2025 Junior Residents

Categorical Track

Fabiola Benitez Rios, MD
(Pediatrics Medical Genetics)

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Boston University
MD: Ponce University School of Medicine

Catalina Berenblum Tobi, MD

Miami, FL
North Carolina (Political Science)
MD: North Carolina

Katherine Buchanan, MD

Birmingham, AL
Auburn University (Biomedical Sciences)
MD: University of Alabama School of Medicine

Connor Byeman, MD

Dallas,TX, Tampa, FL and Sherwood, OR
Gonzaga University (Biochemistry)
MD: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Matteo Calafatti, MD
(Integrated Research Pathway)

Rome, Italy
MD: La Sapienza School of Medicine in the
University of Rome

Netta Cudkevich, MD

Morganville, NJ
Lehigh University (Biology)
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine

Amanda Dalmau, MD

San Juan, PR➔Orange County and Los Angeles, CA
University of North Carolina (Biology)
MD: Boston University School of Medicine

Naaz Daneshvar, MD

McLean, VA
University of Virginia (Biology and French)
MD: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Daniela del Campo, MD, JD
(Child Neurology)

El Paso, TX
University of Texas, El Paso
MD: Boston University School of Medicine
JD: Boston University School of Medicine

Bella Ehrlich, MD

Newton, MA
Brown University (Public Health)
MD: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Omer Elshaigi, MD, MS

Gilbert, AZ
Columbia University (Neuroscience and Behavior)
MD: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
MS: Arizona State University (Science of Healthcare Delivery)

Lucy Emery, MD

Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia (Psychology and Spanish Literature)
MD: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Nicola Feldman, MD, MS

Avon, Connecticut
Yale University (Chemistry)
MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
MS: Yale University (Chemistry)

Rebecca (Tasha) Freed, MD, MS
Pediatrics Medical Genetics

Frederick, MD
Johns Hopkins University (Molecular and Cellular Biology)
MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine
MS: Georgetown University (Physiology)

Emma Haley, MD

Sea Cliff, NY
Tufts University (Biology, Child Studies & Human Development)
MD: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences at the University at Buffalo

Olivia Hanron, MD

Wellesley, MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst (Biology and Classics)
MD: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Kamber Hart, MD, MS
(Integrated Research Pathway)

Paradise Valley, AZ
Princeton University (Psychology)
MD: Harvard Medical School
MS: Columbia University (Narrative Medicine)

Logan Hart, MD

Fort Thomas, KY
Washington University in St. Louis (Biomedical Engineering)
MD: New York University Grossman School of Medicine

Hayden Hatch, MD, PhD
(Child Neurology)

New York, NY
Harvey Mudd College (Biology and Chemistry)
MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
PhD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Biomedical Sciences/Neuroscience)
MS: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Yeshiva University (Biomedical Sciences)

Cade Herman, MD
(Triple Board)

Sulphur, Louisiana
Tulane University (Neuroscience and French
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine

Kendall Howen, MD, MPH

Dallas, TX
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (Chemical Engineering)
MD: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
MPH: UT Health School of Public Health, Houston (Public Health)

Kaitlyn (Kate) Johnson, MD

New Richmond, WI
North Dakota State University (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
MD: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Julia Karady, MD, PhD, MPH
(Accelerated Research Pathway)

Budapest, Hungary
MD: Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine
PhD: Semmelweis University (Theoretical and Translational Medicine)
MPH: Harvard School of Public Health (Clinical Effectiveness)

Fathia Karim, MBChB
(Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Accra, Ghana
MD: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology School of Medical Sciences
Pediatrics Residency: Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Julia Katz, MD

Lawrence, NY
Yale University (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
MD: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Alexandra (Alex) Keir, MD, MS
(Accelerated Research Pathway)

Glasgow, Scotland➔ Manilla, Philippines➔Pleasanton, California
University of California, Los Angeles (Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology)
MD: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
MS: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Global Health Sciences)

Deepika Kurup, MD, MPH

Nashua, NH and Dracut, MA
Harvard College (Neuroscience)
MD: Stanford University School of Medicine
MBA: Stanford Graduate School of Business (Business)

Sarah Lipp, MD, PhD

Lake Jackson, TX
University of Texas at Austin (Cell and Molecular Biology and Chemical Engineering)
MD: Indiana University School of Medicine
PhD: Purdue University (Biomedical Engineering)

Jorge Diego Martin Rufino, MD, PhD
(Accelerated Research Pathway)

Salamanca, Spain
MD: Universidad de Salamanca Facultad de Medicina
PhD: Harvard University (Hematology and Genomics)

Soumyaa Mazumder, MD

Palatine, IL
Harvard College (Molecular and Cellular Biology)
MD: Harvard Medical School

Emily Mello, MD
Child Neurology

Fall River, MA
Brigham Young University (Physiology and Developmental Biology and Spanish Studies)
MD: Weill Cornell Medicine

Verónica Morales Colon, MD

Gurabo, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico (Biology)
MD: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Papa Kwadwo Morgan-Asiedu, MD, MPH

Accra, Ghana
Davidson College (Biology/Chemistry)
MPH: Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (Global Health)
MD: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Vineetha Nallagatla, MBBS

Hyderabad, India
MBBS: Armed Forces Medical College, India

Priyanka Narayan, MD
(Integrated Research Pathway)

Plymouth, MN
Harvard University (Molecular and Cellular Biology)
MD: Weill Cornell Medicine

Obaro (Tobi) Okopie, MD, MPH
(Triple Board)

Houston, TX
Georgetown University (Biochemistry)
MD: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
MPH: University of Texas School of Public Health

Lindsay Partin, MD

Barnstable, MA
Tufts University (Biology and Child Studies & Human Development)
MD: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Ashley Pollicelli, MD

Andover, MA
Tulane University (Cell and Molecular Biology)
MD: Baylor College of Medicine

Natalia Prats Figueroa, MD

Camuy, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico (Cellular and Molecular Biology
MD: Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine

Ilan Rozen Eisenberg, MD

Mexico City, Mexico
MD: Universidad Anahuac Mexico
MMS: The Chaim Sheba Medical Center/Tel Aviv University
Pediatric Residency: The Chaim Sheba Medical Center / Tel Aviv University
Pediatric ID Fellowship: Boston Medical Center

Richard Ryngel, MD
(Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Union, NJ
The George Washington University (Psychology)
MD: Boston University School of Medicine

Lashanda Skerritt, MD, PhD
(Child Neurology)

Ottawa, Canada
University of Ottawa (Biochemistry)
MD: McGill University Faculty of Medicine
PhD: McGill University (Family Medicine and Primary Care Research)

Christina Su, MD
(Child Neurology)

Bloomington, IL
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(Molecular and Cellular Biology)
MD: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Pengfei (Jack) Tang, MD
(Integrated Research Pathway)

Oakville, Ontario
McGill University (Anatomy and Cell Biology)
MD: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

Hannah Todd, MD, MPH
(Child Neurology)

Austin, TX and Middletown, RI
Rice University (Spanish and Policy Studies)
MD: Baylor College of Medicine
MPH: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Health Services Organization)

Nimisha Vasandani, MD

Suwanee, GA
University of Georgia (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
MD: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Jacob (Jake) Weiser, MD, MPH

Atlanta, GA
University of Georgia (Biological Engineering)
MD: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
MPH: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (Bioethics)

Maximilian (Max) Wengyn, MD

Lansdale, PA
University of Pennsylvania (Biology)
MD: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Leadership in Equity and Advocacy (LEAD) Track

Alex Aguirre Bonilla, MD
(Child Neurology)

Quito, Ecuador
San Francisco de Quito Colegio de Ciencias
de la Salud (Ecuador)

Melissa Blake, MD

Coral Springs, FL
University of South Florida
MD: University of Miami

Estelle Green, MD

Épinay-Sur-Seine, France➔Alhambra, CA
University of California, Irvine (Microbiology and Immunology)
MD: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Arielle Isaacson, MD

Lexington, MA
Dartmouth College (Anthropology Modified with Global Health)
MD: Harvard Medical School

Navin Kariyawasam, MD

Calgary, Alberta
University of Toronto (Sexual Diversity Studies & Neuroscience)
MD: University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Jessica Landau Taylor, MD

Newton, MA
Yale University (Statistics)
MD: Boston University School of Medicine

Emily Martey, MD

Gilroy, CA
Cornell University (Biology and Society)
MD: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

Maggie McGean, MD

Rockwall, Texas ➔ Cincinnati, Ohio
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chemistry, Biology, Medical Anthropology)
MD: Boston University School of Medicine

Brett Mitchell, MD, MPH

Alpharetta, GA
Ohio State University (Biology)
MD; Drexel University College of Medicine
MPH: Drexel University (Community Health and Prevention)

Maria Moncaliano, MD

Miramar, FL
Johns Hopkins University (Molecular and Cellular Biology)
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Natalie Nanez, MD

West Hartford, CT
University of Connecticut (Physiology and Neurobiology)
MD: Boston University School of Medicine

Holly Shifman, MD, MS

Huntington Woods, MI
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Neuroscience and Environmental Science)
MD: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
MS: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Institute of Human Nutrition (Human Nutrition)

Medicine-Pediatrics Track 

Saara-Anne Azizi, MD, PhD

Philadelphia, PA
Dartmouth (Classical Languages and Literature and Biochemistry)
MPhil: University of Cambridge (Chemistry)
MD: University of Chicago
PhD University of Chicago

Nicole Bencie, MD

Sarasota, FL
Brown University
MD: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Mohamed Elzarka, MD

Mason, OH
University of Cincinnati (Neuroscience, Spanish, Psychology, and Political Science)
MD: Stanford University School of Medicine
MPH: University of Cincinnati (Global Health)

Razeen Karim, MD

Gulfport, MS
Michigan (Neuroscience)
MD: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine