Anesthesiology Residents

Learn more about the current and past residents in the Anesthesiology program at UMass-Chan Baystate.

Meet our residents

CA0

SEMHAL BEYIN, MD

American University Of Antigua College of Medicine

CARLY HAMMELL, MD

Washington University of Health and Sciences

ANKIT PATEL, DO

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine-New York

SAMANTHA PIERCE, MD

Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

FRANK RIGUEIRO, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

KORIANTE ROGERS, MD

American University Of Antigua College of Medicine

DYLAN ROSSI, DO

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

JOHANNA SHEMESH, MD

St. George's University

LELESSE SHEPARD, MD

Ross University School of Medicine

CA1

Dr Connie Chen

CONNIE CHEN, DO

Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College

Dr Daisy Dempsey

DAISY DEMPSEY, MD

St. George’s University School of Medicine

Dr Fawzi Kaawar

FAWZI KAAWAR, MD

Ross University School of Medicine
Patient-Family Advisory Council Award

Dr Claudia Olszewski

CLAUDIA OLSZEWSKI, MD

Poznan University Of Medical Sciences Center For Medical Education In English

Dr Ankit Patel

ANKIT PATEL, DO

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York

Dr Derek Skop

DEREK SKOP, DO

Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr Robert Trainor

ROBERT TRAINOR, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr Miatta Williams

MIATTA WILLIAMS, MD

St. George’s University School of Medicine

Dr Angelika Zhabinskaya

ANGELIKA ZHABINSKAYA, DO

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

CA2

Dr Alexandra Arendt

ALEXANDRA ARENDT, DO

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Dr Devin Caugh

DEVIN CAUGH, MD

Ross University School of Medicine

Dr Nicholas Choman

NICHOLAS CHOMAN, DO

Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr Gared Glavin

GARED GLAVIN, DO

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr Lisa Greco

LISA GRECO, DO

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, Nuvance Health-New York

Dr Ryan Kowalsky

RYAN KOWALSKY, MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY

Dr Kyle Macey

KYLE MACEY, DO

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr Jeremiah Onwuzurumba

JEREMIAH ONWUZURUMBA, MD

St. George's University School of Medicine

Dr Giselle Outten

GISELLE OUTTEN, MD

University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences

Dr Albana Ramadani

ALBANA RAMADANI, DO

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York

CA4

Dr Giovanni Charles

GIOVANNI CHARLES, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, Broward Health, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Dr Christopher Curtis

CHRISTOPHER CURTIS, MD

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine Internship, San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, CA

Dr Danielle Glenn

DANIELLE GLENN, DO

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Intern, Anesthesia Residency, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Dr Cheyenne Kidder

CHEYENNE KIDDER, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, Mount Sinai South Nassau, Long Island, NY

Dr Matthew Levine

MATTHEW LEVINE, DO

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, NY

Dr Arun Saxena

ARUN SAXENA, MD

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Intern, Anesthesia Residency, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Dr Peter Sullivan

PETER SULLIVAN, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Upper Darby, PA

Dr Samuel Tate

SAMUEL TATE, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, Abington Hospital Jefferson Health, Abington, PA

Dr Christopher Wilson

CHRISTOPHER WILSON, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, Peconic Bay Medical Center, Riverhead, NY

Day in the life of an Anesthesiology Chief Resident

One of our residents breaks down a "typical" day.

An average day in the life of a chief resident

5:45 am The alarm is going off.  Didn't I just fall asleep?!?  Shower, dressed, & then breakfast.
6:15 Off to work - really glad the hospital is next to the highway on those snowy days.  Plus the free on-site parking for residents is much better than taking the shuttle from the staff parking lots.
6:30

In the hospital and changing into scrubs.  Time to set up for the day's cases.  Some examples:

Cardiac --> Drips, TEE, Central Line & Swan
Ortho --> Ultrasound for any sort of regional - sciatic, popliteal, interscalene, fem caths.....
Whipple --> Drips, Setup for A-line/Central Line, Epidural, & iStat
Neuro --> Drips for TIVA, FFB, A-line

That's why I love anesthesia - something different everyday.

7:00 Room's all set.  Out to pre-op to meet & interview the first patient.
7:25 Bringing in the patient.  ASA monitors - check.  Pre-oxygenation - check.  How to intubate today?  Direct laryngoscopy?  Bullard?  FFB?  McGrath?  So many choices...
9:00 The attending's back from starting their second room.  Breathtime!  Time for the morning email and news check.
9:45 Been back from break for 30 minutes and have set up the meds and equipment for the next case.  The attending has a break in their other room.  They've returned and spent 20-30 minutes talking about the physiology/medicine behind this particular case vs. a related topic of my choosing.
10:30 First case done and being dropped off in PACU.  Room turnover is fast...usually 15 minutes or less.  The attending already has seen and done the pre-op on the next patient.  I get familiar with their record and introduce myself.
10:45 Brought the next patient to the room.  Another induction and we're ready to go.
11:30 Attending has returned to relieve me for lunch.  Every other Thursday is free lunch from the Anesthesia department.  The other days you can use the hospital-supplied ID Card funds in the cafeteria.  I've been supremely grateful for the extra evening time not having to pack a lunch.
12:00 pm Back in the OR.  Setup for the next case.  Have some extra time to read prior to waking the patient and going to PACU.
1:30 Next patient is in the room.  Induction, intubation, and case started.
2:15 Afternoon Break
3:45 The attending comes in to relieve me for lecture.  I give signout and head to the Anesthesia Office.
4:00 Lecture time Monday through Thursday.  One of the attendings gives an hour long presentation on a multitude of topics covering the scope of Miller over the course of the year.  Examples include Anesthesia for AAA Repair,  Transesophageal Echo for Cardiac Surgery, Opioids, Neuromuscular Blockers, Mock Group Orals, Written Board Review, etc.  Fridays we're relieved any time between 15:00 and 17:00 for the day depending on how busy the OR is that day.
5:00 Lecture is out.  Head back to the Anesthesia library for assignment of the next day's inpatient pre-ops. They are assigned to you if they're in your room the next day.  If an attending or CRNA is assigned to the room, then the pre-ops are assigned alphabetically by class; CA-1s first, then CA-2s, and CA-3s.  CA-1s usually get pre-ops.  CA-3s rarely get pre-ops.
5:15 No pre-op --> Changed and on the way home.
6:00 Arrived home if a pre-op was assigned.  Exercise time.
6:45 Looking up my patients for the next day.  Then I give the attending a call to discuss the complicated patients and my anesthetic plan.  We usually decide a discussion topic for the next day as well.
7:00 Cooking dinner then eating while watching some saved show off the TIVO.  I like cooking but hate cleaning dishes.
7:45 Reading time...going through a book at a time usually one chapter sequentially.  Miller's Anesthesia, Chestnuts OB Anesthesia, Stoelting's Anesthesia & Co-Existing Diseases, etc.
8:30-8:45 Enough reading for one day.
9:00 Time to relax and watch some TV.
10:00 Another productive day to be repeated tomorrow.  Off to bed.

Anesthesiology Residency Graduates

In the last five years, our graduates have accepted positions as anesthesiologists throughout the U.S. Some have gone on to fellowship programs at institutions such as, Yale, Cleveland Clinic and, right here at Baystate.

We invite you to learn more about our recent graduates

Anesthesiology Residency Graduates

2023 Grads

SCOTT BOYLE, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine Internship, Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

DEREK CORPORON, MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine Internship, St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT

MICHAEL D’AMICO, DO

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham Union Hospital, Framingham, MA

STEPHEN KARP, DO

Medical School: Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, Sunrise Health GME Consortium, Las Vega, NV

THOMAS LAMBERT, MD

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Surgery Internship, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY

MITALI MALI, DO

Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, Coliseum Medical Centers, Macon, GA

TYLER O’NEIL, MD

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine Internship, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

ASADULLAH SIDDIQUI, DO

Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Transitional Year, Northwell Health Peconic Bay Medical Center, Riverhead, NY

2022 Grads

MARTAND CHHIBBER, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, University of Buffalo, NY

DEAN CIRILLA, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA), St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, FL

ALEJANDRO DE GORORDO, MD

Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas de Medicina de Tampico 'Dr. Alberto Romo Caballero'
Post-Graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, Cook County Health and Hospitals Systems, Chicago, IL

TAYLOR KJAR, DO

Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH

NATHAN MORIARTY, MD

Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, IN

BRENDAN O'DONOVAN, DO

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

PAUL OLSON, DO

Medical School: Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Springfield Anesthesia Service, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

PARTH PATEL, DO

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
Post-Graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

ZACHARY PREEFER, DO

Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, University of Washington, WA

SEAN TILFORD, DO

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Ascension St. Vincent’s, Birmingham, AL

2021 Grads

DEAN BHULA MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Private Practice, Charleston, WV

ADAM DUNMORE MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Magee Women’s Hospital

ADAM GOLDENBERG MD

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

VITALIY KOROBKOV DO

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
Post-graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA

NHATRANG LE DO

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship, University of Buffalo – Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

SAMYUKTA MALLADI DO

Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Post-graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Springfield Anesthesia Service, Springfield, MA

FNU SUNEEL MD

Medical School: Dow Medical College
Post-graduate Position: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA

MORGAN SWANSON MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Altoona, PA

SUIN YU DO

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Kingwood Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Woodlands, Houston, TX

2020 Grads

HEIDI BLANK, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ELIRAN BRACHA, DO

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

GORETTI CHIANG, DO

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

SWATI CHOUDHARY, MD

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

ONYINYECHUKWU OCHI, MD

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

BRAD ROSEN, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Springfield Anesthesia Service, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

2019 Grads

RUTH EBERT, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Springfield Anesthesia Service, Inc., Springfield, MA

BRIAN MASON, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Mark Twain Medical Center, San Andreas, CA

ASHLEIGH MENHADJI, MD

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine Boston University Medical Center Program
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

SALIMA POWERS, MD

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine Maricopa Medical Center Program
Post-Graduate Position: Springfield Anesthesia Service, Inc., Springfield, MA

LONG-CHAU VAN, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, NY
Post-Graduate Position: Pain Medicine Fellowship, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

DEZHEEN ZEBARI, DO

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Stony Brook University Hospital
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Oregon Anesthesia Group, Portland, OR

2018 Grads

JOEL BRAMAN, MD, MBA

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, United States Anesthesia Partners-Colorado, Denver, CO

THOMAS BROCK, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology Consultants of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC

RIAZ KARUKAPPADATH, MD

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Critical Care Anesthesia Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

CHRISTINA LY, DO

Medical School: Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, North American Partners in Anesthesia, New Britain, CT

SARAVANAKUMAR MANICKAM, MD

Medical School: P.S.G. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Post-Graduate Position: Pain Management Fellowship, Baystate Medical Center/UMMS-Baystate, Springfield, MA

KAYLA MCGRATH, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Texas Children's Hospital - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

ANDREY SAMODUMOV, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Star Anesthesia P.A., San Antonio, TX

ERICA TRAMONTANA, DO

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie
Post-Graduate Position: Anesthesiologist, Northeastern Anesthesia Physicians, Allentown, PA

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