Meet the Residents | School of Medicine and Health Sciences

PGY 4 Residents

	Joseph Bechay Hometown: Marlboro, NJ Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Interest/Hobbies: Soccer, board games, trying new restaurants, wine tasting, traveling
	Christabel Chan Hometown: Toronto Undergraduate: George Washington University Medical School: George Washington School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Ballet, novels, travel, workout classes and most importantly… great food
	Andrew Fernandez Hometown: Richmond, Virginia Undergrad: University of Virginia Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Interests: Cycling, soccer, music, and trying new restaurants
	Alexander Zeleny Hometown: Wilmington, DE Undergraduate: Cornell University Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Soccer, hiking, reading, spending time with family and friends

PGY 3 Residents

	Julie Thomasian Hometown: Potomac, Maryland Undergraduate: George Washington University Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Long runs, piano, travel, yoga
	Christian Kim Hometown: Palmdale, California Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Barry's Bootcamp, my golden retriever, Chicago Bears, baking, Costco
	Carter Payne Hometown: American Fork, Utah Undergraduate: Brigham Young University Medical School: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Hiking/peak-bagging, landscape photography, tennis, mountain biking
	Meher Saleem Hometown: Houston, Texas Undergraduate: University of Miami Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interests: Ceramics, drawing, painting, reading, baking, traveling

PGY 2 Residents

	Monica Manrique Castrillon Hometown: Medellin, Colombia Undergraduate: Universidad CES Medical School: Universidad CES Interests/Hobbies: Cats, yoga, tennis, trivia, reading, exploring new restaurants
	Rahul Raiker Hometown: Baltimore, MD Undergraduate: University of Maryland, College Park Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Data Science, fitness, traveling, piano, tennis, trying new experiences
	Alison Hong Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Undergraduate: Claremont McKenna College Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Running, cooking, gardening, history
	Rizul Naithani Hometown: Morrisville, North Carolina Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical School: Campbell University School of Medicine Interests/hobbies: Cooking, biking, podcasting, nature hikes.

PGY 1 Residents

	Samer Ahmed Hometown: Springfield, VA Undergraduate: George Mason University Medical school: George Washington University School of Medicine Interest/Hobbies: Football, Fitness, Traveling, Video Games
	Joseph Miller Hometown: San Diego Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego Medical school: California University of Science and Medicine Interest/Hobbies: Mud-running, backpacking with my wife and 2 dogs, tinkering, 3D Printing, PC building, Coffee, trying new food, surfing
	Meghan Sharma Hometown: Denver, Colorado Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis Medical school: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine MD-MPH Program Interest/Hobbies: Cake decorating, piano, skiing and snowboarding, journalism, Lagree, and learning new styles of dance!
	Gretchen Weiss Hometown: Buffalo, NY Undergrad: Case Western Reserve University Medical school: Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo Interest/hobbies: volleyball, softball, cooking, lifting, astronomy, Buffalo sports