2026 New Interns

Categorical Track

Ashalia Aggarwal, MD
(Triple Board)

Morgantown, WV and and Washington DC
Marshall University (Biology, Chemistry, and English)
MD: Marshall University

Adam Berger, MD, PhD

Olney, MD
University of Maryland (Bioengineering)
MD: Harvard Medical School
PhD: MIT (Medical Engineering and Medical Physics)

Mariesa Cay, MD

Central, NJ
Princeton (Psychology)
MD: Northwestern University

Ian Cohn, MD, PhD

Philadelphia, PA
Columbia (Biophysics)
MD: University of Pennsylvania
PhD: University of Pennsylvania (Cell and Molecular Biology)

Benjamin (Ben) Creekmore, MD, PhD

Wilmington, DE
University of North Carolina (Biology, Biophysics, and Chemistry)
MD: University of Pennsylvania
PhD: University of Pennsylvania (Biochemistry)

Melissa Cruz, MD
(Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Tampico, Mexico➔Edinburg, TX
Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Biomedical Sciences)
MD: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine

Jaimie DeScioli, MD

Albuquerque, NM
US Coast Guard Academy (Environmental Studies)
MD: New York University

Alexandra (Sasha) Dubinsky, MD

Newton, MA
Northeastern University (Neuroscience)
MD: University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth (Libby) Forsen, MD

St. Louis, MO
University of North Carolina (Biology and Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures)
MD: Washington University St. Louis

John (Thomas) Gebert, MD, PhD
(Child Neurology)

Everett, WA
University of Washington (Neuroscience)
MD: Baylor College of Medicine
PhD: Baylor College of Medicine (Development, Disease Models & Therapeutics)

Katherine (Kate) Gregory, MD

Glenview, IL
University of South Carolina-Columbia
MD: University of South Carolina-Columbia

Sarah Hanif, MD, PhD

Palo Alto, CA -> Northampton, MA
Cornell (Biological and Biomedical Engineering)
MD: Weill Cornell Medicine
PhD: Weill Cornell Medicine (Cell and Developmental Biology)

Nina Hazra, MD

Potomac, MD
Cornell University (Chemistry)
MD: University of Maryland

Brooke Horowitch, MD

Bethesda, MD
Williams College (Chemistry)
MD: Brown University

Tianzhichao (Tim) Hou, MD, PhD

Zibo, China
Zhejiang University (MBBS)
MD: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
PhD: Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Genetics)

Julia Kavanagh, DO, MS

Pelham, NY
Bates College (Biology)
DO: Midwestern University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
MS: Midwestern University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (Precision Medicine)

Aboli Kesbhat, MD
(Child Neurology)

Cincinnati, OH
University of Pittsburgh (Chemistry, Women's Studies, Neuroscience, and Psychology)
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine

Kathryn (Katie) Kixmoeller, MD, PhD

White Bear Lake, MN
Harvard University (Chemistry and Physics)
MD: University of Pennsylvania
PhD: University of Pennsylvania (Biochemistry)

Lili Kotmayer, MD, PhD

Budapest, Hungary
MD: Semmelweis University
PhD: Semmelweis University (Molecular Biology, Pathology)

Devan Kowdley, MD
(Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Chantilly, VA
Ohio State University (Biology)
MD: University of Pittsburgh

Andreas Kyrvasilis, MD

Athens, Greece ➔ Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin (German and Molecular Biology)
MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Melinda Li, MD

Beijing, China
Brown University (Human Biology)
MD: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Justin Magrath, MD, PhD

Mandeville, LA
University of Alabama (Chemical Engineering)
MD: Tulane University School of Medicine
PhD: Tulane University (Biomedical Sciences)

Kynnedie Maloz, MD

Lafayette, LA
University of Pennsylvania (Nursing)
MD: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Akshay Mehta, MD

Winter Park, FL
Duke University (Chemistry, Computer Science, and Economics)
MD: Washington University in St. Louis

Rachel Mersfelder, MD

Sturbridge, MA
Vanderbilt, University (Neuroscience and Medicine, Health & Society)
MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Riley Moberly, MD

Hillsboro, OH
Kent State University (Biology and Psychology)
MD: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Nathaniel (Nate) Mullin, MD, PhD
(Pediatrics Medical Genetics)

Brookline, MA
Case Western University (Biology and Philosophy)
MD: University of Iowa
PhD: University of Iowa (Genetics)

Elena (Ellie) Nikolova, MD

Nessebar, Bulgaria
MD: Ludwig Maximilians University

Elizabeth (Liz) Okafor, MD, PhD

Kansas City, MO
University of Missouri (Biology and French)
MD: University of Minnesota
PhD: University of Minnesota (Immunology)

Sarah Pennebaker, MD

Augusta, GA
Georgia Tech (Neuroscience)
MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Sebastiana Redford, MD, MS
(Triple Board)

Amesbury, MA
Merrimack College (Biology)
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine
MS: Tufts University (Biomedical Science)

Ru’a Rimawi, MD

West Bank, Palestine
MD: Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine

Max Rosen, MD

Montclair, NJ
McGill University (Biology, Computer Science)
MD: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Stefano Rozental, MD
(Child Neurology)

Brazil -> Westchester, NY
Vassar College (Neuroscience)
MD: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Anish Sarma, MD, PhD

Plainsboro, NJ
Brown University (Electrical Engineering)
MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Engineering)
PhD: California Institute of Technology (Computation and Neural Systems)

Abbigail Shrontz, MD

Coeur D'alene, ID
University of Georgia (Exercise and Sport Science)
MD: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University

Julianna Solomon, MD
(Child Neurology)

Potomac, MD
University of Maryland (Biology)
MD: University of Maryland

O’Jay Stewart, MD, PhD
(Preliminary Year-Harvard Combined Dermatology)

Kingston, Jamaica ->Long Island, NY
City University of New York - John Jay College (Molecular Biology)
MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
PhD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Biomedical Science)

Samantha (Sammy) Tse, MD, PhD

Belmont, MA
Boston College (Biology)
MD: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine
PhD: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine (Biomedical Sciences)

Pooja Vikraman, MD
(Child Neurology)

Atlanta, GA
Mercer University (Biochemistry and Biomedical Engineering)
MD: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Laurence Wechsler, MD
(Child Neurology)

Montreal, Canada
Johns Hopkins University (Neuroscience)
MD: Emory University School of Medicine

Alleigh Wettstein, MD

Palmebo, GA
University of Georgia (Psychology and Public Health)
MD: Medical College of Georgia

Miriam (Miri) Zawadzki, MD, PhD
(Pediatrics Medical Genetics)

Mercer Island, WA
Washington University in St. Louis (Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology)
MD: Harvard Medical School
PhD: Harvard Medical School (Developmental and Regenerative Biology)

Margaret (Maggie) Ziegler, MD

Lawrence, KS
University of Kansas (Biology and Business)
MD: University of Kansas School of Medicine

Anna Zimovjanova, MD

Prague, Czechia
New Mexico Military Institute (Political Science)
MD: Masaryk University

Leadership in Equity and Advocacy (LEAD) Track

Dhatri Abeyaratne, MD

Brooklyn, NY
Brown University (Economics)
MD: Yale University

Ceylon Auguste-Nelson, MD

New York, NY
Harvard University (History and Literature)
MD: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Sanjna Bhatia, MD

Plano, Texas
University of Texas - Austin (Social Science and Foreign Language)
MD: University of Texas - Southwestern

Connie Cai, MD,

Madison, WI
Harvard University (Biochemistry)
MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Maya Elhage, MD

Duncan, SC
Clemson University (Microbiology)
MD: Medical University of South Carolina

Anna Fasman, MD

Newton, MA
Cornell University (Psychology)
MD: University of Michigan

Grace Fuller, MD

Mesa, AZ
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Biology, Chemistry, Medical Anthropology, and Spanish)
MD: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Valeria Hernandez Munoz, MD, MPH

Mexico City, Mexico
Johns Hopkins University (Biophysics)
MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MPH: Columbia University

Danielle Kellier, MD, PhD

Miami, FL
New York University (Biology)
MD: University of Pennsylvania
PhD: University of Pennsylvania (Epidemiology)

Claire O’Laughlin, MD, MT
(Child Neurology)

Kansas City, MO
Boston College (English and Foreign Language)
MD: State University of New York Downstate
MT: Relay Graduate School of Education

Lauren Ondrejka, MD

Chandler, AZ
University of Arizona (Physiology)
MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix

Samantha (Sam) White, MD

Billerica, MA
Harvard University (Women's Studies and Neuroscience)
MD: Duke University School of Medicine

Medicine-Pediatrics Track 

Shravya Gurrapu, MD

Austin, TX
Stanford University (Human Biology)
Columbia University

Nicole (Nikki) Kasal, MD

St. Louis, MO
University of Chicago (Foreign Language and Biology)
MD: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

David Kulp, MD

Potomac, MD
Emory University (Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture)
MD: Emory University School of Medicine
MSc: University of St Andrews (Digital Health)

Sarah McLaughlin, MD, MS

Brookline, MA
Williams College (English and Chemistry)
MD: Emory University School of Medicine
MS: Columbia University (Narrative Medicine)