Chief Residents
Alexandra Jung
Creighton University School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Pediatric intensive care unit.
- Favorite thing about Austin? Taking my dog to the river and trying new outdoor restaurants with live music.
Sharwin Khot
Baylor College of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care.
- Favorite thing about Austin? Being outdoors or on the water.
Robert Martin
University of Texas Medical School at Houston (M.D.)
- Career interest: Sports medicine.
- Favorite thing about Austin? Happy hours at the Round Rock Express games.
Tiffany Robles
University of Texas Medical School at Houston (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care, nursery hospitalist.
- Favorite thing about Austin? The friendships I’ve made here.
PGY-3
Curtis Bashore
University of Minnesota Medical School (M.D.)
- Career interest: Pediatric emergency medicine.
- What do you like about the program? The structure and things like Y week, didactics that promote wellness, a great teaching mentality by attendings and an emphasis on teaching with resident experience.
Colleen Bell
University of Minnesota Medical School (M.D.)
- Career interest: Adolescent medicine or primary care.
- What do you like about the program? The schedule, and the freestanding children’s hospital creates a great community that is laid back and supportive.
Jacob Burch
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
- Career interest: Neonatal intensive care unit or hospitalist.
- What do you like about the program? The hospital has good free food, lots of windows, a healing garden for breaks and sign-out rooms that aren’t drab. There’s also strong teaching during electives.
Morayah Ciprien
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (M.D.)
- Career interest: Still undecided, but interests include neonatal intensive care unit, hospitalist, pediatric intensive care unit and rheumatology.
- What do you like about the program? I adore my co-residents, Y weeks and loving leadership. I also like exploring food, arcades and hangouts.
Yesenia Delgado
University of Texas Medical School at Houston (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care, nursery, neonatal intensive care unit.
- What do you like about the program? I love my co-residents and their support, and I love Austin’s outdoor activities.
Tina Etminan
University of South Alabama College of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care.
- What do you like about the program? The different elective opportunities to become a more well-rounded general pediatrician.
Kavitha Gilroy
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, California (D.O.)
- Career interest: Pediatric hospital medicine.
- What do you like about the program? I love my co-residents and how supportive the program is. I also love our Bachelorette interest group.
Jessica Hill
University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care and advocacy.
- What do you like about the program? I love Austin’s culture and how genuinely kind and supportive my co-residents are. They make it so I want to come to work and see them every day.
Tevon Hood
University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O)
- Career interest: Allergy and immunology.
- What do you like about the program? The leadership is amazing and supportive in all aspects of helping mold my career.
Joseph Janz
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care.
- What do you like about the program? I love the program’s modern take on residency. The schedule allows for better continuity experience and individual professional experience. Plus, Y week allows true wellness.
Katherine Jones
Baylor College of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care.
- What do you like about the program? The incredibly supportive leadership! When I had my pregnancy complications, leadership stepped in to help me without a second thought. It took away a huge amount of stress during that time.
Catherine Kronfol
University of Mississippi School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Pediatric neurology.
- What do you like about the program? I love Austin’s outdoor spaces, including all the outdoor space at the hospital and getting to paddleboard on the lake, and I love my co-residents.
Anahi Marquez
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University (M.D.)
- Career interest: Pediatric hospital medicine.
- What do you like about the program? The amazing co-residents and the awesome, supportive leadership.
Priya Mathew
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (M.D.)
- Career interest: GI or hospitalist.
- What do you like about the program? The program size, response to feedback and support for academic efforts. And Y week!
Sarah Picard
University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O)
- Career interest: Primary care or developmental behavioral pediatrics.
- What do you like about the program? Austin is the best, with its outdoors, restaurants and events. I also love my relaxed, kind co-workers.
Erika Rudolph
University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
- Career interest: Neonatal intensive care unit.
- What do you like about the program? The people! I love my amazing co-residents and our supportive leadership.
Valeria Sanchez
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care pediatric emergency medicine.
- What do you like about the program? Our Y week, Austin’s restaurant scene, our Bachelorette interest group and being able to practice medicine with our Spanish-speaking patients.
Madison Saunders
Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (M.D.)
- Career interest: Neonatal intensive care unit or primary care.
- What do you like about the program? It puts so much thought and time into planning and giving us free time to have social outings. I have felt supported since day one.
Matthew Spear
University of Colorado School of Medicine (M.D., MPH)
- Career interest: Palliative care or primary care.
- What do you like about the program? Y week is key!
Paige Vicenzi
University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O)
- Career interest: Hematology and oncology.
- What do you like about the program? Y week lunches and happy hours.
Natalie Willis
University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O)
- Career interest: Pediatric intensive care unit.
- What do you like about the program? Y week! Everyone is very supportive, and attendings across the hospital are very approachable.
Stacy Yanofsky
Tulane University School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Nephrologist.
- What do you like about the program? It’s full of supportive, fun and caring people. I’m learning so much and am lucky to be surrounded by such an invested and energetic group.
PGY-2
Asha Abraham
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care, but keeping an open mind.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? I did my AI here and could tell the people were genuine and encouraging. It was a place I could see myself grow and in a city close enough to home as well. All the food options are a plus too.
Daniel Bradford
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (M.D., J.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care and advocacy.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? Getting to care for the kids of Central Texas!
Aditi Chalise
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (M.D.)
- Career interest: Hospitalist or adolescent medicine.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? Work-life balance, being close to family and being in the best city and with fun residents.
Suzanne Coles
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care or developmental behavioral pediatrics.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? On interview day I felt that resident wellness was truly prioritized and that the program would be a positive learning environment where I could thrive.
Allysen Dubisky
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: GI, hematology and oncology, neonatal intensive care unit and adolescent medicine.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? I loved the focus on wellness within our schedules, and everyone seemed so friendly and fun on interview day. It’s a perfect-sized program, and I knew I wanted to move to Texas.
Saul Favela
University of Nevada School of Medicine (M.D.)
Sally Kordab
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Child abuse, foster care clinic.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? I could tell that everyone was super caring and welcoming, and that it was a positive learning environment. There are also many great opportunities in education and advocacy.
Christopher Lo
University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
- Career interest: Pediatric neurology and performing arts medicine.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? The city of Austin.
Manon Masson
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (M.D.)
- Career interest: Hospitalist, but open minded.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? The people are great! I also wanted a program with an X+Y curriculum.
Samantha Morgan
Baylor College of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Primary care or pulmonology.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? The work-life balance and being in a large subspecialty community.
Vivy Ngo
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (M.D.)
- Career interest: Hematology and oncology.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? Fun people, the curriculum and being close to family.
Matthew Owens
University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Career interest: Pediatric emergency medicine, neonatal intensive care unit, hospitalist or pediatric intensive care unit.
Why pediatrics at Dell Med? The vibe of the program.
Anna Margaret Pitts
University of Mississippi School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Hospitalist, GI, integrative medicine.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? The people, the city, the curriculum, the acuity of clinical practice and the diversity in patient care.
Stephanie Portner
Tulane University School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Neonatal intensive care unit, infectious disease and endocrinology.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? The people and vibe of the program.
Devin Rajan
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Pediatric intensive care unit.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? I got to move to a new city where I also could receive great training.
Taylor Randell
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Hematology and oncology or primary care.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? Good work-life balance in a cool city. I also wanted a program with an X+Y curriculum.
Joel Rose-Kamprath
Wayne State University School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Hospitalist.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? The people in the program and the city’s food.
Kristen Rubenstein
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Hematology and oncology and medical education.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? On interview day it felt like a family that I wanted to be a part of.
Vikram Siberry
Georgetown University School of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Developmental behavioral pediatrics or adolescent medicine.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? The residents and faculty seemed fun and supportive.
Madison Tippetts
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
- Career interest: Pediatric intensive care unit or pediatric emergency medicine.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? Came here for rotation and loved it!
Wais Wardag
Kabul Medical University Faculty of Medicine (M.D.)
- Career interest: Undecided.
- Why pediatrics at Dell Med? I worked here as a pharmacy technician prior to starting residency, and I love this hospital and the people in it.
PGY-1
Andrea Alegria
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (M.D.)
Collin Cochran
Morehouse School of Medicine (M.D.)
Lexie Cooper
The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (M.D.)
Alexandria Daggett
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix (M.D.)
Alyssa Delia
Creighton University School of Medicine (M.D.)
Megan Emiliani
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine (M.D.)
Alexandra Fincher
Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin (M.D.)
Megan Hauer
University of Arizona College of Medicine (M.D.)
Matthew Hodapp
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine (M.D.)
Victoria Ibarra-Aleman
University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Laila Kalaf Guerrero
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Ruth Kolkman
Drexel University College of Medicine (M.D.)
Samantha Light
Tulane University School of Medicine (M.D.)
Gabrielle Milillo
University of Arizona College of Medicine (M.D.)
Gabriela Moro
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (M.D.)
Mishell Quiridumbay Verdugo
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences (M.D.)
Sarah Rehl
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (M.D.)
Torie Sailer
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Drew Sanderson
The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (M.D.)
Madison Tuazon
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (M.D.)
Debra Twardowski
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Amber Warren
The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (M.D.)
Natalie Weston
Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin (M.D.)
Samuel Williams
Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Mary Beth Wootan Holst
The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (M.D.)