Our People

Program Leadership

Rachel “Osbo” Osborn, MD

Program Director

Med School: Rush Medical College

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (Internal Medicine/Pediatrics)

Chief Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (Pediatrics)

Specialty: Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Hometown: Split my time between Pueblo, CO and Portland, OR

Neighborhood: East Rock

Paul Aronson, MD, MHS

Deputy Program Director

Med School: New York University School of Medicine

Undergrad: Duke University

Grad School: Yale School of Medicine

Residency: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Chief Residency: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Specialty: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Fellowship: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Hometown: Guilford, CT

Neighborhood: Guilford, CT (yes, I moved back home….well, 5 minutes away)

Erin Nozetz, MD

Associate Program Director

Med School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Chief Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Specialty: General Pediatrics/Lead Toxicity

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Neighborhood: Madison, CT

Adam “Berky” Berkwitt, MD

Associate Program Director

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Chief Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Specialty: Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Hometown: West Hartford, CT

Neighborhood: East Rock/New Haven

Aaron Bennett, MD

Med School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Chief Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Joseph “Joe” Canarie, MD

Med School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics)

Chief Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Specialty: Arizona State University

David McMahon, MD

Med School: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Chief Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Angely Matinez, BA

Residency Program Coordinator

Undergrad: Providence College

Grad School: University of Connecticut School of Business (MBA Candidate)

Hometown: Licey al Medio, RD/the Bronx, NY/New London, CT

Neighborhood: Hamden

Heather Riggio

Residency & Fellowship Coordinator

Undergrad: Arizona State University (BA Candidate)

Hometown: Cromwell, CT

Neighborhood: I believe I live in “ The Vill” or Newhallville in New Haven

Department Leadership

Clifford Bogue, MD

Program: Leadership

Med School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Undergrad: University of Virginia

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Chief Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Fellowship: Yale School of Medicine

Pnina Weiss, MD

Program: Leadership

Med School: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine

Hometown: New York, NY

Marietta Vazquez, MD

Program: Leadership

Med School: University of Puerto Rico

Undergrad: Yale University

Residency: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Specialty: Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Marion Miller, MBA

Program: Leadership

PGY-1s

Motunrayo “Becky” Adu, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Ifeoluwa “Ife” Aridegbe, MD, MPH

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Alexandra “Alex” Ashinoff, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Boston University School of Medicine

Demiana Azmy, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Albany Medical College

Lauren Baron, MD, MPH

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Howard University College of Medicine

Sean Bickerton, MD, PhD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Yale School of Medicine

Amy Blasini, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: University of Michigan Medical School

Nashid Chaudhury, MD, PhD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Yale School of Medicine

June Criscione, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Yale School of Medicine

Faith Crittenden, MD, MPH

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Grad School: Yale School of Public Health

Anna Delamerced, MD, MSc.

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: The Warren Albert Medical School at Brown University

Andrea Devaris Martinez, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine

Brittney “Britt” Dioneda, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

Alex Green, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Sofia Halperin-Goldstein, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Isabella Joslin, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania

Maniya Kasaiyan, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Child Neurology

Med School: Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

Desiree Leverette, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Meharry Medical College

Victoria Lewis, MD, MSW, MPP

Year: PGY-1

Program: Child Psychology/SOLNIT

Med School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Rima Madan, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Child Neurology

Med School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Nathan Maris, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Mehr Mathew, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Ruchit Nagar, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Harvard Medical School

Kristen Obiakor, MD, MS

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Rush Medical College of Rush University

Vanessa Perez, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Max Rolison, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Child Psychology/SOLNIT

Med School: Yale School of Medicine

Kia Stroughton, MD

Year: PGY-1

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University

PGY-2s

Jessica Ashley, MD, MPH

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Hometown: Atlanta, GA/New York, NY

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Nicholas Barresi, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hometown: Chatham, NJ

Neighborhood: Fair Haven Heights (New Haven)

Brendan Barry, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Hometown: North Hampton, NH

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Nirali Butala, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Hometown: Roslyn Heights, NY

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Elizabeth Cai, MD, MBA

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Grad School: Rutgers Business School

Hometown: White Plains, NY

Neighborhood: I think I’m on the cusp between the Hill & Downtown

McKenna Campbell-Potter, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN

Neighborhood: Whitneyville area of Hamden!

Hiba Elfadeel, MBChB

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Benghazi Faculty of Medicine

Megan Feick, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Hometown: Newark, DE

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Jodi Forward, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Hometown: Sherborn, MA

Neighborhood: Hamden, CT

Rohaum Hamidi, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: California Northstate University College of Medicine

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Clea Harris, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Sackler School of Medicine New York State/American Program of Tel Aviv University

Hometown: Woodbridge, CT

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Michael He, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Texas Tech El Paso – Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Hometown: Beaumont, TX

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Jake Keaney, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Yale School of Medicine

Hometown: Hingham, MA

Neighborhood: Wooster Square

Jennifer Lawson, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hometown: New Milford, CT

Neighborhood: East Rock

Alexandra Lesenskyj, DO

Year: PGY-2

Program: Child Neurology

Med School: Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine

Hometown: Robbinsville, NJ

Neighborhood: North Haven, CT

Lauren McAllister, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Child Neurology

Med School: Tufts University School of Medicine – Maine Track

Hometown: Bethel, ME

Neighborhood: Westville

Galen Nailor, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Meharry Medical College

Hometown: Houston, TX

Neighborhood: Wooster Square

Eesha Natarajan, MBBS

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: B. J. Medical College, Pune

Hometown: Pune, India

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Matthew O’Brien, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Frank H Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Hometown: Wilton, CT

Neighborhood: Westville

Nishant Pandya, MD, MPH

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Grad School: Thomas Jefferson School of Population Health

Hometown: Allentown, PA

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Madalyn Petrillo, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Hometown: Haddonfield, NJ

Neighborhood: East Rock

Devika Sparks, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hometown: Wallingford, CT

Neighborhood: Wooster Square

Max Tarica, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Medical College of Georgia

Hometown: Alpharetta, GA

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Elizabeth Tepler, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Hometown: Harrison, NY

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Katelyn Wong, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hometown: Orange, CT

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Natalle Yu, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: New York Medical College

Hometown: Hong Kong and Melbourne, Australia

Neighborhood: Downtown

Angela Zeigler, MD, PhD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Grad School: University of Virginia

Hometown: Clemson, SC

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Shirley Zhao, MD

Year: PGY-2

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

PGY-3s

Sofia Athanasopoulou, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Athens Medical School

Hometown: Athens, Greece

Neighborhood: East Rock

Henna Boolchandani, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Hometown: Guilderland, NY

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Channelle Carr, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Howard University College of Medicine

Hometown: Palm Bay, FL

Neighborhood: Westville

Elana Cook, MD, MS

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Grad School: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Hometown: New York, NY

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Katelyn Cusmano, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hometown: Ledyard, CT

Neighborhood: Wooster Square

Ashley Demory, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: George Washington University School of Medicine

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Shereen Elmaghrabi, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: New York University School of Medicine

Hometown: Staten Island, NY

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Kathleen Felisca, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: New York Medical College

Hometown: Queens, NY

Neighborhood: Westville

Hannah Fuson, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Hometown: Granville, OH

Neighborhood: Wooster Square

Eric Gershon, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Hometown: Hauppauge, NY

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Windy Grant, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Chelsea Hartman, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Hometown: Buffalo, NY

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Henly Hewan, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Neighborhood: Fair Haven

Christina Johns, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Yale School of Medicine

Hometown: Mattapoisett, MA

Neighborhood: East Rock

Jessica Malcolm, MD, MPH

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Grad School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hometown: Worcester, MA

Neighborhood: New Haven

Shannon O’Connor, MD, PhD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Duke University School of Medicine

Grad School: Duke University School of Medicine

Hometown: Billings, MT

Neighborhood: Westville

Daniel Prior, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hometown: Fairfield, CT

Neighborhood: East Rock

Kaitlin Quallen, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Wake Forest School of Medicine

Hometown: Farmington, CT

Neighborhood: East Rock

Kristin Reese, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Hometown: Holmes, NY

Neighborhood: East Rock

Shelby Rosario, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: New York Medical College

Apeksha Saxena, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: Baylor College of Medicine

Hometown: Monroe Township, NJ

Neighborhood: Wooster Square

John Sullivan, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Hometown: Paxton, MA

Neighborhood: Downtown New Haven

Lyubina Yankova, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Categorical Pediatrics

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hometown: Glastonbury, CT

Neighborhood: East Rock

Chloe Zimmerman, MD

Year: PGY-3

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Yale School of Medicine

PGY-4s

Eunice DeFilippo, MD

Year: PGY-4

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Yale School of Medicine

Hometown: Jersey City, NY

Neighborhood: Trumbull, CT

Andrew Loza, MD, PhD

Year: PGY-4

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Yale School of Medicine

Grad School: Washington University in St. Louis

Monisha Sachdev, MD

Year: PGY-4

Program: Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Med School: Duke University School of Medicine

Hometown: North Haven

Neighborhood: East Rock