Meet Our MD Student Ambassadors

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	Name	Class	Program	Undergraduate Institution	Hometown	Student Orgs	Specialty	Ask Me About
	Abhi Manda	2027	MD	Emory University	Murfreesboro, TN	Shade Tree, AAPIO, Intramural Sports	Ophthalmology	Shade-Tree Clinic, Long-Distance Relationships, Having fun during med school,
	Abigail Lee	2028	MD	Brigham Young University	Cedar Hills, UT	Shade Tree, Social Mission Committee	Pediatrics, Dermatology, ENT	Curriculum 2.0, wellness, moving across the country
	Alex Landry	2025	MD	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Shade Tree Clinic, Curriculum Committee, Vanderbilt Clinical Problem Solvers, Emergency Medicine Interest Group, Point-of-Care Ultrasound Interest Group, Society of Saint Cosmos and Damien	Emergency Medicine	Shade Tree Clinic, FMK Curriculum, Emergency Medicine, Learning Communities & Colleges, Research, Clinical Reasoning, First-Gen MD, Living/Eating in Nashville, Catholic Faith and Medicine, Wellness and All Things Nashville
	Annie Shen	2028	MD	Emory University	Richland, Washington	Shade Tree	Something surgical	FMK, LC, moving to the south, gap years, food in Nash
	Armel Mignondje	2027	MD	Notre Dame	Omaha, Nebraska	MCF and bible study, VMS dance, Shade tree, SSCD	Psychiatry	Learning communities and colleges, Being Christian ways to be involved like MCF and SSCD, FMK curriculum, Wellness, taking a gap year, Having or not having a car on campus, living in Nashville
	Atlee Witt	G phase	MSTP	Vanderbilt University	Denver, Colorado	Careers in Medicine Co-President, Vanderbilt Women in Radiology, Society of Interventional Radiology Women in IR Committee, Shade Tree Research Co-Director, Vanderbilt In Health Committee Member	Interventional Radiology	Dual degrees, moving from the west to Nashville, living in Nashville, taking a gap year, Careers in Medicine
	Austin Hilvert	MBA phase of dual degree	MD/MBA	The Ohio State University	Bartlett, IL	VUSM Cutting Edge, Shade Tree Clinic, the Wond'ry, AANS	Neurosurgery	Dual degrees, Shade Tree, out of state (Chicago), gap years, research, living in Nashville, pursuing surgery
	Brian Hou	2025	MD	Vanderbilt University	Montgomery, NJ	Wellness Committee, Admissions Committee, Robinson College, Shade Tree Ortho Clinic, HEART	Orthopedic Surgery	Nashville, research year, ortho, long-distance relationships, fun things to do, curriculum
	Channing Chi	2027	MSTP	Vanderbilt University	Denver, Colorado	Shade Tree Clinic, Curriculum Committee	Oncology, Pediatrics	FMK curriculum, dual degrees (MSTP), living in Nashville, taking multiple gap years, Shade Tree Clinic
	Chinonso Ani	2025	MD	University of Georgia	Lawrenceville, GA	SNMA, IR Interest Group Leader, Vanderbilt Brewing and Fermentation Club, ODAC, POCUS, Shade Tree Clinic,	Interventional Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology	Curriculum, Gap Years, College System, SNMA, Wellness, Student Life, Diversity, Global Health, Health Equity Certificate, Anything
	Chirag Ram	2025	MD	New York University	Philadelphia, PA	Organ Donation Awareness Club, Intramural Sports, Surgery Interest Group	General Surgery	Curriculum (all three phases), wellness, research, global health, clubs.
	Christian	2026	MD	University of Notre Dame	Southampton, NY	Wilderness Medicine Society, Vanderbilt Educational Garden Initiative (VEGI), Shade Tree Trot Chair, Run Club	Internal Medicine, Pediatrics	Wellness, Learning Communities, Outdoor Activities, Coming from a rural area
	CJ Bakle	2026	MD	Clemson University	Charleston, SC	Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group, Robinson College Student Mentor, Shade Tree Director of Finance, Pickleball Club, VUSM Intramurals, Surgery Interest Group, MD Ambassadors	Orthopaedic Surgery, Trauma	FMK curriculum, FCC phase, Learning Communities and colleges, wellness, gap years, ortho, research, Shade Tree, living in Nashville
	Connor Charton	2028	MD	Western University	Toronto	None yet but I am looking forward to getting involved with Shade Tree and some interest groups!	Surgery? (not totally sure to be honest)	Anything really: gap years, research, College system, moving from Canada...
	Daniel Larson	2027	MD	University of Richmond	Philadelphia, PA	APAMSA, Social Mission Committee, Vanderbilt Letter Project, soccer	Unsure, but leaning ENT	Gap year, wellness, the College system
	David Hanna	2026	MD	UNC Chapel Hill	Fayetteville, NC	Coptic Medical Student Association	Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Gap years! (I took two)
	Denise Shkurovich	2027	MD	Duke University	Los Angeles, California	CCO, Shade Tree, Maimonides	Unsure	California->Nashville, gap years, life in Nashville, hiking + running
	Drew Hines	2028	MD	Cedarville University	Syracuse, NY	Shade Tree Clinic, Medical Christian Fellowship	Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Oncology	FMK Curriculum, Shade Tree Clinic, Medical Christian Fellowship, taking a gap year, anything about the first year!
	Emma Stimpfl	2028	MD	Harvard University	Baudette, Minnesota	Shade Tree, that's pretty much all since we just got here	Surgery, ENT, OB/GYN, etc. I have many interests	moving from east coast (NYC) to the south, taking 3 gap years and moving from a corporate job (consulting) back into med school, coming from an extremely remote/rural part of America (which is Baudette MN)
	Emma Ye	2026	MIDP	UC Berkeley	Houston	Shade tree	Neurosurgery	Gap years; wellness; research; living/eating in Nashville;
	Esha Chawla	2028	MD	UCLA	Pleasanton, CA	Shade Tree Clinic	Unsure!	FMK Curriculum, Learning Community and College System, Moving across the Nation, Shade Tree Clinic, Gap Years, Wellness
	Gauri Garg	2028	MD	University of Utah	Logan, UT	Nothing yet but I am going to join Shade tree and hopefully student council and MIDP	Dermatology or plastic surgery	Moving across the country, coming from an unranked public school, MD/MPH (potentially), Colleges
	Jack Lin	2028	MD	Emory University	Birmingham, AL	Shade Tree Clinic, Medical Christian Fellowship	Unsure	FMK curriculum, Learning Communities & Colleges, Welness, Student Life, Life in Nashville and the South
	Jake Manuel	2027	MD	Rhodes College	Memphis	Intramural Sports, Shade Tree, PM&R interest group!	PM&R, Neurology, Anesthesiology	FMK, learning communities, and life in Nashville
	James Bathon	2026	MD	University of Notre Dame	Pleasantville	Wellness Committee (Co-President), Careers in Medicine (Vice President), Shade Tree Clinic, Social Mission Committee, Medical Christian Fellowship/Society of Saint Cosmas&Damian (Catholic Student Org), Meharry-Vanderbilt Student Alliance, KERN National Network (Co-President), History of Medicine and Surgery Club (Co-President)	Planning to do Orthopedics or General Surgery. I do have a strong interest in sub-specializing in pediatrics long term.	I feel I could speak well on curriculum (I understand it very well) and I also love talking about Shade Tree Clinic. I can also talk on the Council of Class Officers, Wellness Committee, Social Mission Committee, Student Life, Gap Year before Medical School, being Christian/Catholic at VUSM, etc. I am open to talking about almost anything.
	James Kristell	2026	MD	Case Western Reserve University	Aurora, OH	Curriculum Committee, Shade Tree Clinic (Patient Health Educator during first year), Community Circles, Wond'ry Innovation Consulting Program, Health Equity Certificate	Anesthesiology or Internal Medicine	Curriculum (FMK, FCC, or Immersion Phase), taking a gap year, first-generation MD student, long-distance relationships, Learning Communities and the college system, moving to the South from the Midwest (spent my entire life in Cleveland, OH, prior to moving to Nashville), coming to medical school with a public health background (completed an MPH prior to applying to medical school)
	Jennifer Kong	2027	MD	Vanderbilt University	River Edge, NJ	Shade Tree, SMC, SLW Committee, Medical Students For Choice	Unsure - thinking OBGYN/ENT	FMK curriculum, Learning Communities, Shade Tree, living in Nashville, Vanderbilt undergrad going to VUSM, going straight through
	Jessica McDonald	2025	MD	Brown University	Tiverton, RI	Chapman SAA, Pathology Interest Group, Rock Climbing, STC	Pathology	Curriculum, LC + Colleges, STC, Nashville Life, Pathology
	Jessica Quintos	2025	MD	University of California Santa Barbara	Gilroy, CA	Shade Tree Clinic, OBGYN Interest Group, Wellness Committee	OBGYN	Learning communities & our colleges, moving across the nation, Shade Tree Clinic, taking gap years, FMK curriculum
	Jessica Sims	Med Scholars Year	MD	UCLA	Brookline, MA	Wellness Committee, Surgery Interest Group, Association of Women Surgeons, Future is NOW, Shade Tree	Pediatric Surgery, Trauma/Acute Care Surgery	gap years, wellness, curriculum 2.0, research years, Shade Tree
	Jon Spallino	2028	MD	BYU	South Jordan, Utah	None right now, but hoping to get involved in a few	Orthopedic Surgery	Having a family (with kids), hitting the gym, Robinson College (Caw caw), mountain biking, country music, memes
	Joy Justice	2026	MD	University of Virginia	Poca, West Virginia	Shade Tree Clinic, Wellness, Vanderbilt Community Circles, SMC, Shade Tree Benefit, Dermatology Interest Group, Nashville Masters Swimming	Dermatology, Internal Medicine, ENT	Wellness, Research, Nashville Living, Coming from a Rural Area
	Julia Hong	2026	MD	WashU	Wayland, MA	Ortho interest group, APAMSA, Batson Student Affiliate Advisor (SAA), VU/VUSM Mentorship Program, Shade Tree Clinic	Orthopaedics	FMK curriculum, Learning Communities & our Colleges, moving across the nation, wellness, research, Shade Tree Clinic, living/eating in Nashville
	Kaitlyn Mi	2027	MD	Brown University	Brentwood, TN	hade Tree Clinic, APAMSA, VUSM/VU Undergraduate PreMed Mentoring Program	Internal Medicine	Living/eating in Nashville, first-gen MD, FMK curriculum, relationships during medical school, gap year, research
	Kaitlyn Ortgiesen	2027	MD	University of Illinois	Dixon, IL	Wellness Junior Mentor, PM&R Interest Group, Radiology Interest Group,	PM&R, Radiology, or Anesthesiology	Coming from a rural area, first-gen college and medical student, learning communities
	Karishma Muthukumar	2028	MD	UC Irvine	Los Angeles		neurology, surgery, still exploring	first year curriculum, moving across the nation, gap year/masters programs abroad,
	Kiran Depala	2028	MD	Saint Louis University	Temecula, CA	Shade Tree Clinic	Interested in Ophthalmology, ENT, Orthopedics, and Radiology, but largely undecided and keeping an open mind.	Living in Nashville, moving across nation, pick-up sports
	Kirsten Nguyen	2025	MD	UC Berkeley	Laguna Hills	Shade Tree, APAMSA (local and national), SMC, Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance	Internal Medicine (primary care, oncology)	moving from CA to TN, nature/fitness, long-distance relationships, Asian communities in Nashville, doing research with little undergrad experience
	Kyoko Kohno	2026	MD	Northwestern University	Tokyo, Japan	1GMD, Music in Medicine, Neurology Interest Group, APAMSA, Shade Tree Clinic	Neurology	Eating in Nashville, wellness, classical music
	Lena Khanolkar	2025	MD	Washington University in St. Louis	Plano, TX	Social Mission Committee, Careers in Medicine, Radiology Interest Group, Vanderbilt Community Circles, Shade Tree, Students as Teachers, Gabbe SAAs, Medical Students for Sustainable Futures	Radiology	FMK curriculum, moving to Nashville, Shade Tree, service in Nashville, mentorship opportunities, first gen MD, anything really
	Lily Bai	2027	MD	Univ of Southern California	Bellevue, WA	Med students for choice, VUSM Golf	Unsure	Happy to to chat about anything (curriculum, moving across the country, where to eat, Gabbe college)
	Lily Campbell Lewis	2027	MD	Boston University	Los Angeles	MS4SF, SMC, Maimonides, general surgery interest group	Trauma surgery	FMK curriculum, LC, MS4SF, gap years, first-gen MD, Nashville
	Logan Locascio	2026	MD	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine, Shade Tree Clinic, Wellness Committee, Social Mission Committee Mentorship	Orthopaedic Surgery	Learning Communities/Colleges, happy to talk about anything!
	Luke Jones	2028	MD	Baylor University	Glen Spey, NY	Medical Christian Fellowship, Shade Tree Clinic	Anesthesiology	FMK curriculum, being married in medical school, case-based learning
	Lynnea Doshi	2028	MD	UCLA	San Jose, California	Would like to participate in the Social Mission Committee, acapella, and Siloam Clinic	OBGYN, Pediatrics, with possible surgical subspecialty	Taking gap years, living/eating in Nashville if you have dietary restrictions (I'm vegan, so can definitely speak to that!), FMK curriculum (especially giving students a better idea of what the day-to-day of medical school looks like, which I wish I had been told about too), living alone for the first time, Siloam Clinic, opportunities in global health
	Maro Doce	2026	MD	Johns Hopkins University	Nashville, TN	AMA-TMA, Shade Tree, Coptic Medical Student Association, HEART, Global Surgery Student Alliance, VU-VUSM Mentorship Program, REMEDY	General Surgery	First Generation MD Living in Nashville Shade Tree Clinic Wellness in Medicine
	Naadir Jamal	2025	MD	Rice University	Yorba Linda, CA	Class Council, Shade Tree Clinic, American Muslim Medical Student Association	Orthopaedic Surgery	moving from California, wellness, research, shade tree, living/eating in nashville
	Olivia Prosak	2025	MD	Brown University	Arlington, VA	Shade Tree, Social Mission Committee, Assoc. of Women Surgeons, Ultimate Frisbee, Pre-med mentoring, Students as Teachers	ENT	Curriculum, college system, gap years, wellness, research, shade tree, first-gen, life in Nashville
	Paul Soliman	2028	MD	Brown University	Rochester	Tunes for change (organizing charity concerts), Orthodox Christian Fellowship	ENT, Ortho, unsure	Living/Eating in Nashville, How to Study, Benefits of our Curriculum
	Riley Gilbertson	2027	MD	UCLA	San Diego	Class Council, Shade Tree, Street Medicine, Wilderness Medicine,	Orthopedic Surgery, ENT, EM	Moving to the south/Nashville, long-distance relationships, wellness, LC, anything!
	Roma Kankaria	2026	MD	Virginia Commonwealth University	Leonardtown, Maryland	AAPIO, SMC, MS4SF, Wellness Committee, LMSA, Asylum Clinic, STC	Hematology/oncology	I can speak to prospective students about the curriculum, the Health Equity certificate, Shade Tree Clinic, coming in from a rural area, AAPIO, LMSA, SMC, and MS4SF.
	Samuel Le	2028	MD	UC San Diego	Maumee, OH and Fountain Valley, CA	None yet, but I am excited to join!	Med-Peds right now, but very unsure!	First-generation college and MD student, low-income student, 3 gap years, and wellness
	Shahar Hartman	2028	MD	Vanderbilt University	Brookline, MA	VUMS Running club	Interested in everything right now	LC and Colleges, Double Dore, Gap year, Long distance relaitonships, Wellness, Food in Nashville, First gen MD
	Sherwin Newton	2028	MD	Baylor University	Bloomington, Illinois	Medical Christian Fellowship, Basketball and Pickleball groups as well!	Hem/Onc, IM, Anesthesiologist	I would love the opportunity to speak about the FMK curriculum! As someone who recently went through the process of learning more about Vandy’s curriculum, I can attest that it was hard to understand what my day-to-day routine was going to be. I want to be as transparent as possible with interested students! I also would like to talk about Learning Communities and how FPR is integrated into FMK.
	Stephen Chenard	MD		Queen's University	Corvallis, Oregon	Orthopedics research (in the divisions of pediatrics, oncology, and adult reconstruction), Shade Tree, Orthopedics interest group, POCUS	Orthopedic Surgery	Research during medical school, Shade Tree, gym
	Stirling Argabright	G phase	MSTP	University of Pennsylvania	Annapolis, MD	Medical Students for a Sustainable Future, Social Mission Committee, Wellness Committee, Vanderbilt Asylum Collaborative, Vanderbilt Street Medicine Initiative, 1GMD	Neurology, Psychiatry	Dual degrees, service and equity work, first-gen MD, curriculum, colleges, community, moving to Nashville from the Northeast
	Tori Tong	2026	MD	Harvard	Sydney, Australia	Pride in Medicine, Gabbe College Co-Lead SAA, Plastic Surgery Interest Group, CCO, AAMC OSR, APAMSA, Radial Grooves, Shade Tree Clinic, Careers in Medicine	Plastic surgery	Pride in Medicine, international student, gap years, wellness