamed Trebak, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.

Hui Zeng, BS, Shandong University of Finance and Economics
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Causal Inference with a Mediated Proportional Hazards Regression Model and a Mediated Accelerated Failure Time Model
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy

Kristen Eloie Clements, BS, Siena College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Identifying Novel Mechanisms of Sensitivity and Resistance to Poly-ADP-Ribose Polymerase (PARP) Inhibitors through Genome-wide CRISPR Knockout and Activation Screens
Dissertation Adviser: G. Lucian Moldovan, PhD
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.

Yunsung Kim, BS, Purdue University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: H63D HFE as a Genetic Modifier of Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Impacts and Molecular Mechanisms
Dissertation Adviser: James Connor, PhD
Residency: Child Neurology, University of California San Francisco

Monica Manglani, BS, Lafayette College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Interactions Between Cytotoxic Lymphocytes and Cerebrovasculature Drive Blood Barrier Dysfunction in Cerebral Malaria
Dissertation Adviser: Dorian McGavern, PhD and Robert Levenson, PhD
Residency: Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia

Derek Nye, BS, Wilkes University
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
Dissertation: Intrinsic Mechanisms of Neuronal Remodeling: Degeneration and Repair in Drosophila Sensory Neurons
Dissertation Adviser: Melissa Rolls, PhD
Residency: Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

Jerry R. Ren, BS, Cornell University
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Mouse Breast Cancer Modeling: Cell Cycle Arrest, Radiation Mutagenesis and Transposon-Based Cancer Gene Discovery
Dissertation Adviser: Edward Gunther, PhD
Residency: Pediatrics, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.

Heather Ren, BS, University of Minnesota
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Characterizing Interleukin 21 in its Role as the CD4 T Cell Help During Mouse Polyomavirus Infection
Dissertation Adviser: Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD
Residency: Pediatrics, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.

Andrea Schneider, BS, University of Buffalo, SUNY
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Innate Immunology and Microbial Diversity in Human Skin Diseases
Dissertation Adviser: Diane Thiboutot MD, and Amanda Nelson, PhD
Residency: Dermatology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.

Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Health

Alexandra de la Plante, BA, New York University
Capstone experience: Efficacy of Interventional Management of Chronic Post-Traumatic Headache: A Pilot Study
Adviser: Carol LaRegina
Residency: Pathology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.

Alexis Victoria Hyczko, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: An Exploratory Study: Evaluating Pediatric Families’ Understanding of and Reactions to COVID-19-related Visitor Restriction Policy
Adviser: Adrian Zurca, MD, MEd
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh

Physician assistant program

MD program

Ty Jeremiah Achtermann – Albright College, BS
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.: Internal Medicine

Aya Agha – University of Pittsburgh, BS
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland: Internal Medicine

Nabeal Aljabban – University of Michigan, BS
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside-West, New York, N.Y.: Radiology-Diagnostic

Brittany Ammerman – University of Wisconsin-Madison, BA; Rutgers University, MBS
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, N.Y.: Orthopaedic Surgery

Jacob Glen Anderson – Brigham Young University, BS
Residency: Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix: Pediatrics

Michael James Anderson – Virginia Tech, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Orthopaedic Surgery

Blake R. Baer – Grove City College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Urology

David Scott Bailey – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Neurological Surgery

Jason M. Barbaretta – High Point University, BS, The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.: Internal Medicine

Sarah Elizabeth Benyo – Hobart and William Smith Colleges, BS
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland: Otolaryngology

Patrick John Bergquist – Fordham University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Neurology

Matthew James Bierowski – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, BS
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa.: Internal Medicine

Kaleb Tadesse Bogale – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, N.Y.: Internal Medicine

Faiza Boukerche – The City College of New York, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, Calif.: Interventional Radiology

Cameron Lawrence Brandon – University of Pittsburgh, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio: Neurological Surgery

Tyler Jacob Bruinsma – Saint John’s University, BA
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: Pediatrics

Shannon R. Brumbaugh – Juniata College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Family Medicine

Linda T. Bui – St. Joseph’s University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, N.Y.: Anesthesiology

Lindsay Kristen Buzzelli – Cornell University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Katsiah Clare Cadet – Fairleigh Dickinson University, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Child Neurology

Xavier Joseph Candela – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, BS, MBA, MEd
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Plastic Surgery

Allison Chang – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Pathology

Matthew Ryan Chapman – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine/Northwell at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, N.Y.: Radiology-Diagnostic

Karen Chen – Case Western Reserve University, BA
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: Neurology

Melissa Ezinne Chima – University of Maryland, BS
Residency: University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Kristen Eloie Clements – Siena College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.: Internal Medicine

Mary Connolly – University of Miami, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Internal Medicine

David Cui – The Johns Hopkins University, BA
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore: Ophthalmology

Nicole Marie Cumbo – Wilkes University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, N.J.: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Deborah U. Daoud – Rutgers University, BA
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.: General Surgery

Alexandra de la Plante – New York University, BA; SUNY Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, MA; The Pennsylvania State University, MPH
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Pathology

Kevin Charles Diehl – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston- Salem, N.C.: Internal Medicine

Yen Phuong Doan – Emory University, BS
Residency: Penn Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Meaghan Colleen Dougher – Boston University, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MPS
Residency: Penn Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Pathology

David Michael Drago – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Neb.: Family Medicine

Samuel James Dressler – Lycoming College, BS
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio: Pediatrics

Maria Viviana Escudero-Fung – University of California, Berkeley, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif.: Radiology-Diagnostic

Matthew John Evers – King’s College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Anesthesiology

Jason David Fairbourn – Utah State University, BS
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.: Urology

Megan Helene Fiorillo – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-Gynecology

John Paul Gaspich III – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston: General Surgery

Alex Geertsen – University of Utah, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Anesthesiology

Marisa Everett Giglio – Carnegie Mellon University, BS
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Taylor E. Gladys – Case Western Reserve University, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland: Dermatology

Michael Moshe David Goldenberg – The Pennsylvania State University, BA, BA, MA
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Radiology-Diagnostic

Ramon Govea – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Dermatology

Timothy L. Groh – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Va.: Family Medicine

Gabrielle Joan Gundermann – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta: Internal Medicine

Daniel Glenn Haas – Messiah College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Christiana Care, Newark, Del.: Emergency Medicine

Elias Gerald Harkins – Messiah College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Pediatrics

Stephen Anderson Harrington – Case Western Reserve, BA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary

Maxwell Alexander Hart – The Ohio State University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz.: Internal Medicine

Molly Hartley – University of New Hampshire, BS
Residency: Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, N.H.: Psychiatry

Haley Marie Hartman – College of Wooster, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MLS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Radiology-Diagnostic

Frederick Heitjan – United States Military Academy, BSc
Residency: Mary Free Bed Hospital, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Brittainy Hereford – University of Virginia, BS
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.: Dermatology

Amy Kristine Vitalis Hoffman – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, BA, BA
Residency: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa.: Family Medicine

Julie JiHye Hong – Duke University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Hawaii, Honolulu: Medicine- Preliminary

Samantha Rose Horn – Middlebury College, BA
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: Pediatrics

Alexa Jamie Hughes – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis: General Surgery

Alexis Victoria Hyczko – Pennsylvania State University, BS, MPH
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Pediatrics

Peter Kyuseok Im – University of Southern California, BS
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center: General Surgery

Neekita Jikaria – Binghamton University, State University of New York, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary

Zara Karuman – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS
Residency: Spectrum Health/Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Surgery-Preliminary

Rahim Kassam-Adams – Brown University, BA
Residency: Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, Pa.: Family Medicine

Thomas Kellner – Canisius College, BS
Residency: SUNY Buffalo/Education Consortium, Buffalo, N.Y.: Ophthalmology

Ryan Kenney – Elizabethtown College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Ophthalmology

Morgan S. Kim – University of Delaware, BA, The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary

Sarah Chan Yae Kim – Washington and Lee University, BA
Residency: Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, Calif.: Family Medicine

Yunsung Kim – Purdue University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: UC San Francisco: Child Neurology

Elizabeth Jenny Ko – University of California, Davis, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Internal Medicine

Paige Eden Koetter – Florida International College, BS
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.: Emergency Medicine

Tobias Alois Krussig – Eckerd College, BS
Residency: Stony Brook Teaching Hospitals, Stony Brook, N.Y.: Emergency Medicine

Ellius Kwok – University of California, San Diego, BS, MS
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia: General Surgery

Lois Kwon – Wellesley College, BS
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn.: Emergency Medicine

Michelle Kwon – Georgia Institute of Technology, BS
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.: Medicine-Pediatrics

Christopher Laboe – University of Cincinnati, BS
Residency: Harvard South Shore, Brockton, Mass.: Psychiatry

Nicholas Salvatore Lazzara – Vanderbilt University, BA
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine – Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N.Y.: Pediatrics

Emily Nicole Leboffe – Susquehanna University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, Mass.: Family Medicine

Alexander Patrick Lee – Rutgers University, BA; University of Medicine and Dentistry: New Jersey Dental School, DMD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency Medicine

Charles Chasoo Lee – University of Rochester, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, N.Y.: Neurology

Nicole Legro – University of Toronto, BS
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Kate Robbins Levenberg – Elon University, BA
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: Psychiatry

David Locke – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, BA, BA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency Medicine

Abby Rose London – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MLS
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Internal Medicine

Nathaniel A. Long – Shenandoah University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston: Internal Medicine

Crystal Linda Lovelace – Lehigh University, BA
Residency: Family Medicine

Zhexi Lu – University of Richmond, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Internal Medicine

Andrew David Luo – Duke University, BS; Columbia Business School, MBA
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston: Emergency Medicine

Monica Manglani – Lafayette College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: Pediatrics

Ciara Marie Marshall – Lebanon Valley College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Seth Lydell Martin – Millersville University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Family Medicine

Andrew John McCullen – University of Virginia, BA; Georgetown University, MS
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland: Radiology-Diagnostic

Daniela Medina – Florida International University, BS
Residency: Louisiana State University School of Medicine-New Orleans: Vascular Surgery

Christopher Robert Messner – The Pennsylvania State University, BS; MEd
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore: Internal Medicine

Nathan R. Michalak – College of the Holy Cross, BA
Residency: New York Presbytery Hospital – Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y.: Surgery- Preliminary

Daniella Nagy Mikhail – The College of New Jersey, BS
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.: Internal Medicine

Peter John Milianta – Iona College, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Anesthesiology

Brianne Morgan – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Matthew Jude Murray – Dickinson College, BS
Residency: Wellspan Health York Hospital, York, Pa.: Internal Medicine

Nanjiba Nawaz – Mount Holyoke College, BA
Residency: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Jacksonville, Fla.: Internal Medicine

Andrew Henry Nesdill – University of Maryland, BS, BS; Rutgers University, MBS; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pa.: Anesthesiology

Darya Sergeyevna Nesterova – Virginia Tech, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary

Andrew Patrick Nevin – Messiah College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Medicine-Pediatrics

Paul Duc Huy Nguyen – Emory University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: UC San Francisco: Anesthesiology

Maria Elena Noel – University of Notre Dame, BA
Residency: Christiana Care, Newark, Del.: Emergency Medicine

Derek Michael Ryan Nye – Wilkes University, BS; Penn State College of Medicine, PhD
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston: Internal Medicine

Prisca C. Obidike – Lincoln University, BS
Residency: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.: General Surgery

Emily A. O’Brien – University at Buffalo, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Alexander J. O’Donovan – Boston University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.: Pediatrics

Banan Wael Otaibi – Hobart and William Smith Colleges, BS
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz.: General Surgery

Tommy Pan – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Orthopaedic Surgery

Ji Min Park – University of Washington, BS
Residency: San Antonio Military Medicine, San Antonio: Internal Medicine

Won Sik Park – Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Lehman College, BA
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine Northwell at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Manhasset, N.Y.: Emergency Medicine

Akshilkumar Navindrabhai Patel – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary

Dolly Suresh Patel – Rutgers University, BS
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein, Bronx, N.Y.: Internal Medicine

Shivam D. Patel – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Otolaryngology

Yuriy Pechenyy – City College of New York CUNY, BS, MS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Anesthesiology

Matthew Robertson Pelton – Wesleyan University, BA
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.: Internal Medicine

Nhu y Phan – University of Georgia, BS
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.: Neurology

Shayann Ramedani – Ursinus College, BA, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, N.Y.: Transitional

Elizabeth Anne Raoof – University of Maryland, BS, ME
Residency: MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Heather Marie Ren – University of Minnesota, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Pediatrics

Jerry Ruizhe Ren – Cornell University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Pediatrics

Marisa Joann Riley – The University of Scranton, BS
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.: Dermatology

Pratiti Roy – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa.: Family Medicine

Garrett Rucker – University of California, Los Angeles, BS
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va., D.C.: Radiology-Diagnostic

Casey Aileen Ryan – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla.: Neurological Surgery

Cody Dylan Sacks – University of Scranton, BS, MS
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Anesthesiology

Francesco Paulo Satriale – Bucknell University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Family Medicine

Jacob Schick – The Johns Hopkins University, BS
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: Radiology-Diagnostic

Derika Schlueter – Gettysburg College, BS
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine-Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Fla.: Pediatrics

Andrea Marie Schneider – University at Buffalo, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Dermatology

Catherine Seeger – Loyola University of Maryland, BS
Residency: SUNY Buffalo/Education Consortium, Buffalo, N.Y.: Ophthalmology

Aesha Shah – The New Jersey Institute of Technology, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency Medicine

Christopher Simion – Lebanon Valley College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency Medicine

Haley Sinatro – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MBA
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas: Emergency Medicine

Glenn Scott Slick Jr. – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary

Catherine Elizabeth Smiley – College of William and Mary, BA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa: Dermatology

Eric William Sobieski – University of Pittsburgh, BS
Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus, Easton, Pa.: Transitional

Christopher Michael Stauch – The Johns Hopkins University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Orthopaedic Surgery

Abigail Christine Styck – Valparaiso University, BS
Residency: Mercy Health Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Family Medicine

Sydnie Marie Thomas – Utah State University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Christiana Care, Newark, Del.: Emergency Medicine

Olubukola Olubunmi Toyobo – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MBA
Residency: Memorial Healthcare System, Pembroke Pines, Fla.: Medicine-Preliminary

Max Lawrence Trojano – College of the Holy Cross, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Orlando Health, Orlando, Fla.: Emergency Medicine

Maya Tsao-Wu – Pomona College, BA
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Medicine-Pediatrics

Kyle J. Tuohy – East Stroudsburg University, BS; Montclair State University, MS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Neurological Surgery

Sarah Walser – Bard College, BA
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: Psychiatry

Grant Donald Wandling – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Orlando Health, Orlando, Fla.: Emergency Medicine

Amanda Kahlea Williams – Elizabethtown College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.: Pediatrics

Trishae Lynne Winters – Grove City College, BS
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Radiology-Diagnostic

Jayme Wood – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS; University College of London, MSc
Residency: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C.: Pediatrics

Ally Ae Lim Yang – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, BS
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.: Orthopaedic Surgery

Qian Yang – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Radiology-Diagnostic

Kevin J. Zhen – University of Maryland, BS
Residency: UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego: Family Medicine

Eric Michael Zimmerman – Elizabethtown College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Internal Medicine

Olivia Zucaro – John Carroll University, BS
Residency: Case Western/MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland: Obstetrics-Gynecology