Congratulations to Missouri’s Graduating and Incoming Emergency Medicine Residents
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