The strength of any residency program rests in the caliber of its residents. CHKD/EVMS employs exemplary, well rounded residents with a passion for making the lives of children better.

Current trainees showcase diverse backgrounds with educations in a variety of quality medical institutions. Each training year is comprised of 28 residents (plus four chief residents).

Chief Residents

Nana Bvumbe, MD.

  • Hometown: Morrisville, Pa.
  • Undergraduate: Randolph-Macon College
  • Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Adrienne Burgin, MD

  • Hometown: Walnut Creek, Calif.
  • Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
  • Medical School: University of Queensland School of Medicine

Heidi Schoomaker, MD

  • Hometown: Morrisville, Pa.
  • Undergraduate: The College of William and Mary School of Education
  • Graduate: The College of William and Mary School of Education
  • Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Jourdan-sturges

  • Hometown: Edmond, Okla.
  • Undergraduate: University of Arkansas
  • Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Class of 2027

Anthony Alerre, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Clemson University
  • Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

  • Undergraduate: University of Nebraska at Omaha
  • Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Ekaterina Beliakina, MD

  • Medical School: Rostov State Medical University

  • Undergraduate: North Carolina State University
  • Graduate: Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus

Christopher Esezobor, MBBS

  • Hometown: Surulere, Nigeria
  • Medical School: University of Benin School of Medicine

Monica Eskander, DO.

  • Undergraduate: California State University Long Beach
  • Graduate: Bluefield University
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus

  • Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Facultad de Ciencias Médicas

Medical School: Madras Medical College

Medical School: Madras Medical College

Lavanya Govindasamy, MBBS.

  • Medical School: Madras Medical College
     

Alesha Griffiths, MD

  • Undergraduate: Hampton University
  • Medical School: Trinity School of Medicine

  • Undergraduate: University of Florida
  • Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Dania Jacubovich, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Drexel University
  • Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Derrick Joseph, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Rutgers University-New Brunswick
  • Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Parker Knapp, MD

  • Undergraduate: Arkansas State University
  • Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

Alicia Kulasingham, MBBCh.

  • Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine

Meghana Kunam, DO

  • Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Roshani Lama, MBBS

  • Medical School: Fatima Jinnah Medical University

Hninn Lwin, DO

  • Undergraduate: University of Virginia
  • Graduate: Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Aliyah Mohammed, MBBCh.

  • Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
  • Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine

Laisha Mondesir, MD.

  • Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Aimin Naeem, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Le Moyne College
  • Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Undergraduate: Queen's University
  • Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Sara Puche Gómez, MD

  • Medical School: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Facultad de Medicina

Tatyana Rudina Ohayon, MBBS.

  • Undergraduate: Hadassah Academic College
  • Graduate: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Medical School: St. George's University of London

Kyi San Thi, MBBS

  • Graduate School: University of Medicine 2
  • Medical School: University of Medicine 2

  • Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
  • Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Shekinah Williams-Gentle, MD

  • Medical School: University of Guyana Faculty of Health Sciences

Justin Wilson, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Trinity School of Medicine
  • Medical School: Trinity School of Medicine

Class of 2028

Morgan Broske, DO.

  • Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
  • Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Samantha Brummer, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Clemson University
  • Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Katelynn Clark, DO.

  • Undergraduate: University of Virginia
  • Graduate: Liberty University
  • Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nicole Cox, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Drexel University
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus

Shardhat Daggumati, MD.

  • Undergraduate: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • Medical School: University of Queensland School of Medicine

Sumner Dreher, DO.

  • Undergraduate: College of the Holy Cross
  • Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Natalie Finlinson, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Weber State University
  • Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Alana Franco, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Rutgers University - New Brunswick
  • Graduate: Rowan Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Louisa Gamor, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus

Zachary Griffin, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Texas A & M University-Texarkana
  • Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Kaitlin Hardy, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Cornell University
  • Graduate: Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
  • Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University

Katherine Haugen, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kathleen Hughes, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Tulane University
  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

Summer Huey, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Emory University
  • Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shehwar Islamuddin, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Florida International University
  • Medical School: University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kadija Kanu, MD.

  • Undergraduate: University of Virginia
  • Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University
  • Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
     

Priscilla Mammen, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Howard University
  • Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

Murphy Massey, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ola Michalec, MBBCh.

  • Undergraduate: University of Toronto
  • Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine

Samantha Nolte, DO.

  • Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Miranda Perry, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
  • Graduate: Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
     

Yiulette Sanchez-Abrams, MD.

  • Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus
  • Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine

SaTia Sinclair, DO.

  • Undergraduate: The Ohio State University Main Campus
  • Graduate: The Ohio State University - College of Public Health
  • Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

     

  • Undergraduate: University of South Florida
  • Graduate: Nova Southeastern University
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus

Divya Sunny, MD.

  • Undergraduate: University of Virginia
  • Medical School: Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Daniel Van Orman, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
  • Graduate: Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Brittney Wells, MD.

  • Undergraduate: University of Wyoming
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine

Nathan Wilson, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Hampton University
  • Graduate: Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University -DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Class of 2029

Elizabeth Acors, DO.

  • Undergraduate: College of William & Mary
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus

Amanda Alonso Valle, MD.

  • Medical School: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río

Destiny Cates-Costley, MD.

  • Undergraduate: College of William & Mary
  • Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University  

Abubakr Elbashier, MBBS.

  • Medical School: University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine

Zahra Faizi, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Millsaps College
  • Graduate: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
  • Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Serendy Genao Ramirez, MD.

  • Undergraduate: University of New York
  • Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

Esther Guo, MD.

  • Medical School: Zhongshan School of Medicine

Leen Hamid, MD.

  • Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Josephine Hammond, MBChB.

  • Medical School: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology School of Medical Sciences

Rosana Hanna, MD.

  • Undergraduate: California State University Long Beach
  • Medical School: Trinity School of Medicine

Brittany Harvey, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Christopher Newport University 
  • Graduate: University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

Fatima Ibrahim, MBBS.

  • Medical School: C.M.H. Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry

Jaspreet Kaur, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Old Dominion University
  • Medical School: Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Faculty of Medical Sciences Katowice

Abigail Moberg, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Dickinson State University
  • Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine 

Soha Mohammed, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Howard University
  • Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

Megan Mooberry, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Northern State University
  • Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Swetha Mora, MBBS.

  • Medical School: Kurnool Medical College

Helly Patel, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Belmont University
  • Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Cailyn Pellegrino, DO.

  • Undergraduate: East Carolina University
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus

Samantha Peters, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Marquette University
  • Medical School: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Mia Platt, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Old Dominion University
  • Graduate: Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
  • Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University

Kesha Shah, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Howard Smith, MD.

  • Undergraduate: University of North Carolina
  • Graduate: Thomas Jefferson University, Duke University
  • Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Myat Kay Khaing Thwin, MBBS.

  • Medical School: University of Medicine 1

Lindsay Turmelle, DO.

  • Undergraduate: Stetson University
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus 

Tia Tyson, MD.

  • Undergraduate: Norfolk State University
  • Graduate: Georgetown University
  • Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

Sarah Utulu.

  • Undergraduate: University of Southampton
  • Medical School: Keele University School of Medicine 

  • Medical School: Chitwan Medical College

Vincent Zhou, DO.

  • Undergraduate: University of California
  • Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Contact

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