Resident Biographies

E-mail Address: blocha@upstate.edu
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
Undergraduate Degree: Indiana University Bloomington, IN
Hobbies & Interests: Amy enjoys traveling and has traveled through Europe, East Africa, Australia, and Brazil. Her hobbies include running, bike riding, reading, scuba diving, and golfing. Amy's husband, Scott is also a resident in the program.

E-mail Address: ricciod@upstate.edu
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
Hobbies & Interests: Dustin's hobbies include culinary arts, cycling, long distance running, swimming, and piano.

A Message from Our Chiefs

During our third year of residency, we have been elected co-chiefs and have helped continue this strong residency program. Our residency is unique in that we have a broad mix of pathology. With the Trauma Center at University Hospital, we get penetrating trauma from gunshots and stabbings, but we also get blunt trauma that ranges from automobile to snowmobile accidents. This is not the case in many residencies as usually the trauma is one or the other. We also have the benefit of working in two different settings - university and community hospitals. Finally, we are very lucky to have our Pediatric Emergency Room that allows us the opportunity to work with Pediatric Emergency Medicine trained Attendings. With this combination we are well prepared for any setting when we finish our residency.

Please feel free to contact us or any of the residents with questions regarding our residency program.

E-mail Address: blochs@upstate.edu
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
Undergraduate Degree: Indiana University Bloomington, IN
Hobbies & Interests: Scott enjoys traveling through the USA, Canada, Europe, East Africa, Australia, and Brazil. His hobbies include running, exercising, scuba diving, golf and photography. He enjoys playing the guitar and piano. Scott's wife, Amy, is also a resident in this program.

E-mail Address: breckerr@upstate.edu
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, NY
Undergraduate Degree: University of Rochester Rochester, NY
Hobbies & Interests: Ryan's hobbies and interests include baseball, photography, basketball, and disc golf.

E-mail Address: brennerj@upstate.edu
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine Washington, DC
Undergraduate Degree: George Washington University Washington, DC
Hobbies & Interests: Jay's hobbies and interests include triathlons, ultimate Frisbee, and trombone.

E-Mail Address: campolij@upstate.edu
Medical School: NY College of Osteopathic Medicine of NY Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York
Graduate Degree: Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Undergraduate Degree: Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
Hobbies & Interests: Jennifer enjoys traveling, swimming and reading. She currently is SCUBA certified. She also belongs to a local book club that meets once a month to discuss a new book.

E-Mail Address: fedders@upstate.edu
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Undergraduate Degree: Lamar University-Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas
Hobbies & Interests: Stacey enjoys spending time with her girls educating them and keeping them involved in activities. She also enjoys gardening, home improvements, deep sea fishing, observing wildlife and nature, going to the lake, playing piano, mountain biking, building and launching model rockets with her family

E-mail Address: fosterc@upstate.edu
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Undergraduate Degree: UC San Diego La Jolla, California
Hobbies & Interests: Chelsea's hobbies include hiking, mountain biking, snow and water skiing, tennis, pottery, travel and running. She completed the Chicago marathon 2002.

E-mail Address: krebsa@upstate.edu
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Undergraduate Degree: University of Dayton Dayton, OH
Hobbies & Interests: Anthony has a strong interest in athletics, both as a player including baseball and golf at the high school varsity level, and as a coach including baseball, basketball, and soccer. He has a strong interest in continuing these activities as time allows in the future.

E-mail Address: lyngj@upstate.edu
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Undergraduate Degree: Mayville State University, Mayville, ND
Hobbies & Interests: John has a strong interest in Prehospital Emergency Medical Services and plans to pursue a fellowship in Emergency Medical Systems. He expects to continue his EMS involvement in the future by serving in both leadership and educational roles for EMS agencies in the upper mid-west where he hopes to practice. In addition to his clinical activities, John enjoys spending time with his wife and their two Siamese cats and Chesapeake Bay retriever. He enjoys social activities with his fellow residents, especially outdoor activities such as biking, skiing, and canoeing.

E-mail Address: santiagw@upstate.edu
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Undergraduate Degree: Wright State University Dayton, OH
Hobbies & Interests: William's hobbies include weight lifting, hiking, distance running including the Cheetah Run and Race for the Cure. He also enjoys sports such as hockey, football, and soccer.

E-mail Address: frederij@upstate.edu
Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ
Undergraduate Degree: Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
Hobbies & Interests: Jennifer's hobbies include hiking, running, crew, reading and other outdoor activities

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of NY Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York
Undergraduate Degree: Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Hobbies & Interests: Lawrence's hobbies and interests include fishing, skiing, golfing, karate and traveling.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
Undergraduate Degree: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Hobbies & Interests: Sonya enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter at various parks and museums. Her hobbies include playing Ultimate Frisbee, reading books of all genres (fiction and nonfiction), gourmet cooking - especially hors d'oeuvres and pastries.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Undergraduate Degree: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Hobbies & Interests: Spencer enjoys rock climbing, snowboarding and wake boarding. He plays hockey sometimes, mainly in informal pick-up games. He also likes to take his jeep off-road, ride horses, hike and fish. Spencer has been playing the piano since the age of eight and also plays guitar. He is also fluent in Tagalog.

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of NY Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York
Undergraduate Degree: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
Hobbies & Interests: Timothy's interests include aviation and expects soon to have his instrument pilot certification. He is also an avid downhill skier and enjoys many outdoor activities including camping, hiking and scuba diving. To stay physically fit he enjoys running, cycling, swimming and tennis.

Medical School: SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, New York
Undergraduate Degree: SUNY College at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Hobbies & Interests: Gina's hobbies include botany/gardening (has extensive vegetable garden); building/construction (built 12'x12' outdoor deck and constructed an old English style path); needlepoint, embroidery, maintenance sewing and beaded flowers. She also enjoys collage/art using various materials (mirror, beads, twine, etc) to create landscapes. And she enjoys cooking anything, any style.

Medical School: St. George's University, Grenada
Undergraduate Degree: SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York
Hobbies & Interests:Joseph's hobbies and interests include traveling, music, exercise, animals and food.

Medical School: SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, New York
Undergraduate Degree: St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York
Hobbies & Interests: Matthew has fun being with his wife and two children who keep him busy. However, over the past ten years he has been teaching himself to play the guitar. It has become one of his main hobbies. He also enjoys completing home improvement projects, reading novels, biking and running.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Undergraduate Degree: University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Hobbies & Interests: Jonathan's hobbies and interests include football, golf, fishing, fantasy football (and other sports), computers and card games.

Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Of the Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona
Undergraduate Degree: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Hobbies & Interests: Katherine enjoys spending her free time with family and friends, running, swimming, reading and writing fiction. She also has an interest in traveling and experiencing different cultures. During the summer of 2003 she went to Antigua, Guatemala for 3 weeks for a Spanish immersion program with a medical volunteer component.

Medical School: St. George's University, Grenada
Undergraduate Degree: Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
Hobbies & Interests: Alexander loves listening to music and just about anything he finds talent in. Lately the genre he listens to most is jazz, classic rock and blues. He also enjoys looking for something new, a sound he hasn't heard yet, or a tune he must share with his friends. Alex also enjoys sports, including football, diving and skiing. He believes in being healthy by eating right and exercising regularly. He is in the process of writing a book on that subject. Other hobbies include playing guitar, building computers and carpentry. Alex is also fluent in Russian.

Medical School: Saint George's University, Grenada
Graduate Degree: Saint George's University, Grenada
Undergraduate Degree: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Hobbies & Interests: Ella's hobbies and interests include scuba diving, traveling, reading, hiking, camping and mountain biking.

Medical School: Saint George's University, Grenada
Undergraduate Degree: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Hobbies & Interests: Jeremy's hobbies and interests include high altitude physiology, envenomations, backpacking, peakbagging, judo, gourmet coffee brewing and entrepreneurship.

Medical School: Saint George's University, Grenada
Graduate Degree: University of Med and Dentistry of NJ, School of Public Health, Newark, New Jersey
Undergraduate Degree: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Hobbies & Interests: Jawad's hobbies and interests include travel (particularly international), backgammon, map collecting, driving, politics, clinical research, military service, online stock research/trading. He is also fluent in Arabic.

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, California
Undergraduate Degree: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Hobbies & Interests: Jeff's hobbies and interests include surfing, hiking, rock climbing and kayaking. He is very involved in outdoor photography and interested in using digital darkroom techniques to process his work. Recently he has started to explore skeet and sporting clay shooting. He also enjoys travel and culture and has begun to learn both American Sign language and Japanese.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas
Undergraduate Degree: Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas
Hobbies & Interests: John's hobbies and interests include golf, racquetball, poker, reading (especially science fiction) and video games.

Medical School: SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Hobbies & Interests: Ken's hobbies and interests are basketball, surfing, running, travel, learning Spanish, chess, cards, movies, fiction, volunteer work, cooking and the NFL.

Medical School: SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, New York
Undergraduate Degree: SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, New York
Hobbies & Interests: John's hobbies and interests include computers and technology, movies, Christian contemporary music, stamp collecting, visiting new places, bicycling, chess and card games. He is also fluent in Tamil.

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine
Undergraduate Degree: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Hobbies & Interests: Christopher's hobbies and interests include cycling, skiing, kayaking, swimming, hiking, camping, drawing, painting, reading, playing chess and guitar. He is also environmentally conscientious.

Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
Undergraduate Degree: Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut
Hobbies & Interests: Joshua's hobbies and interests include multi-sport endurance athletics, long distance running, mountaineering (climbs in South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica and throughout the United States), international travel, wilderness medicine, photography, fiction and the contrasts of water in the desert.

Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
Undergraduate Degree: Siena College, Loudonville, New York
Hobbies & Interests: Tom's interests include spending time with family, friends and his dog. His hobbies include soccer, basketball, weightlifting, tennis, golf and poker