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The Pediatrics Residency Program at UNC is committed to providing a strong foundation of general pediatric education with broad subspecialty exposure. We take pride in the balance of our program, preparing our residents for any paths they may choose.  Throughout our residency’s 70 year history, our graduates have been evenly split with 50% pursuing fellowship training and 50% entering careers in general pediatrics.

Classes of 2020-2023 At-A-Glance (N = 80)

Graduates Pursuing Fellowship/Additional Training = 41

  • Academic Fellowships (2)
  • Adolescent Medicine (1)
  • Allergy & Immunology (2)
  • Anesthesiology Residency (1)
  • Cardiology (4)
  • Critical Care (5)
  • Emergency Medicine (2)
  • Endocrinology (1)
  • Gastroenterology (1)
  • Hematology/Oncology (4)
  • Hospital Medicine (2)
  • Infectious Disease (2)
  • Medical Genetics (1)
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (5)
  • Nephrology (4)
  • Pulmonology (1)
  • Rheumatology (1)
  • Sports Medicine (1)
  • Urgent Care (1)

Graduates Entering General Pediatric Careers = 36

  • Primary Care Providers (26)
  • Hospitalists (7)
  • Urgent Care Physicians (3)

Graduates Currently Serving as Chief Residents = 3

Alumni of our program match into top notch fellowships and secure positions at practices/hospitals of their choosing.  Below, please find a list of our graduates from the last four years including their immediate post-residency positions and medical schools attended.  We couldn’t be more prouder of them and feel fortunate that they chose to train in Pediatrics at UNC!

Class of 2023

Joanne Alfred, MD, MS
2023-2024 Pediatric Chief Resident
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

 

Alessandra Angelino, MD, MPH
Adolescent Medicine Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore, MD
Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

 

Aubrey Barker, MD
UNC Pediatrics at Garner; Garner, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Catherine Bernstein, MD, MPH
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Natalie Blake, MD, MAE
Duke Primary Care Green Level Pediatrics; Cary, NC
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine – Flint
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Isabelle Dagher, MD
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, University of Colorado; Denver, CO
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

 

Cat Eve Enyart, MD
Parkside Pediatrics; Greenville, SC
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Keia Faison, MD
Urgent Care Fellowship, Emory University; Atlanta, GA
Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

 

Stephanie Gehle, MD, MS
Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, St. Jude Research Hospital; Memphis, TN
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

 

Ellen Ghodke, MD
Cornerstone Pediatrics; Cary, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Joe Hall, MD, MPH
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Urgent Care); Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

 

Kimberly Jamison, MD
Carteret Children’s Clinic; Morehead City, NC
Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

McCauley Massie, MD
Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Abigail McRea, MD
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, UCSF; San Francisco, CA
Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

 

Liz O’Neil, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Urgent Care); Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Kelly Orgel, MD, PhD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Will Parker, MD
2023-2024 Pediatric Chief Resident
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Mariah Shaw, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Hospitalist); Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

 

Bonnie Suwan, MD
North Augusta Pediatrics; Augusta, GA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

 

Jenny Varner, MD, MS
Nephrology Fellowship, Duke University; Durham, NC
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

 

Xavier Williams, MD, MPH
2023-2024 Pediatric Chief Resident
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

Class of 2022

Erin Cook, MD
Cary Pediatrics; Cary, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

John Devine, MD
St. Lawrence Health (Primary Care); Canton, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Luma Essaid, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (PCICU Hospitalist); Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Natalie Ford, MD
Emergency Medicine Fellowship, University of Alabama; Birmingham, AL
Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

 

Joanna Glanz, MD
2022-2023 Pediatric Chief Resident
Pediatric Associates of Fall River; Fall River, MA
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School

 

Michelle Gorecki, MD, MPH
Academic Pediatrics Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s; Cincinnati, OH
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

 

Che Kamath, MD
PM Pediatric Urgent Care; Cary, NC
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

 

Annika Koppen, MD
Jeffers, Mann, and Artman; Raleigh, NC
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

 

Taylor Kulik, MD
University of Kentucky (Hospitalist); Lexington, KY
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

Amalia Lee, MD, MPH
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Alex Ponkratz, MD
Apex Pediatrics; Apex, NC
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

 

Jordan Reasor, MD
Duke Primary Care; Durham, NC
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

 

Shenell Reynolds, DO
2022-2023 Pediatric Chief Resident
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Emory University; Atlanta, GA
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Auburn Campus
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Mac Segars, MD
Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s; Cincinnati, OH
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Jessica Sibley, MD, JD
Cone Health System (Hospitalist); Greensboro, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Ajan Sivaramamoorthy, MD
Nephrology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

 

Sahal Thahir, MD
Infectious Disease Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

 

Catherine Trub, MD
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine

 

Christel Wekon-Kemeni, MD
2022-2023 Pediatric Chief Resident
Nephrology Fellowship, Emory University; Atlanta, GA
Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

 

Alicia Whiteis, MD
Cone Health System (Hospitalist); Greensboro, NC
Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Class of 2021

Chris Atkins, MD, MMS
2021-2022 Pediatric Chief Resident
Cardiology Fellowship, Duke University; Durham, NC
Medical School: University of Central Florida College of Medicine

 

Darius Byramji, MD
WakeMed Pediatric Physician Practices; Cary, NC
Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

 

Joane Cadet, MD
FoundCare; West Palm Beach, FL
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

 

Hutton Chapman, MD
Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, Duke University; Durham, NC
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

 

Ejiofor Ezekwe, MD, PhD
Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, National Institute of Health; Baltimore, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Drew Gardner, MD
Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

 

Jennifer Gutierrez-Wu, MD
NRSA Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

 

Catherine Hayes, MD
2021-2022 Chief Resident
Infectious Disease Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

 

Anisha Hegde, MD
Nephrology Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

 

Chris Iskander, MD, MPH
Cardiology Fellowship, St. Louis University; St. Louis, MO
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Lade Jibowu, MD, MPH
Lincoln Community Health Center; Durham, NC
Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Macrina Liguori, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School

 

Alex Lorentsen, MD
Apex Pediatrics; Apex, NC
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

 

Jessica Macdougall, MD, MS
Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Zach Pettigrew, MD
Cone Health System (Hospitalist); Greensboro, NC
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Nikki Pritt, MD
Greensboro Pediatrics; Greensboro, NC
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Katie Schroeder, MD
Critical Care Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Caitlan Swaffar, MD
Rheumatology Fellowship, Duke University; Durham, NC
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Class of 2020

Chris Cummings, MD, PhD
Medical Genetics Residency, University of Nebraska; Omaha, NE
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

 

Paige Dudley, MD, MS
Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN
Medical School: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Blaire Hanvey, MD
Rice Center for Child and Adolescent Health; Greensboro, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Kirabo Herbert, MD
Jeffers, Mann and Artman Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine; Raleigh, NC
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

 

Caroline Iskander, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship, Cone Health System; Greensboro, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Joelle Kane, MD
2020-2021 Pediatric Chief Resident
Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s; Cincinnati, OH
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine – Daytona Beach

 

Marley Lawrence, MD
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Graduate of our combined Pediatrics – Anesthesiology Residency

 

Laura Lemley, MD
Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Duke University; Durham, NC
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

 

Hillary Liken, MD
2020-2021 Pediatric Chief Resident
Cardiology Fellowship, University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

 

Andy Liu, MD, MS
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN
Medical School: Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

 

Pamela Londres, MD
UNC Pediatrics at Weaver Crossing; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

 

Brooke Nguyen, MD
Endocrinology Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

 

Phil Nguyen, MD
UNC Pediatrics at Cary; Cary, NC
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

 

Sarah Rice, MD
Children’s at Hughes Spalding – Primary Care Clinic; Atlanta, GA
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Derica Sams, MD
Gastroenterology Fellowship, Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN
Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine

 

Bobby Slater, MD
Cardiology Fellowship, University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

 

Justin Sperlazza, MD, PhD
Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Participated in Accelerated Research Pathway

 

Tiffany St. Clair, MD
Primary Care Pediatrics in North Carolina
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

Anne Steptoe, MD, MBA
Charlotte Community Health Clinic; Charlotte, NC
Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Graduate of our Primary Care Residency

 

Stephanie Toder, MD
Clackamas & Oregon Pediatrics; Clackamas, OR
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

 

Alex Turek, MD
Annapolis Pediatrics; Annapolis, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

 

Liz Willis, DO
2020-2021 Pediatric Chief Resident
Anesthesiology Residency, University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine