Meet Our Residents

Michael Romero Chung, DO

Medical School: Kansas City University (DO/MBA)
Undergraduate: Texas A&M University

Hobbies: Michael is a serial hobbyist who enjoys learning new things. He loves being active by playing soccer and rock climbing, and he also enjoys cooking and hosting dinner parties.

Leila Elysée-Mitton, MD

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Hobbies: Leila enjoys cooking, traveling, listening to podcasts, and urban gardening.

Michael Garcia Alicea, MD

Medical School: University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts
Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico

Hobbies: Michael enjoys collecting modern board games, going to the beach, exploring new spaces, and trying new culinary experiences.

Alejandro Gonzalez, MD

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Loyola University, Chicago

Hobbies: Alejandro enjoys volunteering at St. Francis of Assisi parish, providing medical coverage for the yearly Chicago Marathon, traveling with his wife, weight training, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, painting, and charcoal drawing.

Mariangeline Gonzalez, MD

Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina
Undergraduate: Universidad of Puerto Rico

Hobbies: As a former ballerina, Mariangeline loves to dance. She also enjoys running outdoors, learning about new cultures, traveling, and exploring her surroundings.

Valerie Torres Matias, MD

Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Hobbies: In her spare time, Valerie enjoys playing video games with her fiancée, watching soccer matches, and playing with her dog and her three cats.

Daniel Albarran, MD 

Medical School: University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts 

Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez campus 

Hobbies: Daniel loves to cook, play board games, basketball, and exercise. He considers himself a foodie, when he can he loves to explore different restaurants and coffee shops.

Elsa A Garcia, MD 

Medical School: Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil 

Hobbies: Elsa’s favorite hobby is spending time with her husband and children. She is a passionate traveler and enjoys being in contact with other cultures. She also loves cycling, walking, and cooking for friends and family.

Lizbeth García Rodríguez, MD 

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico 

Undergraduate: University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts 

Hobbies: Lyz is all about the outdoor scenery, from hiking, running bicycles, and the beach to enjoying coffee and music at a city park. When it comes to indoor activities, which she loves too, she’s a board game nights enthusiast, and a foody. She also loves animals and on her free time she trains her dog for AKC competitions.

Laura Gonzalez, MD

Medical School: La Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina

Hobbies: Laura enjoys a variety of activities like hiking, playing basketball, and painting. She likes to make a multitude of surgical scrub caps for friends and coworkers to wear that represents themselves. On her relaxing days, she enjoys cooking for her friends and family different cuisines based on recipes that she finds on Pinterest or taking a spa day. More importantly, she is a big fan of the Chicago Cubs and enjoys watching baseball with her friends and family at Wrigley Field.  

Aníbal E. González Álvarez, MD 

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus 

Undergraduate: Ponce Health Sciences University 

Hobbies: During his free time he enjoys playing video games, the bass, watching movies and spending time with my fiancé and 2 dogs. 

Juan Rojas, MD

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 

Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago 

Hobbies: Juan loves playing and following sports, especially soccer and football. He also enjoys hosting carne asada’s, playing video games, and visiting museums with his wife

Jairo Rosales Garcia, MD 

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford 

Undergraduate: Illinois Wesleyan University 

Hobbies: Outside of the hospital you can find Jairo exercising on the dance floor, on a bike trail, or climbing a wall. He is an avid foodie and enjoys exploring restaurants or getting takeout to settle in with a good game and company. 

Joaquin Zetina Huesca, MD  

Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine 

Undergraduate: Weber State University 

Hobbies: Joaquin enjoys spending time with his family and staying active by playing soccer, swimming, and outdoor activities. He and his wife enjoy trying new foods from different cultures and meeting the people making them 

Loren Alonso, MD

Medical School: Xavier University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Central Florida

Hobbies: Loren enjoys being outdoors, cooking and eating different kinds of foods, music, reading and collecting books, learning languages, exploring new cultures, and pondering the universe.

Amna Haider, DO

Medical School: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago

Hobbies: Amna enjoys tapping into her creative side with painting, learning the various features of her Cricut machine, exploring coffee shops, and the Chicago food scene.

Candace Hayes, MD

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Undergraduate: Rhodes College

Hobbies: Candace enjoys listening to Reggaeton and Afrobeats, volunteering at community organizations, and watching movies and documentaries.

Anna Jinnah, MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Undergraduate: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Hobbies: Anna enjoys fitness classes, trying new foods, and exploring coffee shops.

Shadi Ramirez-Avalos, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago

Hobbies: Shadi enjoys cooking, trying new recipes, playing video games with friends, reading, and practicing cosmetology on her family in her spare time.

Tiffany Ruan, DO

Medical School: Kansas City University Osteopathic Medical School
Undergraduate: Davidson College

Hobbies: Tiffany enjoys running, lifting, playing the piano, traveling (including making travel itineraries for friends and family), and shopping.

Diego Silva, MD

Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina

Undergraduate: Baylor University

Hobbies: Diego enjoys playing golf, watching movies, playing video games, and going on long walks with his wife.

Katherine Stetkevych, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Hobbies: Katherine enjoys going to museums, as well as thrift and record shops. She also likes riding her bike and going to music shows.