{"id":36329,"date":"2025-09-08T09:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=36329"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:53:27","slug":"2025-2026-residents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/uconn-psychiatry-residency-program-at-manchester-memorial-hospital\/2025-2026-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 &#8211; 2026 Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-36329\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-36329-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 class=\"adage-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Third Year Psychiatry Residents<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Shreyas Deshmukh, MD, Chief Resident\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Shreyas-Deshmukh-MD-Chief-Resident.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Shreyas-Deshmukh-MD-Chief-Resident-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Shreyas-Deshmukh-MD-Chief-Resident.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-36329-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Shreyas Deshmukh,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD, Chief Resident<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>B.J. Government Medical College<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Ruchika Joshi, MD\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Ruchika-Joshi-MD.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Ruchika-Joshi-MD-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Ruchika-Joshi-MD.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-36329-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Ruchika Joshi,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>Spartan Health Sciences University School of Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Lekshmi Ushakumari, MD\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Lekshmi-Ushakumari-MD.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Lekshmi-Ushakumari-MD-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Lekshmi-Ushakumari-MD.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-36329-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Lekshmi Ushakumari,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>J.J.M. Medical College Davangere<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 class=\"adage-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Second Year Psychiatry Residents<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Carine Djaiani, MD\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Carine-Djaiani-MD.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Carine-Djaiani-MD-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Carine-Djaiani-MD.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-36329-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Carine Djaiani,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>St. George\u2019s University School of Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" 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panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Noura Rakab,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Lina Shroof, MD\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Lina-Shroof-MD.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Lina-Shroof-MD-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Lina-Shroof-MD.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-36329-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Lina Shroof,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Mahnoor Waqar, MD\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Mahnoor-Waqar-MD.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Mahnoor-Waqar-MD-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Mahnoor-Waqar-MD.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-36329-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-8-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Mahnoor Waqar,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>Rawalpindi Medical College<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 class=\"adage-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">First Year Psychiatry Residents<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Bushra Alfakhri, MD\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Bushra-Alfakhri-MD.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Bushra-Alfakhri-MD-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Bushra-Alfakhri-MD.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-36329-10-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-10-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Bushra Alfakhri,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"325\" alt=\"Zonia Ali, MD\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Zonia-Ali-MD.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Zonia-Ali-MD-231x300.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Zonia-Ali-MD-115x150.jpeg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Zonia-Ali-MD.jpeg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-36329-11-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-11-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Zonia Ali,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-12-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Danya Ansari, MD\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Danya-Ansari-MD.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Danya-Ansari-MD-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Danya-Ansari-MD.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-36329-12-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-12-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"adage-profile-name-heading\">Danya Ansari,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"adage-profile-name-title\"><strong>Islamabad Medical &amp; Dental College<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-36329-13\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-36329-13-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-36329-13-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"23\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Gauen Kim, MD\" 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