Current Residents
Class of 2023

Sierra Haq, M.D.
Hometown: Houston, TexasUndergrad: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: McGovern Medical School University of Texas-Houston, Houston, Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Sports Medicine, General PM&R
Hobbies: tennis, learning how to cook Bangladeshi food, reading thriller novels playlists

Kelsey Lau, D.O.
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Undergrad: University of Puget Sound
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, Oregon
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Cancer Rehabilitation
Hobbies: running, Newfoundland dogs, soccer

Amanda Ly, M.D.
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Undergrad: University of California-Berkeley
Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Intern Year: Internal Medicine Preliminary- Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, California
Career Interests: General PM&R, Sports Medicine, Cancer Rehabilitation
Hobbies: cooking/baking, watching sports, playing board games and trivia with friends

Maria Lyuksyotova, M.D.
Hometown: College Station, Texas
Undergrad: Texas A&M
Medical School: Texas Tech School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Interventional Spine, Sports Medicine, Traumatic Brain Injury
Hobbies: making Texas style BBQ, dancing, working out

Maunica Manchi, M.D.
Hometown: College Station, Texas
Undergrad: Texas A&M University
Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, College Station, Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: General PM&R, Spinal Cord Injury, Musculoskeletal
Hobbies: Bhangra dance style, biking, painting

Sarah Mathews, M.D.
Hometown: Tacoma, Washington
Undergrad: Abilene Christian University
Medical School: McGovern Medical School University of Texas - Houston,Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Pediatric Rehab
Hobbies: running, movies, cooking

Zachary Meyer, M.D.
Hometown: Brainerd, Minnesota
Undergrad: Marquette University
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Intern Year: : Internal Medicine Preliminary: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Career Interests:Traumatic Brain Injury
Hobbies: golf, basketball, home brewing

Michiko Paschall, M.D.
Hometown: Palo Alta, California
Undergrad: Lamont School of Music
Medical School: Chicago Medical School Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
Intern Year: Internal Medicine Preliminary-Zucker School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York
Career Interests: General PM&R
Hobbies: connoisseur of hot sauces, horseback riding

Cindy Tiu, D.O.
Hometown: Friendswood, Texas
Undergrad: University of Texas Dallas
Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Interventional Spine, Musculoskeletal, General PM&R
Hobbies: tennis, working out, Samoyed dogs
Class of 2024

Michael Burke, M.D.
Hometown: Friendswood, Texas
Undergrad: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, Texas
Intern Year: Internal Medicine Preliminary - UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
Career Interests: Neurorehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Hobbies: Zumba, Pilates, watching Houston sports

Rahul Dewan, D.O.
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Undergrad: Texas A&M University
Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Interventional Spine, Musculoskeletal, Sports Medicine, General PM&R
Hobbies: Houston Rockets and Texans fan, boba, playing Settlers of Catan

John Donovan, M.D.
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland
Undergrad: University of Maryland
Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Interventional Spine, Cancer Rehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury
Hobbies: BBQ/grilling, watching Nascar and sports, fine dining

Britton Eastburn, M.D.
Hometown: Longview, Texas
Undergrad: Texas A&M University
Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, College Station, Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Pediatric Rehabilitation
Hobbies: BBQ competitions, woodworking, gardening

Ryan Flowers, D.O.
Hometown: Hyde Park, New York
Undergrad: Marist College
Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Pediatric Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal
Hobbies: cycling and sailing, climbing/hiking, family time

Martin Laguerre, M.D.
Hometown: Stuart, Florida
Undergrad: Tufts University
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Cancer Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury, Musculoskeletal
Hobbies: weightlifting, anime, rugby

Timothy Olivier, M.D.
Hometown: Westford, Massachusetts
Undergrad: Notre Dame University
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Intern Year: Internal Medicine Preliminary – University of Massachusetts Medical School
Career Interests: Pain Medicine, Interventional Spine
Hobbies: music (trumpet and drums), recreational sports (running, basketball, skiing, golf), Notre Dame and Boston sports

Ellen Sloan, M.D.
Hometown: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Undergrad: University of Wyoming
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Interventional Spine, General PM&R
Hobbies: photography, soccer

Jake Stephen, D.O.
Hometown: West Hempstead, New York
Undergrad: New York University
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, New York
Intern Year: Internal Medicine Preliminary - Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Career Interests: Sports Medicine, Interventional Spine, Regenerative Medicine
Hobbies: Playing and watching sports (Go Mets, Jets, Knicks!), spending time with family and friends
Class of 2025

Joseph Baker, M.D.
Hometown: Decatur, IN
Undergrad: Purdue University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Intern Year: Ascension St. Vincent - Indianapolis
Career Interests: Inpatient PM&R, Sports Medicine, Keeping my options open
Hobbies: Basketball, working out, watching Purdue Boilermakers

Kristen Bristow, M.D.
Hometown: Stephenville, Texas
Undergrad: Abilene Christian University
Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and Sports Medicine
Hobbies: running, watching baseball and football, playing with my son and golden retriever

Ziyi Chen, M.D.
Hometown: Wuhan, China
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Intern Year: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Elmhurst Hospital
Career Interests: Sports Medicine, but keeping my options open
Hobbies: Tennis, PlayStation and Nintendo games, playing with my cat

Alia Hemeida, M.D.
Hometown: Round Rock, Texas
Undergrad: University of Texas at Austin
Medical Schools: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Sports Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Hobbies: pick-up soccer or volleyball, exploring new trails, cooking middle eastern or Thai based foods

Samuel Moshofsky, M.D.
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Undergrad: Oregon State University
Medical School: Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Interventional Spine, Sports Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Hobbies: backpacking, biking, any and all sports

Kent Simmonds, D.O., Ph.D.
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Undergrad: University of Houston
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Neurorehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine
Hobbies: soccer, hiking, international travel

Jasmina Solankee, M.D.
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Undergrad: Emory University
Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Not sure yet, keeping an open mind!
Hobbies: reading, golfing, listening to podcasts

Amanda Stubbs, M.D.
Hometown: Paola, Kansas
Undergrad: Kansas State University
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Career Interests: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Amputee/Limb Deficiency, Spasticity
Hobbies: Getting outside and seeing new places, cooking and baking, gardening

Chiamaka Ukoha, M.D.
Hometown: Coppell, TX
Undergrad: University of Pittsburg
Medical School: UT Medical Branch School of Medicine
Intern Year: Morehouse School of Medicine
Career Interests: Pain Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Hobbies: Styling/Modeling, yoga, traveling
Class of 2026

Eric Jones, M.D.
Hometown: Oak Park, CA
Undergrad: UC Davis
Medical School: California Northstate University COM
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Career Interests: Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Medicine
Hobbies: running, hiking, drone cinematography

Joshua Kaseff, M.D.
Hometown: Overland Park, KS
Undergrad: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas SOM
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Career Interests: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Hobbies: Camping/hiking, explore national parks, KU basketball

Lindsey Kim, M.D.
Hometown: Sammamish, WA
Undergrad: University of Washington
Medical School: Creighton University SOM
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Career Interests: Sports Medicine, Neuro Rehabilitation
Hobbies: Bouldering, restauranting, college football

Imran Murtuza, M.D.
Hometown: Coppell, TX
Undergrad: University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Career Interests: Sports Medicine, Interventional Spine, General PM&R
Hobbies: Watching/playing football, basketball, podcasts

Alejandro Rodriguez, M.D.
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Undergrad: University of Texas at San Antonio
Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Career Interests: General PM&R, Pain Medicine, Burn Rehabilitation Medicine
Hobbies: Scary movies, trivia, pickling

Nguyen Tran, M.D.
Hometown: Dong Nai, Vietnam
Undergrad: University of Texas at Arlington
Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Career Interests: Interventional Spine, Pain Medicine
Hobbies: Yoga, reading, cooking