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2030
Nardin Ageeb, DO
Nardin Ageeb, DO

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Hometown: Sterling, VA

Undergraduate: University of Virginia

Medical School: Touro University California

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, cooking, trying new restaurants, k-dramas, traveling, spending time with friends and family

Fun Fact: I moved 17 times in 17 years years

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Ian Andrews, DO
Ian Andrews, DO

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Hometown: Denver, CO

Undergraduate: Colorado State University

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Middletown

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Gaming, Golfing, Hockey, Trying new restaurants

Fun Fact: Even though I grew up in Colorado and lived there until I was 22, I have never been skiing or snowboarding (however I did play ice hockey). I am also a LT in the US Navy having done HPSP for medical school and currently on FAP for residency.

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Lauren Eldredge, MD
Lauren Eldredge, MD

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Hometown: Ridgefield, CT

Undergraduate: University of Chicago

Medical School: Rush Medical College

Hobbies/Interests: Running, reading

Fun Fact: I completed a full ironman my 4th year in medical school

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Jessica Hrnciar, MD
Jessica Hrnciar, MD

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Hometown: Dumont, NJ

Undergraduate: Ramapo College

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hobbies/Interests: Running, biking, reading, trying new bakeries/dessert spots

Fun Fact: I ran in a relay race from LA to Vegas and my team of 6 covered over 300 miles in 41 hours and 46 minutes.

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Matthew Lam, MD
Matthew Lam, MD

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Hometown: Fremont, CA

Undergraduate: University of California, Davis

Medical School: University of Illinois Chicago

Hobbies/Interests: basketball, UFC, Formula 1, cars that go vroom vroom, LEGOs, my lovely black cat Luka, and my lovelier fianceé Tam

Fun Fact: My favorite snack is cilantro.

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Vincent Loyal, MD
Vincent Loyal, MD

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Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hobbies/Interests: Food, travel, sports (and yuppp sports medicine)

Fun Fact: I’ve watched the first 10 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy at least 11 times and I’m all caught up with season 22

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Kira Palazzo, MD
Kira Palazzo, MD

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Hometown: Littleton, CO

Undergraduate: Santa Clara University

Medical School: Rush Medical College

Hobbies/Interests: Climbing, reading, coffee, live music, hiking/being in nature

Fun Fact: I traveled solo in South America for 6 weeks before med school!

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Nadine Pickering, MD
Nadine Pickering, MD

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Hometown: San Mateo, CA

Undergraduate: University of California, Davis

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hobbies/Interests: knitting, reading, baking, going on long walks on the lakefront, messing with my cat, watching reality tv, exploring new coffee shops, birds

Fun Fact: I volunteered and later worked at the San Francisco Zoo when I was a teenager and primarily handled birds of prey. Later, going into college, I started as an Animal Science major with the intention of becoming a veterinarian before pivoting into human medicine. :)

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Bradley Powszok, DO
Bradley Powszok, DO

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Hometown: Hoffman Estates, IL

Undergraduate: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Medical School: Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Sports (soccer, basketball, marathon training, and cheering on my Chicago and Illini teams), cooking, exploring Chicago's culinary scene, roasting coffee, brewing beer and kombucha, traveling the world Anthony Bourdain style, aviation (former Naval Flight Surgeon), and EDM.

Fun Fact: I love brewing beer for fun and competition. One of my beers advanced to the final round of the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Competition!

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Luis Rosario, MD
Luis Rosario, MD

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Hometown: Newark, NJ

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

Medical School: University of Chicago

Hobbies/Interests: Weight lifting, video games, salsa dancing, anime

Fun Fact: I was a semi-professional salsa dancer in NYC during one of my gap years!

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Timothy Sanford, MD
Timothy Sanford, MD

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Hometown: Oakland, CA

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College

Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: I love watching and playing soccer or basketball. I like spending time outdoors by hiking, camping, and kayaking. I also love cooking for friends and family!

Fun Fact: I am immune to poison oak and poison ivy! Also, I eat kiwis with the peel on...

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Bobby Scott, MD
Bobby Scott, MD

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Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

Undergraduate: University of Georgia

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: spending time with my partner, going to the movies, sports, working out, sustainability, walks, dogs, ice cream

Fun Fact: I once tried to make fun of my older brother for the imaginary friends he had when we were little...only for my mom to inform me that I also played with his imaginary friends because I had none of my own.

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Sage Teasley, MD
Sage Teasley, MD

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Hometown:

Undergraduate:

Medical School: Tulane University

Hobbies/Interests:

Fun Fact:

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Colton Thompson, MD
Colton Thompson, MD

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Hometown: Lincoln Park, MI

Undergraduate: Eastern Michigan University

Medical School: University of Michigan

Hobbies/Interests: Detroit sports, powerlifting, bar trivia

Fun Fact: The first time I flew in an airplane I jumped out of it.

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Anna Tsai, MD
Anna Tsai, MD

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Hometown: Canton, OH

Undergraduate: Ohio State University

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: reading, crocheting, cuddling with my cat, and trying new restaurants!!

Fun Fact: I used to be a pole vaulter!!

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Andres Velazquez, MD
Andres Velazquez, MD

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Hometown: Chicago, IL

Undergraduate: University of Illinois Chicago

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: I love playing basketball, lifting weights, taking walks on the Lakefront trail & the Bloomingdale trail, big on mystery/sci-fi novels, and my anime. I am proud Dachshund Dad and I love dancing bachata/cumbia/merengue/banda as well as trying new restaurants with my fiance!

Fun Fact: I worked at a Chipotle during my gap years and I picked up some serious slicing and dicing skills!

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Johanna Wefes-Potter, MD
Johanna Wefes-Potter, MD

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Hometown: Denver, CO

Undergraduate: Boston University

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, reading, thrift shop finds, chaotic game nights with friends, tennis, hanging out with my cats

Fun Fact: I have 47 house plants and counting

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