ETSU Health Internal Medicine held its 2020 graduation at the Veterans Administration campus Gazebo on Saturday, May 30. Due to the current COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, the event was recorded for friends and family to view.
Twenty-one residents completed their three-year program as required by the ACGME, which will allow these individuals to become Board Certified in Internal Medicine as a field of practice. They may also continue their education through additional training fellowships within the areas of: cardiology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, endocrinology, oncology, infectious diseases and pulmonology.
The Department of Internal Medicine congratulates these outstanding individuals for their efforts and accomplishments as our newest Internal Medicine graduates.
The following special awards were presented:
- Dr. Thomas G. Ronald Award (For Excellence in Care of the Cancer Patient): Dr. Sukesh Manthri
- Infectious Diseases Chief Fellow: Dr. Susan Kullab
- Medical Oncology Chief Fellow: Dr. Sukesh Manthri
- Gastroenterology Chief Fellow: Dr. Kalpit Devani
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Chief Fellow: Dr. Ahmad Alazzeh
- Internal Medicine Chief Resident: Dr. Mohammad Alomari
- Elective of the Year Award: Bristol ICU, Dr. Hoskere
- Faculty of the Year Award: Dr. Jack Goldstein
- Excellence in Teaching Fellow Award: Dr. Sukhdeep Bhogal
- PGY-III Representative: Dr. Joseph Maguire
- Excellence in Research Award: Dr. Bara El Kurdi
- Outstanding PGY-III Award: Dr. Michael Snyder
- Milestone Award for Medical Knowledge: Dr. Mahmoud El Iskandarani
- Milestone Award for Patient Care: Dr. Diana Trofimovitch
- Milestone Award for Systems-Based Practice: Dr. Ali Bokhari
- Milestone Award for Practice-Based Learning: Dr. Neethu Vedantam
- Milestone Award for Professionalism: Dr. Mathew Finniss
- Milestone Award for Interpersonal Communication: Dr. Joseph Maguire
- Dr. Manisha Nukavarapu Memorial Humanism Award: Dr. Vindhya Sriramoju
2020 Graduates
Dr. Muazzam Ali
Dr. Sarah Arif
Dr. Ali Bokhari
Dr. Mahmoud El Iskandarani
Dr. Bara El Kurdi
Dr. Sudharsan Elamparithi
Dr. Mathew Finniss
Dr. Sathvika Gaddam
Dr. Imran Khan
Dr. Varun Kohli
Dr. Joseph Maguire
Dr. Sarbjit Masson
Dr. Neethu Vendantam
Dr. Utsab Panta
Dr. Aynur Rahman
Dr. Christian Rosero
Dr. Michael Snyder
Dr. Vindhya Sriramoju
Dr. Diana Trofimovitch
Dr. Jojo Yorke
Dr. Mohammad Alomari