Current & Former Residents

Andrew Ko, MD

Integrated IR

Medical School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Undergraduate/Masters: University of Washington
Internship: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI. Transitional Year
Favorite Things about DC: Museums, walkability/public transit, food
Hobbies/Interests: Surfing, backpacking, hiking, camping, history
Fun fact: I self-learned Japanese and did a medical exchange program in Japan
Fellowship Interest: IR, Neuroradiology, Neurointerventional

Jacob Latreille, MD

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Hometown: Middletown, NY
Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Internship: Abington-Jefferson Hospital, Abington, PA. Prelim Medicine
Favorite Things about DC: Museums, Food options, outdoor activities, warmer than PA & NY
Hobbies/Interests: Outdoor activities (hiking, tennis, rock climbing), video games, 3D modeling (e.g. Blender), Programming
Fun fact: Did a 2 month backpacking trip across Europe before med school
Fellowship Interest: MSK, Duke University

Craig Macken, MD MBA

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Hometown: Riverside, CT
Undergraduate/Masters: University of Michigan/UConn School of Business
Internship: AMITA Saint Joseph's Hospital, Chicago IL. Transitional Year
Favorite Things about DC: Lots of great food options, vibrant night life, outdoor spaces, professional sports
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with friends & family, going out to eat, hiking, biking, fly fishing, video games, weight lifting
Fun fact: Proud owner of a black cat named Micio
Fellowship Interest: MSK, Northwestern University

Berk Ozoglu, MD (Chief Resident)

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Hometown: Antalya, Turkey
Undergraduate: Drexel University
Internship: Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown PA. Transitional Year
Favorite Things about DC: Food, metro, museums, cleanliness
Hobbies/Interests: Video games, board games, chess, swimming, hiking, intramural sports
Fun fact: I am the Beyblade champion of my home town as of 2001. The competition was never repeated :)
Fellowship Interest: Body, University of Pennyslvania 

Naiya Patel, MD (Chief Resident)

Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Hometown: Malabar, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Internship: University of Miami Holy Cross Hospital. Transitional Year
Favorite Things about DC: Walkability, museums and lots of restaurants
Hobbies/Interests: Pickleball, hiking, board games, ice cream
Fun fact: I won the lottery to the Wave on my first southwest hiking trip
Fellowship Interest: MSK, Emory University

Samuel Beloin, MD

Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Internship: Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Transitional Year 
Favorite Things about DC: Historic sites, scenic public spaces, great food, transit/biking infrastructure, having family nearby
Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, running, weight-lifting, hiking, reading, and movies
Fun fact: Won a statewide photography award in middle school
Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Amogh Chandupatla, MD

Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School
Hometown: White Plains, NY
Undergraduate: Boston University
Internship: Northwell/Hofstra Island University
Hospital, Internal medicine
Favorite Things about DC: Endless events/activities, Architecture, Walkability
Hobbies/Interests: Bollywood Fusion Dancing; basketball; kakuro (Japanese Puzzles); Reading (non-fiction, self-help, psychology)
Fun fact: Played 3 instruments and used to dance in a past life. 
Fellowship Interest: Neuro?

Nikhil Gowda, MD

Integrated IR

Medical School: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Undergraduate: St. Bonaventure University
Internship: Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
Hobbies/Interests: Playing video games, chilling with my cats
Fun fact: Recently learned how to ski and am hooked.
Fellowship Interest: IR

Brandon Myszka, MD (Junior Chief Resident)

Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science – University of Buffalo
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Undergraduate: Canisius College; Masters at University at Buffalo
Internship: Riverside Regional Medical Center, Transition year
Favorite Things about DC: Amazing restaurants, parks, walkability, lack of snow
Hobbies/Interests: Golf, working out, exploring new cities, relaxing with my two English Bulldogs
Fun fact: Took math classes at the local university starting in 7th grade
Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Olivia Wei, MD (Junior Chief Resident)

Medical School: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Internship: The George Washington University Hospital
Hobbies/Interests: Succulent, cacti and house plant propagation; traveling; hiking; salsa/bachata dancing; acrylic painting; line drawing; tennis.
Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Darwish Alabyad, MD

Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Hometown: Damascus, Syria
Undergraduate: Boston College
Internship: Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Favorite Things about DC: Walkability, diversity, architecture, and parks
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling to new countries, cooking, live music, and hiking
Fun fact: I bungee jumped from the 62nd floor of a tower
Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Wesley Jong, MD

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland, College Park
Internship: West Virginia University, Transitional Year
Favorite Things about DC: food, museums, proximity to family
Hobbies/Interests: traveling, tv shows, baking/cooking, playing/making board games, puzzles, podcasts, hiking, running 
Fun fact: I have officiated a wedding
Fellowship Interest: Undecided 

Adham Khalil, MD

Integrated IR

Medical School: Zagazig University
Hometown: Zagazig, Egypt
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center. General Surgery
Favorite Things about DC: Location/accessibility, four-season weather and outdoors, history and museums, diversity in culture and food scene
Hobbies/Interests: Tennis, cooking, puzzles and mind games 
Fun fact: Recently introduced to gardening, now growing a Carolina reaper.
Fellowship Interest: IR

Eric Samuelson Jr. ("Chip"), MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine 
Hometown: Urbana, OH
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore MD. Prelim Medicine
Favorite Things about DC: Restaurant scene, waterfront views, historical buildings
Hobbies/Interests: golf, fishing, video games, wakeboarding/wakesurfing, watching football (college and NFL)
Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Rohan Srivastava, MD

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati 
Internship: Summa Health Systems (Akron, Ohio) 
Favorite Things about DC: The Metro and public transportation options are the best! The food is excellent and diverse! 
Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, Hiking, Reading, Traveling 
Fun fact: I completed my Transitional Year at the hospital where LeBron Jamese and Stephen Curry were born. Therefore, you definitely do not want to 1v1 me on the court (I'm really bad).
Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Connie Chen, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Hometown: Louisville, KY
PGY-1: IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
Hobbies/Interests: Fishing and hiking.  Board game cafes, playing Nintendo. Cycling and roller skating

Samuel Han, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Hometown: Takoma Park, MD
PGY-1: Zucker SOM/Northwell Staten Island University Hospital
Hobbies/Interests: Co-founder of single brand/origin coffee selling on-line, at pop-ups, mini marts and coffee shops. Music, Art Athletics (Hockey) 

Ali Kudej, DO (IR)

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: New Haven, CT
PGY-1: Nuvance Health 
Hobbies/Interests: Improvisational theater, music, athletics, arts. Interest in horticulture therapy 

Karthik Pittala, MD

Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Hometown: Novi, Michigan
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Internship: Crozer-Chester Medical Center Transitional Year/George Washington University Preliminary Internal Medicine 
Favorite Things about DC: The Metro, great food, super walkable, Trader Joe's right next door
Hobbies/Interests: Gardening, pick-up sports, running, binge watching movies, lazing around at coffee shops, and thrifting random stuff
Fun fact: I won my elementary school's chess competition and spelling bee in the same year (peak of my life)
Fellowship Interest: Undecided (maybe Neuro, Emergency, or IR?)

Faariah Shakil, MD

Medical School: New York Medical College
Hometown: White Plains, NY
Undergraduate: NYU
Internship: Montefiore New Rochelle
Favorite Things about DC: Cleanliness, historic sites
Hobbies/Interests: Figure skating, running, reading, painting, knitting, piano/violin/cello, video games
Fun fact: Lived in all 4 time zones across the US
Fellowship Interest: Body

Tristan Tran, MD

Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Hometown: Vietnam
PGY-1: Central Florida HCA Healthcare
Hobbies/Interests: Tennis.  Stargazing and astronomy. Hiking. Sports fan