Class of 2023

*Chief Resident 2023

Diane Arandia, MD

  • Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, UCLA (Los Angeles, California)
  • Medical School: University of Santo Tomas

Desiree Babin, MD

  • General Pediatric Practice, Pediatric Associates (Miami, Florida)
  • Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Katherine Bischoff De Caires, DO*

  • Chief Resident, CHKD/EVMS (Norfolk, Virginia)
  • Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Deannah Jordan, MD

  • General Pediatric Practice, Norfolk Pediatrics (Norfolk, Virginia)
  • Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine

Iman Ferdjallah, MD

  • General Pediatric Practice
  • Medical School: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University

Lara Gagliardi, DO

  • General Pediatric Practice, CMG (Norfolk, Virginia)
  • Medical School: LECOM-Bradenton

Ashley Gathers, MD

  • General Pediatric Practice, Children's National Pediatricians and Associates (Waldorf, Maryland)
  • Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine

Sydney Green, MD

  • Mental Health Hospitalist, CSG/CHKD (Norfolk, Virginia)
  • Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine

Emilie Heidel, DO

  • Neonatal Hospitalist, CSG (Norfolk, Virginia)
  • Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Asa Hendrick, MD

  • General Pediatric Practice, Village Pediatrics (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Kaila Lessner, MD*

  • Chief Resident, CHKD/EVMS (Norfolk, Virginia)
  • Medical School: Penn State University

David Marselles, DO

  • General Pediatric Practice, Lehigh Valley Riley Children's Hospital (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
  • Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Lauren McKinney, DO

  • General Pediatric Practice, Peds Practice of Hampton Roads (Chesapeake, Virginia)
  • Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Clark McLaughlin, MD

  • Pediatric Urgent Care, Eastern Tennessee Children's Hospital (Knoxville,Tennessee)
  • Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Amola Patel, DO

  • General Pediatrics Practice (Lawrenceville, GA)
  • Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ranjani Ponnazhagan, MD

  • Neonatal Hospitalist, CSG (Norfolk, VA)
  • Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine

Allison Racimo, DO

  • Neonatal Hospitalist, CSG (Norfolk, VA)
  • Medical School: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lindsey Crawford Rivas-Sepulveda, MD*

  • Chief Resident, CHKD/EVMS (Norfolk, Virginia)
  • Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine

Jeremy Samuels, MD

  • Legacy Community Health Southwest Clinic (Houston, Texas)
  • Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School of the Medical College of Hampton Roads

Wesley Shane, DO

  • Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Michigan State University (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus

Latrice Shaw, MD

  • General Pediatrics Practice, The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. (Oakwood, Georgia)
  • Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Natalie Smith, MD

  • Neonatology Fellowship, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California)
  • Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine

Jaxon Vallely, DO

  • Hospice and Palliative Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)
  • Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Shekinah Vaughn, MD*

  • Chief Resident, CHKD/EVMS (Norfolk, Virginia)
  • Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry