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Education & Training
 

Pediatric Residency Program: Current Residents (2009 - 2010)

Chief Residents 


 
Melissa Hendricks
M.D. - State University of New York Stony Brook School of Medicine, 2006
B.S. - University of Rochester
Hometown: Clifton Park, New York
Aimee Chung
M.D. - East Carolina University
B.A. - Duke University
Hometown: Williamston, NC
 


 

 

Pediatrics Level 3 Residents

 
 
 
Marc Akashi
M.D. - Dartmouth Medical School, 2007
B.A. - Dartmouth College
Hometown: Yokohama, Japan
Mary Braithwaite
M.D. - University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 2007
M.S.P.H. - University of North Carolina, 2006 
B.A. - University of North Carolina, 2002
Hometown: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Suzette Brown
M.D. - Brown Medical School, 2007
M.P.H. - Yale University, 2003
B.A. - Brown University, 2000
Hometown: Dix Hills, New York



 Yung-Ping Chin
M.D. - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 2007
B.S. - University of Texas at Austin, 2003
Hometown: Seabrook, Texas
 Scott Connelly
M.D. - University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey/R.W. Johnson Medical School, 2007
B.S. - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2003
Hometown: Delran, New Jersey
Daniel Forsha
M.D. - University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2007
B.A. - University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000
Hometown: Denver, Colorado



Sarah Hart-Unger
M.D. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2007
M.S. - Duke University, 2006
B.A. - Williams College
Hometown: Havertown, Pennsylvania
Masanori Hayashi
M.D. - Keio Gijuku Daigaku Igakubu, Japan, 2005
Pre-Med - Keio University, Tokyo, 2001
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Talal Mousallem
M.D. - American University of Beirut, 2003
B.S. - American University of Beirut, 1999
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
 
 
 
Matthew Pepper
M.D. - University of Michigan Medical School, 2007
B.S.E. - Duke University, 2003
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Benjamin Rattray
D.O. - Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 2007
B.S. - Westmont College
Hometown: Irvine, California
Silvia Rho
M.D. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2007
B.S. - Duke University
Hometown: Fernandina Beach, Florida
 
 
 
Alison Sweeney
M.D. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2007
B.S. Fordham University
Hometown: Rutherford, New Jersey
Rachel Vinson
M.D. - Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007
B.S. - Hampton University
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Katherine Watson
D.O. - Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
B.S. - Pennsylvania State University, 2002
Hometown: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

 

Pediatrics Level 2 Residents


 
 
Kristie Appelgren
M.D./M.S. - Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 2008
B.A. - Wake Forest University, 2001
Hometown: Rock Hill, South Carolina
 Mehreen Arshad
M.B.B.S. - Aga Khan University, 2006
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Alaina Brown
M.D. - University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2008
B.S./B.A. - University of Delaware, Newark, 2004 
Hometown: Chantilly, Virginia



John Carter
M.D./Ph.D. - Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, 2008
Ph.D. - Northwestern University, 2006
B.A. - Princeton University, 1996
Hometown: San Francisco, California

 Rebecca Chancey
M.D. - Washington University in Saint Louis, 2008
B.S. - University of Georgia, Athens, 2004 
Hometown: Fayetteville, Georgia 
 
 
Candice Crewse
M.D. - East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, 2008
B.S. - Christian Brothers University, 2004 
Hometown: Munford, Tennessee



Christopher DeRienzo
M.D./M.P.P. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2008
B.S. - Brandeis University, 2003 
Hometown: Efland, NC
 
 
Madoka Hayashi
M.D. - Keio Gijuku Daigaku Igakubu, Japan, 2007
Hometown: Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ashley Hinson
M.D. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2008
B.S. - East Carolina University, 2004
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
 
  
 
 David Johnson
M.D. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2008
B.S. - Davidson College, 2003 
Hometown: Suwanee, Georgia
Michelle Kushnir
M.D. - Medical College of Wisconsin, 2003
B.S. - University of Florida, 1999
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Amanda McNabb
M.D. - Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 2007
B.A. - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2003 
Hometown: Greenville, North Carolina
 

 
 Rachna Rai
M.D. - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 2007
B.S./B.A. University of Oklahoma, 2004 
Hometown: Norman, Oklahoma
Margie Ream
M.D. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2008
B.S. - University of Richmond, 1999
Hometown: Lima, Ohio
Andrew Stack
M.D. - Marshall University School of Medicine, 2008
B.S. - Marshall University, 2000 
Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia
  
 
Emily Walkey 
M.D. - Indiana University School of Medicine
B.S. - Purdue University, 2004 
Hometown: Battle Ground, Indiana
Julie Wood
D.O. - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2007
B.S. - Salisbury University, 2002 
Hometown: Danville, Pennsylvania
 

 

Pediatrics Level 1 Residents


 
 
Mark Cathey
M.D. - University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2009
B.S. - College of William and Mary, 2004
Hometown: South Boston, Virginia
 Nipa Doshi
M.D. - University of North Carolina School of Medicine-Charlotte, 2009
B.S.P.H. - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2003
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Daniel Gebhard
M.D. - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 2009
B.S. - The University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania



Rachel Greenberg
M.D. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2009
B.A. - Princeton University, 2005
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 Krystal Irizarry
M.D. - Albany Medical College, 2009
B.A. - Dartmouth College, 2005
Hometown: New York City, New York
 
 
Jacqueline Kerkow
M.D. - University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, 2009
M.S. - University of California-San Diego, 2007
B.S. Yale University, 2003
Hometown: New Britain, Connecticut



Daniel Landi
M.D. - University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2009
B.S. - University of Texas at Austin, 2004
Hometown: Houston, Texas
 
 
Nathan McArthur
M.D. - The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2009
B.S. - Brigham Young University, 2004
Hometown: St. George, Utah
Matthew McCarthy
M.D. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2009
B.S. - University of Washington, 2005
Hometown: Hoquiam, Washington
 
  
 
 Jenny Myoung
M.D. - University of Washington School of  Medicine, 2009
B.A. - Washington University, 2004
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Sara Pecorak
M.D. - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2009
M.S. - Case Western Reserve University, 2009
B.A. - Kenyon College, 2004
Hometown: Lorain, Ohio
T. Walker Robinson
M.D. - Duke University School of Medicine, 2009
M.P.H. - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2008
M.A. - Duke University, 2001
B.A. - Duke University, 2000
Hometown: Gastonia, North Carolina
 

 
 Margo Rollins
M.D. - Rush Medical College, 2009
B.S. - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2005
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Sana Syed
M.B., B.S. - Aga Khan University, 2007
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Ostranda Williams
M.D. - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2009
B.S. - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2002
Hometown: Monrovia, Liberia
 
 
 
Charles Wood
M.D. - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 2009
B.A. - Davidson College, 2005
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
 

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