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2025 Pediatric Residency Match

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2025 Pediatric Residency Match. CONGRATULATIONS!

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Fellowship Matches

See below for our most recent matches. For a full list, please see our Fellowship Matches Page.

2025 FELLOWSHIP MATCH. CONGRATULATIONS!

2026 pediatrics fellowship match. see below for list.

  • Kayla Massey, MD - Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Brown University
  • Kathryn Combo, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Brown University
  • Mariam Sharfi, MBBCh - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Brown University
  • Jason Ly, DO - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center
  • Iman Maiza, MD - Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center
  • Carlos Castro Castaneda, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
  • Charlotte McCrary, MD - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Emory University
  • Stephanie Newman, MD - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Emory University
  • Anna Neder, MBBCh - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • Ian Beck, MD - Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan Hospitals - Ann Arbor
  • Tejeshwar Sangha, MBBCh - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, UC Irvine Medical Center
  • Asna Sulaiman, MBBCh - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Buffalo
  • Sai Susmitha Ravi, DO - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Kayla Distin, DO - Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Hannah Jolls, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
  • Jeremy Moore, MD - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

2025 FELLOWSHIP MATCH. CONGRATULATIONS!

  • Bisma Badr, MD - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital
  • Taylor Bono, MD - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Case Western University Hospital
  • Daniel Cirotski, MD - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, U Texas Southwestern Medical School - Dallas
  • Lindsey Crawford, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, UC Irvine Medical Center
  • Amy Gaines, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
  • Erin Glankler, MD - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • Michala Jindra, MD - Allergy/Immunology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
  • Tatiana Lestido, DO - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
  • Rajyalakshmi Pyda, MD - Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, U Washington University of Affiliate Hospitals
  • Victoria Shum, MD - Allergy/Immunology, University of Nebraska
  • Allyson Tekulve, MD - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital
  • William Tredwell, MD - Allergy/Immunology, Medical College of Georgia - Augusta

2024 FELLOWSHIP MATCH. CONGRATULATIONS!

  • Katherine Bischoff De Caires, DO - Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Connor Cocke, MD - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Mercy Hospital
  • Leslie Denson, MD - Neonatal -Perinatal MedicineE, U New Mexico SOM
  • Iman Ferdjallah, MD - Post Pediatric Portal Program, Medical College of Georgia-Augusta
  • Sydney Green, MD - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, U Louisville SOM
  • Nicholas Heitkamp, MD - Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine, University of Virginia
  • Caroline Heyd, MD - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UPMC Medical Education
  • Broderick Jameson, MD - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth U Hlth Sys
  • Benjamin Klick, MD - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, EVMS
  • Kaila Lessner, MD - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan
  • Sanjana Mathur, MBBS - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Childrens Hospital
  • Lauren McKinney, DO - Pediatric Cardiology, University of Virginia
  • Philip Mendez, DO - Allergy/Immunology, USF-Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital
  • Austin Menezes, MD - Pediatric Cardiology, Oregon-Health & Science University
  • Ranjani Ponnazhagan, MD - Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Allison Racimo, DO - Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
  • Smit Shah, MD - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospital
  • Jorge Valencia Rico, MD - Pediatric Pulmonology, U Colorado SOM
  • Shekinah Vaughn, MD - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, U Texas Southwestern Med Sch

2023 FELLOWSHIP MATCH. CONGRATULATIONS!

  • Tim Carr, MD - Pediatrics Clinical Ultrasound, Children's National Medical Center
  • Erin Thrasher, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham
  • Faysal Akbik, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Case Western/University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center
  • Daley Owens, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Utah Health
  • Kimran Sidhu, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
  • Brandon Hark, DO - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Stefanie Ward, MD - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University at Buffalo SOM
  • Anola Stage, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Children's National Medical Center
  • Diane Arandia, MD - Pediatric Nephrology, UCLA Medical Center California
  • Natalie Smith, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Southern California
  • Jaxon Vallely, DO - Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Children's Hospital LA-CA
  • Wesley Shane, DO - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Spectrum Health/Michigan State University

2022 Fellowship Match. Congratulations everyone!!

  • Liz Cappello, MD - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Josh Gollub, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
  • Wei-Wei Lee, MD - Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Hospitals-Ann Arbor
  • Andrew Kanouse, MD - Pediatric Endocrinology, Zucker SoM-Northwell Cohen Children's
  • Aupola Kundu, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Jefferson Medical College/DuPont Children's
  • Tanya Lemelman, MD - Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of SC
  • Jeremy Owens, MD - Allergy/Immunology, UNC
  • Migseg Sanchez, DO - Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children's National
  • Omar Yamak, MD - Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Children's Hospital of Michigan
  • Matthew Peworchik, MD - Pediatric Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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 4 chief residents).

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Alumni

For over 50 years, our program's alumni have received superior preparation and immense support in pursuing successful career paths of their choosing. Learn more about EVMS/CHKD's Pediatric Residency graduates by visiting our alumni section.

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Annual Resident Retreat

In addition to GME Wellness, we provide:

Annual Events & Socials

  • Program-affiliated Educational Conferences: Autism, Sports Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Chronic Illness, etc.
  • Academic year social kickoff (Rover Cruise, Blue Moon Taphouse)
  • Graduation events (Intern, Senior)
  • Fall residency program retreat (all classes)
  • Match day celebration and happy-hour
  • Pediatrics day at the zoo
  • Other Resident/Faculty socials (movie nights, Top Golf, Local sports games)

Schwartz Rounds

  • discuss the social and emotional issues in caring for patients and families
  • open and honest interdisciplinary dialog

Resident Debrief

  • group conversation and reflection facilitated by Dr. Ami Mehta, Director of Pain/Palliative Care and former chief resident
  • acknowledging frustrations, addressing work/life balance, developing coping mechanisms, and navigating resident life

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