Meet our Current Residents

About the Residents

Loyola University Medical Center is located in Maywood, IL, about 10 miles outside of Chicago. Approximately two-thirds of our residents chose to live in the city, which is a very manageable 15-25 minute drive depending on location. Some of our favorite neighborhoods are West Loop, Wicker Park, Old Town and South Loop. The remaining one-third of residents live in the suburbs near Loyola including Oak Park, Westchester and Forest Park. Either option are very manageable for the hospitals that we rotate at. 

Chicago is a great place to live and a great place to be a resident. The rumors are true, there is nothing better than summer in Chicago. On a typical summer weekend, you can find our residents enjoying the lakefront path, beaches, Cubs/Sox games or one of the many breweries or outdoor patios around the city. Living in Chicago offers great access to the educational resources throughout the city including the AAOS headquarters (with great hands-on courses at the OLC) and several specialty societies. We also participate in cross-city journal clubs with the other orthopaedic programs in the city.

Our residents love Chicago, but come from all over the country. Here is a look at where our current residents are from:

Life in the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

PGY-1 Residents

Ayobami Adeagbo, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 

Medical School:  
Tulane University, School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA

Interests: 
Going to the gym, playing recreational football, working on my clothing brand, trying new foods, going to the movies, spending quality time with loved ones, and listening to albums in their intended order.

Carlo Eikani, MD

Contact Information:
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School:
St. Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA

Medical School:
Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine
Maywood, IL 

Interests: Soccer, Surfing, 49ers Football, Olympic lifting, Triathlons

Anisha Patel, MD

Contact Information:
(708) 216-3280 

Education/Training

Undergraduate School:
St Louis Univerysity
St. Louis, MO

Medical School:
St. Louis University, School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Interests: Staying active, go to concerts, travel, and spend time with friends/family

Krishin Shivdasani, MD

Contact Information:
(708) 216-3280 

Education/Training

Undergraduate School:
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Medical School:
Carle Illinois, College of Medicine
Urbana, IL 

Interests: Weightlifting (to look like Ayo & Carlo), Racquet sports (minus Pickle ball), Golf, Movies, Formula 1, New York Pizza, New York Sports, all genres of music, quality time with family"

Joyee Tseng, MD

Contact Information:
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School:
University of California
San Diego, CA 

Medical School:
University of California- Davis, School of Medicine

PGY-4 Residents

Elizabeth Cho, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
University of California 
Berkeley, CA

Medical School: 
Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine 
Cleveland, OH

Interests: 
Traveling, going hiking with my dogs, crossfit, volleyball, electronic music, consuming anything matcha!

Nithya Lingampalli, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
University of California 
Berkeley, CA

Medical School: 
Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine 
St. Louis, MO

Interests: 
Soccer, flying, trying new restaurants, traveling, spending time with family and friends.

Lauren Okafor, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
James Madison University 
Harrisonburg, VA

Medical School: 
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University 
North Haven, CT

Interests:

Michael Scheidt, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 
La Crosse, WI

Medical School: 
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine 
Maywood, IL

Interests: 
Wisconsin sports (especially the Packers and Bucks), football, basketball, golfing, biking on the peloton, cooking, trying new restaurants around the Chicago area.

Heather Yee, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
University of Chicago 
Chicago, IL

Medical School: 
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine 
Maywood, IL

Interests: 
Rock climbing, Formula 1, backcountry camping, printmaking, cooking my way through The Food Lab, and kicking back with family and friends!

PGY-3 Residents

Samantha Bialek, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
New York University 
New York, NY

Medical School: 
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 
Maywood, IL

Interests: 
Travel, cycling, swimming, current events and international affairs, bikram yoga

Nnadozie Ekweariri, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
University of Kansas 
Lawrence, KS

Medical School: 
University of Kansas, School of Medicine 
Kansas City, KS

Interests: 
Spending quality time with family and friends, KU athletics, Rec league hoops, working out, traveling and a good relaxing movie night

Hassan Farooq, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
Indiana University Northwest 
Gary, IN

Medical School: 
Indiana University, School of Medicine 
Indianapolis, IN

Interests: 
Patient-reported outcomes research, medical student education and mentorship, podcasts, NBA basketball and quality time with family and friends

Hanna House, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
Purdue University 
West Lafayette, IN

Medical School: 
Indiana University, School of Medicine 
Indianapolis, IN

Interests: 
Drinking coffee, running, cooking and formula 1

Nicole Huang, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
Carnegie Mellon University 
Pittsburgh, PA

Medical School: 
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine 
Richmond, VA

Interests: 
Playing soccer, woodworking, trying new foods, traveling and buying plants

PGY-2 Residents

Matthew Cole, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
Wake Forest University 
Winston-Salem, NC

Medical School: 
University of Cincinnati 
Cincinnati, OH

Interests: 
Golf, scuba diving, underwater photography, Cincinnati sports (Bengals and Reds), Formula 1, and spending time with friends and family

Pranav Krishnan, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
Harvard College 
Cambridge, MA

Medical School: 
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine 
Chicago, IL

Interests: Traveling, playing guitar, soccer, live music, corgis

Mitchell Pfennig, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
University of Michigan 
Ann Arbor, MI

Medical School: 
Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine 
Rochester, MI

Interests: 
Skiing, tennis, golf, scuba diving, traveling, University of Michigan sports, Detroit sports, and spending time with friends and family

Daniel Walsh, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
Miami University 
Oxford, OH

Medical School: 
Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine 
Maywood, IL

Interests: 
Skiing, Blues Guitar, Collecting Records, Baseball, Exercising, English Premier League, Trying new restaurants, Chicago Bears

Sara Winfrey, MD

Contact Information: 
(708) 216-3280

Education/Training

Undergraduate School: 
Dartmouth College 
Hanover, NH

Medical School: 
Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine 
Maywood, IL

Interests: 
Running around Chicago, eating ice cream, fiction novels, cooking with family and friends