Recent Graduates
Class of 2023
Katie Capp, MD
Current Position: Faculty Seattle VA (University of Washington)
ACADEMICS
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: Brown University Internal Medicine Residency
John Selickman, MD
Current Position: Faculty Health Partners - Regions Hospital - St. Paul, MN
ACADEMICS
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Aiham Jbeli, MD
Current Position: Assistant Professor - University of Minnesota
ACADEMICS
Medical School: University of Tishreen Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Sanford School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency
Alex Schwegman, MD
Current Position: Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, MN
ACADEMICS
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Residency
Class of 2022
Pierre Tawfik, MD
Current Position: Health Partners - Methodist Hospital - St. Louis Park, MN
ACADEMICS
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Alexander Zanotto, MD
Current Position: Faculty - Health Partners - Regions Hospital - St. Paul, MN
ACADEMICS
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Chris Wendt, MD, University of Minnesota
Jennifer Keen, MD
Current Position: Faculty - University of Pennsylvania
ACADEMICS
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Indiana University Internal Medicine Residency
Class of 2021
Christine Lambert, MD, PhD
Current Position: Faculty University of Minnesota
ACADEMICS
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Primary Research: Use of Tobacco Biomarkers in Lung Cancer Risk Assessment
Nicholas Ingraham, MD
Current Position: Faculty University of Minnesota
ACADEMICS
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Concentration: Critical Care Outcomes and Health Services Research
Selected recent publications:
Ingraham NE, Vakayil V, Pendleton KM, Robbins AJ, Freese RL, Palzer EF, Charles A, Dudley RA, Tignanelli CJ. Recent Trends in Admission Diagnosis and Related Mortality in the Medically Critically Ill. J Intensive Care Med. 2020 Dec 23:885066620982905. doi: 10.1177/0885066620982905. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33353475.
Ingraham NE, Vakayil V, Pendleton KM, Robbins AJ, Freese RL, Northrop EF, Brunsvold ME, Charles A, Chipman JG, Tignanelli CJ. National Trends and Variation of Functional Status Deterioration in the Medically Critically Ill. Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov;48(11):1556-1564. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004524. PMID: 32886469; PMCID: PMC8033631.
Vakayil V, Ingraham NE, Robbins AJ, Freese R, Northrop EF, Brunsvold ME, Pendleton KM, Charles A, Chipman JG, Tignanelli CJ. Epidemiological trends of surgical admissions to the intensive care unit in the United States. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Aug;89(2):279-288. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002768. PMID: 32384370; PMCID: PMC7799916.
Ingraham NE, Tignanelli CJ, Menk J, Chipman JG. Pre- and Peri-Operative Factors Associated with Chronic Critical Illness in Liver Transplant Recipients. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Apr;21(3):246-254. doi: 10.1089/sur.2019.192. Epub 2019 Oct 16. PMID: 31618109; PMCID: PMC7099425.
David MacDonald, MD
Current Position: Faculty Minneapolis VAMC
ACADEMICS
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Ken Kunisaki, MD, MS, Minneapolis VA
Shujaat Khalil, MBBS
Current Position: Pulmonary & Critical Care, Faith Regional Physician Services, Norfolk NE
ACADEMICS
edical School: Dow Medical College
Residency: St Elizabeth's Medical Center Program (Internal Medicine) - St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston MA
Research Mentor: Craig Henke, MD, University of Minnesota
Primary Research: Cross Talk Between IPF MPC and Macrophages Drives Fibrosis
Class of 2020
Ben Henkle, MD
Current Position: Faculty Minneapolis VAMC
ACADEMICS
Medical Training
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, Illinois
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
RESEARCH
Invited Oral Presentations
Henkle BE. “The presence of emphysema on chest imaging and mid-life cognition.” Oral presentation at: 15th Annual Respiratory Diseases Young Investigators Forum. October 11, 2019, Chicago, IL.
Poster Presentations
Henkle BE, Kunisaki K. Lung health in young adults and future cognitive dysfunction. Poster presented at: 20th Annual Robert P. Hebbel DOM Research Day. 2019. Minneapolis, MN.
Shah SM, Zwede A, Goers M, Katz B, Obaitan I, Magbagbeola O, Ssebambublidde K, Abdo EF, Hassany SM, Elbadry M, Moussa AM, Mtengezo J, Dedzoe M, Pogemiller H, Henkle BE, Sabongi M, Huset L, Binta Bah M, Yousif MA, and Debes JD. Hepatitis B awareness among healthcare workers in Africa. Poster presented at: Global Hepatitis Summit. 2018. Toronto, Canada.
Henkle BE, Kim, H. A Case of Alveolar Hemorrhage, ANCA-Associated Vasculitis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Poster presented at: ATS International Conference 2018. San Diego, CA.
Henkle BE, Amundson W, Burton S, Arndt P. Hyperammonemia after lung transplantation: a rare and fatal complication. Poster presented at: American College of Chest Physicians – Chest Annual Meeting. 2017. Toronto, Canada.
Future Plans: Staff Physician at Minneapolis VA
M. Hayat Syed, MBBS
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine -Pulmonary - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas
ACADEMICS
Medical Training
King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Internal Medicine Residency: Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY
RESEARCH
Invited Presentations
“Ventilating the Obese Patient” Workshop Presentation at Mayo Ventilation Conference Oct 2019, Rochester, MN
Abstracts
M. K. Hayat Syed, A. K. Baldomero, P. E. Miller, D. J. Dries, J. J. Marini; A Retrospective Analysis to Estimate the Range of Driving Power, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2019; 199: A1660.
D. MacDonald, M. K. Hayat Syed, D. H. Ingbar. A case of Anti-MDA5 Antibody Polymyositis with Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease; American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2019; 199: A3097.
M. K. Hayat Syed, K. R. Ham. Cardiac Cryptogenic Shock: Hypo-Perfusion Despite Normal Blood Pressure with a Wide Complex Rhythm. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2018; 197: A3471.
M. K. Hayat Syed, K. M. Kunisaki. Tracheobronchial Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Young Adult with Subsequent Sarcoidosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2018; 197: A4123.
Michael Thorp, MD
Current Position: Faculty University of Minnesota
ACADEMICS
Medical Training
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Internal Medicine Residency: New York University, New York, NY
RESEARCH
Grants
Grant Title: Implementation of the Pittsburgh Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD) Index for Earlier Identification and Treatment of VCD
Role: Co-Investigator
Agency: Research, Education and Development Fund – Regions Hospital
Dates: 7/1/2019 – 12/31/2020
Poster Presentations
Thorp, M.W., McEvoy, C.E. (2019, May). Frequency of intubation for Vocal Cord Dysfunction in patients with or without asthma at a community-based hospital. Poster session presented at Robert P. Hebbel Department of Medicine Research Day 2019, Minneapolis, MN.
Thorp, M.W., Leatherman, J.W. (2018, May). Fat Embolism Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Sickle Cell Disease. Poster session presented at American Thoracic Society 2018, San Diego, CA.
Jennifer Wong, MD
Current Position: Faculty at University of Minnesota
ACADEMICS
Medical Training
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
RESEARCH
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Wong J, Duane P, Ingraham N. A Case Series of Patients Who Were Do Not Resuscitate But Underwent Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2020; 146C:145-46.
Cho J, Keenan J, Wong J, Dincer E. Utilization of Intra-airway Injection of Iopamidol. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2019;53(8):871-872.
Wong J, Keenan J, Gibson H, Dincer E, Cho R. Diagnosis of Pleural Lymphoma in a Kidney Transplant Patient by Medical Pleuroscopy with Cryoprobe Biopsies. Journal of Case Reports in Medicine. 2019;8(1):1-3.
Wong J, Dincer E, Keenan J, Cho R. Delayed Presentation of Cholethorax Following Hepatic Microwave Ablation and Resection in a Patient with Metastatic Rectal Cancer. Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonary. 2019;26(3):e40-e43.
Poster Presentations
Wong J, Duane P. Addressing Code Status of Patients Who Are DNR Prior to an Invasive Procedure. 2019, American Thoracic Society Conference. Dallas, TX.
Wong J. A Case of Fluid Filled Emphysematous Bullae: A Cause for Concern? 2018, American Thoracic Society Conference. San Diego, CA.