2021 In-Coming Residents
Jackie Devries, MD (Research Track)
Education
Med School- University of California San Diego
Hometown
San Clemente, CA
Languages
English - Native/functionally native
Hobbies/Interests
In my downtime, I enjoy walking and hiking with my husband and our dog.
I also like calligraphy, cross-stitch, embroidery, doodling, and writing prose. Some of these items have
been published in my medical school's annual art and literature magazine as well as online.
I enjoy horseback riding and rodeo. I trained horses, worked with cattle, and competed semi-professionally in team penning and ranch sorting
prior to starting medical school and was ranked 10th in the world at one time.
Paul Escher, MD
Education
Med School- University of Minnesota
Hometown
La Crosse, WI
Languages
English - Native/functionally native
Hobbies/Interests
Distance running - Former miler and current hobby jogger
Cross Country Skiing - Have enjoyed skate skiing for over a decade
Playing Trumpet - Learned in middle school, picked back up during medical school
Racquetball - Learned during medical school, enjoy playing with classmates
Nick George-Jones, MD (Reaserch Track)
Education
Med School- University of Texas
Hometown
Bryan, Texas
Hobbies/Interests
For exercise I like to run and swim. I also enjoy hiking, camping, and visiting national parks.
I enjoy playing piano and guitar.
I enjoy learning about technology and coding, including one project where I created a website that
sent out automated alerts when campgrounds that were full at Yosemite and Big Bend had new vacancies.
Heba Isaac, MD
Education
Med School- University of IOWA
Hometown(s)
Dubuque, IA (Current) and Aleppo, Syria (Hometown)
Languages
Arabic - Native/functionally native
English - Native/functionally native
Hobbies/Interests
Distance running - Former miler and current hobby jogger
Cross Country Skiing - Have enjoyed skate skiing for over a decade
Playing Trumpet - Learned in middle school, picked back up during medical school
Racquetball - Learned during medical school, enjoy playing with classmates
Zack Tanenbaum, MD
Education
Med School- Georgetown University
Hometown(s)
Leawood, KS; Iowa City, IA
Languages
English - Native/functionally native
Spanish/Spanish Creole - Basic
Hobbies/Interests
Piano: Enjoys playing and writing music
Marathon Running
Hiking/Camping
Meditation: Attended a two-week silent retreat in Thailand and practices mindfulness regularly
Sports: Soccer, tennis, rock-climbing, skiing, snowboarding, football, spikeball, martial arts, chess; Scuba Diving
Fascinated by English vocabulary and made an Anki deck with ~1000 vocabulary words
Loves public speaking, and writing