Meet Our Residents

Chief Residents 2022-2023

Name: Matthew Asirwatham, MD, MBA
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
About Me: I am originally from Buffalo, NY where I went to undergraduate at the University of Buffalo and later the Jacobs School of Medicine. I participated in the couple's match for residency and matched into Internal Medicine at UMass, while my wife Alison also matched at UMass into OB-GYN. We have loved making Worcester our home and are grateful for the friendships we have made. In my free time I enjoy the outdoors and spend my free time cycling through Central Massachusetts. I love playing ice hockey and have been on the resident team for the last three years. I am excited to stay on as one of the chief medicine residents and plan on pursuing a career in cardiovascular medicine.

Name: Sara Esposito, DO
Medical School: UNECOM
About Me: I grew up in Foster/Glocester in RI, which is a very small town in the smallest state. I went to Providence College for my undergraduate degree and studied health policy and management and biology. Throughout undergrad I worked mainly in public health and public health research then worked as a clinical research assistant before attending medical school at UNE COM in Maine. I met my husband, Colin, while both working at a pizza restaurant during undergrad (it is the cheese that binds us!). He works as a police officer in RI where we recently bought our first home. We also just welcomed our daughter, Susie, into our lives and couldn't be happier! In my free time, I enjoy golfing, clamming, checking out the local restaurants/breweries and spending time with friends and family. I have loved making Worcester and UMass my second home and family and am overjoyed at the opportunity to spend a year as chief medicine resident. After my chief year, I plan on pursuing a career in hospital medicine.

Name: Robert Fitzpatrick, DO
Medical School: UNECOM
About Me: I am from Belchertown, MA and went to undergraduate at The University of New England before transitioning to UNECOM for medical school. While in medical school I met my wife Erika who is a radiology resident at Brown. Worcester has become a second home for us. In my free time I enjoy playing soccer and ice hockey as well as listening to country music and traveling with my wife. The last three years of residency at UMass has been filled with life changing friendships and learning experiences. It has been very special to be able to go through residency with my brother Mike who is a current 3rd year. I am so honored and humbled to have the opportunity to complete a chief residency year here and moving forward I hope to pursue a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine.

Name: Dani Leary, DO
Medical School: Touro University Nevada
About me: I was born and raised in a big Irish family just down the road in Shrewsbury, MA. I was fortunate to spend my high school years rowing on Lake Quinsigamond and rowed by UMass everyday. I was then able to continue rowing in college at the University of Notre Dame, and once I graduated college I moved to Las Vegas to attend Touro University Nevada for medical school. I commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy in 2014 and continued my journey west to complete my internship in Internal Medicine at Naval Medical Center San Diego. After finishing my intern year, I was lucky enough to be elected as a Flight Surgeon and attended the Navy's Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) in Pensacola, FL where I learned to fly the Navy's T6 and HT-57 aircraft alongside their pilots in training. Once I graduated from NAMI, I was assigned to Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN as their Flight Surgeon and we deployed aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. Deployment was one of the most challenging undertakings in my life, but I was consistently humbled and inspired by the strength, talent, and grit of the sailors and pilots around me. I was drawn to UMass because the residency had a very similar feeling of comradery and it truly felt like a team. Like my experience in the Navy, it is truly an honor to work with my co-residents every day and I am in awe of their passion for their patients and teammates as well as their enthusiasm for their work. I now live back in Shrewsbury with my husband and our dog Buster. In our spare time we have fun taking on remodeling projects in our home (while at the same time trying not to destroy it!) and spending time with family. I'm excited to go into academic Primary Care next year and am happy to be staying in the UMass Memorial Health system.

PGY3 (Seniors) Roster 2022-2023

	Alexandra Albert, MD, PhD Yale School of Medicine
	Stephen Anders, MD St. George’s University School of Medicine
	Jean-Claude Asaker Tufts University School of Medicine
	Varun Ayyaswami, MD ++ University of Maryland School of Medicine
	Charlotte Barker, DO University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Alexandria Capozza, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	George Ciociolo, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Alessandro Colletta, MD Boston University School of Medicine
	Adam Doerr, MD Donald Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
	Harris Feldman, MD ** (2024) University of Maryland School of Medicine
	Joleigh Ferro, MD St. George’s University School of Medicine
	Michael Fitzpatrick, DO University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Zaneta Franklin, MD ++ University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
	Daniel Gauvin, MD Tufts University School of Medicine
	Alexia Hwang, MD ++ Albany Medical College
	Julia Hyman, MD Harvard Medical School
	Lila Kaminsky, MD Albany Medical College
	Julie Kolnik, DO Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
	Stephanie LaFollette, MD Tufts University School of Medicine
	Robert Leung, MD, MBA Albany Medical College
	José Mercado-Matos, MD, PhD UMass Chan Medical School
	Michael Murphy, MD Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
	Lauren Needell, DO ++ Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus
	Philip Picard-Fraser, MD ** (2024) UMass Chan Medical School
	Sarah Rajanek, MD ** (2024) Indiana University School of Medicine
	Sarah Reid, MD University of Connecticut School of Medicine
	Joseph (Taylor) Shortsleeve, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Courtney Stead, MD Tufts University School of Medicine
	Myriam Taibi, MD Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
	Steven Troy, MD University of Central Florida College of Medicine
	Seth Wakefield, MD Boston University School of Medicine
	Adam Wray, MD ** (2024) University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
	Jason Yang, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	Paul Zeller, MD Central Michigan University College of Medicine
	** = Medicine-Pediatrics ++ = Primary Care

PGY2 (Juniors) Roster 2022-2023

	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
	Olivia Grocott, MD UMass Chan Medical School
	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

Interns 2022-2023

	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
	Christian Ashby-Padial, MD * Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine *Radiology
	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
	Crista Carty, MD ^ University of Connecticut School of Medicine
	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
	Fabiola De Varona-Colon, MD ^ University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
	Tess Decater, MD, MPH St. George’s University School of Medicine
	Kajol Doshi, MD ^ Albany Medical College
	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
	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
	Rosemary Kelley, MD * UMass Chan Medical School *Anesthesia
	Nicholas Koen, MD * The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University *Ophthalmology
	Daniel Kushigian, MD, MPH ^ Tufts University School 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
	Nidhi Patel, MD ^ Drexel University College of Medicine
	Jacob Paulson, MD x UMass Chan Medical School
	Xunuo (Nolan) Shen, MD ^ UMass Chan Medical School
	Kayle Stewart, MD ^ Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo
	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
	Thomas Yi, MD * The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
	Melanie Zemel, MD Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences
	^ = Preliminary Neurology * = Preliminary ** = Medicine-Pediatrics x = Primary Care