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Samaritan Internal Medicine Residency Program

Meet Our Faculty, Current Residents & Graduates

Behind every great residency program is a dedicated community. Learn more about our graduates, faculty, program coordinators and our current residents who help shape the Samaritan Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Meet Our Alumni – Career & Fellowship Matches

Lacee Andrews, DO – Sleep Medicine Fellowship, OHSU, Portland, OR
Savinda Aponso, DO – Rheumatology Fellowship, Dartmouth, Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH
Brent Baldrica, DO – 4th year chief, Samaritan Internal Medicine Residency Program, Corvallis, OR
Michael Lethin, DO – Hospitalist, Samaritan Health Services, Albany, OR
Mesa Lynch, DO – Geriatrics Fellowship, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Samuel Muchmore, DO – Hospitalist, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR
Janice Peterson, DO – Hospitalist, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR
Eric Snell, DO – Hospitalist, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR & Primary Care Physician, Albany, OR

Hamid Arain, DO – Nocturnist, Sutter Health, San Francisco, CA
Courtney Chason, DO – Primary Care Physician, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR
Steven Collins,DO – Nocturnist, Banner Gateway, Gilbert, AZ
Cyrus Faridi, DO – Rheumatology Fellowship at OHSU, Portland, OR
Kayla Fenton, MD – Infectious Disease/Critical Care Fellowship, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Thamara Magloire, MD – Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship at TUFTS, Boston, MA
Trey Morgan, DO – Geriatrician, Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, OR (completed Geriatrics Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin)
Trey Morgan, DO – Geriatrician, Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, OR (completed Geriatrics Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin)
Sarah Nies, DO – Cardiology Fellow, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR
Jasmine Townsley, DO – Geriatrician, Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, OR (completed Geriatrics Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin)

Tola Adebola, MD – Cardiology Fellow, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR
Truman Chun, DO – Primary Care Physician, Kaiser Permanente – Hawaii
Hanh Duong, MD – Hospitalist, Sutter Health, CA
Jasmeet Kaur, DO – Primary Care Physician, OPTUM, San Pedro, CA
Marielle Llamas, MD – Nephrology Fellowship at UC Davis, Sacramento, CA
Kristina Nagai, DO – Fourth Year Chief, Academic Hospitalist, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR
Jay Perret, DO – Primary Care Physician, St Luke Community Healthcare, Ronan, MT
Jody Steyn, MD – Primary Care Physician, Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR

Meet Our Teaching Faculty & Leadership

Mythili Ransdell, MD – Program Director

Medical Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Residency: University of Massachusetts Residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Medical Interests: Medical education, chronic pain, addiction, neuroscience of learning

Hobbies: Anything outdoors, planning trips, jigsaw puzzles and learning languages

Interesting Fact: I’m convinced I once resuscitated a chicken from a near certain death!

Brian Marshall, DO – Associate Program Director

Medical Education: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine-Midwestern University

Residency: Samaritan Health Services

Medical Interests: Rural and community-based hospital medicine, medical education

Hobbies: Running, hiking, snowboarding, checking out new breweries
Interesting Fact: First baby born in St Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, WA — and I have the article to prove it!

Tom Smith, DO – Associate Program Director

Medical Education: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Samaritan Health Services

Fellowship: Infectious Disease Fellowship at University of California San Diego

Medical Interests: Technology innovations in education, medical heuristics and bias, limb salvage, tuberculosis, global public health

Hobbies: Landscape Photography, Hiking, Cooking, Literature, all of the parenting podcasts

Interesting Fact: Sang lead (poorly) in a garage band — thankfully no online record exists

Skotti Church, MD – Director of Graduate Medical Education / Academic Hospitalist

Medical Education: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine

Medical Interests: Geriatric Medicine (primary care, inpatient and consultative)

Hobbies: Estate sale shopping, avoiding bringing stray animals home

Interesting Fact: I become hangry if I don’t eat two meals by noon (rounds end at 11:49)!

Kris Nagai, DO – Chair of Resident Engagement

Medical Education: Western University of Health Sciences COMP-NW

Medical Interests: Hospital medicine and medical education

Hobbies: Guitar, singing, painting, and Tamagotchi collecting

Interesting fact: I wanted to be an entomologist as a kid.

Heidi Dunigan – Program Coordinator

College/University: Linn Benton Community College and Grand Canyon University

Interests: Planning family activities, random day trip adventures, playing with our three dogs.

Hobbies: Kayaking, reading, amateur metal detecting and gold panning

Interesting Fact: I do not like chocolate!

Madison Gardner – Program Coordinator

Madison Gardiner, Program Coordinator Internal Medicine Residency

College/University: Chemeketa Community College.

Interests: Hanging out with my family, and my St. Bernard.

Hobbies: Reading, camping and spending time with friends.

Get to Know the People Who Bring Our Program to Life

Our resident physicians bring energy, curiosity and a shared commitment to excellent patient care. Together, they help shape a learning community rooted in collaboration, compassion and growth.

Our Current Residents

Chief Resident

Brent Baldrica, DO

Medical Education: Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM)

Postgraduate Year 3

Postgraduate Year 2

Postgraduate Year 1

Connect With Us!

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[email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

Graduate Medical Education, 3600 NW Samaritan Dr., Corvallis 97330

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