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Class of 2026

PROFILE

PROFILE

PROFILE

PROFILE

PROFILE

PROFILE

Class of 2027

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Hometown: Trabzon/ Turkey

School/Degrees: Marmara University School of Medicine/ MD

Career/Research Interests: I want to be a generalist and I am very interested in serving underserved communities and advocating to reduce disparities in healthcare

Personal Interests: Cooking, reading sociology

Movie: The Green Mile

Books:  When Breath Becomes Air

Coffee or Tea: Love them both, can’t choose

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: Istanbul Mediterranean Grill

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Hiking in different Cleveland Metroparks locations

Languages: English, Turkish

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Hometown: Cary, NC

School/Degrees: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Career/Research Interests: Probably general OBGYN or family planning! And definitely want to incorporate medical education.

Personal Interests: Baking, dancing, exploring new restaurants and bars

Movie: The Proposal

Books: Song of Achilles, Colleen Hoover books

Coffee or Tea: Coffee!!

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: Cloak and Dagger

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Catch a sunset at the solstice steps!

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Hometown: Saratoga, CA

School/Degrees:
BA - UC Berkeley
MD - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Career/Research Interests: health disparities, LGBTQ+ health, undecided on subspecialty

Personal Interests: Photography, guitar, trying new restaurants, dog watching 

Movie: Good Will Hunting, Mean Girls

Books: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 

Coffee or Tea: tea (matcha)

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: Zhug, Vero, Rood

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Watch the sunset at the Solstice steps or Edgewater park

Languages: Mandarin (conversationally)

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Hometown: Mason, OH

School/Degrees: Case Western Reserve University (BA Cognitive Science, MA Bioethics, MD). Clearly, I love Cleveland.

Career/Research Interests: I'm leaning towards being a generalist right now. I'm interested in ethical considerations in OBGYN practice & racial disparities in Women's health

Personal Interests: Salsa dancing, weight lifting, cooking

Movie: Bring it On

Books: Little Fires Everywhere, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

Coffee or Tea: Coffee!

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: Soho

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: All of the summer festivals!

Languages: English

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Hometown: Sumter, South Carolina

School/Degrees: Emory University: Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology with a Minor in Spanish, The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville: Doctor of Medicine

Career/Research Interests: Racial disparities, advocacy, reproductive education among adolescents

Personal Interests: Baking, perusing YouTube, playing volleyball, exercising, and being a doting dog mom to my dog, Jasper.

Movie: Bird Box

Books: Pretty sure the last book I read cover to cover was First Aid!

Coffee or Tea: Tea but coffee has become a necessity!

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: Cheesecake Factory

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: There’s so much to do here, it’s hard to choose just one! I really like going to orchestra performances and other cultural events, visiting Cedar Point, and watching the sunset with my dog at Edgewater Park.

Languages: English, Spanish

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Hometown: Benicia, CA

School/Degrees:
Undergraduate – UC Davis
Medical School – Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Career/Research Interests: Obesity and nutrition within OB/GYN and advocacy work!

Personal Interests: Propagating and keeping up with my houseplants, and trying out new breweries with friends!

Movie:  Legally Blonde, duh

Books:  Mix of fiction and non-fiction

Coffee or Tea: Both, but mostly coffee ;)

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: Vero in Cleveland Heights

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Exploring new restaurants!

Languages: English

Class of 2028

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Hometown: New York

School/Degrees: Cornell University, BA (Spanish Major); University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (MD/MPH)

Career/Research Interests: gender-affirming care, sexual medicine, gynecologic surgery

Personal Interests: podcasts, cookbooks, hiking, RuPaul's Drag Race, live music, watching videos of other people's doggos and manatees 

Movie: The Princess Diaries

Books: A few favorites are Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, In Love by Amy Bloom, Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison, and anything by Jasmine Guillory

Coffee or Tea: Coffee all the way! What's tea?

Favorite Restaurant in Cleveland: TBD! It will likely involve coffee and/or tacos.

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: TBD!

Languages: English and Spanish

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Hometown: Shaker Heights, OH

School/Degrees: CWRU undergrad and The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Career/Research Interests: Medical education and general OBGYN! DEI research specifically looking at access to care for patients and the experiences of those with low English proficiency.

Personal Interests: Knitting, yoga, and dogs!

Movie: Ratatouille

Books: Anxious People and A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman; We Are All Perfectly Fine by Jillian Horton

Coffee or Tea: Both but tea if I had to pick!

Favorite Restaurant in Cleveland: The Original Pancake House and Melt:)

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: the dog pack walk at Horseshoe lake and kayaking on the river!

Languages: English and Spanish

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Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI

School/Degrees: University of Michigan, BS (Public Health) and MD

Career/Research Interests: I am interested in being a generalist with a focus on racial disparities and underserved communities

Personal Interests: Dancing, painting, baking

Movie: The Pink Panther

Books: I recently got into the “romantasy” genre

Coffee or Tea: Coffee but I also love bubble tea!

Favorite Restaurant in Cleveland: Zhug, Townhall, Mitchell’s

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Exploring new restaurants/bars and the lakefront area

Languages: English, Telugu (conversationally)

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Hometown: Latrobe, PA

School/Degrees: Saint Vincent College, Bioinformatics BS. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, MD

Career/Research Interests: Likely generalist but open-minded. Interested in intimate partner violence research.

Personal Interests: I like to cook and crochet and also read books of all different genres.

Movie: Past Lives

Books: Tana French novels, Pachinko (Min Jin Lee), East of Eden

Coffee or Tea: Tea always!

Favorite Restaurant in Cleveland: Slowly trying different ones, enjoyed Barroco on Larchmere so far!

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Hiking the Metroparks and perusing the art museum.

Languages: English

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Hometown: Valdosta, GA

School/Degrees:

• Undergrad: Mercer University
• Medical School: Medical College of GA

Career/Research Interests: I love love the OR and the gynecologic side of the specialty but I’m open to whatever route residency takes me!

Personal Interests: Fitness, walking, traveling

Movie: Django Unchained - Jamie Foxx did his thing in this movie! Unhinged. Performance - top tier. Argue with me.

Books: Anything Crime/Mystery

Coffee or Tea: I LOVE tea. Any and all tea. I drink it!

Favorite Restaurant in Cleveland: I don’t even know. I just got here. I need all the recommendations I can get lol!

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: The lakeside parks are amazing (Edgewater, Solstice Steps, Lakefront off Lakeshore Blvd, etc). They are great for walking or just sitting and decompressing after a long day.

Languages: English

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Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

School/Degrees: Pitzer College, BA in Spanish and Global Public Health, Goucher College, Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program, University of Michigan Medical School

Career/Research Interests: I am interested in being a generalist or complex family planning. I was a doula and childbirth educator for adolescent mothers in my former life. I am interested in community health program development and evaluation, health disparities research, advocacy work, contraceptive/abortion care, and working with adolescent populations.

Personal Interests: Hanging out with my 1 year old son, Michigan sports, baking/cooking, working out

Movie: Stick It

Books: A Tale for the Time Being

Coffee or Tea: Tea (I don't like coffee...)

Favorite Restaurant in Cleveland: Brassica for takeout, Amba for sit down

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Walk to Van Aken on a Friday or Saturday evening for music and food

Languages: English, Spanish

Class of 2029

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Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado

School/Degrees: Undergrad: University of Denver

Medical School: Des Moines University

Career/Research Interests: Generalist!

Personal Interests: I love to read, bake, and cook. I also love doing anything outdoors, especially pickleball!

Movie: The Big Sick

Books: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Coffee or Tea: Coffee, please!

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: So far Zhug, but am slowly trying new places!

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Exploring new places with my co-residents!

Languages: English

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Hometown: Plainsboro, NJ

School/Degrees: B.S. in Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Career/Research Interests: I'm still undecided on generalist vs sub-specialty, but am interested in health equity and working with medically underserved populations

Personal Interests: Cuddling with my cat, singing, playing video games, and spending time outdoors

Movie: I love Disney/Pixar, my favorite is Inside Out!

Books: My favorite genres are historical fiction and fantasy; I'm currently reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Coffee or Tea: Both! Coffee in the morning and tea before bed 🙂

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: South India Cuisine <3

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: I love going to concerts and visiting the Cleveland museums, aquarium and zoo!

Languages: English, Spanish, Tamil

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Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA

School/Degrees: University of Washington (B.S. in Public Health), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (MD)

Career/Research Interests: I'm interested in gynecologic oncology, and am also very passionate about abortion care and reproductive justice!

Personal Interests: Hiking, reading, board games, and hosting dinner for my friends.

Movie: The Princess Diaries

Books: I love anything sci-fi/thriller

Coffee or Tea: I love both, but coffee if I had to pick.

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: LJ Shanghai for an everyday pick, Cordelia for a fun/fancy night out!

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: going to events at the art museum, trying new restaurants, and exploring the Metroparks

Languages: English

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Hometown: Silver Spring, MD

Undergraduate School: Fordham University

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Career/Research Interests: Health disparities particularly, Black maternal morbidity and mortality, weight stigma and experiences of patients with higher BMI in healthcare systems, and community engagement in healthcare. I am still exploring in terms of general OBGYN vs. subspecialties for my future practice. 

Personal Interests: Reading, Knitting, Going for a Hot Girl Walk

Movie: Princess Diaries 2

Books: Kindred and Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Coffee or Tea: Honestly both! Coffee in the morning, Tea in the afternoon

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: Poppy

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Explore new restaraunts and breweries with co-interns <3

Languages: English

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Hometown: Dublin, Ohio

School/Degrees: BS in Neuroscience with minor in medical humanities from Ohio State, MD from Ohio State

Career/Research Interests: Still figuring out my career path, but interests include mental health in pregnancy and the postpartum period, LGBTQ+ care, and addressing disparities in maternal and infant outcomes

Personal Interests: exercise/running, reading, live music

Movie: I don't really have a favorite movie but my favorite TV show is Broad City

Books: The Silent Patient, Tuesdays with Morrie

Coffee or Tea: coffee!

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: favorite so far is Stone Oven Bakery

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: go on runs around Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights and explore new shops and restaurants

Languages: just English

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Hometown: Lexington KY

School/Degrees: Florida State University- Bachelors of Music in Vocal   Performance, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Career/Research Interests: I am interested in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility!

Personal Interests: I love to sing and perform! I try to find any opportunity to sing in choir, in a cappella groups or just for fun. I also love to garden!

Movie: Inception

Books: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

Coffee or Tea: Coffee!

Favorite restaurant in Cleveland: Zhug

Favorite Thing to do in Cleveland: Go to Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Languages: English (Fun fact: I used to sing in French, Italian, and German- but it's been a while!)