2023 Junior Residents

Categorical Track

Elizabeth Agneta, MD

Westford, MA
Boston University (Biological Anthropology)
Boston University School of Medicine

William (Michael) Babinchak, MD, PhD
(Child Neurology)

Orlando, FL
University of Miami (Chemistry)
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
PhD, Case Western Reserve (Physiology and Biophysics)

Devika Bagchi, MD, PhD

Champaign, IL
Washington University in St Louis (Biology & Neuroscience)
University of Michigan School of Medicine
PhD, Michigan (Molecular and Integrative Physiology)

Katie Ballantyne, MD

Oviedo, FL Palm Beach
Atlantic University (Medicinal and Biological Chemistry)
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Abigail (Abby) Belser, MD

Lancaster, PA
Middlebury (Neuroscience)
University of Vermont College of Medicine

Praveen Kumar Boddu MBBS, MD

Khammam, India
Gandhi Medical College (Secunderabad, India)
Pediatric Residency, Osmania Medical College/Niloufer Hospital for Women and Children (Hyderabad, India)
NICU Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Caitlin Bowen, MD, PhD
(Accelerated Research Pathway)

Rochester, NY
Cornell (Biology and Environmental Engineering & Biomedical Engineering)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
PhD, Johns Hopkins (Human Genetics)

Sarah Brnich, MD, PhD
(Integrated Research Pathway)

Ellicott City, MD
Dickinson College (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Spanish)
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
PhD, UNC (Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Kendall Carpenter, MD

Greenwich, CT
Bowdoin College (Neuroscience)
Harvard Medical School

Tomas Conrads, MD
(Accelerated Research Pathway)

Santiago, Chile
Universidad de Chile Facultad de Medicina (Santiago, Chile)

Alaric D’Souza, MD, PhD
(Accelerated Research Pathway)

Anaheim, CA
Yale University (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine
PhD, Washington Univ St Louis (Computational and Systems Biology)

Haley Davis, MD

Chicago, IL and Palm Harbor, FL
Cornell (Psychology & Biology)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Cristian Delgado, MD
(Child Neurology)

San Juan, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico (Cell Biology)
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Daniel Diaz-Gil, MD, Dr med
(Integrated Research Pathway)

Mainz, Germany
Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz and Georg-August University, Göttingen Schools of Medicine
Dr. med., University of Duisburg-Essen
Partial pediatric residency, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf

Courtney Duckworth, MD

Washington, DC and Woodbridge, VA
College of William & Mary (Kinesiology and Health Sciences)
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Corey Duke, MD, PhD
(Child Neurology)

Tecumseh, OK
University of Montevallo (Psychology)
University of Alabama School of Medicine
PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Neuroscience)

Alison Fialkowski, MD

Baltimore, MD and Atlanta, GA
University of Georgia (Nutrition Science)
Emory School of Medicine (Nursing)
Harvard Medical School

Luke Frankiw, MD, PhD
(Accelerated Research Pathway)

Calgary, AB, Canada
California Institute of Technology (Bioengineering)
UCLA-Geffen School of Medicine
PhD, California Institute of Technology

Anna Wojcicki Gamble, MD

Saint Paul, MN
University of Minnesota (Biology)
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Kara Garrett, MD
(Child Neurology)

Hendersonville, TN
Belmont University (Neuroscience)
University of Tennessee School of Medicine

Jakara (Kara) Griffin, MD
(Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Atlanta, GA
Emory University (Anthropology & Human Biology)
Medical College of Wisconsin

Tara Jamieson, MBBCh

Guelph, ON, Canada
Berklee College of Music, Boston (Music Therapy)
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)

Maggie Jones, MD

Eugene, OR
University of Oregon (Biology)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Alexandra Kimmel, MD

West Chester, PA
University of Pennsylvania (Health and Societies)
Yale University School of Medicine

Taylor Kratochvil, MD, MS

Omaha, NE
Gonzaga University (Biology)
University of Nebraska School of Medicine
MS, Nebraska (Medical Anatomy)

Shafeeque Kunhiabdullah, MBBS, MD

Kerala, India
Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Pediatric Residency and Neonatology Fellowship, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Neonatology Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic-Metrohealth Hospital, Ohio

Pinky Langat, MD, PhD

Guelph, ON, Canada
McGill University (Biochemistry)
Harvard Medical School
PhD, University of Cambridge (Infection Genomics)

Sophie Lederer, MD

Glen Rock, NJ
Colgate University (Cellular Neuroscience)
Emory University School of Medicine

Alice Lu-Culligan, MD, PhD
(Integrated Research Pathway)

Shirley, NY
Cornell University (Biological Sciences & Biology and Society)
Yale University School of Medicine
PhD, Yale

Mira Magner, MD

Shrewsbury, MA
Providence College (Biology)
Boston University School of Medicine

Sitarah Mathias, MD

Bangalore, India
St Johns Medical College (Bangalore, India)
Resident Medical Officer at St Marys Hospital (Malur, India)

Austin Moore, MD, PhD
(Integrated Research Pathway)

Austin, TX
University of Texas Austin (Biology & Pre-Medicine)
University of Texas Southwestern
PhD, Texas Southwestern

Camille Nicolas Frank, MD, PhD

Angers, France
University of Angers, School of Medicine, Angers, France
PhD, University of Angers (Biochemistry and Nephrology)
Pediatric Residency and Nephrology Fellowship: Hospital of Reims, France
Nephrology Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital

Hannah Olsen, MD

Brecksville, OH
Washington University in St Louis (Chemistry)
Harvard Medical School

Elif Ozdogan, MD

Istanbul, Turkey
St. George University School of Medicine (London, England) ➔ Koç University Faculty of Medicine (Istanbul)

Jelena Popov, MSc, MBBCh

Hamilton, ON, Canada
Master University (Molecular Biology & Genetics)
University College Cork School of Medicine (Cork, Ireland)
MSc, McMaster (Neuroscience)

Randall (Randy) Ray, MD
(Pediatric Medical Genetics)

St. Louis, MO
New York University (Anthropology and Social Entrepreneurship)
George Washington University School of Medicine

Marissa Rice, MD

Livonia, NY
Cornell University (Biology)
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Iván Sánchez Fernández, MD, MPH, MBI

Gijón, Spain
Medical School of the University of Oviedo, Spain
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health (Public Health)
MBI, Harvard Medical School (Biomedical Informatics)
Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology Residencies, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, Spain and Child Neurology, Boston Medical Center
Fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Boston Children's Hospital

Ianthe Schepel, MPhil, MS, BMBCh

Hong Kong, China and The Netherlands
Amsterdam University College (Biomedical Sciences & Literary Studies)
University of Oxford Medical School (Oxford, England)
MPhil, University of Cambridge (Modern and Contemporary English Literature)
MS, Columbia University (Narrative Medicine)
Foundation Year 1 (Oxford University Hospitals)

Elizabeth Soffer, MD

St. Louis, MO
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Hispanic Languages and Culture)
Emory University School of Medicine

Charlotte Solmssen, MD

Ardmore, PA
Harvard College (Neurobiology)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jose Tascon Arcila, MD

Cali, Colombia
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia
Pediatric Residency, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
Research Fellow, Mucosal Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Abhya Vij, MD

Great Falls, VA
College of William & Mary (Neuroscience & Computer Science)
George Washington University School of Medicine

Adrienne Viola, MD, PhD

Manalapan NJ
Leigh University (Biochemistry) MPH, Yale (Chronic Disease Epidemiology)
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
PhD, Rutgers RWJ (Social and Behavioral Health Sciences)

Laura Yeoh, MD, PhD
(Pediatric Medical Genetics)

Los Angeles, CA
Johns Hopkins University (Neuroscience)
University of Illinois School of Medicine, Urbana
PhD, Illinois Urbana

Shanna Yue, MD
(Child Neurology)

Dobbs Ferry, NY
Bowdoin College (Neuroscience & Education)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Leadership in Equity and Advocacy (LEAD) Track

Neha Anand, MD, MPH

Carmel, IN
Yale University (Economics & Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MPH, Johns Hopkins

Marc Beaudin, PhD, MD
(Child Neurology)

Whitehorse, YT, Canada
University of Calgary (Electrical Engineering)
University of Alberta School of Medicine (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
PhD, University of Calgary (Electrical Engineering)

Katherine (Katie) Bick, MD, MS

Laguna Niguel, CA
Stanford University (Human Biology)
University of Southern California School of Medicine
MS, Stanford (Community Health and Prevention)

Eli Cahan, MD, MS

New York, NY
University of Michigan (Business Administration)
New York University School of Medicine
MS, Stanford University, (Health Policy)
Pediatric Internship: University of California - San Francisco

Francisca (Fran) Chou, MD

Plano, TX
Washington University, St. Louis (Anthropology: Global Health and Environment)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Edgar Garcia Saiz, MD

Miami, FL
Harvard College (Human Developmental & Regenerative Biology)
Harvard Medical School

Jessica (Jess) Gregory, MD

Lumberton, NJ
Princeton University (Psychology)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Nguyen Lu, MD

St. Paul, MN, Long Xuyen, Vietnam and An Guang, Vietnam
University of Minnesota (Neuroscience)
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Amundam Mancho, MD, MPH

Budd Lake, NJ and Silver Spring, MD
Cornell (Biology and Society)
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
MPH, Dartmouth

Jocelyn McGill, MD, MPH

Bakersfield, CA
University of California, Los Angeles (Biology and Society)
University of Arkansas School of Medicine
MPH, Arkansas

Alexander (Alex) Pomerantz, MD, MPP

Wildwood Crest, NJ
Carnegie Mellon University (Biology & International Relations and Politics)
Harvard Medical School
MPP, Harvard University Kennedy School

Rita Wang, MD

Arcadia, CA and Taipei, Taiwan
Tufts University (Child Study & Human Development and Biopsychology)
Boston University School of Medicine

Medicine-Pediatrics Track Year 2

Rohan Khazanchi, MD, MPH

Omaha, NE
Washington University in St Louis (Biology: Neuroscience)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
MPH, University of Minnesota School of Public Health (Health Services Research, Policy, & Administration)

Raquel Selcer, MD

Arcata, CA
Scripps College (Human Biology)
University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Derek Soled, MD, MBA, MSc

Randolph, NJ
Yale University (Sociology & Molecular and Cellular Biology)
Harvard Medical School
MSc, Oxford University (Medical Anthropology)
MBA, Harvard Business School

Sanjna Surya, MD

New Delhi, India
Cornell University (Biological Sciences)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Medicine-Pediatrics Track Year 3

Anna Cassell, MD, MPhil, MBA

Salt Lake City, UT
Northwestern (Anthropology)
University of Utah School of Medicine
MPhil (Cambridge)
MBA, Utah (Business Admin)

Juliana Lawrence, MD, EM

Los Angeles, CA
California State (Biochemistry)
Yale School of Medicine
Exp. Masters, Tsinghua Univ Beijing, China (Global Affairs)

Patrick Liu, MD

Arlington, TX
Harvard College (Applied Mathematics and Economics)
Yale School of Medicine

Lillian Zerihun, MD

Greensboro, NC
Duke (Biology and Global Health)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons