Post-Residency Placements

Our graduates pursue a variety of career options including academic, urban and rural practices. They go on to fellowships in combined med-peds specialties, hospitalist care and community practice.

Our program has trained physicians to care for special populations such as the developmentally disabled, expecting and new mothers, and survivors of fatal childhood diseases such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease.

Graduates have pursued positions throughout the U.S. and all over the world. Below is a selection of our post-residency placements:

2023

Shannon Schmit, MD
Private Practice
Orchard Park, NY

Thomas Hargest, MD
Hospitalist
Buffalo, NY

Chrisana Pokorny, MD
Med-Peds Rheumatology Fellowship
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Sandhya Joshi, MD
PICU Fellowship
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

2022

Meghan Bohince, MD
Private Practice
Buffalo, NY

Paige Matthews, MD
Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Aysha Malik, MD
Hofstra Northwell Cardiology Fellowship
Long Island, NY

Nisha Shah, DO
Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Jennifer Tarakmi, MD
Private Practice
Miami, FL

2021

Sarah Ackah, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology Fellowship
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

Akaash Kataria, MD
Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Danville, PA

Michael Murray, MD
Private Practice
Buffalo, NY

2020

Anum Ahmed, MD
Private Practice
Hartford, CT

Sarah Boice, MD
Private Practice
Buffalo, NY

Michael Croix, MD
Adult Infectious Disease Fellowship
University of Rochester

Patrick Kenney, MD
Med-Peds Infectious Disease Fellowship
University at Buffalo

2019

Mustafa Aladin, MD
Private Practice
Chicago, IL

Amrutha Idupuganti, MD
Adult Endocrinology Fellowship
University at Buffalo

Kelly Kaempf, MD
Med-Peds Hospitalist
Urgent Care
Memphis, TN

2018

Kelly Lyons, DO
Physician Fellow in Pediatric Intensive Care
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Ashley McCorkle, MD
Outpatient Family Medicine
Buffalo, NY

Matthew J. McIntosh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Damian Salerno, MD
Internal Medicine Hospitalist
Rochester, NY

Arash Yazdani, MD
Per Diem Hospitalist
Buffalo, NY

2017

Chantel Dockstader, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Calsey Mischel, MD
Physician Fellow in Pediatric Intensive Care
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Christina L. Padgett, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

2016

Claudia Clarke, DO
Primary Care
Med-Peds
Dorchester, MA

Karissa Ellis, DO
Primary Care
Fort Wayne, IN

Hiba Hammad, MD
Hospitalist
Dallas, TX

2015

Brandon Abbott, DO
Primary Care
Flagstaff, AZ

Deepa K. Gosine, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Russell Moore, MD
Hospitalist
Buffalo, NY

Lydia Park, DO
Primary Care
New York, NY

2014

James Maciejewski, MD
Hospitalist
Fort Myers, FL

Michael O’Brien, MD
Academic Medicine
R.W. Johnson Foundation Fellowship
New Haven, CN

Anu Seshadri, MD
Primary Care

2013

Derek Davenport, MD
Primary Care
Eugene, OR

Lauren Kuwik, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Orchard Park, NY

Janki Patel, MD
Primary Care
North Carolina

Sara Safarzadeh-Amiri, MD
Primary Care
Buffalo, NY

Tiffany Sturgeon, MD
Primary Care
Montrose, CO

2012

Theodore Hoppe, DO
Primary Care
Minnesota

Michelle Walter, DO
Director of Supportive and Palliative Care
Roswell Park Comprehensive Care Center
Buffalo, NY

2011

Corrine Krist, DO
Primary Care
Buffalo, NY

Michael Mandarano, DO
Primary Care
Scranton, PA

Nicole Smith Riedy, DO
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Williamsville, NY

2010

William Blymire Jr., MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Joseph Reidy, MD
Hospitalist
Buffalo, NY

Dana Wymer, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Orchard Park, NY

2009

Robert Brawn, MD
Hospitalist
Buffalo, NY

Anna Carr, DO
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Orchard Park, NY

Sheon Mendoza, MD
Hospitalist
Mississippi

Kristin Poppenberg, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Orchard Park, NY

2008

James Hereth, MD
Pediatric Critical Care
Buffalo, NY

Tam Huynh, MD
Hospitalist
California

Laura Watkins, MD
Pediatric Critical Care
New York, NY

John Yowpa, MD
Hospitalist
Buffalo, NY

2007

David Flint, MD
Hospitalist
Watertown, NY

Petra Lynch, MD
Cardiology
Pennsylvania

2006

Nathan Kakish, MD
Primary Care
Chicago, IL

2005

Anardi Agosto, MD
Allergy-Immunology
Puerto Rico

Tessa F. Flores, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

2004

Rob Dhar, MD
Infectious Disease
Cleveland, OH

Maude Dull, MD
Pediatric Critical Care
Huntsville, AL

Jamal Zohur, MD
Private Practice
Internal Medicine
Lewiston, NY

2003

Jennifer S. Abeles, DO
Clinical Assisatnt Professor of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Eric Thierman, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Williamsville, NY

Racquel Tonuzi, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Raleigh, NC

2002

Lisa Green, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Indainapolis, IN

Peter Janes, MD
Hospitalist
Buffalo, NY

Patrick Mahar, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Denver, CO

2001

Cheryl Brunacci, MD
Primary Care
Syracuse, NY

Jacqueline Dombrowski, MD
Private Practice
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
East Aurora, NY

Joseph Wandass III, MD
Primary Care
Med-Peds
Nashville, TN

2000

Anjuli Basu, MD
Private Practice
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
California

Michael Beecher, MD
Hospital Administration
Amherst, NY

Stephen Cook, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

John Patti, MD
Hospitalist
Buffalo, NY

Mark R. Zambron, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

1999

Christopher Beney, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Lockport, NY

Philip Sauvageau, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Niagara Falls, NY

William Wnuk, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Springville, NY

1998

Janet Carlson, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Florida

Joseph Cronin, MD
Primary Care
Amherst, NY

Laura Honch, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Scottsdale, AZ

Donna Stawasz, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Andover, MA

1997

Michael J. Aronica, MD
Chief of the Division of Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Kathleen T. Grimm, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

1996

Nicholas Morog, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Elkridge, MD

Joseph Yeh, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Nokomis, FL

1995

Timothy Heyden, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Williamsville, NY

1994

David Deberny, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Orchard Park, NY

Colin McMahon, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Buffalo General Medical Center
Buffalo, NY

1993

Edwin Heidelberger, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Springville, NY

1992

Lisette D’Eon, MD
Primary Care
Med-Peds
Buffalo, NY

Dawn Hrab, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Williamsville, NY

1991

James Dowd, MD
Private Practice
Rheumatology
Flint, MI

Terrence O’Connor, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Orchard Park, NY

Gary Richman, MD
Pediatric Anesthesia/Critical Care
Tampa, FL

1990

Barbara Gould, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Worthington Medical Center
Worthington, MN

Deborah Puckhaber, MD
Private Practice
Adults/Adolescents
Buffalo, NY

1989

Kevin Davey, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Waldoboro, ME

Timothy Tanner, MD
Med-Peds
University of Vermont
Danville, VT

1988

William Hartrich, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Williamsville, NY

1987

Nicholas Aquino, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Williamsville, NY

Deidre Bastible, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Sisters Hospital, Buffalo, NY

Francis Mezzadri, MD
Private Practice
Med-Peds
Orchard Park, NY

Barbara Ostrov, MD
Director of Medicine-Pediatrics Residency
Penn State University
Rheumatology
Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA

1986

Susan J. Gallagher, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY