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