Current Residents
PGY-5
Hometown: Plano, TX
Undergraduate: Rice University
Medical School: UT Southwestern
Academic Interest: oncology, device innovation, global health
Hobbies: eating, painting, dance, Pokemon Go!
Favorite Thing About Houston: "So much good food and that there is boba place right next to the hospital!"
Laura (Nikki) Thompson
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Medical School: Texas A&M COM
Academic Interest: Oncology, Men's health, MIS
Hobbies: spending time with my kiddos, gaming with my husband, traveling, singing, baking
Favorite Thing About Houston: "My hometown so not biased at all but the best city in Texas. Food!!! So much diversity and so many things to do."
PGY-4
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Undergraduate: UT Austin
Medical School: UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Academic Interest: Men's health and reconstructive urology
Hobbies: Basketball, golfing, and automotive detailing and tuning.
Favorite Thing About Houston: "THE FOOD!!!"
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Academic Interest: Endourology, voiding dysfunction and neurogenic bladder
Hobbies: Cooking, national parks, yoga
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The cultural diversity, Tex-Mex, and BBQ."
PGY-3
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: Texas A&M
Medical School: Texas A&M COM
Academic Interest: URPS, endourology
Hobbies: Outdoor activities especially being in or near a body of water, raising two crazy dogs
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The food and warm weather."
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate: CUNY Hunter College
Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Academic Interest: URPS
Hobbies: Tennis, karaoke, and watching Premier League Soccer
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The food and diversity."
Hometown: Crystal Lake, IL
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Academic Interest: Endourology and robotic
Hobbies: Outdoors & Bernese Mountain Dogs
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The activities, weather, and culture."
PGY2
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Undergraduate: University of Western Ontario
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Academic Interest: Robotics, endourology, URPS
Hobbies: Eating, traveling, sleeping
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The food, diversity, and low cost of living."
Tatyana Yatsenko
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
Academic Interest: Reconstructive urology
Hobbies: Ballroom dance, ice skating, and tennis
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The foodie scene and variety of fun activities."
Carlos Riveros
Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
Undergraduate: National University of Colombia
Medical School: National University of Colombia
Academic Interest: Urologic oncology
Hobbies: Mountain biking and video games
Favorite Thing About Houston: "Home to the world’s largest medical center."
PGY1
Efemona Famati
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Academic Interest: Andrology, GURS, Endo
Hobbies: Brunch!
Favorite Thing About Houston: Diversity
Sanjana Ranganathan
Hometown: Houston , TX
Undergraduate: Rice University
Medical School: Texas A&M EnMed
Academic Interest: Oncology, device development
Hobbies: Yoga, making miniatures
Favorite Thing About Houston: Food and diversity!
PGY1
Isadora Deal
Hometown: Greenville, SC
Undergraduate: Clemson University
Medical School: University of South Carolina SOM
Academic Interest: Endourology, Robotics, and URPS.
Hobbies: Food and traveling
Favorite Thing About Houston: "The restaurant scene, cultural diversity, and warm weather."