Education / Graduate Medical Education / Prospective Residents / Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program / Our Residents Our Residents What our residents say... "I chose URMC because it was the program that gave me the biggest sense of family when I interviewed. After spending 1 year here, I can confirm that the love and support I feel here is incredible." David Knight Victoria Kung, M.D. (PGY4) Medical School / SUNY Upstate Medical University PMR Interests / MSK, SCI, assistive technologies Favorite Spots in Rochester / Rochester Public Market, Roux, Rocco, Cure, Glen Edith, Eastman Theatre, Corbett's Glen Personal Interests / rock climbing, traveling, reading, drawing, painting, crafting, live music, cooking, dinner parties Ramzi El-Hassan, M.D. (PGY4) Med school / SUNY Upstate Medical University PM&R Interests / Undecided, Interface with technology, Device design, Research Favorite Rochester Spots / Home, Wegmans, Lollipop Farm, Lamberton Conservatory, Lowe's, Bruster's Ice Cream Personal Interests / Soccer, Running, Homebrew beer making, Pets (Stella, Duck, Walter, Matilda, Fish, John John, Piper), Family Sonia Thakur M.B.B.S. (PGY4) Med school / Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Medical Sciences, India Favorite Spots in Rochester / Pittsford dairy, Grappa restaurant, Eastview Mall PMR Interests / Traumatic Brain injury Personal Interests / Coffee, books, music and dance Saumya G. Aujla, M.D. (PGY3) Med school / University of Mississippi Medical School PMR Interests / Spine, SCI, Pain Favorite Spots in Rochester / Pittsford Dairy, Public Market, Belhurst Castle (close by in Geneva), Jazz Fest Personal Interests / Dancing and choreographing, reading, interior design and traveling! Sean Silverman, D.O. (PGY3) Med school / Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine –Erie Campus PMR Interests / TBI, SCI, Palliative Rehabilitation Favorite Spots in Rochester / The public market, Erie Canal, The Finger Lakes, Letchworth state park, all the hiking, Old Pueblo Grill, Pittsford Dairy, all the Rochester breweries, Party in the Park, The lilac Festival, Jazz Festival, Bristol Mountain Ski Resort Personal Interests / Soccer, golf, running, biking, triathlons, hiking, snowboarding, binge watching TV shows, trying new food Kyle Smith, M.D. (PGY3) Med school / Temple University PMR Interests / MSK, sports/spine Favorite spots in Rochester / Public Market, Pittsford Farms Dairy, Mendon Ponds Park, Wegmans, Finger Lakes Personal Interests / Hiking, outdoors, soccer, my dogs, trying new restaurants, travel, craft beer, and the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles Vikaran Kadaba, M.D. (PGY2) Med school / St. George's University PMR Interests / Interventional Spine, TBI, Regenerative Medicine, Pediatrics Favorite spots in Rochester / Dinosaur BBQ, the Finger Lakes, so much more to explore! Personal Interests / Tennis, the Buffalo Bills, exploring restaurants, online games and board games. David Knight, D.O. (PGY2) Med school / Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine PMR Interests / Pain Science, MSK, Sports Medicine Favorite spots in Rochester / Canandaigua Lake, Park Ave, Mendon Ponds Personal Interests / Powerlifting, Jiu-Jitsu, Dogs, French Toast Joshua Smith, M.D. (PGY2) Med school / Albany Medical College PMR Interests / Still too early to tell, so much of the field is exciting to me Favorite spots in Rochester / Highland Park, Public Market Personal Interests / soccer, music especially live shows, hiking, running, cooking, travel Alyssa Fedorko (PGY1) Med school / Michigan State Nicholas Grzibowski (PGY1) Med school / University of Buffalo Patrick O'Connor (PGY1) Med school / Albany Medical College