Combined Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Residency

Daniel Majarwitz, MD
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Medical School: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
Fun Fact: During my art history studies in undergrad, I uncovered an antefix (architectural roof ornament) while on a research trip to Samothrace, Greece.
Hobbies: Tennis, piano, board games

Melody Santos, MD
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Fun Fact: I have a minor in Jazz Piano and love to play worship music. I also play the bass, alto sax, cajon, and cuatro (Puerto Rican guitar).
Hobbies: Riding jet-skis, experimenting in the kitchen, playing ping pong and volleyball

Kayla Look Loy, MD
Hometown: Sharpsburg, GA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Fun Fact: I broke my finger sparring and didn’t know it for two weeks
Hobbies: Competitive kickboxing/Brazilian jiu jitsu, yoga, reading

Mark McAlister, MD
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Fun Fact: I have summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Hobbies: I am an avid runner and enjoy competing at the marathon and ultramarathon level. I also love to garden and spending as much time outdoors as I can, whether by running, hiking, walking on the local greenway with my wife and dog, or enjoying live music outside.

Kylie Nowicki, MD
Hometown: Clemmons, NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Fun Fact: I’ve been a high school teacher, a barista, a photo developer, a cashier, and now I am a doctor. But my oddest job was working at a thrift bread store. The computer was so old you had to type in the directions. There was no mouse.
Hobbies: Cooking, singing, reading, sketching, running, weightlifting, home improvement, and yoga.

Samantha Studvick, DO
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
Fun Fact: I ran a marathon (class requirement) and performed second-chair cellist in an orchestra concert (scholarship requirement) in the same day in different cities.
Hobbies: Distance running (and racing 5K-marathon distances), narrative writing/poetry, reading books that explore topics related to the meaning of life

Akshita Paruchuri, MD
Hometown: Cary, NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine
Fun fact: In high school I was voted most likely to do something extremely clumsy on video and have it go viral, hasn’t happened yet but at this rate it will soon.
Hobbies: Bhangra (a type of Indian folk dance from the Punjab region), writing poetry, volunteering with dog rescue organizations, attempting to be a plant parent, and DIY hair and skin treatments.

Vunya Srinivasa
Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Fun Fact: I was once invited with my college choir to sing for the US ambassador to Cyprus…in Cyprus!
Hobbies: singing, reading, hiking, kayaking, eco-friendly crafting