Reading Room Talk

Impression: Neuroradiologist Dr. Osama Elbuluk takes Saad and Travis on his journey from Akron to a life-altering decision to attend UCLA for medical school where he also completed residency before choosing Cornell for fellowship (during a pandemic) and eventually settling in San Diego…West Siiiiide!

Impression: Orthopaedic surgeon and hand specialist Dr. Terrill Julien takes Saad and Travis on his worldwide journey from the Philadelphia area to Davidson University as a soccer student athlete before heading to Japan for an epic transfer stint and then returning to George Washington University for medical school, Harvard for residency and UCSD for fellowship.

Impression: Recently matched Drs. Thomas Obisesan and Kayla Davis sit down with the Howard University School of Medicine Radiology Interest Group, Saad and Travis to discuss their recent successful matches into Radiology Residency at the SUNY downstate Diagnostic and University of Maryland Interventional programs, respectively, and give their advice for those applying in the upcoming cycles.

Impression: Internist, author and BUCKEYE Dr. Paa-Kofi Obeng reflects on his unrelenting journey through Ohio University into medicine and his outlets including writing the Sci-Fi adventures Sovereign and Vigil. www.pbobeng.com

Impression: Gastroenterologist and minority cancer screening advocate Dr. Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa describes her journey from New York to Tufts University, Ghana, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine and University of Illinois Chicago before landing at Harvard (not Columbia) where she helped found the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists. www.blackingastro.org

Impression: Radiologist Dr. Jason McKellop takes Saad and Travis on his journey from Jamaica and Southern Florida through Harvard University, University of Michigan Medical School, National Institutes of Health and New York University Department of Radiology en route to becoming a premier Breast Imager. Ya Mon!

Impression: Professor and trailblazer Dr. Nada Elbuluk discusses her journey from the AK-rowdy with stops at Princeton University, University of Michigan Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, New York University and University of Southern California to pursue her Dermatological interests in Skin of Color and Pigmentary Disorders. @skindrnada

Impression: Director of Player Health and Head Athletic Trainer for the NBA’s Washington Wizards Dr. Michael Ashton II takes Saad and Travis down the country roads of West Virginia on his journey to becoming a dual credentialed clinician in physical therapy and athletic training.

Impression: Saad, Travis and Asante talk Radiology residency/training and Ascension Medical Educators partnering with the United Negro College Fund live from Howard University College of Medicine. https://uncf.org https://www.ascenmed.com @amedocs

Impression: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist Dr. Alfy Olufade speaks on his journey from Nigeria to New Jersey and to Philadelphia before settling in Atlanta at Emory and creating the Olufade Sports Medicine Institute. www.olufadesportsmedicine.com https://odasis.rutgers.edu/academics/undergraduate/access-med

Impression: Radiologist and entrepreneur extraordinaire Dr. Seth Crapp takes Saad and Travis on a south Florida-centric journey into medicine including training at Meharry Medical College, University of Florida and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. sflrad.com @dr_sethc

Impression: Tulane and Case Western Reserve University-trained Hematologist/Oncologist Dr. Joseph Fouche leads Saad and Travis on a jet sweep from Jackson Mississippi to Jackson Tennessee. https://www.shpep.org

Impression: Academic Heisman award winner, National Football Foundation/College Hall of Famer and Washington University-trained Pediatric Anesthesiologist Dr. Brandon Roberts covers his journey into medicine sideline to sideline between Northeast Ohio and St. Louis.

Impression: Dermatologist Dr. Tola Oyesanya describes her journey to Saad and Travis as the daughter of a Nigerian physician growing up in the Milwaukee area, attending the University of Wisconsin for undergrad and the University of Michigan for medical school before completing residency at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.

Impression: Founding Director of The Equity in Heart Transplant Project and author of Sparkplug: The Roadmap to Confidently Ignite and Navigate Your Career Without Compromising Your Dreams Dr. Nasrien Ibrahim takes time to talk with Saad and Travis about her journey to becoming a Cardiologist after growing up in Saudi Arabia, studying at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and complet...

Impression: Saad and Travis follow Dr. Mohammed Fadlalla on a worldwide adventure starting in the Sudan, growing up in Northeast Ohio, studying at the University of Chicago, conducting research at The Cleveland Clinic, graduating from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completing residency training at the George Washington University Hospital before returning to Cincinnati to pra...

Impression: Dr. Tia Jackson-Bey describes her path into Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility via Obstetrics/Gynecology after growing up in Queens, attending Vanderbilt University, graduating from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and training at Duke University before settling back home in NYC.

Impression: Dr. Asha Patton-Smith describes her journey into Child/Adolescent Psychiatry after growing up in Hampton Roads, attending the prolific HBCU Xavier University in New Orleans, graduating from Eastern Virginia Medical School and training in the one and only Chocolate City.

Impression: Dr. Rawn Bosley leads Saad and Travis on his journey from Ohio to Howard University and back before setting off into the wild world of Dermatology. (Episode 21. Soundtrack 2 Da Suites exclusively on Spotify with music https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UqnEzCKqHneZ3XfZcrmG4?si=KGnUk68ZSaiy_kHE_tQq4Q )

Impression: Saad and Travis invite themselves over (again) to the Howard Radiology Interest Group Post-Match Panel to interview soon-to-be Drs. Kathleen Calaro, George Sidrak and Julius Wells about their recent successful match processes into Radiology residency. 

Impression: Dr. Bruk Endale takes Saad and Travis on his family's adventure from Ethiopia to Boston to conquer Harvard University and then (randomly) finding himself on the dark side at the Case School of Medicine.

Impression: Saad and Travis punch in coordinates to catch Dr. Joel Simmons on course as he describes his lift off from Columbus, Ohio, to all over the world while completing a B.S./M.D. program, training in Radiation Oncology, discovering financial literacy and being unafraid of new business ventures. 

Impression: Straight from the Caribbean, Dr. Kim Callwood takes Saad and Travis on her tour of DC to the NO and back and explains why she would do her medicine and Radiology training over the exact same way.

Impression: Long Island’s finest and Interventional Neuroradiologist Dr. Asante Dixon breaks down navigating his way to Cornell University and Georgetown University School of Medicine before teaming up with David Taylor to create Ascension Medical Educators. https://www.ascenmed.com

Impression: Long Island’s finest and Interventional Neuroradiologist Dr. Asante Dixon breaks down navigating his way to Cornell University and Georgetown University School of Medicine before teaming up with David Taylor to create Ascension Medical Educators.