Meet Our Emergency Medicine Residents

Patrick Boyle, DO (Chief Resident)

Hometown: Lisle, IL
Emergency Medicine Interest: Ultrasound
Personal Interest: Cycling, Cooking and Fantasy Football

Nita Gupta, MD (Chief Resident)

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Emergency Medicine Interest: Austere Medicine
Personal Interest: Gardening

Jay Shen, DO

Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Emergency Medicine Interest: Laceration Management
Personal Interest: Music (Play and Appreciating)

Agnieszka Bar, DO

Hometown: Rzeszow, Poland
Emergency Medicine Interest: Wilderness medicine, ultrasound
Personal Interest: Rock climbing, reading dystopian novels, backpacking, making pasta from scratch, eating ramen

Mitchell D’Aloia, DO

Hometown: Dayton, OH
Emergency Medicine Interest: Social determinants of health, critical care, and #FOAMed
Personal Interest: Professional fan of tennis (but a novice player), sampling beer at breweries, Purdue Boilermakers, music, and all kinds of food

Conor Farley, DO

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Emergency Medicine Interest: Critical Care
Personal Interest: Jiu Jitsu, playing guitar, and neglecting my houseplant, 'Oprah'

Marina Karamanis, DO

Hometown: Barrington, IL
Emergency Medicine Interest: Ultrasound, Toxicology
Personal Interest: Golfing, playing video games (esp. Zelda), binge watching entire seasons of tv shows, eating in Chinatown

Spencer Suppes, DO

Hometown: Barrington, IL
Emergency Medicine Interest: Critical Care, Trauma
Personal Interest: Riding my motorcycle, cycling, snowboarding, Chicago sports, trying new bars/restaurants in the city, and traveling

Adam Van Handel, DO

Hometown-Matawan, NJ
Interests: Hiking, the outdoors, craft beer, movies, exploring new restaurants
EM Interests: Ultrasound

Kevin Tom, DO

Hometown-Chicago, IL
Interests: Weightlifting, travel, food, Chicago sports
EM Interests: Global Health, Sports Medicine

Gabriel Lathrop, DO

Hometown-Portland, Oregon
Interests: Dog dad, outdoor recreation, travel, consuming food (esp. nachos), live sports, & live music.
EM Interests: Toxicology, global health

Yixuan Liao, DO

Hometown-Sharon, MA
Interests: Consumer electronics, audio equipment enthusiast, grilling
EM Interests: EM administration, education

Brandon Byers, MD

Hometown-Durham, North Carolina
Interests: Weightlifting, movies, exploring local restaurants, and my dog, Koda.
EM Interests: Disaster Medicine, Critical Care

Kayla Balousek, MD

Hometown: St. Charles IL
Interests: Outdoor adventures such as camping or kayaking, but also fun crafty activities like knitting or painting
EM Interests: Global Emergency Medicine

Chathushki Bandara,DO

Hometown: Tinley Park, IL
Interests: Cooking, Gardening, The Chicago Bulls, Cheeseburgers
EM Interests: Ultrasound

Kevin Bosnoyan, MD

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Interests: Skiing, Hiking, Traveling, Craft beers and breweries, exploring Chicago's food scene, live music
EM Interests: International EM

Gabriella Dupont, DO

Hometown: Burr Ridge, IL
Interests: Food (cooking and eating), swimming, skiing, travel
EM Interests: Medical Education

Samantha Turner, DO

Hometown-Biloxi, MS
Interests: Being a cat mom to Loki & Luna, yoga, pure barre, hiking, killing all the house plants I buy, gaming on my Xbox, & finding new GF recipes to cook
EM Interests: Social EM, Addiction Medicine