Residents

Daniel Carter, D.O.

Hometown: St. Louis

Undergraduate: University of Missouri
Medical School: A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, sports, baseball cards

Favorite Part about SLU:
Incredible co-residents and faculty

Vince Garin, M.D.

Hometown: San Jose, California

Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Muay Thai/Kickboxing, Latin dance, cooking, and drinking

Favorite part about SLU:
The other residents, and being in Saint Louis

Prajwal Keranalli, M.D.

Hometown: Clarksburg, Maryland
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Distance running, tennis, basketball, chess, reading

Favorite part about SLU:
The attendings and co-residents are extremely supportive and welcoming. In addition, there is a strong emphasis on resident education both inside and outside clinical settings.

Abigail Klosterman, D.O.

Hometown: St. Louis

Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Anything outdoors; boating, hiking, campervanning, adrenaline-rush activities. STL sports, live music, my cat-Clementine, hanging out with people that like to cook.

Favorite part about SLU:
My co-residents and attendings, the supportive and fun culture of this program, training at a beautiful, new, state-of-the-art hospital and level 1 trauma center.

Sara Majidian, M.D.

Hometown: Oak Park, California

Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Playing volleyball, orange theory, laying next to any body of water including but not limited to the beach, lake, river or pool, watching basketball, watching football (Let's Go Pats!), trying new restaurants and drinking inappropriate amounts of coffee!

Favorite part about SLU:
The people. The program leadership genuinely care about resident learning and wellness.  The St. Louis community provides the opportunity to serve a diverse patient population with high acuity. There is a multitude of opportunities for procedures, exposure to blunt and penetrating trauma, and diverse pathologies.

Lauren Mays, M.D.

Hometown: El Dorado Springs, Missouri

Undergraduate: Drury University
Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Scuba diving, kayaking, trying new food/brews

Favorite part of being a resident at SLU:
St. Louis is a great location for emergency medicine and the program atmosphere is very supportive.

Manmohan Singh, M.D.

Hometown: St. Louis

Undergraduate: University of Missouri–St. Louis
Medical School: Medical University of the Americas

Hobbies/Interests: Travel, sports, movies

Favorite part about SLU:
Being able to serve my hometown community

Eric Stein, M.D.

Hometown: Wausau, Wisconsin

Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, running, watching TV, movies, and Wisconsin sports

Favorite part about SLU:
The people involved in the program. The wide variety of acuity and case presentations at SLU.

Amy Bi, M.D.

Hometown: St. Louis

Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Boba tea, orange theory, trying new foods, Netflix, hanging out with friends, visiting new places

Favorite part about SLU: My awesome co-residents, attendings, nurses, rad techs and co-workers. Our patients.

Michael Joseph, D.O.

Hometown: St. Louis

Undergraduate: University of Missouri–St. Louis
Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, reading, cooking, soccer, family and friends

Favorite part about SLU: The faculty, the varied amount of cases we get to see, the city and being close to family and friends.

Cory Lee, D.O.

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, California

Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Hobbies/Interests: Snowboarding, soccer, coffee

Favorite part about SLU: Early exposure to EM procedures

Richard Newman, D.O.

Hometown: Rexburg, Idaho

Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Anything with my wife and daughter, movies, snowboarding and skiing, and games of any type (video or board).

Favorite part about SLU: Very diverse patient population with high acuity, with extremely supportive attendings. St Louis is super family-friendly and the food is excellent.

Danier Ong, M.D.

Hometown: San Diego

Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: hanging out with friends, baking and then feeding said friends, taking care of (sometimes killing) my plant babies, Marvel movie marathons

Favorite part about SLU: The acuity is so high, I learn something new every day. Plus, the faculty and my fellow co-residents are so much fun to work with that even a rough shift is a fun shift.

Joseph Saad, D.O.

Hometown: San Diego

Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Masters in Public Health: Cardiff University
Medical School: Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, "San Diego" Chargers, Dogs, Skijoring, skiing, as well as rural health and sports medicine.

Favorite part about SLU: Getting to work and help our extremely sick patient population and work and learn under all the other amazing and talented residents and faculty.

Christopher Sandoval, M.D.

Hometown: San Antonio

Undergraduate: The University of Texas at San Antonio
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical Branch

Hobbies/Interests: saltwater fishing, fitness, cooking

Favorite part about SLU: The amazing staff I get to work with every shift

Ariel Upton, M.D.

Hometown: Clinton, Mississippi

Undergraduate: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Hobbies/Interests: Running, hiking, camping, kayaking, yoga, getting lost easily, scuba diving - basically I would live outside if it was socially acceptable

Favorite part about SLU: My co-residents and chiefs are some of the most considerate, kind and hardworking people I have ever worked with! 

Bryan Vahey, D.O.

Hometown: St Louis

Undergraduate: University of Missouri
Medical School: A.T. Still University - Kirksville

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy video editing, video production, photography, tech, building computers, gaming, and sports!

Favorite part about SLU: I’m glad to be home with family and excited to learn and network in the region where I intend to practice medicine

Christopher Ahlering, M.D.

Hometown: St. Louis

Undergraduate: University of Missouri–Kansas City 
Medical School: University of Missouri–Kansas City 

Hobbies/Interests: Football, golf, swimming, and cooking 

Favorite part about SLU: The incredible diversity and acuity of our patient population, and the amount of medical and surgical specialties/subspecialties in-house make SLU a great place to train. The residents and faculty are very close and we do social events with each other all the time, whether it be an impromptu meal or drink after a shift or a Christmas party planned months in advance. The city of Saint Louis is great for residents with and without children, for sports fans, and for those who like good food.

Dominic Bisesi, D.O.

Hometown: St. Louis

Undergraduate: William Jewell College
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Hobbies/Interests: Golf, pickleball, cooking, football, trying new restaurants, traveling
Fun Fact: 2018 singles and doubles KCU ping pong champion!!!

Favorite part about SLU: Training in a state-of-the-art facility, seeing high acuity patients, working with awesome co-residents, nursing staff and attendings

Clayton Caulkins, M.D.

Hometown: Weatherford, Oklahoma

Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Photography, cars, outdoors, travel, cooking

Favorite part about SLU: The best thing about training at SLU is the amount and diversity of trauma that we encounter. At SLU we encounter multiple penetrating traumas on a daily basis. Aside from trauma, SLU has a higher proportion of extremely complex cases. 

Julie Do, M.D.

Hometown: Lakewood, Colorado

Undergraduate: University of Colorado
Medical School: Uniformed Service University for the Health Sciences

Hobbies/Interests: Running, camping, hiking

Favorite part about SLU: My co-residents! They're all great.

Andrew Garcia, M.D.

Hometown: St. Louis

Undergraduate: Rockhurst University
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Film photography, grilling, watching movies, travel

Favorite part about SLU: I love the patients and my coworkers.

Greg Huggins, M.D.

Hometown: St. Louis

Undergraduate: Rockhurst University
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, grilling, baking, lifting, being a dad

Favorite part about SLU: Extremely high-acuity patients with a large amount of independence from early on in training

Joshua Simons, M.D.

Hometown: Randolph, New Jersey

Undergraduate: Truman State University
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Hobbies/Interests: Chess, video games, coffee

Favorite part about SLU: The diversity of conditions and high acuity of patients we are able to serve