Clint Branham, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: University of Kentucky
Medical School: University of Pikeville
Hometown: Pikeville, Kentucky
Career Interests: Hematology/Oncology
Hobbies: Sports, fitness, outdoors, video games, movies
Why MCG?: The people! Supportive culture with awesome coworkers.
Chantelle Brown, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Rochester Institute of Technology
Medical School: Ross University SOM
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Career Interests: Undecided
Hobbies: Gardening, Axe Throwing, Unofficial Food Blogger, Dog Lover
Why MCG?: I could feel the family atmosphere that would make a time such as residency not just a time of learning but a time to also build lifelong connections. This has proven true since I have been here!
Spencer Callaghan, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: University of Georgia
Medical School: Mercer University
Hometown: Augusta, Georgia
Career Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: Hanging with friends and family, being bad at golf, taking my dog on walks he doesn't even want to go on
Why MCG?: Family feel of the program. Being from Augusta, I am close to friends and family
Apryl Cronley, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: College of Charleston
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina
Career Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: anything outdoors, pretty much any sport
Why MCG?: best schedule, best people, supportive co residents and faculty
Mark Dalgetty, DO
PGY 3
Undergrad: Elon University
Medical School: Edward via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Cary, North Carolina
Career Interests: Undecided
Hobbies: Golf, hockey, skiing, tennis
Why MCG?: Great culture with people invested in helping you succeed with a schedule/curriculum that focuses on resident wellness and growing as a physician.
Isaac Fordjour, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: University of South Carolina
Medical School: University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Career Interests: Hospitalist/Cardiology
Hobbies: Soccer/spending time with family
Why MCG?:
Joshua Fowler, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Augustana College
Medical School: St. George's University
Hometown: Wilmington, Illinois
Career Interests: pulmonary critical care
Hobbies: weightlifting, PC gaming, hiking
Why MCG?: I wanted a place where the culture of the residency was a succeed together mentality and I felt that at MCG. They also had my significant others residency and MCG is couples match friendly.
Jeffrey Harvey, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: University of South Carolina
Medical School: University of South Carolina
Hometown: Suwanee, Georgia
Career Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: Swimming and hiking with my 2 dogs, Golf, College football
Why MCG?: Close to family in Atlanta, has essentially every fellowship in house to build resume and research, work with students at MCG, cost of living
Rasmita Jalla, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Augusta University
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia
Career Interests: Nephrology
Hobbies: Spending time with friends and family, trying out new food places, hiking, working out, road trips/traveling
Why MCG?: The people you work with here are all amazing. Everyone is so supportive and everyone has your back. The work-life balance in this program is great too! Also, there's lots of fellowship programs here as well, which can lead to opportunities for yourself as well.
Christian Leurinda, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Rollins College
Medical School: Ross University SOM
Hometown: Destin, Florida
Career Interests: Hematology/Oncology
Hobbies: Spending time outside with my wife and 1 year old girl. Anything on the water especially fishing and diving. Playing soccer and tennis.
Why MCG?: Truly great people and supportive culture. Dedicated faculty and access to virtually every fellowship training program along with excellent internal medicine training.
Marc Manzo, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: St. Francis College
Medical School: University of Queensland
Hometown: Queens, New York
Career Interests: Hospitalist, Pulmonary/Critical care
Hobbies: Basketball, Gym, Cat Dad
Melanie McCown, DO
PGY 3
Undergrad: Belmont University
Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Career Interests: Undecided
Hobbies: Spending time with my husband, friends and family. Hiking, reading, playing piano and Tennessee Vols football
Why MCG?: Academic teaching program, faculty who are invested in our learning, co-residents who are kind to one another and look out for each other. Our program is vital to MCG and we are known for providing high quality care to our patients. We are valued by our specialists and have
Evan Miller, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: University of North Carolina
Medical School: Mercer University
Hometown: Cumming, Georgia
Career Interests: Rural Medicine subspecialty
Hobbies: Home projects
Why MCG?: I am a native Georgian and MCG historically has a strong reputation within the state
Mark Schwade, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Georgia Tech
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Career Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, Hiking, Video games
Robert Summers, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Wofford College
Medical School: University of South Carolina
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina
Career Interests: Cardiology/Critical Care
Hobbies: Golf, back yard tailgates, spelunking
Why MCG?: My wife (OB/GYN) and I wanted a larger academic center with fellowship exposure in the southeast.
Aprylle Thompson, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Bethune-Cookman University
Medical School: Ross University SOM
Hometown: Deltona, Florida
Career Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: Axe throwing, hiking, playing VR, traveling, Youtubing and creating podcasts
Why MCG?: I love the comradery amongst residents, fellows, and attendings. It was important to be apart of a program that values wellness that will allow engagements outside of the hospital. It's also the icing on the cake that I'm able to see my family twice a month since they're in Florida.
Alexis Wallace, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Clemson University
Medical School: University of South Carolina
Hometown: Piedmont, South Carolina
Career Interests: Hospitalist/critical care/ultrasound
Hobbies: Running, playing with my kids, going to the lake
Why MCG?: Matched with my husband who is army EM, this is the only hospital in the country we could have done residency together at the same hospital! Thrilled to be here! I am from the Southeast so I like it here with medium-sized city vibes and lots to do outside.
Alexander Warner, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Georgia Tech
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Career Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: Enjoy watching sports, guitar, golf
Why MCG?: MCG has a strong emphasis in cardiology which aligns with my person goals. Additionally, I graduated from MCG and saw an opportunity to help establish a strong medicine foundation at my medical school which helps with a variety of specialties.
James Williams III, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: Valdosta State University
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Hometown: Macon, Georgia
Career Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: Soccer, video games, spending time with loved ones.
Why MCG?: Coming into medical school, I had my eyes set on Internal Medicine with some type of fellowship to follow. Internal Medicine was by far the most educational clerkship and it was partly due to the residents who thoroughly enjoyed teaching. I knew this place would allow me to
Nicholas Zamith, MD
PGY 3
Undergrad: University of Central Florida
Medical School: University of South Florida/Morsani
Hometown: Altamonte Springs, Florida
Career Interests: Pulmonary/Critical Care
Hobbies: Spending time with my family, playing guitar, gardening, reading
Why MCG?: Strong clinical training, great environment to work in, emphasis on work/life balance and wellness
Abdelrahman Zaied, MBBCh (Research Clinician)
PGY 3
Undergrad: Mamsoura University
Medical School: Mamsoura University SOM
Hometown: Mansoura, Egypt
Career Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: Tennis and Soccer
Why MCG?: MCG is one of the few programs in the nation that offers an integrated research clinician IM track. Unique opportunity to work with mentors preselected based on our research interest.