Doctors of Medicine

Class of 2023

Maham Ahmad, B.A., University of Pennsylvania. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Dermatologic Care of Transplant Patients: Observations from a Single Institution. Transitional: Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI; Dermatology: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Matthew Alsaloum, B.S., Stony Brook University; Ph.D., Yale University. Mutations in α and β Subunits of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Neuropathic Pain: Functional Assessment in Rodent and Human iPSC-Derived Sensory Neurons. Internal Medicine: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Michael Amick, B.S., University of California-Los Angeles; Certificate in Global Medicine, Yale University. Connecticut Child Maltreatment-related Emergency Department Visits before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic. Orthopaedic Surgery: University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT

Emily Avery, B.A., Princeton University. Radiomics: A Methodological Guide and its Applications to Acute Ischemic Stroke. Transitional: Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA; Diagnostic Radiology: University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Program, San Diego, CA

Douglas Barber, B.A., Brown University. Feasibility and Reliability of Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) in the Emergency Department.Emergency Medicine: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Daniel Barson, B.A., Princeton University; M.Phil., University of Cambridge; Ph.D., Yale University. Developmental Participation of VIP Interneurons in Cortical Dynamics. Child Neurology: Children’s Hospital of Boston, Boston, MA

Brian Graham Beitler, B.S., M.H.S., Yale University. Using Point of Care 3D Printing to Improve Orthopaedic Surgery. Orthopaedic Surgery: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Annika Belzer, B.S., University of California-Los Angeles; M.H.S., Yale University. Characterization of Cutaneous Immune-related Adverse Events Due to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Medicine-Preliminary: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Dermatology: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Elisa Rachel Berson, B.S., Duke University. An Investigation of Novel Point of Care 1-Tesla MRI of Infants’ Brains in the Neonatal ICU. Medicine-Preliminary: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Program, Dallas, TX; Diagnostic Radiology: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Program, Dallas, TX

Gabriel Betancur Vélez, B.S., Yale University. Understanding Perceptions of New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Education in a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center. Pediatrics: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Shaman Bhullar, B.A., University of California-Berkeley. Effectiveness of Acitretin for Skin Cancer Prevention in Immunosuppressed and Non-Immunosuppressed Patients. Internal Medicine: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Mariana Budge, B.A., Columbia University. A Mixed-Methods Analysis of a Group Well-Child Care Intervention to Promote Responsive Feeding. Pediatrics: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Yueming Cao, B.S., Brown University. Adherence to Tumor Board Recommendations in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Internal Medicine: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Dennis L. Caruana, B.S., Stony Brook University. Clinical Trials Related to the Spine & Shoulder/Elbow: Rates, Predictors, & Reasons for Termination. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Jessica Cerdeña, B.A., Washington University in St. Louis; Ph.D., Yale University. Onward: An Ethnography of Latina Migrant Motherhood During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Family Medicine: Middlesex Health, Middletown, CT

Shin Mei Chan, B.S., Stanford University. Sex Differences in Patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis. Interventional Radiology (Integrated): University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Jungsoo Chang, B.S., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Improving Delivery of Immunomodulator MPLA with Biodegradable Nanoparticles. Transitional: Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI; Dermatology: University of Michigan Health System Program, Ann Arbor, MI

Jennifer Shuen Chen, B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Yale University. T Cell Regulation of Antibody Responses to Infection and Immunization. Medicine-Preliminary: Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA; Dermatology (Research): Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

H. Alexander Chen-MacLean, B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., King’s College London. Identification of a Novel Link Between Adiposity and Visuospatial Ability. Psychiatry: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Ryan Dz-Wei Chow, B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Yale University. Mapping a Functional Cancer Genome Atlas. Internal Medicine (Physician Scientist): Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

David Chung, B.A., Brown University, Incorporating Genomic Analysis in the Clinical Practice of Hepatology. Psychiatry: New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell) Program, New York, NY

Lake Racer Crawford, B.S., University of Kansas. Emergency Medicine Resident Perceptions of a Medical Wilderness Adventure Race (MedWAR). Emergency Medicine: Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO

Stefano Giovanni Daniele, B.S., Georgetown University; Ph.D., Yale University. Ex Vivo Normothermic Restoration of Circulation and Cellular Functions in the Large Mammalian Brain Hours Postmortem. Medicine-Preliminary: University of Miami Hospital/Holy Cross Hospital Program, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Dermatology: Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Combined Program, Boston, MA

Wyatt David, B.A., M.S., University of Pennsylvania. Surgical Outcomes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Orthopaedic Surgery: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Rahul Dhodapkar, B.S., Yale University. Representing Cells as Sentences Enables Natural Language Processing for Single Cell Transcriptomics. Ophthalmology (Integrated): USC Roski Eye Institute/Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA

Sofia L. Dibich, B.A., Yale University. Life vs. Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Short-Term Involuntary Commitment Laws in all 50 US States. Special Assistant: Office of the Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Richmond, VA

Chloe Connolly Dlott, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Healthcare Disparities in Preoperative Risk Management for Total Joint Arthroplasty. Orthopaedic Surgery: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Natnael Doilicho, B.A., University of Chicago; M.H.S., Yale University. Toll-Like Receptors 2/4 Directly Co-Stimulate Arginase-1 Induction Critical for Macrophage-Mediated Renal Tubule Regeneration. General Surgery: Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Matthew Dong, B.A., University of California-Berkeley; Ph.D., Yale University. Advancing Cell-Based Immunotherapies Using Next-Generation Genetic Tools. Internal Medicine (Physician Scientist): Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Nicholas George Economos, B.S., Tufts University; Ph.D., Yale University. Peptide Nucleic Acids and CRISPR-Cas9: Mechanisms and Rational Applications for Gene Editing Systems. Internal Medicine: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Ali Elreichouni, B.A., Harvard University; M.B.A., Yale University; Factors Impacting Trauma-specific Quality of Life Following Injury: A Multi-Center Assessment in Lebanon. Emergency Medicine: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Margret C. Erlendsdottir, B.S., Ph.D., Yale University. Quantitative Methods for Improving Medical Decision-Making. Internal Medicine (Research): Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Ryan Fan, B.A., University of Pennsylvania. Associations of Atopic Dermatitis with Neuropsychiatric Comorbidities. Medicine-Preliminary: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA; Dermatology: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Program, Dallas, TX

Alborz Feizi, B.S., MS, University of California-Los Angeles; Ph.D., Yale University. Engineering Tools for High-Throughput Ex Vivo Human Organ Research. Interventional Radiology (Integrated): Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Michael Jesse Flores, B.S., Utah State University; Certificate in Global Medicine, Yale University. International Academic Partnerships in Orthopaedic Surgery. Orthopaedic Surgery (Research): University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Mursal Gardezi, B.S., Brown University. Bladder Neck Contracture and Urethral Stricture after Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate. Urology: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

James Garritano, B.S., B.S., University of California-Los Angeles; Ph.D., Yale University. On the Efficient Evaluation of the Azimuthal Fourier Components of the Green’s Function for Helmholtz’s Equation in Cylindrical Coordinates. Medicine-Preliminary: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT; Dermatology: Baylor College of Medicine Program, Houston, TX

Callie Marie Ginapp, B.S., University of Iowa; M.H.S., Yale University. Young Adults with ADHD and Their Involvement in Online Communities: A Qualitative Study. Psychiatry: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Abigail Greene, B.A., Princeton University; Ph.D., Yale University. Characterizing Brain-Phenotype Relationships in Health and Disease. Psychiatry (Research): Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Emily Meesun Gudbranson, B.A., M.B.A., Yale University. Obtaining “True” Informed Consent in Elective Emergencies: An Ethical Approach to Consenting Patients for Revision Amputation Versus Digit Replantation. Plastic Surgery (Integrated): Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Kenneth Suranga Gunasekera, B.S., Ph.D., Yale University. Spatial and Prediction Models for Addressing Challenges in Pediatric Tuberculosis Control and Care. Pediatrics (Physician Scientist): New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia) Program, New York, NY

William Hancock-Cerutti, B.A., Franklin & Marshall College; M.S., University of Pierre and Marie Curie; Ph.D., Yale University. The Parkinson’s Gene VPS13C Encodes an ER-Lysosome Lipid Transfer Protein Linking Lysosomal Lipid Homeostasis and cGAS/STING-Mediated Innate Immunity. Transitional: St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton, CA;

Anesthesiology: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Simone-Élise Stern Hasselmo, B.A., Harvard University. Becoming a Doctor, Becoming a Monster: Medical Socialization and Desensitization in Nazi Germany and 21st Century USA. Psychiatry: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Olivia Dixon Herrington, B.A., Harvard University. Comparative Efficacy of Pharmacological Interventions for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Network Meta-Analysis. Psychiatry: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Katherine Hill, B.A., B.S., University of Minnesota; M.H.S., Yale University. An Examination of Honor Society Membership, Mistreatment, and Discrimination by Medical Student Demographics. Neurology: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN

Julian Huang, B.A., M.B.A., Harvard University. Factors Influencing Decision for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy versus Unilateral Mastectomy. Internal Medicine: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Woong Yul Hwang. B.S., University of Rochester; Ph.D., Yale University. Beta-catenin Nuclear Transport in Wnt Signaling: Kap-beta2/Transportin Mediates Nuclear Import of Beta-catenin via a PY-NLS Motif in a Ran GTPase Dependent Manner. Anesthesiology: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Marissa Justen. B.S., University of California-San Diego. Perspectives on Emergency Departent-Initiated Buprenorphine among Clinical Pharmacists. Psychiatry: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Arianna Kahler-Quesada, B.S., Oregon State University. Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 Requiring ECMO Support. General Surgery: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA

Jehanzeb Kayani, B.S., University of Connecticut; M.P.H., Columbia University. Examination for Independent Predictors of Seasonality of Birth across Forty-nine Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Analyses of the United States Agency for International Development Demographic and Health Survey Data. Internal Medicine: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Christopher Ryan Keys, B.A., Brown University; J.D., Harvard University. Pediatricians, Social Identity, and the Law in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States. Pediatrics: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Program, Dallas, TX

Waleed Khan, B.S., University of Toronto. Single Neuronal Firing Dynamics in a Mouse Model for Absence Seizures. Medicine-Preliminary (Neurology): Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Neurology: Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Daniel Jong-Woong Kim, B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Yale University. Transcription Factors as Direct Mediators of Homeostasis and Defense. Medicine-Preliminary: Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA; Dermatology: Stanford Health Care-Stanford University Program, Stanford, CA

David Nam-Woo Kim, B.S., Johns Hopkins University. Factors Affecting Outcomes of Second Intent Healing of Nasal Defects after Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Orthopaedic Surgery: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Sreeja Kodali, B.S., Yale University. The Impact of Cannbidiol in Patients with Early Psychosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Internal Medicine-Pediatrics: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Govind Krishna Kumar Nair, B.S., University of Toronto; M.H.S., Yale University. Renalase Agonist Therapy and the Cardiac Response to Pressure Overload in Chronic Kidney Disease. Internal Medicine: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Folawiyo Laditi, B.S., University of Western Ontario; M.B.A., Yale University. Sociodemographic and Insurance Disparities in Urologic Oncology Care Access and Surgical Outcomes. Urology: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA

Seohyuk (Stephen) Lee, B.S., McGill University. Race, Income, and Survival in Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings from CALGB 89803 (Alliance). Internal Medicine: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Yu Kyung Lee, B.A., University of Kansas. How Ethics Committees Deliberate Resource Allocation for Undocumented Children, A Qualitative Analysis. Psychiatry: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Katherine Louise Leiby, B.S., Ph.D., Yale University. Engineering Functional Distal Lung Epithelium. General Surgery: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Elizabeth Li, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.H.S., Yale University. Utilizing Systems Biology Approaches to Understand Pediatric Diseases. Psychiatry: Stanford Health Care-Stanford University Program, Stanford, CA

Jonathan Liang, B.S., M.S., Yale University; M.Phil., Cambridge University; Ph.D., NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program. Fatty Acid Regulation of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activity. Pediatrics: Washington University/St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Hieronimus Albert Loho, B.S., Yale University. Mental Health Service Use among Immigrant and U.S.-Born Asian American Pacific Islanders. Psychiatry: UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA

Aaron Samuel Long, B.S., Yale University. Severity and Operative Age in Metopic Synostosis: The Association with Neurocognitive Outcomes. Plastic Surgery (Integrated): UCLA Medical Center Program, Los Angeles, CA

Jay Thomas Moran, B.S., Trinity College. Comparison of the Bone Bruise Patterns in Contact and Non-Contact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Orthopaedic Surgery: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Montana Tremaine Morris, B.A., Stanford University. Multi-omic Differences Between Right and Left Sided Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases. General Surgery: NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program, New York, NY

Muzz Muhammad, B.A., M.S., Stanford University. Almajiri Health; A Scoping Review on Disease, Health Literacy and Space for Participatory Research. Internal Medicine: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

David Ki Nam, B.A., Amherst College. Investigating Effects of Glycolysis Inhibition on Metabolism and Extracellular pH in a Mouse Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Surgery-Preliminary: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Diagnostic Radiology (Research): University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Program, San Diego, CA

Raman Venkat Nelakanti; B.S., Stanford University; Ph.D., Yale University. Epigenetic Regulation of Stem Cell Fate Decisions by DNA N(6)-Methyladenine. Internal Medicine: Stanford Health Care-Stanford University Program, Stanford, CA

Aishwarya Nene, B.S., California Institute of Technology. Applying Deep Learning to Identify Imaging Biomarkers to Predict Cardiac Outcomes in Cancer Patients. Internal Medicine: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Harry Newman-Plotnick B.A., Harvard University; M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University. Incarcerated Patients Have Higher Mortality After Trauma: An Unreported Healthcare Disparity. Plastic Surgery (Integrated): Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

Autumn Nobles, B.A., University of Georgia. The Association between Social Needs Care Coordination and Social Needs Status amongst Patients in a Federally Qualified Health Center. Medicine-Preliminary (Neurology): Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Neurology: Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Nyerovwo Faith Okifo, B.S., University of Connecticut. Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Non-Hispanic Black Race are Predictive of Hypertension in Reproductive-Age Women: Analysis of Real-World Electronic Medical Record Data. Obstetrics and Gynecology: University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Program, San Diego, CA

Jonathan Joon-Young Park, B.S., Ph.D., Yale University. Discovery of Novel Cancer Immunotherapy Targets with Next Generation Genome Engineering Methods. Transitional: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Dermatology: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program, Chicago, IL

Duy Phan, B.S., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Yale University. Trim71/Lin-41 Links an Ancient miRna Pathway to Human Congenital Hydrocephalus. Neurological Surgery: University of Virginia Medical Center Program, Charlottesville, VA

Aishwarya Kannadiparambil Pillai, B.S., University of Florida. Utility of Shear Wave Elastography in Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Anesthesiology: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Kunal Cavin Potnis, B.S., Duke University. Cost-Effectiveness of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Adults with Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma. Internal Medicine: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Anna Grace Preston, B.A., Northwestern University; M.P.H., Yale University. “I was reaching out for help and they did not help me”: Mental Healthcare in the Carceral State. Internal Medicine-Pediatrics: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Hanya Marium Qureshi, B.A., Columbia University. Associations of Frailty with Tumor Characteristics & Longitudinal Outcomes in Patients with Meningiomas. Neurological Surgery: UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA

Kelsey Rankin, B.A., Harvard University; Certificate in Global Medicine, Yale University. Is Risk Compensation Real?: The Effect of Perceived Level of HIV Acquisition on Risk Behavior in a Pilot Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Demonstration Project in Men Who Have Sex with Men in Malaysia. General Surgery: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Namita Ravi, B.S., California Institute of Technology. A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in an RGS6 Enhancer Regulates Heart Rate Variability and Parasympathetic Modulation. Internal Medicine: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Keyuree Satam, B.A., Harvard University; M.H.S., Yale University. Sex Differences in Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation: A Comprehensive Study of Retrospective Human Data and Mouse Modeling to Determine the Role of Sex Hormones on Sex Differences in Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation. Vascular Surgery: Stanford Health Care-Stanford University Program, Stanford, CA

Christopher Schenck, B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology. Firearm Injury Prevention Strategies in Children and Young Adults. Internal Medicine: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Hemali Parimal Shah, B.S., Yale University. Assessing Quality of Oral Cancer Care across a Health System and Region: Opportunities to Improve Care. Otolaryngology: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

Tyler James Shelby, B.S., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., Yale University. Contact Tracing in the Era of Covid-19: Implementation of Traditional Strategies in Novel Contexts and Innovative Approaches to Address Existing Barriers. Family Medicine: Full Circle Health, Boise, ID

Amar Sheth, B.S., University of Texas at Austin. Single-Cell Transcriptomic Atlas Reveals Molecular Drivers of Human Inner Ear Development. Otolaryngology (Research): Stanford Health Care-Stanford University Program, Stanford, CA

May Shum, B.A., Brown University. MORE Than Meets the Eye: Improving Recognition of Child Abuse in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Jason Silva-Rudberg, B.A., University of California-Berkeley. Assessment of Gray Matter Microstructure and Synaptic Density In Alzheimer’s Disease: A Multimodal Imaging Study with DTI and SV2A PET. Internal Medicine: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Amrita Kaur Singh, B.A., Columbia University. A Novel SMARCC1-Mutant B.A.Fopathy Implicates Epigenetic Dysregulation of Fetal Neural Progenitors in the Pathogenesis of Congenital Hydrocephalus. Neurological Surgery: New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia) Program, New York, NY

Katelyn Singh, B.A., Washington University in St. Louis. Baseline Skin Cytokine Profiles Determined by RNA in situ Hybridization Correlate with Response to Dupilumab in Patients with Eczematous Dermatitis. Medicine-Preliminary: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Dermatology: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ

Lauren Alessandra Stone, B.A., Harvard University. Barriers to Identifying Learning Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Clinicians and Educators. Pediatrics: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Zeyu Tang, B.S., University of Alberta. “Come on. I need an answer.”: A Mixed-Methods Study of Barriers and Disparities in Diagnostic Odysseys. Internal Medicine-Pediatrics: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Abriana Tasillo, B.A., Boston University. Cognitive Impairment and Long-Term Health Outcomes in Patients with Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction. Emergency Medicine: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Isaiah Thomas, B.A., Columbia University. Family Dyads, Emotional Labor, and the Theater of the Clinical Encounter: Co-Constructive Patient Simulation as a Reflective Tool in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training. Psychiatry: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Akhil Upneja, B.S., M.B.A., Yale University. Comparative Effectiveness of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Screening in Older Women. Internal Medicine-Primary Care: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Lina Vadlamani, B.A., M.S., Stanford University; M.B.A., Harvard University. Analysis of Prices and Outcomes for Common Hospitalized Conditions in 2021. Internal Medicine-Primary Care: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Marcus Valcarce Aspegren, B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Recording Multiunit Activity of the Locus Coeruleus in an Awake Mouse Model of Focal Limbic Seizures. Neurological Surgery: New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell) Program, New York, NY

Tanvee Varma, B.A., Wellesley College. Advancing Clinical Trial Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials. Internal Medicine: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Juliana Veira Ramirez, B.A., Williams College. Improving Cancer Classification with Domain Adaptation Techniques. Anesthesiology: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program, New Haven, CT

Rebeca Esther Vergara Greeno, B.S., Johns Hopkins University. Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases and Deworming Response in School-Aged Children in Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Internal Medicine-Primary Care: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Brian Myles Wei, B.S., Stanford University. The Synergy Between Physiologic Dendritic Cells and mRNA-loaded Lipid Nanoparticles and its Potential as a Cellular Immunotherapy. Internal Medicine-Dermatology: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Gabe Weininger, B.S., Stanford University. Lipid Profiles Help Explain Protection from Atherosclerosis in Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Patients. Thoracic Surgery: Stanford Health Care-Stanford University Program, Stanford, CA

Julia Catherine Wolfe, B.A., New York University. The Impact of Peer Interventions on Physical Activity for Individuals Living with Mental Illness. Psychiatry: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Suzanne Lindsay Xu, B.S., Yale University. Synergistic Drug Combinations in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Proteasome Inhibition and Other Targets of Interest. Medicine-Preliminary: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Dermatology: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Luying Yan, B.S., Yale University. Perioperative Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: An Analysis of a Large Case Series. Anesthesiology: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Beverly Yu, B.A., B.S., University of California-San Diego. Engineering and Evaluating Biodegradable Bioadhesive Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Sunscreens. Transitional: Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, CA; Dermatology: University of California (Irvine) Program, Orange, CA

Anna Zhao, B.A., Harvard University; M.B.A., Yale University. Disparities in Awareness and Utilization of a Pediatric Ethics Committee across Clinical Team Members. General Surgery: University of California (San Francisco) Program, San Francisco, CA

Students Receiving the M.D. and Ph.D. Degrees

  • Matthew Alsaloum
  • Daniel Barson
  • Jessica Cerdeña
  • Jennifer Shuen Chen
  • Ryan Dz-Wei Chow
  • Stefano Giovanni Daniele
  • Matthew Dong
  • Nicholas George Economos
  • Margret C. Erlendsdottir
  • Alborz Feizi
  • James Garritano
  • Abigail Greene
  • Kenneth Suranga Gunasekera
  • William Hancock-Cerutti
  • Woong Yul Hwang
  • Daniel Jong-Woong Kim
  • Katherine Louise Leiby
  • Jonathan Liang
  • Raman Venkat Nelakanti
  • Jonathan Joon-Young Park
  • Duy Phan
  • Tyler James Shelby

Students Receiving the M.D. and M.H.S. Degrees

  • Brian Graham Beitler
  • Annika Belzer
  • Natnael Doilicho
  • Callie Marie Ginapp
  • Katherine Hill
  • Govind Krishna Kumar Nair
  • Elizabeth Li
  • Keyuree Satam

Students Receiving the M.D. and M.B.A. Degrees

  • Ali Elreichouni
  • Emily Meesun Gudbranson
  • Julian Huang
  • Folawiyo Laditi
  • Akhil Upneja
  • Lina Vadlamani
  • Anna Zhao

Students Receiving the M.D. and M.P.H. Degrees

  • Harry Newman-Plotnick
  • Anna Grace Preston

Students Receiving the M.D. and the Certificate in Global Medicine

  • Michael Amick
  • Michael Jesse Flores
  • Kelsey Rankin