Congratulations to Pine Rest’s 2022 graduating class of post-doctorate psychiatry residents and fellows!
Pine Rest President and CEO, Dr. Mark Eastburg, opened the graduation ceremony on Friday, June 3, with a welcome message to our program’s 17 graduates. Following his remarks, this year’s Residency Awards were presented by Dr. David Lyon and Dr. Darci Evans and the Excellence in Teaching Awards were presented by chief residents Dr. Tara Brockman, Dr. Katerina Katsoulis, and Dr. Daniel Tuinstra.
Award Winners:
- Resident Excellence in Teaching: Daniel Tuinstra, MD
- Resident Excellence in Scholarly Activity: Kellen Stilwell, MD
- Excellence in Teaching – Outpatient Faculty: Rebecca Marchand, PsyD
- Excellence in Teaching – Community Faculty: Radosveta Stoyanov, MD
- Excellence in Teaching – Inpatient Faculty: Pratikkumar Desai, MD
After the graduation ceremony, final remarks and well wishes were given by residency faculty member Dr. Eric Achtyes.
Nearly all of Pine Rest’s 2022 graduating class have chosen to stay and work in psychiatric positions in West Michigan. Of the graduating residents and fellows listed below, 94% will practice in West Michigan with 65% accepting positions at Pine Rest. A complete listing of graduates follows.
Residency Graduates
- Tara Brockman, MD (Adult Inpatient Psychiatrist, Kalamazoo State Hospital vis-à-vis Pine Rest)
- Lindsey Gifford, MD (Adult Inpatient Psychiatrist, Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital)
- Zachary Hommer, MD (Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist, University of Michigan Healthwest)
- Bridgette Jones, MD (Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist, Connections Wellness Group )
- Matthew Koster, DO (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Pine Rest)
- Zachary Loy, DO (Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatrist, Pine Rest)
- Megan Maier, MD (Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist, Network 180)
- Andrea McFerren, DO (Perinatal and Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatrist, Pine Rest)
- Chad Percifield, DO (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Pine Rest)
- Kellen Stilwell, MD (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Pine Rest)
- Daniel Tuinstra, MD (Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Pine Rest)
- Hannah Williams, MD (Child and Adolescent Fellowship, Pine Rest)
Addiction Fellowship Graduates
- Alisha Thibault, MD (Adult and Addiction Outpatient Psychiatrist, Alpena CMH)
- Sonia Motin, MD (Adult and Addiction Outpatient Psychiatrist, Pine Rest Kalamazoo Clinic)
Child & Adolescent Fellowship Graduates
- Kyle Ahonen, DO (Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatrist, Pine Rest)
- Russell Fridson, DO (Consult-Liaison Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Children’s Hospital of Michigan – Detroit Medical Center)
Forensic Fellowship Graduates
- Weston Anderson, DO (Adult and Forensic Psychiatrist, Pine Rest)
