Resident Profiles

Class of 2013: PGIV
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NAME: Dale Colorado, DO, MPH  (Chief Resident)
HOMETOWN: Des Moines, IA
UNDERGRAD: University of Iowa
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Des Moines University
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Sports/Spine, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, General Rehabilitation, Occupational Medicine, Public Health, Medical Education
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Spending time with my wife and 2 kids, playing sports (tennis, basketball, and table tennis), playing the piano and guitar, fantasy football/basketball, and cheering on the Iowa Hawkeyes.

NAME: Dana Seslija, MD  (Chief Resident)
HOMETOWN: Tecumseh, Ontario
UNDERGRAD: University of Windsor
MEDICAL SCHOOL: St. George’s University, Grenada
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Medical Education, Disability Sports, Electrodiagnostic Medicine
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Triathlons, traveling, singing, cooking

NAME: Mark Kasmer, MD
HOMETOWN: Cleveland, OH
UNDERGRAD: University of Dayton
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Illinois- Chicago
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:
- The effect of foot-strike pattern on injury and performance in runners, specifically ultra-marathon runners
- How nutrition affects athletic performance and chronic disease
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Family time with wife and 2 daughters

NAME: Sara Padalik, DO
HOMETOWN: Downers Grove, IL
UNDERGRAD: Benedictine University
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Musculoskeletal Medicine, Non-interventional Spine, Sports Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, General Rehab, Pediatric Rehab, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Working out, surviving triathlons, enjoying Chicago on my days off, laughing (especially in uncomfortable and awkward situations), late night dance off competitions, and satisfying my steak hunger…daily.

NAME: Beth Weinman, DO
HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL
UNDERGRAD: University of Michigan (GO BLUE!)
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Touro University - California
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Sports Medicine
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Travel, hiking, biking, cheering on the Wolverines

NAME: Chris White, MD
HOMETOWN: Vici, OK
UNDERGRAD: Southern Nazarene University
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Oklahoma
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: General Inpatient/Outpatient Rehab, Stroke, Spasticity, SCI, Musculoskeletal Medicine, and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Running/fitness, Oklahoma Sooners, Traveling, my Great Dane

Class of 2014: PGIII
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NAME: Amy Ford, DO
HOMETOWN: New Berlin, WI
UNDERGRAD: Marquette University
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Des Moines University
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Restoring an injured person’s (s/p CVA, TBI, SCI,  MSK injury, etc)  function to improve their quality of life
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Spending time with family and friends, running, being a fan of ALL Wisconsin sports teams

NAME: Karin Goodfriend, MD        
HOMETOWN: Hinsdale, IL
UNDERGRAD: University of Wisconsin-Madison
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Wayne State School of Medicine
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Pediatrics, Musculoskeletal, Spasticity, Brain Injury
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Spending time with my husband and two kids, traveling, being outside, and college football

NAME: Erin Grimsby, MD
HOMETOWN: Edina, MN
UNDERGRAD: Gustavus Adolphus College
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Minnesota
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: General rehabilitation, Traumatic brain injury & Prevention, Spasticity, Palliative care, Education
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Cooking, outdoor activities (fishing, hiking, camping, kayaking), traveling, music performance and attending concerts, spending time with my husband and dog and (soon!) learning how to be a mom.

NAME: Kris Homb, MD
HOMETOWN: Warren, IL
UNDERGRAD: Illinois State University
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford Campus
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Undecided, but leaning towards Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Musculoskeletal/Sports/Spine, Pain Medicine, and Spasticity
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Spending time with my fiancé, Biking, Cooking, Traveling, Ultimate Frisbee, and Weight Lifting

NAME: Pete Connelly, MD
HOMETOWN: Lancaster, PA
UNDERGRAD: Wheaton College
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Clinical interests are sports and spine medicine, concussion management, adaptive sports, neuromuscular anatomy, general and stroke rehab, palliative care/pain, and cerebral palsy. Research interests include bioethics of disability, preventive health sports policy, and medical education.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: My awesome wife and our soon-to-be-born son. Pretty much any sport including biking, triathlons, Tough Mudders with Team Hirt, tennis, and softball with Team PM&R. Also enjoy Mad Men with old friends, backpacking with Team Hantavirus, Eastbrook Church, and movies with Maxwell Connelly.

NAME: Christina Jenner, MD
HOMETOWN: Naperville, IL
UNDERGRAD: University of Iowa
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Weill Cornell Medical College
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Pediatric Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Spending time with my family, shopping at the farmers market, and cooking, playing the piano, hiking.

Name: Tara Mencias, MD
Hometown: DeKalb, IL
Undergrad: Northern Illinois University
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Professional Interests: Totally undecided at this point, but I am interested in Sports Medicine as well as TBI or General Inpatient Rehab.
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my husband, running, cooking, traveling, and going to see Jimmy Buffett on tour!

NAME: Jennifer Yacub, MD
HOMETOWN: Valrico, FL
UNDERGRAD: University of Florida
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Medical College of Wisconsin
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: SCI, MSK, Amputees
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Florida beaches, Gator football, traveling, wine tasting