SGMC Health announces new chief residents
Published 12:18 pm Saturday, January 4, 2025
- Submitted photo: 2025 Chief Residents Mariya Tom, MD, and Brandon Rockwell, MD; GME Leadership Greg Beale, MD, and Leslie Lamptey, MD; Past Chief Residents Monica Kovuri, MD, and Venkata Gandi, MD
VALDOSTA — SGMC Health’s Graduate Medical Education program announced the appointment of Brandon Rockwell, MD, and Mariya Tom, MD, as the new chief residents for the Internal Medicine Residency Program for 2025.
Over the course of their one-year term, Rockwell and Tom will serve as liaisons between residents and faculty, lead educational conferences, supervise trainees, coordinate schedules and promote resident well-being.
Rockwell earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Tom graduated from Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre in India.
Greg Beale, MD, program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, said, “I am incredibly proud of our first set of chief residents, Venkata Gandi, MD, and Monica Kovuri, MD, who set a high standard for leadership within our program … Dr. Rockwell and Dr. Tom embody the values and excellence we strive for at SGMC Health, and I am thrilled to see how they will lead and inspire their peers this year.”
For more information about SGMC Health’s Graduate Medical Education program, visit sgmc.org.
