Bonnie Farber

Growing up in the small town of Sarnia, Ontario, Yogesh Patodia, MD, ’17, wasn’t sure he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. Patodia’s father is an ophthalmologist and manages a successful practice. “My Dad has always been my idol and one of my biggest mentors. My parents were immigrants from India, and both worked like crazy so my sisters and I would have every opportunity. I wasn’t interested in ophthalmology at first, but when I was 13, I started working as an ophthalmic technician in...

Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) graduate Priyanka Gianchandani, MD ’20, thinks of herself as a medical detective and a healthcare educator. Now in residency at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, her first-hand experience with a complex disease provides her with the inspiration to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness. Her patients depend on her knowledge and expertise for detection, preventative care, wellness education, and solutions. Most are unaware of her private health b...

His fierce determination to succeed resulted in a medical degree and a role as Chief Resident at Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Florida, for the 2021-2022 year. Looking back, Dr. Ganthier credits his desire to pursue a medical career to a series of personal tragedies. 

“While I was in high school, my mother died of colon cancer,” says Dr. Ganthier. “Soon, my father passed away, too. There wasn’t much time to grieve. I was on my own and knew I had to survive.” He wondered if his goal of higher e...

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) student Nicole Shaw, ‘22 was overwhelmed when she learned she had matched into family medicine at Drexel University/Tower Health. “I had been working towards this goal since I started shadowing physicians at 16 years old. After all that work to reach my goal of becoming a doctor—and after many applications and interviews, I matched with my first choice! It was almost too good to be true.”

Growing up in Oakland, California, Shaw recal...

Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) alumna Renuka George, MD ’12, was always inspired by her parents’ love for medicine and their patients. George’s father is a surgeon, and her mother, an anesthesiologist; both shaping her perspective of the world. Born in India, she viewed her parents as role models in medicine as they practiced in India, the Middle East, and then the US. “My parents served as great sources of inspiration to me. They continue to practice medicine and believe that helping...

When they met on the plane on the way to medical school, the two had no idea they would eventually get engaged and both become Chief Residents at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. That chance encounter brought them together to share the journey through medical school, residency and beyond.

“Internal Medicine is fascinating to me because of the wide variety of pathology types and patients,” says Dr. Sekhon. Emigrating from Punjab, India to Sacramento, California, as...