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Olivia Roman, MD

Resident

Hometown: Western Springs, IL
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Hobbies: Singing, reading, eating spicy food (and also non-spicy food), cooking, Netflix, daydreaming about Italy
Superpower: Remaining a loyal fan of the Chicago Bears despite all they’ve put me through
Kryptonite: James Franco (he’s SO annoying)

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Jeffrey Ruggeri, MD

Resident

Hometown:Springfield, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri – Columbia
Undergrad: Missouri State University
Hobbies: Any and all things Star Wars, Soccer, Video games, Cooking
Super Power: Drinking mass quantities of very cheap coffee.
Kryptonite: The morning.

Rawan Safa, MD

Rawan Safa, MD

Assistant Medical Director, Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH); Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Administrative support: Paige Cavanaugh

Mohammad Saffaf, MD

Mohammad Saffaf, MD

Resident (he/him)

Hometown: Webster Groves, MO
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Undergrad: Saint Louis University
Hobbies: Powerlifting, video games, music, playing basketball, watching movies/TV shows/anime, St. Louis sports – Go Cards and Blues!
Superpower: Multi-tasking
Kryptonite: Misuse of the word “literally”.

Paul Sakr, MD

Paul Sakr, MD

Resident (he/him)

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Medical School: University of Balamand - Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences
Undergrad: American University of Beirut
Hobbies: Muay Thai, Guitar, anime, workouts.
Superpower: Finding solutions to problems
Kryptonite: Oreo cheesecake

Madison Saunders, MD

Madison Saunders, MD

Resident (she/her)

Hometown: Ohio
Medical School: Oakland University
Undergrad: Central Michigan University
Hobbies: Pilates, euchre, hiking watching tv, traveling
Superpower: Sleeping anywhere at any time.
Kryptonite: Navigating with Google Maps

Ted Schmitt, MD

Ted Schmitt, MD

Resident (he/him)

Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of Missouri-Columbia
Hobbies: Cooking, grilling, tennis, pickleball (basically any sport with a racket/paddle).
Superpower: Becoming best friends with any dog I meet.
Kryptonite: The sound of Styrofoam rubbing together.

Nicholas Seidel, MD

Nicholas Seidel, MD

Chief Resident, 2025-2026 (he/him)

Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri – Kansas City
Undergrad: University of Missouri – Columbia
Hobbies: Playing various instruments (piano, guitar, banjo, etc), trying new food and beer, fishing, skiing, unicycling, and DIY housing projects.
Superpower: Speed eating
Kryptonite: Selective hearing

Christine Shepler, MD

Christine Shepler, MD

Resident (she/her)

Hometown: Logansport, IN
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Undergrad: Indiana University Bloomington
Hobbies: Cooking, playing tennis, hanging out with my dog
Superpower: Cutting at least 30 minutes off my driving time when driving long distances
Kryptonite: Brownies

Manpreet Singh, MD

Manpreet Singh, MD

Resident (he/him)

Hometown: Anaheim, CA
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of California - Irvine
Hobbies: I enjoy hiking, walking my dog, working out, playing and watching sports (especially basketball), watching horrible horror movies, and trying new, good, and weird foods.
Superpower: I am able to sleep in any situation and multitask, even when sleeping at times.
Kryptonite: Carbs...any type of carbs. However, I continue to fight my weaknesses by eating them.