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Current PGY3 Emergency Medicine Residents

Class of 2025 - Program Year 3

Jonathan BodeJonathan Bode, M.D.

Hometown:  Montgomery, AL
Undergraduate:  Auburn University
Medical School:  University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Hobbies & Interests: Basketball, home brewing, exercising
Random Fun Facts:  My friends and I accidentally went sky diving into a thunderstorm and survived


Taylor DiederichTaylor Diederich, M.D.

Hometown:  Houston, TX
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School:   University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:  - outdoors! especially hiking - cooking and baking  - traveling  - exercise (all sorts - running, circuit/HIIT, weightlifting)  - quality time with family and friends
Random Fun Facts: For years before I decided to go to medical school, I had my heart set on becoming a chef. I even had my very own (tiny and short-lived) cake baking business!


Kevin GuanKevin Guan, M.D.

Hometown:  Dallas, TX
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School:   Baylor College of Medicine
Hobbies & Interests: Exploring parks with Knoelle + Maddie and hiking with Ollie, working out or playing basketball, watching sports
Random Fun Facts:  I was born in China but moved to Lenexa, KS when I was 5 (glad to be back in the area!) - Huge NBA nerd - I worked in finance prior to medical school (medicine is better) - I love weird foods and will try (almost) anything at least once


Alexander HillAlexander Hill, M.D.

Hometown:  St. Louis, MO
Undergraduate:  Pittsburg State University
Medical School:   University of Kansas School of Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:  Music making, weightlifting
Random Fun Facts:  I traveled to Alaska during undergrad


Tyler JohnsonTyler Johnson, M.D.

Hometown:  Topeka, KS
Undergraduate: University of Kansas
Medical School:   University of Kansas School of Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:  Pickup Basketball, video games, going to concerts of all kinds, hanging with my Fiancé and going to the movies!
Random Fun Facts:  I was on the drumline in high school and know how to play the drum set. I am an only child. I played football, basketball and track in high school and tore both of my ACLs in football (not fun). Getting married April 30th to my fiancé who is going to be an OBGYN resident this July at KU Med!


Dylan McKeeDylan McKee, M.D.

Hometown:  Lenexa, KS
Undergraduate: Rockhurst University
Medical School:   University of Kansas School of Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:  Playing sports, watching the Chiefs, fantasy football, camping, rock climbing, and watching movies
Random Fun Facts:  I can clap with one hand, I've been to Disney World more times than I can count, and I play the piano.


Juliana NavarroJuliana J Navarro, M.D., MPH

Hometown:  Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Graduate: University of Southern California
Medical School:   Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
Hobbies & Interests: Dancing, especially bachata and salsa - outdoorsy activities - working out,  cycling, boot camps, yoga, HIIT - watching movies, favs are thrillers/suspense. 
Random Fun Facts: I'm a first-generation Mexican American raised on the sounds of Mexican Folklore music and spent 10 years as a folklore dancer. My wildest experience was when our raft capsized while white-water rafting, I made it to the river bank and ran back to camp in a pitch-black forest. I'm part of the rare few that do not like cheese - and I'm not lactose intolerant. One of my favorite quotes is, "Chance favors the prepared mind" by Louis Pasteur.


Riddhi PaudelRiddhi Paudel, M.D.

Hometown:  Des Plaines, Illinois
Undergraduate:  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Medical School:   Ross University School of Medicine
Hobbies & Interests: I love hiking, reading, and working out! Traveling is the best!
Random Fun Facts: I love cooking new things. So far, I've read 22 books this year (mostly novels). I will do (almost) anything that involves being outdoors.  My best friend from undergrad lives in KC and I can't wait to be neighbors with her.  I have two very irritating/loving brothers who call me too often.


Randee RoeRandee Roe, M.D.

Hometown:  Topeka, KS
Undergraduate:  Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Medical School:   University of Kansas School of Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:  I enjoy spending my free time with my family and friends, my pet golden retriever (Daisy), and playing electric guitar. If I'm not at work and the weather is nice, you'll find me outdoors!
Random Fun Facts: My band performed at the 2015 Rockfest at Liberty Memorial Park in Kansas City. It was the year that Tech N9ne was in the line-up, and he took the main stage while I was on the second stage. It was one of the few times that I've had roadies help set up my gear, and it almost makes you feel like an actual rockstar!


Mary VelagapudiMary Velagapudi, D.O.

Hometown:  Columbus, OH
Undergraduate:  Case Western Reserve University
Medical School:   West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:  - taking our cat on adventures in her backpack - eating all the food and visiting wineries/breweries - cooking   - reading
Random Fun Facts: - my prior career was as an ER nurse - have visited 26/63 national parks - had 2 weddings: one where the Columbus Zoo came to the reception and one in India

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Emergency Medicine Residency
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Kansas City, KS 66160