Combined Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Residency

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.

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

Victoria Lynott, MD
Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Hobbies: Reading novels, yoga, hiking, travel
Future plans: Hoping to one day open an integrative health & wellness practice with my sisters
A piece of advice: I’m guided by the belief that empathy and communication are just as important as medical knowledge. Connecting with my patients is at the heart of healing

Aurora DePalma, MD
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Hobbies: Various martial arts, reading science fiction and fantasy novels, decorating birthday cakes
Future plans: maybe hybrid geriatrics outpatient / general med-psych hospitalist
A piece of advice: I love and live by Maya Angelou’s statement – “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”