Meet the Residents

William West

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

Undergraduate: Brigham Young University

Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine

Internship: GWUH

Interests/hobbies: Climbing, quilting, canyoneering, skiing, watersports

Preet Sohal

Hometown: Great Falls, VA

Undergrad: St Bonaventure University

Med School: George Washington School of Medicine

Interests/hobbies: Exploring new restaurants, hiking, paint by numbers

Hometown: South Korea

Undergraduate: Emory University

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Internship: George Washington University

Interests/Hobbies: Traveling, spending time with my dog, trying different cuisine and new restaurants

Catherine Culp

Hometown: Akron, Ohio

Undergrad: Case Western Reserve University

Med School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Internship: GWU

Interests/Hobbies: Global Health, skiing, scuba diving, baking, mystery novels and TV shows

Joseph Bechay

Hometown: Marlboro, NJ

Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Interest/Hobbies: Soccer, board games, trying new restaurants, wine tasting, traveling

Christabel Chan

Hometown: Toronto

Undergraduate: GW

Medical School: GW

Interests/Hobbies: Ballet, novels, travel, workout classes and most importantly… great food

Andrew Fernandez

Hometown: Richmond, Virginia

Undergrad: University of Virginia

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University

Interests: Cycling, soccer, music, and trying new restaurants

Alexander Zeleny

Hometown: Wilmington, DE

Undergraduate: Cornell

Medical School: Georgetown

Interests/Hobbies: Soccer, hiking, reading, spending time with family and friends.

Julie Thomasian

Hometown: Potomac, Maryland

Undergraduate: George Washington University

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine

Internship: George Washington University

Interests/Hobbies: Long runs, piano, travel, yoga 

Christian Kim

Hometown: Palmdale, California

Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago

Internship: George Washington University

Interests/Hobbies: Barry's Bootcamp, my golden retriever, Chicago Bears, baking, Costco

Carter Payne

Hometown: American Fork, Utah

Undergraduate: Brigham Young University

Medical School: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

Internship: George Washington University

Interests/Hobbies: Hiking/peak-bagging, landscape photography, tennis, mountain biking

Meher Saleem

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Undergraduate: University of Miami

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Internship: George Washington University

Interests: Ceramics, drawing, painting, reading, baking, traveling