Urgent Care Fellows

2011-2012 Fellows

UCAOA congratulates the new Urgent Care Fellows on their recent admission into fellowships in Urgent Care Medicine. UCAOA is pleased to support these fellowships and their contribution to the field of urgent care with annual grants of $10,000 for each fellow.

	Ranier Ng, DO University Hospitals of Cleveland A true Ohioan, Dr. Ng (“nang”) graduated from Cleveland’s MetroHealth Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Ng is interested in a future practice combining urgent care, primary care and osteopathic manipulation. Dr. Ng will continue honing his osteopathic skills during this fellowship through a parallel track in collaboration with the UH-Richmond Medical Center’s Department of Osteopathic Medicine - the first of its kind in the fellowship’s history. Dr. Ng received academic scholarships from John Carroll University and LECOM. He was awarded the outstanding student D.O. of the year at LECOM. So what does a scholar do on his free time? He dances to contemporary tunes and belts out country songs in a karaoke!
	Gerard Martin, MD University Hospitals of Cleveland Gerard “Jerry” Martin, M.D., graduated from the Lehigh Valley Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program of Allentown PA. Dr. Martin has been drawn to the excitement of urgencias since his volunteer days as a medical student in Mexico. This continued on during residency as he channeled his learning to specific areas in urgent and emergent medicine. However, this did not hinder his innate skills in treating the whole person. Dr. Martin is a physician leader who actively participated in the residency’s Quality Assurance Committee, developed protocols to improve patient flow and taught medical Spanish to the health care staff, a series of classes that he initiated. He also speaks basic Italian, dances the tango/salsa and is learning to play the flamenco guitar.
	Andrezej Dudas, DO University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford Physicians Immediate Care, Ltd. Dr. Andy Dudas received his Bachelor of Science from Loyola University and his medical degree from Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He recently completed his family medicine residency from West Suburban Medical Center. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Osteopathic Association.

Past Urgent Care Fellows

2010-2011

	Dr. Brett Kaplan, MD University Hospitals of Cleveland Dr. Brett Kaplan graduated from the University Hospitals Case Medical Center-Family Medicine Residency Program in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Kaplan has tailored his 1-year training for a future practice in a rural ER setting or urgent care center with academic affiliation so he can teach. Dr. Kaplan is an outstanding physician. The UH-Urgent Care Network is pleased that he will be joining its team of teaching physicians. His long-term goal is to practice in his Georgia hometown as an urgent care provider.
	Dr. Ivan Lizarazo, MD University Hospitals of Cleveland Dr. Ivan Lizarazo completed his Family Residency training at Cook County-Loyola-Provident Hospitals of Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lizarazo is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Lizarazo has matured into an exemplary provider of health and a self-assured individual during this training. He is proficient in Spanish. He plans to return to his roots either in Illinois or Florida to be an Urgent Care Provider in the next few months. In the meantime, he will be working as a locum tenen physician at the UH-Urgent Care Network.
	Luke Herman, MD University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford Physicians Immediate Care, Ltd. Following the fellowship, Dr. Herman will be taking a position with Rockford Health Physicians working in their Convenient Care locations. He is certain that his training this past year will be of great help. For more, click here
	Dr. Venkataramana Nalluri, MD University of Nevada School of Medicine/Department of Family and Community Medicine Dr. Nalluri’s 12 months of Urgent Care Fellowship consisted of 132 shifts at UMC Quick Care as well as additional training in the fields of Adult ER, Orthopedics-general, Orthopedics-hand, Orthopedics-foot and ankle, Cardiology, Pediatric ER, Hyperbaric Wound Care, Ophthamology, Practice Management, Industrial Urgent Care, Sports Medicine, and Radiology and Musculoskeletal MRI. Dr. Nalluri also saw a variety of patients in the Family Medicine Clinic and precepted Family Medicine Residents during this time. Dr. Nalluri plans to continue to work at the same facilities in which she completed her fellowship training, UMC Quick Care in the Las Vegas Valley.

2009-2010

Dr. Rinsy Nair, MD
University Hospitals of Cleveland

Dr. Nair completed her Family Medicine Residency training at Cook County-Loyola-Provident Hospitals of Chicago, Illinois. During her senior year, Dr. Nair shared her knowledge by providing lectures to medical students from Loyola and Rush Universities. Dr. Nair thereafter transitioned seamlessly into the role of an Urgent Care Fellow at University Hospitals Case Medical Center-Urgent Care Network. Dr. Nair is a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Urgent Care Association of America.

Dr. Jasmeet Bhogal, MD
University Hospitals of Cleveland

Dr. Bhogal completed his Family Medicine Residency training at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-Capital Health System, New Jersey. He served as Chief Resident in his senior year after being unanimously elected by his peers. It is the same winning personality and work ethic that endears him to the staff of University Hospitals Case Medical Center-Urgent Care Network. Dr. Bhogal is a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Urgent Care Association of America

2008-2009

	Gloria Kim, MD A diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine, Dr. Kim has since moved to the state of California to practice Urgent Care Medicine, pending licensure approval. In the meantime, she is enjoying her freedom: traveling, camping and exploring her new habitat. Dr. Kim was Chief Resident at Columbia University’s Family Medicine Program, New York. She graduated Magna Cum Laude at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. She has strong interest in working with underserved populations and volunteers locally and internationally. Dr. Kim is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Photo coming soon.	Raymond Adams, MD After successful completion of the fellowship, Dr. Adams moved back to Colorado where he has strong family ties. Dr. Adams is a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. He completed his residency training at St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency, Colorado. Dr. Adams was honorably discharged from the United States Army Reserves as a Combat Medic and Medical Specialist. Dr. Adams is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians.
	Lorelei Munford - University of Illinois, Rockford
	Nasa Valentine - University of Illinois, Rockford

2007- 2008

Janet Little, MD
Dr. Little graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and completed her family medicine residency at Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, Delaware. Her urgent care experience comes from working at ExpressCare of Belair in Maryland. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, and the Urgent Care Association of America.

Roberto Caganda, MD
Dr. Caganda graduated from the University of the Phillipines received his practice license in 2002. He completed his US family medicine residency at Saint Francis Family Medicine Program in Delaware. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Practice, the American Medical Association, the Delaware Academy of Family Practice, the Association of Phillipine-American Physicians, and the Urgent Care Association of America.

2006 - 2007

	Allison D. Parkman, MD Dr. Parkman graduated from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo and completed her family medicine residency at Baton Rouge General. She has experience with two urgent care centers starting in 2005 in Louisiana. She is a member of UCAOA and the American Academy of Family Practice.
	Sadhana Sharma, MD Dr. Sharman graduated from the Ghandi Medical College in Bhopal, India and completed her family practice residency at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. She also completed an MPH degree at Northern Illinois University. She has experience with urgent care at a center in Ilinois. She is a member of UCAOA and the American Academy of Family Practice.
	Shelly Verma, MD Dr. Verma graduated from New York Medical College and completed her family medicine residency at Mountainside Hospital (Atlantic Health System) in New Jersey where she was active in the academic committee and research activities focusing on ambulatory disease management. She is a member of UCAOA and the American Academy of Family Practice.