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Med-Psych Residency Program

The Med-Psych Residency Program is a comprehensive training program that combines internal medicine and psychiatry.

Program Leadership

The program is led by:

• Salahuddin (Dino) Kazi, M.D., Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
• Adam Brenner, M.D., Psychiatry Residency Program Director
• Pedro Fernandez, M.D., Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Associate Program Director
• Emily Kahl, M.D., Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Associate Program Director

Current Residents

The current residents in the program are:

PGY1 Class of 2030

• Ifeoma Ikedionwu, M.D.
  • Home Town: Cookeville, TN
  • Undergraduate School: Baylor University
  • Medical School: University of Chicago
  • Career Interests: Integrated behavioral health in primary care settings
  • Personal Interests: Red eared slider turtles, puzzles, and the NYTs mini games
• Chynna Moore, M.D.
  • Home Town: Glenwood, GA
  • Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
  • Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
  • Career Interests: Integrated medical and psychiatric care in the outpatient setting
  • Personal Interests: Traveling, spending time with family, friends and my dog, binging movies and TV shows, going to the beach, hiking when possible!

PGY2 Class of 2029

• Melissa Dong, M.D.
  • Home Town: Holmdel, NJ
  • Undergraduate School: Tufts University
  • Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Career Interests: General Medicine; Healthcare Disparities; Hospice and Palliative Medicine; Primary Care, Collaborative Care
  • Personal Interests: Traveling internationally, hiking US national parks, reading & writing in local cafes
• Juan Carlos Zarate, M.D.
  • Home Town: Sanger, CA
  • Undergraduate School: University of California, Davis
  • Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine
  • Career Interests: Gastroenterology; Cardiovascular Disease; Healthcare Disparities; Health Equity
  • Personal Interests: Cooking, Sports, Fitness, Movies, Music, Traveling, New Experiences

PGY3 Class of 2028

• Stephanie Byun, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley
  • Medical School: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
  • Personal Interests: Cooking Korean cuisine, hiking, running, golfing and traveling
• Ashley Ernst, M.D.
  • Hometown: Ellicott City, Maryland
  • Undergraduate School: James Madison University
  • Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
  • Personal Interests: Reading, watching scary movies, knitting, hiking/backpacking/camping, painting/drawing/graphic art, collecting minerals

PGY4 Class of 2027

• Layne Jordan, M.D.
  • Hometown: Surprise, Arizona
  • Undergraduate School: Northern Arizona University
  • Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Career Interests: Integrated outpatient care, transplant, working with rural and Native American populations
  • Personal Interests: Latin dancing, journaling, writing short stories, and outdoors
• Kayla Murphy, M.D.
  • Hometown: Marshall, Minnesota
  • Undergraduate School: Baylor University
  • Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
  • Career Interests: Geriatrics
  • Personal Interests: Dog sitter/walker, cycling, and visiting State Parks

PGY5 Class of 2026

• Areej Ali, M.D., M.P.H.
  • Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Psychology
  • Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
  • Interests: Reading, writing, yoga, podcasts, and @Dglaucomflecken videos
• Nathalie Abenoza, M.D.
  • Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Undergraduate Degree: Linguistics, Anthropology
  • Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Interests: Homebrewing, a healthy plant obsession, and hiking with my doggo

Chief Residents

The chief residents are:

• Areej Ali, M.D.
• Nathalie Abenoza, M.D.