PGY-2

Mandana Abollhassani
Name: Mandana Abollhassani
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Family Life: Married
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Outside Interests: swimming

Latifa Akande
Name: Latifa Akande
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Hometown: Ibadan, Nigeria
Family Life: single
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Outside Interests: music, shopping

Kenneth Arney
Name: Kenneth Arney
Medical School: Ross University
Undergraduate School: Georgia Southern University
Hometown: Augusta, GA
Family Life: single
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Outside Interests: movies, sports, video games, reading

Gang Cheng
Name: Gang Cheng
Medical School: Harbin Medical University
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Hometown: Harbin, China
Family Life: single
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Outside Interests: soccer, baseball, basketball

Daniel Chong
Name: Daniel Chong
Medical School: University of Virginia
Undergraduate School: University of Virginia
Hometown: Potomac Fallas, VA
Family Life: wedding in 11/08
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Outside Interests: running, golf

Adam Dennis
Name: Adam Dennis
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
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Hometown: Newnan, GA
Family Life: married
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Derek Doran
Name: Derek Doran
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
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Family Life: Single
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Namita Mohanty
Name: Namita Mohanty
Medical School: Mercer University
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Hometown: Augusta, GA
Family Life: Single
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Outside Interests: movies, badminton, nature photography

Michelle Murphy
Name: Michelle Murphy
Medical School: St. George's University
Undergraduate School: University of Colorado
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Family Life: single
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Outside Interests: Golf, running, hiking, classical piano

Jigar Parikh
Name: Jigar Parikh
Medical School: University of Barode Medical College
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Hometown:Tejgadh, India
Family Life: married
Career Interests: Heme/Onc
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Outside Interests: Traveling to new places, playing cricket, eating Indian food

Bela Patel
Name: Bela Patel
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Hometown: Martinez, GA
Family Life: Single
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Outside Interests: Indian cultural dance

Ricardo Perez
Name: Ricardo Perez
Medical School: Ross University
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Hometown: Miami, FL
Family Life: married
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Outside Interests: sports (basketball, football, tennis, volleyball), hunting, saltwater fishing

Deepak Sree
Name: Deepak Sree
Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Hometown: Auburn, AL
Family Life: Engaged
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Outside Interests: South Indian Classical Music, watching sports

Rokshana Thanador
Name: Rokshana Thanador
Medical School: St. George's University
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Hometown: Suffolk, VA
Family Life: Single
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Outside Interests: cooking, travel, golf, learning!!

Paula Valencia
Name: Paula Valencia
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Family Life: Single
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Outside Interests: cycling, reading, movies

MCG at a Glance
•Founded in 1828
•Schools of Allied Health, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Nursing & Medicine
•Inpatient services at the 630 bed MCG medical center & attached VA medical center
•Approximately 840 full & part time faculty, 2131 students, 455 residents & fellows, 88 Ph.D., candidates, & 20 MD-PhD candidates
•Multidimensional resident research program
•Within the University System, MCG has links to Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University & the University of Georgia
•$79.7 million awarded for research in fiscal year 2005
•Fellowships in Allergy, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmonology-Critical Care, & Rheumatology