Internal Medicine Residency Program welcomes new residents

The Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership and St. Mary’s Health Care System welcomed 12 new physician residents to the Internal Medicine Residency Program (IMRP) on July 1.

The IMRP is accredited to host up to 37 residents. They provide supervised inpatient care at St. Mary’s Hospital on Baxter Street and outpatient care at Community Internal Medicine of Athens on Oglethorpe Avenue. In addition, third-year residents spend two months in a rural healthcare setting by providing inpatient care at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro.

The IMRP Class of 2028 and the schools at which they completed their medical education are:

• Morgan Adair, DO – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Caitlin Biderman, DO – Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Carolinas Campus
• Hudson Bridges, MD – Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
• Hannah Luft, DO – Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Toni-Ann Miller, MD – University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts
• Sritha Moram, DO – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Vinayak Narayan, DO – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Madison Olds, DO – Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Chandni Patel, MD – Medical University of the Americas (Nevis)
• Kalen Roberts, MD – St. George’s University School of Medicine
• Patricia Zielinski, DO – Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

The program will also welcome a preliminary year intern, Cyril Mina, DO. He earned his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine.

This year’s chief residents are Drs. Ummar Jamal and Vinod Jeyaretnam. Chief residents act as liaisons between faculty members and residents, serve as mentors, help design and create educational activities, and provide patient care.

“We are thrilled to have this new group of physicians join our residency program. Their backgrounds, achievements, and training will be an asset to our program and community for years to come,” said Dr. Lela Ward, the IMRP director.