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Chief Residents 2023-2024

Name: Sarah Reid, MD
Medical School: University of Connecticut
About Me: I grew up on Long Island in a small town just a few minutes outside of NYC and a few minutes from the beach. I went to the University of Connecticut for college (go Huskies!) and studied both psychology and physiology/neurobiology. I continued at UConn for medical school and graduated in 2020 at the height of the global pandemic. Matching to UMass was truly one of the best things that has ever happened to me! I have made amazing friends here and have really felt at home in the central Massachusetts area. In my free time, I am usually checking out an area restaurant/brewery, walking my dog around Lake Chauncy, or attending a game/concert/comedy show, etc. I'm excited for my year as a chief resident because I want to give back to a program that has given me so much. After next year, I am hoping to pursue a fellowship in pulmonary & critical care medicine.

Name: Stephanie LaFollette, MD
Medical School: Tufts
About Me: I grew up in Southington, CT, a suburb in the middle of the state. I went to College of the Holy Cross right here in Worcester where I majored in biology and worked in a stem cell lab. I took one year off and then went to Tufts for medical school. Like all my co-chiefs, I graduated in 2020 during the height of the pandemic. In fact, it was the week that I matched into my top residency choice when all the students were sent home to quarantine. I'm interested in a career in Infectious Disease after completing residency. In my downtime, I love to cook (mostly Korean and Italian food), go out to restaurants around Worcester and Boston, crochet, and take care of my fish tanks.

Name: Alessandro Colletta, MD
Medical School: BMC
About Me: I am originally from San Maurizio D'Opaglio, a small town in Northern Italy by Lake Orta, and near the border of Switzerland. I came to the US as a foreign exchange student in high school and fell in love with the country so much that I decided to stay. I went to college at the University of Michigan where I majored in Microbiology and truly loved going to The Big House for Michigan football games. I took four years off prior to med school which I spent by first doing research in Analytical Chemistry in Ann Arbor and later taking a master’s in medical science in Boston. I ultimately went to BU for medical school and graduated in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic like all my co-chiefs. I love my residency program here and developed a strong interest in Hepatology. As for my hobbies, I enjoy sailing, horseback riding, and running outdoors. I am a big soccer aficionado and passionately follow all the major leagues in Europe. I also love cooking (particularly Italian cuisine), salsa dancing, reading poetry, and philosophy.

Name: George Ciociolo, MD
Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
About me: I was born at UMass Memorial and spent my childhood nearby in Holden, MA. I remained in Worcester for college, attending College of the Holy Cross. After college, I lived in Boston for three years, doing clinical and quality improvement research at Brigham and Women's Hospital. I couldn't get enough of Worcester and returned to the city for medical school at UMass. I grew to love the atmosphere and collegial teaching environment at UMass Chan and couldn't have imagined attending residency anywhere else. After my chief resident year, I plan on pursuing a career in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. I currently live nearby in Northborough with my wife, 3-year-old daughter, and Boston terrier named Brady. My hobbies include cooking, golf, cars, fitness, landscaping, and spending time with my family. I am also slightly obsessed with all Boston sports teams.

Name: Jason Yang, MD, PhD
Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
About me: I was born in China and moved to the US in middle school. I spent the next few years growing up in a couple of suburbs outside of Boston before attending Cornell University. There, I developed an interest in research and medicine that eventually led me to enroll in the MD/PhD program at UMass Chan. The best part about doing my residency here has been the supportive environment created and maintained by the administrative staff, the faculty, and our co-residents. As we expand our program, I’m excited to be part of a team that will continue to build on this environment and culture to help our peers succeed. During the last three years, I have enjoyed learning about autoimmune diseases and hope to pursue Rheumatology in the future. Outside of medicine, I like playing basketball, hiking, partaking in food-related activities (mostly eating but some cooking as well), hanging out with my wife, and attempting to prevent my toddler from faceplanting every few seconds.

PGY3 (Seniors) Roster 2023-2024

	Victor Acosta-Rivera, MD ^X Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
	Leona Al Sayah, MD Stony Brook University School of Medicine
	Dhruval Amin, MD Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciences
	Alicia Brunelle, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Benjamin Cook, MD ** UMass Chan Medical School
	Philip Cook, DO Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Ellie Davis, MD Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
	Wyatt DeLomba, MD Drexel University College of Medicine
	Elizabeth Douglas, DO, MPH ^X University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth – Texas COM
	Daniella Gonzalez, DO Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Anna Gubala, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Hannah Hamad, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Nicholas Hathaway, MD, PhD UMass Chan Medical School
	Nicholas Hebda, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Christine Hebert, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Shushmita Hoque, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Jeremy Kwon, MD Boston University School of Medicine
	Wojciech Losos, MD Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
	Rohit Maudgal, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Philip McNamara, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Timothy Miett, MD University of Connecticut School of Medicine
	Frank Morley, MD Tufts University School of Medicine
	Matthew Neale, MD ** The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
	Hau Nguyen, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Eric Nielsen, MD ^X University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
	Nicole Rodis, MD ** Penn State College of Medicine
	Tyler Ryan, MD Boston University School of Medicine
	Katherine Sadaniantz, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Andrew Sheridan, MD Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
	Divya Sudireddy, MBBS Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hyderabad
	Benjamin Tanenbaum, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Patrick Teebagy, DO ^XUniversity of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Brielle Tishler, MD ** UMass Chan Medical School
	David Viscido, MD University of Vermont College of Medicine
	Samshita Yalamanchili, MD Albany Medical College
	Jasmin Zvornicanin, MD Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo
	** = Medicine-Pediatrics x = Primary Care

PGY2 (Juniors) Roster 2023-2024

	Elyse Addonizio, DO University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Paula Anzenberg, MD Albany Medical College
	Trisha Arora, MD University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
	Megan Bader, MD ** New York University Long Island School of Medicine
	Mary Bassaly, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Daniel Belza, MD University of Kentucky College of Medicine
	Ashley Blau, MD Wayne State University School of Medicine
	Kathryn Burke, MD ** Albany Medical College
	Nayha Chopra-Tandon, MD, MPH UMass Chan Medical School
	Katherine Cooper, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Joseph Daniel, DO x University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Tess Decater, MD, MPH St. George’s University School of Medicine
	Hans Erickson, MD ** UMass Chan Medical School
	Nicolas Fandino-Rubio, MD University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
	Chase Foster-Spence, MD University of Connecticut School of Medicine
	Shefali Gladson, MD, MPH St. George’s University School of Medicine
	Kanav Gupta, MD x St. Louis University School of Medicine
	Garrick Gu, MD UMass Chan School of Medicine
	Steven Hardy, MD Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
	Nicholas Harris, MD University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Columbia
	Wai Fung (Andy) Hau, MD Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
	Samson Jolly, MD, PhD UMass Chan Medical School
	Tyler Jones, MD University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
	Michael Lemieux, MD Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
	Diana Liu, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Joshua Lyons, MD Albany Medical College
	Rose Martin, MD Robert Larner, MD, College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
	Hillary Meeker, DO x Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Virginia Campus
	Madeleine O’Leary, MD University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Columbia
	Jacob Paulson, MD x UMass Chan Medical School
	Eric Tai, MD Boston University School of Medicine
	Brittany Tran, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Luke Wakeen, MD Drexel University College of Medicine
	Kayla Wilson, MD ** Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
	Mason Winkie, MD West Virginia University School of Medicine
	Xinmiao (Bridget) Yang, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Benyamin Yaniv, MD Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
	Melanie Zemel, MD Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences
	^ = Preliminary Neurology * = Preliminary ** = Medicine-Pediatrics x = Primary Care

Interns 2023-2024

	Kathryn Addonizio, MD Albany Medical College
	Victoria Alonso, MD ^ Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
	Minorvi Amin, DO ^ NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Nailah Asif, MBBS ^ RAK College of Medical Sciences
	Ron Baazov, MD ^ SUNY Downstate
	Anthony Bilotta, MD, PhD University of Texas John Sealy School of Medicine
	Vincent (Vince) Carey, MD * Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
	Jason Core, MD Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
	Dominic Corsetto, DO * University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Giovanna Crowther, MD ^ St. George's University School of Medicine
	Jorge Dabdoub, MD University of Connecticut School of Medicine
	Ahmed El-Sadek, MD Univeristy of Mississippi School of Medicine
	Michael Falcone, DO ^X University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Sam Fox, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Molly Gallagher, MD ^ Drexel University College of Medicine
	Alex Ge, MD University of California, San Francisco
	Catherine Hendren, MD ** University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
	Venus Huang, MD Texas Tech University School of Medicine
	Marques Johnson, MD University of Connecticut School of Medicine
	Bryan Kamel, MD Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
	Kaitlyn Kennedy, MD CUNY School of Medicine
	Siri Sham Sunder Khalsa, MD California Northstate University College of Medicine
	Maria Khouri, MD Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
	Cindy Le, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Jaewon Lee, MD Saint Louis University School of Medicine
	Annelie Leith, MD ** University of Michigan
	Jessica Marconi, DO Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
	Ricardo Martinez Rodriguez, MD University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
	Geoffrey Matthes, MD Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
	Amanda Maynard, MD ^ Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
	William (Gamble) Morrison, MD Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
	Ellen Murchie, MD Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
	Michelle Nabi, MD St. George's University School of Medicine
	Tony Nguyen, DO, MBA * NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Anjali Oberoi, MD ** Tufts University School of Medicine
	Ami Patel, DO Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
	Rima Patel, DO, MSED ^X Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Srinath Ramakrishnan, MD Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
	Cassandra Reimonn, DO University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Sameer Sarma, MD ^ Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
	Taylor Seacor, MD University of Connecticut School of Medicine
	Ganeev Singh, MD Tufts University School of Medicine
	Tyler Starr, MD Tufts University School of Medicine
	Kavya Sudireddy, MBBS Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
	Ryan Sullivan, MD ^X University of Connecticut School of Medicine
	Nina Tang, MD University of Illinois College of Medicine
	Jennifer Trebilcock, MD Florida State University College of Medicine - Ft. Pierce Campus
	Dawn Truong, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Bennett Vogt, MD ** UMass Chan Medical School
	Michael Wang, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Sarah Wu, MD New York Medical College
	Sherry Yan, DO ^X University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	^ = Preliminary Neurology * = Preliminary ** = Medicine-Pediatrics x = Primary Care