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Residents
First-Year Residents
 Shaun Kwosek, MD
Medical school: Loyola University Chicago - Stritch School of Medicine
Medical interests: I am considering further study in sports medicine as well as behavioral fields, all the while making sure to get as much procedural experience as possible.
Personal interests: In my free time I enjoy golfing, water sports and spending time in the Northwoods of Minnesota, as well as meeting friends in the city, preferably over a meal at a great restaurant or for a show.
Why I chose St. Joe’s: Finding the right residency boiled down to a few important items for me. I had a fun time with the residents I met on interview day. I found the patient population with which I wanted to work, and I was in the perfect geographical locale. I was also impressed with the forward direction St. Joe’s is taking, especially through hospital expansion and cutting-edge procedures. |
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 Michael Lynch, MD
Medical school: University of Minnesota
Medical interests: I have a variety of medical interests; this is one of the reasons family medicine was appealing to me.
Personal interests: I am married and we are expecting our first child. I enjoy spending time with my wife and friends. I like to read and am interested in just about any sport.
Why I chose St. Joe's: I thought that the staff was excellent. I completed medical school at the University of Minnesota and had an opportunity to meet faculty members during med school. I was impressed by how friendly they were and their dedication to teaching was evident. Also it seemed to me that the patients the residency program cared for are challenging, and I would prefer to be challenged in residency with back-up, rather than feel challenged and unprepared as a practicing physician. |
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 Kene Ogbogu, MD
Medical school: Nnamde Azikiwe University, Nigeria
Medical interests: My interests at this point include oncology and infectious diseases. Areas I'd like to be involved in are global health, healthcare access for underserved populations, and partnership between public health organizations and healthcare institutions.
Personal interests: I love swimming, soccer, watching movies, traveling, and hanging out with friends and family.
Why I chose St. Joe's: The reputation of the faculty for teaching attracted me to St. Joe's; the congeniality of the residents, faculty, and the staff as a whole fascinated me during my visits to St Joe's. It is really a home away from home. |
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 James Olson, DO
Medical school: Des Moines University – Osteopathic Medical Center
Medical interests: My medical interests include hospital medicine, emergency medicine, and cardiology.
Personal interests: I live in St. Paul with my wife and two dogs. I love golf and home improvement projects. I TiVo “This Old House.”
Why I chose St. Joe’s: First, the faculty are amazing. All of the programs in the Twin Cities are excellent, but I felt that at St. Joe's, the faculty's number one priority is making this the best experience possible for every resident. Second, the senior residents are very proactive in making this program a great one. The faculty have allowed the residents as a group to mold this program into one that is resident-friendly and still an excellent teaching institution. Third, the hospital: St. Joe's is a very busy place with a small-town hospital feel. The employees all know each other and accept the residents into this family with open arms. If you're going to spend eighty hours a week in one place, it helps if the people around you are happy and helpful. |
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 Lily Rodgers, MD
Medical school: Government Medical College, Amritsar Punjab, India
Medical interests: Primary and preventive care and women’s health.
Personal interests: Hiking, camping, cooking and trying different cuisines. I love spending time with my husband Ryan, and I look forward to one day having lots of pets.
Why I chose St. Joe’s: I interviewed at many programs, and St. Joe’s was my best interviewing experience. It is an unopposed program with a great team of faculty, residents, and staff. It is the training program I was looking for. |
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 Kim Usher, MD
Medical school: University of the West Indies, Trinidad
Medical interests: Pediatrics, obstetrics, women's health, and working with underserved populations.
Personal interests: In my free time, I enjoy reading and watching movies. I love outdoor activities, like playing tennis and scuba diving. Every opportunity I have I try to travel.
Why I chose St. Joe's: During the interview process, I was attracted to the program by the faculty, staff, and residents. They are very pleasant, easy to work with, friendly, and supportive. I liked St. Joseph's also because it is an unopposed program, and the hospital serves a diverse patient population. |
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 Cherilyn Wicks, MD
Medical school: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Medical interests: Pediatrics, OB, dermatology and procedures
Personal interests: Biking, reading, brewing beer, sports of all kinds, spending time with my husband and two cats.
Why I chose St. Joe’s: The approachable, caring faculty with diverse interests really set St. Joe’s apart for me. The diversity of cultures and training experiences of residents is also a unique advantage. St. Joe’s is an overall welcoming and supportive program that provides me the opportunity to meet all my academic needs and interests, while providing a close-knit professional community to be a part of. |
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 Alan Wong, MD
Medical School: Saba University, Netherlands Antilles
Medical interests: Sports medicine, emergency medicine, hyperbaric medicine
Personal interests: Badminton, squash, gold, traveling, photography
Why I chose St. Joe’s: I chose the St. Joe’s program because of the people here. All of the faculty, residents, as well as support staff are really friendly, helpful, and supportive. There is a great working environment here. |
Second-Year Residents
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 Marc Baumgartner, MD
Medical school: University of North Dakota
Personal interests: Golf is my favorite hobby; I played professional golf while recently living in Arizona. I adore my nieces and nephews and value the relationships I have with my sister and three brothers. I enjoy exercise and a variety of sports.
Why I chose St. Joe's: It was an easy choice for me. I interviewed at many programs and found that St. Joe's had a special feel. I knew I would enjoy being part of the family here. The team atmosphere between faculty and residents provides an environment that promotes learning and an open forum for ideas. Faculty are excellent and have diverse backgrounds and specialties. There is an emphasis on teaching evidence-based medicine along with a focus on exceptional patient care.
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 Kimberly M. Bigelow, MD
Medical school: University of North Dakota
Medical interests: Preventive health care, especially diabetes, pediatrics, and women's health. Special interests in natural family planning and infertility issues.
Personal interests: Reading, outdoor activities, especially skiing (water, cross-country, and downhill), cooking, baking, sewing, spending quality time with family and friends, and involvement in faith/church community.
Why I chose St. Joe's: As the commercial says, "When you're here, you're family." Support staff are wonderful. Faculty clearly enjoy their work and residents have freedom and support to pursue individual career interests. But the main reason is—we have a softball team—go Martin's Monkeys!
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 Prili Gandhi, MD
Medical school: Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, India
Personal interests: I like to spend time with my family and friends. In the summer long walks are nice, and in the winter mall walking is fun. I also like to read non-fiction novels.
Why I chose St. Joe's: I saw a diversity of cultures not only in the patient population but also in the faculty and residents. During my interview process, the residents were very friendly and gladly answered all my questions. |
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 Kamal Preet Grewal, MD
Medical school: Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner
Personal interests: I enjoy watching movies, listening to music, skiing, and spending time with family and friends.
Why I chose St. Joe's: It offered me everything I was looking for. I enjoy the working atmosphere. Most of all, great faculty and friendly, helpful people.
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 Asma Siddiqi, MD
Medical school: Baqai Medical College
Personal interests: Spending time with family and friends, browsing old book stores, trying new restaurants, and watching independent movies.
Why I chose St. Joe's: The people at St. Joe's really set this program apart. The faculty are not only outstanding physicians, but also extremely friendly and easy to work with. Since I started some of the residents have become my closest friends. I was also impressed by the hospital's commitment to the underserved community.
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 Christa Lane Waymire, MD
Medical school: Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical interests: OB, peds, procedures.
Personal interests: Spending time with my husband and two kids, travel, softball, rollerblading.
Why I chose St. Joe's: The program's great reputation, the residents, and the faculty. I am from the Twin Cities (a great place to live) and spent time getting to know several of the family medicine programs. This was by far my favorite. St. Joe's is very supportive of having a family and life outside of residency—they are concerned about residents' happiness and well-being. The nurses and specialists at St. Joe's are friendly and enjoy teaching.
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 Dokka Williamson, MD
Medical school: Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota
Medical interests: General pediatrics, continuity clinic, and mental health.
Personal interests: My husband and I have two young daughters, and we enjoy spending time together as a family. We also enjoy traveling, watching movies, and getting together with good friends.
Why St. Joe’s: The faculty were enthusiastic, welcoming, and very positive about the program when I interviewed. They are also very receptive to my needs and supportive of my interests. They are a cohesive, dedicated, high-quality group of physicians, and they truly care about serving this patient population. |
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Third-Year Residents
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 Sally Bodensteiner, MD
Medical school: American University of the Caribbean
Personal interests: I enjoy reading, movies, playing cards, hiking, biking, and interacting with my friends and family.
Why I chose St. Joe's: I had originally wanted to be in a pediatric program, but had the opportunity to come to St. Joe's. I was won over quickly and decided to stay on because of the close-knit atmosphere of the residents and faculty. The faculty are very supportive of the residents, and there are lots of activities that we participate in together. St. Joe's is a family atmosphere in the work place.
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 Michael Hervey II, MD
Medical school: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Medical interests: Oncology, diversity, and competent patient care. My plan for the future is to combine clinical medicine with research.
Personal interests: I enjoy tennis, football, and paintball.
Why I chose St. Joe's: I appreciate the diversity that the St. Joe's program has to offer.
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 Adam Hoverman, DO
Medical school: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal interests: Distance running, sailing, guitar/singing/songwriting, Latin American language and culture.
Why I chose St. Joe's: The affiliation of a long-standing community hospital with an esteemed university program instantly won my interest. My correspondence with faculty, and Dr. Van Vooren especially, revealed the program's commitment to academic and professional integrity and assured me that St. Joe's would be a tremendous training environment.
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 Samuel Inkumsah, MD
Medical school: Ross University
Personal interests: I play soccer and ping pong at least once a week if time permits. I also enjoy all racquet sports, weight lifting, and martial arts. I like teaching mathematics and reading medical articles. I hope some day to be involved with missionary work, even if it is only a few weeks out of each year.
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 Michael Joyce, MD
Medical school: Universidad Internacional de Las Americas
Personal interests: I enjoy all sports.
Why I chose St. Joe's: I chose St. Joe's because it is an unopposed program and has great faculty, also for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers sports. |
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 Keiichiro Narumoto, MD
Medical school: University of Tsukuba, Japan
Medical interests: Sports medicine, wilderness medicine, adolescent medicine, and OB are of interest to me. I am also interested in how I can make patients happy besides "medicine" (science).
Personal interests: My hobbies are backpacking, outdoor activities, singing, and playing musical instruments (I'm not a good player). I practice kendo, which is one of the Japanese martial arts.
Why I chose St. Joe's: St. Joe's has a very warmhearted and friendly atmosphere. The noon conferences give useful and practical knowledge and clues to solve problems. I am really happy to be here. |
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 Jane Peterson, MD
Medical school: University of Wisconsin Medical School
Medical interests: Women's health, culturally competent medicine, and OB are my interests. I see myself in a small Midwestern town (it has to be a college town for my husband) doing comprehensive family medicine and serving as a community preceptor for medical students.
Personal interests: I came back to St. Paul, which is my childhood home. In high school I was an exchange student in Yaroslavl, a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga River. I enjoy bicycling, hiking, knitting, and cooking. |
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 Sunn Sunn Thaw, MD
Medical school: Institute of Medicine (I) in Myanmar
Medical interests: I am interested in obstetrics and women's health, procedures, and international medicine. After residency, I would like to practice in primary care concentrating on obstetrics and women's health.
Personal interests: I enjoy jogging, sewing, trying out new recipes, and shopping. I also enjoy playing Wu-Shu, a Chinese martial art. |
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 Venkata Vundamati, MD
Medical school: Rangaraya Medical College in India
Medical interests: My interests are clinical research and geriatrics. I am planning on doing a fellowship after completing my residency, working in a hospital for a few years, and later on in my career setting up my own practice.
Personal interests: My hobbies are reading, sledding with my daughter, and cooking.
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