Congratulations Class of 2023!

Fatmah Alsomali

Education:

• King Abdulaziz University, M.B.,B.S. '15

Prior Training:

• General Internship at King Abdulaziz University in 2016
• Anesthesiology Residency Training Program from 2016-2017

Honors/Awards:

• First place in the poster presentation at the First Saudi Society of Diabetes International Conference, 2015

Research:

• Physician’s appearance and its effect on patient confidence
• Effectiveness of facemasks in preventing influenza-like illness in Australian Hajj immigrants
• Lifestyle factors and their relationship to obesity in Jeddah

Unique Characteristics:

• Program developer for It’s Your Choice, a Youtube program focusing on spreading medical awareness

Hobbies/Interests:

• Documentaries
• Arabic literature
• Philosophy
• Sociology

Joseph Brooks

Education:

• Georgetown University, BS '15
• The University of Toledo, MD '19

Honors/Awards:

• AOA
• College of Medicine Academic Excellence Scholarship

Research:

• Multiple papers and presentations in the area of transplant surgery

Leadership:

• Surgery Interest Group research liaison
• Admissions Committee

Unique Characteristics:

• Speaks Spanish and was an English language tutor in DC
• Prior ED Scribe

Hobbies/Interests:

• Soccer
• Volleyball
• Golf
• Rowing
• Strength Training
• Reading
• Traveling

Brandon Chaffay

Education:

• Queen's University, BS ‘13
• Western University, M.Sc ‘17
• University College Dublin School of Medicine, M.B.B.Ch '19

Research:

• Chemotherapy effectiveness analysis
• Clinical research associate in Peds ED at London’s Children’s Hospital

Leadership:

• EMIG class representative
• Surgical Interest Group class representative
• North American Irish Medical Association senior coordinator
• Peer mentor

Unique Characteristics:

• Received a Master’s degree in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering

Hobbies/Interests:

• Board games
• Running
• Soccer, rugby, ice hockey, and rock climbing
• College football
• Traveling to UNESCO World Heritage sites
• Spending time with his black lab, Sydney

Alexander Kreisman

Education:

• Pitzer College, B.A. '13
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine, M.D. '19

Honors/Awards:

• Gold Humanism Honor Society

Research:

• Ultrasound vs. CT for identifying hydronephrosis
• Leadership and communication in trauma resuscitations

Leadership:

• EMIG president
• Simulation in Medicine board member
• Student clinic clinical board, financial advisor, referrals volunteer

Unique Characteristics:

• Fluent in Spanish

Hobbies/Interests:

• Travelling and hiking
• Cooking new cuisines
• Watching NBA basketball, international sporting events, and MLB baseball
• Escape rooms
• Stand-up comedy

Joel Lange

Education:

• University of Wisconsin - Madison, B.S. '15
• Medical College of Wisconsin, M.D. '19

Research:

• MSIII education during inpatient medicine
• Cost-effectiveness in colorectal cancer

Leadership:

• Academic Standing Committee
• Track Liaison Committee
• Student mentor
• Anesthesiology Interest Group treasurer
• Rush Institute journal club chair

Unique Characteristics:

• Prior waiter at Olive Garden

Hobbies/Interests:

• Rock climbing
• Distance running
• Guitar
• Volleyball
• Traveling
• Swing dancing

Malori Lankenau

Education:

• The Ohio State University, B.S. '15
• University of Cincinnati, M.D. '19

Research:

• OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center undergraduate research assistant

Leadership:

• Career development Student Advisory Committee
• AMWA Educational Events & Member cochair
• AMA Class of 2019 secretary

Unique Characteristics:

• Volunteered as part of a medical outreach group in Shirati, Tanzania
• Has a pet turtle, Gunther

Hobbies/Interests:

• Reading fiction
• Baking cookies and cakes
• Traveling and exploring

Ayal Pierce

Education:

• Tuffts University, B.S. '15
• Tuffts University, M.D. '19

Honors/Awards:

• EMT of the Year (2013, 2014)
• Department of Public Safety Award

Research:

• Combining wireless technology and behavioral economics to engage patients with cardiometabolic disease
• Complications from knee & hip arthroplasty

Leadership:

• Core Medical Apps VP/Chief technology officer
• Grant writer for student-run clinic

Unique Characteristics:

• BLS Instructor
• EMT

Hobbies/Interests:

• Tennis, skiing, golf
• Running
• Hiking
• Building websites
• Piano and guitar

Margarita Popova

Education:

• Columbia University, B.A. '14
• Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, M.D. '19

Research:

• Economics and health outcomes of various tracheostomy approaches
• Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in nonsmokers & non-drinkers
• Patient needs assessment in Breathmobile Program

Leadership:

• Anatomy peer instructor coordinator
• Humanities Interest Group co-president
• Student Clinic coordinator
• ICM & POM class representative
• Book Club president

Unique Characteristics:

• Speaks French, Russian, and Spanish

Hobbies/Interests:

• Cooking vegetarian meals
• Backcountry hiking
• Exploring new cities
• Playing badminton
• Going to comedy shows
• Reading fiction and short stories
• Fostering kittens

Kristin Raphel

Education:

• Pomona College, B.A. '11
• Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Schoool, M. D. '19

Research:

• Naloxone administration during cardiac arrest
• Initiative to enhance education for transgender individuals
• Pre-hospital air EMS parameters for stroke stabilization

Leadership:

• Sexuality and Gender Alliance president
• EMIG co-president
• AMSA Gender and Sexuality fellow
• Admissions Committee
• RWJ Domestic Violence Prevention instructor, co-leader

Hobbies/Interests:

• Union County Women’s Rugby Club
• Pokemon Go PokéMaster

Michael West

Education:

• George Washington University, B.S.P.H ‘14
• A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, D.O. '19

Research:

• ED utilization patterns and motivations in primary care patients at Unity Clinic

Leadership:

• Student Government DC campus senator
• AMSA chapter vice president
• EMIG community outreach coordinator
• Stop the Bleed instructor

Unique Characteristics:

• Member of GW EMERG as an undergraduate
• Former GW ED tech
• Speaks Spanish

Hobbies/Interests:

• Basketball
• Distance running
• Home brewing
• Aviation
• WWII History