Current Residents
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Current Residents 2019-2020
Chief Residents – Class of 2021
 | Garrett Casale, MD Hometown: Atlanta, GA Medical School: University of Virginia Hobbies: Working Out, Running, Hiking in Shenandoah, Cheering the Georgia Bulldogs |
 | Harry Bartels, MD Hometown: Raleigh, NC Medical School: Wake Forest University Hobbies: Running, Cycling, Ultimate Frisbee |
PGY4 Residents – Class of 2022
 | Delaney Carpenter, MD Hometown: Harrisburg, PA Medical School: University of Virginia Hobbies: Painting, Different arts and crafts like quilting, Snowboarding, Cooking, and Hiking the Blue Ridge |
 | Ian Churnin, MD Hometown: San Francisco, CA Medical School: University of Texas at San Antonio Hobbies: Sports, Cooking, Drawing, and Refurbishing Furniture |
 | Caitlin Iorio, MD Hometown: Lancaster, SC Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina Hobbies: Traveling, Painting, Reading, Yoga, Wakeboarding, and Spending time with family and friends |
PGY3 Residents – Class of 2023
 | Annesha Basu, MD Hometown: Sterling, VA Medical School: Rush Medical College, Rush University Hobbies: Hot Yoga, Makeup, Slow Lorises, Flavorful Sparkling Water, and Hip-Hopping |
 | Rachel Jonas, MD Hometown: Greenville, NC Medical School: Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University Hobbies: Running, Skiing, Spending time with my husband and dog, and hiking |
 | Neil Saez, MD Hometown: Irvine, CA Medical School: University of California, Irvine Hobbies: Grilling, Trail Running, Video Production, Family time with my wife and son |
PGY2 Residents – Class of 2024
 | Simone Barker, MD Hometown: Aptos, CA Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio Hobbies: Hiking, camping, cooking, skiing, gardening, interior design, fashion design, and reading. |
 | Hyunseo Jung, MD Hometown: Seoul, South Korea & Port Washington, NY Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Hobbies:Snowboarding, Tennis, Films/Documentaries, Family time, Travel |
 | Jeffrey Mella, MD Hometown: Orem, Utah Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio Hobbies: Skiing, wakesurfing, woodworking, trail running, playing guitar, reading, and spending time with family and friends |
PGY1 Residents – Class of 2025
 | Nelson Gruszcsynski, MD Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Medical School:Mayo Clinic Alix SOM Hobbies: Ice Hockey, Guitar and Singing |
 | Claudia Gutierrez, MD Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA Medical School:Mayo Clinic Alix SOM Hobbies: Salsa Dancing, Traveling and Learning new languages |
 | Christopher Harryman, MD Hometown: Louisville, KY Medical School: University of Kentucky Hobbies: Golf, Basketball, Outdoors, Dogs and Rooting for the Michigan Wolverines |