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Michael Smolka

leblanc — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:49:49 +0000

Michael Smolka

Degree Title

MD MS

leblanc Mon, 08/19/2024 - 11:49

Fellowship / Residency Program

Addiction Medicine

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Undergraduate School

The University of Florida

Medical School

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Hometown

Latrobe, PA

Medical interests

Addiction medicine, narrative medicine, health care for patients experiencing homelessness, and medical education

Interests / Hobbies

Reading, writing, coffee, and golf

Favorite restaurant in Portland

The Great Lost Bear

Favorite weekend destination

Tandem Coffee

Favorite Maine activity

Visiting lighthouses

If I wasn’t a doctor, I would

Own a used bookstore

Why AOA��ƽ̨ Maine Medical Center

Strong sense of a shared mission of care for the community

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Toby Nicholson (he/him)

mho_admin — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:07:54 +0000

Toby Nicholson (he/him)

Degree Title

mho_admin Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:07

Fellowship / Residency Program

Preventive Medicine

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Undergraduate School

Bowdoin College

Medical School

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Hometown

Deerfield, NH

Interests / Hobbies

Birding, running

If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be a

Teacher

Medical interests

Community-based participatory research, gender care, care for newly arrived immigrants, working with patients experiencing homelessness, medical education

Why Maine Medical Center

I’m excited to be part of the Leadership in Preventive Medicine fellowship at Maine Med because of the opportunity to continue to learn about the community I have gotten to know through living here before medical school and during residency. I’m looking forward to fostering relationships with community partners, supporting community-identified needs, and learning from community wisdom. The design of the fellowship emphasizes all of these things both through intentional curricular design and through a flexible schedule that will allow me to pursue these interests with the support of faculty.

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Matthew Fasolino

mho_admin — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:07:54 +0000

Matthew Fasolino

Degree Title

mho_admin Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:07

Fellowship / Residency Program

Preventive Medicine

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Undergraduate School

Stockton University

Medical School

LECOM �� Seton Hill

Hometown

Pitman, New Jersey

Interests / Hobbies

Surfing, listening to music and seeing it live, reading about disasters, learning film photography.

If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be a

Coffee cart owner/operator

Favorite restaurant in Portland

Izakaya Minato

Favorite place in Maine

Acadia

Medical interests

Primary care, public health and preventive medicine, wound care, healthcare policy, education

Favorite weekend destination

Casco Bay islands

Favorite Maine activity

Surfing during the fall

What did you do before medical school

Masters in cell biology, screen printed T-shirts, construction, sold shell necklaces on the New Jersey boardwalk.

Best / Worst Job

Construction (working for my Dad). Hard work in which I got yelled at (what I remember to be constantly), but saw the fruits of my labor and learned to always measure twice and cut once.

Why Maine Medical Center

Great training with many local partnerships in a community that is close to my home, a bit of “choose your own adventure�� flexibility within the fellowship to pursue interests that already do, or may come to exist during training.

Celebrity I most resemble

Luigi, of the Mario Bros.

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Patrick Tolosky

mho_admin — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:07:53 +0000

Patrick Tolosky

Degree Title

mho_admin Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:07

Fellowship / Residency Program

Preventive Medicine

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Undergraduate School

Bates College

Medical School

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College

Hometown

Longmeadow, MA

Interests / Hobbies

Trail running, hiking, any sort of paddling (now we live near the ocean yay!), gardening, building wilderness shelters, bonfire nights, cooking, traveling, reading fantasy

If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be a

Someone involved with agriculture, land management, forestry, land conservation in some way.

Favorite restaurant in Portland

The Corner Room Italian Kitchen and Bar

Favorite place in Maine

Weld, ME

Medical interests

Chronic disease management, public health, community medicine, inpatient medicine, global health, office based procedures, social determinants of health, women’s health, suboxone treatment.

Favorite weekend destination

To be determined! Likely Wolfe Neck State Park, Portland Farmers Market, and everything in between!

Favorite Maine activity

Paddling

What did you do before medical school

I spent one year as a teaching assistant in Madrid, Spain through the Fulbright Exchange program, then spent a year working at farms in Massachusetts and California.

Best / Worst Job

Best job �� Working at a small family run chicken farm in Lompoc California through the WWOOF association. Communal living, sunny days everyday, no bugs, fun manual labor all day = great sleep!

Why Maine Medical Center

My family and I have wanted to move to Maine for some time and this was a perfect time for us to move for family reasons and also for an incredible opportunity to continue my training in Preventive Medicine at Maine Med, since I have had a strong interest in public health since before medical school.

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Lindsay Cattin

mho_admin — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:07:53 +0000

Lindsay Cattin

Degree Title

mho_admin Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:07

Fellowship / Residency Program

Surgical Critical Care

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Medical School

St. George's University School of Medicine

Steven Alexandre Greenberg

mho_admin — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:07:50 +0000

Steven Alexandre Greenberg

Degree Title

mho_admin Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:07

Fellowship / Residency Program

Sports Medicine

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Undergraduate School

Elon University

Medical School

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Hometown

Glenelg, MD

Interests / Hobbies

Hiking, HIIT and History

If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be a

I always wanted to be an Astronaut but more realistically I would’ve likely followed the rest of my family in a military career.

Medical interests

Procedural Ultrasound and Medical education

Favorite weekend destination

You'll probably find me in a state park taking a hike with my family

What did you do before medical school

: I completed an MS from Case Western working specifically with mesenchymal stem cells in the field of cartilage regeneration.

Best / Worst Job

Working as an EMT was tremendous fun, but those shifts could be brutal

Why Maine Medical Center

Great diversity in sports coverage, excellent mentorship and that coast life experience!

Celebrity I most resemble

I want to say a really unfortunate mix between Zinedine Zidane and Larry David.

Justin Ham

mho_admin — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:07:50 +0000

Justin Ham

Degree Title

mho_admin Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:07

Fellowship / Residency Program

Sports Medicine

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Undergraduate School

Rutgers University

Medical School

University of New England

Hometown

Edgewater, NJ

Interests / Hobbies

Travel, cooking (and eating), and running

If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be a

a chef or a travel blogger

Favorite restaurant in Portland

Union

Favorite place in Maine

Ogunquit in Summer

Medical interests

Injury prevention, ultrasound, nutrition

Favorite weekend destination

Boston

Favorite Maine activity

skiing and visiting breweries

What did you do before medical school

Worked in marketing and public relations

Best / Worst Job

I never had a terrible job! Some days can be tough but all jobs I have had were meaningful in one way or another

Why Maine Medical Center

When I did my elective rotation at MMC, I fell in love with the culture and the people of the Program. I had lived in Portland during medical school, so I already knew what a great place it was to live here. Overall, it was the best option for me to learn, experience, and grow during the last year of my medical training.

Celebrity I most resemble

Jon Hamm; I look nothing like him, but people always make the connection for my last name

Sophia Raia

mho_admin — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:07:48 +0000

Sophia Raia

Degree Title

mho_admin Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:07

Fellowship / Residency Program

Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Medical School

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Hometown

Portland

Alena Comella

mho_admin — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:07:46 +0000

Alena Comella

Degree Title

mho_admin Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:07

Fellowship / Residency Program

Integrative Medicine

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Undergraduate School

B.S. in Neuroscience University of Rochester

Medical School

University of New England

Hometown

Rochester, NY

Interests / Hobbies

CrossFit, baking, embroidery, reading

If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be a

I always wanted to be an Astronaut but more realistically I would’ve likely followed the rest of my family in a military career.

Favorite restaurant in Portland

Duckfat

Favorite place in Maine

Top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park

Medical interests

Lifestyle Medicine, Sports Medicine, Women’s Health

Favorite weekend destination

A lake or the mountains

Favorite Maine activity

Hiking or skiing

What did you do before medical school

More School!

Best / Worst Job

Best job was working at an ice cream store

Why Maine Medical Center

MMC is unique in that it offers the integrative fellowship with a full year of clinical experience allowing for mentoring and time to develop your skills. There’s a fairly diverse population of patients in regard to socioeconomic status and cultural experiences, but in general, people are very open to integrative medicine. Plus, it’s a beautiful place to live and work!

Celebrity I most resemble

I want to say a really unfortunate mix between Zinedine Zidane and Larry David.

Ahmed O Elsayed

mho_admin — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:07:45 +0000

Ahmed O Elsayed

Degree Title

mho_admin Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:07

Fellowship / Residency Program

Infectious Disease

Chief Resident

Year in Program

FEL1

Medical School

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain

Hometown

Cairo, Egypt

Interests / Hobbies

Basketball, Strength Training, Music, Spirituality and Meditation

Favorite restaurant in Portland

To Be Decided :D

Medical interests

Medical Education

Favorite weekend destination

Soaking up the sunshine by the beach

Best / Worst Job

Teaching Faculty at a medical school

Why Maine Medical Center

To me, MMC seems like a realm brimming with boundless prospects for growth and excellence.

Celebrity I most resemble

Dave Chappelle