North Oaks Medical Center’s GME Program Welcomes 17 New Residents

North Oaks has welcomed seventeen physicians in training to North Oaks Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education program, according to the health system’s Vice President and Designated Institutional Official Kiley Cedotal.

Nine physicians have joined the GME program’s Internal Medicine Residency—now in its second year. At the same time, eight physicians have joined the GME program’s new Transitional Year Residency. The residents hail from 11 states and three countries.

The internal medicine residents are: Eric Bayman, MD, from University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora; Irina Cavdar, MD, from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Lubbock; Grant Collins, MD, from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans; Nicholas Jameson, DO, from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; George Montanio, DO, from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Louisiana Campus in Monroe; Lexina Patel, MD, from University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky; Shaichi Sen, DO, from Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Alwin Thomas, MD, from Ross University School of Medicine in Bridgetown, Barbados. In addition to these program year one internal medicine residents, the program also welcomes Erin Simon, DO, who transferred to the program from St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana and will be starting as a program year two internal medicine resident.

Pictured from left to right: Mark Anderson, Chief Financial Officer; Kiley Cedotal, LCSW-BACS, MBA, FACHE, Vice President, Designated Institutional Official; George Montanio, DO; Michele K. Sutton, FACHE, President & CEO; Shaichi Sen, DO; Erin Simon, DO, Irina Cavdar, MD; Lexina Patel, MD; Nicholas Jameson, DO; Grant Collins, MD; Alwin Thomas, MD; Eric Bayman, MD; and John Wuthrich, DO, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director

The transitional year residents are: Jumoke Cadmus, DO, from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine—Georgia in Suwanee, Georgia; Shannon Deckert, DO, and Janson Nguyen, DO, from Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Ft. Smith; Navid Hasani, MD, University of Queensland School of Medicine in Australia; Ming Huo, MD, from Shanxi Medical University in Taiyuan, China; Ololade Omole, MD, from Trinity School of Medicine in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Jacob Seabaugh, DO, from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Louisiana Campus in Monroe; and Reen Varghese, DO, from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Featured from left to right: Mark Anderson, Chief Financial Officer; Michele K. Sutton, FACHE, President & CEO; Ming Huo, MD; Reen Varghese, DO; Jumoke Cadmus, DO; Shannon Deckert, DO; Ololade Omole, MD; Navid Hasani, MD; Janson Nguyen, DO; Jacob Seabaugh, DO; Abir Abdo, MD, Transitional Year Residency Program Director; and Kiley Cedotal, LCSW-BACS, MBA, FACHE, Vice President, Designated Institutional Official

Led by Program Director, Dr. John Wuthrich, the Internal Medicine residency is a three-year program training physicians in managing a wide range of common and complex medical conditions for patients. Residents gain extensive, direct experience in close collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to hone their diagnostic and care management skills. Throughout the program, residents build their expertise in internal medicine and broaden their understanding of their chosen field through complimentary rotations in other medical specialties like cardiovascular and infectious diseases, critical care, endocrinology, gerontology, gastroenterology, hematology and oncology, neurology, nephrology, rheumatology, and emergency, pulmonary and ambulatory medicine.

The Transitional Year residency is a one-year program for medical graduates seeking broad clinical training experience before pursuing specialty residency or further training. Dr. Abir Abdo serves as Program Director. Participants will gain a well-rounded foundation through rotations in key medical specialties such as cardiovascular disease, emergency medicine, general surgery, gerontology, internal medicine and urgent care.

The residents will train at North Oaks Medical Center and other facilities within the health system, gaining vital experience and learning from expert physicians on the North Oaks medical staff.

By 2030, North Oaks Medical Center Graduate Medical Education plans to train up to 48 physicians at any given time.

To learn more about residencies at North Oaks Medical Center, contact the program by calling (985) 230-6770 or emailing GME@northoaks.org.