2022 PCOM DO Commencement Program

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomes you to the One Hundred and Thirty-firstCommencement Ceremony in honor of the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2022

Monday, May 23, 2022 12:00 P.M. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Program Processional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2022 Faculty Marshals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Anthony Lannutti, D.O. Denah Appelt, Ph.D. Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kenneth J. Veit, D.O., M.B.A. Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean Class of 1976 National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCOM Pulmonics Choir Greetings from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jay S. Feldstein, D.O. President and C.E.O. Class of 1981 Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .omas J. Gravina Chairman, Board of Trustees Presentation of Candidate for Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Feldstein Ala Stanford, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. Conferring of the Honorary Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Gravina Introduction of Commencement Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Feldstein Commencement Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Stanford Presentation of Candidates for Degrees in Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Veit Conferring of the Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Feldstein e Osteopathic Oath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Swallow, D.O., M.S. President, PCOM Alumni Association D.O. Class of 1979 and Forensic Medicine, M.S. Class of 2020 Class of 2022 Vision Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Veit Closing Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Veit Inspirational Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCOM Pulmonics Choir Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2022

2022 Commencement Speaker DAVID A. BItONte, D.O. ’80, M.B.A., M.P.H., F.A.O.C.A., COMMeNCeMeNt SPeAkeR SeRIeS ALA StANFORD, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. 2022 COMMeNCeMeNt SPeAkeR PHILADeLPHIA COLLeGe OF OSteOPAtHIC MeDICINe Pediatric surgeon Ala Stanford, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P., gained recognition for providing coronavirus tests and distributing vaccines to Philadelphia’s most vulnerable and hardest-hit neighborhoods during the global pandemic. Dr. Stanford formed the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium (BDCC) in response to the disproportionate number of African Americans being diagnosed with and dying from COVID-19 in Philadelphia—and the lack of swift intervention to mitigate the spread of the virus among underserved city residents. Although Black and Brown residents were suffering disproportionately, the majority of the testing sites were in affluent white neighborhoods.

With a rented van and personal protection equipment from her office, Dr. Stanford created her own testing sites, setting up shop in church parking lots. When a vaccine became available, she then held walk-up vaccination clinics in locations convenient for the city’s minority residents. To date, Dr. Stanford’s group has tested more than 25,000 and vaccinated more than 55,000 Philadelphians—more than 80 percent of whom are people of color. e BDCC’s focus has since expanded to address other long-standing health disparities and challenges that plague communities of color. What began as a mobile grassroots effort to help the underserved withstand the pandemic has evolved into a brick-and-mortar primary care clinic, the Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity (ASHE) in North Philadelphia. e 10,000-square-foot facility aims to provide a one-stop shop for preventive care, behavioral health and social services.

Dr. Stanford’s work has drawn praise from the Surgeon General of the United States, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy and Assistant Secretary of Health, Admiral Rachel Levine. In April 2022, President Joseph Biden appointed Dr. Stanford to lead the United States Department of Health and Human Services Region 3 office, which covers all of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

A practicing physician for more than 24 years, Dr. Stanford is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in both pediatric and adult general surgery. As the owner of Stanford Pediatric Surgery, she cares for and operates on newborns and children through 18 years of age and those with congenital conditions through adulthood.

Her research, which has focused on how health disparities influence health outcomes, has been published in many peer-reviewed medical journals. She is also an avid lecturer and presenter.

Dr. Stanford also serves on the CDC Philadelphia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee. She previously served as the Director of the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities at Temple University.

Dr. Stanford teaches medical students and residents at the University of Pittsburgh, e Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and e Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She has served as assistant professor of surgery at Temple University Children’s Medical Center, and as associate professor of pediatrics/assistant professor of surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.

In 2014, Dr. Stanford founded a specialty practice, R.E.A.L. Concierge Medicine, to provide discreet personalized healthcare services for business executives, athletes and A-list entertainers throughout the United States and abroad.

She is founder of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization It Takes Philly, Inc., which focuses on professional and personal development of youth in urban and suburban areas with limited resources. She has led medical mission trips to Haiti and heads the medical triage ministry at Salem Baptist Church, Abington, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Stanford also serves as a medical correspondent for local and national news outlets.

Dr. Stanford holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a doctor of medicine degree from Penn State University. She was the first African American woman to complete her adult general surgery training at the University of Pittsburgh, and when she completed her pediatric surgery fellowship, Dr. Stanford was one of two African American women pediatric surgeons in North America.

Support for the Commencement speaker was generously provided by a gift from David A. Bitonte, D.O. ’80, M.B.A., M.P.H., F.A.O.C.A.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Degrees in Course May 23, 2022

Degrees in Course Aimee Abbott

Jeffrey Berg

Jeremy ernesto Castro

Rayna Abraham

Matthew David Berzenthy

kevin A. Charan

Fernando A. Acuna

Avani H. Bhavsar

Hira Chaudhry

Sufyan Ahmad

Rachael Mackenzie Blackmon

Veronica Isabel Chavez

torpekai Ahmady

Stacey Ann Blannett

David Joseph Chromey

Mohammed Faizaan Akhter

Patrick J. Boyle

Peter Cloney

Hollis Archinal

Michael Anthony Braccia

Amanda Cody

Christopher Blaise Aspromonte

Alexandria Joan Brennan

karen Lynn Cohen

Natalie Jane Atkin

Joshua Brikman

Anthony Mark Concilla

Omneya Ayoub

Brynne Brouse

Sarah Michelle Coughlan

Sarah Sakina Azim

Rachel Brown

Diana elisabeth Crowley

Michael A. Bamimore

Clayton Charles Bunting

Gabriel Alejandro Cruciani

Jasmine Ashley Barbour

Robert Charles Burgese, Jr.

Madalein Cunningham

Jacob Aaron Barmann

Derek Buss

Camron Daghigh

kaitlyn Annemarie Barney

Marjorie Cadestin

erese Dallegro

Natalie Ann Barrett

Jenna Lynn Campbell

Lilianna Noel DeFalcis

Christina J. Bascara

C.J. Carcuffe, Jr.

evan Charles DeFalco

kelci Rose Beardsley

Michael Caro

Nicholas Joseph Delaney

Jessica Dede Bedele

Nicholas S. Carvis

Sachi Desai

Aghilas Belkadi

elisa Casey

Mark Anthony DeSantis

Jordyn Benz

Molly evelyn Casey

Saurabh V. Dharmadhikari

Degrees in Course DeAnna Marina Diaz

Mollie Bridget Getzfread

Megan Christine Hartwell

Julia Dovgy

Jonathan Robert Ghaul

Nicole elizabeth Hatchard

Daniel M. Doynow

Marya Ghazzi

Madison Hill

kaila M. Druetto

Devyn Jay Gibby

Danielle Jade Hovington

Justin Paul eigen

Redona Gjoka

Jenny Hua

Abuoma Cherry ekpendu

David Zachary Glass

Aloysius Ibe, II

Matthew eli

Samuel Joseph Goldman

Zachary e. Iezzi

Brandon emonds

Deanna Gorgei

Caroline M. Illuzzi

katelyn elizabeth Fiehler

Adam Graub

Aaron Jackson

evan Finger

Hilary Margaret Gray

Dominique taylor Jacobs

Sarah teresa Fish, MS

timothy Richard Graziano

Mariah Jean Janowski

evan Florin

Bryan David Gregory

kacie elizabeth Johannes

Julian Ford

Alston Alice ellen Gremillion

Megan Johnson

Landon Gregery Foulger

Lindsay Gugerty

Craig tyrrell Johnston, Jr.

Abigail Friel

Rishi Gulati

kyle Barnes Joseph

Robert Charles Friskey

Anthony Paul Gulotta

Sahlia k. Joseph-Pauline

Alyssa Fay Gabay

Devika Gupta

Adam Maxwell katzenberg

Alissa Christina Galgano

Maria Gurski

elizabeth Ann keller

Vatsal Gandhi

Abigail Haba

Matthew James kenney

Olivia Christine Garcia

taylor Shawn Harper

Jessica Christine kerns

Nisha George

Samantha Ariel Harrison

kristen Marie kerr

Alyssa Rochelle Hartkorn

Degrees in Course Dongwook kim

Gabriella Mamo

Claire Nelson

kurt David knepley

Jennifer Zi Lin Mao

Spencer Leigh Nendza

Pierce e. knox

Dylan Ray Mathis

Ashley N. Nguyen

evan kolesnick

Christopher N. Matthews

Sheeva Norooz

George Vivek koshy

timothy Maurer

Nicholas O’Connor

Ryan edward kovacik

Patrick edward May

Adam Robert Ohnmacht

Patrick Sullivan Laird

Anahi McIntyre

Natalie Charlotte O’toole

Brian Landi

Lily Caitlin Mckoy Drake

Christine Palazzolo

Michael Paul Lapoint

Jade McLain

Justin elan Palm

Marilyn Le

Ashley Meghan McLenithan

Ateetmani Pannu

Paul Joseph Lecker

Shelby Alex McNeilly

Jason Parmar

Frank Lin

kelsey Maren Stan Mellow

Jilian Mckenzie Pesce

Stephanie Shianjun Liu

Anna Maria Mereminskaya

Michael edward Pietrandrea

Michael Frank Lloyd

Rachel Moltz

tyler Joseph Pion

Danielle B. Lopez

Jonathan Philip Morden

Annamarie Pontier

kierstin Lynn Luber

Nathan James Morrison

Hannah Ruth Popper

Ian omas Madison

Jesse Max Mostoller

Julie Qui

Micah Scott Magley

kaley Marie Moyer

Michelle elizabeth Raabe

Ahsal Olu-kemi Major

Rachel Christine Murphy

Aleena Nusser Raajpoot

Briana Akili Malcolm

Benjamin Charles Murray

Mohibur Rahman

trevor James Maloney

omas James Muzzonigro

Akshat Rajan

Degrees in Course Megan Rigotti

Melanie Beth Shpigel

Jerica Celina tidwell

Bradley James Rivotto

John Simes, IV

Prabhjit Singh toor

Mia Lauren Robb Stahler

Jamee elizabeth Simone

Nathalie Linnette torres

Bliss Rogers

Harsimran Singh

Gabija Usaite

Matthew Romanish

Gregory Athanasios Skedros

kyra elizabeth Valent

kerin Beth Rosen

Isaac A. Snyder

Jacob Ioannis Valvis

Joshua Hugh Cassone Rosero

Jason Stanton

Justin Paul VanDerMolen

erin Ross

Melissa States

Punjari Vyas

Samantha Paige Russell

Hannah Christian Stein

Michaela Renee Wagner

Neisan Sabet

Matthew kazuhiro Stern

Laura e. Waldron

Brian Sacks

kevin Andrew Stierer, Jr.

Joseph Byron Walsh, III

kimberly Debborah Saint Jean

Connor John Stinson

Miyako Montemayor Watanabe

Robinderpal Sandhu

Conner Gray Style

Nicole Anne Weitz

Shana Santarelli

Brendan Sweeney

Peter Wieczorek

Angela Saponaro

Robert kyle taylor

Lindsay Williams

Manuel Sardinha

Sarah Michelle tepe

Sarah Danielle Williams

emily Scharf

Phylicia G. omas

John tyler Woodley

Ronnie Shade, Jr.

Rosmi P. omas

Alhussain S. Yasin

trevor Lavern Shenk

Chantel ompson

Cassandra Yeboah Clifford Ryan Zinn

Certain members of the graduating class, notwithstanding participation in the Commencement Ceremony, may need to fulfill additional requirements prior to receiving their degrees.

Degrees in Course DOCtOR OF OSteOPAtHIC MeDICINe - M.P.H. PROGRAM We are pleased to recognize and congratulate the graduation of PCOM’s combined D.O./M.P.H. degree program. e following received the Master of Public Health degree from omas Jefferson University, 2022 evan kolesnick kierstin Lynn Luber Lily Caitlin Mckoy Drake

OSteOPAtHIC MANIPULAtIVe MeDICINe SCHOLARS PROGRAM e Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Undergraduate Teaching Scholars program is designed to provide osteopathic medical students with the tools necessary to integrate osteopathic principles into all areas of clinical practice and to develop superior patient management and clinical problem solving and to enhance Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment teaching skills. e program extends the medical school curriculum an additional year, incorporating teaching, clinical experience and research.

At the outset, the program was partially endowed by the family of C. Paul Snyder, D.O., PCOM Class of 1910, and the Oxford Foundation. Contributions from alumni, families, friends and estate gifts help to continue funding this undergraduate teaching fellowship largely supported by the College.

We are pleased to recognize and congratulate the following graduates of PCOM’s Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Undergraduate Teaching Scholars program: Gregory Athanasios Skedros Miyako Montemayor Watanabe

The Osteopathic Oath

“I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter. I will be mindful of my responsibility to preserve the health and life of my patients, to perform faithfully my professional duties.

I will be vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive co-operation.

I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art.

I will be loyal to my college and strive always for its best interests and for the interests of the students who will come after me.

I will be alert to further the application of basic biologic truths and to develop the principles of osteopathic medicine.”

Class of 2022 Vision Statement We, the D.O. Class of 2022, join together to make the following promises.

We promise the PCOM Community: To embrace osteopathic values and represent this institution with integrity; To continue the tradition of lifetime learning and willingness to teach; To enrich our education through collaboration with other disciplines; To improve the communities around us through innovative thinking; To respect and build upon the foundation established by those who came before us.

We promise our Peers: To allow our shared vision for medicine to empower our relationships with one another; To strive toward leadership in service; To exist in solidarity with our community; To understand our peers with a firm awareness of our diverse identities; To value and respect each of our voices and experiences; To maintain an inclusive and safe community; To work to overcome obstacles that prevent our common humanity from shining through.

We promise Ourselves: To have humility and embrace our imperfections while striving for excellence; To be tenacious and exhaust all of our resources in our efforts to learn; To humbly remember our beginnings, our families, and our relationships while being willing to adapt; To remain enthusiastic and carry with us the inspiration that brought us here; To trust ourselves; To trust each other; To trust the process.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Awards W e congratulate all of our award recipients for their distinguished academic performance and service to the College and community.

Awards tHe DeAN’S AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who by personal and professional conduct and by contributions to student affairs and to the general program of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has been deemed worthy of special citation as recipient of the Dean’s Award: David Zachary Glass

tHe ALUMNI ASSOCIAtION AWARD Awarded by the Alumni Association of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to that member of the graduating class who has been selected because of the high caliber of performance of professional duties in the hospital and outpatient services: timothy Richard Graziano

tHe JOHN H. eIMeRBRINk, D.O. MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who in the opinion of the members of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine has shown exceptional ability in the use of osteopathic philosophy and osteopathic manipulative treatment: Gregory Athanasios Skedros

tHe DeAN ARtHUR M. FLACk AND BeLLe B. FLACk MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Internal Medicine to that member of the graduating class who has been selected as most proficient in the practice of internal medicine: Anthony Mark Concilla

tHe WILBUR P. LUtZ, D.O. MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Internal Medicine to that member of the graduating class who has been selected as the most proficient in physical diagnosis: evan Finger

Awards tHe WILLIAM F. DAIBeR, D.O. MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of exceptional ability in the field of cardiology: Jenna Lynn Campbell

tHe FReDeRIC H. BARtH MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of excellence in the field of bronchopulmonary and upper respiratory disease: Robert Charles Friskey

tHe WILLIAM H. DICkeRSON, D.O. MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Internal Medicine to that member of the graduating class who has achieved exceptional competence in the field of infectious disease: kaitlyn Annemarie Barney

tHe keNNetH L. WHeeLeR, D.O. MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class whose interests and achievements in didactic and clinical radiology studies have been of high order: Mollie Bridget Getzfread

tHe ANDReW D. DeMASI, D.O. ’47, AND DANIeL H. BeLSkY, D.O. ’57, AWARD IN OBStetRICS AND GYNeCOLOGY Awarded upon recommendation of the staff of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to that member of the graduating class who has been selected for exceptional competence and proficiency in obstetrics and gynecology: David Joseph Chromey

tHe H. WILLARD SteRRett, D.O. AND H. WILLARD SteRRett, JR., D.O. MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Division of Urology to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of proficiency in urology: Ian omas Madison

Awards tHe GALeN S. YOUNG, SR., D.O. MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Surgery to that member of the graduating class who has shown exceptional interest and ability in the field of surgery: Jerica Celina tidwell

tHe JeSSe M. YOUNG MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class for exceptional service to the community or to the College: Connor John Stinson

tHe FRIeDA O. VICkeRS, D.O. AND MAJOR JAMeS VICkeRS FAMILY PRACtICe AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Family Practice to that member of the graduating class who has been selected as most proficient in the field of family medicine: Lily Caitlin Mckoy Drake

tHe IRVING S. ROGOVe, D.O. ’36 MeMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of excellence in the field of geriatrics: Rachael Mackenzie Blackmon

tHe PeNNSYLVANIA OSteOPAtHIC MeDICAL ASSOCIAtION AWARD Awarded to that student recognized as an outstanding graduate upon recommendation of the faculty and administration of PCOM in consultation with the Awards Committee of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association: Lilianna Noel DeFalcis

eXCeLLeNCe IN eMeRGeNCY MeDICINe AWARD Awarded by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine to a senior medical student who has demonstrated excellence in the specialty of emergency medicine: Anna Maria Mereminskaya

Awards tHe LeONARD H. FINkeLSteIN, D.O. AWARD e Leonard H. Finkelstein, D.O. Award for Exhibiting Excellence in Compassionate Concern for Patients was created in the year 2000 by Bobbie and Gene Shaid in memory of Bobbie. e award is in recognition of Dr. Finkelstein’s commitment to outstanding patient care and is presented to that member of the graduating class who has demonstrated these qualities: Lily Caitlin Mckoy Drake

tHe DR. tHOMAS M. ROWLAND, JR. SCHOLAR-AtHLete AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of a special committee of alumni, administration, faculty and staff and representatives of athletic programs to that member of the graduating class who has shown academic excellence in basic and clinical sciences and who has participated in and contributed to one of the College’s organized sports programs: Paul Joseph Lecker

tHe ARNOLD S. LINCOW, D.O. ’76 AWARD Established by Dr. Lincow and awarded to that member of the graduating class who has shown interest, competency and aptitude for end of life care and has demonstrated skills in multiple modalities including osteopathic manipulative treatment to alleviate pain and suffering: Natalie Ann Barrett

tHe SIMMY GINSBURG HUMANItARIAN AWARD Presented by the family of Simmy Ginsburg to that graduating student who has shown himself or herself to be not only a strong and conscientious medical student but also one who has demonstrated integrity, kindness, compassion, empathy, a love of life and who has had a positive impact on the lives of his or her fellow students, medical colleagues and patients: Deanna Gorgei

Awards tHe F. MUNRO PURSe, D.O. ’32 AWARD IN PeDIAtRICS Awarded to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of excellence in the field of pediatrics: Megan Christine Hartwell

tHe PCOM CORe CLINICAL CAMPUS PROFeSSIONALISM AND CLINICAL eXCeLLeNCe AWARDS Awarded based on Core Clinical Campus faculty nominations of one student who, in their third year of medical training, demonstrated superior professionalism and excellence in clinical care to the site’s patients: George koshy - AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Yeshel Chokshi - Bayhealth Medical Center Abuoma ekpendu - Christiana Care Jessica Bedele - Albert einstein Medical Center Michaela Wagner - Geisinger Health System Chelsey Hanson - Jefferson Health Ne timothy Graziano - Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest Network - Cedar Crest Megan Ryon - Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest Network - Pocono Anna Mereminskaya - Main Line Health kaitlin Barney - Mercy Catholic Medical Center Logan Lawson - tower Health/Reading Hospital

tHe PCOM StUDeNt MeMORIAL AWARD Presented by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in memory of those students who passed away before graduating as osteopathic physicians: Homer Mackey, Lewis Rossman, D. Neil Grove, Richard F. Campo, Paul G. Moscato, Marianne C. Filipczyk, Peter McLaughlin, Jr., Clifford G. Dorf, Anthony J. Di Michele, Joseph R. Krobert, David M. Atlas, Jr., Michelle M. Andrews, John D. Kearney, Behrang Emami, Matthew D. Antrobus, Rebecca A. Park, Ross E. Breitbart, Elton G. Cosby, Arfan Bashir Awarded to those members of the graduating class who have attained the highest scholastic averages in didactic study: Spencer Leigh Nendza

tHe PReSIDeNt’S LeADeRSHIP IN DIVeRSItY AWARD e President’s Leadership in Diversity Award is given to a student graduating from each program at Philadelphia, Georgia, and South Georgia, who has made a unique contribution to create an environment of shared responsibility and ownership for diversity and inclusion at PCOM, as well as demonstrating emerging and sustained commitment thereon: Chantel ompson

Awards tHe HYMeN kANOFF, D.O. ’52 MeMORIAL AWARD IN FAMILY PRACtICe Awarded to that member of the graduating class who demonstrates a commitment to ethics and community service as well as a focus in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment: Joshua Brikman

JOSePH A. DIeteRLe D.O. ’70/St. CHRIStOPHeR’S HOSPItAL FOR CHILDReN ReSIDeNCY AWARD Awarded to the member/s of the graduating class who have matched at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Madalein Cora Cunningham Rayna Miriam Abraham kacie elizabeth Johannes Ashley N. Nguyen Natalie Charlotte O’toole

MASON W. PReSSLY MeMORIAL AWARD is medal, in memory of the co-founder of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. e recipient is honored for outstanding achievement and service to the College, the community and the osteopathic profession: Sufyan Ahmad

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training

D.O. Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training Aimee Abbott, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation JFK Medical Center Edison, NJ Rayna Abraham, D.O. Pediatrics Tower Health/St. Christopher’s Hospital Philadelphia, PA Fernando A. Acuna, D.O. Emergency Medicine Tower Health/Reading Hospital West Reading, PA Sufyan Ahmad, D.O. Family Medicine Main Line Health - Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA torpekai Ahmady, D.O. Family Medicine Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic St. Mary’s/ Nazareth Hospital Bensalem, PA Mohammed Faizaan Akhter, D.O. Internal Medicine Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ Hollis Archinal, D.O. Transitional Year Program HCA Healthcare East Florida Division GME Miami, FL Christopher Blaise Aspromonte, D.O. Psychiatry Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Natalie Jane Atkin, D.O. Surgery-General Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA Sarah Sakina Azim, D.O. Psychiatry Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA

Michael A. Bamimore, D.O. Neurological Surgery CMRSU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ Jasmine Ashley Barbour, D.O. Emergency Medicine CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ Jacob Aaron Barmann, D.O. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY kaitlyn Annemarie Barney, D.O. Internal Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Natalie Ann Barrett, D.O. Internal Medicine Inspira Health Network Mullica Hill, NJ Christina J. Bascara, D.O. Internal Medicine Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA kelci Rose Beardsley, D.O. Anesthesiology University of Kentucky Medical Center Lexington, KY Jessica Dede Bedele, D.O. Pediatrics Goryeb Children’s Hospital - Atlantic Health System Morristown, NJ Aghilas Belkadi, M.S., D.O. Surgery-General Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ Jordyn Benz, D.O. Internal Medicine Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA Jeffrey Berg, D.O. Family Medicine Suburban Community Hospital Norristown, PA

Matthew David Berzenthy, D.O. Anesthesiology Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD Avani H. Bhavsar, D.O. Family Medicine Jefferson Health-Northeast Langhorne, PA Rachael Mackenzie Blackmon, D.O. Internal Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Stacey Ann Blannett, D.O. Transitional Year Program Mercy Catholic Medical Center Darby, PA Dermatology Lehigh Valley Hosp-PA Allentown, PA Patrick J. Boyle, D.O. Emergency Medicine Tower Health/Reading Hospital West Reading, PA Michael Anthony Braccia, D.O. Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Alexandria Joan Brennan, D.O. Pediatrics Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA Joshua Brikman, D.O. Family Medicine Jefferson Health-Northeast Langhorne, PA Brynne Brouse, D.O. Family Medicine St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Easton, PA Rachel Brown, D.O. Internal Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training Clayton Charles Bunting, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary Mercy Catholic Medical Center Darby, PA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation UPMC Medical Education Pittsburgh, PA Robert Charles Burgese, Jr., D.O. Internal Medicine Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Derek Buss, D.O. Family Medicine Jefferson Health-Northeast Langhorne, PA Marjorie Cadestin, D.O. Internal Medicine CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ Jenna Lynn Campbell, D.O. Internal Medicine Christiana Care Newark, DE CJ Carcuffe, Jr., D.O. Transitional Year Program Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Michael Caro, D.O. Emergency Medicine Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA elisa Casey, D.O. Family Medicine Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma, WA Molly evelyn Casey, D.O. Surgery-General Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Jeremy ernesto Castro, D.O. Psychiatry Boston University Medical Center Boston, MA

kevin A. Charan, M.S., D.O. Emergency Medicine Capital Health Regional Medical Center Pennington, NJ

Madalein Cunningham, D.O. Pediatrics Tower Health/St. Christopher’s Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Hira Chaudhry, M.S., D.O. Internal Medicine Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah, FL

Camron Daghigh, D.O. Family Medicine Suburban Community Hospital Norristown, PA

Veronica Isabel Chavez, D.O. Family Medicine CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ

erese Dallegro, D.O. Internal Medicine Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ

David Joseph Chromey, D.O. Obstetrics-Gynecology Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

Lilianna Noel DeFalcis, D.O. Anesthesiology Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA

Peter Cloney, D.O. Psychiatry St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Easton, PA

evan Charles DeFalco, D.O. Family Medicine Penn Highlands Healthcare Dubois, PA

Amanda Cody, D.O. Internal Medicine Hoboken University Medical Center Bayonne, NJ

Nicholas Joseph Delaney, D.O. Family Medicine Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA

karen Lynn Cohen, D.O. Medicine-Primary CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ

Sachi Desai, D.O. Family Medicine Overlook Hospital Summit, NJ

Anthony Mark Concilla, D.O. Dermatology Orange Park Medical Center Orange Park, FL

Mark Anthony DeSantis, M.S., D.O. Internal Medicine AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Atlantic City, NJ

Sarah Michelle Coughlan, D.O. Internal Medicine University of South Florida Morsani COM Tampa, FL

Saurabh V. Dharmadhikari, D.O. Internal Medicine Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ

Diana elisabeth Crowley, D.O. Internal Medicine Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

Julia Dovgy, D.O. Family Medicine Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic St. Mary’s/ Nazareth Hospital Bensalem, PA

Gabriel Alejandro Cruciani, D.O. Pediatrics Jefferson Medical College/ duPont Children’s Hospital Wilmington, DE

Daniel M. Doynow, D.O. Emergency Medicine Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion SOM Roanoke, VA

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training kaila M. Druetto, D.O. Emergency Medicine University of Rochester/ Strong Memorial Rochester, NY

Abigail Friel, D.O. Psychiatry Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Devyn Jay Gibby, D.O. Family Medicine Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ

Justin Paul eigen, D.O. Surgery-Preliminary Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA

Robert Charles Friskey, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Redona Gjoka, D.O. Emergency Medicine Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA

Abuoma Cherry ekpendu Transitional Year Program Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Alyssa Fay Gabay, D.O. Surgery-Preliminary Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA

David Zachary Glass, D.O. Internal Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Alissa Christina Galgano, D.O. Obstetrics-Gynecology Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD

Samuel Joseph Goldman, D.O. Internal Medicine Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD

Vatsal Gandhi, D.O. Family Medicine UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA

Deanna Gorgei, D.O. Family Medicine Christiana Care Newark, DE

Olivia Christine Garcia, D.O. Obstetrics-Gynecology Advocate Health Care Park Ridge, IL

Adam Graub, D.O. Anesthesiology Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA

Nisha George, D.O. Family Medicine Cleveland Clinic Foundation Lakewood, OH

Hilary Margaret Gray, D.O. Emergency Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Mollie Bridget Getzfread, D.O. Transitional Year Program Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Medicine University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA

timothy Richard Graziano, D.O. Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Matthew eli, D.O. Family Medicine Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA Brandon emonds, D.O. Transitional Year Program William Beaumont Army Medical Center El Paso, TX katelyn elizabeth Fiehler, D.O. Pediatrics UPMC Medical Education Pittsburgh, PA evan Finger, D.O. Internal Medicine Zucker SOM-Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY Sarah teresa Fish, D.O. Emergency Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA evan Florin, D.O. Internal Medicine CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ Julian Ford, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary SAUSHEC San Antonio, TX Landon Gregery Foulger, D.O. Obstetrics-Gynecology Charleston Area Medical Center Charleston, WV

Jonathan Robert Ghaul, D.O. Pediatrics Jefferson Medical College/ duPont Children’s Hospital Wilmington, DE Marya Ghazzi, D.O. Transitional Year Program Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY

Bryan David Gregory, D.O. Transitional Year Program Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ Alston Alice ellen Gremillion, D.O. Surgery-General Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Lindsay Gugerty, D.O. Obstetrics-Gynecology Christiana Care Newark, DE

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training Rishi Gulati, D.O. Internal Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Anthony Paul Gulotta, D.O. Transitional Year Program San Antonio Military Medical Center San Antonio, TX Devika Gupta, D.O. Family Medicine Capital Health Regional Medical Center Pennington, NJ Maria Gurski, D.O. Psychiatry Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Abigail Haba, D.O. Emergency Medicine omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA

Danielle Jade Hovington, D.O. Internal Medicine Bayhealth Medical Center Dover, DE

kyle Barnes Joseph, D.O. Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical University of Alabama Medical Center Birmingham, AL

Jenny Hua, D.O. Neurology St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Easton, PA

Sahlia k. Joseph-Pauline, D.O. Transitional Year Program Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Aloysius Ibe, II, D.O. Emergency Medicine Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ Zachary e. Iezzi, D.O. Neurology UPMC Medical Education Pittsburgh, PA Caroline M. Illuzzi, D.O. Emergency Medicine University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, CT

taylor Shawn Harper, D.O. Internal Medicine Campbell University North Carolina Lillington, NC

Aaron Jackson, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Samantha Ariel Harrison, D.O. Internal Medicine CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ

Dominique taylor Jacobs, D.O. Dermatology Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Alyssa Rochelle Hartkorn, D.O. Transitional Year Program Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ

Mariah Jean Janowski, M.S., D.O. Surgery-Preliminary Creighton University/Valleywise Phoenix, AZ

Megan Christine Hartwell, D.O. Pediatrics Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

kacie elizabeth Johannes, D.O. Pediatrics Tower Health/St. Christopher’s Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Nicole elizabeth Hatchard, D.O. Transitional Year Program Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA

Megan Johnson, D.O. Emergency Medicine Darnall Army Medical Center Fort Hood, TX

Madison Hill, D.O. Family Medicine UPMC Medical Education Williamsport, PA

Craig tyrrell Johnston, Jr., D.O. Family Medicine St. Vincent Health Center Erie, PA

elizabeth Ann keller, D.O. Family Medicine UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA Matthew James kenney, D.O. Family Medicine Darnall Army Medical Center Fort Hood, TX Jessica Christine kerns, D.O. Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine Christiana Care Newark, DE kristen Marie kerr, D.O. Emergency Medicine Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA kurt David knepley, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Pierce e. knox, D.O. Family Medicine Christiana Care Newark, DE evan kolesnick, D.O. Neurology NYP Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center New York, NY George Vivek koshy, D.O. Emergency Medicine Geisinger Health System Danville, PA Ryan edward kovacik, D.O. Internal Medicine Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training Patrick Sullivan Laird, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL

Micah Scott Magley, D.O. Emergency Medicine Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA

Anahi McIntyre, D.O. Internal Medicine ISMMS Mount Sinai Morningside-West-NY New York, NY

Brian Landi, D.O. Family Medicine Christiana Care Newark, DE

Ahsal Olu-kemi Major, D.O. Psychiatry Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, VA

Lily Caitlin Mckoy Drake, D.O. Family Medicine University of New Mexico SOM Albuquerque, NM

Marilyn Le, D.O. Family Medicine Suburban Community Hospital Norristown, PA Paul Joseph Lecker, D.O. Anesthesiology UPMC Medical Education Pittsburgh, PA Frank Lin, D.O. Internal Medicine St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Easton, PA Stephanie Shianjun Liu, D.O. Surgery-General Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ Michael Frank Lloyd, D.O. Surgery-Preliminary Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Interventional Radiology (Integrated) Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Danielle B. Lopez, D.O. Emergency Medicine Tower Health/Reading Hospital West Reading, PA kierstin Lynn Luber, D.O. Transitional Year Program Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Ian omas Madison, D.O. Urology Main Line Health/Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA

Briana Akili Malcolm, D.O. Pediatrics University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD trevor James Maloney, D.O. Urology Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD Gabriella Mamo, D.O. Transitional Year Program University of Central Florida/ HCA Healthcare GME Ocala, FL Radiology-Diagnostic University of Arizona COM Tucson, AZ Jennifer Zi Lin Mao, D.O. Pre-Residency Fellow University of Miami Hospitals Miami, FL Dylan Ray Mathis, D.O. Internal Medicine Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR Christopher N. Matthews, D.O. Internal Medicine ISMMS Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY timothy Maurer, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery UPMC Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA Patrick edward May, D.O. Internal Medicine St. Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA

Jade McLain, D.O. Neurology Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ Ashley Meghan McLenithan, D.O. Emergency Medicine Albany Medical Center Albany, NY Shelby Alex McNeilly, D.O. Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA kelsey Maren Stan Mellow, D.O. Family Medicine Beaumont Health Farmington Hills, MI Anna Maria Mereminskaya, D.O. Emergency Medicine Jefferson - New Jersey Stratford, NJ Rachel Moltz, D.O. Anesthesiology CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ Jonathan Philip Morden, D.O. Psychiatry AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Atlantic City, NJ Nathan James Morrison, D.O. Emergency Medicine Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Jesse Max Mostoller, D.O. Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington, VT

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training kaley Marie Moyer, D.O. Family Medicine Forbes Family Medicine Monroeville, PA

Christine Palazzolo, D.O. Internal Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Rachel Christine Murphy, D.O. Surgery-General Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Spartanburg, SC

Justin elan Palm, D.O. Transitional Year Program SAUSHEC San Antonio, TX

Benjamin Charles Murray, D.O. Transitional Year Program Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA

Ateetmani Pannu, D.O. Emergency Medicine Inspira Health Network Mullica Hill, NJ

omas James Muzzonigro, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Jason Parmar, D.O. Transitional Year Program Mercy Catholic Medical Center Darby, PA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX

Claire Nelson, D.O. Family Medicine Penn State Hershey Medical Center State College, PA Spencer Leigh Nendza, D.O. Emergency Medicine Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA Ashley N. Nguyen, D.O. Pediatrics Tower Health/St. Christopher’s Hospital Philadelphia, PA Sheeva Norooz, D.O. Internal Medicine UPMC Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA Nicholas O’Connor, D.O. Research Glaucoma Research Fellow at Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia, PA Adam Robert Ohnmacht, D.O. Family Medicine Geisinger Health System Lewistown, PA Natalie Charlotte O’toole, D.O. Pediatrics Tower Health/St. Christopher’s Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Jilian Mckenzie Pesce, D.O. Obstetrics-Gynecology Yale New Haven HealthBridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, CT

Aleena Nusser Raajpoot, D.O. Medicine-Primary University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, CT Mohibur Rahman, D.O. Internal Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Akshat Rajan, D.O. Emergency Medicine Capital Health Regional Medical Center Pennington, NJ Megan Rigotti, D.O. Family Medicine UHS-Wilson Medical Center Johnson City, NY Bradley James Rivotto, D.O. Family Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA

tyler Joseph Pion, D.O. Otolaryngology University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, CT

Mia Lauren Robb Stahler, D.O. Transitional Year Program Mercy Catholic Medical Center Darby, PA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas, TX

Annamarie Pontier, D.O. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

Bliss Rogers, D.O. Emergency Medicine Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD

Hannah Ruth Popper, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ

Matthew Romanish, D.O. Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical UPMC Medical Education Pittsburgh, PA

Julie Qui, D.O. Internal Medicine Zucker SOM-Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY

kerin Beth Rosen, D.O. Family Medicine Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA

Michelle elizabeth Raabe, D.O. Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

erin Ross, D.O. Anesthesiology Albany Medical Center Albany, NY Samantha Paige Russell, D.O. Pediatrics Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training Neisan Sabet, D.O. Psychiatry Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

John Simes, IV, D.O. Family Medicine St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Easton, PA

Brendan Sweeney, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery UPMC Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA

Brian Sacks, D.O. Neurology Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Jamee elizabeth Simone, D.O. Pediatrics Jefferson Medical College/ duPont Children’s Hospital Wilmington, DE

Robert kyle taylor, D.O. Family Medicine Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ

kimberly Debborah Saint Jean, D.O. Emergency Medicine Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ Robinderpal Sandhu, D.O. Internal Medicine ISMMS Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY Shana Santarelli, D.O. Urology Rowan/Jefferson Health NJ/ Virtua Stratford, NJ Angela Saponaro, D.O. Emergency Medicine Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA Manuel Sardinha, D.O. Family Medicine Kaiser Permanente San Diego, CA emily Scharf, D.O. Pediatrics NYP Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center New York, NY Ronnie Shade, Jr., D.O. Family Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA trevor Lavern Shenk, D.O. Family Medicine Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, PA Melanie Beth Shpigel, D.O. Surgery-General UPMC Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA

Harsimran Singh, D.O. Internal Medicine UPMC Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA Gregory Athanasios Skedros, D.O. Emergency Medicine University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA Jason Stanton, D.O. Surgery-General Geisinger Health System Wilkes Barre, PA Melissa States, D.O. Internal Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Hannah Christian Stein, D.O. Surgery-General UPMC Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA Matthew kazuhiro Stern, D.O. Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA kevin Andrew Stierer, Jr., D.O. Surgery-Preliminary University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD Connor John Stinson, D.O. Internal Medicine Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Conner Gray Style, D.O. Ophthalamology St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY

Sarah Michelle tepe, D.O. Surgery-General Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Phylicia G.omas, D.O. Emergency Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Rosmi P. omas, D.O. Transitional Year Program Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Chantel ompson, D.O. Transitional Year Program Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Jerica Celina tidwell, D.O. Surgery-General Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Prabhjit Singh toor, D.O. Transitional Year Program Memorial Healthcare System Pembroke Pines, FL Anesthesiology St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Boston, MA Nathalie Linnette torres, D.O. Emergency Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Gabija Usaite, D.O. Emergency Medicine Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training kyra elizabeth Valent, D.O. Family Medicine Tower Health/Reading Hospital Reading, PA

Miyako Montemayor Watanabe, D.O. Surgery-General Swedish Medical Center/HealthONE Englewood, CO

John tyler Woodley, D.O. Internal Medicine University of California San Francisco Fresno, CA

Jacob Ioannis Valvis, D.O. Transitional Year Program Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Nicole Anne Weitz, D.O. Obstetrics-Gynecology Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ

Alhussain S. Yasin, D.O. Internal Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, VA

Michaela Renee Wagner, D.O. Pediatrics Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC Laura e. Waldron, D.O. Pediatrics Phoenix Children’s Hospital Phoenix, AZ Joseph Byron Walsh, III, D.O. Emergency Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Peter Wieczorek, D.O. Internal Medicine Albert Einstein Healthcare Network East Norriton, PA Lindsay Williams, D.O. Emergency Medicine Creighton University/Maricopa Phoenix, AZ Sarah Danielle Williams, D.O. Psychiatry omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA

Cassandra Yeboah, D.O. Transitional Year Program Mercy Catholic Medical Center Darby, PA Clifford Ryan Zinn, D.O. Emergency Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Board of Trustees Administration The PCOM Alumni Association

Board of Trustees Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Officers Chairman of the Board

Thomas J. Gravina

Vice Chairman

John P. Kearney

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jay S. Feldstein, D.O. ’81

Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean

Kenneth J. Veit, D.O. ’76, M.B.A., F.A.C.O.F.P.

Vice President for Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Peter Doulis, C.P.A.

Chief Legal Affairs Officer and Assistant Secretary

David F. Simon, J.D.

Chief Advancement and Strategic Planning Officer

Carrie Collins, J.D., Ph.D.

Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer

Marcine Pickron-Davis, Ph.D.

Chief Campus Officer, PCOM Georgia

R. Bryan Ginn, Jr.*

Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary

Lynn A. Kush

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine James H. Black, D.O. ’62, LLD (Hon.) John B. Bulger, D.O. ’95, MBA Timothy P. Burgess Joseph A. Dieterle, D.O. ’70 elma Dye-Holmes, Ph.D. Matthew O. Elkes Jay S. Feldstein, D.O. ’81 Julie R. Fox, M.B.A. Marla D. Golden, D.O., ’88, M.S., F.A.C.E.P.** omas J. Gravina

*Officer of the PCOM Board only **Faculty Representative ***Alumni Representative

Jerel A. Hopkins, Esquire John P. Kearney Vincent Lobo, D.O. ’65 R. David McCleskey A. Scott McNeal, D.O. ’88 Dana C. Shaffer, D.O. ’85 *** Wayne T. Sikes Virginia A. Stallings, M.D. Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, M.B.A., F.A.C.O.F.P.

Academic Administration Jay S. Feldstein, D.O. President and Chief Executive Officer kenneth J. Veit, D.O., M.B.A. Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean Peter Doulis, C.P.A. Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer David Simon, J.D. Chief Legal Affairs Officer R. Bryan Ginn, Jr. Chief Campus Officer, PCOM Georgia Carrie Collins, J.D., Ph.D. Chief Advancement Officer and Strategic Planning Officer Marcine Pickron-Davis, Ph.D. Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer Linda R. Adkison, Ph.D., M.S. Associate Provost, Accreditation, Growth and Development H. William Craver III, D.O. Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Osteopathic Medical Program, PCOM South Georgia Robert Ditomasso, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. .

Dean, School of Professional and Applied Psychology Andrea Mann, D.O., F.A.A.P. Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Osteopathic Medical Program, PCOM Georgia Gregory McDonald, D.O. Dean, School of Health Sciences Shawn Spencer, Pharm.D. Dean and Chief Academic Officer, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Joseph kaczmarczyk, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A. Vice Dean, PCOM Osteopathic Medicine Program Arthur Sesso, D.O. Senior Associate Dean of Osteopathic Curricular Innovation and Oversight and Chair, Surgery David kuo, D.O. Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Director of Medical Education

kerin Fresa, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Osteopathic Curriculum, PCOM Nikita Mirajkar, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Curricular Execution Osteopathic Medicine Program Naushad M. khan Ghilzai, Ph.D., B.Pharm Associate Dean for Academic Affairs School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Michael Becker, D.O., M.S. Associate Dean of Clinical Education, PCOM Marla Golden, D.O. Associate Dean of Clinical Education PCOM Georgia, PCOM South Georgia Stephanie H. Felgoise, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Associate Dean for Academic Integration of the School of Professional and Applied Psychology Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology Michael Lee, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, Professional and Student Affairs, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Julie Wickman, Pharm.D. Assistant Dean, Clinical Education, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Sue Hingley, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, PCOM elizabeth A. Gosch, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Chair, Department of Counseling, PCOM Jessica Glass kendorski, Ph.D., N.C.S.P., B.C.B.A.-D Chair, Department School Psychology, PCOM Laura Levy, D.H.Sc., P.A.-C Chair, Physician Assistant Studies PCOM and PCOM Georgia Ruth Maher, P.T., Ph.D., D.P.T. Chair, Physical erapy, PCOM Georgia

Avadhesh C. Sharma, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia John tovar, Pharm.D. Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Richard White, Ph.D., F.A.H.A. Chair, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, PCOM Georgia

Administration (continued) Oliver Chen, Ph.D. Chief Library Services Officer Jane Z. Dumsha, Ph.D. Chief Research Operations Officer Mindy George-Weinstein, Ph.D. Chief Research and Science Officer erik Langenau, D.O., M.S. Chief Academic Technologies Officer

Brian Mann, M.A., P.A.-C Chief Simulation Operations Officer Patience Mason, Me.d.

Chief Student Affairs Officer Samuel A. Matheny, Me.d., M.A. Chief Student Services Officer, Offices of Financial Aid and Registrar Maureen O’Mara Carver Registrar

The PCOM Alumni Association the PCOM Alumni Association Board of Directors 2021 Council Members executive Council

Professional Careers Council

William Swallow, D.O. ’79, President

Prerakkumar Adhuria, Pharm.D. ’17

Paul LaPoint, D.O. ’90, President-Elect

Jennifer Alvarado, M.S./F.M. ’08

Shanda Lucas, M.S./O.D.L. ’09, Awards

Christopher Brown, M.S./C.C.H.P. ’11

Committee Chair Jennifer Dwyer, D.O. ’08, Nominating Committee Chair Melissa Schwartz, D.O. ’91, Past President

Madeleine Brown, M.S./Biomed ’18 Krystal Carter, M.S./C.C.H. ’10 Ashara Cashaw, Psy.D. ’13 Rashim Lancit, Ed.S. ’13 Ruark Lanham, M.S./O.D.L. ’07 David Poponi, Psy.D. ’09 Preston Williams, M.S./P.A. ’07

D.O. Council

trainee Council

Michael Becker, D.O. ’87

Elisa Giusto, D.O. ’18

James Bonner, D.O. ’86

Anthony Sciuva (D.O. ’24),

Dipan Desai, D.O. ’02 Gretta Gross, D.O. ’97 Ricky Lockett, D.O. ’84 Jessica Masser, D.O. ’07 William Pesce, D.O. ’89

Student Representative South Georgia Scott Rosen (D.O.’24), Student Representative Philadelphia Colin Roozbehi (D.O. ’24), Student Representative Georgia

Elsira Pina, D.O. ’89 Howard Robinson, D.O. ’90 Alumni Association Board Representative to PCOM Board of trustees Dana C. Shaffer, D.O. ’85 PCOM President & CeO Jay S. Feldstein, D.O. ’81 Deputy Chief Advancement Officer NecieLiggeons, M.S./O.D.L. ’20

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

The College Seal The Mace and Baton The Academic Costume

The College Seal

The College seal first appeared in 1925 embossed on the cover of The Synapsis, the College’s first yearbook. Volume One of The Synapsis was published by the junior class of Philadelphia College of Osteopathy in honor of the graduating class of 1925. The first seal incorporated the College motto mens et manus, “mind and hand.” The seal’s origin is unknown, as is its designer.

In 1938, Edgar O. Holden, D.O. ’22, dean of the College from 1924 to 1943, and Russell C. Erb, Ph.D., associate dean from 1937 to 1943, proposed and designed a coat of arms. The coat of arms appeared for the first time in the 1938 alumni magazine and featured a heraldic design that applies to the osteopathic profession. The three triangles are symbolic of the three segments of the vertebral column, which has a significant part in the science of osteopathic medicine. The hand emerges from a noble crown indicative of the regal aspect and dignity, as well as the healing powers of the human hand when applied to the art and science of osteopathic medicine.

The College motto was retained, and the coat of arms was utilized as the College seal in various motifs through the mid-1980s.

An adaptation of the first College seal was re-introduced in 1986. Today’s College seal, similar to the original, was adopted following the College’s Centennial Celebration in 1999.

The seal features a centrally placed shield within which are shown a scroll and a flaming torch of knowledge. Immediately above is the College motto, reflecting the College’s osteopathic origin.

Uppermost and arranged in a radial pattern are streaks of solar brilliance. Separated from either side of the shield are branches of laurel joined and bound together at the center, close to the base of the shield. These components exemplify teaching, learning and the attainment of knowledge leading to successful careers in the healthcare professions. The name of the College and the year of its founding encircle the seal.

The Mace and Baton

PCOM’s academic processions are led by the bearer of the College mace, who precedes or accompanies the president of the College. The bearers of the mace and baton serve as marshals of faculty. The medieval mace was first a protective device for the clergy, who were not allowed to carry swords. Later, maces became ceremonial and are carried today in the Houses of Parliament in England and also in the United States House of Representatives where, when in position to the right of the Speaker of the House, the mace is a symbol of his or her authority.

The Alumni Association of PCOM presented the mace to the College in 1972. The idea of having a College mace was first proposed in 1969. Several maces were thus designed, but support for the undertaking was lacking. It was the enthusiastic spirit of Ms. Carol Fox, at that time assistant registrar, now retired associate vice president for enrollment management, that caused Dr. Thomas M. Rowland, Jr., then registrar and vice president–administration, later president of PCOM, to acquiesce.

Paul T. Lloyd, D.O., designed the mace, which was created by William F. J. Ryan of New York, a member of the L’Académie Internationale d’Héraldique.

A sphere with a golden crown tops the mahogany staff heralding sovereign authority of the College to grant the degree Doctor of Osteopathy by virtue of the powers given it by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Engraved on the sphere is the caduceus, the symbol of medicine. The caduceus represents the staff of Aesculapius, the Latin name for Askelepios, the Greek god of medicine, son of Apollo and the nymph Coronis. A snake is entwined on the staff ’s branch because the serpent was held sacred to the gods and was an early symbol of medicine.

Three coats of arms appear on the upper of the two hexagonal modes: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (directly beneath the caduceus), the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia (the locale of the College since its founding in 1899). PCOM’s coat of arms is engraved on the top of the marshal’s baton, a symbol of authority in keeping with the title and office held by the marshal.

The metallic elements of the mace, to wit the hexagonal modes and the globe, are bronzebased with heavily plated rhodium. The coronet is gold-plated and the staff is South American mahogany.

The Academic Costume

The history of academic costume originated in medieval times and stems from the early days of the oldest universities. It is thought that long gowns were first worn for warmth in the cold lecture halls. And hoods may have covered the tonsured heads (shorn crowns) of priests and monks who made up the faculty. One university insisted on the tonsure for scholars. The hoods were replaced by the skull cap, which in turn was displaced by a headgear somewhat like that worn today.

The faculty and students of European universities still wear a diversity of academic regalia.

However, in 1893, a United States intercollegiate commission dictated a uniform code, which has been accepted by most American colleges and universities.

The commission devised three types of gowns and three types of hoods for the bachelor’s, the master’s and the doctorate degree. All gowns are black except for the associate in arts degree, which is gray.

The bachelor’s gown features pointed sleeves and is worn closed; the master’s gown has an oblong sleeve and may be worn open or closed. The gown for the doctorate degree has bellshaped sleeves slashed with three velvet bars. The front of the gown is faced with velvet and is worn either open or closed.

The colorful hoods are lined with silk in the color or colors of the institution granting the degree (PCOM’s colors are maroon and gray). In addition, the hood is trimmed with velvet facing representing the academic discipline in which the degree has been granted: white for arts, letters or humanities; golden-yellow for science; purple for law; lemon-yellow for library science; sapphire-blue for commerce or business; light blue for education; brown for fine arts; dark blue for philosophy; green for medicine—the color of life and growth (Fellows of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons wear hoods trimmed with crimson). The length of the hood varies according to the degree: short for the associate and bachelor’s degree, medium for the master’s and long for the doctorate.

Mortarboards are generally recommended for caps, although soft, square-topped caps are permissible. Tassels may be black or gold and are usually gold for the doctorate degree. While there is no rule for the position of the tassel, many colleges and universities (including PCOM) request the candidates to wear the tassel on the right side and to shift it to the left at the moment the degree is awarded.