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Honor medical society welcomes Class of '22

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On May 20, the Eta Chapter of Illinois’ Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society welcomed new class members during its spring banquet at the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield.

AOA Class of '22STUDENTS:

    Paul Cacciopo
    Adam Doedtman
    Jacob Franke
    Logan Grubb
    Jared Hendren
    Emilie Lohman Irwin
    Barra Madden
    Tyler Maggio
    Aaron Peach
    Nicolas Revelt
    Luis Rubio
    Elek Wellman
    Elizabeth Wieland
    Jordan Wills

RESIDENTS:

    Ahmed Abbas, MD, Neurology
    Asad Cheema, MD, Internal Medicine
    Suhayb Ranjha, MD, Internal Medicine

FACULTY:

    Robert Abrams, MD, Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    Edem Egamah, MD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
    Vidya Sundareshan, MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases

ALUMNI:

    Nicole Florence, MD, Class of 1996, Medical Director and bariatrician at Memorial Wellness Center

 

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