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Current Psychiatry Residents

Our Current Psychiatry Residents

Our residents are a dynamic, diverse, accomplished and highly motivated group, committed to excellence in the field. They enjoy the opportunity to grow together as professionals, peer mentors and friends throughout their years in the program.


First Year

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Hesham Essa, MD

Hesham Essa, MD

  • Hometown: Monofiya, Egypt
  • Medical School: Benha Faculty of Medicine
  • Career I almost pursued: Engineering
  • Song I play on repeat: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
  • For my last meal: Rice and Okra

 

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Lior Hilsenrath, MD

Lior Hilsenrath, MD
(Rural Track)

  • Hometown: I grew up all over the world!
  • Medical School: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • If I could travel anywhere: Glacier National Park
  • Song I play on repeat: Metamorphosen by Richard Strauss
  • Career I almost pursued: Musician or Mathematician

 

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Masha Ilin Impallaria, MD

Masha Ilin Impallaria, MD

  • Hometown: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • If I could travel anywhere: Greek Islands
  • For my last meal: Pizza
  • Drink of choice: Love Spindrift (especially the Nojito Sparkling Water)

 

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Anvesh Jalasutram, MD

Anvesh Jalasutram, MD

  • Hometown: Buffalo Grove, Illinois
  • Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
  • Drink of choice: Chocolate milk. Yes, really
  • Strange talent: I am a bottomless well of SpongeBob quotes
  • Best place I’ve visited: Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands - such a high concentration of breathtaking sights. Would have been the perfect trip if not for the 150+ times we were bitten by midges (small flies)
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Meagan Campbell Kubista, MD

Meagan Campbell Kubista, MD

  • Hometown: Watertown, Minnesota
  • Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
  • If I could travel anywhere: I'd absolutely love to visit Costa Rica!
  • Song I play on repeat: Lord of the Rings soundtrack
  • Guilty pleasure TV show: New Girl or Scrubs

 

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Tommy Sung, MD

Tommy Sung, MD
(Rural Track)

  • Hometown: San Jose, California
  • Medical School: Kyungpook National University (Republic of Korea)
  • If I could travel anywhere: Kaua'i
  • For my last meal: Korean Oxtail Soup
  • Strange talent: I have perfect pitch. I can even tell you what pitch it is when you knock on wood

 

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Kari Wolatz, MD

Kari Wolatz, MD

  • Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
  • Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Guilty pleasure TV show: Gilmore Girls
  • For my last meal: Red Curry from Salween Thai
  • Would like a lifetime supply of: Reece's Peanut Butter Cups

 

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Jesse Woo, MD

Jesse Woo, MD

  • Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Best place I’ve visited: A secluded, natural cave near Eternity Beach on Oahu with a window view of the ocean. Serene, great acoustics, feels absolutely magical!
  • Biggest fear: I discovered my fear of clusters of holes (trypophobia) for the first time when I looked at cells under a microscope. Histoplasmosis is by far the worst cell, and lotus pods make me gag. I have nothing but respect for our pathology friends
  • Weirdest secret hobby: I will make the 1-hour drive from Omaha to Lincoln to play at the Round 1 Arcade as a black card member. Their plushie selection is top tier

Second Year

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Dr. Justin Allen

Justin Allen, MD

  • Hometown: Centerville, Utah
  • Medical School: UTMB Galveston
  • Would like a lifetime supply of: Jalapeno Kettle Cooked chips
  • High School fame: Soccer has always been a large part of my life, and in high school that is probably what I was best known for
  • If I won the lottery: I would pay off my student loans!

 

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Dr. Albert Dickan

Albert Dickan, MD

  • Hometown: Long Beach, California
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • If I could travel anywhere: Internationally, a toss-up between traveling to Japan or New Zealand. Within the US, driving along PCH from So Cal to Washington State (I've done this part way) and visiting Yellowstone
  • For my last meal: Let's make it Omaha themed: the omakase from Yoshitomo and a cinnamon donut from Sweet Magnolias for dessert

 

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Dr. Nancy He

Nancy He Kartiko, MD

  • Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • If I could travel anywhere: Amalfi Coast
  • Drink of choice: The most fruity/sweet drink on the menu!
  • Guilty pleasure TV show: Bachelorette
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Dr. Lalangi Marasinghe

Lalangi Marasinghe, MD

  • Hometown: Grand Forks, North Dakota
  • Medical School: University of North Dakota
  • If I could travel anywhere: New Zealand
  • Guilty pleasure TV show: Bachelor/Bachelorette (with my co-residents)
  • Career I almost pursued: Astrobiology

 

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Dr. Grethel Perez Meek

Grethel Perez Meek, DO

  • Hometown: West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Fun Fact: I’m technically a lottery winner! I was born in Cuba, and my parents won the Visa lottery shortly before I turned five. This gave us the opportunity to move to the United States

 

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Dr. Joshua Robak

Joshua Robak, MD

  • Hometown: St. Cloud, Minnesota
  • Medical School: University of North Dakota
  • Strange talent: Bubble Hockey
  • Career I almost pursued: Journalism
  • Best place I’ve visited: 48-day canoe trip on the Coppermine River to the Arctic Ocean. I enjoyed the camaraderie of the crew and the peaceful exhilaration of river paddling

Third Year

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Dr. Kellen Andersen

Kellen Andersen, MD

  • Hometown: Paynesville, Minnesota
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • #1 on my bucket list: Train trip to Rockland, Maine. Airbnb next to the water. Many days visiting the Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center, looking at their collection of my favorite artist, Andrew Wyeth. Lobster every day. Time on the water. Explore the surrounding countryside. Also, a train trip to Oregon to see art and take in the coastal scenery
  • Drink of choice: Gin gimlets. My goal is to find the best gimlet in Omaha, and the competition is strong
  • My passions: Volunteering and helping others. I have been volunteering at the same food shelf and donation center in my hometown since I was in 7th grade. I have volunteered over 1000 hours. I love reading, art, cooking, and plant collecting. I have over 20 different types of plants I cultivate and propagate in my collection

 

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Dr. Coralie Eilers

Coralie Eilers, MD

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Dr. Haley Schuster

Haley Schuster, MD

  • Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • If I could travel anywhere: Alaska, but I'll settle for anywhere with mountains
  • Song I play on repeat: Vagabond by Caamp
  • Greatest fear: Growing up and not being happy

 

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Dr. Kyle Sramek​

Kyle Sramek, MD

 

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Dr. David Wilton

David Wilton, MD

Fourth Year

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Nicholas Distefano, MD

Nicholas Distefano, MD

  • Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Drink of choice: Straight up whiskey. I may or may not collect some nice bottles
  • Career I almost pursued: I was almost an outdoor guide (planning and taking people on hunting and fishing trips)
  • Secret hobby: I grow culinary mushrooms (lion’s mane, oyster, shitake, chestnut, & enoki)

 

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Bransen Guild, DO

Bransen Guild, DO

  • Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Drink of choice: Old Fashioned
  • For my last meal: Biscuits and Gravy
  • #1 on my bucket list: Summit Mt. Rainier
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Abigail Jaeger, MD​

Abigail Jaeger, MD

 

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Mark Mullen, MD

Mark Mullen, MD

  • Hometown: Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Song I play on repeat: All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)
  • Famous actor who would play me in a movie: Jason Bateman

 

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Phil Ryan, MD

Phil Ryan, MD

  • Hometown: Le Mars, Iowa
  • Medical School: University of Iowa
  • Career I almost pursued: Special Education Teacher
  • Weird hobby: Rock Tumbling
  • If I won the lottery: I would get relief from student loans

Contact Us

To reach your doctor by phone, please call:

  • Lasting Hope: 402.717.5550
  • Or Immanuel: 402.572.2916

 

Residency Coordinator

Adrienne Van Winkle
adriennevanwinkle@creighton.edu

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