Kimberly Kallianos
Harvard Medical School
Class of 2011

Lauren Rothkopf, MD
Masters in Public Health candidate
Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work

James Yeh, MD
Resident
Department of Medicine
Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance

Joseph Liao
Boston University School of Medicine
Class of 2012

Jerry Loo
University of Southern California
Class of 2012

Aya Michaels, MD
Resident

Department of Radiology
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Somala Muhammed, MD
Resident

Department of Surgery

Baylor College of Medicine

Behrouz Namdari, MD
Resident

Department of Psychiatry

Duke University School of Medicine

Jim Griffin, MD
Resident

Department of General Surgery

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Tashera Perry, MD
Resident

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine

Thomas Robert Hickey, MD
Resident

Department of Anesthesiology

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Seenu Susarla, MD, DMD, MPH
Resident

Department of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital

Jackson Vane, MD
Resident
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, Irvine

Daniel J. Verdini, MD
Resident

Department of Radiology

University of Texas at San Antonio

Mark W. Ball, MD

Mark is from Harlan, Ky. He is an alumnus of Centre College, where he majored in biochemistry and molecular biology, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the Halsted General Surgery Internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is currently a urological surgery resident at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mark's academic interests include the detection and treatment of malignancies of the bladder, prostate, and kidney. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, cooking, running, and exploring the outdoors.

Annie Dude, MD

Rebecca L. Hoffman, MD

Rebecca is currently a resident in the general surgery program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She grew up in a small town in central Pennsylvania and then attended Haverford College, majoring in chemistry. Before starting medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, she spent a year doing clinical research in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. When she isn’t taking care of patients or operating, Rebecca loves to write, edit, teach, travel, and spend time in the outdoors.

Kimberly Kallianos

Originally from Atlanta, Ga., Kim attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.  She is currently a fifth-year student at Harvard Medical School and will begin her radiology residency at the University of California, San Francisco in 2012.

Lauren Rothkopf, MD

Lauren attended Johns Hopkins University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a minor in psychology. She graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 2007 and completed her internship year in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.  She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in public health while raising her 1-year-old son.

James Yeh, MD

James is a clinical fellow in medicine at Harvard Medical School and a resident physician at the Cambridge Hospital/Cambridge Health Alliance.  He is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, where he received the Henry J. Bakst Award in community medicine and was an Albert Schweitzer Fellow. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University.  He has extensive basic science and clinical research background and has received multiple grants and awards.  James has wide-ranging experiences in tutoring and teaching, and he has been working with First Aid and USMLE-Rx since 2009. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling around the world, exploring new places and museums, cooking/eating, playing guitar, riding his bike, and photography.

Kirsten Austad

Kirsten graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in English literature and medical microbiology & immunology. She is currently taking a year off after completing two years at Harvard Medical School to be a fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. Her work looks at how to improve physician-pharmaceutical industry interactions, and she will soon start her third year in Cambridge Hospital's Integrated Clerkship. Kirsten plans to remain involved in medical education as well as practice community-based primary care with underserved populations in the U.S. or abroad and work to link health care to poverty reduction and community empowerment.

Eike Blohm

Eike grew up in Germany and came to the U.S. to study medicine. He worked as a paramedic and ICU tech before starting his studies at Johns Hopkins. Now at the end of his third year in medical school, Eike is starting the application process for a residency seat in emergency medicine. In his free time, he is an avid marathoner, competing in five marathons this year alone.

Benjamin Caplan, MD

Ben is a family medicine resident at Boston Medical Center. After earning his undergraduate degree in psychology at Williams College, Ben worked as a staff researcher at the UCLA Brain Mapping Center, where he authored several neuroscience publications and helped launch the international Human Brain Project. Apart from the medical world, he is a concert cellist of 25 years, a world traveler, and a performance magician of 18 years.  

Po-Hao Chen

Po-Hao is completing his medical training at Harvard Medical School and is a joint-degree student at Harvard Business School to learn more about health policy and hospital administration. After graduation, he would like to enter a radiology residency program while continuing to participate in medical education and research. Ultimately, Po-Hao wishes to hold a leadership position at a hospital as well as be involved in medical innovation to develop ways physicians can organize increasing amounts of patient information more effectively.

Philip Eye

Philip grew up in Baldwin, N.Y. Four years after being accepted into Boston University’s seven-year medical program, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and medical sciences. Phil is currently a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army and a medical student at Boston University School of Medicine. He plans to pursue a residency in neurology upon graduation in 2012. In his spare time, Phil both studies and teaches kung fu.

Jim Griffin, MD

Jim is originally from Waynesboro, Ga. and attended the University of Georgia, where he majored in biochemistry and molecular biology. After graduating from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in May 2011, he began a general surgery internship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and plans to pursue a career in surgical oncology.

John Hegde

John was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Carmel, Ind. He graduated from Indiana University and is currently a third-year student at Harvard Medical School. He is still undecided about which medical specialty to pursue, although he is considering a career in either radiation oncology or radiology. John enjoys reading, watching movies, traveling, and cheering on all Philly sports teams.

Emily Heikamp

Emily is currently working in the MD/PhD program at Johns Hopkins. She is originally from New Orleans, La., and she attended Duke University as an undergraduate. Before coming to Hopkins, Emily earned a Master's degree in medical oncology from Oxford University. Her clinical and research interests include tumor immunology and autoimmunity.

Thomas Robert Hickey, MD

Originally from central N.Y., Tom recently graduated from Harvard Medical School and is currently pursuing an anesthesia residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Mark Jensen

Mark is in his fourth year at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. In his spare time, he likes to play hockey and does his best to stay out of the penalty box. Off the ice, he tutors inner city students in math and science and likes to travel when he can get away. After medical school, Mark plans to follow his father and grandfather's footsteps into anesthesiology.

Henry R. Kramer, MD

Henry attended Cornell University, where he studied biology and psychology. He earned his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is now a resident in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Henry enjoys running with his dog, cooking, wine, craft beer, and bourbon.

Thomas Lardaro

Thomas is originally from Peace Dale, R.I. After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Connecticut, he worked for two years researching molecular neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Thomas has since enrolled at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he has taken an additional year of study as part of a funded clinical research training program. He will graduate with MD/ MPH degrees in the spring of 2012. In his free time, Thomas enjoys playing soccer, traveling, and being outdoors.

Katherine Latimer

Katherine is a third-year medical student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is originally from Bethesda, Md., and earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University. She plans to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynecology.

Lauren de Leon, MD

Lauren is a recent graduate of the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is finishing her internship year in internal medicine and loving it. She enjoys traveling, cooking, and searching for the perfect dumpling. In terms of her medical career, Lauren is debating between gastroenterology and palliative/end of life care.

Joseph Liao

Joey is from sunny Ventura, Calif. He earned a degree in biology from MIT and has been living in New England ever since. He is currently a third-year student at Boston University School of Medicine, and plans to go into radiology. As a second-year, Joey formed a rock band with two of his college buddies, proving that there is indeed time during med school to have fun. He also enjoys photography.

Jerry Loo

Jerry did his undergraduate studies in microbiology, immunology & molecular genetics at UCLA. He is currently finishing his fourth year at the USC Keck School of Medicine and will be continuing his training there as a radiology resident in 2012. In his free time, Jerry enjoys playing piano, computer programming, basketball, and the occasional death match on PlayStation 3.

Aya Michaels, MD

After graduating from Columbia University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biochemistry, Aya entered Harvard Medical School. She graduated in May 2011 and is excited to start her training as a radiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

Somala Muhammed, MD

Somala recently graduated from Harvard Medical School and is excited to return to her hometown of Houston for a general surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine. She hopes to specialize in surgical oncology or pediatric surgery.

Behrouz Namdari, MD

Behrouz earned his medical degree from Chicago Medical School and is currently a resident in psychiatry at Duke University. In his non-medical time, he is often found on the golf course or basketball court.

Tashera Perry, MD

Tashera hails from Westfield, N.J. She studied biology at Mary Baldwin College and completed a two-year postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training fellowship at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute prior to attending the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She began residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine in June 2011. Aside from medicine, Tashera’s interests include art history, mountain biking, and bikram yoga.

Christopher Roxbury

Christopher is currently a third-year medical student at Johns Hopkins University. He hails from Bridgewater, N.J. and attended Johns Hopkins University as an undergraduate, majoring in molecular and cellular biology and Spanish. After completing medical school, he plans to pursue a career in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery.

Neepa Shah

Neepa is from Toronto, Canada and is a third-year medical student at Boston University. She plans to pursue a career in ophthalmology, with a focus on academics and teaching. Her hobbies include traveling, baking, and Indian classical dance.

Bethany Strong

Bethany is originally from Oklahoma City, Okla. She completed her undergraduate education at Spelman College, where she studied biology and biochemistry. As a participant in the five-year MD/PhD program at Harvard Medical School, she spent an additional year of training completing clinical rotations at McCord Hospital in Durban, South Africa and conducting research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. She plans to complete a residency program in general surgery, focusing her career on global health and medical student education.

Seenu Susarla, MD, DMD, MPH

Seenu is from Vestal, N.Y., and graduated with a degree in chemistry from Princeton University. After graduating college, Seenu decided that being a degree-collector would be an interesting career. As such, he earned his Master of Public Health, Doctor of Dental Medicine, and Doctor of Medicine degrees from Harvard University. He is currently a resident in the combined general surgery/oral & maxillofacial surgery residency program at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Jeffrey Tosoian

Jeff is originally from Farmington, Mich., and attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he majored in cellular and molecular biology. Jeff graduated from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in May 2011 with a Master of Public Health degree in biostatistics and epidemiology. After completing medical school in 2012, Jeff plans to pursue a career in urological surgery with a focus in genitourinary cancers.

Jackson Vane, MD

Jackson is from Whittier, Calif. He attended California State University, Los Angeles to earn his undergraduate degree in biology in 2005. He then ventured out of the sunny confines of Southern California to Chicago, where he attended Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and earned his Master of Science degree in applied physiology in 2006. He then attended Chicago Medical School and graduated in 2010. He is currently at the University of California, Irvine doing his residency in pediatrics. In his free time, Jackson enjoys wandering aimlessly in his new surroundings, riding his bike, playing poker, trying all sorts of new restaurants, and catching up on the many movies he has missed over the years.

Daniel J. Verdini, MD

After graduating Boston College with degrees in biology and economics, Dan worked as an investment analyst before deciding to embark on a career in medicine. After graduating from Ross University, Dan spent a year at Massachusetts General Hospital as a research fellow in cardiac imaging and will be starting a radiology residency at the University of Texas in San Antonio after completing a year in preliminary medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno.

Marc E. Walker

Marc is an MD/MBA student at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School. On the business side, Marc is interested in health care delivery systems development and innovation and entrepreneurship in medicine and surgery. He will be dedicating the upcoming year to the pursuit of his research interests in plastic surgery and plans to graduate in May 2012 with the intent of entering a surgical residency thereafter.