Life After Residency

The pediatric residency program at the University of Virginia will give you all the tools you need to move on to the next step in your career. We have placed former residents in many private practices, public health, professorships and more.

If you would like to hear first hand from a former resident, we will get you in touch with one in your area. Our residents come from all over and head out to places far and wide when their residency has ended. Talk to one near you.

Resident Destinations After Graduation

Class of 2024

Name	Medical School	Destination
Burchfield, Carly	Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine	Primary Care- Physicians to Children, INC. Roanoke, VA
Byram, Nicole	University of Virginia	Primary Care- RVA Pediatrics Richmond, VA
Carroll, Hanna	Medical University of South Carolina	PICU Fellowship at UNC
Esquivel, Rebeca	University of Costa Rica	Endocrine attending at East Carolina University
Weems, Cassie	University of Washington School of Medicine	Endocrine Fellowship at UVA
Ferguson, Lauren	Virginia Tech Carillion SOM	UVA Chief Year
Furr, Mae	Louisiana State University SOM	UVA Chief Year
Ragoowansi, Jasmine	University of Virginia SOM	Cardiology fellowship at Vanderbilt
Roncone, Krista	University of Virginia	Locums with Augusta Health
Soderstrum, Mackenzie	Louisiana State University SOM	General Pediatrics

Class of 2023

Name	Medical School Attended	Destination
Erin Adonnino	University of Virginia	General Pediatrics at Wilmington Health Pediatrics; Wilmington, NC
Kelsey Berry	University of Mississippi	Chief Resident, UVA Pediatrics
Augustin "Auggie" Casals	University of Mississippi	PICU fellowship at CHLA
Elizabeth "Blair" Davis	Louisiana State University School of Medicin	General Pediatrics at UVA
Moran Irwin-Weyant	University of Central Florida College of Medicine	PEM fellowship at UTSW
Caitlin Nichols	Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine	General Pediatrician at South Sound Pediatrics in WA state
Evan Rajadhyasksha	University of Virginia	Nephrology fellowship at Riley Children's
Alexandrine Ratnani	Marshall University	NICU fellowship at UVA
Julia Sessions	Stanford School of Medicine	Chief Resident at UVA
Yucong "Jenny" Zhang	University of Virginia	Cardiology fellowship at UVA

Class of 2022

Name	Medical School Attended	Destination
Ashley Akkal	Western Michigan University	Academic Medicine General Pediatrics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
Cherise Brackett	University of Virginia	Fellow, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
Marc Breidenbaugh	University of Virginia	Fellow, Allergy & Immunology University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
Karina Espinoza	Virginia Commonwealth University	Academic Medicine General Pediatrics Lynchburg, VA
Meredith Jordan	University of Mississippi	Chief Resident General Pediatrics University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Marium Khan	Aga Khan Medical College	Fellow, Critical Care Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine St. Louis, MO
Nicholas LoSchiavo	University of Vermont	Private Practice General Pediatrics Charlotte, NC
Chelsea Miller	East Tennessee State University	Fellow, Pediatrics Cardiology University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
Grace Park	Indiana University	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Winston-Salem, NC
Sherilyn Salefsky	University of Arizona - Phoenix	Chief Resident, General Pediatrics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
Erica Steele	Florida State University	Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

Class of 2021

Name	Medical School Attended	Destination
Lisa Biswas	University of Mississippi	Fellow, Allergy & Immunology University of Tennessee Health System Memphis, TN
Alazar Haregu	University of Virginia	Fellow, Cardiology Feinberg SOM/Northwestern Chicago, IL
Sumath Kamalakannan	Ben-Gurion University	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Corning, NY
Miranda Miller	University of Texas, Houston	Fellow, Developmental Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA
Caitlyn Neltner	University of Louisville	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Commonwealth Pediatrics Lexington, KY
Julia Owens	Medical University of South Carolina	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Novant Health Charlotte, NC
Meghan Phelan	Florida State University	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Chantilly, VA
Grant Robinson	University of Mississippi	Chief Resident, Pediatrics University of Virginia (2021-2022); Resident, Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA (2022 - )
Michael Robinson	Rutgers	Fellow, Hematology/Oncology Vanderbilt School of Medicine Nashville, TN
Christine Sawda	Medical University of South Carolina	Fellow, Cardiology Children's National Hospital Washington, DC
Kate Turlington	University of Maryland	Clinical Faculty, General Pediatrics University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, VA

Class of 2020

Name	Medical School Attended	Destination
Sarah Bouck	Florida State University	Private Practice, General Pediatrics, Thomasville, GA
Chase Brock	Texas Tech University	Urgent Care Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Virginia Beach, VA
Samuel Cross	University of Virginia	Clinical Faculty, UVA Physicians Group Fishersville, VA
Daniel Moas	University of South Florida	Fellow, Critical Care University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Quynh Ngo	University of Texas, San Antonio	Private Practice Cook Children's Neighborhood Clinic Fort Worth, TX
Joshua Reyes	University of Virginia	Chief Resident, UVA Pediatrics (2020-2021); Fellow, Developmental Pediatrics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA (2021 - )
Emily Salpini	Eastern Virginia Medical School	Chief Resident, UVA Pediatrics (2020-2021); Private Practice, Children's Medical Associates of Northern Virginia Fairfax, VA
Jessica Szelc	Eastern Virginia Medical School	Private Practice West End Pediatrics Richmond, VA
Silpa Thaivalappil	Virginia Tech Carillion	Fellow, Allergy & Immunology University of South Florida Tampa, FL
Anne Thompson	University of Iowa	Private Practice Cortica, San Diego, CA
Lauren Cole	Louisiana State University	Private Practice Heritage Medical Associates Nashville, TN

Class of 2019

Name	Medical School Attended	Destination
John Clore	University of Central Florida	Nemours Children’s Hospital General Pediatrics Sanford, FL
Alexandra de Leon	University of Virginia	(2019-2020) Chief Resident, University of Virginia (2020- ) Faculty, General Pediatrics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
Brynn Duncan	Georgetown University	Chief Fellow, Hematology/Oncology Johns Hopkins Health System Baltimore, MD
Laura Quinn	University of Maryland	Fellow, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, University of Colorado - Anschutz Denver, CO (2020 - )
Megan Elliott	Penn State University	Faculty, Neonatology University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA (2019-2022) Faculty, Neonatology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (2022 - )
Amandeep Sandhu	University of Virginia	Fellow, Allergy & Immunology Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Erica Gabriel Schmidt	Hofstra University	Private Practice, General Pediatrics F. Reed Hopkins Lynchburg, VA
Adam Skaff	West Virginia University	Fellow, Cardiology Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Faculty, Pediatric Cardiology University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (2022 - )
Victoria Jenets Surma	Temple University	Fellow, Critical Care Johns Hopkins Health System Baltimore, MD (2019-2022) Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology Children's Hospital Washington, DC (2022-)
Melissa Yildirim	University of Virginia	Fellow, Critical Care University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA (2019-2022) Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology Case Western - University Hospitals Cleveland, OH (2022-)
Christina Zarraga	University of Arizona	(2019-2020) Chief Resident, University of Virginia Faculty, General Pediatrics University of Arizona Tucson, AZ (2020- )

Class of 2018

Name	Medical School Attended	Destination
Benjamin Biddix	West Virginia University	Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology University of Virginia (2018-2021) Private Practice, CDPCA, Pediatric Cardiology Albany, NY (2021 - )
Kaitlin Blackard	University of Virginia	Chief Resident (2018-2019); Fellow, Developmental/Behavioral University of Virginia (2019 - 2022) Faculty, Developmental Pediatrics CHKD Norfolk, VA
Elizabeth Dexter-Rice	Sidney Kimmel Medical College Thomas Jefferson University	Chief Resident (2018-2019); Private Practice, General Pediatrics, Reston, VA (2019 - )
Katherine Donowitz	University of Virginia	Fellowship in Hospital Medicine, VCU (2019) Hospitalist, Assistant Professor, VCU, Richmond, VA (2021 - )
Kendra Fabian	Ben-Gurion University	Fellow, Emergency Medicine DuPont in Delaware Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Madison, WI (2021-)
Anna Jesus	University of Pennsylvania	Fellow, Developmental Pediatric University of Virginia (2018-2021); Faculty, Assistant Professor General Pediatrics & Developmental Pediatrics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA (2021 - )
Luke McKenna	Florida State University	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Fort Myers, FL
Craig McKinney	University of South Carolina	Fellow, Gastroenterology University of Virginia (2018-2021) Faculty, Gastroenterology University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA (2021 - )
Caileigh Pudela	Loyola University Chicago	Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology University of Chicago Chicago, IL (2018-2021) Faculty, Hem/Onc Georgetown University Washington, DC (2021 - )
Joseph Rogers	University of South Carolina	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Greenville, SC
Lucas Wilson	University of Mississippi	Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology Medical University of South Carolina (2019-2022) Faculty, Pediatric Cardiology University of Mississippi Jackson, MS

Class of 2017

Name	Medical School Attended	Destination
Emily Black	University of South Carolina	Resident, Genetics Emory University Atlanta, GA (2017-2020) Faculty, Genetics Emory University Atlanta, GA (2020 - )
Ryan Cappa	St. George Medical School	Pediatric Neuromuscular Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2020-2021) Faculty, Child Neurology University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA (2021 - )
Rachel Clark	Mercer University	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Staunton, VA
Crystal Craig	Texas Tech University	Faculty, Adolescent Pediatrics Texas Tech Physicians Lubbock, TX
Kevin Glinton	Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth	Assistant Professor, Genetics Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX
Catherine Goodall	Northwestern University	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Glen Allen, VA
Stephanie Hartman	University of Virginia	Faculty, Student Health University of Virginia
Shikha (Prasad) Sinha	Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University	Private Practice, General Pediatrics Oakland, CA
Julia Sohn	Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth	Fellow, Allergy/Immunology University of Virginia (2017-2020) Private Practice, Allergy & Immunology Allergy and Asthma Center Bethesda, MD
Bryan Thorne	University of Virginia	Assistant Professor, General Pediatrics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA