Chief Residents List for 2016-2017

Thanks to everyone who wrote in! Since we published our updated list, we've received several additional chief resident entries! Those names have been added to the list. Additional names can be sent to us via email.

What does it mean to be named chief resident? It means that your program director has deemed you ready to handle additional responsibilities in residency training—such as mentoring and advocating for residents on your team, doing work to support overall residency program objectives, and other added leadership or administrative duties.

Generally, chief residents are selected by the director of a given residency program but are occasionally nominated by their peers. They’re usually selected based on their clinical and leadership skills.

The List: Chief Residents for 2016-2017

Check out the list below to see which graduates from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) were named chief resident for 2016-2017.

Keep an eye on this post: We'll add more names to the list as we receive them.

Anesthesiology Chief Residents

Alexandra Fox, MD— Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ

Emergency Medicine Chief Residents

Aaron Tiffee, MD— Louisiana State University Healthcare Network, Baton Rouge, LA

Family Medicine Chief Residents

Andrea Andrade, MD—East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Samyuktha Devabhaktuni, MD—Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH

David El-Hassan, MD—St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL

Manuel Guerrero, MD—Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV

Internal Medicine Chief Residents

Martin Binesh, MD—Baton Rouge General Medical Center (affiliated with Tulane University School of Medicine), LA

Aaron De Witt, MD—Baton Rouge General Medical Center (affiliated with Tulane University School of Medicine), LA

Evan Hiner, MD—St. John Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI (affiliated with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine)

Savreet Kaur, MD—St. John Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI (affiliated with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine)

Jayanth Lakshmikanth, MD—Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Starting July 2017: Josh Mosdale, MD—St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT (affiliated with Yale School of Medicine)

Shahina Patel, MD—St. John Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI (affiliated with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine)

Neurology Chief Residents

Parshaw Dorriz, MD—Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Pediatrics Chief Residents

Rajni Sandhu Marco, MD—East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC

Jennifer Morrison, MD—SUNY Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital, Syracuse, NY

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Chief Residents

Jaspreet Singh, MD—SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

Psychiatry Chief Residents

Amina Zahra Ali, MD—Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY

Derek Blevins, MD—University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA

Radiology Chief Residents

Luke Smith, MD— Memorial University Medical Center/Mercer University, Savannah, GA

Surgery Chief Residents

Kevin Kemp, MD—Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA

Thomas “Joe” Watson, M.D.—PinnacleHealth, Harrisburg, PA

Are you a 2016-2017 chief resident who isn't listed here, but would like to be? Send us an email with your name and residency information. We'd be glad to add you.