Our Residents

2025 FELLOWSHIP MATCH. CONGRATULATIONS!

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• Bisma Badr, MD - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital
• Taylor Bono, MD - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Case Western 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Hospital
• Daniel Cirotski, MD - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, U Texas Southwestern Medical School - Dallas
• Lindsey Crawford, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, UC Irvine Medical Center
• Amy Gaines, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
• Erin Glankler, MD - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Michala Jindra, MD - Allergy/Immunology, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
• Tatiana Lestido, DO - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Duke 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Medical Center
• Rajyalakshmi Pyda, MD - Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, U Washington 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Affiliate Hospitals
• Victoria Shum, MD - Allergy/Immunology, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Nebraska
• Allyson Tekulve, MD - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital
• William Tredwell, MD - Allergy/Immunology, Medical College of Georgia - Augusta

2024 FELLOWSHIP MATCH. CONGRATULATIONS!

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• Katherine Bischoff De Caires, DO - Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine, Vanderbilt 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Medical Center
• Connor Cocke, MD - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Mercy Hospital
• Leslie Denson, MD - Neonatal -Perinatal MedicineE, U New Mexico SOM
• Iman Ferdjallah, MD - Post Pediatric Portal Program, Medical College of Georgia-Augusta
• Sydney Green, MD - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, U Louisville SOM
• Nicholas Heitkamp, MD - Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Virginia
• Caroline Heyd, MD - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UPMC Medical Education
• Broderick Jameson, MD - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth U Hlth Sys
• Benjamin Klick, MD - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, EVMS
• Kaila Lessner, MD - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan
• Sanjana Mathur, MBBS - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Childrens Hospital
• Lauren McKinney, DO - Pediatric Cardiology, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Virginia
• Philip Mendez, DO - Allergy/Immunology, USF-Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital
• Austin Menezes, MD - Pediatric Cardiology, Oregon-Health & Science 91¶ÌÊÓƵ
• Ranjani Ponnazhagan, MD - Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine, Vanderbilt 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Medical Center
• Allison Racimo, DO - Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
• Smit Shah, MD - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospital
• Jorge Valencia Rico, MD - Pediatric Pulmonology, U Colorado SOM
• Shekinah Vaughn, MD - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, U Texas Southwestern Med Sch

2023 FELLOWSHIP MATCH. CONGRATULATIONS!

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• Tim Carr, MD - Pediatrics Clinical Ultrasound, Children's National Medical Center
• Erin Thrasher, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham
• Faysal Akbik, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Case Western/91¶ÌÊÓƵ Hospital Cleveland Medical Center
• Daley Owens, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Utah Health
• Kimran Sidhu, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Duke 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Medical Center
• Brandon Hark, DO - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Stefanie Ward, MD - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ at Buffalo SOM
• Anola Stage, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Children's National Medical Center
• Diane Arandia, MD - Pediatric Nephrology, UCLA Medical Center California
• Natalie Smith, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Southern California
• Jaxon Vallely, DO - Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Children's Hospital LA-CA
• Wesley Shane, DO - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Spectrum Health/Michigan 91¶ÌÊÓƵ 91¶ÌÊÓƵ

2022 Fellowship Match. Congratulations everyone!!

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• Liz Cappello, MD - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Medical Center
• Josh Gollub, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
• Wei-Wei Lee, MD - Pediatric Gastroenterology, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Michigan Hospitals-Ann Arbor
• Andrew Kanouse, MD - Pediatric Endocrinology, Zucker SoM-Northwell Cohen Children's
• Aupola Kundu, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Jefferson Medical College/DuPont Children's
• Tanya Lemelman, MD - Pediatric Cardiology, Medical 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of SC
• Jeremy Owens, MD - Allergy/Immunology, UNC
• Migseg Sanchez, DO - Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children's National
• Omar Yamak, MD - Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Children's Hospital of Michigan
• Matthew Peworchik, MD - Pediatric Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Medical Center

The strength of any residency program rests in the caliber of its residents. CHKD/EVMS employs exemplary, well rounded residents with a passion for making the lives of children better.

Current trainees showcase diverse backgrounds with educations in a variety of quality medical institutions. Each training year is comprised of 28 residents (plus 4 chief residents).

Our Residents:

• Chief Residents (PGY4)
• Class of 2025 (PGY3)
• Class of 2026 (PGY2)
• Class of 2027 (PGY1)
• Class of 2028 (PGY0)

Alumni

For over 50 years, our program's alumni have received superior preparation and immense support in pursuing successful career paths of their choosing. Learn more about EVMS/CHKD's Pediatric Residency graduates by visiting our alumni section.

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Annual Resident Retreat

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In addition to GME Wellness, we provide:

Annual Events & Socials

• Program-affiliated Educational Conferences: Autism, Sports Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Chronic Illness, etc.
• Academic year social kickoff (Rover Cruise, Blue Moon Taphouse)
• Graduation events (Intern, Senior)
• Fall residency program retreat (all classes)
• Match day celebration and happy-hour
• Pediatrics day at the zoo
• Other Resident/Faculty socials (movie nights, Top Golf, Local sports games)

Schwartz Rounds

• discuss the social and emotional issues in caring for patients and families
• open and honest interdisciplinary dialog

Resident Debrief

• group conversation and reflection facilitated by Dr. Ami Mehta, Director of Pain/Palliative Care and former chief resident
• acknowledging frustrations, addressing work/life balance, developing coping mechanisms, and navigating resident life

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