Who We Are
Our third years are clearly a sad bunch
Our residents are our greatest asset. They come from diverse and interesting backgrounds, but they share their love for the care of children and a strong sense of camaraderie and commitment to each other. In our selection process we place a premium on social skills and emotional intelligence, which we foster through our mentoring program and a very close relationship between each resident and the program leadership team. Each class includes 10 categorical and 4 med/peds residents, who are led and guided by 2 chief residents, the program director and 2 associate program directors. Two annual full day retreats support the camaraderie among residents and serve to teach residents about communication skills, professionalism, group dynamics and more.
Current Residents
PL-1 (2012-2013)
- Kaitlin Balduf (Temple University)
- Sejal Bavishi ( UMDNJ/ R.W. Johnson)
- Jessica Craig (U of Southern Illinois)
- Sunjay Devarajan (U of Texas A&M)
- Blair Farr (Georgetown University)
- Nandini Ganesh (University of Arizona)
- Janell Harro (Michigan State University)
- Charlotte Jenchura (Georgetown University)
- Alice Kohlhmeier (Charite-Universitatsmedizin)
- Megan Maloney (University of Massachusetts)
- Ami Patel (Georgetown University)
- Piper Sandel (Michigan State University)
- Luca Szalontay (University of Pecs)
- Gisella Valderrama (USMP)
PL-2
- Naomi Abe (University of Rochester)
- Jessica Alsofrom (University of Vermont)
- Anica Bulic (Trinity College Dublin)
- Ha-young Choi (Medical College of Wisconsin)
- Sarah Cox (Georgetown University)
- Kelsey Fawcett (Trinity College Dublin)
- Monica Gill (Eastern Virginia Medical School)
- Ashley Kelley (Vanderbilt University)
- Naveen Muthu (University of Missouri/Columbia University)
- Lisa Odaibo (University of North Carolina)
- Elinor Pisano (New York Medical College)
- Carolina Salvador Mora (Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador)
- Rachel Sharret (Boston University)
- Shera Schreiber (University of Texas)
PL-3
- Raquel Farias-Moeller (Escuela de Medicina Ignacio Santos)
- Jen Kramer (SUNY Albany)
- Jessica Long (Georgetown University)
- Deepa Murali (University of Cape Town)
- Meaghan Nigra (Georgetown University)
- Krupa Playforth (Vanderbilt University)
- Marie Reilly (SUNY Upstate)
- Nathan Samras (UMDNJ)
- Julie Schneider (Virginia Commonwealth University)
- Anjuli Srivastava (Georgetown University)
- Edna Termilus (Morehouse University)
- Julpohng Vilai (University of Nevada)
- Karen Williams (University of Buffalo)
- Laura Zajdel (Rush Medical College)
PL-4 (Med-Peds)
- Sasha Avery (University of North Carolina)
- Nicole Bitancourt (Georgetown University)
- Erin Farrish (Georgetown University)
- Lauren Lubrano (Mount Sinai University)
Chief Residents
Drs. Ashley Turek and Elizabeth Chawla
Alumni Directions
Residents completing our program are successful in a broad range of professional careers. The balance between residents pursuing further training in premiere fellowship programs around the country and those continuing their careers in one of many outstanding practice opportunities around the metropolitan area is about even. Residents enjoy the help of individual faculty mentors to shape and foster their careers. A list of post-residency positions for our graduating class of 2012 includes:
- Emergency Medicine fellowship, Akron Children's Hospital, OH
- Private Practice, Rockville, MD
- Private Practice, Northern Virginia
- Emergency Medicine fellowship, Fairfax Hospital, VA
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship, Mayo Clinic, MN
- Pediatric Hospitalist, Frederick, MD
- Neonatology fellowship, CNMC, Washington D.C.
- Adolescent Medicine Fellowship, CNMC, Washington D.C.
- Hospitalist Med/Peds, GUH Washington, D.C.
- Private Practice Med/Peds, Tennessee
- Private Practice Med/Peds, Seattle, WA
- Private Practice Med/Peds, Washington D.C.
