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Get to know our Residents: Class of 2010

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Dr. Joseph Abdayem
Joseph Abdayem, MD

Hometown: Lebanon
Medical School: Al-Baath University, Syria
Medical Interests: Internal Medicine, Pediatric and Women's Health
Hobbies: Swimming, Hunting
Future plans: Work in Rural area
Practice preference: inpatient and outpatient

email:   jabdayem@uhhg.org

Dr. Dustin Ellis
Dustin Ellis, MD   -  Chief Resident

Hometown: Dugger, IN
University:: Indiana State University
Medical School: IU School of Medicine
Medical Interests: OB/Gyn
Hobbies: Sports, Reading, and Spending time with my family
Future plans: Rural Family Practice with OB in Sullivan County
Practice preference: Rural outpatient/inpatient with lots of OB in addition to performing outpatient screening colonoscopy.

email:   dellis@uhhg.org

Dr. Kelsey Hopkins
Kelsey Hopkins, MD   -  Chief Resident

Hometown: Maple Park, IL
University:: University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana
Medical School: U of I - Rockford
Medical Interests: Rural Medicine (R-Med Program), Academics, Procedures
Hobbies: Teaching, exercising, golfing, movies, music, and fishing.
Future plans: Rural Practice in Illinois with Clinical teaching in academics medicine.
Practice preference: I like small group practice with OB & Procedures (Office & Hospital)

email:   khopkins@uhhg.org

Dr. Stephen Njagi
Stephen Njagi, MD

Hometown: Meru, Eastern Kenya
University:: Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
Medical School: Moi University - Kenya
Medical Interests: Full cycle family medicine, rural medicine and procedural skills
Hobbies: Family time, swimming, running, computers, and reading
Future plans: Rural/underserved FP with OB and procedures
Practice preference:

email:   snjagi@uhhg.org

Dr. Naveen Rajoli
Naveen Rajoli, MD

Hometown:
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Medical School: Rangaraya Medical College - India
Medical Interests: Rural health care, Public Health, epidemiology of disease and prevention
Hobbies: Outdoor activities, soccer, tennis, social events, family.
Future plans: In the next 5 years, I plan to complete FM residency and practice in Indiana close to the Terre Haute region
Practice preference: Hospitalist with inpatient OB care.
email:   nrajoli@uhhg.org

Dr. Federico Richter
Federico Richter, MD

Hometown: Argentina
University::
Medical School: Universidad Nacional de Cordoba-Argentina
Medical Interests:
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email:   frichter@uhhg.org

Dr. Rachel Wenger
Rachel Wenger, MD

University: University of Illinois
Medical School: University of Illinois - Rockford
Medical Interests: My interests include rural family medicine and obstetrics.
Hobbies: In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family.
Future plans: I'm from central Illinois and will likely return there to practice.


email:   rwenger@uhhg.org



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