Recent Upstate MD/PhD Alumni
Graduates of Upstate's MD/PhD program have found success as physician-scientists in prestigious academic medical centers and hospitals. Above are three of our recent alumni and below is an accompanying list of MD/PhD graduates from the past few years who have gone on to residencies and fellowships.
2024 Graduates
Michael Garone
University of Rochester - Strong Memorial Hospital
Internal Medicine
Jennifer Cheung
ISMMS Mount Sinani Hospital
Surgery
Hannah Connolly
UCLA Semel Inst. for Neuroscience
Psychiatry/Research
Nicholas Nguyen
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Family Medicine
Brandon Wyman
Brown - Rhode Island Hospital
Anesthesiology
2023 Graduates
Laura Szczesniak
Medical College of Wisconsin
Emergency Medicine
Liam Coyne
Johns Hopkins
Internal Medicine/PSTP
Alan Blayney
Johns Hopkins
Pediatrics and Anesthesiology
Kyle Alpha
St. Joseph's Health
Family Medicine
Ronald Miller
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Neurology
2022 Graduates
Christine Ly
University of Rochester
Family Medicine
Nick Huang
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Internal Medicine
2021 Graduates
Aaron Altman
University of Pitsburgh Medical Center
Pediatrics
Christopher Bartolow
University of Rochester
Oncology
Sungsu Lee
University of Rochester
Pyschology
Jameson Patak
University of Pitsburgh Medical Center
Internal Medicine
2020 Graduates
Rebecca Sager
Upstate Medical University
Urology
Adam Blanden
Upstate Medical University
Neurology
2019 Graduates
Karen Howard
University of Iowa
Emergency Medicine Resident (inaugural PSTP)
Dawn Lammert
Johns Hopkins
Child Neurology Resident
Scott Minchenberg
Beth Isreal Deaconess / Harvard University
Internal Medicine Resident
Daniel Tylee
Yale University
Psychiatry (research track)
2018 Graduates
University of North Carolina
Oncology Resident
2017 Graduates
Darin Dolezal
Yale University
Pathology Resident
Matthew Gumbleton
University of Utah
Internal Medicine Resident
Ryan O'Dell
Yale University
Psychiatry Resident
2015 Graduates
Adeseye Adekeye
North Dakota
Surgical Resident
Samuel Mackenzie
University of Michigan
Pediatric Neurology Resident
Eric Wohlford
University of California, San Diego
Pediatric Resident
2014 Graduates
Ivayla Geneva
Upstate Medical University
Internal Medicine Resident
Petya Radoeva
University of Washington
Psychiatry Resident
Tiffany Caza (Telarico)
Upstate Medical University
Pathology Resident
2013 Graduates
Rene Choi
Moran Eye Center - University of Utah
Opthamology Resident
Jacqueline Guterman
Detroit Medical Center- Wayne State
OB/GYN Resident