Our Residents

Our residents value our program for helping them develop clinical independence and laying the foundation for a successful career.

  • PGY-5

    • Jacob Chenez.

      Jacob Chenez

      Undergrad: University at Buffalo
      Med School:       LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine)
      Hometown:       Buffalo, NY    
      Other interests:  Buffalo Bills, video games, golfing, good food and craft beer
      Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh
      Musculoskeletal Imaging

    • Mitchell Edquist.

      Mitchell Edquist

      Undergrad: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
      Med School:       St. George’s University School of Medicine
      Hometown:       Fort Atkinson, WI
      Other interests:  Basketball, lifting, Rocket League, mushroom foraging, making delicious coffee every morning, reading, podcasts
      Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center
      Cardiothoracic Imaging

    • John Kutzfara.

      John Kutzfara

      Undergrad: Washington & Jefferson College
      Med School:       West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
      Hometown:       Pittsburgh, PA
      Other interests: cooking, sports, fitness, reading
      Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh
      Interventional Radiology

    • Kate Sneek.

      Kate Sneek

      Undergrad: University of Michigan 
      Med School:       LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine)
      Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI & Chardon, OH
      Other interests:       Hiking, cooking, gardening, golf
      Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic
      Breast Imaging

  • PGY-4

    • Jason Ciotola-Koch

      Jason Ciotola-Koch.

      Undergrad: The Ohio State University
      Med School:       Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
      Hometown:       Sandusky, OH
      Other interests: Going to concerts/festivals and sporting events (and collecting all the tickets from these events), golfing, playing video games, building LEGOs

    • Chris Hietanen

      Chris Hietanen.

      Undergrad: St. Bonaventure University
      Med School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
      Hometown:       Buffalo, NY
      Other interests: Trying new restaurants, cooking, time with friends and family, watching football, hockey, basketball, going to Buffalo Bills games (season tickets)

    • Zain Izhar

      Zain Izhar.

      Undergrad: McMaster University
      Med School:       Kansas City Un. of Med. & Biosc’s, Col of Osteo. Med.
      Hometown:  Toronto, Canada
      Other interests:       Running, video games, stock market trading

    • John Shields

      John Shields.

      Undergrad: University of Notre Dame
      Med School:       Sidney Kimmel Med. Col. at Thomas Jefferson Univ.
      Hometown:       Bryn Mawr, PA
      Other interests: Hiking, tennis/disc golf, physics, Sixers, flying drones

  • PGY-3

    • Jonathan Binns

      Jonathan Binns.

      Undergrad: Canisius College
      Med School:       Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
      Hometown: Western New York
      Other interests:       Hiking, BBQ (making and eating) and volleyball

    • Andrew Payne

      Andrew Payne.

      Undergrad: York University
      Med School:       St. George’s University School of Medicine
      Hometown:  Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
      Other interests:       Family life with my wife and kids, working out, hockey, baseball, tennis, golf, music, cooking and traveling

    • Malak Shah

      Malak Shah.

      Undergrad: Drexel University
      Med School:       Drexel University College of Medicine
      Hometown: Freehold, NJ
      Other interests:       Traveling, music, dancing, hiking, painting and photography

  • PGY-2

    • Arjumand Fatima

      Arjumand Fatima.

      Undergrad: Loyola University
      Med School:       Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
      Hometown: Wilmington, DE, and Glen Ellyn, IL
      Other interests:       Baking, road trips, perfumery

    • Benjamin Morrish

      Benjamin Morrish.

      Undergrad: State University of New York College at Buffalo
      Med School:       Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
      Hometown: Buffalo, NY
      Other interests:       Golfing, fishing, ice hockey, sports card collector and vendor

    • Daniel Olutalabi

      Daniel Olutalabi.

      Undergrad: University at Buffalo
      Med School:       Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
      Hometown: Rosedale Queens, NY
      Other interests:       Skydiving, parasailing, fitness, cooking

    • Michael Vaccaro

      Michael Vaccaro.

      Undergrad: St. Bonaventure University
      Med School:       LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine)
      Hometown: Buffalo, NY
      Other interests:       Playing and watching hockey, camping, guitar, hiking, cooking