APEM Residents
PGY 3 - CLASS OF 2025
DeMario Butts, MD
Chief Resident
Howard University College of Medicine
I grew up in: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Undergraduate: Morehouse College
Hobbies: Art, biking, traveling
Icebreaker: "Equanimity under duress" -LaSalle D. Leffall Jr. MD
Guiseppe 'Joe' Calandrino, DO
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
I grew up in: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Undergraduate: Michigan State University
Hobbies: Sports, playing with my puppy Lucy, golfing, working out, cooking
Icebreaker: Fan of all teams from Ohio, especially Ohio State, despite having no connections to the state and going to MSU for Undergrad and Medical School
Garrett Cook, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
I grew up in: Greensboro, North Carolina
Undergraduate: UNC-Chapel Hill
Hobbies: Anything outdoors: Running, biking, swimming. Reading and Cooking
Icebreaker: I spent two months in Ecuador working to improve my Spanish
Jackson 'Cole' Darling, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
I grew up in: Golden, Colorado
Undergraduate: University of Colorado, Boulder
Hobbies: Football, Hockey, Board Games, DnD, Cooking, Plants/Gardening, Accents/Impersonations
Icebreaker: Goofy cat-dad with an equally goofy fiancée. Love to be the heart of the party and always looking to involve everyone in the fun. Definitely a nerd but I love sports and pick up games. A former surgical resident looking for a happy life with happy colleagues.
Brady Hauser, MD
Chief Resident
St. Georges University
I grew up in: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Hobbies: I am an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing, and hiking. I also enjoy woodworking and home renovations
Icebreaker: I am entering my second residency after completing a pediatric residency at the University of Wisconsin. My life is my family! I have a beautiful wife (Laura) and have 3 beautiful children (Evelyn, Molly, and Luella)!
Hana Kallabat, MD
Chief Resident
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
I grew up in: West Bloomfield, MI
Undergraduate: Wayne State University
Medical school: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Hobbies: traveling, cooking, reading, exercising, hiking, trying new restaurants, Netflix
Icebreaker: Outside of medicine I have a little food blog for fun called hungry Han!
Thomas McCune, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
I grew up in: Westland, MI
Undergraduate: Wayne State University
Medical school: Wayne State University
Hobbies: Golf, snowboarding, skateboarding, traveling, spending time with my amazing kids
Icebreaker: A motto you live by - "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" -Wayne Gretzky -Micheal Scott
Toni-Kaye 'Toni' McDougall, MD
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
I grew up in: South Florida
Undergraduate: Nova Southeastern University
Medical school: University of South Florida
Hobbies: Traveling, Fashion, Jogging, Yoga, Exploring Nature, Learning about new cultures, Self-Improvement and Napping
Icebreaker: My mantra is "Treat people the way you would like to be treated". You can never go wrong with that!
Christopher Morin, MD
Texas A&M College of Medicine
I grew up in: Dallas, Texas
Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University
Hobbies:Hanging out with my dog, Backpack. Playing tennis. Building legos. Working on cars.
Icebreaker: I'm a triplet which I think is pretty great.
Rand Saba, MD
American University of the Caribbean
I grew up in: Dubai, UAE then Riverside County, California
Undergraduate: UCLA
Hobbies: WeightLifting
Icebreaker: From 2017 up till 2021, I had moved 7 times, which sounds hectic but I loved the places and experiences that I lived through
PGY 2 - CLASS OF 2026
Amer Abu-Kwaik, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
I grew up in: Detroit
Undergraduate: Wayne State University
Hobbies: Ping pong, games, hiking, traveling
Icebreaker: Motto I aspire to live by - “Live this life as if you’re a stranger or a traveler. Aka, when the morning comes do not wait till night time and when night time comes do not wait till morning.”
Oluwademilade 'Demi' Adeniran, MD
University of Lagos College of Medicine
I grew up in: Lagos, Nigeria
Undergraduate : College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Hobbies: Watching the real football (Huge fan of Liverpool FC #YNWA), Watching Track and Field, detective//thriller novels.
Icebreaker: My favorite book isSidney Sheldon's Master of the Game! Truly a classic.
Daeryl Amponin, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
I grew up in: the Philippines then moved to California
Undergraduate: San Diego State University
Graduate: Columbia University
Hobbies: Competitive powerlifting, flying single engine airplanes, drawing photorealistic portraits, painting, hiking, and baking
Ice breaker: My favorite motto is by Ralph Waldo Emerson — 'In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.'
Christopher Creighton, MD
Meharry Medical College
I grew up in: New Orleans, LA
Undergraduate: Xavier University of Louisiana
Hobbies: Playing basketball and cooking
Icebreaker: One of my favorite quotes is "opportunities don't happen, you create them"
Andrew Karam, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
I grew up in: Ottawa, Canada
Undergraduate: University of Ottawa
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hobbies: Travelling, anything outdoors (running, cycling, hiking, golf, skiing), food!
Icebreaker: I love cooking and my family, so I’ll probably open a restaurant and name it after my mom lol!
Gustavo Mirabal, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
I grew up in: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Undergraduate: Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
Hobbies: Travel, all things construction, and volunteering
Ice breaker: Once backpacking in Bled, Slovenia, I was in a snowstorm. I wanted to visit a small island inside a lake, but it was partially frozen. In despair at the chance of not fulfilling my goal, a goose approached me with uncharacteristic neck movements, like he was inviting me to follow. So I did for about 13 minutes, leading me to a filming crew heading to that island. Then, respectfully, we both nodded our heads and parted ways.
Jaini Shah, MD
Rural Medical College of Pravara Medical Trust
I grew up in: Mumbai, India
Hobbies: Traveling, Reading, Hiking, Cooking, Photography, Any arts!
Icebreaker: Fun fact about me - I speak six languages and am learning more!
Shikhar Shant, DO
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
I grew up in: West Bloomfield, MI
Undergraduate: U of M Ann Arbor
Hobbies: Video games, reading, golf
Icebreaker: I was born with 6 fingers on each hand
Ezekiel Shepard, MD
American University of Caribbean School of Medicine
I grew up in: Gig Harbor, WA
Undergraduate: Washington State University
Hobbies: kayaking, guitar, gaming, and pretending to cook like Gordon Ramsey
Icebreaker: In Greek, the word "Psyche" (ψυχή) actually means "soul." So, if you have ever taken a psychology course, you can say that you are quite soulful.
Andrew Solway, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
I grew up in: Bloomfield Hills, MI and Palo Alto, CA
Undergraduate: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Hobbies: I am a songwriter and I love to do yoga
Icebreaker: I have a wonderful fiancée and soon to be stepson. We love to play Monopoly roller blade together.