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Internal Medicine Resident Class of 2026 Graduation — Internal Medicine Residency Class of 2026 graduation

Each year, residents meet with program directors to discuss strategies and opportunities for achieving career goals after residency. Potential options include staff positions and fellowships within Mayo Clinic and among competitive programs nationwide.

Three residents are selected to serve a fourth year as chief medical residents.

The Internal Medicine Residency first obtained accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in 1994. We continue to have full, continued ACGME accreditation with commendation.

Graduates

Learn about our graduates' experiences, backgrounds, and where they have moved on to after graduation.

Rodrigo Fonseca, M.D.

“Looking back, what I appreciated most about my residency at Mayo Clinic in Arizona was the environment that made learning both challenging and genuinely supportive. Training alongside faculty who were leaders in their fields, yet never too busy to teach, and an incredible group of co-residents, made even the most challenging parts of residency fun and rewarding. Mentorship was always accessible, and I was continually encouraged to challenge myself. It provided a strong foundation that will continue to shape my approach to medicine.”

Class of 2026

Destination: Hematology/Oncology fellow at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Matt Biondi, M.D.

“Training at Mayo Clinic in Arizona provided the unique opportunity to train at a destination academic medical center that serves as a referral hub for the Southwest and beyond, while integrating with multiple health care systems throughout the greater Phoenix metro area. The resources available to trainees were exceptional, including fully funded international health rotations, robust research support to present at national and international conferences and publish in leading peer-reviewed journals, and mentorship from world-renowned faculty."

Class of 2025, Chief Resident 2025-2026

Destination: Pulmonary and critical care fellow at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Whitney Harris, M.D.

“Internal medicine residency at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona exceeded my expectations, and my expectations were high! Attendings and administration were clearly invested not only in excellent patient care but also in me, in both my learning and personal well-being. Co-residents were supportive and friendly rather than competitive. Not only am I a better doctor moving forward into subspecialty training, but a better and happier person as well.“

Class of 2026

Destination: Hematology/Oncology fellow at the University of Utah

Fellowships

More than 60% of Mayo graduates pursue fellowship training, most at their top-choice programs. Each year, program graduates are accepted to competitive fellowships in cardiology, hematology/oncology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, and other fields at Mayo Clinic and many other prestigious institutions.

Residents with interest in fellowships have pursued opportunities at Mayo Clinic's campus in Arizona and other locations, armed with superlative foundational internal medicine training and impressive credentials afforded by abundant research opportunities and work with renowned experts in various fields.

Learn about the list of fellowship programs residents from Mayo Clinic's campus in Arizona have matched into since 1998.

Class of 2026

Name	Medical school	Destination
Hesham Abdalla, M.B.B.S.	Alfaisal University	Cardiology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Adam Bacon, M.D.	University of California, Davis	Chief Medical Resident, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Tara Ballouz, M.D.	Western Michigan University	Heme/Onc Fellowship, University of Arizona, Tucson
Isabela Chang, M.D.	Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona	Heme/Onc Fellowship, Scripps
Kevin Chung, M.D., M.B.A.	University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine	Hospitalist, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Pedro be Borba Engster, M.D.	Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul	Hospitalist, Fair Haven Community Health Care
Rodrigo Fonseca, M.D.	Unversidad Anáhuac School of Medicine	Heme/Onc Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Rochester
Danielle Green, M.D.	University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine	Hospitalist, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Whitney Harris, M.D.	University of Washington	Heme/Onc Fellowship, University of Utah
Maximilliano Diaz Menindez, M.D.	Anahuac University	Rheumatology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Brian Parker, M.D., M.B.A.	University of Utah School of Medicine	Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine of Arizona
Tala Shahin, M.D.	University of Arizona, Tucson	Gasteroenterology Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic
Taylor Viggiano, M.D.	Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona	Chief Medical Resident, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Winston Wang, M.D.	Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona	Chief Medical Resident, Mayo Clinic Arizona

Chief medical residents 2025-2026

Name	Medical school	Destination
Matt Biondi, M.D.	University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine	PCCM Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Rochester
Sandra Elmasry, M.D.	Creighton Medical School	Gastroenterology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Arizona

Fellowship match results from prior years

Specialty	Fellowship
Advanced internal medicine	Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Allergy	Henry Ford Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona National Jewish University of Wisconsin
Cardiology	Aurora Healthcare-Milwaukee Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix (Good Samaritan Medical Center) Loyola University, Chicago Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona Medical College of Virginia Scripps Clinic, San Diego The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Arizona University of Kansas University of Minnesota University of Texas
Chief residents	Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona
Critical care	Stanford University
Endocrinology	Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix (Good Samaritan Medical Center) Houston Methodist Inf. Oregon Health Sciences University of California, San Diego University of Chicago
Gastroenterology	Banner Good Samaritan Phoenix Kaiser Los Angeles Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona Scripps Clinic, San Diego University of Kentucky University of New Mexico University of Oklahoma
Geriatrics	Vanderbilt University
Hematology-oncology	Dartmouth College Loma Linda University Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona Oregon Health & Sciences Tulane University University of California Irvine University of Virginia
Hepatology	Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona
Infectious diseases	Baylor University Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona University of Maryland University of Rochester, New York University of Utah
Informatics	University of California, Los Angeles
Nephrology	Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona Mt. Sinai, New York St. Louis University University of California, Los Angeles Washington University
Palliative medicine	Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona Stanford University
Pulmonary/critical care	Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix (Good Samaritan Medical Center) Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona St. Louis University University of Arizona University of California, San Diego University of Nebraska University of New Mexico
Rheumatology	Loma Linda University Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota University of California Irvine
Sleep	Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota University of Michigan Yale University
Transfusion medicine	University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vascular medicine	Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Women’s health	Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Graduation of Mayo Clinic residents and fellows

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