Current Residents

Joshua Kaseff, M.D.

• Hometown: Overland Park, KS
• Undergraduate School: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
• Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
• Hobbies: Exploring National Parks; Reading; Painting; walking on Katy Trail
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “When we spent an entire day arguing the nuances of what classifies as bread!”

Lindsey Kim, M.D.

• Hometown: Sammamish, WA
• Undergraduate School: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Sports Medicine
• Hobbies: Running, bouldering, trying new restaurants, University of Washington football
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Accidentally wearing the same outfit as Alejandro and Dr. Thottakara while on Parkland inpatient and then successfully getting Dr. T to take a twin photo with us”

Imran Murtuza, M.D.

• Hometown: Coppell, TX
• Undergraduate School: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas
• Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Pain Medicine
• Hobbies: ”Traveling with my wife! Playing, watching sports including Basketball with co-residents, going to local Dallas Sports Games.”
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: ”Being a part of the annual fantasy football league with both co-residents and attendings!”

Lauren O’Keefe, M.D.

• Hometown: Barrington, IL
• Undergraduate School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
• Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
• Intern Year: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
• Career Interests: Inpatient PM&R, electrodiagnostics
• Hobbies: Cooking, baking, trying new restaurants, weight lifting, yoga/Pilates
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: ”The general closeness of my residency class and all the out of work hangouts we have together.”

Mia Robb-Stahler, M.D.

• Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
• Undergraduate School: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
• Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• Intern Year: Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Career Interests: Pain Management
• Hobbies: ”Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, playing with my son and husband, and spending time with our dog. These activities keep me active, grounded, and connected to the people (and pup) I love most.”
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: ”One of my favorite moments in residency was when my co-residents hosted a sweet and thoughtful baby shower for my baby boy. They even made it Blue’s Clues–themed in honor of my dog, Blue, which made it extra special.”

Alejandro Rodriguez, M.D.

• Hometown: San Antonio, TX
• Undergraduate School: University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
• Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Pain Medicine
• Hobbies: ”Watching scary movies, asking if I can call you real quick, and telling people I'm lactose intolerant”
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: ”Accidentally wearing the same outfit... But also playing "Alejandro" by Lady Gaga every time I drive Lindsey & company to one of our events”

Casey Salandra, M.D.

• Hometown: Carol Stream, IL
• Undergraduate School: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
• Medical School: Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL
• Intern Year: Loyola Medical MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL
• Career Interests: Pain Medicine, Interventional Spine, Neuromodulation, Academic Medicine
• Hobbies: Mom life, Pelotoning, Yoga, Playing with my dogs, Cappy and Minnie
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “When 6 of my co-residents came to visit in me Parkland the day after I gave birth and got to meet my newborn son, William”

Amanda Seeman, D.O.

• Hometown: Denver, CO
• Undergraduate School: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
• Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, TX
• Intern Year: Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
• Career Interests: General, inpatient, electrodiagnostics, amputee
• Hobbies: Basketball, tennis, pickleball, musicals, reading, jigsaw puzzles
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Large group hangouts with my fellow PGY4 colleagues”

Nguyen Tran, M.D.

• Hometown: Dong Nai, Vietnam
• Undergraduate School: University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
• Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: General PM&R, spasticity, EMG
• Hobbies: Yoga, hiking, audio books
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Having Mike’s Chicken for lunch with my co-residents.”

David Cotton Jr, M.D.

• Hometown: Flower Mound, TX
• Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
• Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Interventional Spine, EMG, still exploring
• Hobbies: Audio-engineering, Running, Audio books, Raising children with my wife
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Finding out that Alejandro lied to me about being the murderer at the murder mystery party.”

John Hunton, M.D.

• Hometown: Fort Smith, AR
• Undergraduate School: Columbia University, New York, NY
• Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
• Intern Year: Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
• Career Interests: General PM&R, MSK, Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• Hobbies: “Passionate Columbia Lions and Arkansas Razorbacks fan. Avid traveler. Outdoor grilling and playing golf.”
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Cheering on the Dallas Stars with coresidents and Dr. Patel live at AAC”

Ammar Khan, M.D.

• Hometown: Tampa, FL
• Undergraduate School: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Westchester, FL
• Intern Year: University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
• Career Interests: Pain Management, Inpatient Rehabilitation
• Hobbies: Running, lifting, volleyball, basketball, soccer
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Getting lunch with everyone in Zale lunchroom with all the seniors when Zale lunch was free”

Sophia Kiernan, M.D.

• Hometown: Green Bay, WI
• Undergraduate School: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
• Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: General Inpatient PM&R, TBI/stroke, spasticity management, EMG
• Hobbies: “Reading, baking, Pilates, trying new restaurants with my husband, anything outside!”
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “When our entirely female workroom on Zale (all six of us) got Dr. Halsey and Dr. Patel to wear pink on Wednesday with us - and Dr. Patel really committing with the pink pants and pink shirt!”

Jeremiah Ling, M.D.

• Hometown: Houston, TX
• Undergraduate School: University of Texas Austin, Austin, TX
• Medical School: Texas A&M Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine, Bryan, TX
• Intern Year: University of Houston HCA, Houston, TX
• Career Interests: General PM&R, spasticity, EMG
• Hobbies: Running, eating sushi, fashion, mixology
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Toss-up between Christmas party at Casa De Hunton and Dallas Stars game with Dr. Patel”

Warona Mathuba, M.D.

• Hometown: Frisco, TX/Tlokweng, Gaborone, Botswana
• Undergraduate School: University of Texas Dallas, Richardson, TX
• Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: General PM&R
• Hobbies: Flower arranging, reading, walking pretty trails near Dallas
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: Group Dynamics Resident Retreat 2025

Grace Meehan, D.O.

• Hometown: Westport, CT
• Undergraduate School: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
• Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Inpatient Rehabilitation, EMG
• Hobbies: Reading, Pilates, knitting and crochet, spending time with family
• Favorite Memory of Residency So Far: “Building connections with my co-residents over time”

Victoria Noel, M.D.

• Hometown: Abilene, TX
• Undergraduate School: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
• Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Electrodiagnostics, Interventional Spine, Pain, MSK
• Hobbies: Running, lifting, gardening, cooking, swimming
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Hanging out with all the awesome people!”

Niran Vijayraghavan, M.D.

• Hometown: Indianapolis, IN/Fleming Island, FL
• Undergraduate School: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: General PM&R, Sports Medicine
• Hobbies: Playing (basketball, tennis, pickleball) and watching (go Bengals and Gators!) sports, pelotoning/working out, going to breweries, trying new cocktails, reading
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Happy hour at community beer with the residents/parkland therapists and nurses/Zale therapists and nurses. Oh and weekly Wednesday basketball, of course!”

Ryan Floresca, M.D.

• Hometown: El Paso, TX
• Undergraduate School: University of Texas at El Paso
• Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L Foster School of Medicine
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Electrodiagnostics/Neuromuscular, Ultrasound, Sports, General PM&R
• Hobbies: Bouldering, Nature Photography, the Outoors, Getting Humbled by Fitness Classes
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Trivia night champs with my class”

Elisabeth Frankini, D.O.

• Hometown: Muttontown, NY
• Undergraduate School: Tufts University, Medford, MA
• Medical School: New York Institution of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Brain Injury Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Hobbies: Pilates, Running, Reading, Baking, Needlepoint, Genealogy
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Doing Secret Santa with my residency class during PGY-1!”

Colleen Jacobs, DO

• Hometown: Annandale, VA
• Undergraduate School: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
• Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, TX
• Intern Year: Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
• Career Interests: Sports Medicine, Pain, General Outpatient PM&R
• Hobbies: Baking, dancing, watching reality TV, traveling
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “When the entire PGY2 class went to Medieval Times to celebrate finishing our first block”

Eunyeop "Emma" Kim, M.D.

• Hometown: Seoul, Korea
• Undergraduate School: Rice University, Houston, TX
• Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Burn Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Hobbies: Drawing, cooking, dancing, singing
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Karaoke night with everybody!”

Molly Litten, M.D.

• Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
• Undergraduate School: Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
• Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Spinal Cord Injury, Sports Medicine, TBI
• Hobbies: soccer, kickball, walks/hikes with my dog, amateur pickleball, cheering on LSU and Philly sports teams, road tripping to national parks
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Niran's tumble while playing bouncy volleyball at the resident retreat”

Rebecca Liu, M.D.

• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Undergraduate School: Rice University, Houston, TX
• Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Hobbies: Legos, reading, assembling furniture, photography, F1
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Winning trivia with the PGY2 class!”

Amber Newell, DO

• Hometown: New Albany, IN
• Undergraduate School: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
• Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Portland, ME
• Intern Year: Marshall University, Huntington, WV
• Career Interests: Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Hobbies: “Taking my cat for walks and hikes”
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “When our amazing co-residents bake!”

Amisha Patel, M.D.

• Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
• Undergraduate School: University of Texas Dallas, Richardson, TX
• Medical School: Texas A&M Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine, Bryan, TX
• Intern Year: Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth
• Career Interests: “General but still open to experiencing different areas of the field!”
• Hobbies: “Game nights with family/friends, long nature walks, kayaking, hanging out with Mila (cat)”
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Making new friends”

Mitchell Withers, D.O.

• Hometown: Mesa, AZ
• Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
• Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Louisiana, Monroe, LA
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Pediatric and Cancer Rehabilitation
• Hobbies: Baking, dance, volleyball, loving on my two cats and dog
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Going to Medieval Times with co-residents!”

Carol Boctor, M.D.

• Hometown: Fairfax, VA
• Undergraduate School: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
• Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Interventional Spine/Pain, Pediatric Rehab
• Hobbies: “Travel, travel, and more travel! But also, I get tooooo competitive at board games! And I love reading, decorating, and trying new restaurants!”

Nedha Kinnare, M.D.

• Hometown: Frisco, TX
• Undergraduate School: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: TBI, General Rehab
• Hobbies: Baking, traveling, recycling, watching tv
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “I’ve enjoyed getting to know my co-interns and exploring the Dallas food scene together!”

Michael Lieu, M.D.

• Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
• Undergraduate School: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Shreveport School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Sports Medicine, General PM&R
• Hobbies: Basketball, AYCE restaurants, stretching, pickleball
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Finding out the residents + faculty still play basketball every week”

Elizabeth McDonald, M.D.

• Hometown: Allen, TX
• Undergraduate School: Washington and Lee University, Lexington City, VA
• Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Undecided
• Hobbies: Reading, Pilates
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Grabbing dinner and meeting fellow PM&R co-interns before the start of residency”

Josselyne Orbegoso, DO

• Hometown: Dallas, TX
• Undergraduate School: Southern Methodist University, University Park, TX
• Medical School: Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Conroe, TX
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: TBI, Sports Medicine, General Rehab
• Hobbies: Running, Tennis, Dallas Mavericks Basketball, Six Flags, Concerts, Movies
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “One of my favorite residency moments is our pickleball social – great food, friendly competition, and the joy of meeting all the new babies.”

Nathan Rose, M.D.

• Hometown: Murray, UT
• Undergraduate School: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
• Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Intern Year: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Career Interests: Sports Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury
• Hobbies: Snowboarding, hiking, swimming with my kids, University of Utah football
• Favorite Moment in Residency So Far: “Any time I'm able to get together with my co-interns”