Adedayo Balogun, DO

Hometown: Born in Newark, NJ, Raised in Odessa, TX

Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Internship: Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM

Personal Interests: Sports (I love trying new sports), drawing and painting, reading books, movies and television.

PM&R Interests: MSK, Pain, TBI, General

Emma Drenth, MD

Hometown: Williamston, Michigan

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Internship: Medical College of Wisconsin, Preliminary Medicine

Personal Interests: Running, hiking, movies, exploring neighborhood breweries and restaurants, being outdoors in any way possible, cooking and trying new recipes, reading (favs being sci-fi and fantasy)

PM&R Interests: SCI, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Pediatric to Adult transitions of care

David Gallacher, MD

Hometown: Keizer, OR

Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University

Internship: Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center - Las Vegas, NV

Personal Interests: Learning, teaching, sports, Hawaii, & eating cookies

PM&R Interests: All of it!

Samantha Koerber, MD

Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI

Medical School: Wayne State University

Internship: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

Personal Interests: Hiking, camping, breweries, skiing, thrift shopping, DIY projects

PM&R Interests: Pediatric rehab, adaptive sports, health equity, health policy, research

Karlisha Person-Jones, MD

Hometown: Joliet, IL

Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Internship: Cape Fear Valley Hospital

Personal Interests: Escape rooms, Weightlifting, Softball, Graphic design

PM&R Interests: Peds Rehab, SCI

Haylee Yepson, DO

Hometown: Napa, California

Medical School: Touro University, California

Internship: Transitional Year, Naval Medical Center San Diego

Personal Interests: Traveling so I can sample all the best gourmet goodies from around the world, long walks with my husband and son, and photography.

PM&R Interests: Global health, amputee care, and regenerative medicine

Andrew Boyer, DO

Hometown: Kalispell, MT

Medical School: Western U COMP-NW

Internship: Billings Clinic

PM&R Interests: Sports medicine, ultrasound, MSK medicine, interventional pain, lifestyle medicine, EMG/NCS, acute and subacute inpatient rehabilitation.

Personal Interests: Golf, basketball, pickleball, running, hiking, reading, TV shows, traveling, gardening, volunteering, meditation.

Deion Ellis, MD

Hometown: Albuquerque, NM

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Internship: University of New Mexico, Internal Medicine

PM&R Interests: Sports medicine, MSK, Ultrasound, EMG, Oncology, General.

Personal Interests: Spending time with family, exploring new cultures through travel, weightlifting, hiking, sports, Star Wars, Marvel Comics, and building Lego creations.

John Hesling, MD

Hometown: Muskegon, Michigan

Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Internship: Internal Medicine at Saint Joseph's Hospital, Denver, CO

PM&R Interests: I am keeping an open mind in residency, though interests include Medical Education, Interventional Pain, Interventional Spine & MSK, and SCI.

Personal Interests: Traveling, hiking, skiing, camping and generally being outside exploring with my family and friends.

Jeffrey Kepple, MD

Hometown: Woodinville, WA

Medical School: Creighton University

Internship: Spokane Teaching Health Center

PM&R Interests: SCI, MSK, Sports Medicine, Amputee Medicine, Adaptive Sports.

Personal Interests: Biking, running, hiking, skiing, baseball, spending time with family.

Colin Malaska, MD

Hometown: Redmond, WA

Medical School: University of Colorado

Internship: Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA

PM&R Interests: Chronic and interventional pain medicine, sports and spine, medical education, quality improvement, technological innovation.

Personal Interests: Soccer, snowboarding, concerts, attempting to golf, watching Seattle and USC sports teams, and most food-related activities.

Edna Shi, MD

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Internship: IU Health Methodist Hospital

PM&R Interests: Neurorehabilitation, TBI, SCI, pediatric rehab, amputee care, health equity, health policy.

Personal Interests: Tennis, painting, reading, yoga, kickboxing.

Colleen Schneider, MD, PhD, Peds/PM&R

Alyssa Zlatkin, MD, Peds/PM&R

Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Personal Interests: Traveling, reading, skiing, hiking, going to the beach and the movies, hot yoga, running, and most of all, spending time with my family, friends, and pets.

PM&R Interests: All things pediatric rehabilitation, global health, and advocacy

Megan Stodola, MD, Peds/PM&R

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Personal Interests: Eating ice cream, walking my dog, singing, and playing board games.

PM&R Interests: Medical education, ultrasound, and all things pediatric rehab.