Pediatrics Residency – Alumni

Our graduates practice pediatrics across the United States; between 25%-30% of our graduates pursue pediatric subspecialty training. Recent graduates have completed or are currently enrolled in fellowship training at the following:

UNC for Allergy/Immunology
Phoenix Children’s and St Christopher’s for Neurology
Duke, Nationwide Childrens’, St. Jude’s and Seattle Childrens’ for Hematology/Oncology
CHOP, University of Wisconsin, UNC, UVa, and Emory for PICU
University of Rochester, University of Vermont, University of Kentucky, University of California- Irvine, Vanderbilt, ECU, and UVa for NICU
NY Medical College for Forensic Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh for Infectious Diseases
WakeMed/UNC for Emergency Medicine
University of Virginia for Cardiology

Class of 2024

Yamilka Almeyda Alejo, MD – General Pediatrics, Eastern NC: NC
Joshua Choi, DO – General Pediatrics, McFarland Clinic: Marshalltown, IA
Tasneem Ezuddin, MD – Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow, The University of Miami: Miami, FL
Paola Galan Villar, MD – General Pediatrics, Family Health Centers: Louisville, KY
Samantha Hudzik, DO – Pediatric Chief Resident, ECU Health Medical Center: Greenville, NC
Madison Szar, MD – Pediatric Chief Resident, ECU Health Medical Center: Greenville, NC
Zachary Valentine, MD – General Pediatrics, Muddy Creek Pediatrics: Mason, OH
Chenyu Zhang, DO – Pediatric Hospitalist, Queens: Honolulu, HI

Class of 2023

Ivana Baumgarten, MD – General Pediatrics, Western NC Community Health Services: Asheville, NC
Uri Cho, MD – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Children’s: Cleveland, OH
Emily Cox, DO – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, The University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, NC
Ihinosen Edgal, MD Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: Memphis, TN
Mary Iwaszewski, DO – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, ECU Health Medical Center: Greenville, NC
Chinonso Onuoha, MD – Hematology/Oncology Fellow, The University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, NC
Chloe Opper, MD – Allergy/Immunology Fellow, Cincinnati Children’s: Cincinnati, OH
Morgan Sanders-Preziosi, MD – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist: Winston Salem, NC
Nga Tran, MD – General Pediatrics, Charlotte Community Health Center: Charlotte, NC
Brandon Wright, MD – Pediatric Newborn Hospitalist, ECU Health Medical Center: Greenville,

Class of 2022

Mofoluwake Omolade Awe, MD – General Pediatrics, Boice Willis Outpatient Clinic, Rocky Mount, NC
Moreblessings Ruvimbo Chakanyuka, MD, MS – General Pediatrics, Coastal Children’s Clinic, New Bern, NC
Alexis Hernandez, MD – General Pediatrics, Carolina Kids Pediatrics, Raleigh, NC
Tamima Hossain, DO – General Pediatrics, Bristow Pediatrics Clinic, Bristow, VA
Linh Tuyet Nguyen, DO – Hospital Medicine Fellow, University of Florida: Jacksonville, FL
Nicholas Allen Preziosi, MD – Pediatric Chief Resident/General Pediatric Faculty, ECU Health, Greenville, NC
Nusiebeh Sultan James Redpath, MD, MSPH – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, ECU Health, Greenville, NC
Kelly Marie Roschen, DO – General Pediatrics, Carolina Kids Pediatrics, Raleigh, NC
Sean Watson, MD – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston Salem, NC
Yingying Zheng, MD – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, ECU Health, Greenville, NC

Class of 2021

Luisa Bonilla Hernandez, MD, MSc – Pediatrician and Faculty Appointment, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX
Camila De Avila, MD – Pediatric Critical Care Fellow, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL
Jessica Eubanks, DO – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, VMC/ECU, Greenville, NC
Dana Leventhal, DO – General Pediatrics, Goldsboro Pediatrics, Goldsboro, NC
Brian Livingston, DO – Newborn/Pediatric Hospitalist, Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern, NC
Sam McClease, MD – Pediatrician, Raleigh Pediatric Associates, Raleigh, NC
Travis Odom, MD, MBD, MSCR – Pediatric Critical Care Fellow, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX
Monireh Parish, MD – General Pediatrics, Jacksonville, NC
Kyle Pipkin, DO – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, VMC/ECU, Greenville, NC
Bianca Rad, DO – Neonatal/Perinatal Fellow, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ali Rodriguez Garcia, MD – General Pediatrics, Ascension Sacred Heart Bay, Panama City, FL

Class of 2020

Tiffany Byerly, MD – Pediatrician, Mission Health, Marion, NC
Yvette Chop, MD, MPH – Neonatology Fellowship, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Neha Hassan, MD – Neonatology Fellowship, UNC Children’s Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC
Katie Jackson, MD – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Kristen Kirby, MD – General Pediatrics, UVA Pediatrics, Culpepper, VA
Indran Liu, DO – General Pediatrics, Cook Children’s Neighborhood Clinic, Arlington, TX
Heather Slusser, MD – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Duke University Children’s Hospital, Durham, NC
Nicole Stephenson, MD – Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, UNC Children’s Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC
Fritz Stine, DO – Pediatrician, Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY/li>

Class of 2019

Ian Bryan, MD – Vidant Pediatrics, Edenton, NC
Evgeniya Chisenhall, MD – General Pediatrics, North Carolina
Timothy Clifton, DO – General Pediatrics, Children Health Services, Greenville, NC
Ashley Clower, MD – General Pediatrics, Surf Pediatrics, Outer Banks, NC
Chelsea Fowler, DO – General Pediatrics, Coastal Children’s Clinic, New Bern, NC
Kate Kocher, MD – General Pediatrics, McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas
Shadman Memarian, MD – Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, UCLA Health, CA
Shikha Nigam, MD, MPH – Pediatric Urgent Care Fellowship, Emory, Atlanta, GA
Irving Phillips, MD, MPH – General Pediatrics, CA
Sruthi Sridhar, MD – Pediatric Hospitalist, Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC
John Townsend, MD – General Pediatrics, ECU Physicians, Greenville, NC

Class of 2018

Bradley Beamon, MD – Emergency Medicine Fellowship, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Alexander Berwick, DO – Neonatal Fellowship, Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC
Tatiana Brinckerhoff, MD – General Pediatrics Private Practice, Oshkosh, WI
David Florio, MD – Broomfield Pediatrics, Broomfield, CO
Bailee Gilchrist, MD – Allergy & Immunology Fellowship, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Heidi Kenefick, DO – Federally Qualified Health Center, Connecticut
Allison Lemon, MD – Children’s Medical Associates, Alexandria, VA
Edith Reyes, MD – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC
Emily Vara, DO – Rheumatology Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Class of 2017

Tarrah Bowen, MD – Pediatrician, St. Joseph’s Pediatrics, Phoenix, AZ
Belinda Chandra, MD – PICU Fellowship at A.I. Dupont/Thomas Jefferson University
Joshua Coltrain, MD – Kinston Pediatrics
Lauren Croft, MD – Private Practice in Southern Illinois
Mindy Dailey, MD – Greenville Pediatric Services
Shannon Kinlaw, MD – NICU Fellowship at Vidant Medical Center
Grace Minior, MD, Med – ECU Brody School of Medicine/Vidant Medical Center, Neonatology Fellowship
Rosa Rodriguez, MD – UC Davis MIND Institute, Development/Behavior Fellowship
Dawn Scott, MD – Outpatient General Practice, Durham, NC
Neha Sirohi, MD – Allergy & Immunology Fellowship at A.I. Dupont/Thomas Jefferson University
Katie Taylor, DO – ECU Brody School of Medicine/Vidant Medical Center, Neonatology Fellowship
Erin Atwood, MD – Endocrinology, ECU Health, Greenville, NC

Class of 2016

Aprel Barnes, MD – National Health Service Corps, Eau Claire Cooperative Health Centers, Columbia, SC
Hostensia Beng, MD – Nephrology Fellowship, DC Children’s Hospital
Michael Edralin, MD – Private Practice, Wilmington, NC
Martha Ferretti-Muise, MD – General Pediatrics, Charlotte, NC
Karen Fieselman Stroud, MD – Washington Pediatrics, Washington, NC
Mansa Krishnamurthy, MD, MSc – Endocrinology Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Katie Richardson, MD – Infectious Disease Fellowship, Kansas City Children’s Mercy Hospital
Rajni Marco, MD – Chief Resident and Clinical Faculty, ECU
Mia Sethna, MD – Private Practice/Consultant Pediatrics, Ontario
Jennifer Simmons, MD – Hospitalist, Tristar Centennial, Nashville, TN

Class of 2015

Inga Aikman, MD – Hospitalist, ECU Brody School of Medicine/Vidant Medical Center
Uzma Enayatulla, MD – General Outpatient Pediatrics, Winston-Salem, NC
Faith Gardner, MD – Wake Forest Baptist Community Pediatrics, Lexington, NC
Kini Grewal, MD – Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, British Columbia
Seema Jain, MD – Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, Baylor
Sasha Kudin, MD – Neonatal Fellowship, University of Florida
Lindsey McLaughlin, DO – Neonatology Fellowship, ECU Brody School of Medicine/Vidant Medical Center
Desi Rivera, MD – GI Fellowship, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Elizabeth Ward, MD – Chief Resident and Clinical Faculty, ECU
Shauna Wong, MD – Outpatient/Nursery, Phoenix, AZ

Class of 2013

Heather Acevedo, MD – Private Practice, Raleigh, NC
Brooktiete Asseres, MD – Private Practice, Albermarle, ND
Zarana Bayona, MD – Private Practice, Morehead City, NC
Daryana Cruz, MD – Private Practice, Florida
Andrea Gregory, MD – Infectious Diseases Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
Rocky Greer, MD – Neonatology Fellowship, University of California at Irvine
Ravali Janagama – Pediatric Hospitalist, Ahoskie, NC
Jamande Jones, MD – Private Practice, Ahoskie, NC
Ashley Kinkaid, DO – Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Wake Med and UNC
Waleed Maamoun, MD – Private Practice
Jocelyn Mason, MD – Chief Resident, ECU
Mariah McKellar, MD – Private Practice, Rocky Mount, NC
Misha Yajnik – Private Practice, Michigan

Class of 2012

Debbie Chavez, MD – Chief Resident, ECU, then Private Practice, Bernstein Center in Greenville, NC
Lubna Elahi, MD – Chief Resident, ECU, then Private Practice, Memphis, TN
Joe Ginski, MD – Neonatology Fellowship, Vidant Medical Center and ECU Brody School of Medicine
Olga Johnson, MD – Private Practice, Fayetteville, NC
Anupama Lakshmikanth, MD – Private Practice, Brownsville, TX
Farha Naqui, MD – Private Practice, McLean, VA
Buki Okafor, MD – Private Practice, Longview, WA
Srujana Rallabandi, MD – Neonatology Fellowship, University of Rochester Medical Center
Srikanth Ravisankar, MD – Neonatology Fellowship, Vidant Medical Center and ECU Brody School of Medicine
Kalindi Yajnik, MD – Hospitalist, Baltimore, MD