Meet the Residents

PGY 4 Residents

William Foos

William Foos
Hometown: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 
Undergraduate: UNC - Chapel Hill
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Internship: George Washington University
Interests/Hobbies: Musical Theatre, trivia, TikTok, and golf

Janice Maliakkal

Janice Maliakkal
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin 
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Internship: George Washington University Hospital
Interests/Hobbies: Tennis, ping-pong, designing and sewing dresses

Braedon Murdock

Braedon Murdock
Hometown: Sandy, UT
Undergraduate: The University of Utah
Medical School: George Washington University
Internship: George Washington University
Interests/Hobbies: soccer, tennis, college football (Go Utes), fly fishing, baking bread and pretzels

Daniel Kulman

Daniel Kulman
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Undergraduate: Cleveland State University
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Internship: George Washington University
Interests/Hobbies: Hiking, biking, cooking, gardening

PGY 3 Residents

William West

William West
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine
Internship: GWUH
Interests/hobbies: Climbing, quilting, canyoneering, skiing, watersports

Preet Sohal

Preet Sohal
Hometown: Great Falls, VA
Undergrad: St Bonaventure University
Med School: George Washington School of Medicine
Interests/hobbies: Exploring new restaurants, hiking, paint by numbers

Heeyah Song
Heeyah Song

Hometown: South Korea
Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Internship: George Washington University
Interests/Hobbies: Traveling, spending time with my dog, trying different cuisine and new restaurants

Catherine Culp

Catherine Culp
Hometown: Akron, Ohio
Undergrad: Case Western Reserve University
Med School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Internship: GWU
Interests/Hobbies: Global Health, skiing, scuba diving, baking, mystery novels and TV shows

PGY 2 Residents

Joseph Bechay

Joseph Bechay
Hometown: Marlboro, NJ
Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Interest/Hobbies: Soccer, board games, trying new restaurants, wine tasting, traveling

Christabel Chan

Christabel Chan
Hometown: Toronto
Undergraduate: GW
Medical School: GW
Interests/Hobbies: Ballet, novels, travel, workout classes and most importantly… great food

Andrew Fernandez

Andrew Fernandez
Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
Undergrad: University of Virginia
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Interests: Cycling, soccer, music, and trying new restaurants

Alexander Zeleny

Alexander Zeleny
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
Undergraduate: Cornell
Medical School: Georgetown
Interests/Hobbies: Soccer, hiking, reading, spending time with family and friends.

PGY 1 Residents 

Julie Thomasian

Julie Thomasian
Hometown: Potomac, Maryland
Undergraduate: George Washington University
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
Internship: George Washington University
Interests/Hobbies: Long runs, piano, travel, yoga 

Christian Kim

Christian Kim
Hometown: Palmdale, California
Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago
Internship: George Washington University
Interests/Hobbies: Barry's Bootcamp, my golden retriever, Chicago Bears, baking, Costco

Carter Payne

Carter Payne
Hometown: American Fork, Utah
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Internship: George Washington University
Interests/Hobbies: Hiking/peak-bagging, landscape photography, tennis, mountain biking

Meher Saleem

Meher Saleem
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Internship: George Washington University
Interests: Ceramics, drawing, painting, reading, baking, traveling