Meet Our Residents

Mae (Lobrano) Furr
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport
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Welcome to UVA, yall! I am a proudly born and raised New Orleanian with a passion for Mardi Gras and crawfish who has made her way to Virginia, and I am loving it! I attended Tulane University as a Community Service Scholar where I double majored in Neuroscience and Dance. After graduating, I decided to fulfill my lifelong dream of living in NYC where I worked as a personal care assistant for a very talented photographer who suffered a spinal cord injury and nannied for an amazing family on the Upper East Side. During my year there, my love for NYC, Broadway musicals, and Joe’s Pizza grew. I returned closer to home to attend medical school at LSU Health Shreveport, School of Medicine. . I knew in my search for residencies I wanted a tight-knit, home away from the home community that fosters a safe learning environment. UVA is all of those things and more for me! The residents, faculty, and others in the UVA community are some of the smartest and most kind people I have ever met. I am pushed to be my best self here. This program is interested in cultivating my career goals and interests in Primary Care, Child Abuse Pediatrics, advocacy and health policy. Charlottesville has SO MUCH to offer for my partner, who is a UVA neurology resident, and two pups, Hoda and Huey (who I think are the most excited about moving here). We enjoy going on hikes, wineries, cideries, live music, rooftops, and amazing restaurants. It also doesn’t hurt that the Blue Ridge Mountains are a perpetual backdrop! Thank you for your interest in UVA and feel free to reach out if you ever have questions! And Who Dat!

Lauren Ferguson
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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HELLO! I am so happy you are considering UVA Peds! I’m a Virginia girl through and through: I grew up on the coast in Yorktown (Hamilton fans: that Yorktown!), went to Virginia Tech for undergrad, masters, and med school (H-O-K-I-E-S HOKIES), visited my now-husband in DC while we dated long distance, and have now rounded out my VA tour in Charlottesville for residency! As a triple Hokie, I was barely considering UVA going into my interview, but I’m so glad they won me over – the past 3 years have been some of the most challenging but most wonderful of my whole life. I have a deep gratitude for all of our attendings and how dedicated they are to teaching our residents. That’s a large part of what inspired me to stay as chief – it’s impossible not to care about our program when everyone around me cares deeply about it too! During my residency I had the opportunity to work on multiple QI projects, take global health classes as part of our Global Health Track, and spent 6 weeks abroad in Costa Rica and Brazil! Plus I had a baby! Most importantly, I have learned a lot, made wonderful friends, and become an enthusiastic pediatrician. UVA Peds is such a supportive community AND Charlottesville is a blast to live in. My husband and I love to go for walks with our baby boy Pat, play games in coffee shops, try new restaurants, and go to concerts and bars/wineries with our friends! Charlottesville has been the perfect place to start our family and make lasting friendships. Good luck this season and let us know if you have any questions!