Residents
William J. Devan, M.D.
PGY 5
Hometown: Goffstown NH
Undergraduate: Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Interests / Hobbies: Website Development and Design, Carpentry, Flag Football, Computer Programming
Medical interests: Genetics, Biostatistics, Prostate Cancer
Favorite weekend destination: the beach or the mountains
Favorite Maine activity: eating out
What did you do before medical school: Worked as a biostatistician in a stroke genetics lab at MGH
Why Maine Medical Center: The people and the 1-on-1 instruction! Love Portland, being close to family in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
Favorite restaurant in Portland: Eventide Oyster Co.
Josh Linscott, M.D.
PGY 4
Hometown: Portland, ME
Undergraduate: Bates College
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Interests / Hobbies: Guitar, baseball, my kids, brewing
Favorite place in Maine: Eastern Promenade, Portland
Medical interests: Urology
Favorite weekend destination: Higgins Beach
Favorite Maine activity: Playing baseball in the backyard
Personal goals: To grow and develop as a physician/surgeon while always remembering why I decided to become a doctor.
Why Maine Medical Center: MMC is the perfect place to learn, teach, and provided excellent patient care as part of a team that is working to improve the health of our state.
If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be... researching new drug development
Favorite restaurant in Portland: Bingas Wingas
Mitchell Nguyen
PGY 3
Hometown: Penfield, New York
Undergraduate: SUNY University at Buffalo
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests / Hobbies: Mountain biking, snowboarding, rock climbing, cars, motorcycles, cooking, and my dogs!
Favorite place in Maine: Blackstrap Hill Preserve
Medical interests: Genitourinary Reconstruction and Prosthetics, Infertility/Microsurgery/Andrology, and Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery.
Favorite weekend destination: Sand Pond, New Hampshire
Favorite Maine activity: Enjoying the outdoors! But also lobster rolls…
Celebrity I most resemble: Jackie Chan! Nah, I’m kidding. Much more like Chris Tucker.
Why Maine Medical Center: This is a hidden gem of a program with phenomenal training and a great culture. The city of Portland has so much to offer and the people who live here are truly happy. 11/10.
If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be a... race car driver. Without a doubt. Still might be one day.
Favorite restaurant in Portland: Pai Men Miyake. Please go and get one of their pork buns. You’ll thank me.
Randie White
PGY 2
Hometown: South Dartmouth, MA
Undergraduate: Boston College
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Interests / Hobbies: running, downhill skiing, sailing, reading, cooking
Favorite place in Maine: Sunday River
Medical interests: Urology, Urologic Oncology
Favorite weekend destination: Cape Cod
Favorite Maine activity: Skiing
What did you do before medical school: Completed a Master's Degree at Boston University, then worked as Clinical Research Coordinator in Multiple Myeloma at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA.
Craziest / Best / Worst Job: The best job I ever had was working as a sailing instructor, I was paid to be on the ocean all summer long.
Why Maine Medical Center: The people and general culture of the residency program, the 1-on-1 training environment, excellent surgical training, and the great location in Portland.
Favorite restaurant in Portland: Eventide Oyster Co.
Caitlyn Coady
PGY 1
Hometown: Bridgton, Maine
Undergraduate: New York University
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Interests / Hobbies: Hiking, skiing, biking, puzzles, reading, and exploring the great outdoors with my fiancé James and our three dogs, Gordon, Zoli and Marty McFly
Favorite place in Maine: Baxter State Park
Medical interests: Urology, access to care/rural health
Favorite Maine activity: Spending time at the lake with my family!
What did you do before medical school: I graduated from film school at NYU and spent several years working as a film producer and event planner for an advertising agency in New York City. When I discovered my passion for medicine, I completed a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at Columbia University and worked in various medical offices before moving to Albany for medical school.
Personal goals: Currently trying to find the best pizza in Portland and become fluent in Spanish.
Why Maine Medical Center: For me it was a combination of the wonderful people at MMC, the excellent surgical training and the opportunity to be close to my family and learn once more from the community that raised me.
If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be a… fiction writer
Favorite quote: “There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it.” – Amanda Gorman