Diagnostic Radiology
Rochester General Hospital
Current Residents
PGY5 Residents
Branden Garcia, MD
Hometown:Â Torrance, California
Undergraduate:Â Concordia University, Irvine CA
Medical School:Â Drexel University COM, Philadelphia PA
Intern Year / Specialty:Â General Surgery, Riverside CA
Fellowship / Goals:Â Interventional Radiology
Taylor Rising, MD
Hometown:Â Stow, Ohio
Undergraduate:Â Youngstown State University
Medical School:Â Northeast Ohio Medical University
Intern Year / Specialty:Â Allegheny General Hospital- General Surgery
Fellowship / Goals: Men’s Health, Body/Neuro/MSK MRI
Hayden Sandler, MD
Hometown:Â Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Undergraduate:Â University of Florida
Medical School:Â University of Central Florida
Intern Year / Specialty:Â Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas, General Surgery
Fellowship / Goals:Â MRI
Billy Zhao, MD
Hometown:Â Chicago
Undergraduate:Â Loyola University Chicago
Medical School:Â Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Intern Year / Specialty:Â Riverside Community Hospital/ Transitional year
Fellowship / Goals:Â Mammography
PGY4 Residents
Adam Averbuch, DO
Hometown:Â Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate:Â Drexel University
Medical School:Â Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Intern Year / Specialty:Â Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, internal medicine
Malem Gutema, MD
Hometown:Â Seattle, WA
Undergraduate:Â Oregon state University
Medical School:Â George Washington University
Intern Year / Specialty:Â Prelim Internal medicine at Washington D.C.
Fellowship / Goals:Â Not decided, still exploring specialities
Christopher Lin, MD
Hometown:Â Torrance, CA
Undergraduate:Â Stanford University
Medical School:Â Touro California
Intern Year / Specialty:Â Internal Medicine Prelim
Adam Remunda, MD
Hometown:Â Victoria, British Columbia
Undergraduate:Â Bachelor Science in Nursing, University of Victoria
Medical School:Â SABA University School of Medicine
Intern Year / Specialty:Â Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, NY / Transitional Year
Fellowship / Goals:Â Neuroradiology / Emergency
Dana Safavian, MD
Hometown:Â Toronto
Undergraduate:Â University of Waterloo
Medical School:Â University of Virginia
Intern Year / Specialty:Â Staten Island University Hospital
Fellowship / Goals:Â IR
PGY3 Residents
Bradley Frate, MD
Hometown:Â Rochester, NY
Undergraduate:Â State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego
Medical School;Â Jacobs School of Medicine at the University at Buffalo
Intern Year / Specialty:Â University of Central Florida / Transitional Year
Satvik Hadigal, MD
Hometown:Â Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate:Â Emory University
Medical School:Â Chicago Medical School
Intern Year / Specialty:Â North Florida UCF, Transitional Year
Rebecca Le, MD
Hometown:Â Jacksonville, FL
Undergraduate:Â University of Florida
Medical School:Â FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Intern Year / Specialty: University of Miami/JFK Medical Center Palm Beach Regional GME Consortium in Surgery
Fellowship / Goals:Â Interventional radiology
Ethan Tang, MD
Hometown:Â Waco, TX
Undergraduate:Â Baylor University
Medical School:Â Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
Intern Year / Specialty:Â Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ / Surgery
PGY2 Residents
Shehbaz Ahmad, MD
Medical School:
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Intern Year/Specialty:
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Centre/ Internal Medicine
Ravi Patel, MD
Medical School:
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Intern Year/Specialty:
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point / Transitional Year
Samia Sayyid, MD
Medical School:
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Intern Year/Specialty:
Catholic Health Systems-Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences / Internal Medicine
Don Truong, MD
Medical School:
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Intern Year/Specialty:
Orange Park Medical Center / Transitional Year