2005-2006 DOM Interns

In January Your Medicine Online featured an in-depth look at Resident Recruitment in the Department of Medicine. No less than 337 applicants endured the grueling interview process in January and waited with bated breath for the Match Day Decision. From this highly competitive pool, the Department of Medicine welcomes its 73 new interns for 2005-2006.

“The tradition of Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s excellence continues this year as we welcome a truly outstanding and diverse intern class,” says Joel Katz, MD, Director of the Medical Residency Program. “As they are the first-contact physicians for most of our inpatients, and many will stay on for fellowship and faculty positions, interns represent the life-blood of our Department.” This diverse group of physicians hails from 35 medical schools and is comprised of approximately 50% women and 10% under-represented minority. Of this accomplished group, over 25% have already obtained a Ph.D., M.P.H. or its equivalent and 12 are married. Bruce Levy, Co-Director of the Medical Residency Program looks forward to an exciting year working with this exceptional group of physicians and says that they are “remarkably nice people who will further enrich the Department with their esprit de corps.” Click here to view statistics of this year’s medical reidency recruitment.

Your Medicine Online proudly present photographs and brief bios of each new member of the housestaff. We hope you enjoy reading about these talented individuals and save this web page for future reference.

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Name	Program	Biography
Francis Alenghat	CAT	Born in Conneticut and raised in Illinois, Francis Alenghat studied Engineering Sciences at Harvard College. At Harvard Medical SchoolFrancis received his MD, PhD in Biophysics. His research with Dr. Donald Ingber focused on the impact of mechanical stress on cell function, and was recognized by the James Tolbert Shipley Prize for excellence in research from HMS. Besides being a scientist and clinician, Francis is a passionate musician, dancer and choreographer. He is a vocalist, electric guitarist and song writer for his rock band, The Future Tense. His fiancee, Rupali Gandhi, is a pediatrics resident at Children's Hospital.
Burak Alsan	MED-PED	A graduate from Harvard College with a Bachelors degree in Biology, Burak Alsan performed basic research at Harvard Medical School for two years on cardiac development before entering Loyola University College of Medicine, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Burak is a passionate for the underserved communities, and is a lobbyist for Physicians for Human Rights.
Marcella Alsan	CAT	Marcella Alsan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with degrees in in Biology and Psychology. She also graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Univeristy School of Medicine where she is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Marci obtained an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health in International Health, where she authored a report for the National Bureau of Economic Research on macroeconomics and health. She has actively volunteered in various organizations such as the BWH PACT Program, the U.S. Schweitser Fellows Program, and was the Global Health Chairperson for the American Medical Student Association. Despite all these commitments, Marci loves to read The Economist.
Elad Anter	CAT	Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Elad Anter attended the Hadassah Medical School where he completed his pre-clinical years magna cum laude, and later received the Hadassah Clinical Scholarship, which is awarded to their top students. After medical school, he completed a surgical internship in Tel-Aviv Medical Ceenter. Before joining the 2005-2006 BWH medical intern class, Elad served as a Research Associate with Dr. John Keaney Jr. at the Whittaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine. His research was focused on endothelial nitric oxide biology. Elad and his wife Ranana are fluent in Hebrew and enjoy outdoor sports and music.
MaryCatherine Arbour	PC(DGM)	MaryCatherine Arbour attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania where she received a Bachelors degree in Biological Anthropology. Before starting medical school she served as Fulbright Scholar in Chile, and volunteered with numerous community organizations such as Hospital de la Familia in Nuevo Progresso, Guatemala, Catholic Worker Free Clinic in Philidelphia and Save the Children in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. MaryCatherine is an elite ultimate frisbee and soccer player.
Jennifer Austin	CAT	Jennifer Austin comes to Boston after graduating from Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto California. She has previously served as a Research Assistant at Chiron Corporation studying the performance of viral neutralization assays to assess a potential vaccine to prevent HIV infection in humans. Last year, she assisted in the research on fungal infections in transplant recipients with Dr. Jose Montoya at Stanford. Jennifer is fluent in German and French and enjoys hiking and backpacking.
Cristina (Baseggio) Alexander	PC(DGM)	A product of Concord-Carlisle High School, Christina (Basegio) Alexander graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Math and Computer Sciences. Afterwards, she spent two years as an Analyst for Dean and Company and then six months working at a boarding school for disadvantaged teens. At Yale University School of Medicine, Christina extended her broad view of health and disease working at a health policy think tank. One of Christina's passions outside of medicine is figure skating.
Rebecca Berman	PC(DGM)	Rebecca Berman is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College with a Bachelors degree in African American Studies. After college, she spent one year teaching science to elemetary school students in Milan, Italy. She has also served as a congressional page for Tom Foley. A recent graduate of Harvard Medical School, Rebecca engaged in research exploring risk reduction and public health amongst teenagers in Bronx, New York.
Anne Berkau	CAT	After graduating magna cum laude in Biology from Amherst College, Anne (Annie) Bertkau spent two years working as a Business Analyst for McKinsey and Company where she focused on identifying growth and operations improvement opportunities in the healthcare and education sectors. She attended New York Universty School of Medicine where she became a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Most recently, her research with Dr. Silvia Formenti from the NYU Cancer Center examined para-aminobenzoic acid as a radiosensitizing agent for breast cancer and melonoma cell lines. In addition, she acted as guest editor for the April 2005 edition of Virtual Mentor, the on-line ethics and professionalism journal of the American Medical Association. Anne has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East and is an avid skier and runner.
Trever Bivona	CAT	Born in Meriden, CT, Trever Bivona received a Bachelors degree in Molecular Biology at Vanderbilt University. He attended New York Unversity School of Medicine where he received a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology, working with Dr. Mark Philips on the regulation of the oncoprotein Ras. One of Trever's goals is to find some vestige of New York City in Boston and he is very proud of his large collection of baseball memorabilia.
Anna Bortnick	CAT	A graduate of Chestnut Hill College with a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Anna Bortnick attended Drexel University College of Medicine, where she was an Alpha Omega Alpha inductee, and received a doctorate in Cardiovascular Biology. In addition, Anna worked as a lecturer, interviewer and student representative at Drexel University. Her Ph.D. research with Dr. George Rothblat at the Children's Hospital of Philidelphia focused on the role of the A TP-Binding cassette transporter A1 in cholesterol efflux. She is one of the BWH Medicine Intern columnists for Your Medicine Online and enjoys mountain biking and opera.
Patrick Brennan	CAT	Patrick Brennan comes to the Brigham from Pennsylvania where he attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. There he became a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and completed a doctoral program in Cell and Molecular Biology. His graduate research with Dr. Mark Greene focused on mechanisms of peripheral CD4+ T cell tolerance. Patrick loves jazz and is an avid guitar player. He was the captin of his roller hockey team.
Michael Calderwood	CAT	This Eagle Scout and Alpha Omega Alpha member recently graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Before medical school, Michael received a Postbaccalareate Intramural Research Training Award at the National Institutes of Health, working with Dr. Thomas Wellems on antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum. He also assisted BWH-graduate Dr. David Meltzer in the University of Chicago Department of General Medicine on a multi-center research project examining the impact of hospitalists on the quality of care for patients with community-acquired pneumonia. His wife, Audrey, will be joining the program as a SAR.
Kathryn Callahan	BWH(HVMA)	Originally from Atlanta, GA, Kathryn (Kate) Callahan graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha. Previously, she received a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Princeton University where she also worked as the Business Manager for a theatre organization called Theatre InTime. During medical school, Kate worked with geriatrician Dr. Helen Fernandez to investigate the efficacy of an educational intervention designed to improve housestaff geriatrics education. Kate loves acting and enjoys writing prose and poetry.
David Chan	BWH(DGM)	Born in Fresno, CA, David Chan attended the UCLA School of Medicine. During medical school, David spent two years in the United Kingdom, obtaining an MSc in Economics for Development at Oxford, as well as an MSc in International Health Policy at the London School of Economics. Last October, David worked for the Democratic National Committee as State Health Coordinator for Iowa. He has studied the art of Chinese caligraphy with experts at the Tsinghua and Peking Universities.
Garry Choy	PRELIM Radiology	Originally from New York, NY, Garry Choy studied Chemical Engineering at Columbia University. After college, he pursued an MS in Operations Research/Economics at Stanford University: and attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. As a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, Garry was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholar in Bethesda, MD and conducted research on functional tumor imaging in mice with MRI and optical imaging. Garry is fluent in Cantonese Chinese, and loves to cook.
Katharine Cordova	PERLIM Dermatology	Born in Flagstaff, AZ, Katharine Cordova received her Bachelors degree in Nursing from University of Arizona. Between college and medical school, Katharine worked as an ICU and traveling nurse. Most recently, she served on the Curriculum Reform Committee at the University of Arizona College of Medicine to incorporate topics pertinent to humanism in medicine. When not at the hospital, you'll often find her at the dog park with her puppy, Besa.
Lara Davis	MED-PED	A graduate of Wellesley College with a Bachelors degree in Neuroscience, Lara Davis recieved the Alice Freeman Palmer Award for Excellence. She comes to the Brigham for combined medicine-pediatrics training from the Oregon Health Sciences University, where she graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha. She served as an Americorps volunteer on a health disparity reduction project from 2000 to 2001, and hopes to focus on health policy in the future.
Andre Dejam	HD	Originally from Wertingen, Germany, Andre Dejam obtained MD and PhD degrees in biomedical sciences Medizinische Hochschule Hannover in Germany. Andre performed postdoctoral research with Dr. M. Kelm for two years in Dusseldorf on the regulation of vascular tone by nitric oxide and recently completed an additional postdoc at the Molecular Medicine Branch at NIDDK, NIH with Dr. Alan Schechter. He has volunteered as a paramedic for the German Red Cross serving as medical assistants on large gatherings such as concerts, political meetings and city festivals. Andre is fluent in German, French and Italian and enjoys to play tennis and golf.
Ian Del Condi Pozzi	CAT	Originally from Mexico City, Mexico, Ian Del Conde graduated from La Salle University School of Medicine, summa cum laude. Since medical school, Ian has been an extremely productive postdoctoral research fellow at Baylor College of Medicine with Dr. Jose Lopez conducting basic and clinical research in thrombosis and hemostasis. Ian is a native Spanish speaker who loves music, food and traveling the world.
Anna Duke	CAT	Anna Duke hails from a musical family in North Liberty, Iowa. She attended Indiana University where she earned Bachelors degrees in both Biology and Music as well as a Master's Degree in Music Performance. An award winning saxophonist, Anna recently graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha. Her research with Dr. Cyrus Tamboli from the University of Iowa, Department of Gastroenteroloy focused on clinical Inflammatory Bowel Disease phenotypes within multiplex families. Anna loves performing and listening to music and spending time with her family. Her husband is a professional free lance musician, currently pursuing post doctoral study at Berklee College of Music.
Evan Dvorin	PC(HVMA)	A graduate of Dartmouth Medical School, Evan Dvorin is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. He has an extensive track record of volunteerism with various community organizations such as the Good Neighbor Health Clinic, the Tuba City Health Promostions/Disease Prevention, and the Live Free Smoke Free project. Evan has worked with Dr. Joyce Bischoff at the Children's Hospital, Boston on endothelial function, and was a volunteer at BWH. He enjoys hiking, camping and classical music.
Andrew Elia	PRELIM Rad-Onc	Originally from Santa Barbara, CA, Andrew (Andy) Elia studied Chemistry at Stanford University. He then recieved a one-year DAAD/Fulbright Fellowship for research at the Max-Plank Institute for Biochemistry in Munich, Germany. At Harvard Medical School, Andy obtained a Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology, working with Drs. Lewis Cantley and Michael Yaffe at HMS and MIT on proteomics applied to cell cycle signaling. This work was recognized in Science magazine's 2003 signaling breakthrough of the year and with the Kurt Isselbacher and the Leon Reznick Prizes from HMS. Andrew is a California cross country state champion, and enjoys dancing.
Joshua Englert	CAT	This amateur chef and certified bartender comes to Boston from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he became a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. While in medical school, Josh spent one year as an Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow with Dr. Mitchell Fink conducting a study of a novel anti-inflammatory compound. Joshua is an avid runner and has participated in numerous races in and near Pittsburgh.
Jeremy Greene	CAT	Originally from East Meadow, NY, Jeremy Greene graduated from Harvard University with a degre in Biology and Anthropology. After college he spent one year as a healthcare consultant with the Lewin Group in DC. Jeremy obtained a Ph.D. in the History of Science at Harvard Medical School and worked with Dr. Allan Brandt on the history of pharmaceutical industry research and marketing, for which he received the Richard C. Cabot Prize. He was also a volunteer for Partners in Health contributing to health policy recommendations for the UN Global AIDS Fund. Jeremy plays the guitar and harmonica and is fluent in Spanish.
Stavonnie Henderson	BWH(DGM)	Originally from the west coast, Stavonnie Henderson studied Biological Sciences at Stanford University. After college, she worked for one year at SCORE! Learning Centers providing academic services to over 300 children. Stavonnie relocated to Altanta, GA to attend the Morehouse School of Medicine where she studied the relationship between tobacco and thromboangitis obliterans. Stavonnie loves to travel and jog.
Michael Herce	CAT	Upon graduating from the University of Virginia, Michael Herce spent one year working as an AIDS Action Committee Resident Advocate where he provided counseling services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS at the Joy Street Residence in Boston, MA. Michael attended the Yale University School of Medicine, where he volunteered with Partners in Health in Chiapas, Mexico, studying the role of CHWs in primary care delivery and community-based TB control. Michael is fluent in Spanish and enjoys working on his jump shot in his free time.
Gerald Hsu	CAT	Gerald Hsu attended Duke University School of Medicine where he obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. With Dr. Lorena Beese he utilized xray crystallography to study DNA damage and repair leading to publications in Nature and JBC. During medical school, Gerald was a volunteer for the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and served as the class representative for the Davison Council Student Governement. Gerald enjoys movies and documentaries and plays the cello and piano.
Christian Hunter	HD	Christian Hunter attended Loma Linda School of Medicine wher he also obtained a Ph.D. in Physiology. While at Loma Linda, Christian worked as a Senior Research Associate under Dr. Gordon Power and also served as a Clinical Research Training Program Fellow at the National Institutes of Health under Dr. Mark Gladwin, studying pulmonary hypertension and sickle cell disease. Christian enjoys high-altitude mountain climbing and world travel.
Rumey Ishizawar	CAT	Rumey Ishizawar comes to Boston from the University of Virginia School of Medicine where she obtained an M.D./Ph.D. She did her graduate work with Dr. Sarah Parsons in the Department of Microbiology focusing on protein kinase signaling (HER-2/neu receptor and c-Src) in breast cancer. Rumey has volunteered for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and enjoys learning about regional and world cuisine through reading and cooking. She has also been formally trained for twelve years in piano.
Kristin Janson	PRELIM Rad-Onc	Prior to entering Tulane Medical School, Kristin Janson served as a National Institutes of Health Research Fellow where she studied childhood-onset schizophrenia. While in medical school, she obtained an MPH in Health Systems Managment and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society as well as the Gold Humanism in Medicine Society. Kristin loves swimming, running, skiing, and jazz.
Jennifer Johnson	CAT	Jennifer Johnson graduated from the University of Michigan with Bachelors degrees in Math and Biology. Before entering medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, Jennifer spent two years as a research associate with Dr. Hobart Harris. A member of Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, Jennifer is returning to the east coast with her husband, Joel.
Rahul Kakkar	CAT	Originally from Hamburg Germany, Rahul Kakkar studied Art History and then medicine at Tufts University. A juniot-year inductee of Alpha Omega Alpha, in medical school Rahul created the Shadow Day Program which is a collaborative program between Boston Private Industry Council and Tufts University School of Medicine, linking high school students to medical student mentors. After medical school, Rahul was a Postdostoral Research Fellow at the University of Chicago, working with BWH-graduate Dr. Elizabeth McNally on the sulfonyurea receptor-containing potassium channel. Rahul is a gifted and devoted singer/songwriter for bands based in Boston and Chicago. His wife, Sonal, is a pediatrican, beginning her pediatric ED fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital.
Mihir Kamdar	CAT	Upon graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in Cell Biology, Mihir Kamdar attended Emory University School of Medicine, where he became a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Mihir worked on DNA vaccines for melanoma at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center with Dr. Alan Houghton, as well as on bone scan imaging in newly disgnosed prostate cancer patients at Emory University with Dr. Chad Ritenour. Once a sales associate for REI specializing in cycling equipment, Mihir is also passionate about cycling, beach volleyball, ultimate frisbee, and international travel.
Ravi Karra	CAT	A member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, Ravi Karra attended Duke University School of Medicine where he also obtained an MHS in Genomics. During this time, he worked with Dr. Pascal Goldschmidt in the Division of Cardiology on murine gene expression in athersclerosis. Ravi has given generously of his time, serving as a student respresentative on various committees at Duke including the Radiation Oncology Chairman Search Committee, Department of Medicine Chairman Search Committee, the Clinical Training Subcommittee and the Medical School Curriculum Subcommittee. Ravi enjoys weight lifting and running. His wife, Cara, is a teacher in the Boston Public Schools.
Charles Kaufman	CAT	Charles (Chuck) Kaufman recently graduated from the University of Chicago Medical School wth an M.D./Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology. During his graduate training, Chuck worked with Dr. Elaine Fuchs on the molecular biology of the keratin 5 gene and also identified the role of the GATA-3 transcription factor in the skin. Chuck is an Alpha Omega Alpha member and enjoys music composition and classical piano. Chuck's wife, Bryana, is an attorney.
Eleanor Knopp	PRELIM Dermatology	An accomplished violinist, Eleanor Knopp wrote her college thesis on 16th century anatomists in the Renaissance and Early Modern Studies program at Brown University. Afterwards, Eleanor attended Yale University School of Medicine where she conducted National Institutes of Health-sponsored research on skeletal calcium metabolism. During medical school, she was active in student government and played violin for her church. Eleanor is fluent in Italian and loves to cook. Her dermatology residency will be at Yale University.
Kumaran Kolandaivelu	CAT	Kumaran (Kum) Kolandaivelu graduate of MIT with a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. Before starting at Harvard Medical School, Kum spent one year as a Research Assistant developing a miniature ventilator, which led to one publication and two patents. While at HMS, he obtained M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. He worked with Dr. Elazar Edelman on exploring the impact of real-world flow perturbations on local-site thrombogenicity. Along with medicine and engineering, Kumaran is passionate about sculpture and in particular, wood carving.
David Kozono	PRELIM Rad-Onc	David Kozono recently graduated from the Johns Hopkins Univeristy School of Medicine where he obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Celluclar and Molecular Biology. He worked with 2003 BWH Physician Pro-tempore and Nobel laureat Dr. Peter Agre on aquaporin water channels. David likes to dabble at playing pop and classical music on the piano and has a cat named Galen. After his internship, he will be a radiation-oncology resident at the Joint Harvard Program for Radiation Thearpy.
Amy Lee	PRELIM Neurology	Amy Lee attended MIT, where she earned a BS in Chemical Engineering and Biology. Amy attended Harvard Medical School, and has completed an independent study in China (Hong Kong and Shanghai) on the social and cultural determinants of elderly care and its interface with medicine. Amy will be a neurology resident at UCSF starting in 2006.
Andrew Leventhal	CAT	Andrew Leventhal is a graduate of Emory University with a degree in Biology & Physics. Andrew obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. (Anatomy & Cell Biology) from Columbia University, focusing his research on the regulation of macrophage intracellular lipid trafficking as it pertains to atherosclerosis. In addition to his academic interests, Andrew is an avid baseball fan and was a 4-year letterman and captain of the baseball team at Emory University.
Emiily Maher	PRELIM Anesthesiology	Emily Maher, an avid Tar Heels fan, received her BA in Biology and Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead Scholar. She earned her MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and will become an anesthesiology resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital after her preliminary internship.
Kedar Mate	CAT	Kedar Mate received a BA in Modern American History from Brown University. Kedar then obtained his MD from Harvard Medical School and has conducted research projects with PACT, the World Health Organization, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement resulting in multiple publications and a WHO policy statement. Among his most consuming passions is his contributions to the introduction of HIV antiretroviral therapy in India.
Jacinda Mawson	PC(DGM)	Jacinda Mawson received her BA in Human Biology from Stanford University, continuing on to obtain an MA in Anthropology. In addition, Jacinda spent a year as a Henry Luce Scholar at the National Research Center of Mongolia. She wnet on to earn an MD from Harvard Medical School. A few months before this year's Match Day, Jacinda and her husband, Daniel Nicklas (a pediatrics resident at MGH) welcomed their first child, Amaya.
Margaret McNairy	CAT	Margaret (Molly) McNairy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS in Biology. She earned her MD from Harvard Medical School, during which time she spent one year as a Fulbright Scholar at the London School of Economics obtaining a MSc in Health Policy and Economics. Molly has worked abroad extensively, most recently with HIV/AIDS national scale-up and treatment efforts in both India and the Caribbean. She is psyched to have BC join the ACC, all odds on Carolina.
Jennifer McSweeney	PRELIM Anesthesiology	Jennifer McSweeney is an alumnus of the College of the Holy Cross, earning a BA in Chemistry. While at Holy Cross, Jennfer was also a member of its Women's Intercollegiate Division I Cross-Country and Track teams. She received her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine, and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Jennifer will be an Anesthesiology resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Susan Moody	CAT	Susan Moody completed her undergraduate degree in Biology, at the University of Virginia. Susan obtained her MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where she also earned a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology. A member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, Susan is an avid hiker, and was a member of the Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group.
Alanna Morris	CAT	Alanna Morris is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana with a BS in Biology, and she earned her MD from Harvard Medical School. Alanna received the Multiculturalism Award at the Harvard Medical School graduation, three weeks ago. She has played the cello for over 17 years, and has been a member of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra for 4 years.
William O'Donnell	CAT	William (Bill) O'Donnell received a BA in Molecular Biology from Princeton University and an MD and PhD (in Genetics and Molecular Biology) from Emory University, conducting research on Fragile X Syndrome with Steve Warren. Bill is a proud father to his two-year old son, Jack, and owes all his success to his lovely wife Christine.
Gabrielle Page-Wilson	CAT	The daughter of political activists in Oakland, CA, Gabrielle (Gabi) Page-Wilson is a graduate of Harvard College with a BA in Psychology as well as an undergraduate teaching certificate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She attended Harvard Medical School for her MD and also was awarded a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, which she undertook at Massachusetts General Hospital on the role of prolactin during lactation.
Kimberly Parkerson	PRELIM Neurology	Kimberly Parkerson attended Louisiana Tech University, where she was an all-American tennis player. Kimberly then received her MD and PhD (Cell Biology/Neurobiology) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. Kim will enter the Partners neurology residency in July 2006. She is married and has two daughters, Emily and Ellie.
Jay Patmanathan	PRELIM Neurology	Jay Pathmanathan is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, with a BS in Biomedical Engineering. He then went on to earn an MD and PhD (in neuroscience) from the University of Connecticut. While at the University of Connecticut, Jay was awarded the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Research Fellowship Award for his work describing the control of conjugate gaze. Jay will be a neurology resident in the Partners program.
Harith Rajagopalan	CAT	Harith Rajagopalan attended Stanford University, where he attained a BS in Chemistry. He then went on to obtain his MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as well as a PhD in cancer genetics. He was the recipient of the 2004 Michael A. Shanoff Research Award at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute. Harith's wife, Dr. Sharmeel Wasan, will be joining the residency as a SAR.
Raul Ramirez	MED-PED	Raul Ramirez earned a BS in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin, and later went on to obtain an MD from Texas Tech Medical School. Raul was also involved in community missions to Mexico. His long term goal is to address the health concerns of Texas-Mexico underserved populations, including the expansion of telemedicine technology to these border communities. In addition, he plans to participate in medical missions to Mexico and South America.
Sandhya Rao	PC(HVMA)	Sandhya Rao obtained her BA in Community Health from Brown University. After college she spent some time working as a Business Analyst for McKinsey and Company where she led a a research effort on the public's views on blood donation in conjunction with strategy development for the New York Blood Center. Sandhya earned her MD from New York University School of Medicine.where she became a a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Sandhya is fluent in Spanish and loves to cook, excersize and travel.
Susan Ritter	CAT	Susan Ritter, who is moving from Texas with her husband Steve, obtained both her MD and PhD degrees from the University of Texas at Houston, her PhD in Immunology. Susan received her BA in Biology and Music from Kalamazoo College in Michigan, and sang for a number of years with the Houston Symphony Chorus. She is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society.
Stefani Russo	CAT	Stefani Russo is a graduate of Cornell University with a BA in Biology. She received her MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. While in medical school Stefani participated in the Stanley Scholars Program, which is awarded to medical students pursuing research in the field of mental illness. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society.
Joel Sawady	PRELIM Anesthesiology	Joel Sawady earned his BA in Physics at Harvard College and an MD from Harvard Medical School. Joel coordinates a community health project in rural El Salvador, which he plans to continue through residency. He was the recipient of the HMS Community Service Award. Joel and his wife Rebecca have a son Eyal who has just had his first birthday.
Jill Steinkeler	PRELIM Radiology	Jill Steinkeler obtained her BA and MD from Tufts University and gladly has the title of "double jumbo." She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society and will continue her medical training in Radiology at Brown. Jill's husband, Jerad is a Pediatrics resident at The Floating Hospital for Children at New England Medical Center..
Laurie-Anne Swaby	CAT	A youth track champion, Laurie-Anne Swaby attended the University of Pennsylvania, and received her MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Laurie-Anne is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society.
Laura Tarter	CAT	Laura Tarter is a graduate of Harvard College with a BA in Art and Architecture, summa cum laude. She spent three years before and during medical school working for Partners In Health on projects and writings related to health and human rights and HIV in Haiti She received her MD from Harvard Medical School.
Aisha Traish	PRELIM Ophthalmology	Aisha Traish received her BA and MD from Boston University's combined accelerated program, graduating with honors. Her clinical research has focused on Alzheimer's disease. Aisha also enjoys listening to rai music, a blend of North African and French culture. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Aisha maintains strong ties to her family who's heritage is in Lybia..
Thanh-Nga Tran	PRELIM Dermatology	Thanh-Nga Tran earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from the California Insitute of Technology. She obtained a PhD in Medical Engineering/Medical Physics from MIT, and an MD from Harvard Medical School. She will be a resident in the Partners Dermatology Program after her preliminary medicine year.
Anand Vaidya	CAT	Anand Vaidya received his BS in Biophysics and a BA in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffolo. He earned his MD from Harvard Medical School, and is fluent in French, Gujarati, and Hindi. Anand's research interests include RNA chemistry and MRI imaging of coronary thromboses. In his free time, he enjoys playing ice hockey and soccer.
Prashant Vaishnava	BWH(HVMA)	Prashant Vaishnava attended Michigan State University for both his BS and MD. Prashant was awarded the Pharos 2003 Editor's Prize by Alpha Omega Alpha and the US Department of State Superior Honor Award.He served as student coordinator of a local clinic for the uninsured and a volunteer national leader of VISIONS Worldwide, an HIV/AIDS peer education program. He is a junior-year inductee of Alpha Omega Alpha, and recipient of the GoldHumanism in Medicine Award. Prashant is also an Intern Columnist for Your Medicine Online.
Jesus Vazquez	CAT	Jesus (Chuy) Vazquez attended Stanford University, graduating with a BS in Biology with departmental honors. His MD was obtained at Harvard Medical School, where he has worked on TB projects in Peru with Dr. Paul Farmer's Partners In Health program. Jesus spent a year at the NIH in 2003/2004 as part of the HHMI Research Scholars Program performing research in Developmental Cardiology.
Juan Viles-Gonzalez	CAT	Juan Viles-Gonzalez is a native of Argentina, where he also received his MD from Universidad de Buenos Aires. Since graduation he has been doing a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Valentine Fuster on animal models of atherosclerosis, and working in the development program for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. He has special interests in the study of atherosclerosis and myocardial viability with these diagnostic imaging modalistics. In addition, he has been working in the field of cardiac tissue regeneration by means of stem cell implantation and stem cell homing using cytokines. His wife Jessica is a school teacher.
Melissa Wachterman	PC (DGM)	Melissa Wachterman obtained both and MD and MPH degrees from Tufts University School of Medicine, where she was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, and earned a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for Humanism in Medicine. Her husband, Ben Sommers, is an MD/PhD student at HMS, woking on health policy.
Nikhil Wagle	CAT	Nikhil Wagle received both his BA and MD from Harvard University. Nick studied the cost effectiveness of cancer treatment with the Rand Foundation, was a Howard Hughes investigator in the field of DNA repair under the supervision of Dr. Anindya Dutta. One of Nick's big hobbies is music- he enjoys playing the guitar, singing and songwriting.
Geoff Walford	CAT	Geoffrey Walford received his BA from Dartmouth College and his MD from Dartmouth Medical School. During medical school, he performed one year of research as a Sarnoff Fellow with Dr. Joseph Loscalzo. Geoffrey has completed a marathon and a triathlon, and is also the Dartmouth College Men's Varsity Swimming record holder in the 400m relay.
Kevin Wang	PRELIM Dermatology	Kevin Wang attended Stanford University and received his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. He holds a PhD in Neurobiology from Harvard Medical School, where he focused on elucidating mechanisms underlying mammalian axonal regeneration. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Kevin enjoys playing the violin and piano, as well as sports and video gaming.
Duane Wesemann	CAT	Duane Wesemann attended Brigham Young University and received both an MD and a PhD in Cell Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Duane's graduate work dealt with interferon-gamma and TNF-alpha signaling. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He and his wife Sandra and their two daughters Lucy and Ellie are avid outdoorsmen. Duanne speaks Portuguese, from his two years living in Brazil.
Charles Wykoff	PRELIM Ophthalmology	Charles Wykoff is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his undergraduate studies at MIT. He also obtained a DPhil (Medical Sciences) from Oxford University, where he was a Marshal Scholar. Charlie has conducted research on hypoxia and angiogenesis, with many important publications. He enjoys rock climbing and his six month old daughter, Julia.