Class of 2028

Jake Almeda

Jacob Almeda, MD

Hometown: Plainwell, MI

Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Career Aspirations: Complex Care, Global Health

Hobbies: Rock climbing, snowboarding, playing the piano, going to musicals

Favorite thing about MetroHealth: The unique combo of being a safety net, community hospital while having the support of a large academic institution + shoutout to the amazing people and community.

Best thing to do in Cleveland: Play beach volleyball in Edgewater Park or enjoy a Guardians baseball game

Lucas Bezerra

Lucas Bezerra, MD

Hometown: Troy, MI

Medical School: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine

Career Aspirations: Pediatric Heme/Onc, Sports Medicine, hospitalist

Hobbies: Sports, cooking, discovering new breweries

Favorite thing about MetroHealth: The new Glick center and co-residents

Best thing to do in Cleveland: Either go to a Guardians game or visit the Metroparks

Rujman Khan

Rujman Khan, MD

Hometown: McAllen, TX

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Career Aspirations: Academic Generalist vs combined ID/Rheum/Endo fellowship

Hobbies: painting, crochet, brunch, video games, swimming

Favorite thing about MetroHealth: our Med/Peds clinics

Best thing to do in Cleveland: visit the Cleveland Museum of Art

Nicolas Lalanne

Nicolas Lalanne, DO

Hometown: Porterville, CA

Medical School: Pacific Northwest University

Career Aspirations: Med/Peds Hospitalist

Hobbies: basketball, mountain biking, houseplant daddy

Favorite thing about MetroHealth: Metro is such a special place because it’s a large safety net hospital with an abundance of resources

Best thing to do in Cleveland: eating at all the restaurants in Ohio City

Ishita Patel

Ishita Patel, MD

Hometown: Blue Springs, Missouri

Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia

Career Aspirations: Combined Hem/Onc or Combined ID (But we'll see if residency changes my mind.)

Hobbies: Cooking, reading, spending time with family and friends and trying all the new restaurants in Cleveland

Favorite thing about MetroHealth: The camaraderie between all of my fellow co-residents. Everyone is always ready to help each other out

Best thing to do in Cleveland: The abundance of ice-cream options

Elana Sitnik

Elana Sitnik, MD

Hometown: Ossining, NY

Medical School: State University of New York Upstate, Norton College of Medicine

Career Aspirations: Med-Peds palliative and complex care, health policy.

Hobbies: Yoga, Hiking/Camping, Café Hopping, Taylor Swift

Favorite thing about MetroHealth: Faculty who love to teach and institutional commitment to health equity

Best thing to do in Cleveland: Trying different breweries, concerts at Blossom, art museum tours and MIX events