What does it mean to be named a chief resident? Your residency program director and/or peers feel that you are capable and ready to handle additional responsibilities in postgraduate training—such as mentoring and advocating for other members of your team, doing work to support overall program objectives, and other added leadership or administrative duties.
As the next year of postgraduate training begins, AUC is proud to recognize the following AUC graduates who have been named chief residents and fellows for the 2020-2021 year.
Are you an AUC graduate who has been named chief resident or fellow? Send an email to [email protected] with your name and residency information and we'll add you to our growing list!
Family Medicine
Joseph Escobar, MD '18 – Chief Resident, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Erin Vavro, MD '18 – Chief Resident, Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit, MI
Michael Villasin, MD '18 – Chief Resident, Soin Medical Center, Beavercreek, OH
Joshua West, MD '18 – Chief Resident, Abrazo Central Campus, Phoenix, AZ
Internal Medicine
Tushar Bajaj, MD '18 – Chief Resident, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA
Serghei Burcovschii, MD '17 – Chief Resident, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA
Hailey Tarleton, MD ’18 – Chief Resident, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Pediatrics
Aleesa Fedt, MD ’18 – Chief Resident, Marshfield Children’s Hospital, Marshfield, WI
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Blair Rolnick, MD ’16 – Chief Fellow, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Sony Issac, MD ’16 – Chief Resident, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY
Michael Mosier, MD '17 – Chief Resident, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Pulmonary Critical Care
David Kwon, MD '14 – Chief Fellow, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA
Sleep Medicine
Ahana Sandhu, MD ’16 – Chief Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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