2026 Senior 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

Bella Ehrlich, MD

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

Omer Elshaigi, MD, MS
(Rising Chief Resident)

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)

Jakara (Kara) Griffin, MD
(Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Atlanta, GA
Emory University (Anthropology and Human Biology)
MD: Medical College of Wisconsin

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

Cade Herman, MD
(Triple Board)

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

Kendall Howen, MD, MPH
(Rising Chief Resident)

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

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

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)

Divya Makkapati, MD
(Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Lincoln Park, NJ
Boston University (Health Science)
MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Soumyaa Mazumder, MD

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

Nils Mertens, MD
(Pediatric Medical Genetics)

Aachen (Germany)
MD: Westfällsche Wilhelms University Faculty of 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
(Rising Chief Resident)

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

Lashanda Skerritt, MD, PhD
(Rising Chief Resident)

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

Christina Su, MD

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

Nimisha Vasandani, MD

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

Brandon Walther, MD, PhD
(Pediatric Medical Genetics)

Houston, TX
University of Texas at Austin (Biochemistry)
MD: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
PhD: Texas A&M University (Biomedical Engineering)

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

Carly Ziegler, MD, PhD
(Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Atlanta, GA & Seattle, WA
University of Pennsylvania (Biology & Mathematics)
MD: Harvard Medical School
PhD: Harvard University (Biophysics)

Leadership in Equity and Advocacy (LEAD) Track

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
(Rising Chief Resident)

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
(Rising Chief Resident)

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 – Year 3

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

Medicine-Pediatrics Track – Year 4

Sierra Atwater, MD

Pittsboro, NC
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Biology)
MD: Duke University School of Medicine

Katherine (Bates) Gribbons, MD

Colleyville, TX & Kansas City, MO
Boston College (Psychology)
MD: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Karen Kwaning, MD

Moreno Valley, CA
University of California, Berkeley (Psychology & Ethnic Studies)
MD: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

Katherina Tanson, MD

Old Bridge, NJ
Drexel University (Biological Sciences)
MD: UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program