PL- 2 C L A S S 2020- 2021 AR Class 20-21 Carly Blatt Steffi Cramer Emily Crosby M.D. M.D. M.D.

Hometown- I'm a OG resident. Born and raised in Timonium in Baltimore County, a Hometown: Hockessin, Hometown: Georgetown, suburb of Baltimore. Medical School: Jefferson Medical Medical School- I went to University of College SC Baltimore for Medical school but crossed town to For Fun: I love to play soccer, play Medical School: Medical come here for residency. with other people’s dogs in Patterson University of South Carolina For Fun - I try to get out and play soccer in non- COVID times. I just bought a house in Canton so I Park, go hiking and camping, ski, drink For Fun: Cook, hike, bike, love walking around Patterson Park. Wine, cheese wine and eat cheese with friends. spend time with my co- Favorite thing about Baltimore: and taco nights with friends on rooftop decks are interns my go-to favorite activity. Baltimore has amazing seafood (the Favorite Thing About Baltimore- Baltimore BEST crabs) and a great restaurant Favorite thing about has so many outdoor neighborhoods to hang out. I scene in general. There are so many Baltimore: Being on the personally love the Fells Point waterfront! Outdoor outdoor events when the weather is water, location close to the wine bars, gelato, the water taxi and beautiful views nice that makes it a really social place mountains, beach, and DC! of the harbor. to live, eat good food, hear live music, What do you like most about our residency etc. What do you like most program? My co-residents! They're some of the What do you like most about our about our residency most compassionate, fun, lovely human beings! Our program leadership is wonderful. They truly listen residency program: My amazing co- program: The people! to our concerns and try to make changes to residents! Everyone is supportive of Teaching is top notch. I also improve our experience during residency! each other and are 100% there for you love the variety of clinical Ask me about...buying a house in Baltimore, on a hard day. From decompressing in trying to plan a wedding during COVID times, or a work room to playing in our resident experiences at different playing sports in Baltimore (I'm on a bunch of social kickball team, every day is fun with training sites. leagues!) these awesome people! E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Kevin Crow Adam DeLong Morgan Drucker Ian Drummond M.D., M.S. M.D. M.D. M.D., M.B.A.

Hometown: Merrick, NY Hometown: Del Mar, CA Hometown: Norfolk, VA Hometown:Valdosta, GA Medical School: Case Western Medical School: Eastern Medical School: Mercer Medical School: SUNY Reserve Medical School University Downstate For Fun: Play . Think about For fun I like to: walk around what to make in my crockpot next For Fun: Try new For fun: Hanging out with restaurants, grab drinks with the Baltimore waterfront, week. my family, hiking, music Favorite thing about Baltimore: I friends, exercise (it is possible happy hour or brunch with co- Favorite thing about residents, hike in the areas like how Baltimore is overlooked by in residency), read, drum. most people. Keeps the hidden gem Favorite thing about Baltimore: Patterson surrounding Baltimore hidden, and the rent down, baby. Baltimore: So many great Park Favorite thing about What do you like most about our Baltimore: Baltimore residency program: By and large, the restaurants and distinct Best thing about our Waterfront Promenade! residents and attendings are kind and neighborhoods. Favorite spot program: my co- Beautiful views, great for patient people. The residency is residents so far is Alma Cocina in walking/running/sitting and associated with a med school and university that’ve got it going on Canton. So good. Ask me about: raising a staring at the boats and What do you like most (amenities, research, opportunities to family during residency puppies on walks! collaborate with the other professional about our residency E-mail: What do you like most and graduate schools). The Bloomberg program: The supporting [email protected] about our residency Children’s Center is a newer building staff and leadership. Everyone program: My amazing co- with wide hallways and lots of windows. here is making sure you are residents! And the diversity of Call me superficial, but honestly its awesome. set up to succeed and have the patients Ask me about...the Pediatrics- the resources you need. E-mail: Anesthesia Program! E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Kala Frye Borque John Hammond Maggie Hannah Melissa Hirsch M.D., M.P.H M.D. M.D. M.D., M.P.H

Hometown: Somers, NY Hometown: Northwood, NH Hometown: Beverly Hills, Hometown: Owosso, Medical School: SUNY Medical School: Central Michigan Downstate University College of Medicine MI Michigan For Fun: So many things. I can For Fun: Preoccupying my son with Medical School: Brown Medical School: Michigan be found jamming on string any adventures we can find! Love a University good visit with my co-residents after State instruments, hiking, running, a long day or for breakfast after night For Fun: I like to play the For Fun: Love me a good reading fiction, submitting op-eds shift. piano, read fictions, eat at nap. to the NYTimes that they never Favorite thing about Baltimore: diners, and watch Detroit- publish, snapping for poets at My family and I are in love with the Favorite thing about spoken word events, and trying Sunday Farmer's Market! It's always a area sports. Baltimore: Peko Peko to emulate the Notorious RBG. great place to grab groceries and Favorite thing about Ramen, Fells Point, have a nice bite to eat while people Baltimore: Morning happy Also taste-testing all the non- watching! MvmntLab for aerial yoga dairy ice cream in the city. hours after a week of nights What do you like most about What do you like most Favorite thing about our residency program: Without at the Iron Rooster in about our residency Baltimore: Graffiti Alley a doubt, the people. I wanted a Canton. program where I felt like there was a program: The strength What do you like most family to be a part of and I definitely What do you like most and resilience of our about our residency found that in the Harriet Lane about our residency patient population. program: So far, there are two residents. Every member of the program: The support things. One: everyone is really residency program is nothing but E-mail: senior residents offer to different. There is no “typical supportive and fun to be around. I [email protected] resident” here! And two: definitely found my family here. interns, especially early on. program leadership is really open Ask me about: Family life, E-mail: Pregnancy in Residency, Living to creative ideas. outside the main city [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Victoria Huang Dawn Lammert Megan McSherry Megan Murphy M.D. M.D., Ph.D M.D., M.S. M.D.

Hometown: Gaithersburg, Hometown: Sussex, WI Hometown: Freehold, NJ Hometown: Atco, NJ MD Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical School: University of Miami For Fun: Run, volleyball, hike with my Medical School: Cooper Medical School: Johns For Fun: I love taking my dog on Medical School dog and husband, garden, cook, play hikes! There is an abundance of trails Hopkins University piano, book club, ski, snowshoe For Fun: I love spending time within 30 minutes of Baltimore. I For Fun: Yoga, Favorite thing about Baltimore: recently started my own "urban garden" with my family and friends snowboarding, golf. Herring Run Park and Lake Montebello, on my patio in Canton and have during my spare time. I also Favorite thing about which are just adjacent to my neighborhood of Arcadia in the managed to grow my own tomatoes, enjoy camping and kayaking. Baltimore: Walking along northeast quadrant of Baltimore. These zucchini, hot peppers, and lettuce! I am Favorite thing about the waterfront promenade on are truly gems of the park system of the an art lover and Baltimore has a vibrant Baltimore: All the amazing a sunny day. city of Baltimore. The bike path along the art scene. Creative Alliance hosts food options! river is a great place to run, walk, and What do you like most concerts and shows for local upcoming What do you like most bike with deer, foxes, and barred owls artists. The Baltimore Museum of Art about our residency for all to enjoy. You can grab a bite to about our residency also has a pretty impressive collection. program: The awesome eat at Scratch Bake Shop, Red Canoe, or program: How supportive Favorite Thing About Baltimore: teams whom I’ve had the Zeke’s Coffee after! each and every person is. We chance to work with! I could What do you like most about our Patterson Park What do you like most about our are a group that is very helpful not ask for better co- residency program: I’m looking forward to the many opportunities to be residency program: Getting to work and supportive of one another. residents! engaged in global health and research. at a hospital that functions as both a E-mail: [email protected] Ask me about... best pizza Everyone has been incredibly supportive quaternary referral center and the in Baltimore, being a and eager to mentor, helping me to neighborhood hospital; and, of course, homeowner in Upper Fells, connect with others of similar interests my impressively smart, supportive, and and navigate unique opportunities super fun co-residents. Baltimore neighborhoods, available in residency. critical care E-mail: [email protected] Ask me about... couples match, E-mail: [email protected] having a dog in residency E-mail: [email protected]

Cole Papakyrikos Kristen Penberthy Maya Raad Glenn Rivera M.D. M.D., Ph.D. M.D. M.D.

Hometown: Pelham, NY Hometown: Boxborough, MA Medical School: Albany Hometown: Novato, Hometown: Fitchburg, Medical School: University of Massachusetts Virginia Medical College California Medical School: New York For Fun I: enjoy spending time with For Fun: Crochet stuffed Medical School: Albany Medical College my dog, Ozzie in Patterson Park, animals, eat ice cream outside, Medical College For Fun: I love to explore nature exploring the Baltimore restaurants and Hulu/Netflix binge while online For Fun: I enjoy growing and hike, go to new breweries, and bars and doing aerial silks and yoga. shopping, browse the aisles at play or any other sport Favorite thing about Baltimore: I carnivorous plants, playing friends are doing. love Patterson Park and how you can Target the saxophone, and Favorite thing about forget that you're in a city while you're Favorite thing about experimenting in the Baltimore: There’s a great little there. I also love how there are many Baltimore: Scooting along the kitchen. café near me called Dooby’s that small neighborhoods within Baltimore, harbor promenade, living in Fell’s Favorite thing about serves a wide variety of things some only spanning a few blocks, and yet Point- shore walk to cute shops Baltimore: Patterson Park from breakfast to ramen and pork they all have unique personalities that and multiple restaurants by the buns. I think I have tried nearly half you can appreciate while walking through is a lovely place to spend water! the menu by now. the city. the afternoon. What do you like most What do you like most about What do you like most about our What do you like most our residency program: My residency program: about our residency favorite part would have to be the The people here are what make this program: Co-residents! I about our residency great people I have met in my own program fantastic. I love my class and especially love how close the program: The sense of class and other residency classes. spending time with them. Everyone looks seniors and interns become; not community! I feel lucky to We have the huge benefit of out for one another and value each other work with such having people who are interested for the things they bring to the program. only professionally (wonderful in pediatric- anesthesia, pediatric My co-residents make the difficult days mentors and educators) but as phenomenal and fun-loving psychiatry, pediatric neurology, of residency manageable and the good great friends outside of work! co-residents and attendings. and genetics. days excellent. E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Nilesh Seshadri Alan Siegel Sonya Steele Ivana Stojkic M.D. M.D. M.D., M.Sc. M.D.

Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia Hometown: Holland, PA Hometown: Columbia, Hometown: Volkmarsen, Medical School: Medical College of Medical School: MD Germany Georgia For Fun: I enjoy traveling or just Georgetown University Medical School: Rush Medical School: exploring a new city nearby! Other For Fun: Play basketball, Medical College University of Maryland hobbies of mine include Pure Barre, run, explore the city Favorite thing about For Fun: Anything salsa dancing, and trying to determine what the best coffee and Favorite thing about Baltimore: Sandlot outdoors (biking, hiking, brunch places are in Baltimore. Baltimore: Crab pizza Favorite thing about going on walks with my Favorite thing about Baltimore: from Matt’s Pizzeria & our residency dog),Gardening (vegetables, I really enjoy Fells and Canton waterfronts! Walking around there Camden Yards program: Great co- herbs, perennials), Swing is great, and there are so many Favorite thing about residents and friends who dancing, Baking, Podcasts unique bars, restaurants, and shops our residency: Down to have your back! (This American Life, Fresh scattered throughout the area. First Thursdays and the numerous earth vibe of program E-mail: Air, Freakonomics, summer festivals are a lot of fun! leadership and other [email protected] Curbsiders), PADI Open What do you like most about residents Water Diver certified, our residency program: I really love the camaraderie in my class. E-mail: Spending time with family Everyone is always happy to help [email protected] and friends. each other out. Also, there is E-mail: [email protected] always a senior available to help you out! E-mail: [email protected]

Daniel Sylvester FloraYazigi Zachary Zabriskie M.D. M.D. M.D.

Hometown: West Harford, Hometown: Paris, France Hometown: St. George, CT Medical School: St. Louis Utah Medical School: Boston University Medical School: Saint Louis University For Fun: Cook, run along University For Fun: Running, enjoying the waterfront. Hang out For Fun I: Play ultimate Baltimore food trucks and with my co-residents/friends. frisbee, hike, play board festivals with friends and Favorite thing about games, ride my bike. fellow interns, the symphony Baltimore: The Walters Art Favorite thing about Favorite thing about Museum, the waterfront (all Baltimore: Patterson Park, Baltimore: Canton around). Ice Cream shops (ask me Waterfront What do you like most which one is my favorite), What do you like most about our residency: The fantastic local restaurants. about our residency: approachable program What do you like most Cliché, but the people! leadership and staff. Our about our residency Everyone supports each amazing residents, wonderful program: Friends! I love other and makes you strive people. The value of caring for patients, but it's to be the best doctor you education within the daily even better to do it with my can be. grind. friends E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Joan Park Michael Rose Amitte Rosenfeld Lindsay Sheets M.D. M.D., M.P.H M.D. M.D., M.P.H

Hometown: Roseville, Hometown: Lynchburg, North Dakota Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Hometown: Mobile, AL (population 10!) Minnesota Medical School: University of Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School: Yale School Alabama at Birmingham School of Medical School: Albert For Fun: I love to get outside- running, of Medicine Medicine Einstein College of Medicine hiking, fishing, canoeing, etc. I also enjoy reading, writing, and podcasting. I’ve been For Fun: Experiment with For Fun I: watch Love Island UK For Fun: Discovering especially lucky to get to work with the new vegetarian recipes, go for and the Bachelor, drink wine and treasure thrifting, listening to medical podcast “The Clinical Problem eat cheese boards with my co- runs by the water, play all NPR podcasts, trying out Solvers” which started here at Hopkins residents, dance on my rooftop (along with folks from UCSF). scrabble and other board (apologies to all my neighbors who new yoga studios, reading old Favorite thing about Baltimore: I love a have seen me literally twerking classics or the latest craze. lot about this city so far! First off, I love that I games, go hiking and camping. every evening), sing jazz, soul, get to live affordably close to the hospital. Favorite thing about classical music Favorite thing about Walking to work is such a treat. About the Baltimore: Its quirkiness city itself, as a fan, I love Camden Baltimore: All the different Favorite thing about Baltimore: the museums!!!! and its pride in that Yards. I’ve already been to four games (as an neighborhoods! And the intern!), and its just such a beautiful park and So many good ones to choose quirkiness. amazing atmosphere. (Plus Dr. Feldman gives quirky museums and festivals! from. And I love being back on the What do you like most away his season tickets to the residents, What do you like most water after living in a landlocked which are very, very good seats!). My other city the last 8 years about our residency favorite thing is running along the harbor. about our residency program: The supportive, What do you like most about The waterfront is beautiful and there is a program: The people! our residency program: the great path stretching along it; it’s the perfect collaborative community that Everyone is so kind and down friendships I have built with my follows you into and outside way to unwind after a day at the hospital. What do you like most about our to earth and supports each fellow peds residents will last a the hospital. residency: The people, of course, but lifetime. Even in a short time, I've E-mail: [email protected] everyone says that. So after that, I’d have to other 100%. grown to know them so well. say the teaching. There’s an eagerness to E-mail: [email protected] Thankful for that! teach and learn here at Hopkins that I haven’t experienced anywhere else. And E-mail: despite the brilliance that abounds around [email protected] you, the people are so humble. E-mail: [email protected]