Our Residents
Class of 2028
Luis Aleman, MD
Mercer University School of Medicine
Luis Aleman, MD
Hometown: Stockbridge, GA
Clinical Interest: Social EM, patient advocacy, toxicology, and education
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Exploring new scenery and the great outdoors through travel, hiking, biking, kayaking, or lounging by the beach. Audiobooks, video gaming, random sports activities, and music occupy my attention, and I love jumping into new adventures!
Anne Belacura, DO
PCOM Georgia
Anne Belacura, DO
Hometown: Albany, GA
Clinical Interest: EMS, Ultrasound, Wilderness Medicine
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Photography, traveling and learning new cultures, interior Design, art history, cats
Mac Bohns, DO
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Mac Bohns, DO
Hometown: White Hall, Maryland
Clinical Interest: Sports Medicine
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy anything outdoors some things include hiking, running, pickle ball, and fishing. I am a big sports fan, espescially when it comes to the Baltimore Ravens.
Rebecca “Adele” Harrison, MD
Trinity School of Medicine
Rebecca “Adele” Harrison, MD
Hometown: Eastman, Georgia
Clinical Interest: Medical Education, Sports Medicine
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Following UGA softball and football, cooking, trying new restaurants and coffee shops, spending time with my friends and family, and chasing our boys around to their sporting events
Jack Lansdowne, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia
Jack Lansdowne, DO
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Clinical Interest: EMS
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Running, music, spending time with my family.
John Matechak, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia
John Matechak, DO
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Clinical Interest: Neurological Emergencies, Event Medicine, and being a steller community ED Doc!
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Croissants, fly fishing, walks with my wife and dog, biking, SciFi/fantasy, and the great outdoors!
Etana Murawski, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia
Etana Murawski, DO
Hometown: Oakwood, GA
Clinical Interest: Ultrasound and Critical Care Medicine
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Reading, gaming, rock climbing, and learning languages
Doris Sagastume, MD
Morehouse School of Medicine
Doris Sagastume, MD
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
Clinical Interest: Social emergency medicine, promoting health equity, and improving emergent care for underserved communities
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I love spending time with family, outdoor adventures, traveling, and exploring new places. I also enjoy DIY home projects and anything hands on that allows me to be creative.
Catherine Sanders-Giddens, MD
Mercer University School of Medicine
Catherine Sanders-Giddens, MD
Clinical Interest: Rural Community Medicine
Personal Interest and Hobbies: I really enjoy being on the farm with my family. I love spending time outdoors with our dogs and cows—it’s my happy place.
Anum Ul-Haque, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia
Anum Ul-Haque, DO
Hometown: Roswell, GA
Clinical Interest: Ultrasound, EMS, Crit Care, Tox, there’s too many to choose from!
Personal Interests and Hobbies: skateboarding, reading, binging TV shows, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, gym
Kevin Wang, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia
Kevin Wang, DO
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Clinical Interest: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Toxicology, Ultrasound
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Powerlifting, rock climbing, running, gaming
Class of 2027
Madalyn Acker, DO
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Madalyn Acker, DO
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Clinical Interest: EMS and sports medicine
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I love going to the gym, hanging out with my dogs, and doing anything outdoors
Lance Anderson, DO
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lance Anderson, DO
Hometown: Lynchburg, Virginia
Clinical Interest: I enjoy learning about ultrasound and improving my ability to read EKG’s and radiology studies.
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy gardening as we have multiple tomato and pepper plants, playing video games, and have recently started picking up golf. I also enjoy going to breweries and wineries with my wife.
Daniel Cha, MD
Medical College of Georgia
Daniel Cha, MD
Hometown: Suwanee, GA
Clinical Interest: Bedside procedures, ultrasound
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjjoy going to the gym, cooking and fishing. I also enjoy going to breweries, watching the NBA and UFC, and a good thriller movie/show.
Chase Clark, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia
Chase Clark, DO
Hometown: Alpharetta, GA
Clinical Interest: Community medicine
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy going to the gym, playing soccer, and recently picked up golf. I also value spending time with my family and friends.
Jad Elkhalil, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia
Jad Elkhalil, DO
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Clinical Interest: Administration
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy playing soccer, traveling, and watching Manchester United.
Brian Goldstone, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia
Brian Goldstone, DO
Hometown: Corona Del Mar, California
Clinical Interest: Prehospital Emergency Care and Emergency Medical Services, Disaster Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy fly fishing, spending time with my wife and newborn daughter, kayaking, and running.
Kaitlyn Holder, MD
Mercer University School of Medicine
Kaitlyn Holder, MD
Hometown: Gray, GA
Clinical Interest: Ultrasound and pediatrics
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy reading, running, playing pickle ball, watching movies, and spending time with my friends and family
J’Lynn Lewis, MD
Mercer University School of Medicine
J’Lynn Lewis, MD
Hometown: Modesto, CA / Fayetteville, GA
Clinical Interest: Global Health, Wilderness Medicine
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy spending time with my family and dogs, baking, crocheting, and anything outdoors.
Yash Patel, MD
Mercer University School of Medicine
Yash Patel, MD
Hometown: Warner Robins, GA
Clinical Interest: Ultrasound
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy traveling, watching football, learning about cars and golfing.
Tatiana Peduri, MD
Medical College of Georgia
Tatiana Peduri, MD
Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
Clinical Interest: Simple (but quality) community medicine.
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Cooking (transitioning from watching cooking shows to making amateur dishes), intro to piano (my nephew and I are at the same level),
Nathan Sablowski, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine
Nathan Sablowski, MD
Hometown: Mars, PA
Clinical Interest: Sports Medicine, Ultrasound
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy taking my dog on adventures, skiing, hiking, and cooking.
Hayley Vietti, DO
California Health Sciences University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Hayley Vietti, DO
Hometown: Visalia, CA
Clinical Interest: Anything I have the opportunity to learn about/experience.
Personal Interests and Hobbies: I am a water baby, so I enjoy anything to do with a body of water. One of my personal favorite pastimes though is eating. I also enjoy getting lost in a good book and game nights with family/friends.
Class of 2026
Claire Belay, MD
Mercer Univeristy of School of Medicine
Claire Belay, MD
Hometown: Mableton, GA
Clinical Interest: Community EM, global health
Personal interest & hobbies: Soccer, running, yoga, spending time with friends, playing with my dog, travelling
Why emergency medicine?
EM is really fun. There’s rarely a dull moment. You get to see such a wide variety of problems and also get a good mix of procedures. I also had a lot of different injuries from soccer in addition to other medical emergencies growing up, so I like the idea of treating someone when they are likely having one of the worst days of their life and just helping them through that experience.
Why did you choose Wellstar for your residency?
I’m from Atlanta, so that was the initial appeal. However, when I rotated through here as a medical student for my audition rotation, I loved it. The residents and attendings are all great, and you see so much acuity and interesting cases. You also get to do a lot of procedures. I just felt like it would be a great place to train, and the people here are all amazing. I’m so happy that I chose this residency program and would definitely make the same decision again if I had to do it over.
Blake Callahan, MD
University of Central Florida
Blake Callahan, MD
Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida
Clinical Interest: Trauma and critical care
Personal interest & hobbies: Raising my Australian Shepard, Bentley; bourbon tasting; hiking; and Atlanta United and Falcons games
Why emergency medicine?
I like that it’s fast-paced, has a mix of procedures and clinical reasoning, and the balanced lifestyle.
Why did you choose Wellstar for your residency?
It’s a very large and modern emergency department with tremendous volume and variety of patients. Plus, Atlanta is a great place to live, and the residents and faculty are awesome
Arielle Clay, MD
St. George’s University
Arielle Clay, MD
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Clinical interests: Outreach and community medicine
Personal interests and hobbies: tennis, going to the shooting range, spending time with loved ones
Chief Resident
Sydney James, MD
University of Mississippi
Sydney James, MD
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Clinical Interest: community medicine, administration, global health
Personal interest & hobbies: watching sports, traveling, spending time with friends & family, shopping, pool days, reading
Why emergency medicine?
I love the fast pace and variety EM brings. It’s never boring and forces you to always keep learning and be ready for anything at anytime. I also love that we can provide immediate interventions to help make a difference in our patient’s lives.
Why did you choose Wellstar for your residency?
Wellstar was the perfect mix of academic and community for me. Large volume, high acuity, and lots of subspecialties available, but also lots of one on one teaching and autonomy. Everyone is super supportive and fun to work with. I also love living in Atlanta!
Kevin Kim, MD
University of Queensland-Ochsner Health
Kevin Kim, MD
Hometown: East Bay, California
Clinical Interest: Medical Devices, Innovation in Medicine, Corporate Medicine
Personal interest & hobbies: Pickleball and fishing!
Why emergency medicine? Fast-paced environment, patient-physician relationship in high-acuity setting, and saving lives!
Why did you choose Wellstar for your residency? Wellstar is one of the highest-volume and peak acuity ED in the country providing top-notch training and curriculum. Strong collegiality amongst resident and top-tier faculty focused on instilling compassionate and patient-focused care to our patients.
Russell Puckett, MD
Mercer University School of Medicine
Russell Puckett, MD
Hometown: Gainesville, GA
Clinical Interest:
Personal interest & hobbies: Anything Outdoors
Why emergency medicine? Variety of medicine and cases
Why did you choose Wellstar for your residency? Rotated as a student and was impressed with the facility, program, and staff.
Chief Resident
Nathan Robinson, DO
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Auburn
Nathan Robinson, DO
Hometown: Acworth, GA
Clinical Interest: Community EM
Personal interest & hobbies: Hanging out with my wife and two dogs, Ramsay and Julia; cooking and watching various cooking shows; building scale models; and miniature painting
Why emergency medicine?
I love the variety of patients I am able to care for in the ED. Not knowing what kind of medical emergencies I could be tasked with from day to day keeps me interested and makes each day uniquely rewarding.
Why did you choose Wellstar for your residency?
Wellstar Kennestone is one of the largest emergency departments in the Southeast and boasts an impressive volume and a newly built ED. The acuity of the patients offers fantastic quality of training. Additionally, I am originally from Acworth, and my family still lives in the surrounding area. I appreciate the opportunity to return to and serve patients from my hometown.
Chief Resident
Holli Spikes, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine -Georgia
Holli Spikes, DO
Hometown: Valdosta
Clinical Interest: Community ER
Personal interest & hobbies: Spending time with my husband and son, exploring Marietta, traveling, the beach, playing piano and watching football
Why emergency medicine?
Emergency medicine gives me the opportunity to face new challenges and new growth opportunities—every shift. I get to work with all patient populations and see everything from colds to severe trauma. I love that I get to provide care to patients on what could be their worst day and to hopefully make a difference in someone’s life every time I work.
Why did you choose Wellstar for your residency?
I came to Wellstar after completing an intern year at another facility, and I was welcomed with open arms. I felt right at home here. Everyone from program leadership to residents and staff were excited about what Wellstar offers—and were genuinely invested in the program and the GME community. I feel that the training I am receiving here is second-to-none, and I’m so glad I found a place here.
Paige Yeager, DO
Touro University Nevada
Paige Yeager, DO
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Clinical Interest: EMS
Personal interest & hobbies: yoga, running, hanging out with my two dogs and cat
Why emergency medicine? I love seeing sick people and being able to immediately intervene.
Why did you choose Wellstar for your residency? I wanted to go to a place where it was high acuity and high volume but also near a city.