Match Day 2000:
The Envelope Please

Whither the Residency?
Newly Minted M.D.s Get the Good News

Excitement, anticipation and jubilation were the overriding emotions on March 16, 2000, as the U-M Medical School's Class of 2000 assembled to discover which residency programs would be theirs as they move on to the next important step in their medical careers. Of the 136 students who participated in the National Resident Matching Program, a computer-based selection process that pairs students with their preferred residency programs, 63 percent matched with their first choice and 13 percent received their second choice. Overall, four-fifths of the students received one of their three top choices of residency programs. An additional 23 students who participated in different matching programs, such as Ph.D. programs, post-doctoral programs or programs sponsored by the U.S. military, also attended Match Day.

Match Day is sponsored by the Medical Center Alumni Society, the Student Council and the Dean's Office. In addition to celebrating their new residencies, students also celebrated the announcement of Heather Bunting as the recipient of this year's Niland Award. Established by the Class of 1986 to honor class member Patrick John Niland, who was killed in a car crash in 1985, the Niland Award recognizes a senior student selected by his or her fellow classmates as best exemplifying the warmth and compassion for which Niland was known.

Anesthesiology
Susanne R. Gelbke,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Nicole B. Hlava,
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Zachary Kitchen,
Bethesda Naval Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Ana Krakusin,
Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia
Christine M. Krueger,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Gerald A. Mastaw,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Shyam D. Parekh,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Miguel Suarez-Benet,
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Yun Wang,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Bryant Wu,
University of Michigan Hospitals

Dermatology
Wennie C. Liao,
University Hospital, Cincinnati
Beata L. Rydzik,
University of Michigan Hospitals

Emergency Medicine
Ranjiv M. Advani,
Maine Medical Center, Portland
David P. Betten,
Henry Ford Health Science Center, Detroit
Hillary J. Cohen,
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte
Santosh R. Davies,
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Joseph F. Ehlers,
Henry Ford Health Science Center, Detroit
Travis J. Heining,
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis
James Huizenga,
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton
Eugene J. Kim,
University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville
Taeeung J. Kim,
Loma Linda University, California
Toan Leung,
Cook County Hospital, Illinois
Marek Ma,
University Hospital of Cincinnati
Brian D. McBeth,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Raveendra S. Morchi,
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, Providence
David C. Morro,
Henry Ford Health Science Center, Detroit
Michael C. Overbeck,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Dominic Perrotta,
Darnall Army Hospital, Ft. Hood, Texas
Geneva B. Tatem,
University of Chicago Hospital

Family Medicine
Julia Bemer,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Heather N. Bunting,
St. Mary's Health Service, Grand Rapids
Julia M. Dealmeida,
Rhode Island Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket
Manjushree Deshpande,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Jameelah J. Gater,
Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia
Dana E. Hawkins,
Sutter Health, California
Gregory S. Hyland,
St. Mary's Health Service, Grand Rapids
Stacey L. Krause,
Exempla St. Joseph, Denver
Allison M. Leach,
Maine Medical Center, Portland
Jennifer L. Schafer,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Joshua D. Uy,
MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, Illinois
Zoe J. Wardley,
Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania

General Surgery
Brian T. Chin,
University of California Medical Center, San Diego
Naveen Gupta,
New York University Medical Center
Nicholas M. Lopez,
University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington
Elizabeth J. Renaud,
Boston University Medical Center
Aeisha K. Stimage,
Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia
Alexander H. Toledo,
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore
Dennis C. Tong,
Henry Ford Health Science Center, Detroit
Amy R. Woznick,
William Beaumont Hospital, Detroit

Internal Medicine
Nima Afshar,
University of California, San Francisco
Grant D. Barish,
University of California, San Francisco
Anne Y. Chen,
Henry Ford Health Science Center, Detroit
Madhavi Dandu,
University of California, San Francisco
David A. Deguzman,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Michele M. Doughty,
Emory University School of Medicine,
Georgia
Steven M. Ewer,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Amit Gaggar,
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Samir Gupta,
University of California,
San Francisco
Erin E. Hogan,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Renee A. Hoynacke,
Marshfield/St. Joseph's, Wisconsin
Kevin T. Huang,
University of California, Irvine
Megan S. Jacobs,
McGaw Medical Center,
Northwestern University
Peter V. Johnston,
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Jeffrey Jones,
McGill University, Montreal
Andrew C. Lee,
University of Washington Hospitals,
Seattle
Robert H. Lee,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Grace A. Lin,
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
Gregory J. Makris,
University of Illinois, Chicago
Randall S. Meisner,
McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University
Aparna Padiyar,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Supriya Rajpal,
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Santosh K. Rao,
University of California, San Diego
James P. Smith,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Scott T. Sutton,
University of Colorado, Denver
Yuhjung J. Tsai,
University of California Medical Center, Davis
Rex T. Wang,
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, California
Dana R. Wood,
McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University
Jason C. Wood,
St. Mary's Hospital & Medical Center, San Francisco
Dennis Y. Wu,
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, California
Tina T. Wu,
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco

Medicine-Pediatrics
Annissa F. Jabarin,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Ellen T. Song,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Steven A. Yukl,
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Neurology
Amrit Kaur,
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Neurosurgery
Barunashish Brahma,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Sonia Eden,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Joshua Kouri,
University of Florida, Gainesville
Nicholas Levine,
University of Cincinnati

Obstetrics-Gynecology
Shaiba Z. Ansariali,
University of Illinois, Chicago
Jennifer E. Ballard,
University of Minnesota Medical School,
Minneapolis
David W. Calton,
William Beaumont Hospital, Detroit
Aparna Diwan,
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston
Michael D. Evers,
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Mei Ge,
UCLA Medical Center
Pooja Mittal,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Santosh Pandipati,
University of Washington Hospitals, Seattle
Shannon H. Panszi,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester

Ophthalmology
Mandar M. Joshi,
Tufts/New England Eye Center, Boston
Aaleya F. Koreishi,
Johns Hopkins/Wilmer, Sinai, Maryland
David M. Mills,
University of Florida, Gainesville
Leila Mokhtarzadeh,
Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia
Paul E. Nicholas,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Ehsan Sadri,
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lori A. Stec,
William Beaumont Hospital, Detroit
Robert S. Wirthlin,
University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Orthopaedic Surgery
John C. Austin,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Jessica S. Cooper,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Matthew J. Siskosky,
William Beaumont Hospital, Detroit
Samantha A. Spencer,
Harvard Combined Program, Cambridge
Brady T. Vibert,
William Beaumont Hospital, Detroit

Otolaryngology
Eric Bauer,
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Matthew S. Pogodzinski,
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester
Garfield Johnson,
University of Michigan Hospitals

Pathology
Ralph C. Fenn,
Stanford University, California
Kenneth Takekoshi,
University of Michigan Hospitals

Pediatrics
Melody D. Alger,
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Craig A. Barkan,
Long Island Jewish Hospital
Heather L. Burrows,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Megan M. Edison,
Maine Medical Center, Portland
Andrea M. Hoogerland,
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospital, Milwaukee
Sandhya H. Krishnan,
University of Chicago Hospitals
Damian J. Krysan,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Jin Shin R. Kwak,
Children's National, Washington D.C.
June A. Lee,
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Carey N. Lumeng,
Boston Combined Pediatric Residency
Crystal G. Martin,
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
Nelangi M. Pinto,
University of Washington Hospitals, Seattle
Ena M. Randolph,
University of California, San Francisco
Janice M. Rourk,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Fabian Salinas,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Ruth Scrano,
Bethesda Naval Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Plastic Surgery
Jafar S. Hasan,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Jonathan S. Wilensky,
University of Michigan Hospitals

Psychiatry
Puneet K. Ailawadi,
University of Michigan Hospitals
John W. Denninger,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Virginia Matheson,
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton
Chukwunweik Nwankwo,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Eric A. Samstad,
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
David W. Sirkin,
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute

Radiation Oncology
Scott G. Soltys,
Stanford University Hospitals

Radiology
Amanda E. Bauer,
St. Louis University, Missouri
Eric B. Callaghan,
University of Iowa Hospitals,
Iowa City
Gene A. Carpenter,
Duke University Medical Center,
Durham, North Carolina
Emma C. Diponio,
Grand Rapids Medical Center
Eric A. Gelino,
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Thomas K. Song,
Henry Ford Health Science Center,
Detroit

Surgery-Preliminary Year
Martin Barrios,
Stanford University Medical Center
Sharon E. Baughman,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Eunice S. Chung,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Alexander J. Fernandez,
University of Michigan Hospitals
Rajesh G. Govindaiah,
William Beaumont Hospital, Detroit
Kahlil Shillingford,
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Transitional Year
Joseph Crow,
Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia

Urology
Stefan Gutow,
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
Jeffrey L. O'Connor,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville
Michael Shulman,
University of Texas SW Medical School, Dallas
Zachary L. Voeltz,
Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia
Brian M. Yoder,
University of Michigan Hospitals