Ammar Almorsy, M.B., B.Ch.

Hometown: Mansoura, Egypt
Medical school: Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Governorate, Egypt
About me: I came all the way from Egypt where it never snows. My research interests include neuromodulation and the impact of social media on mental health. My clinical interests include longitudinal care and addiction treatment. I enjoy spending time with my wife and daughter. I also enjoy hanging out with friends, walking, photography, and playing pool.

Allee Hassing, D.O.

Hometown: Rogers, MN
Medical school: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL
About me: Watch now

Jeremiah Joyce, M.D., M.S.

Medical school: Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
About me: I was born in Germany and immigrated to the U.S. as a child. After high school, I joined the U.S. Army and was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a paratrooper and combat medic. My clinical interests revolve around severe mental illness and my research interests include applying computation approaches to better understand and treat psychiatric disorders. My wife and I enjoy the great outdoors and are expecting our first child this year.

Casimir Klim, M.D.

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
About me: My clinical interests include schizophrenia spectrum disorders and street-based mental health outreach. This year, I am helping integrate psychiatric care into a local shelter-based clinic and finishing up a project on the history of psychedelics research at Mayo Clinic during the mid-20th century. Otherwise, I can be found spending time with my wife, daughter, and our two sizeable dogs. I plan to pursue a career in community psychiatry.

Megan Kummerlowe, D.O.

Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Medical school: School of Osteopathic Medicine, Campbell University, Lillington, NC
About me: I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland where my interest in medicine started at an early age. After attending college where I studied biology and chemistry, I spent several years working in Baltimore as a study coordinator for clinical trials and exploring new hobbies like flag football. My interest in psychiatry grew during medical school. Selecting psychiatry at Mayo Clinic for residency was an easy choice after my visiting medical student rotation here! 

Matheus Goncalves Marques, M.D.

Medical school: Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Lagoa Nova, Natal - RN, Brazil
About me: I am an easy-going Brazilian. I left life on the shore to explore the human mind. Fascinated by Mayo's history and values, my clinical interests spread from psychotherapy to treatment-refractory depression. When taking a break, I enjoy watching soccer ("the real football!"), getting together with friends, and discovering new places.

Harry Park, M.D.

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Medical school: School of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea
About me: I am from Seoul, South Korea. I enjoy my life in Rochester with my daughter and wife. I'm becoming more familiar with how to spend free time by going to parks and playing at the playground during the COVID time. I'm interested in pursuing a research and academic career.

Nursel Selcukler, M.D.

Medical school: Meram Tip Fakultesi Meram, Turkey
About me: I'm not hard to impress, appreciate small things, and get way too much happiness from good food. I was born in Istanbul. My clinical interests include, but are not limited to, perinatal psychiatry, community psychiatry, and psychosomatic medicine. 

Anne Waniger, M.D.

Hometown: LaCrosse, WI
Medical school: Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI
About me: I’m a Midwest native with a deep appreciation for the changing seasons, lake life, and cheese curds. My clinical interests include medical education and community psychiatry. I completed my third year of residency at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI, as part of the community psychiatry track. 

Katie Andrews, M.D., Ph.D.

Hometown: Plano, TX
Medical school: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
About me: Hello, I’m Katie. I like iced coffee, video games, movies, and experimenting in the kitchen. I was born and raised in Texas, completed medical and graduate school in Indiana, and am now fortunate to be located in the great city of Rochester for residency. My passion is neurodevelopmental disorders, especially Autism Spectrum Disorder, and helping people of all ages with these complex disorders. 

Corey Trowbridge, M.D.

Hometown: Southbury, CT
Medical school: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, NY
About me: I grew up in Connecticut, staying there for college before moving a whole 90 minutes to New York City to attend Columbia University for medical school. In my free time, I enjoy playing music, video games, and intramural sports in Rochester with my fellow PGY-1s as well as going on hikes, binging Netflix shows, and eating ice cream at Flapdoodles with my wife.

Bryan VanDreese, D.O.

Hometown: LaCrosse, WI
Medical school: AT Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
About me: I grew up in LaCrosse and eventually settled in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. I attended medical school at A.T. Still University in Missouri and was overjoyed to return to the true Midwest for residency at Mayo Clinic. Outside of the hospital, I enjoy spending time with my children, reading, running, and the occasional Friday fish fry with an old-fashioned.

Jonathan Winegarden, M.D.

Hometown: Southfield, MI
Medical school: Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL
About me: I am the product of Detroit, Michigan, and arrived in Rochester after detours through the Chicago Medical School and Mumbai, where I worked for an NGO opposing human trafficking. A lover of humor, I spend my free time making the resident workroom an enjoyable place, trying to convince others that Nickelback is not a decent band, and playing hockey, sand volleyball, and disc golf with co-residents. 

Riddick Blocker, M.D.

Medical school: College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
About me: I am not (as my name suggests) an alien bounty hunter. On the contrary, I was born and raised in suburban North Carolina, and I am an alumnus of the Medical University of South Carolina. My current interests include neurobiological perspectives on trauma and psychotic disorders. I enjoy nothing more than a strong cup of coffee before a walk in the woods with my veterinarian spouse.

Vanessa Dang, M.D.
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Medical school: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania North Philadelphia, PA
About me: I was born and raised in Baltimore, MD, until making a great escape to California for college. I returned to the east coast and attended the University of Pennsylvania for medical school. I'm interested in an academic career in consult liaison psychiatry. Outside of work, I'm likely coaxing my sleeping greyhound to go for a walk (unsuccessfully), admiring my velcro calico cat, trying to keep too many plants (twenty) alive for mu skill level, or at the Flapdoodles drive through.

Laura Duque Serrano, M.D.
Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
Medical school: Universidad de Los Andes Facultad de Medicina, Bogota, Colombia

Yuliang Hu, B.Med.
Medical school: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
About me: I have the energy of your typical city girl from Beijing but also love the serenity of the Midwest. My clinical interest is broad and I participate in several research projects of various topics including bipolar disorder, ketamine, TMS, and PCIT. When not at work, I might be anywhere from the busiest streets of a metropolitan city to some random place in the remote wilderness.

Blake Novy, M.D.

Hometown: Austin, TX
Medical school: Long School of Medicine, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
About me: I'm interested in the overlap of art and psychiatry and will be pursuing a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. Before residency, I spent several years as a music producer in Los Angeles, made some questionable rap music, and have way too many synthesizers. Outside of work, I enjoy board games, horror films, and I'm a proud father of a mischievous Labradoodle.

Maureen Shelton, M.D.
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Medical school: Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
About me: I grew up in Nashville, TN, and attended the Quillen College of Medicine in East Tennessee. My clinical interests include geriatric psychiatry and LGBTQ+ care. In my free time, I enjoy playing board games and spending time with my husband, son, and cat.

Allison Beito, M.D.
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Medical school: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS

Sawyer Berrett, D.O.
Hometown: Orem, UT
Medical school: College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA

Richelle Brown, M.D.
Hometown: Taylorville, IL
Medical school: Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
About me: I completed medical school at Wake Forest, and then wanted to return to the Midwest for residency. I found Rochester to be a great place to live with my husband and 10 year old son.

Julie Christensen, M.D.
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
Medical school: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Raphael Golebiowski, M.D.
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical school: Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Polan

Michelle Linke, M.D., M.Ed.
Medical school: Rutgers Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Sarika Madari, M.D.
Medical school: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Daniel Montville, M.D.
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Medical school: Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL
About me: As a visiting medical student and during the recruitment process, I was constantly in awe of the approachability of everyone at Mayo and their dedication to advancing research, refining education, and improving patient care was truly astounding. While my clinical interests center around emergency psychiatry and addiction, I spend my free time with my wife raising our children, blasting music on a vinyl record player, gardening, and streaming the latest TV mini-series.

Javier Ortiz Orendain, M.D.
Hometown: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Medical school: Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Mexico

Eric Pease, D.O., M.B.A.
Hometown: Sterling, IL
Medical school: Kansas City University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, MS
About me: I decided to pursue training at Mayo Clinic because of the fantastic opportunities available including the integrated Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry track. Rochester is a great place to live. There are a lot of things to do year round, especially outdoors.

Chris Wang, M.D.
Hometown: New York City, NY
Medical school: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell Hempstead, NY