Our Residents

PGY4s

Courtney Angell, MD

Medical School: University of Kansas
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
Hobbies/Interests: Playing with my kids
What I Like About the Program: Resident camaraderie

Susan Arogyasami, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hometown: LeMars, Iowa
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, cooking, shopping, and of course, the beach!
What I Like About the Program: I like the diversity of training and skills among our attendings, who are always ready to get residents involved in what they are doing. You can basically find someone to help you pursue any interests you have. My co-residents are team players and a pleasure to work with, even on hour 28 of a 24 hour shift. And the location is not too bad either. The best thing, though, has been having leadership that listens to us and fixes the issues/concerns we have as they come up. This program is truly about educating the residents.

Shilpa Babbar, MD

Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, India
Hometown: Old Bridge, New Jersey
Hobbies/Interests: Yoga, traveling, music
What I Like About the Program: I love the working environment created by my fellow colleagues and attending staff. It is the ideal learning environment to produce stellar OBGYN practitioners.

Kay Waud, MD

Medical School: University of California – San Diego
Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, sailing, and skiing.
What I Like About the Program:  I love the infinite amount of research opportunities at our institution.

PGY3s

Colleen Connor, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hometown: Arlington, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: The beach, traveling, playing with my dogs, cooking,and wine.
What I Like About the Program: My co-residents are great.  They are all easy to get along with and hard working.  We have a great time together outside of work too!  The program is very supportive of resident feedback and responsive to our suggestions. I also love being able to spend my days off at the beach.

Katie Dorfler, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hometown: Fairfax Station, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: Symphony, travel
What I Like About the Program: EVMS Ob/Gyn is a great program.  Everyone in the department is enthusiastic about education and creating a positive working environment. To me, the members in the program are like a second family - we all support and encourage each other to excel.  If I had to go through residency match again, EVMS would still be my number one choice.

Lea Harrell Porche, MD

Medical School: UNC- Chapel Hill
Hometown: Durham, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Eating, sewing, interior decorating, and anything HGTV
What I Like About the Program: Fun co-residents and wonderful attendings.

Gloria Too, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hometown:  Oak Hill, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests:  Cooking, biking, playing with my dog, and traveling
What I Like About the Program:  All the residents and attendings are wonderful.  It makes coming to work fun!

PGY2s

Emily Myer, MD

Medical School: Albany Medical College
Hometown: Woodbury Minnesota
Hobbies/Interests:Hiking, Baking, Traveling, Visiting Friends and Family, and reading Real Simple and Martha Stewart Living
What I Like About the Program: The family-like atmosphere. I felt welcomed the first day I came. Faculty take an active role in supportive teaching. Residents get along great and will always stick up for one another. We see a lot of pathology and high risk pregnancies, but I never feel like I am dealing with it alone. When there is a poor outcome, the team really unites to support and help one another.

Sarah Salamon, MD

Medical School:  Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hometown:  Raynham, Massachusetts
Hobbies/Interests:  Relaxing and sleeping
What I Like About the Program:  My awesome co-residents!

Marie E. Shockley, MD

Medical School: University of Maryland
Hometown: Snow Hill, Maryland
Hobbies/Interests: Running, baking, riding my vintage road bike, and traveling to Spanish speaking locales
What I Like About the Program: The attendings are approachable and friendly.  The rotations are well organized.  But what really makes this residency stand out is the diversity of the residents.  Despite different backgrounds and interests, the large majority are gregarious people with a shared desire to strike the elusive work-life balance that makes residency bearable, and more importantly, fun.

Carolyn Wood, MD

Medical School: Mount Sinai
Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon
Hobbies/Interests:  Running, baking, hanging out with friends, and traveling.
What I Like About the Program: We get great ultrasound training and access to the newest generation of ultrasound machines from GE.  It’s a supportive learning environment with friendly co-residents and approachable faculty.  I enjoy the area and being able to live walking distance from the hospital, multiple restaurants/bars and my gym and it’s only a short drive to the beach! I also love the waterfront events and local sports teams.

Interns

Ibrahim Hammad, MD

Medical School: St Med & Pharmaceutical Univ 'Nicolae Testemitanu'
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Hobbies/Interests: Anything outdoors, hiking, camping, bicycling
What I Like About the Program:I'm finally experiencing my residency in the US, and I can tell you from my multicultural educational background this program has been by far the most energetic and and exciting to be in . The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at EVMS presented me with the occasion to obtain top-notch training through the excellent faculty and mentors that are leaders in Obstetrics and Gynecology and their areas of interest, from MFM to REI to benign gynecology.

Our curriculum includes the obvious clinical foundation, combined with a focus on cutting-edge medical literature to bring residents to the forefront of current knowledge in ObGyn.

The support to research is tremendous, and we are highly encouraged by all faculty members to participate in it and to present in national conferences with full coverage by the department.    

The relation that we have with our mentors is exquisite, they treat us like their children or siblings ( we do have many young faculty members), during the day they'll be teaching us something (which they always do) and in the evening we'll be having dinner or watch a movie together.

Cutting Edge ultrasound training, this is an element that is not offered in any other program. We are constantly trained and guided by one of the Country's leader in the domain Dr Abuhamad

I could go on and on about  the program but will stop here! If you want to hear more or have any questions, please shoot me an email. I would be more than happy to give you my most honest answers to whatever you ask!

Dorothy ‘Dory’ Miller, MD

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Hobbies/Interests: Running and cooking!
What I Like About the Program: I enjoy our work environment, especially the support I receive from co-residents and faculty.

Olubunmi ‘Bunmi’ Olude, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, running, and hanging out with friends
What I Like About the Program: The residents and faculty members have been very welcoming. They are eager to teach and continue to challenge the interns to develop critical thinking skills in taking care of complicated patients

Giselle M. Torres, MD

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Hometown: San Juan, Pureto Rico
Hobbies/Interests: Going to the beach, paddle-boarding, kite-surfing, yoga, tennis, and Puerto Rican food
What I Like About the Program: Close-knit group of residents. Supportive atmosphere. Good relationships between residents and faculty.