Melissa Bailey
Medical School: Ohio State
Undergraduate: Penn State
Hometown: Pittsburgh
How you spend your free time: Spending time with friends/family,
cheering on my Penn State & Pittsburgh sports teams, reading,
vacations & weekend getaways (whenever possible!)
Favorite place you have visited: Santorini, Greece
Favorite TV show: Too many to mention!
Favorite Team: Anything Penn State or Pittsburgh
Email: Melissa Bailey

Shane Kappler
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Hometown: Born in Pittsburgh, PA but moved and lived throughout the
Midatlantic and Northeast
How you spend your free time: Running, reading good books, eating good
food, traveling, watching movies- both good and bad, flying
aeroplanes, going to Nationals baseball games and spending time with
my friends.
Favorite place you have visited: Since this asks for a place I would
say Cape Town in South Africa- it’s unreal and everyone should go
there once in their life. But as for favorite trip I would have to say
the baseball stadium tour I took with my Dad before residency started.
We went to Fenway, Yankees Stadium, the Ballpark at Arlington, Minute
Maid park, Wrigley, and US Cellular in Chicago. Another thing everyone
should do once in their life.
Favorite TV show: The League because it’s incredibly funny and
inappropriate, Law and Order because the episodes are single-serving
packets of greatness, and Justified because I like cowboy hats.
Favorite Team: Notre Dame football, Cubbies baseball. I also really
like the Nationals, but it’s hard to rely on them as your team.
Email: Shane Kappler

Tariq Khan
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Undergraduate: Rice University
Hometown: San Antonio,TX
Free Time: I love playing bass guitar, mountain biking, hanging out with friends, tennis, and photography
Favorite Place I’ve visited: It’s a toss up between Costa Rica and New Zealand
Favorite TV Show: Arrested Development
Favorite Team: San Antonio Spurs
Email: Tariq Khan

Curtis Knight
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Cal State San Bernardino
Hometown: Cherry Valley, California
How you spend your free time: Adventuring and playing guitar/mandolin with my wife
Favorite place you have visited: Kuiu Island, Alaska
Favorite TV show: Burn Notice
Favorite Team: The underdog
Email: Curtis Knight

Richard Kwong
Medical School: University of California, Irvine
Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
How you spend your free time: with the wife Aichuan and son Lucas, dogs Murphy and Casper, golf, and working out
Favorite place you have visited: China
Favorite TV show: Modern Family, Sports Center
Favorite Team: Does team Tiger Woods count?
Email: Richard Kwong

Joseph Pate
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of Georgia
Hometown: Gainesville, Ga (poultry capital of the world)
How I spend my free time: happy hours, tennis, running, exploring the music scene, reading, trying to be legit
Favorite place I’ve visited: Cinque Terre, Italy
Favorite TV show: Rick Steves’ Europe
Favorite Team: Bulldogs no doubt
Email: Joseph Pate

Mark Pittman
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Furman University
Hometown: Aiken, SC
How you spend your free time: running, hiking, getting outdoors
Favorite place you have visited: Germany
Favorite TV show: Community
Favorite Team: Clemson Tigers
Email: Mark Pittman

Matthew Wilson
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Davidson College
Hometown: Mclean, VA
How you spend your free time: Hiking, Biking, Skiing and Climbing with friends and family
Favorite place you have visited: Chile
Favorite TV show: still Lost…
Favorite Team: Wizards or Wildcats (Davidson College)
Email: Matthew Wilson