Recent Graduates

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.

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

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