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\"Gage<\/div><\/div>

Gage Hurlburt, D.O. (PGY4)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Martinsburg, WV
\nUndergraduate School: West Virginia University
\nMedical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
\nHobbies\/Interests: Weight lifting and running, cooking with my fianc\u00e9e, playing pickup basketball and watching sports, and a cold beer on a Friday night
\nAcademic Interests: Pain Management, Sports\/Musculoskeletal Medicine, Regenerative Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Priscilla<\/div><\/div>

Priscilla Mapelli, D.O. (PGY4)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Unionville, CT
\nUndergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles
\nMedical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem, NY
\nHobbies\/Interests: Weightlifting, nurturing plants, traveling, going to the beach, cooking and exploring new restaurants
\nAcademic Interests: Addressing health disparities, global health, prosthetics & orthotics, regenerative medicine, sports\/musculoskeletal medicine, procedural ultrasound<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Courtney<\/div><\/div>

Courtney Pinto, M.D. (PGY4)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Norfolk, MA
\nUndergraduate School: Saint Michael\u2019s College
\nMedical School: New York Medical College
\nHobbies: Hiking, yoga, kayaking, rock climbing, gardening, cooking, and reading
\nAcademic Interests: Neurorehabilitation, specifically traumatic brain injury, neuromuscular disorders, and spinal cord injury, regenerative medicine, and adaptive sports<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Mitch<\/div><\/div>

Mitch Wright, D.O. (PGY4)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Hampton, IL
\nUndergraduate School: Carthage College
\nMedical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, A.T. Still University
\nHobbies\/Interests: Volleyball, biking, cooking, baking, and spending time with my family
\nAcademic Interests: General Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurological Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine, Amputee, Medical Education<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Arianna<\/div><\/div>

Arianna Caradonna, M.D. (PGY3)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Wantagh, NY
\nUndergraduate School: SUNY Binghamton
\nMedical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
\nHobbies\/Interests: Weightlifting, gaming, tennis, playing music, seeing plays, competitive reality TV shows
\nAcademic Interests: General Physiatry, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Spasticity, Diagnostic and Procedural Ultrasound, Adaptive Sports<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Isabel<\/div><\/div>

Isabel Nip, M.D., M.S. (PGY3)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: West Hartford, CT
\nUndergraduate School: University of Connecticut
\nMedical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nHobbies\/Interests: Playing the piano, acrylic painting, Chinese traditional dance, creative logo\/slogan design, exploring and traveling
\nAcademic Interests: Research, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine, acupuncture<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Patrick<\/div><\/div>

Patrick Monico, D.O. (PGY3) - Chief Resident<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Madison, CT
\nUndergraduate School: University of Connecticut
\nMedical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, VA
\nHobbies\/Interests: Tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, hiking, playing fetch with my dog, pot-luck dinners with my wife and friends, watching comedy and crime-thriller movies
\nAcademic Interests: Regenerative medicine, diagnostic and procedural ultrasound, orthotics and prosthetics, osteopathic manipulative medicine, wound care<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Justin<\/div><\/div>

Justin Pratte, D.O. (PGY3) - Chief Resident<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Hartford, CT
\nUndergraduate School: University of Connecticut
\nMedical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine<\/span>
\nHobbies\/Interests: Snowboarding, Hunting, Fishing, Video Games
\nAcademic Interests: Aerospace Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, Interventional Pain, Sports Medicine, General Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Omar<\/div><\/div>

Omar Alsheikh, D.O. (PGY2)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Nineveh, Iraq
\nUndergraduate School: University of Massachusetts Amherst
\nMedical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
\nHobbies\/Interests: Ping pong, swimming, weightlifting and spending time with my family
\nAcademic Interests: Spine interventions and pain management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Hunter<\/div><\/div>

Hunter Chuchla, D.O. (PGY2)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Boca Raton, Florida
\nUndergraduate School: University of Florida
\nMedical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine \u2013 Bradenton, FL
\nHobbies\/Interests: Playing soccer, mountain biking, hiking, driving cars, tinkering in the garage, hitting the gym and trying to tire out my dogs.
\nAcademic interests: Sports\/spine, ultrasound, pain management, orthotics and prosthetics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Zo\u00eb<\/div><\/div>

Zo\u00eb Reinus, D.O. (PGY2)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Chappaqua, NY
\nUndergraduate School: Lafayette College
\nMedical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Middletown, NY
\nHobbies\/Interests: Running, horseback riding, puzzles and listening to podcasts
\nAcademic Interests: General physiatry, palliative care, health systems and medical education<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Tommy<\/div><\/div>

Tommy To, M.D. (PGY2)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Quincy, MA
\nUndergraduate School: Tufts University
\nMedical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
\nHobbies: Snowboarding, tennis, swimming, kayaking, fishing, running, road trips and reading
\nAcademic Interests: Neurological rehabilitation, such as neuromuscular disorders and spinal cord injury, regenerative medicine, and diagnostic and procedural ultrasonography<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sarah<\/div><\/div>

Sarah Ishaq, D.O. (PGY1)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Teaneck, NJ
\nUndergraduate School: Montclair State University
\nMedical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine \u2013 Harlem, NY
\nHobbies\/Interests: Painting, Strength Training, Volleyball, Basketball, Birthday Bucket List (do something never done before during my birthday month)
\nAcademic Interests: Global Health, Sports\/Musculoskeletal Medicine, Neurorehabilitation, Orthotics and prosthetics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Matthew<\/div><\/div>

Matthew Joseph, D.O. (PGY1)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Houston, TX
\nUndergraduate School: University of Houston
\nMedical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
\nHobbies\/Interests: Kickboxing, Hiking, Camping, Rock Climbing, Video Games, Movies, and Board Games over wine\/cheese
\nAcademic Interests: General Rehabilitation, Cancer Rehabilitation, Neurological Rehabilitation, and Ultrasound<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Christina<\/div><\/div>

Christina LeMunyon, D.O. (PGY1)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: Overland Park, KS
\nUndergraduate School: Drake University
\nMedical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Colorado
\nHobbies\/Interests: Yoga, snowboarding, visiting National Parks and being outdoors, playing board games and video games
\nAcademic Interests: Spinal cord injury, Pediatric rehabilitation, Adaptive sports, Academic medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jake<\/div><\/div>

Jake Vogel, D.O. (PGY1)<\/h3>\n

Birthplace\/Hometown: West Nyack, NY
\nUndergraduate School: Quinnipiac University
\nMedical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Elmira
\nHobbies\/Interests: Watching football and basketball, playing pickup basketball, reading, writing, and spending time with family and friends
\nAcademic Interests: Pain Management and Sports\/Musculoskeletal Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gage Hurlburt, D.O. (PGY4) Birthplace\/Hometown: Martinsburg, WV Undergraduate School: West Virginia University Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Hobbies\/Interests: Weight lifting and running, cooking with my fianc\u00e9e, playing pickup basketball and watching sports, and a cold beer on a Friday night Academic Interests: Pain Management, Sports\/Musculoskeletal Medicine, Regenerative Medicine Priscilla Mapelli, D.O. (PGY4) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":24574,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 19:04:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26897"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38125,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26897\/revisions\/38125"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}