2020 Commencement Booklet

School of Medicine

Virtual Graduation Celebration June 2, 2020

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 1 VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT HONORING THE CLASS OF 2020

MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Margit Chadwell, M.D. ’94, F.A.A.F.P. Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Career Development

GREETINGS FROM THE UNIVERSITY Marilyn Kelly Chair, Board of Governors

M. Roy Wilson, M.D. President

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Jack D. Sobel, M.D. Former Dean Distinguished Professor of Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine

GREETINGS FROM THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Mark Schweitzer, M.D. Dean, School of Medicine

Jack Folbe, M.D. ‘89 President, Medical Alumni Association

David Gelovani, M.D. President, Class of 2020

OATH Richard S. Baker, M.D. Vice Dean, Medical Education

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES Virtual Graduation Celebration June 2, 2020

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 3 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT M. ROY WILSON, M.D. Dear Graduate,

Congratulations, doctors! Graduating from the Wayne State University School of Medicine is an exceptional achievement, so take time to recognize all the hard work and perseverance it took to get to this point. This year’s graduation celebration looks different than it has in other years, but your accomplishments are in no way diminished because of it.

As you reach this milestone, I’m confident your time at the Wayne State School of Medicine has prepared you to reach many more. Because of your time here, you now have an opportunity to have a meaningful, fulfilling impact on people’s lives and on society at large that few people can even dream of. You’ve shown, through your flexibility and grace during unprecedented challenges, that you are well equipped to thrive as physicians in an unpredictable world. You’ll certainly benefit from your many hours of study and clinical practice, and from the opportunities you’ve had to engage with the world outside the classroom from our campus in Detroit. This gives you a distinct advantage.

Yet, the richest reward of your time here in medical school may be the wisdom and humanistic outlook you’ve gained, which have made you a compassionate and thoughtful physician, committed to making a difference in your community.

The Wayne State University School of Medicine has asked a lot from you, not the least of which was to be the best healer you could be. Today, we ask for one more thing: Stay engaged with the university, and help a new generation access the transformative opportunities you have had here.

We trust that your experience here has kindled a lifelong passion for learning and healing. So instead of goodbye, I’ll say, “Until we meet again.” Best wishes to you and to the entire Class of 2020.

M. Roy Wilson President

1 Wayne State University School of Medicine WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Dean Mark Schweitzer, M.D.

To the Class of 2020:

Congratulations, doctors.

You are the next generation of a living legacy founded 152 years ago. You should be proud to now be a continuum of that legacy. I have no doubt you will do us proud and further burnish the respected reputation of the Wayne State University School of Medicine.

You have not only been tested by education, but by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the years to come, I believe you will find that this time made you better physicians. This experience has proved your mettle, and for this you should be justifiably proud. Your many efforts to confront the virus and care for the community have been inspirational and emblematic of the WSU tradition.

Our School of Medicine is built upon a solid foundation of education and service to the community. You are now the next layer in that foundation. I am certain that you will enhance this reputation as you develop your own brilliant futures.

As you embark upon your residencies and launch your careers, I ask that you stay safe, maintain your sense of patient-centric caring and that you keep in touch with your School of Medicine so that I and the faculty may celebrate your many successes.

Mark E. Schweitzer, M.D. Vice President, Health Affairs Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 2 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Jack D. Sobel, M.D.

To the Class of 2020:

The Class of 2020 of the Wayne State University School of Medicine is, indeed, a very special class.

You are graduating in the midst of the SARS-CO2 virus surge, which has had a devastating effect on the residents of the Detroit area. As collateral damage, it impacted your personal education. COVID-19 affected nearly every stage of the medical education process, from MCAT to residency. These circumstances will make you better physicians, because your experience will have been forged in the furnace of front-line medicine. As you prepare to enter your residencies, you go with my utmost confidence in your success. I, too, am leaving after completing five and one-half years as your dean. The richest part of my experience has been the personal interaction with the exceptional, dedicated, loyal faculty, staff and students we have in our School of Medicine. We have so many talented scientists and respected and skilled teachers, as well as clinicians, who have performed so tirelessly during the COVID-19 epidemic.

As I complete my term as dean, my parting thoughts are dedicated to the lifeblood of our School of Medicine — our medical students. Throughout the ups and downs of the last few decades, the school has been sustained by our richest jewels, our wonderful students. You students are special and choose Wayne State University even when accepted by other schools. You recognize that WSU offers superior clinical training that is only possible because of our unique and special relationship with the diverse communities of Detroit and the dedication and expertise of the teaching staff.

Congratulations, doctors.

Jack D. Sobel, M.D. Dean Distinguished Professor Wayne State University School of Medicine

3 Wayne State University School of Medicine WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Marilyn Kelly, Chair Sandra Hughes O’Brien Bryan Barnhill II Shirley Stancato Michael Busuito, M.D. ’81, Res. ’88 Dana Thompson Mark Gaffney M. Roy Wilson, M.D., ex officio Anil Kumar GOVERNORS EMERITI

Tina Abbott Danialle Karmanos Vernice D. Anthony Denise J. Lewis Richard Bernstein Paul Massaron Debbie Dingell Annetta Miller Eugene Driker Robert H. Naftaly Diane Dunaskiss David Nicholson Michael Einheuser Gary S. Pollard Elizabeth Hardy Michael T. Timmis Paul Hillegonds Kim Trent PRESIDENT’S CABINET

M. Roy Wilson, M.D. Stephen M. Lanier President Vice President for Research Keith Whitfield Louis A. Lessem Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Vice President and General Counsel Susan E. Burns Patrick O. Lindsey Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs and Vice President for Government and Community Affairs President of the Wayne State University Foundation Julie H. Miller Marquita T. Chamblee Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Secretary to the Board of Governors and Chief Diversity Officer Mark Schweitzer, M.D. Rebecca Cooke Vice President for Health Affairs Interim Vice President for Finance and Business Operations, Ned Staebler Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Vice President for Economic Development Ahmad M. Ezzeddine Michael Wright Associate Vice President for Educational Outreach Vice President of Marketing and Communications and International Programs and Chief of Staff

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Mark Schweitzer, M.D. Charles Shanley, M.D. ’87, F.A.C.S. Dean, School of Medicine Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs Richard S. Baker, M.D. Doug Skrzyniarz Vice Dean of Medical Education Vice Dean of Finance and Administration Basim Dubaybo, M.D. Herbert Smitherman Jr., M.D., Res. ’91, M.P.H., F.A.C.P. Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs Vice Dean of Diversity and Community Affairs Linda Hazlett, Ph.D. Vice Dean of Research and Graduate Programs

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 4 COUNCIL OF DEANS

Jason Booza, Ph.D. Tsveti Markova, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. Assistant Dean of Continuous Quality Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education Improvement and Compliance Senthil Rajasekaran, M.D. Margit Chadwell, M.D. ’94, F.A.A.F.P. Senior Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs and Associate Dean of Student Affairs Undergraduate Medical Education and Career Development Kevin Sprague, M.D. ’80, Res. ’85 Scott Gruber, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Dean of Admissions Associate Dean of Veterans Administration Affairs Christopher Steffes, M.D., Res. ’93 Heidi Kromrei, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Clinical Education Assistant Dean of Learning and Teaching Daniel Walz, Ph.D. ’73 Henry Lim, M.D. Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs Associate Dean of Henry Ford Hospital Marcus Zervos, M.D. Assistant Dean of Global Affairs

CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS

M. Safwan Badr, M.D., M.B.A. Ho-Sheng Lin, M.D. Chair of Internal Medicine Chair of Otolaryngology Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D. Tsveti Markova, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. Chair of Oncology Chair of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences Michael Cher, M.D. Raymond Mattingly, Ph.D. Chair of Urology Chair of Pharmacology Herman Gray, M.D., M.B.A. Darius Mehregan, M.D. Chair of Pediatrics Hermann Pinkus Chairman - Chair of Dermatology Lawrence Grossman, Ph.D. Lawrence Morawa, M.D. Henry L. Brasza Director of Center for Molecular Medicine Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery and Genetics Brian O’Neil, M.D., ’86, Res. ’89 Chaur-Dong Hsu, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G. Chair of Emergency Medicine Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology Philip Pellett, Ph.D. Jian-Ping Jin, M.D., Ph.D. Chair of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry Chair of Physiology David Rosenberg, M.D. Samuel Johnson, M.D Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Interim Chair of Radiology Wael Sakr, M.D., Res. ’87 Mark Juzych, M.D., ’89, Res. ‘93 Chair of Pathology Chair of Ophthalmology, Visual Donald Weaver, M.D., Res. ’79 and Anatomical Sciences Chair of Surgery Jun Li, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. Chair of Neurology Interim Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

5 Wayne State University School of Medicine AFFILIATE CLINICAL MEDICAL EDUCATION DIRECTORS

Kimberly Baker-Genaw, M.D. ’93, Res. ’96 Falgun Patel, M.D. ’04 Designated Institutional Official Assistant Director of Medical Education Vice Chair of Internal Medicine Oakwood Hospital Henry Ford Hospital Mary Jean Schenk, M.D. ’83, Res. ’84, M.P.H. Eileen Hug, D.O. Director of Medical Education Associate Director of Undergraduate Medical Education John D. Dingell VA Medical Center Henry Ford Hospital Eric Scher, M.D. Mark Juzych, M.D. ’89, Res. ’93 Vice President of Medical Education Designated Institutional Official Chair of Internal Medicine Detroit Medical Center Henry Ford Hospital Sarkis Kouyoumjian, M.D. ’98, Res. ’01 David Sengstock, M.D. ’97 Director of Undergraduate Medical Education Director of Medical Education Detroit Medical Center William Beaumont Dearborn/Taylor/Wayne Steven Minnick, M.D. Patricia Wilkerson-Uddyback, M.D. ’91 Director of Medical Education Vice President of Academic and Community Affairs St. John Hospital and Medical Center Detroit Medical Center

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

MEDICAL ALUMNI SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD The School of Medicine Alumni Association award to the senior who has performed at the highest scholastic level during the four-year period. Andrew Bacyinski

THE CLASS OF 2020 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Presented to graduating seniors in recognition of achieving the highest academic performance in the class during each year of medical school. Year I: Andrew Bacyinski Year II: Andrew Bacyinski Year III: Andrew Bacyinski, Madeline Berschback, Benjamin Drumright, Allison Dycaico, Erin Feeney, Matthew Rolain Year IV: Jeremy Llaniguez, Ph.D.

JANET M. GLASGOW MEMORIAL ACHIEVEMENT CITATION Presented annually by the American Medical Women’s Association to female students who have distinguished themselves by graduating “with distinction” or “with high distinction.” Madeline Berschback Reba John Rynita Bohler Anna Lee Monique Cheng Veronica Lewalski Nikita Desai Lize Loubser Amanda Dooley Viktoria Mladenovik Alysia Drabik Dawlat Mohamed Leigh Durudogan Anum Naseem Allison Dycaico Keerthana Sankar Morgan Ellis Nicole Schnabel Erin Feeney Amelia Stone Emma Hickman Dilara Turk

ELVIS SMITH ALFORD, M.D., AND NELLIE CORBIN ALFORD MEMORIAL AWARD Presented to a senior Wayne State University School of Medicine student based on academic excellence alone. Matthew Rolain

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 6 DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF SENIOR AWARD In recognition of a graduating senior who has persevered through personal hardship and demonstrated academic success and good character during their medical training. Christopher Cooney and Ashley Erwin

LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN MEDICINE AWARD Presented to the senior student who best demonstrates outstanding compassion in the delivery of care; respect for patients, families and their colleagues; and clinical excellence. Jedidiah Bell

PENFIL-TISCHLER ENDOWED AWARD To the senior who, in the opinion of his/her classmates, has developed an understanding of the art of medicine as displayed by the care and understanding of patients during the clinical years of medical school. Diana Kakos

MARJORIE EDWARDS PRIZE FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Awarded to a senior medical student who has demonstrated academic excellence while being involved in community service. Shiwanda Govan

MORT AND BRIGITTE HARRIS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND (HARRIS SCHOLARS) Created to recognize scholastic achievement and provide financial assistance to incoming students, this scholarship is awarded to medical students who have demonstrated academic excellence and is designed to provide a legacy of opportunity and promise for generations to come. Allison Dycaico

JAMES N. SKUPSKI, M.D., M.P.H., AND DIANNE WIDZINSKI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP (SKUPSKI SCHOLARS) Diane Widzinski established this scholarship in memory of her late husband, Dr. James Skupski, who passed away at an early age. Dr. Skupski was a quintessential medical educator and an outstanding role model for medical students and residents. This fund is intended to provide full tuition support through four years of medical school to a student who demonstrates enthusiasm for dedicating themselves to those in society who are in the greatest need. Melissa Hannish

HERMAN AND EVA BLUM ENDOWED AWARD David Blum, M.D., ’72, and his wife, Marie Blum, MLIS ’71, established the Herman and Eva Blum Endowed Award. Herman and Eva Blum believed that education was a major avenue for becoming free from poverty and to provide the means to always help the poor, the sick, the weak and the downtrodden, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or religion. This annual community service award, in their memory, is to be given to the senior medical student who best represents these principles in thought, and most importantly, in actions. Jedidiah Bell Honorable Mention: Raven Batshon, Nikita Desai, David Gelovani, Jay Jarodiya, Ellen Murphy, Anum Nassem, Amelia Stone

Herbert Mendelson Enthusiasm for Medicine Endowed Scholarship Dr. Herbert Mendelson is committed to excellence in patient care. He believes in the art of medicine and that patients should be better after seeing the doctor, regardless of the treatment provided. He emphasizes humanity, humility, humor and always going the extra mile to make a difference. Above all, he believes that physicians should maintain their enthusiasm. This award is given to the student whose enthusiasm, dedication and passion for the field of medicine and for helping others embodies the ideals of Dr. Herbert Mendelson.

Diana Alaouie and David Gelovani

7 Wayne State University School of Medicine DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

ANESTHESIOLOGY Dr. Morris S. Brent Senior Medical Student Award Awarded to the student who has outstanding academic performance and who has made substantial contributions to anesthesiology. Alexander Williams

DERMATOLOGY Senior Award in Dermatology Granted to the senior medical student who, during the senior training period in dermatology, has excelled above other students. Audrey Fotouhi

EMERGENCY MEDICINE Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2020 Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award Presented to the senior who has attained the highest level of achievement in the field of emergency medicine. Reba John

FAMILY MEDICINE 2020 North American Primary Care Research Group Student Research Award Presented to a graduating senior in recognition of outstanding family medicine/primary care research. Shayla Patton

The George Mogill, M.D., Endowed Award for Family Medicine Presented to graduating seniors who are committed to specializing in family medicine. The award is based on qualities and characteristics exemplified by Dr. Mogill, including scholastic achievement, compassion, volunteerism, leadership, respect of peers, and a sense of humor and joyfulness. William Bachman, Joseph Friedli and Allison Noesekabel

Frederick Maynard, M.D., and Mrs. Ruth Maynard Endowed Scholarship Presented to a senior medical student who has chosen a career in family medicine and exemplifies the specialty through special achievements. Adam McMillan

Dale L. Williams, M.D., Endowed Award in Family Medicine Presented to an outstanding student who has selected a career in family medicine and will be continuing their training in a Michigan family medicine residency program. Ashley Erwin

Bruce Carl, M.D., Endowed Scholarship in Family Medicine Awarded to a medical student who has a dedicated interest in family medicine or who will enter a family medicine residency program. Elizabeth Curtiss

Medical Student Specializing in Family Medicine Award Presented to a fourth-year student entering family medicine residency training who has exhibited leadership and a commitment to the field of family medicine through volunteerism or clinical work. Raven Batshon, M.P.H.

John R. Manis, M.D., and Arpie Manis Endowed Scholarship Presented to a fourth-year student at the Wayne State University School of Medicine who has chosen a career in family medicine and is recognized for scholastic achievement, perseverance and commitment to primary care. Lize Loubser

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 8 2020 Excellence in Public Health Award Awarded by the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee to a medical student dedicated to achieving health equity, eliminating health disparities and improving the health of all groups. Raven Batshon, M.P.H.

Francis P. and Nell A. Rhoades Memorial Foundation Grant To assist fourth-year medical students who have matched into a family medicine residency program. Rynita Bohler

INTERNAL MEDICINE Gordon B. Myers in Internal Medicine Award To the student who has distinguished themselves above all others in courses given by the Department of Internal Medicine. Anna Lee

Dr. A. Ashley Rousuck Award in Internal Medicine School of Medicine Alumni Association award to a senior for outstanding performance in Year III internal medicine. Michael Meyers

Emanuel Graff Endowed Memorial Award Presented to a senior medical student who has a strong interest in cancer research or oncology patient treatment and care. Asra Shaik

Oliver J. Marcotte, M.D., Endowed Humanitarian Award Awarded to the senior medical student who best personifies personal involvement and total patient care, and inspires trust and confidence in the physician-patient relationship. Madeline Berschback

Dorothy and Charles A. Pokriefka Sr. Endowed Scholarship Presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated a high level of excellence in academic achievement. Evan Cameron

Sarah and John Tait Endowed Scholarship for Students Interested in Diabetes Research Presented to a graduating medical student who has a strong interest in diabetes research. Oluwatofehinti Akande

Sarah and John Tait Endowed Scholarship for Students Interested in Cancer Research Presented to a graduating medical student who has a strong interest cancer research. Keerthana Sankar

INTERNAL MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Student Scholar of the Year Award In recognition of a Wayne State University School of Medicine student who has exhibited outstanding principles and qualities of internal medicine and pediatrics. Rabiah Basith and Lawrence Chen

NEUROLOGY Dr. John McHenry Endowed Memorial Award Presented to a graduating senior for outstanding performance in neurology. Alyssa Nesbitt

9 Wayne State University School of Medicine NEUROSURGERY Karl G. Pinckard Scholarship Awarded to a graduating senior who has demonstrated a high level of academic achievement and was accepted into a neurosurgery residency program. Miles Hudson and Maxwell Laws

OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY David S. Diamond Memorial Endowed Scholarship To the senior who has distinguished themselves above all others in obstetrics/gynecology. Virginia Kaufman

OPHTHALMOLOGY Dong H. Shin Outstanding Ophthalmology Research Award Presented to senior students for outstanding research in the field of ophthalmology during the elective year. Samantha Arsenault, Fereshteh Azad, Neha Gupta and Paul Zlojutro

Robert C. Fraser, M.D., Endowed Scholarship Awarded to medical students nominated by the Department of Ophthalmology with a dedicated interest in ophthalmology. Fereshteh Azad, Matthew Johnson, Brandon Kennedy and Matthew Rolain

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Dr. Peter and Mrs. Patricia Palmer Award for Orthopaedic Surgery To the students who excelled academically and clinically in orthopaedic surgery. Hassan Mouzaihem and Joseph Seta

OTOLARYNGOLOGY Roger V. Walker Jr. Memorial Scholarship Presented to the graduating senior who has excelled in the field of otolaryngology. John Peleman

PATHOLOGY The Robert Rutzky Award To the senior who has performed at the highest level in courses offered by the Department of Pathology. Andrew Bacyinski

Saul Brown, M.D., Endowed Memorial Prize in Pathology Presented to a graduating senior in recognition of outstanding performance in the study of pathology. Benjamin Drumright

The Frank B. Walker, M.D., Endowed Memorial Prize in Pathology Presented to a fourth-year student at the Wayne State University School of Medicine for recognition of academic achievement and leadership in the study of scientific research. Matthew Rolain

PEDIATRICS The Anna Rutzky Memorial Award To the senior who has distinguished themselves above all others in pediatrics. Amelia Stone

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 10 Jeffrey Farkas, M.D., Endowed Memorial Award Presented to a graduating senior who has displayed character, discipline and a good work ethic in the field of pediatrics. Zachary Tolstyka Ph. D.

The Cheryl Hack, M.D., Pediatric Award Presented to the senior who has chosen a career in pediatrics and possesses the personal characteristics of sensitivity, insight, understanding and responsiveness to patient and parent needs for care. Emma Hickman

PSYCHIATRY The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Achievement Award Presented to the senior who has attained the highest level of achievement in the field of clinical psychiatry. Robin Bonomi

Jerrold S. Maxmen M.D. Endowed Scholarship Awarded to medical students selected by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences on the basis of their scholastic, academic achievement; qualities of leadership; and potential for an academic research career. Saara Mohammed

RADIOLOGY Israel J. Zimmerman, M.D., and Dena B. Zimmerman Endowed Fellowship in Radiology Presented to a senior medical student who has excelled academically and will pursue a career in radiology. Naomi Kis

SURGERY Junior Scholarship Award in Surgery School of Medicine Alumni Association award to a senior for outstanding performance in Year III surgery. Erin Feeney

Charles L. Huang, M.D., Award Awarded to a senior medical student for excellence in clinical and academic achievement in surgery. Benjamin James

DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS Awarded by the Student Senate in recognition of accomplishment and active participation in extracurricular programs that contribute to the betterment of the school. Madeline Berschback Jeremy Llaniguez, Ph.D. Serina Beydoun Anum Naseem Amanda Dooley Amelia Stone Joseph Friedi

DISTINCTION IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH Awarded by the dean upon the recommendation of the faculty to students who have achieved excellence in research and scholarship. Robin Bonomi, Ph.D. Henry Kwon Ankush Chandra Ellen Murphy David Gelovani Asra Shaik, Ph.D.

11 Wayne State University School of Medicine GOLD HUMANISM HONOR SOCIETY Honors physicians who are not only scientifically knowledgeable, but compassionate and dedicated to the humanistic side of medicine. Honor Cords: Gold

Kristy Abraham Sabrina Dieffenbach Brandon Kennedy Nicole Schnabel Diana Alaouie Amanda Dooley Irvin Lien Ayesha Sundaram Aria Bassiri Morgan Ellis Ellen Murphy Julia Tsinberg Raven Batshon, M.P.H. David Gelovani Anum Naseem Maria Veronica Clare G. Vigilar Jedidiah Bell Diana Kakos Nour Nasiri Serina Beydoun Virginia Kaufman Morgan Potter

AESCULAPIANS HONOR SOCIETY Elected by their peers for their outstanding contribution to extracurricular activities that enhance the medical school community. Honor Cords: Green Firas Askar Nadim El-Hage Jeremy Llaniguez, Ph.D. Tushar Shetty Andrew Bacyinski David Gelovani Lize Loubser Zoe Smith Aria Bassiri Adam Gorman Lauren Newhouse Michael Sobolic Raven Batshon, M.P.H. Tammy Hsia Ucheze Ononuju Kyle Strouse Jedidiah Bell Jay Jarodiya Sarah Ottum Charles Tsouvalas Rynita Bohler Diana Kakos Louise Sawaya Amanda Dooley Irvin Lien John Shanley

ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY National Medical Academic Honor Society Honor Cords: Green/Gold Samantha Arsenault Leigh Durudogan Anna Lee Sarah Ottum Andrew Bacyinski Allison Dycaico Hojun Lee Tahsin Rahman Jedidiah Bell Morgan Ellis Veronica Lewalski Bailey Ray John Berguson Michelle Eventov Lize Loubser Matthew Rolain Madeline Berschback Joseph Fakhoury Karen Ly Keerthana Sankar Allan Brazier Jr. Erin Feeney Quinton Mandle Louise Sawaya Richard Bremer Audrey Fotouhi Matthew Miller Mohammad Shukairy Ankush Chandra Ryan Freedman Viktoria Mladenovik Amelia Stone Daniel Cole Matthew Gross Ellen Murphy Hamilton Trinh James Deen Emma Hickman Anum Naseem Dilara Turk Nikita Desai Brandon Kennedy Michael Nissan Alyssa Drabik Eric Klomparens Allison Noesekabel Benjamin Drumright Maxwell Laws Brianna Novitsky

FIRST-GENERATION PHYSICIANS Honor Cords: Silver The School of Medicine honors those graduates who will be the first in their family to become a physician.

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 12 STUDENT SENATE EXECUTIVE BOARD President Year I & II: Jeremy Llaniguez, Ph.D. Student Organization President Year I: Irvin Lien M.D./Ph.D. Representative Year I: Michael Lisieski

CLASS OFFICERS

Year I Year III President: Leo Hall President: David Gelovani Vice President: David Gelovani Vice President: Anthony Lemieux Treasurer: Alexander Poznanski Treasurer: Alexander Poznanski Representative: Sanjana Kulkarni Representative: Jeremy Llaniguez, Ph.D. Representative: Sadaf Chaugle Representative: Sanjana Kulkarni Representative: Anthony Lemieux Representative: Sadaf Chaugle OSR Representative: Rima Sakr Representative: John Orelien

Year II Year IV President: Leo Hall President: David Gelovani Vice President: David Gelovani Vice President: Anthony Lemieux Treasurer: Alexander Poznanski Treasurer: Alexander Poznanski Representative: Anthony Lemieux Representative: Jeremy Llaniguez, Ph.D. Representative: Sanjana Kulkarni Representative: Sanjana Kulkarni Representative: Sadaf Chaugle Representative: Sadaf Chaugle OSR Representative: Rima Sakr Representative: Evan Gelzayd

Dear Class of 2020,

Your class senate expresses our congratulations to you for your graduation! This is surely a proud moment for you, your family, friends and colleagues as you begin your career as a physician, especially during this unique moment in medical history.

You are becoming a physician during a pandemic that will change the way people live their daily lives, interact with each other, and, ultimately, the way we practice medicine. You have the potential to make a lasting impact within your chosen specialty, and we all have no doubt that you certainly will.

As we move forward, we will remember our times in medical school fondly, and hope to follow your career closely with excitement.

I am humbled and proud to be graduating with this cohort of outstanding physicians. Our classmates have accomplished so many great things in such a short amount of time. We have changed the landscape of medicine through enacting legislation, remarkable research, community engagement, academic excellence and more. Every classmate I have interacted with has left me inspired by their passion, ingenuity and resilience. It has been an honor serving as your president, and I hope to stay in touch with every one of you as we establish ourselves as experts in our respective fields. See you at the reunions!

- David J. Gelovani, President, Class of 2020

13 Wayne State University School of Medicine OATH OF COMMITMENT

I do solemnly swear by all that I hold most sacred that according to my ability and judgment I will in every particular keep this, my oath and covenant:

I pledge to dedicate myself to the service of humanity and to honor the noble traditions of the medical profession. To hold them who have taught me this art as equal to my parents and to live my life in partnership with them. To give to my teachers the respect and gratitude which is their due; to regard my colleagues equally with my brethren; and to teach this art by precept, by lecture, and by every other mode of instruction to those who practice the healing arts.

As a physician, I will maintain the ultimate dignity of life while guiding its arrival, protecting its course, and easing its natural passage from this world. I will offer to those who seek my aid not only my knowledge and skills, but my warmth and compassion as well. Whatever in the lives of those I shall see or hear, either in my practice or outside of my practice, which should not be made public, this will I hold in silence, believing that such things should not be spoken.

I will conduct myself with honesty and virtue; with conscience and dignity will I live my life and practice my art. In all circumstances, I will consider every individual as equal without regard to race, creed or gender, refusing no one my help. I will abstain from every act of injustice and corruption. Above all else, I will do no harm (Primum Non Nocere).

I freely take this oath and will maintain the noble traditions of my profession, always tempering my science with the warmth and humility of the true physician.

Class of 2020, Wayne State University School of Medicine

INVESTITURE OF DOCTORAL HOODS

One of the most colorful features of an academic regalia procession is the appearance of the graduates, faculty, cabinet and Board of Governors in full academic regalia. These caps, gowns and hoods have long histories, and their patterns and colors have special significance.

The gown recalls the time when all students in centers of higher learning were members of the clergy and therefore wore garments the church considered proper.

The Oxford or “mortarboard” cap worn today is thought to be a combination of the close-fitting cap worn indoors by scholars of the Middle Ages and the soft square biretta worn outdoors. The tuft on the early cap has been replaced by a colored tassel that signifies the college granting the degree.

In modern universities, the distinctive mark of a degree is a hood, which in its earliest form was simply an article of clothing. Since the churches and lecture halls of European universities were cold, drafty places, scholars wore hoods as head coverings, attached to a cape or worn separately.

American universities, unlike those of England and Europe, have adopted a standard code of academic regalia. The design of the gown, the color of the tassel and the pattern, length and colors of the hood all have special meaning.

Each graduate wears a gown appropriate to the degree granted. The doctor’s gown is faced with velvet and has bell-shaped sleeves. Each sleeve carries three bars of velvet, or chevrons.

The most colorful part of the costume is the hood. The color of the velvet trim indicates the department in which the degree was granted; the width corresponds to the level of the degree. At this ceremony, candidates for medical doctoral degrees wear hoods with green velvet running along a black background, representing the academic color of medicine and the yellow and green silk representing Wayne State University.

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 14 Class of 2020

Kristy A. Abraham University of Illinois College of Medicine Internal Medicine/UIH Chicago, Illinois

Fareeza Afzal Ascension St. John Hospital Obstetrics-Gynecology Detroit, Michigan

Brandon D. Ahlgren Loyola University Medical Center Internal Medicine Maywood, Illinois

Abid A. Ahmad Indiana University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana

Yusaf R. Ahmed Henry Ford Hospital Anesthesiology Detroit, Michigan

Alec V. F. Aiello Beaumont Health Anesthesiology/Royal Oak Royal Oak, Michigan

Oluwatofehinti O. Akande Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Medicine-Pediatrics Detroit, Michigan

Diana M. Alaouie Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Hani Alhourani St. Mary Mercy Hospital Transitional (1) Livonia, Michigan University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital Radiology-Diagnostic (2) Rochester, New York

Eric J. Applebach** Mercy Health Muskegon Emergency Medicine Muskegon, Michigan

Samantha M. Arsenault Baylor College of Medicine Medicine-Preliminary (1) Houston, Texas Baylor College of Medicine-Houston Cullen Eye Institute Ophthalmology (2) Houston, Texas

Firas F. Askar Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Fatime B. Ayoub Memorial Healthcare System Obstetrics-Gynecology Pembroke Pines, Florida

Lubna Ayoubi Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Transitional (1) Detroit, Michigan University of Michigan Hospitals Physical Medicine and Ann Arbor, Michigan Rehabilitation (2)

Fereshteh Azad Spectrum Health/Michigan State University Transitional (1) Grand Rapids, Michigan Kresge Eye Institute/Wayne State University Ophthalmology (2) Detroit, Michigan

William H. Bachman Ascension St. John Hospital Family Medicine Detroit, Michigan

*With Distinction – Comprehensive Honors in Year I & III or II & III **With High Distinction – Comprehensive Honors in Years I, II and III (1) Post-Graduate Training Year I (2) Post-Graduate Training Year II

15 Wayne State University School of Medicine Brent T. Bacus Indiana University School of Medicine Emergency Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana

Andrew J. Bacyinski** Beaumont Health Transitional/Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan and Taylor (1) University of Michigan Hospitals Radiology-Diagnostic (2) Ann Arbor, Michigan

Mohamad Bakkar Children’s Hospital of Michigan Pediatrics Detroit, Michigan

Raphael G. Banoub Post-graduate research

Erin A. Barletta University of Southern California Pathology-Anatomic Los Angeles, California and Clinical

Eliezer Bar-Meir San Antonio Military Medical Center Transitional San Antonio, Texas

Rabiah Basith Children’s Hospital of Michigan Pediatrics Detroit, Michigan

Aria Bassiri Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland General Surgery Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio

Raven A. Batshon, M.P.H. University of Michigan Hospitals Family Medicine/Ypsilanti Ann Arbor, Michigan

Salah S. Bazzi NCC Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Internal Medicine Bethesda, Maryland

Mohamad H. Beidoun Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Jedidiah D. Bell University of California-San Diego Medical Center Medicine-Pediatrics San Diego, California

Celson J. Belton Postponing post-graduate training

Jon E. Berguson** SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Orthopaedic Surgery Brooklyn, New York

Brandon T. Berka Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine Emergency Medicine Kalamazoo, Michigan

Madeline A. Berschback** Massachusetts General Hospital Internal Medicine Boston, Massachusetts

Serina B. Beydoun Children’s Hospital of Michigan Pediatrics Detroit, Michigan

Sanjay Bhatt, D.D.S.* Ascension St. John Hospital Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Detroit, Michigan

Nina R. Bihani Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Psychiatry Detroit, Michigan

Kevin Z. Black University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Orthopaedic Surgery Education-Hamot Erie, Pennsylvania *With Distinction – Comprehensive Honors in Year I & III or II & III **With High Distinction – Comprehensive Honors in Years I, II and III (1) Post-Graduate Training Year I (2) Post-Graduate Training Year II

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 16 Eric M. Blumenfeld* University of California San Francisco-Fresno Psychiatry Fresno, California

Rynita R. Bohler* Christ Hospital/University of Cincinnati Family Medicine College of Medicine Cincinnati, Ohio

Alec T. Bonifer Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Otolaryngology Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio

Sara H. Bonilla-Larsen University of Southern California/Los Angeles County Medicine-Pediatrics + USC Medical Center Los Angeles, California

Robin E. Bonomi, Ph.D. Yale-New Haven Medical Center Psychiatry New Haven, Connecticut

Kirstie L. Boykin Nemours Children’s Hospital Pediatrics Orlando, Florida

Allan J. Brazier Jr.* Beaumont Health Radiology-Diagnostic/ Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak

Joseph R. Brazier* Beaumont Health Radiology-Diagnostic/ Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak

Richard J. Bremer* Brigham & Women’s Hospital Anesthesiology Boston, Massachusetts

Justin A. Bria Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Surgery-Preliminary Detroit, Michigan

Cristina G. Bruno Ascension St. John Hospital Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Dominique S. Bultsma Medical University of South Carolina Internal Medicine Charleston, South Carolina

Robert O. Burns Jr. Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Psychiatry Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio

Evan M. Cameron Inova Fairfax Hospital Internal Medicine Falls Church, Virginia

Erika A. Carter Postponing post-graduate training

Chelsea E. Carver University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver Medicine-Primary Aurora, Colorado

Carson H. Castellani Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Internal Medicine Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Christian T. Cavacece** San Antonio Military Medical Center Internal Medicine San Antonio, Texas

Ankush Chandra University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Neurological Surgery Houston, Texas

17 Wayne State University School of Medicine Karl A. Charlson Jr. Allegheny General Hospital Emergency Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sadaf H. Chaugle Ohio State University Medical Center Internal Medicine Columbus, Ohio

Lawrence T. Chen Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Medicine-Pediatrics Detroit, Michigan

Monique J. Cheng* University of Pennyslvania Medical Center Anesthesiology Medical Education Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Joanne J. Choi St. Joseph Mercy Transitional (1) Ann Arbor, Michigan Kresge Eye Institute/Wayne State University Ophthalmology (2) Detroit, Michigan

Gillian N. Chop Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Obstetrics-Gynecology Bethesda, Maryland

Matthew Chuang St. Mary Mercy Hospital Transitional (1) Livonia, Michigan Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein Anesthesiology (2) College of Medicine Bronx, New York

Christine E. Ciaramitaro Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Psychiatry Dayton, Ohio

David J. Clausen Ascension St. John Hospital General Surgery Detroit, Michigan

Christopher Clement Postponing post-graduate training

Daniel W. Cole** St. Joseph Mercy Transitional (1) Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Michigan Hospitals Dermatology (2) Ann Arbor, Michigan

Eric D. Collins Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Psychiatry Detroit, Michigan

Louise D. Colo Henry Ford Hospital Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Peter A. Conrad Indiana University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana

Mark A. Cooks II Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Transitional (1) Detroit, Michigan Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Radiology-Diagnostic (2) Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio

Christopher P. Cooney Lewis Gale Medical Center Emergency Medicine Salem, Virginia

Elizabeth R. Curtiss North Country HealthCare Family Medicine Flagstaff, Arizona

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 18 Ashley R. D’Agostini, D.D.S. Ascension St. John Hospital Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Detroit, Michigan

Edwin David ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital Transitional (1) Monroe, Michigan Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, New York Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2)

John S. Dayco Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Internal Medicine/Detroit/ Detroit, Michigan Harper/VA

James M. Deen* Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Internal Medicine Los Angeles, California

Eric J. Denha Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Nikita H. Desai* Emory University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Atlanta, Georgia

Sabrina S. Dieffenbach Henry Ford Allegiance Health Transitional (1) Jackson, Michigan Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School Physical Medicine and Newark, New Jersey Rehabilitation (2)

Amanda B. Dooley* Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University General Surgery Detroit, Michigan

Alyssa A. Drabik* Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Obstetrics-Gynecology Detroit, Michigan

Benjamin L. Drumright** University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver Internal Medicine Aurora, Colorado

Brandon Duncan, D.D.S. Ascension St. John Hospital Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Detroit, Michigan

Leigh C. Durudogan** Beaumont Health Obstetrics-Gynecology/ Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak

Allison E. Dycaico* Oregon Health & Science University Medicine-Preliminary/ Portland, Oregon Neurology (1) Oregon Health & Science University Neurology (2) Portland, Oregon

Justin M. Ealba** Henry Ford Hospital Radiology-Diagnostic Detroit, Michigan

Andrew R. El-Alam Henry Ford Hospital Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

John T. Elenbaas** Spectrum Health/Michigan State University Emergency Medicine Grand Rapids, Michigan

Nadim G. El-Hage Sparrow Hospital General Surgery Lansing, Michigan

19 Wayne State University School of Medicine Morgan M. Ellis** Kettering Health Network/Kettering Medical Center Transitional (1) Kettering, Ohio Rush University Medical Center Dermatology (2) Chicago, Illinois

Ashley Erwin Ascension Providence/Michigan State University Family Medicine College of Human Medicine Southfield, Michigan

Khalid M. Eteer Henry Ford Hospital Radiology-Diagnostic Detroit, Michigan

Michelle I. Eventov University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Transitional (1) Medical Education Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Physical Medicine and Medical Education Rehabilitation (2) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nnayereugo C. Ezekwemba Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Internal Medicine/Detroit/ Detroit, Michigan Harper/VA

Maha B. Fakherddine Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein Emergency Medicine/ College of Medicine Jacobi Bronx, New York

Joseph W. Fakhoury* Henry Ford Hospital Transitional (1) Detroit, Michigan Henry Ford Hospital Dermatology (2) Detroit, Michigan

Mohamed M. Fakih Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Surgery-Preliminary Detroit, Michigan

Benjamin T. Farrell Brooklyn Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Brooklyn, New York

Amanda F. Farris Providence Health & Services-Oregon/Providence Internal Medicine/ Medical Center Portland Portland, Oregon

Erin V. Feeney* University of Pittsburgh Medical Center General Surgery Medical Education Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Valeria Y. Fernandez University of Arizona College of Medicine Surgery-Preliminary Tuscon, Arizona

Dominik E. Fleifel Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Orthopaedic Surgery Detroit, Michigan

Audrey K. Fotouhi St. Mary Mercy Hospital Transitional (1) Livonia, Michigan Wayne State University School of Medicine Dermatology (2) Detroit, Michigan

Brendan M. Franz Henry Ford Hospital Radiology-Diagnostic Detroit, Michigan

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 20 Ryan L. Freedman** Ascension Providence/Michigan State University Transitional (1) College of Human Medicine Southfield, Michigan Kresge Eye Institute/Wayne State University Ophthalmology (2) Detroit, Michigan

Laith R. Freij University of Illinois College of Medicine Neurology Chicago, Illinois

Joseph D. Friedli Beaumont Health Family Medicine/Wayne Wayne, Michigan

Joshua P. Gahan Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center Radiology-Diagnostic Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Michael N. Gaona Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Family Medicine Camp Pendleton, California

Joshua T. Gaudette Henry Ford Hospital Radiology-Diagnostic Detroit, Michigan

Christina J. Ge Anne Arundel Medical Center Obstetrics-Gynecology Annapolis, Maryland

David J. Gelovani Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Evan C. Gelzayd Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Anesthesiology Los Angeles, California

Ali H. Ghandour Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Jennifer C. Gilbert SUNY Upstate Medical University Surgery-Preliminary Syracuse, New York

Kevin R. Ginnebaugh Henry Ford Hospital Pathology-Anatomic Detroit, Michigan and Clinical

Adam B. Gorman University of Michigan Hospitals Pediatrics Ann Arbor, Michigan

Shiwanda I. Govan Ascension St. John Hospital Pediatrics Detroit, Michigan

Madison A. Grasty Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania General Surgery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert C. Grenn St. Mary Mercy Hospital Psychiatry Livonia, Michigan

Matthew W. Gross University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Internal Medicine Medical Education Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Neha Gupta Beaumont Health Transitional/Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan and Taylor (1) SUNY Upstate Medical Center Ophthalmology (2) Syracuse, New York

21 Wayne State University School of Medicine Lilliana S. Haddad University of Michigan Hospitals Pediatrics Ann Arbor, Michigan

Mira S. Hamame Beaumont Health Family Medicine/Wayne Wayne, Michigan

Melissa O. Hannish Authority Health GME Pediatrics Detroit, Michigan

Zeeshan Haque Mercy Health Grand Rapids Transitional (1) Grand Rapids, Michigan University of Central Florida College of Medicine Physical Medicine and GME Consortium Rehabilitation (2) Pensacola, Florida

Melanie Hartenian Allegheny General Hospital Emergency Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Emma T. Hickman* Children’s National Medical Center Child Neurology Washington, District of Columbia

Jordan O. Holloway Ohio State University Medical Center Anesthesiology Columbus, Ohio

Hieu D. Hong St. John’s Riverside Hospital Emergency Medicine Yonkers, New York

Jason A. Horowitz St. Louis University School of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery St. Louis, Missouri

Ali Hourani Children’s Hospital of Michigan Pediatrics Detroit, Michigan

Tammy Y. Hsia Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Miles A. Hudson Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education Neurological Surgery Scottsdale, Arizona

Syed F. Hussain Loma Linda University Internal Medicine Loma Linda, California

Tyler A. Ice Redmond Regional Medical Center Internal Medicine Rome, Georgia

Adeola F. Ishola Cleveland Clinic Foundation Internal Medicine Cleveland, Ohio

Dennis N. Jackson Henry Ford Hospital Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Megha Jagannathan Loyola University Medical Center Internal Medicine Maywood, Illinois

Benjamin T. James Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University General Surgery Detroit, Michigan

Jay B. Jarodiya Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Internal Medicine/Detroit/ Detroit, Michigan Harper/VA

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 22 Ali H. Jawad Beaumont Health Orthopaedic Surgery/ Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak and Taylor

Latoya M. Jeanpierre University of Toledo Pediatrics Toledo, Ohio

Reba S. John* Henry Ford Hospital Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Matthew C. Johnson University of Michigan Hospitals Medicine-Preliminary (1) Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Michigan Hospitals Ophthalmology (2) Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ashley S. Jones Central Michigan University College of Medicine Psychiatry MIDOCS Saginaw, Michigan

Taymaz Joneydian Rush University Medical Center Psychiatry Chicago, Illinois

Lauren E. Juliano Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Diana S. Kako University of Michigan Hospitals Internal Medicine Ann Arbor, Michigan

Andrew Karam Postponing post-graduate training

Nilushi R. Karunamuni Emory University School of Medicine Transitional (1) Atlanta, Georgia Emory University School of Medicine Neurology (2) Atlanta, Georgia

Urvashi Katiyar Western Michigan University Stryker General Surgery School of Medicine Kalamazoo, Michigan

Virginia S. L. Kaufman Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Obstetrics-Gynecology Detroit, Michigan

Brandon J. Kennedy University of Utah Health Medicine-Preliminary (1) Salt Lake City, Utah University of Utah Health Ophthalmology (2) Salt Lake City, Utah

Narindra Khalikaprasad Valley Health System Emergency Medicine Las Vegas, Nevada

Liza K. Khalil, Pharm.D. Beaumont Health Emergency Medicine/ Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak

Naomi Kis University of Illinois College of Medicine-Peoria OSF Radiology-Diagnostic Peoria, Illinois

Eric A. Klomparens* Western Michigan University Stryker Psychiatry School of Medicine Kalamazoo, Michigan

23 Wayne State University School of Medicine Joshua J. Kovoor Hurley Medical Center Transitional (1) Flint, Michigan Tufts Medical Center Radiation Oncology (2) Boston, Massachusetts

Brian D. Krasnick Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Psychiatry Detroit, Michigan

Joanna C. Kukla Bridgeport Hospital Obstetrics-Gynecology Bridgeport, Connecticut

Sanjana P. Kulkarni Ascension St. John Hospital Obstetrics-Gynecology Detroit, Michigan

Henry Y. Kwon Henry Ford Hospital Surgery-Preliminary Detroit, Michigan

Ross W. Kynast Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Emergency Medicine Dayton, Ohio

Maxwell T. Laws* National Institutes of Health Neurological Surgery Bethesda, Maryland

Andrew J. Le University of California Riverside School of Medicine Family Medicine Riverside, California

Daniel L. Lecours University of Vermont Medical Center Psychiatry Burlington, Vermont

Anna H. Lee* University of California Los Angeles Medical Center Internal Medicine Los Angeles, California

Hojun Lee** Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Internal Medicine Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio

Anthony M. Lemieux Madigan Army Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery Tacoma, Washington

Veronica G. Lewalski* Nationwide Children’s Hospital Pediatrics Columbus, Ohio

Irvin C. Lien Kaiser Permanente-Oakland Internal Medicine Oakland, California

Dandrich Y. Lim Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Colton, California

Michael J. Lisieski, Ph.D. University of Toledo Family Medicine Toledo, Ohio

Jeremy T. Llaniguez, Ph.D. University of Kentucky Medical Center Surgery-Preliminary Lexington, Kentucky

Richard Q. Loi Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Surgery-Preliminary (1) Medical Center Torrance, California Loma Linda University Radiology-Diagnostic (2) Loma Linda, California

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 24 Lize Loubser* University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Family Medicine/Via Wichita, Kansas Christi

Stephanie A. Lucas, Ph.D. Cleveland Clinic Foundation Child Neurology Cleveland, Ohio

Karen M. Ly Olive View-University of California Internal Medicine (1) Los Angeles Medical Center Los Angeles, California Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Dermatology (2) Lebanon, New Hampshire

Quinton J. Mandle** Nationwide Children’s Hospital Child Neurology Columbus, Ohio

Emily K. Marlow Tulane University School of Medicine Obstetrics-Gynecology New Orleans, Louisiana

Georgiana A. Marusca Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Internal Medicine/Detroit/ Detroit, Michigan Harper/VA

Kasey J. McCollum Duke University Medical Center Pathology-Anatomic and Durham, North Carolina Clinical

Adam C. McMillan Spectrum Health/Michigan State University Family Medicine Grand Rapids, Michigan

Megan I. McNitt Henry Ford Hospital Obstetrics-Gynecology Detroit, Michigan

Michael P. Meyers Mercy Health Grand Rapids Internal Medicine Grand Rapids, Michigan

Laura A. Miller University of Toledo Emergency Medicine Toledo, Ohio

Matthew J. Miller** University of Michigan Hospitals Internal Medicine Ann Arbor, Michigan

Viktoria Mladenovik* Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Internal Medicine Boston, Massaschusetts

Dawlat A. Mohamed* University of Illinois-Chicago/Metro Group Hospitals General Surgery Chicago, Illinois

Saara A. Mohammed Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Psychiatry Detroit, Michigan

Hassan J. Mouzaihem Beaumont Health Orthopaedic Surgery/ Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak and Taylor

Danielle K. Murphy Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Emergency Medicine/ Detroit, Michigan Sinai-Grace

Ellen C. Murphy Brigham & Women’s Hospital Obstetrics-Gynecology/ Boston, Massachusetts BWH-MGH

25 Wayne State University School of Medicine Swapna N. Musunur Duke University Medical Center Medicine-Preliminary/ Durham, North Carolina Neurology (1) Duke University Medical Center Neurology (2) Durham, North Carolina

Anum F. Naseem** McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Obstetrics-Gynecology Chicago, Illinois

Hasan M. Naserdean Ascension St. John Hospital Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Nour K. Nasiri Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Zeinab Nasser Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Alyssa M. Nesbitt University of Cincinnati Medical Center Neurology Cincinnati, Ohio

Lauren P. Newhouse University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago Anesthesiology Chicago, Illinois

Michael E. Nissan University of Texas Southwestern Medical School-Dallas Plastic Surgery Dallas, Texas (Integrated)

Allison E. Noesekabel Kaiser Permanente-Santa Rosa Family Medicine Santa Rosa, California

Brianna C. Novitsky McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern Pediatrics University/Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Chicago, Illinois

Caden T. Nowak HealthONE Internal Medicine/Sky Denver, Colorado Ridge

Sean P. O’Leary* HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida Transitional (1) Morsani-Bayonet Point Hudson, Florida University of Central Florida College of Physical Medicine and Medicine/GME Consortium Rehabilitation (2) Pensacola, Florida

Ucheze C. Ononuju Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Surgery-Preliminary Detroit, Michigan

John R. Orelien Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center Family Medicine Lima, Ohio

Sarah E. Ottum Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Surgery-Preliminary Detroit, Michigan

Ahmed J. Oudeif Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Ishan A. Patel Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Orthopaedic Surgery Detroit, Michigan

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 26 Shayla M. Patton Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital Obstetrics-Gynecology Warren, Michigan

Megan E. Pawloski University of California Davis Medical Center Emergency Medicine Sacramento, California

John R. Peleman Wayne State University School of Medicine Otolaryngology Detroit, Michigan

Anika Pewlee Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Morgan E. Potter Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine New York, New York

Alexander J. Poznanski Henry Ford Hospital Psychiatry Detroit, Michigan

Taylor A. Pruis** McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Anesthesiology Chicago, Illinois

Delisa A. Quayson University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver Obstetrics-Gynecology Aurora, Colorado

Ruchi A. Rachmale Postponing post-graduate training

Ali M. Rahim Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Tahsin M. Rahman* Henry Ford Hospital Orthopaedic Surgery Detroit, Michigan

Diksha Ratnam Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Bailey M. Ray Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Internal Medicine Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Patrick S. Riedy Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Emergency Medicine/ Detroit, Michigan Sinai-Grace

Matthew M. Rolain** University of Virginia Medical Center Medicine-Preliminary (1) Charlottesville, Virginia University of Virginia Medical Center Ophthalmology (2) Charlottesville, Virginia

Tarek R. Sangid Postponing post-graduate training

Keerthana Sankar* Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Internal Medicine Los Angeles, California

Louise B. Sawaya Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medicine-Pediatrics Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio

Nicole E. Schnabel* Ascension St. John Hospital Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Joseph F. Seta Ascension Providence/Michigan State University Orthopaedic Surgery College of Human Medicine Southfield, Michigan

27 Wayne State University School of Medicine Asra N. Shaik, Ph.D. Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Internal Medicine/Detroit/ Detroit, Michigan Harper/VA

John R. Shanley Beaumont Health Surgery-Preliminary/ Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak

Tushar A. Shetty Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Obstetrics-Gynecology Detroit, Michigan

Mohammad K. Shukairy** Loyola University Medical Center Otolaryngology Maywood, Illinois

Dustin D. Sielski Beaumont Health Physical Medicine and Royal Oak, Michigan Rehabilitation/Royal Oak

Andrew M. Smith University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education Emergency Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Zachary A. Smith, Ph.D. Postponing post-graduate training

Zoë I. Smith Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Transitional (1) Detroit, Michigan Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/ Dermatology (2) Cooper University Hospital Camden, New Jersey

Michael Sobolic Beaumont Health General Surgery/ Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak

Preethi U. Sriranga Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Obstetrics-Gynecology Detroit, Michigan

Gabrielle V. Statzer St. Louis University School of Medicine Anesthesiology St. Louis, Missouri

Ryan H. Stevens Postponing post-graduate training

Hilary P. Stevenson, Ph.D. St. Mary Mercy Hospital Psychiatry Livonia, Michigan

Amelia R. Stone* McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern Pediatrics University/Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Chicago, Illinois

Kyle S. Strouse Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Surgery-Preliminary Detroit, Michigan

Nicholas J. Sturla Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Lydia Su McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Anesthesiology Chicago, Illinois

Ayesha H. Sundaram Cambridge Health Alliance Internal Medicine Cambridge, Massachusetts

Raviteja Suryadevara University of Kentucky Medical Center Surgery-Preliminary Lexington, Kentucky

Diana K. Svinarich Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 28 Vishwas Tiwari Henry Ford Hospital Radiology-Diagnostic Detroit, Michigan

Zachary P. Tolstyka, Ph.D. Spectrum Health/Michigan State University Pediatrics Grand Rapids, Michigan

Steven M. Townsend Wayne State University School of Medicine Transitional Detroit, Michigan

Christopher Trepanier Henry Ford Hospital Transitional (1) Detroit, Michigan New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Radiology-Diagnostic (2) University Medical Center New York, New York

Hamilton Trinh* University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver Surgery-Preliminary Aurora, Colorado

Julia Tsinberg St. Mary Mercy Hospital Transitional (1) Livonia, Michigan New York University-Grossman School Of Medicine Physical Medicine and New York, New York Rehabilitation (2)

Charles P. Tsouvalas Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Los Angeles, California

Dilara S. Turk** St. Mary Mercy Hospital Transitional (1) Livonia, Michigan Wayne State University School of Medicine Dermatology (2) Detroit, Michigan

Annika J. Van Wieren Ascension St. John Hospital Emergency Medicine Detroit, Michigan

Isaac J. VanDam Spectrum Health/Michigan State University Family Medicine Grand Rapids, Michigan

Gautham Vellaichamy Henry Ford Hospital Transitional (1) Detroit, Michigan Henry Ford Hospital Dermatology (2) Detroit, Michigan

Ron M. Vidri* University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Anesthesiology Medical Education Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Maria Veronica Clare G. Vigilar NCC Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Psychiatry Bethesda, Maryland

Kurt D. Wilhelm Beaumont Health Physical Medicine and Royal Oak, Michigan Rehabilitation/Royal Oak

Alexander R. Williams University of Miami/Jackson Health System Anesthesiology Miami, Florida

Andrew Yan Wayne State University School of Medicine Transitional (1) Detroit, Michigan Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital Physical Medicine and Chicago, Illinois Rehabilitation (2)

29 Wayne State University School of Medicine Bilal J. Zeftawi St. John’s Riverside Hospital Emergency Medicine Yonkers, New York

Jessica W. Zhang Beaumont Health Anesthesiology/Royal Oak Royal Oak, Michigan

Michael Zhao St. Mary Mercy Hospital Transitional (1) Livonia, Michigan Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein Radiology-Diagnostic (2) College of Medicine Bronx, New York

Paul A. Zlojutro Beaumont Health Transitional/Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan and Taylor (1) Kresge Eye Institute/Wayne State University Ophthalmology (2) Detroit, Michigan

Houda T. Zreik Beaumont Health Family Medicine/Wayne Wayne, Michigan

The appearance of a name, recognition for academic achievement, and department and/or university honors on the following lists is presumptive, but not conclusive of graduation. Participation in the commencement ceremony does not constitute graduation. Academic records will show the graduation date and recognition for academic achievement when degrees have been certified. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this program’s content. Any omissions or errors are unintentional.

Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 30 Congratulations, graduates!

It is an honor to celebrate your commencement, and we are proud to welcome you to the School of Medicine alumni family. After countless hours of studying, shadowing and serving our community, you have officially earned the title of Warrior M.D.

The Wayne State University physicians who have gone before you, and whose ranks you now join, have had the privilege of helping you pursue your passions. You have embraced the necessary commitments to both the art and science of medicine, and to creating change through your work. We look forward to learning of your many accomplishments in the years ahead.

As graduates of the School of Medicine, it is now your turn to be there for the next generation of students — providing counsel, support and guidance as they progress through their medical education.

On behalf of our more than 23,000 alumni across the country and around the world, we wish you much success, we welcome you as our colleagues, and we celebrate the start of our enduring relationship as alumni and friends.

- School of Medicine Medical Alumni Association

School of Medicine Alumni Association

alumni.med.wayne.edu

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