Drew Lowery, MD
Hometown: Collegeville, PA
Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Fellowship: Hand & Upper Extremity at Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center
Interests outside of medicine: Snowboarding, fishing, hiking, cooking
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Cheesesteaks
Anuj Mehta, MD
Hometown: Allentown, PA
Undergraduate: Temple University
Medical school: Penn State College of Medicine
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction at Lenox Hill Hospital
Interests outside of medicine: Basketball, football, traveling and cooking
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Amazing restaurants, strong sense of community and 76ers basketball
Alec Talsania, MD
Hometown: Fogelsville, PA
Undergraduate: Hamilton College
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Fellowship: Hand & Upper Extremity at OrthoCarolina
Interests outside of medicine: Soccer, Tennis, Paddle tennis, Skiing
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Running on the Schuylkill Trail, Great restaurants (Barbuzzo, Via Locusta), Flyers games
Kamali Thompson, MD
Hometown: Teaneck, NJ
Undergraduate: Temple University
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship: Sports Medicine at NYU Langone
Interests outside of medicine: Fencing, Blogging, Traveling
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Cheering for Temple athletes, Great restaurants
PGY-4
Monica DiFiori, MD
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, California
Undergraduate: Trinity College
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Areas of Interest/Fellowship: Undecided
Interests outside of medicine: Soccer (Juventus, EPL, USWNT), Coffee + Donuts, Philly sports (Go Birds!), Traveling
Favorite part of Philadelphia (can be specific or general, restaurant, museum, sports team, etc): The hard-nosed, scrappy personality of this city, the curse of being a Philly sports fan, and, of course, the food!
Justin Ly, MD
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Areas of Interest/Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity, Sports
Interests outside of medicine: history, working out, movies, Philadelphia sports, and traveling
Favorite part of Philadelphia: The Art and Barnes Museums, restaurant scene, Rittenhouse Square, and the sports teams
Raj Patel, MD
Hometown: Parsippany, New Jersey
Undergraduate: University of the Sciences
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Areas of Interest/Fellowship: Undecided
Interests outside of medicine: Basketball, Hiking, Football
Favorite part of Philadelphia (can be specific or general, restaurant, museum, sports team, etc): The food and culture!
Clay Townsend, MD
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School: University of Central Florida
Areas of Interest/Fellowship: Sports, hand/upper extremity, joints
Interests outside of medicine: Florida Gators Football, fishing, fly-fishing, lobstering, boating
Favorite part of Philadelphia: American history, Italian food, cheesesteaks
PGY-3
Nicolas J. Echeverria, MD
Hometown: Vienna, VA
Undergraduate: University of British Columbia (UBC)
Medical School: Lewis Katz SOM at Temple University
Areas of Interest: Undecided
Interests outside of medicine: Backpacking throughout the world, attending EDM festivals & shows, kicking back with friends and family, and more.
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Exploring the Philly restaurant and brewery scene and cheering on the Eagles. Go Birds!
Justin Mathew, MD
Hometown: New Milford, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Areas of Interest: Trauma, Foot & Ankle
Interests outside of medicine: Fitness, snowboarding, exploring national parks, trying new restaurants, singing
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Zahav, Alpen Rose, Chapterhouse Café
Dhara Patel, MD
Hometown: Augusta, GA
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Areas of Interest: Undecided
Interests outside of medicine: Painting, working out, hiking
Favorite part of Philadelphia: The art/cultural scene, and amazing food!
Lasya Rangavajjula, MD
Hometown: Audubon, PA
Undergraduate: The Pennsylvania State University
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Areas of Interest: Hand/Upper Extremity, Joints
Interests outside of medicine: Dance, hiking, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Walks in Washington Square Park, Schuylkill River Trail, Rittenhouse Farmers’ Market, Chapterhouse Cafe
PGY-2
Sharon Ashok
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Areas of Interest/Fellowship: Undecided
Interests outside of medicine: 76ers, Broadway musicals, NYT crosswords
Favorite part of Philadelphia: The food, runs by the Schuylkill, Evil Genius, and Tyrese Maxey
Stephan Aynaszyan
Hometown: Granada Hills, CA
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Areas of Interest/Fellowship: Spine
Interests outside of medicine: Golf, basketball, snowboarding, fitness
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Rittenhouse square, Almyra restaurant, rooftop bars
Robert Hoy
Hometown: Batavia, NY
Undergraduate: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Graduate School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Areas of Interest/Fellowship: Hand, Shoulder, Trauma
Interests outside of medicine: Basketball (Philadelphia 76ers), Football (Buffalo Bills), Movies (LOTR), Pizza
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Exploring new restaurants with my wife. East Passyunk. Wissahickon Park.
Brandon Kim
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Areas of Interest/fellowship: Undecided
Interests outside of medicine: Boxing or other sports, trying new restaurants, bars, or happy hours (or going to the same old ones)
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Having favorite bars to hang at with friends + new bars/restaurants constantly opening up
PGY-1
Giulia Frias, MD
Hometown: Fanwood, NJ
Undergraduate: University of Richmond
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Areas of Interest/Fellowship: upper extremity, trauma
Interests outside of medicine: cooking, snowboarding, women’s lacrosse, spending time with my dog, Jose!
Favorite part of Philadelphia: 1-900 Ice Cream, Schuylkill River Trail, Headhouse Farmer’s market
Arielle Krakow, MD
Hometown: Ambler, PA
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Areas of Interest: Pediatrics
Interests outside of medicine: Baseball (Phillies), baking, nail art
Favorite part of Philly: Fairmount
Satvam Mehta, MD
Hometown: Dublin, OH
Undergraduate: THE Ohio State University
Medical school: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Areas of interest/Fellowship: Trauma/Joints
Interests outside of medicine: Reading, video games, cooking
Favorite part of Philadelphia: Farimount/Art Museum
Jessica Steindler, MD
Hometown: Randolph, NJ
Undergraduate: Brandeis University
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Areas of Interest: Undecided; but I’m especially interested in pediatrics, hand/upper extremity, joints
Interests outside of medicine: indoor and outdoor climbing, spending time outside, hanging out with my husband and son
Favorite part of Philly: The Wissahickon