06/02/2026
Congratulations to Our Graduate Medical Education (GME) Graduates!
This past Friday, we celebrated our GME graduates in a ceremony at the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. Maxime Berube, MD, FAAEM, chief academic officer, designated institutional official, physician director of Medical Education, was the emcee for the event, and MVHS President/CEO William LeCates, MD, was the keynote speaker.
A special thank you to Assemblymember Marianne Buttenschon and City of Utica Mayor Michael Galime for saying a few words to our graduates.
Congratulations to all!
Preliminary Program Completion Certificate Recipients:
Transitional Year Residency Program
Afsar Khan, MD, Program Director
Transitional Year Residency Program Class of 2026:
David Chen, MD
Ahmed Elramsisy, MD
Gentry C. Hearn, MD
Ningwei Li, MD
Noura Amin, MD
Robin Peterson, DO
Aparna Raju, MD
Sarem Rashid, MD
Joseph Savage, MD
Sabrina Slutsky, DO
Whitney Williams, MD
Prince Yearwood, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Paul G. Davidson, MD, FACS, Program Director
General Surgery Preliminary Year Program Class of 2026:
Starla Martin, MD
Ahmad Nawabi, MD
Mina Shenouda, MD, Mch Orth
Graduate Diploma Recipients:
General Practice Residency Program
Evelyn Salgado Parrilla, DMD, Program Director
General Practice Residency Program Class of 2026:
Viviana Santiago-Martinez, DMD
Valeria D. Tirado Berrios, DMD
Family Medicine Residency Program
William D. Ryan, MD, Program Director
Family Medicine Residency Program Class of 2026:
Noah Howard Friedland, MD
Stephanie Marie Hathaway, DO, Resident Council President
Hninn Ei Khine, MD, Diabetes Track
Asim Mahat, MD
Yanet Martinez Mederos, MD, Diabetes Track
George Shehata Shehata, DO
Gyasi Kodua, MD, Obstetrical Track, Chief Resident
Victor Peters C. Nkwopara, MD, Chief Resident
Thin Naing Soe, MD, Hospital Medicine Track, Chief Resident
General Surgery Residency Program
Paul G. Davidson, MD, FACS, Program Director
General Surgery Residency Program Class of 2026:
Ranjeet Singh Kalsi, DO, Chief Resident
Alexander Van Allen Zorn, MD, Chief Resident
Pharmacy Residency Program
David Jones, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Program Director
Pharmacy Residency Program Class of 2026:
Ravaida Ali, PharmD
Adriana Victoria Chapa, PharmD
Psychiatry Residency Program
Tayo Obatusin, MD, FAPA, Program Director
Psychiatry Residency Program Class of 2026:
Shweta Das, MD, Resident Council Vice President
David Aaron Eisenberg, MD
Warren S. Lam, MD, Chief Resident
