2025 Interns

Categorical Track

Stephanie Akosa, MD

Newington, Connecticut
University of Connecticut (Physiology, Neurobiology, Psychology)
MD: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Rachel Allen, MD

Cary, North Carolina
Boston University (Biomedical Engineering)
MD: Boston University School of Medicine

Harris Billings, MD

Greensboro, North Carolina
Washington and Lee University (Biochemistry, Theater)
MD: Harvard Medical School

Leah Bolsius, MD

Linden, Germany
MD: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Medizinische Fakultät

Olivia Brumfield, MD
(Child Neurology)

Rochester, New York
University of Rochester (Neuroscience, American Sign Language)
MD: Harvard Medical School

Morgan Cheatham, MD
(Pediatrics Medical Genetics)

Alexandria, Virginia
Brown University (Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Neuroscience)
MD: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Rebekah Chun, MD
(Pediatric Anesthesiology)

South Korea -> Forest, Virginia
Harvard College (Biomedical Engineering, Philosophy)
MD: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Connolly, MD, PhD
(Child Neurology)

Newton, Massachusetts
Rice University (Cognitive Sciences)
MD: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
PhD: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Neuroscience)

Caroline Coughlin, MD, PhD

Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Simmons University (Neuroscience)
MD: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
PhD: University of Miami (Cancer Biology)

Katherine (Kate) Daniel, MD, MS

Richmond, Virginia
University of Virginia (Biology, Statistics)
MD: Duke University School of Medicine
MS: University of Virginia (Statistics)

Carla Dominguez Gonzalez, MD

Aguascalientes, Mexico
Wofford College (Biology, Neuroscience)
MD: Duke University School of Medicine

Amy Doody, MD

Virginia Beach, Virginia
Christopher Newport University (Biology, Neuroscience)
MD: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Michaella Duke, MD, MS

Moorestown, New Jersey
Gettysburg College (Health Sciences)
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine
MS: Rutgers University School of Graduate Sciences (Biomedical Science)

Lina Elmansy, MD

Egypt -> Stamford, Connecticut
Yale University (Biology)
MD: Yale School of Medicine

Diego Espinoza, MD, PhD
(Child Neurology)

South Florida
Johns Hopkins University (Mathematics)
MD: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
PhD: University of Pennsylvania (Immunology)

Caterina (Cat) Florissi, MD

Briarcliff, New York
Dartmouth College (Neuroscience)
MD: Harvard Medical School

Kevin Gao, MD, PhD

Radnor, Pennsylvania -> Westborough, Massachusetts
Tufts University (Biochemistry, Mathematics)
MD: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine
PhD: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine (Immunology)

Jessica Goldberg, MD

St. Louis, Missouri
Vanderbilt University (Education)
MD: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Kaye-Alese Green, MD, JD, MA
(Triple Board)

Jacksonville, Florida
University of Central Florida (Psychology)
MD: Boston University School of Medicine
JD: Boston University
MA: University of Central Florida (Interdisciplinary Studies)

Malika Hale, MD, PhD

Santa Fe, New Mexico
Brown University (Biology)
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine
PhD: University of Washington School of Medicine (Immunology)

Danielle Heims-Waldron, MD

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wellesley College (Biological Sciences)
MD: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Jessica Herrmann, MD, MS

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Harvard College (Biomedical Engineering)
MD: Stanford University School of Medicine
MS: Stanford University (Bioengineering)

Sahana Jayaraman, MD, PhD

Plainsboro, New Jersey
Princeton University (Chemical Engineering)
MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
PhD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Biomedical Engineering)

Augustine (Gus) Kang, MD, PhD

Trenton, New Jersey -> Singapore
MD: Stanford University School of Medicine
PhD: Brown University (Public Health)

Michael Martinez, MD, PhD

Riverside, Connecticut
University of Bridgeport (Biology)
MD: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
PhD: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University (Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology)

Kelly Martins, MD, PhD
(Pediatrics Medical Genetics)

McLean, Virginia
College of William and Mary (Biology)
MD: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
PhD: University of Pennsylvania (Cell & Molecular Biology, Gene Therapy & Vaccines)

Haley McCalpin, MD

Wilton, Connecticut
Wake Forest University (Computer Science, Psychology)
MD: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Brooke Milosh, MD
(Child Neurology)

North Attleboro, Massachusetts
Yale University (Cognitive Science)
MD: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University

Fathima Mohamed, MD, PhD

Somalia -> Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hamline University (English, Biology)
MD: University of Minnesota Medical School
PhD: University of Minnesota (Immunology)

Tena Nguyen, MD

Snellville, Georgia
Georgia Institute of Technology (Biology)
MD: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Rhea Palsule, MD

Irvine, California
University of California-Los Angeles (Anatomy, Physiology)
MD: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Alan Poe, MD

Naperville, Illinois
Johns Hopkins University (Biomedical Engineering)
MD: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Elham (Ellie) Rayzan, MD

Tehran, Iran
MD: Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine

Alice Recho, MD

Beirut, Lebanon
American University of Beirut (Biology)
MD: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine

Hannah Riedy, MD

San Diego, California
University of California-Berkeley (Molecular Biology)
MD: Duke University School of Medicine

Alyssa Rust, MD
(Child Neurology)

Roslyn, New York
Brown University (Neuroscience)
MD: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Natalia Sahler, MD

Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Georgetown University (Human Science)
MD: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Anima Shrestha, MD
(Child Neurology)

Atlanta, Georgia
Stanford University (Human Biology)
MD: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Catherine (Katie) Smilow, MD

New York, New York
Harvard College (Human Evolutionary Biology)
MD: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Marissa Steinberg, MD, MPH
(Triple Board)

Ellicott City, Maryland
Tulane University (Neuroscience, Psychology)
MD: Tulane University School of Medicine
MPH: Tulane University

Emma Stevens, MD

Napa, California
Bowdoin College (Earth and Oceanographic Science)
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine

Sarah Stevens, MD

Sherborn, Massachusetts
Harvard College (Integrative Biology)
MD: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Hannan Sylla, MD

Coppell, Texas
Emory University (Chemistry, Economics)
MD: Harvard Medical School

Samantha Tulenko, MD, MPH, PhD

Wake Forest, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Public Health)
MD: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
MPH: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PhD: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Public Health)

Adam Ushpol, MD

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -> Vienna, Austria - > Durham, North Carolina
Duke University/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Psychology)
MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Tomer Yaron-Barir, MD, PhD, MSc

Tel Aviv, Israel
Bar-Ilan University (Mathematics, Physics)
MD: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
PhD: Weill Cornell Medicine (Computational Biology)
MSc: Bar-Ilan University (Electrical Engineering)

Leadership in Equity and Advocacy (LEAD) Track

Erin Albertini, MD, MPH

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
University of Notre Dame (Latino Studies, Sociology)
MD: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
MPH: University of Miami

Sofia Ali, MD

Toronto, Canada -> Atlanta, Georgia
Stanford University (Human Biology)
MD: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Jillian Bowman, MD

Chicago, Illinois
University of Chicago (Psychology)
MD: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Alessandra Carvalho, MD, MSc, PhD
(Child Neurology)

Niteroi/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MD: Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) Faculdade de Medicina
MSc: Universidade Federal da Bahia (Medicine)
PhD: Universidade Federal da Bahia (Medicine)

Charles (Charlie) Gagnon-Vargas, MD, MPH

Panama City, Florida
University of Central Florida (Biomedical Science)
MD: University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
MPH: University of Alabama

Susan Gonzalez, MD

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Swarthmore College (Neuroscience)
MD: Harvard Medical School

Megan Harty, MD

Columbus, Ohio
Wake Forest University (Chemistry, Foreign Language, Sociology)
MD: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Brianna (Bri) Irons, MD, MPH

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Brown University (Human Biology, Public Health)
MD: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
MPH: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Benjamin (Ben) Maines, MD, MS

Abbot, Maine
Colby-Sawyer College (Biology)
MD: Stanford University School of Medicine
MS: Stanford University (Environmental Studies, Public Health)

Guadalupe Ramirez, MD

Buenos Aires, Argentina -> Miami, Florida
University of Florida (Microbiology)
MD: Boston University School of Medicine

Amanda Sifferlen, MD

Sudbury, Massachusetts
College of the Holy Cross (Biology, Environmental Studies)
MD: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Varsha Varghese, MD

Saudi Arabia -> Missouri City, Texas
Rice University (Social Policy Analysis)
MD: Baylor College of Medicine

Medicine-Pediatrics Track 

Lily Acheampomaa-Piasare, MD

Bechem, Ghana -> Florida
University of Miami (Biology)
MD: Emory School of Medicine

Djamnia Esperance, MD, MS

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti -> Peoria, Illinois
Taylor University (Biology)
MD: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
MS: Southern Illinois University (Biology)

Kristopher Keppel, MD

Sarver, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh (Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry)
MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Danielle Newton, MD

Centennial, Colorado
Princeton University (Chemistry)
MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA