Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency:
Current Residents

2009 Graduates | R4 Class | R3 Class | R2 Class | R1 Class

Here are some tidbits about some of our current residents who wanted to share their interests with you:

2009 Graduates:

Name: Eric Alexander
Medical School: Upstate Medical School, Syracuse NY
Outside Interests: travel, basketball, lacrosse, ski/snowboard, hiking/camping, booking, reading
Plans After Graduation: Will be working for Kaiser Permanente outside of San Francisco (in Walnut Creek) as a Neurorehabilitation Physician.

Name: Rachel Brakke
Hometown/From: Dallas, Texas
Medical School: University of Texas Branch at Galveston
Outside interests:  Hiking, camping, running, reading and traveling.
Plans After Graduation: Will be doing a Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Colorado.

Name: Alfred Campbell
Hometown/From: Philadelphia
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Outside interests: Woodworking, kayaking, backpacking. Vinyl records. Getting to farmers' markets early. Foraging for mushrooms. Farming. Eating good food with good people.
Plans After Graduation: Will be doing a MSK/spine fellowship with Larry Chou in philadelphia (private fellowship but associated with Jefferson and Penn).

Name: Allen Sinclair Chen
Hometown/From: Central California
Medical School: NYU
Outside Interests: Surfing, kitesurfing, snowboarding, telemark skiing, spinning records, scuba diving, mountaineering, international travel.
Plans After Graduation: Will be doing an interventional spine/pain management fellowship at UCLA.

Name: Debby Crane
Hometown/From: all over
Medical School: Tulane
Outside interests: skiing, running, hiking, biking, cooking
Plans After Graduation: Will be completing our one year clinical fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine based at the Seattle VA.

Name: Jeff Derr
Hometown/From: Sauk Rapids, MN
Medical School: University of Minnesota , MPLS
Outside interests: Spending time with family (including preschooler), reading, bicycling, rummaging through the Fremont market every Sunday morning.
Plans After Graduation: Will be doing outpatient general/msk/pain/emg at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse WI.

Name: Spencer Havens
Hometown/From:Wausau, WI
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Outside interests: Pretty much anything outdoors--running, hiking, biking,
adventure racing. Also photography and reading.
Plans After Graduation: Will be working at the American Lake VA (located just south of Tacoma). Will be doing EMG's along with spine, musculoskeletal, and general outpatient rehabilitation.

Name: Ben Lacey
Hometown/From: Sioux City , IA
Medical School: University of Iowa
Outside interests: camping, ultimate frisbee, pick-up basketball, Hawkeye Football, pickleball, TiVo, and doing the dishes
Plans After Graduation: Will be doing general outpatient rehab at Pacific Medical Centers here in Seattle, focusing on building a neuro-rehab program and the physical therapy department.

Name: Jenn Zumsteg
Hometown/From: South Lake Tahoe, CA
Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Outside Interests: Backpacking, yoga, reading cookbooks, supporting the local economy by going out for weekend brunch.
Plans After Graduation: Will be staying on as Acting Instructor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at UW to study environmental performance in PM&R; her clinical duties will include attending on the inpatient ward and traumatic brain injury clinic at HMC.

Social Hour at Alfred Campbell's

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R4 Class :

Name: Leah Concannon
Hometown/From: Chicago, IL
Medical School: University of Illinois-Chicago
PM&R Interests: MSK, sports, EMG
Outside interests: traveling, literature, anything gymnastics, expanding my outdoor sports repertoire

Name: Jacob Joseph
Hometown/From: Houston , TX
Medical School: University of Texas at Houston
PM&R interests: general rehab, neurorehab
Outside interests: running, politics and global news, music (especially rap), movies, eating out

Name: Jason Friedrich
Hometown/From: Eugene, OR
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University
PM&R Interests: MSK, EMG, SCI, amputee, pain
Outside Interests: Skiing, hiking, biking, basketball, and 1980s comedies.

Name: Maureen Noh
Hometown/From: Asheville , North Carolina
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PM&R Interests: Musculoskeletal, amputations and adaptive equipment, acupuncture, culture and disease
Outside interests: mountain biking, road cycling, brunch -- mmm eggs benedict. . ., small watery-eyed shaky kittens

Name: Alexander Sheng
Hometown/From: Chicago IL
Medical school: Rush University
PM&R interests: TBI, MSK, Pain
Outside interests: Clubbing, drinking, exploring the city, salsa dancing, weightlifting, yoga, kayaking, getting into biking and looking forward to learning snowboarding

Name: Virtaj Singh
Hometown/From: Huntsville , AL
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
PM&R Interests: Sports, MSK, TBI
Outside Interests: Football, Basketball, volleyball, UFC

Name: Ali Welch
Hometown/From: McLean, VA
Med School: U.Virginia
PM&R Interests: MSK, Amputee, Spine, General Rehab
Outside interests: Kayaking, Sailing, Scuba Diving, Swimming, Yoga, Painting

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R3 Class :

Name: John Benson
Hometown: Redding, CA
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
PM&R Interests: General rehab, SCI, Spine/MSK, Multiple Sclerosis
Outside Interests: Hiking/backpacking, working out, sports, listening to music, coffee, happy hour

Name: Ted Claflin
Medical School: University of Michigan
PM&R Interests: P&O, MSK, inpatient
Other interests: running, road biking and hopefully mountain biking, climbing, etc

Name: Dan Colonno
Hometown/From: Connecticut
Medical School: University of Connecticut
PM&R Interests: MSK, EMG, inpatient, robotics, sports medicine
Outside Interests: baseball, football, creative writing, table tennis, backpacking, kayaking, alternative country music

Name: Brandon Messerli
Hometown/From: Minneapolis, MN
Medical School: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
PM&R Interests: MSK, sports, pain, SCI, amputee
Outside Interests: biking, kayaking, hiking, tennis, golf, snowboarding, snowshoeing, painting

Name: Kim Middleton
Hometown/From: Laguna Beach, CA
Medical School: UCLA
PM&R Interests: MSK, Sports, Inpatient, Global Health/International PM&R
Outside Interests: running, tennis, Crossfit, hiking/camping, international travel, watching "Friends" reruns, reading

Name: Nesanet Mitiku
Hometown/From: Honolulu, HI
Medical School: Stanford University
PM&R Interests: Neuro-rehab, Musculoskeletal
Outside Interests: yoga, dance (tango, WCS, blues), hiking, food, wine, creative writing

Name: Mary Nettlow
Home: Scotland and Anchorage
Med School: University of Washington
PM&R Interests: Pediatric rehab, neuro rehab
Outside interests: Dog sled racing, fishing, spending time with my teenage sons, flying back to Alaska as often as possible.

Name: Ryan Zehnder
Hometown/From: Bellingham , WA
Medical School: UW
PM&R Interests: MSK , spine, SCI, EMG's
Outside interests: Windsurfing, sailboat racing, tennis, snowsports, backpacking, travel, also a diehard Husky sports fan.

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R2 Class :

Name: W. "Brian" Brendel
Hometown/From: Victoria, Texas
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
PM&R Interests: Musculoskeletal
Outside Interests: sports of all types, hunting, fishing, exploring the Northwest on Weekends off

Name: Jason Berk
Hometown/From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
PM&R Interests: sports and interventional spine
Outside Interests: philadelphia eagles (this is our year!!), philadelphia phillies, going to the gym, participating in organized sporting events (football, baseball, basketball), music (mainly of the hip hop and motown persuasions)

Name: Lee Ann Cuny
Hometown/From: Willow Springs, IL
Medical School: CCOM/Midwestern University
PM&R Interests: TBI, MSK
Outside Interests: Travelling, boating, hiking, swing dancing, knitting, yoga

Name: Kathleen Davenport
Hometown/From: Gainesville, FL
Medical School: University of South Florida in Tampa, FL
PM&R Interests: not sure, possibly MSK, sports, SCI, dance medicine
Outside Interests: dance (classical), reading, hiking

Name: Molly Fuentes
Hometown/From: Warm Springs, Oregon
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
PM&R Interests: SCI, Peds, disparities in allocation of rehab services
Outside Interests: My husband and daughter, bicycling, hiking, knitting, reading, road trips, ice cream

Name: Samantha Kanarek
Hometown/From: Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
PM&R Interests: Spinal Cord Injury, Musculoskeletal/Sports, Electrodiagnostics, Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, Medical Education
Outside Interests: Football (Go Michigan Wolverines!), Biking, Eating, Hope to learn snowboarding, snowshoeing and skiing

Name: Andrew Murray
Hometown/From: Marietta, Ohio
Medical School: Ohio State
PM&R Interests: Neurorehab, Amputee, EMG, Musculoskeletal
Outside Interests: Running, Cross-Country Skiing, Hockey, College Football, Books, Music, Movies, Good Food, History, and Mutton' Bustin'

Name: Jared Olson
Hometown/From: Greeley, Colorado
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
PM&R Interests: Research, biomechanics, inpatient (so far!)
Outside Interests: Family and friends, socializing, biking, sailing, hiking, reading.

Name: Ali Putnam
Hometown/From: Kodiak, Alaska
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
PM&R Interests: MSK, Sports medicine, Amputee
Outside Interests: Running, hiking, reading, college football (Go Beavs!), travel, good food, good drinks and good friends.

Name: Elaine Tsao
Hometown/From: Irvine, CA / Chicago
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
PM&R Interests: SCI, performing arts
Outside Interests: violin, power-walking to UW at 6AM, eating, biking, and eating.

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R1 Class :

Name: Elana Katz
Hometown/From: Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
PM&R Interests: Peds Rehab, MSK, Cancer Rehab, Rehab Policy
Outside Interests: Eating, cooking, exploring Seattle, travel, happy hours, dancing, being moderately outdoorsy.

Name: Levi Miller
Hometown/From: Denver, Colorado
Medical School: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
PM&R Interests: Interventional Pain/Spine, Electrodiagnostics, Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, Musculoskeletal Medicine
Outside Interests: Records & Cacophonous Music, Chinese Internal Martial Arts, Homebrew & Coffee & Chess, Mountain Stuff

Name: Matt Grierson
Hometown/From: Plano, Texas
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
PM&R Interests: Sports & Spine, Performing Arts Medicine (Dance Medicine)
Outside Interests: Dance, Outdoor Adventures, Cooking

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Group Outing at a Mariner's Game

To learn more about the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation residency program, please explore the links below:

• About the Program
• Letter from the Chiefs
• Diversity & Equal Opportunity
• Accreditation
• Applying to the Residency Program
• Eligibility Requirements
• Selection Process
• Academic Curriculum
• Stipends & Benefits
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Visting Student Clerkship Opportunities
• Living in Seattle
• Residency Contact Information