Code Blue and Gold

The quarterly newsletter of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Meet the incoming class of Interns.

Traditional Categorical

Amrit Ahluwalia, MD
Medical School: Tufts University of Medical School

Chloe Amsterdam, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Alexandra “Alex” Belfi, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Dylan Bertovich, MD
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Gagana Borra, MD
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Simon Cao, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Maximilian “Max” Casey, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Jeffrey Chen, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Anne Clinton, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Christopher “Chris” Curran, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michael Daidone, MD
Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Samuel “Sam” Dyer, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Soukaina “Souki” Eljamri, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Laura Gerrick, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Cameron Hunter, MD
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine

Dasam Jeong, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Travis Josephs, MD
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Elizabeth “Liz” Kairis, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Dean Kim, MD
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Nikhil Maheshwari, MD
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Cara Michael, MD
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Elizabeth Moss, MD
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine

Vaishnavi Nara, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Reema Patel, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Havisha Pedamallu, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine

Kathryn “Katie” Platt, MD
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Amy Qin, MD
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Michelle Qiu, MD
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

Srikar Rapaka, MD
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Ilan Schwell, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Amanda Shaw, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Christina Tran, MD
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Tianyi Wang, MD
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Jack Zhao, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

Elizabeth Bolt, MD
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Michelle Falconi, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Global Health

Matthew Cali, MD
Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Andres Chavez Barragan, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Kate Luo, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Makala Wang, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Women’s Health

Haley Cirka, MD
Medical School: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Mehar Hora, MD
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Swetha Jasti, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Erica “Jaiyeola” Odukoya, MD
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Halle Thannickal, MD
Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

Research Pathway

Kevin Thomas, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Jeffrey “Jeff” Zhou, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

International Scholars

Ali Ayla, MD
Medical School: İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi

Lars Bjoernebo, MD
Medical School: Karolinska Institute Faculty of Medicine

Diego Chamorro Ortiz, MD
Medical School: Universidad de Los Andes Facultad de Medicina (Colombia)

Marianna Daibes Rachid de Andrade, MD
Medical School: Universidade do Grande Rio Professor José de Souza Herdy Escola de Medicina Barra de Tijuca

Tulio Loyola Correa, MD
Medical School: Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel) Faculdade de Medicina

Elile Okoka, MBBS
Medical School: Lagos State University College of Medicine

Ozge “Sila” Ozgur, MD
Medical School: Istanbul Aydin University Faculty of Medicine

Meds-Peds

Caitlin Cahill, MD
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine

Sierra Cowan, MD
Medical School: University of Houston Tilman J Fertitta Family College of Medicine

Daniel McLoughlin, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Klaudia Wojciechowska, MD
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Meds-Peds

Caitlin Cahill, MD
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine

Sierra Cowan, MD
Medical School: University of Houston Tilman J Fertitta Family College of Medicine

Daniel McLoughlin, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Klaudia Wojciechowska, MD
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Preliminary

Alexandre Bourcier, MD
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

Khushnood Faraz, MD
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

Brandon Foster, MD
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Emily Keenan, MD
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Alice Lin, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Santosh Nori, MD
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Robert Scherer, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Neurology Preliminary

Roshini Chandrasekhar, MBBS
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal

Khai Du, MD
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Mital Joshi, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Adi Kadosh, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Karl Kamanousa, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Nathan Kindja, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Daniel Soto, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Kathryn Weiss, DO
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hanxin Zhang, DO
Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Transitional Year

Dionna Bidny, MD
Medical School: University of Illinois School of Medicine

Annika Chang, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Owen Clinger, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Sean Ghiam, MD
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine

Jacob Popple, MD
Medical School: Drexel University School of Medicine

Robert Porter, MD
Medical School: University of Cincinnati School of Medicine

Pooja Puttigampala, MD
Medical School: Drexel University School of Medicine

Paula Sepulveda Beltran, MD
Medical School: Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario Facultad de Medicina

Ashani Shah, MD
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine

Arman Zarnegar, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine