Class of 2023
*Chief Resident 2023
Diane Arandia, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, UCLA (Los Angeles, California)
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas
Desiree Babin, MD
General Pediatric Practice, Pediatric Associates (Miami, Florida)
Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Katherine Bischoff De Caires, DO*
Chief Resident, CHKD/EVMS (Norfolk, Virginia)
Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Deannah Jordan, MD
General Pediatric Practice, Norfolk Pediatrics (Norfolk, Virginia)
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Iman Ferdjallah, MD
General Pediatric Practice
Medical School: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
Lara Gagliardi, DO
General Pediatric Practice, CMG (Norfolk, Virginia)
Medical School: LECOM-Bradenton
Ashley Gathers, MD
General Pediatric Practice, Children's National Pediatricians and Associates (Waldorf, Maryland)
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine
Sydney Green, MD
Mental Health Hospitalist, CSG/CHKD (Norfolk, Virginia)
Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Emilie Heidel, DO
Neonatal Hospitalist, CSG (Norfolk, Virginia)
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Asa Hendrick, MD
General Pediatric Practice, Village Pediatrics (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Kaila Lessner, MD*
Chief Resident, CHKD/EVMS (Norfolk, Virginia)
Medical School: Penn State University
David Marselles, DO
General Pediatric Practice, Lehigh Valley Riley Children's Hospital (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Lauren McKinney, DO
General Pediatric Practice, Peds Practice of Hampton Roads (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clark McLaughlin, MD
Pediatric Urgent Care, Eastern Tennessee Children’s Hospital (Knoxville,Tennessee)
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Amola Patel, DO
General Pediatrics Practice (Lawrenceville, GA)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ranjani Ponnazhagan, MD
Neonatal Hospitalist, CSG (Norfolk, VA)
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Allison Racimo, DO
Neonatal Hospitalist, CSG (Norfolk, VA)
Medical School: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lindsey Crawford Rivas-Sepulveda, MD*
Chief Resident, CHKD/EVMS (Norfolk, Virginia)
Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Jeremy Samuels, MD
Legacy Community Health Southwest Clinic (Houston, Texas)
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School of the Medical College of Hampton Roads
Wesley Shane, DO
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Michigan State University (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus
Latrice Shaw, MD
General Pediatrics Practice, The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. (Oakwood, Georgia)
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Natalie Smith, MD
Neonatology Fellowship, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California)
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
Jaxon Vallely, DO
Hospice and Palliative Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)
Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Shekinah Vaughn, MD*
Chief Resident, CHKD/EVMS (Norfolk, Virginia)
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry