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