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Applications are now open for 2027-2028 Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship!

Train where hospice and palliative care are practiced across the full spectrum of serious illness care. The Memorial Hospital of South Bend and Center for

Welcome Memorial Family Medicine Residency Class of 2029!!

Farewell to Dr. Suttor – Celebrating 21 Years of Dedication to Memorial Family Medicine Residency

Dr. Randall Suttor’s last day at the residency was Friday, June 13, 2025. For over a quarter of a century, Dr. Suttor has been a

Contact Us

714 N. Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601
574.647.7913

Mission & Values

Program Size

30 Residents (10 per year)

About South Bend

City Size: 101,860

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Our People

Faculty
Residents
Fellows
Alumni
Residency Staff
Clinic Provider Group

Faculty

Kristine (Tina) Jennings, MD, FAAFP

Program Director, Designated Institutional Official

Rachel Schuster, DO, MPA

Senior Associate Director, Director of Osteopathic Education

Tucker Balam, DO

Associate Director, OB Fellowship Co-Director

Katharine Callaghan, MD, MPA

Associate Director

Janel Charlton, MD

Associate Director

Matthew DuPre, MD, FAAFP, CMD

Associate Director

Marion Mahone, MD, MPA

Academic Hospitalist

Linda Mansfield, MD, CAQSM

Associate Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Director

Jason Marker, MD, MPA, FAAFP

Associate Director, Clinic Director

Gregory Pouliot, PhD, HSPP

Behavioral Medicine Director

Matthew Reed, MD

Academic Hospitalist

Emily-Rae Singh, MD, MEd

Associate Director, OB Fellowship Co-Director

Dillon Stull, MD, MA

Associate Director

Residents

Third Year

Evans Lodge, MD, PhD

Academic Chief Resident

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Erin Herbstova, DO

Scheduling Chief Resident

Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lynn Alsatie, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Brandon Bedsole, MD

Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Leah Blickensderfer, DO, MS

A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Isaac Jarava, MD

University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Auburn Campus

Sydney Wilderman, DO, MS

Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Braden Zimmerman, DO

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Second Year

Kaedon Buchmiller, DO

Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Creighton University

University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria

Pranuthi Gadde, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kiama “Miracle” Richardson, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Pete Rochat, MD, MEd

Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin

Thomas Springer, DO

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alec Staiger, DO

A. T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

David Talarico, MD

Drexel University College of Medicine

Joshua Wright, MD, MS

Drexel University College of Medicine

First Year

Talia Caridi, DO

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Connor Cavanaugh, MD

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Brenda Gonzalez, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Mckenzi Kaplanis, DO

Marian University Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alexa Kessen, MD

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Morgan Lain, MD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Laura Lawrence, DO

Marian University COM

John McCarthy, MD

Creighton University School of Medicine

Abigail Reese, DO

A.T. Still University

Mary Richfield, DO

Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Fellows

Leah Amstutz Hansel, MD, MPH

OB Fellow

Kelsey Perry, MD, MS

OB Fellow

Urban Cornett, MD

Sports Medicine Fellow

Teresa (Tessa) Keiser, MD

Health Services Management Fellow

Daniel Perry, MD

Health Services Management Fellow

Residency Staff

Manager, Medical Education and Family Medicine Residency

Program Coordinator, Family Medicine Residency

Laura Camarillo

Administrative Assistant to Dr. Jennings and Student Placement Coordinator

Project Lead and Fellowship Coordinator, Obstetrics/Palliative Care/Sports Medicine

Jimmy Juarez-Martinez

Computer Support Coordinator

Clinic Provider Group

Kristyn Beaver, MSN, NP-C

Nurse Practitioner, Beacon Medical Group

Matthew Jackson, PhD, HSPP

Psychologist, Integrated Primary Care

Contact Us

714 N. Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601
574.647.7913

Mission & Values

Program Size

30 Residents (10 per year)

About South Bend

City Size: 101,860

southbendin.gov
visitsouthbend.com