Our Residents

For more information on our program, contact Program Coordinator Julie McClellan.


PGY-4 Med-Peds

Jatto E. Akhigbe, MBBS

Hometown: Fugar, Edo State, Nigeria
Undergraduate: Lagos State University
Medical School: Lagos State University College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Soccer, hiking, jogging, fitness and comedy
Future Goals: Fellowship in Cardiology Adults and Children

Jamila I. Ranavaya, MD

Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia
Undergraduate: Marshall University
Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Fountain pens, Crochet, Poetry, Sci-Fi/Comics/Manga
Future Goals: Undecided

PGY-3 Med-Peds

Daniel Jayasuriya, MD

Hometown: Richmond, IN
Undergraduate: Indiana University Bloomington
Medical School: JCESOM
Personal Interests: Sports, Hiking, Kayaking, Music
Future Goals: Undecided

Matthew Schade, MD

Hometown: Trafford, PA
Undergraduate: WVU Morgantown, WV
Medical School: JCESOM
Personal Interests: Sports, Hiking, Video games, spending time with family and friends
Future Goals: Combined Hospitalist

PGY-2 Med-Peds

Reesha Shilpa Bodiwala, DO

Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal Interests: Spending time with family, friends, and my four dogs; rescuing/fostering dogs; exploring different beaches, rivers, lakes; hiking, traveling, trying new restaurants; and Tae-Kwon-Do (I am a second-degree black belt!)
Future Goals: I am interested in incorporating medical education into my future career but am keeping an open mind in true Med-Peds fashion!

Justin Spradling, MD

Hometown: Dunbar, WV
Undergraduate: West Virginia State University
Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Travel, Running, Reading, my 2 dogs
Future Goals: Primary Care

PGY-1 Med-Peds

Cameron Cottrill, MD

Hometown: Liberty, WV
Undergraduate: Marshall University
Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Outdoor activities, sports, TV and video games
Future Goals: Not sure

Colton Morrow, DO

Hometown: Cleveland, TN
Undergraduate: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, Backpacking, all things sports
Future Goals: Medicine-Pediatrics Hospitalist

Recent Alumni

Kristie Burks, MD
Alumni: 2019-2023
Practice: Internal Medicine Hospitalist at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist - Wilkes Medical Center, North Wilkesboro, NC

Aaron Whiteman, MD
Alumni: 2019-2023
Practice: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Hospitalist - Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY

Zachary Higginbotham, DO
Alumni: 2018-2022
Practice: New Orleans East Hospital – Hospitalist New Orleans, LA

William Rasmussen, MD
Alumni: 2018-2022
Fellowship: Pediatric Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Troy Wallace, MD
Alumni: 2017-2021
Practice: General Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Faculty, Marshall Internal Medicine and Marshall Pediatrics – Huntington, WV

Michelle Worthy, MD
Alumni: 2017-2021
Practice: General Internal Medicine, Marshall Internal Medicine – Huntington, WV

Char-Leigh Arnold, DO
Alumni: 2016-2020
Practice: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at Quantum Healthcare, Hazard, Kentucky

Ryan Clagg, MD
Alumni: 2016-2020
Practice: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics UCLA Outpatient, Los Angeles, California

Mindy Becker, MD
Alumni: 2015-2019
Fellowship: Pulmonology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia

Courtney Nichols, MD
Alumni: 2015-2019
Fellowship: Infectious Disease, Immunodeficiency/Transplant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio