Residents
CA-3
Class of 2024:
Angie Chang, MD
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
Medical school: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: High acuity cases and a diverse group of co-residents
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Hiking/nature walks
Matthew Dowhower, MD
Hometown: Hyattsville, MD
Medical school: Penn State College of Medicine
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: Strong clinical experience/exposure you will get—aka fellows don’t take your cases
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Trivia night
Taylor George, DO (chief resident)
Hometown: Westminster, MD
Medical school: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: I enjoy the friendly atmosphere in both the resident room and in the operating room. It's a friendly environment to learn with great feedback from approachable attendings. The hospital provides a community facility feel with diverse pathology and complex cases of a larger academic institution.
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Hanging out with my co-residents
Vincent Martello, DO
Hometown: Canton, OH
Medical school: Ohio University HCOM
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: Clinical experiences
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Golfing
CA-2
Class of 2025:
Brandon Bombar, MD (junior chief resident)
Hometown: Scranton, PA
Medical school: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: Learning from attendings with vastly different styles who have practiced/trained in a variety of settings. The patients tend to be ASA III to IV and need more complex procedures.
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Visiting local wineries and breweries
Breeana Johng, MD
Hometown: Cerritos, CA
Medical school: George Washington University School of Medicine
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: My co-residents. Anesthesia is a solo sport but I always know I'll have great company in the workroom when I'm on break or at the end of the day.
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Frequenting my favorite local restaurants and finding new places to explore with the pup
Luke Shrum, MD
Hometown: Concord, NC
Medical school: East Carolina Brody School of Medicine
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: Early and wide clinical exposure
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Hiking at Ricketts Glen, day trips to NYC
Akshay Vig, MD
Hometown: Somerville, NJ
Medical school: Albany Medical College
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: The favorite part of the hospital is likely the morning fold-overs. Eggs, bacon and melted cheese in a warm toasted tortilla. Yum. Definitely hits the spot when you wake up hungry every day. The residency program is also pretty nice. I truly enjoy doing subspeciality cases very early on in the clinical anesthesia years as I noticed my fellow residents and I have drastically improved our procedural skills, expanded our skillset and blossomed our confidence in providing safe and efficient patient care.
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: I enjoy playing board games with some of the co-residents I met during the intern year. The hiking, breweries and barbeques are also an added bonus.
CA-1
Class of 2026:
Pouya Ataey, MD
Hometown: Sterling, VA
Medical school: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: Geisinger serves a massive patient population and provides robust opportunities for its resident physicians to hone their skills.
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: My favorite thing to do here is explore the numerous parks and trails. The surrounding nature brings balance to a busy and focused lifestyle in medicine.
Abdullah Bheri, MD
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Medical school: Chicago Medical School
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: Great learning opportunities and welcoming environment
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Close to many major cities and lots of nature hikes and outlooks in the area as well
Hugh Huynh, MD
Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
Medical school: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: The culture is nice, haven't had too many issues with working with other residents or attendings
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Hanging out with my co-residents, trivia nights
Joseph Kovatch, DO
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Medical school: Kansas City University
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: Categorical program allows for introduction and integration with residents and attendings from different specialties, as well as early exposure to the anesthesia department intern year. Geisinger Medical Center is a large tertiary care center that exposes us to a wide range of complex clinical cases.
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Hike/run on local trails
Andrew Nesdill, MD, MBA
Hometown: Howell, NJ
Medical school: Penn State College of Medicine
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: Training in a large tertiary center. And Geisinger has a noticeable impact and involvement with the local community.
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Hiking/camping, Ricketts Glen State Park
Mythili Pulavarthi MD
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Medical school: Albany Medical College
Favorite part about the residency program/hospital/system: Rotating through surgical services in our CBY so we see familiar faces in the OR
Favorite thing to do in Danville/surrounding area: Attending events hosted by the resident auxiliary (golf, axe throwing, etc.)
Clinical base year
Class of 2027:
Kiranjot Kaur, DO
Medical school: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brandon Mahajan, MD
Medical school: State University of New York
Bradley Nafziger, MD
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Patrick Nguyen, MD
Medical school: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Kamille Parungo, DO
Medical school: Liberty University College
Natalia Tarasova, MD
Medical school: First Moscow State Medical University