Neil Bhamb, MD

Birthplace:	England
Hometown:	Chicago, IL
Medical School:	Washington University
Internship:	Santa Clara Medical Center, San Jose, CA
Hobbies/Interests:	SCUBA; road bicycling; hiking
Interesting Fact:	Recently went SCUBA diving in Key Largo, FL, where he saw (and photographed) a giant sea turtle

Lu Anne Dinglasan, MD, MHS

Birthplace:	Los Angeles, CA
Hometown:	Los Angeles, CA
Medical School:	Yale University
Internship:	Pennsylvania Hospital
Hobbies/Interests:	UCLA basketball; experimental baking; amateur photography; wandering bazaars/markets
Interesting Facts:	Does makeovers of people and their living spaces; is a big college hoops fan

Terence Gade, MD, PhD

Birthplace:	New York, NY
Hometown:	Sands Point, NY
Medical School:	Cornell University
Internship:	Lankenau Hospital
Hobbies/Interests:	Golf; cooking; Byzantine history
Interesting Facts:	Has a 2-year-old son named Leo; attended cooking school in Italy

Avani Gupta, MD

Birthplace:	Gastonia, NC
Hometown:	Gastonia, NC
Medical School:	Washington University
Internship:	Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Hobbies/Interests:	Walking with husband, Ravi, and dog, Rufus; experimenting with new recipes; traveling
Interestng Facts:	Slightly obsessed with HGTV and all dance shows; believes Gastonia, NC, is more fun than Manhattan

Stephen Hunt, MD, PhD

Birthplace:	Los Angeles, CA
Hometown:	Los Angeles, CA
Medical School:	Stanford University
Internship:	Kaiser Permanente, San francisco, CA
Hobbies/Interests:	Medical device development; entrepreneurship; politics; economics; literature
Interesting Facts:	Wears cowboy boots; grew up on a farm in Arkansas; likes to cook for wife, Mana

Greg Nadolski, MD

Birthplace:	Munster, IN
Hometown:	Munster, IN
Medical School:	Indiana University
Internship:	Surgery at HUP (DIRECT pathway)
Hobbies/Interests:	Indie music and concerts; brewing and beer tasting; beat literature; philosophy
Interesting Facts:	Loves to cheat at board games; once won a best legs contest

Ameya Nayate, MD

Birthplace:	Winfield, IL
Hometown:	South Ogden, UT
Medical School:	University of Iowa
Internship:	Maimondes Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Hobbies/Interests:	Traveling/exploring culture; watching/playing basketball
Interesting Facts:	Lived in India for 6 years; qualified as a marksman for the U.S. Army

Alex Ruutiainen, MD

Birthplace:	Turku, Finland
Hometown:	Monkton, MD
Medical School:	University of Pennsylvania
Internship:	Crozer Chester Medical Center
Hobbies/Interests:	Home improvement; SCUBA diving; hiking with wife
Interesting Facts:	Born in Finland and loves to travel; enjoys home improvement projects

Anand Shah, MD, MPH

Birthplace:	Chicago, IL
Hometown:	Rock Hill, SC
Medical School:	University of Pennsylvania
Internship:	Albert Einstein Medical Center
Hobbies/Interests:	Football; travel; golf
Interesting Facts:	Has been to at least one Redskins game each season since 1994; recently watched an antire season of "24" in 24 hours

Andrew Wilmot, MD

Birthplace:	Bryn Mawr, PA
Hometown:	Philadelphia, PA
Medical School:	University of Pennsylvania
Internship:	Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Hobbies/Interests:	Gardening; reading; sports; word games
Interesting Facts:	Often chases 17-month-old son, Blake, around the house, catches him mid-fall, and extracts inedible objects from his mouth

Mina Zahkary, MD

Birthplace:	Cairo, Egypt
Hometown:	Vancouver, Canada
Medical School:	University of Michigan
Internship:	Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Hobbies/Interests:	Tennis; poker; hip-hop; international travel; reading
Interesting Facts:	Has been to 8 foreign countries in the last 2 years; loves "Seinfeld" references; has watched every episode more than 10 times