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Brown Family MedicineClass of 2019
Laura Anthony, MDUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School
Undergraduate: UMass Amherst BS Biology & Kinesiology Grew up on Cape Cod Volunteered at Worcester Free Clinic Coalition and Mustard Seed Soup Kitchen FM Interests: Nutrition, Preventive Medicine, developing trusting relationships
and motivating patients to set reasonable health goals. Outside Interests: staying active through swimming and running; eating
healthfully and trying new unique recipes; music; traveling and spending time with family – and capturing these moments in homemade scrapbooks to remember.
William Blair, DOEdward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: Vassar, BS Psychology/Religion Worked as a research coordinator at Mt Sinai in the Division of
Traumatic Stress Studies FM Interests: Social Determinants of Health, Underserved Care Outside Interests: Camping with his wife and black lab, Indiana; travel –
has visited over 20 countries; golf; and cooking.
Robert Fruggiero, MDNew York Medical College
Undergraduate: URI, BS Biological Sciences Robert was born in RI and grew-up in Cranston Prior to medical school, worked as a full-time medical scribe at RIH ED and
tutor for inner city kids FM Interests: Academic Medicine Outside Interests: Music, including playing classical and jazz piano, playing
guitar, singing in chamber choir, chorus, a cappella, and barbershop quartets; amateur astronomy with home telescope; strategy, trivia, and party board games; video games; watching football; science fiction, both
new and classic, including books, TV shows, and movies; cooking, especially Italian food.
Dana Kaufman, MDTufts University School of Medicine
Undergrad: Barnard College, BA, Biochemistry Designed group prenatal care program for underserved adolescents Participated in the “Bridge over Troubled Water” mobile medical van for
homeless youth Speaks Hebrew FM interests: Underserved populations, reproductive health Other interests: Guitar and vocal performance, rollerblading, kayaking and
travel
Brown Family MedicineClass of 2019
Amanda Kelvey, DONew York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: Salve Regina, BS Chemistry & Biology; MPH, Brown University
Born in Providence Speaks Spanish and Portuguese FM Interests: Public Health, Preventive Medicine Outside Interests: Reading; Painting/Drawing; Figure skating/
Synchronized Figure Skating; Major League Soccer
Amy Kwok, MDUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School
Undergraduate: Simmons College, BS Biochemistry; MS, Tufts, Biomedical Sciences
Prior to medical school, worked as a research assistant at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center constructing DNA reporter systems
Speaks advanced Chinese FM Interests: Women’s Health, Adolescent Health, Behavioral Health Outside Interests: Acoustic guitar, piano, drums, and dulcimer player;
backup singer for a cover band; healthy baking; promoting oral health; spending time with my nieces and nephew
Ye Li, MDUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School
Undergraduate: Boston University, BA Biology Has a master’s in Acupuncture and worked as an interpreter at the New
England School of Acupuncture At UMass, participated in the Complementary and Integrative Medicine
elective Speaks advanced Chinese and native Japanese FM Interests: Preventive Medicine, Nutrition Outside Interests: Yoga, taekwondo, disc golf, food as medicine, reading and writing Japanese
novels
Claire Lyons, MDUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Undergraduate: Cornell, BS Human Development During medical school, participated in the longitudinal Med Ed Pathway and
spent a summer teaching health education to HIV+ children in Ethiopia FM Interests: Teaching, Community Health, Longitudinal Care Outside Interests: Outdoor activities (hiking, biking, cross-country skiing),
dance, art, cooking
Brown Family MedicineClass of 2019
Angelina Palombo, MDUniversity of Vermont School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Loyola, BA Sociology, Minor – Spanish Served in the Peace Corps, teaching English in Mozambique During medical school, served as president of the Wilderness
Medicine Interest Group, as well as an organizer and instructor for AMWA
Speaks advances Portuguese and Spanish FM Interests: Rural Medicine Outside Interests: Hiking, running, clay sculpting, skiing, kayaking, board games, spending time
with friends
Payal Patel, MD Undergraduate: UMD, BS General Biology & Psychology During medical school, was a member of the Combined Accelerated
Program in Psychiatry and volunteered with Healthy Choices Baltimore FM Interests: Family Planning Outside Interests: Spinning, Yoga, Tennis, trying new restaurants/recipes,
and exploring farmers' markets/outdoor markets
Minoo D’Cruz, MDAlpert Medical School of Brown University
Undergraduate: Brown BS Human Biology Born in London England, raised in Oman At Brown, served as student co-leader of the Centering group at the FCC,
a doctoring course tutor, and co-founder of a tutoring group to provide free ESL classes to refugee and immigrants in Providence.
Speaks Advanced Tamil and fair French FM Interests: Maternal Child Health Outside Interests: Enjoys kayaking, interior design, being a foodie with
her fiancée
Jennifer Tran, MDVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Virginia, BA Human Biology Served as co-president of VCU’s Family Medicine Association, and
secretary of the Student National Medical Association Chapter FM Interests: Pediatrics, Women’s Health, and Geriatrics Outside Interests: Dessert baking, farmers markets, culture and food
festivals, art museums, reading novels, writing, latch hook, comedy-drama television shows
Diana Wohler, MD
Brown Family MedicineClass of 2019
Harvard Medical School Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins BS Molecular & Cellular Biology While at Harvard, co-lead the Student Leadership Committee, led FMIG, and co-founded the
first FM student run clinic Completed a research year in leadership training in Medical Education FM: Interests: FM Advocacy, Outside Interests: Cycling and cooking a delicious meal at the end of a long week