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IM Resident Class of 2023


Samuel Ballard, DO

  • Position: Primary Care Physician
  • Location: Froedtert Holy Family Memorial - Manitowoc, WI
  • Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Edward Cay, DO

  • Position: Hepatology Fellow
  • Location: Rush Medical Center - Chicago, IL
  • Medical School: Nova Southeastern University

Joshua Jaeger, DO

  • Position: Outpatient Hospitalist
  • Location: Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph, MI
  • Medical School: Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Patrick Jenkinson, DO

  • Position: Nephrology Fellow
  • Location: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
  • Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ruturaj Kanase, DO

  • Position: Primary Care Physician
  • Location: Kaiser Permanente - Riverside, CA
  • Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kushagra Sharma, DO

  • Position: Fellow
  • Location: Cardiology Fellowship, Garden City Hospital - Garden City, MI
  • Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Dihan Thilakarante, MD

  • Position: Traveling Physician
  • Location: The United States
  • Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine

Naveen Vijayam, DO

  • Position: Hospitalist
  • Location: Kettering Health Main Campus - Kettering, OH
  • Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine