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POSTED: June 19th, 2026
POSTED IN: 2026 EM Pulse Q2, EM Pulse - The Official Newsletter of MOCEP, forum, Forum Topic,

MOCEP congratulates the 2026 graduating emergency medicine residents across Missouri and welcomes the incoming classes joining programs throughout the state. We are proud to recognize these physicians as they move into practice, fellowship and the next stage of their emergency medicine careers, and we look forward to seeing the impact of the newest residents entering training this year.

Freeman Health System / KCU-GME Consortium — Joplin

Graduating Residents

Daniel “DJ” Henry, DO — Kirksville, MO

Abdulla “Jamal” Elsayadh, MD — Mercy Hospital, Joplin, MO

Akram Eraky, MD — Critical Care Fellowship, Iowa

David Jeffs, DO — Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Texas

Jay Reynolds, DO — Arkansas

Alicia Smith, DO — Mid-Missouri

Incoming Residents

Tamerik Branham, MD — Ross University School of Medicine

Christopher Hagerman, DO — Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Brooke Hildebrand, MD — Ross University School of Medicine

Alleluia Nishimwe, DO — Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Bradlee Parsons, DO — Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nichola Warner, DO — Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

University of Missouri

Graduating Residents

Zachary Crenshaw, DO — Mercy South, St. Louis

Nathan Dismang, DO — EMS Fellowship, KU

Jonathan Duhamell, MD — Pediatric EM Fellowship, Children’s Mercy

Edward Garcia-Olmeda — TBD

Alexander Hamilton, MD — Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC

Hannah Howse, MD — University Hospital, Columbia, MO

McKenna Janssens, MD — University Hospital, Columbia, MO

Josh Keller, MD — EMS Fellowship, UNC Chapel Hill

Allison Miller, MD — University Hospital, Columbia, MO

Amanda Smith, MD — TBD

Mikayla Spires, DO — Mercy South, St. Louis

Incoming Residents

Hasan Al-hameedi — Kufa College of Medicine

Nadir Ammar — Universite Mohammed V

Leigh Cox — Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Derek Heil — Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Mattaline Killingworth — University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine

Kia Smurawa — Medical College of Wisconsin

Marie Tate — University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Shivani Vhora — Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

Jacob Wessling — Willis Knighton/Claiborne Memorial Medical Center

Alexander Wilt — Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Banahene Glover — UT Southwestern

SSM Health –  Saint Louis University

Graduating Residents

Daniel Carter, DO — SSM Health–Saint Clare Hospital, Fenton, MO

Vince Garin, MD — SSM Health–DePaul Hospital, Bridgeton, MO

Michael Joseph, DO — Doctors Hospital, Augusta, GA

Prajwal Keranalli, MD — Critical Care Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Abigail Klosterman, DO — SSM Health–Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Lake Saint Louis, MO

Sara Michelle Majidian, MD — Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA

Lauren Mays, MD — Mercy Medical Center, Roseburg, OR

Manmohan Singh, MD — Mercy Hospital, Creve Coeur, MO

Ariel Upton, MD — Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus, MS

Incoming Residents

Zayd Al Rawi, MD — University of Missouri–Columbia

Nathan Andrews, DO — Rocky Mountain Vista

Anne Chumbow, MD — University of Missouri–Columbia

Umar Durrani, MD — Saint Louis University

John Guardiola, MD — Texas Tech University

Kathleen McCaslin, DO — Marian University

Lane Mittler, DO — Kansas City University

Stephen Napier, DO — Arkansas College

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Graduating Residents

Kara Albright, DO — Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, KS

Andrea Bastien, DO — Kansas Emergency Physicians at Advent Health, Shawnee, KS

Zoe Durand, MD — Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, KS

Susriya Gangireddy, MD — TBD

Kameron Hartung, DO — University Health–Lakewood Medical Center, Kansas City, MO

Riley Hedberg, MD — Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, GA

Bryce Lord, DO — EMS Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Joseph O’Brien, MD — Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO

Pooja Patel, DO — MedEd Fellowship, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO

Jace Schell, DO — Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, KS

Jaime Wilson, DO — Boone Health, Columbia, MO

Braden Zoller, DO — Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, KS

Incoming Residents

Alexander Albright, DO — Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Melissa Bryan, DO — Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Avery Carter, DO — New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sean Cassidy, DO — Kansas Health Science University–Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Matthew Castor, DO — A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ashley Chicchelly, DO — Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Joseph DiBenedetto, DO — Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tyler Duek, DO — Kansas Health Science University–Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sophie Morse, MD — University of Washington School of Medicine

Rahul Ramani, DO — Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Brianna Sexton, MD — Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Washington University

Graduating Residents

Manoj Arra, MD — University of Colorado, Denver, Critical Care Fellowship

Skylar Fustos, MD — Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Moanalua, Oahu, HI

Lindsey Hagberg, MD — Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Ultrasound Fellowship

Andrew Harrelson, MD — Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, Honolulu, HI

Christianne Jafari, DO — University of Utah Health, Emergency Medical Services Fellowship

Lashuanda Johnson, MD — Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Grace Montes, MD — Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Sasha Mozelewski-Hill, MD — Southern Illinois Healthcare System, Carbondale, IL

Mohammad Saffaf, MD — Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Sports Medicine Fellowship

Edward Schmitt, MD — Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Nicholas Seidel, MD — Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Prerak Trivedi, MD — St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, IL

Roland Vaca, MD — Columbia University, New York, NY

Michele Yang, MD — Alameda Health System Highland Hospital, Addiction Medicine Fellowship

Incoming Residents

Madyson Anderson, MD — University of Washington School of Medicine

Michael Cusumano, MD — Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Mara Eccles, MD — McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

William Flemming, MD — Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Emily Killen, MD — Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Lauren Lavey, MD — Tulane University School of Medicine

Roddey Ligon, MD — Tulane University School of Medicine

Courtney Oei, DO — A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Antonia Santos, MD — Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Justin Leonel Santos, MD — Emory University School of Medicine

Robert Scheidt, MD — Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Arielle Soldatenko, MD — Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Olivia Suozzo, MD — Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Anna Vaclavek, MD — University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine