Meet our Fellows

Rachelle Abdelnour, MD
Second Year Fellow

Dr. Abdelnour grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended the Northeast Ohio Medical University accelerated program through Kent State University for her undergrad and her medical training. She completed an Ob/Gyn residency at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. Dr. Abdelnour is excited to continue her training in Virginia! She enjoys teaching and is interested in research about hypertensive diseases in pregnancy. In her free time, she likes to workout at Orangetheory, cook, bake, and spend time with her husband, her friends and family.

Ryan Farias, MD
First Year Fellow

Dr. Farias grew up in Brookfield, Connecticut, and attended Cornell University for undergrad, majoring in Chemistry.  He attended medical school and completed his OB/GYN residency training at the University of Connecticut. He is excited to continue his training here in Virginia. Dr. Farias research interests include preterm birth, diabetes, and management of cardiac disease in pregnancy. In his free time, he likes to golf, play video games, bike, and spend time with his wife.

Adam Schettler, MD

Dr. Schettler grew up in Northwestern Pennsylvania and went to college at Penn State. After college he worked for a few years in Washington, DC and then served 5 years in the US Army. After leaving the Army, he came to UVA for medical school and loved it.

Adam Schettler, MD stated, “I was extremely lucky to stay for residency and am very excited to be the next MFM fellow! I’m married with two children.”