GME
UHSA
Graduate Medical Education
Joint Graduation Ceremony
Celebrating a Legacy
Empowering a Future
June 4, 2026 | 1 – 4 p.m.
MSM NCPC Auditorium & Calvin Smyre Education Conference Center
Class of 2026
Georgia high school.
Residency & Fellowship Programs
AY 1982-1983 through AY 2025-2026
AY 1982-1983 through AY 2025-2026
Family Medicine
Accredited in 1981
219 Graduates
53 (24%) African
American males
2026 Graduate Information
6 Graduates 1 (17%) African American males
68% of graduates practice in GA
100% of graduates will practice in GA
82% of graduates practice in primary care
5 graduates will practice in primary care
98 male and 121
2 male and
General Surgery
Accredited in 1993
62 Graduates
30 (48%) African American
males
45% of graduates practice in GA
2026 Graduate Information
3 Graduates
1 (33%) African American males 100% of graduates will practice in GA
8% of graduates practice in primary care
1 graduate will practice in primary care
43 male and 19 female
1 male and 2 female
Internal Medicine
Accredited in 1992
553 Graduates
89 (16%) African American males
2026 Graduate Information
27 Graduates 16 (59%) African American males
55% of graduates practice in GA
70% of graduates will practice in GA
14% of graduates practice in primary care
5 graduates will practice in primary care
15% of graduates have entered fellowship
4 graduates will enter fellowship
272 male and
281 female graduates
20 male and 7 female graduates
Cardiovascular Disease
Accredited
in 2016
17 Graduates
5 (29%) African
American males
2026 Graduate Information
3 Graduates 1 (33%) African
American males
29% of graduates practice in GA
33% of graduates will practice in GA
6% of graduates practice in primary care
1 graduate will enter fellowship
35% of graduates have entered fellowship
11 male and
6 female graduates
3 male graduates
Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine
Accredited in 2017
6 Graduates
1 (17%) African American males
2026 Graduate Information
2 Graduates
50% of graduates will practice in GA
33% of graduates practice in GA
1 graduate will practice in primary care
17% of graduates practice in primary care
33% of graduates have entered fellowship
2 male and 4 female graduates
1 graduate will enter fellowship 1 male and 1 female graduate
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Accredited in 1996
88 Graduates
5 (6%) African American males
2026 Graduate Information
4 Graduates
25% of graduates will practice in GA
60% of graduates practice in GA
2 graduates will practice in primary care
32% of graduates practice in primary care
11% of graduates have entered fellowship
9 male and
79 female graduates
4 female graduates
Pediatrics
Accredited in 2000
127 Graduates
2 (2%) African American males
2026 Graduate Information
5 Graduates
40% of graduates will practice in GA
64% of graduates practice in GA
1 graduate will practice in primary care
63% of graduates practice in primary care
1 graduate will enter fellowship
23% of graduates have entered fellowship
6 male and 111 female graduates
5 female graduates
Psychiatry
Accredited in 1990
104 Graduates
25 (24%) African American males
2026 Graduate Information
5 Graduates 1 (20%) African American males
66% of graduates practice in GA
80% of graduates will practice in GA
36% of graduates practice in primary care
1 graduate will practice in primary care
21% of graduates have entered fellowship
45 males and
59 female graduates
1 male and 4 female graduates
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Accredited in 2019
10 Graduates
3 (30%) African American males
2026 Graduate Information
2 Graduates
2 (100%) African American males
50% of graduates practice in GA
50% of graduates will practice in GA
10% of graduates practice in primary care
1 graduate will practice in primary care
3 males and
2 male graduates
Public Health & Preventive Medicine
(19%)
78% of graduates practice in GA
71% of graduates practice in primary care
male and
female graduates
2026 Graduate Information 2 Graduates 1 (50%) African American males
50% of graduates will practice in GA 1 graduate will practice in primary care
male and
female graduates
Graduation Statistics
AY 1982-1983 through AY 2025-2026
By Gender
AY 1982-1983 through AY 2025-2026
Total Graduates = 1,258
526 Males / 732 Females
AY 2025-2026
Total Graduates = 59
By Practice Type
Class of 2026
Of the 59 graduates:
16 (27%) will practice ambulatory or primary care
7 (12%) will pursue careers in academic medicine
7 (12%) will begin fellowship training
8 (14%) will work as hospitalists
21 (36%) are currently undecided
By Location
PRACTICE LOCATION: GEORGIA
Agenda
Welcome
Dr. Chinedu Ivonye
Senior Associate Dean of GME and DIO
Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Macy McNair
Family Medicine Residency Associate Program Director
The Occasion
Dr. Riba Kelsey
Family Medicine Residency Program Director and Associate Dean of GME
Congratulations to the Graduates
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice
President and CEO
Parting Words
Dr. Jamil Joyner
President, 2025-2026 MSM Resident & Fellow Association
Charge to the Graduates
Dr. Ngozi Anachebe
Executive Dean, Education and Faculty Affairs
Presentation of GME Awards
Faculty Member of the Year
Dr. Riba Kelsey
Dr. Riba Kelsey
Resident of the Year
Dr. Riba Kelsey
Program Manager of the Year Fellow of the Year
Ms. Rita Akiyode
Program Coordinator of the Year
Ms. Rita Akiyode
Friend of GME Award
Dr. Chinedu Ivonye
GME Champion
Dr. Chinedu Ivonye
Presentation of Certificates
By Program
Family Medicine
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Dr. Folashade Omole
Chair of Family Medicine
Dr. Riba C. Kelsey
Residency Program Director
Dr. Ryan Alevy
Dr. Lauren Cooper
Dr. Christopher Jackson
Dr. Michele Mack
Dr. Ashley McCall
Dr. Zari Watts
Dr. Macy McNair
Residency Associate Program
Director
Ms. Rita Akiyode
Program Manager
Ms. Jenelle Charlton-Broomes
Program Assistant
Internal Medicine
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Dr. Priscilla Pemu
Chair of Medicine
Dr. Judith Volcy
Residency Program Director
Dr. Amy Miller
Dr. Dokun Dairo
Dr. Amber Boyd
Dr. Nkechi Mbaezue
Residency Associate
Program Directors
Mr. Riehym McCarty
Program Manager
Dr. Mariam Ahmed
Dr. Bryan Amaefule
Dr. Chinedu Amah
Dr. Ridwan Azees
Dr. Shenieka Bennett
Dr. Akshay Chandora
Dr. Jacques Charlier
Dr. Scott Cooper
Dr. Tyler Dempsey
Dr. Theodora Esomonye
Dr. Mima Fondong
Dr. Dimitri Ford
Dr. Jhonsley Frederic
Dr. Dustin Gibson
Dr. Marque’l Gould
Dr. Carey Green
Dr. Emanual Holland
Internal Medicine
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Ms. Jatae Darden
Program Coordinator
Mrs. Audrey Thomas
Program Coordinator
Dr. Jamil Joyner
Dr. Robert Le
Dr. Ashea Lovell
Dr. Alladdin Makawi
Dr. O’Brian Mbakwe
Dr. Chinwe Mbisike
Dr. Princess Okwesili
Dr. Aaron Teklesenbet
Dr. Brian Xu
Dr. Najdat Zohbi
Cardiovascular Disease
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Dr. Priscilla Pemu
Chair of Medicine
Dr. Yasir Taha
Fellowship Program Director
Dr. Chidi Amah
Dr. Anthony Lyonga Ngonge
Dr. Ndausung Udongwo
Dr. Anekwe Onwuanyi
Fellowship Associate
Program Director
Ms. Carla Wagner
Program Manager
Mr. Tarek Jabi
Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Dr. Priscilla Pemu
Chair of Medicine
Dr. Marilyn Foreman
Fellowship Program Director
Dr. John Edwards
Dr. Katiria Pintor Jimenez
Dr. Gloria Westney
Fellowship Associate
Program Director
Ms. Carla Wagner
Program Manager
Mr. Tarek Jabi
Program Coordinator
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Dr. Roland Matthews
Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Alexandra Caldwell
Dr. Katie Dew
Dr. Tambari Piawah
Dr. Deidre Wright
Dr. Kiwita Phillips
Residency Program Director
Dr. Raimot Olanrewaju
Residency Associate
Program Director
Ms. Ebony Mackey
Program Manager
Pediatrics
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Dr. Lynn Gardner
Chair of Pediatrics
Dr. Barbara Menchan
Residency Program Director
Dr. Amore Jones
Dr. Geethika Malia
Dr. Krysten Mayers-Mendoza
Dr. Jenna Tiller
Dr. Nelliena Young
Dr. Roger Berkow
Dr. Anita Moton
Residency Associate Program Directors
Ms. Venetta Green
Psychiatry
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Dr. Sarah Vinson
Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Deirdre Evans-Cosby
Residency Program Director
Dr. Rayonna Cyprian
Dr. Kyunti James-Thorpe
Dr. Allison Rowell
Dr. Roman Tate
Dr. Myka Taylor
Dr. Sheril Kalarithara
Residency Associate
Program Director
Ms. Kennyna Landing
Program Manager
Mr. Kristopher Goodlow
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Dr. Sarah Vinson
Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Joshua Omade
Dr. Francois Williams
Dr. Danae Evans
Residency Program Director
Dr. Kamille Williams
Residency Associate
Program Director
Ms. Kennyna Landing
Program Manager
Mr. Kristopher Goodlow
Program Coordinator
Public Health & Preventive Medicine
Presentation of Graduates Graduates
Dr. Tabia Akintobi
Chair of Community Health & Preventive Medicine
Dr. Victor Bowden
Dr. Nicollette Lewis
Dr. Alex Crosby
Residency Program Director
Dr. Sonja Hutchins
Residency Associate
Program Director
Ms. Ingrid Glenn
Resident and Fellow Graduates
Alphabetical Order
Residents
MSM Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship
Undecided
Ryan
Primary Care
Atlanta, GA
TriState Memorial Hospital Clarkston, WA
Undecided
IL
Inpatient TBD
MSM Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Eliel Arrey, MD
Victor Bowden, MD
ChiMed Chicago,
Alevy, MD
Chinedu Amah, MD
Alexandra Caldwell, MD Yorktown Health Lombard, IL
Lauren Cooper, DO Primary Care in GA
Shenieka Bennett, MD Phoebe Putney Albany, GA
Atlanta VA Medical Center Decatur, GA
Residents
Hospitalist, Emory Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Gynecology and Obstetrics
Medicine
Undecided
MSM Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship
MIS/Bariatrics/Foregut Fellowship
Rayonna Cyprian, MD
Theodora Esomonye, MBBS Chief Resident MSM Internal Medicine
Emory Midtown Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
MedLife Primary Care Tucker, GA
Atlanta, GA
Raven Hill, DO
Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY
Katie Dew, MD
Chief Resident MSM Internal
Emory Midtown Atlanta, GA
Residents
MIS/Bariatrics/Foregut Fellowship
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Undecided
New
CT
Amore Jones, MD
Nicollette Lewis, MD
Yale University
Haven,
Christopher Jackson, MD Primary Care in GA
MSM Internal Medicine
JenCare Senior Medical Center Atlanta, GA
Geethika Malla, DO Morehouse SOM Faculty
Kyunti James-Thorpe, MD
Lawrenceville, GA
Michele Mack, MD Hospital Medicine in GA
Ryan Hill, DO
Residents
Krysten Mayers-Mendoza, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, CA
MD Primary Care Atlanta, GA
Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship Medical College of Georgia
Newark, DL
Undecided
Arbor OB/GYN Atlanta, GA
Tanner-Willowbrook Atlanta, GA
Ambulatory Care Atlanta, GA
Jenna Tiller, MD
Tambari Piawah, MD
Mya Taylor, MD
Zari Watts, MD
Ashley McCall,
Residents
Deidre Wright, MD Hospitalist
Snellville, GA
Najdat Zohbi, MD Undecided
Brian Xu, MD
Research Chief
Morehouse SOM
Ambulatory Pediatrics
Tifton, GA
Nelliena Young, MD
Fellows
University of PennsylvaniaElectrophysiology Fellowship Program Hershy, PA
SpringHealth Telepsychiatry Bowie, MD
Atlanta, GA
Yale University- Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship Program New Haven, CT
Tanner, Medical Center Carrolton, GA
Undecided
Chidi Amah, MD
Joshua Omade, MD
John Edwards, DO
Katiria Pintor Jimenez, MD
Anthony Lyonga Ngonge, MD
