Meet Our MD Students

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Get to know our MD student ambassadors: Sort our handy table by class year or other columns, or use the search bar to find specific areas of expertise or interest. If you’d like to get in touch with a particular ambassador, just let us know and we’ll connect you.

	Preferred Name	Class Of	What program do you belong to?	Hometown	Undergraduate Institution	Student orgs:	Specialty interests:	Ask me about:
	Anna Henricks	2024	MD	Lakeland, FL	Harvard University	Shade Tree Clinic, Social Mission Committee, Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic, Pickelball Club, Robinson College	Pediatrics	immersion phase, college system, life in Nashville, health equity, SMC, Shade Tree
	Kaitlyn Mi	2027	MD	Brentwood, TN	Brown University	Shade Tree Clinic	Undecided	Living in Nashville,
	Viraj Mithani	2027	MD	Palm Harbor, Florida	Cornell University	Shade Tree Clinic	Surgery? Pediatrics? Radiology? I'm totally unsure.	FMK Curriculum, Learning Communities, Wellness, Student Life
	Joy Justice	2026	MD	Poca, West Virginia	University of Virginia	Shade Tree Clinic, Wellness Committee (Social), Vanderbilt Community Conversations, Social Mission Committee, Cadaver Ball, Student Technology Committee, Nashville Aquatic Center Masters Swim Team	Pediatrics, Dermatology, Internal Medicine	FMK Curriculum, Wellness, Research, Nashville Living, Coming from a Rural Area
	Anvith Reddy	2026	MSTP	Snellville, Georgia	University of Georgia	VMS Dance, Shade Tree Clinic, MSTP SAC	Heme/Onc, Surgical Oncology	MD/PhD training, living in the South, Research (and the opportunities here at Vandy), FMK curriculum, VMS Dance
	Anoop Chandrashekar	2025	MD	Middleton, WI	Vanderbilt	Curriculum Committee, Shade Tree, Pacemaker (running club), Orthopedic Interest Group	Orthopedic surgery	Research, wellness, curriculum 2.0, living in Nashville, moving to the south
	Hae Weon Lee	2026	MD	Dublin, OH	Case Western Reserve University	Best Buddies, SNMA, SMC, shade tree clinic	Unsure!	FMK curriculum, taking a gap year, student orgs listed in previous question (best buddies, SNMA, SMC), shade tree clinic, first-gen MD, low-income student
	CJ Bakle	2026	MD	Charleston, SC	Clemson University	Shade Tree Clinic, VUSM Intramurals,VUSM Pickleball club, VUSM Mentor Program	Orthopaedic surgery	I can definitely speak to FMK curriculum, living/eating in Nashville, mental health within your first year, gap years, Shade Tree Clinic, wellness, coming in from a state school, research, and finding things to do outside of VUSM.
	Maro Doce	2026	MD	Nashville, TN	Johns Hopkins University	American Medical Association, Tennessee Medical Association, Vanderbilt Coptic Medical Student Association, Shade Tree Clinic	Undecided	First Generation MD Living in Nashville Shade Tree Clinic Wellness in Medicine
	Carter Lovvorn	2025	MD	Nashville	Duke University	VPIL, Shade Tree, Interpreter Services, LMSA	Pediatrics	VPIL, Nashville things, relationships during med school, wellness, gap years
	Peyton Hickman	2027	MSTP and VPIL	Dyersburg, TN	University of Tennessee	Medical Christian Fellowship	Pediatrics, Medical Genetics, Oncology	MD-PhD, VPIL, being married in med-school, first-get college (also first-get MD), Medical Christian Fellowship
	Gia Harrell	2027	MD	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	University of Miami	Shade Tree	Cardiology, Surgery, and OB/Gyn	taking 2 gap years, shade tree clinic, first-gen MD
	Kyle Maas	2027	MD	Holland, MI	University of Alabama	None yet but I am looking forward to joining some!	Orthopedic Surgery	Gap years, research, exercise and wellness, VUSM Colleges
	Shreya Bhatia	2025	MD	Great Falls, VA	Duke University	Council of Class Officers, Literature Arts & Medicine, Shade Tree Clinic,	Unsure!	LC, Shade Tree, CCO, taking a gap year, wellness, Nashville food scene, music!
	Ashwin Gupta	2026	MD	Springfield, IL	Vanderbilt University	AAPIO, MD Ambassadors, POCUS, various specialty interest groups	Unsure	FMK curriculum, living in Nashville, being a double dore, research as a med student,
	Sunaya R Krishnapura	2025	MD	Cupertino, CA	UC Berkeley	Shade Tree STEPP Clinic, Social Mission Committee, Vanderbilt Community Circles, MSFC, Vanderbilt Letter Project	Pediatrics, OBGYN	Curriculum, Moving Across the Country, SMC, Shade Tree Clinic, Taking a Gap Year, Research
	Lena Khanolkar	2025	VPIL	Plano, TX	Washington University in St. Louis	SMC, Shade Tree, CiM, MELP, sustainability	IR	FMK curriculum, LC & colleges, SMC, VPIL, living/eating in Nashville, wellness, Shade Tree
	James Yang	2025	MD	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Vanderbilt University	APAMSA, Shade Tree Clinic	Internal Medicine	Research, FMK/FCC curriculum, eating/living in Nashville, gap years
	Amad Amedy	2025	MD	Nashville	Wesleyan University	Social Mission Committee, SNMA, club soccer	EM or Ortho	Open to anything, but feel I can be helpful about life in Nashville
	Madeleine Ball	2024	MD	Mill Valley, CA	Tufts University	CCO, Shade Tree Clinic, Wilderness Medical Society	Urology	Moving across the nation, medical scholars, alternative paths to medical school, life outside of medical school, non-medical partner in medical school, Shade Tree Clinic, living/eating in Nashville, nature in Tennessee.
	Brian Hou	Year-out	MD	Montgomery NJ	Vanderbilt University	Students as Teachers, Shade Tree Clinic, Admissions Committee, Athletics & Intramurals, Best Buddies, HEART, VU/VUSM Mentoring	Orthopedic Surgery	Research gap year during medical school, Shade Tree Clinic, Ortho, living in Nashville, fun things to do in Nashville, pick-up sports, wellness
	Harrison Thomas	2024	MD	Carterville, IL	Vanderbilt University	Shade Tree Trot, Plastic Surgery Interest Group, Shade Tree Clinic, Pride in Medicine, Research	Plastic Surgery	First-Gen MD, coming from a rural area, LGBTQ in Medicine, Immersion Curriculum, Shade Tree Clinic
	Atlee Witt	G1	MSTP	Denver, Colorado	Vanderbilt University	Careers in Medicine, Ambassadors, Women in Radiology, VUIIS Research, Society of Interventional Radiology Committees	Interventional Radiology	Dual degree (MSTP), living in Nashville (since 2016...!), wellness (I work at Fahrenheit yoga studio and will be training to be a yoga teacher this year).
	Denise Shkurovich	2027	VPIL	Los Angeles, California	Duke University	Shade Tree	Unsure	Gap years, living/eating in Nashville, VPIL
	Lily Campbell Lewis	2027	MD	Los Angeles	Boston University	None so far, but I intend to get involved with the Social Mission Committee	Surgery (not sure which type yet)	FMK, Learning Communities/Colleges, gap years, relationships/long-distance relationships, living/eating in Nashville, first-gen MD
	Jennifer Kong	2027	VPIL	River Edge, NJ	Vanderbilt University	I haven't joined any student organizations/groups yet but I am very interested in the social missions committee!	Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Oncology	life in Nashville, FMK, going straight through college, student life, VPIL
	James F. Bathon	2026	MD	Pleasantville, NY	University of Notre Dame	Wellness Committee (Social Chair), Shade Tree Clinic, Social Mission Committee, Medical Christian Fellowship/Society of Saint Cosmas&Damian, Meharry-Vanderbilt Student Alliance.	Mainly unsure and open-minded. Currently, I have the most interest in some form of surgery (Ortho, General….). I do have a strong interest in sub-specializing in pediatrics.	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.
	Lilly He	2026	MD	Germantown, TN	Vanderbilt University	VEGI (community garden), VMS Knits, Pride in Medicine	Very unsure!	Wellness, Living in Nashville, First-gen MD
	Nikki Jew	2026	MD	Los Angeles, CA	Cornell University	SNMA, Global Health Organization, Shade Tree Clinic, Methuselah Society	Unsure! Maybe emergency medicine or something surgical	FMK curriculum, Learning Communities & our Colleges, moving across the nation, taking multiple gap years, wellness, Shade Tree Clinic, living/eating in Nashville, first-gen MD
	Roma Kankaria	2026	VPIL	Leonardtown, MD	Virginia Commonwealth University	I participate in LMSA, AAPIO, and SMC.	I am interested in hematology/oncology, allergy/immunology, and dermatology.	I can speak to prospective students about the FMK curriculum, the Health Equity certificate, VPIL, Shade Tree Clinic, coming in from a rural area, AAPIO, LMSA, and SMC.
	Dhweeja Dasarathy	2025	MD	Cleveland, Ohio	Harvard	AAMC OSR rep, Student Tech Committee, Tabula Rasa, KNN, Internal Medicine Interest Group, SMC	Likely an internal medicine subspecialty!	FMK curriculum, extracurriculars, college system
	Jessica McDonald	2025	MD	Tiverton, RI	Brown University	Chapman SAA, Pathology Interest Group, STC	Pathology	Curriculum, LC + Colleges, STC, Nashville life, Pathology
	Alexander Landry	2025	MD	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Louisiana State University	Shade Tree Clinic, Immersion Phase Curriculum Committee, The Vanderbilt Clinical Problem Solvers, Emergency Medicine Interest Group, Robinson SAA	Emergency Medicine	FMK curriculum, Learning Communities & our Colleges, Shade Tree Clinic, Curriculum Committee, Vanderbilt Clinical Problem Solvers, wellness, all things Nashville.
	Chirag Ram	2025	MD	Philadelphia, PA	NYU	Organ Donation Awareness Club, VUSM Ultimate Frisbee, AAPIO	General Surgery	Curriculum (FMK and FCC), Organ Donation Awareness Club, moving to Nashville, wellness, research (including global health). Open to discussing anything!
	Olivia Prosak	2025	MD	Arlington, VA	Brown University	Shade Tree, SMC, Assoc of Women Surgeons, Ultimate Frisbee club	ENT	Curriculum, college system, gap years (I took 2), wellness, research, shade tree, first-gen, life in Nashville
	Monica Nable	2025	MD	Cebu City, Philippines	UCLA	Shade Tree, Diagnostic Radiology Interest Group, Project VINE (Vanderbilt Initiative for Nutrition and Exercise)	Radiology	moving across the nation, gap years, non-traditional students, wellness, Shade Tree Clinic, living/eating in Nashville, first-gen MD
	Julia Bielanin	2024	MD	Cabot, Arkansas	University of Arkansas	Family Medicine Interest Group, First Gen MD (1GMD), Second Look Weekend Planning Committee, MD Ambassadors, MD Admissions Committee, Healthy Teaching Kitchen, Shade Tree Clinical Volunteer, Vanderbilt Recreation Center Cycling Instructor	Family Medicine	First-gen MD, Family Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Wellness, living in Nashville, the college system
	Paulina Chumakov	2027	MD	Ashland, MA	UNC Chapel Hill	VPIL, Shade Tree PHE, currently running for Curriculum Committee	unsure	FMK curriculum, Learning Communities & our Colleges, Shade Tree, taking two gap years, long-distance relationships, having a family, wellness, living/eating in Nashville
	Sarah Li	2026	MD	San Francisco	UC Berkeley	Shade Tree Social Work, Medical Christian Fellowship	Emergency Medicine, Surgery	anything! (moving across the nation, volunteering, diversity, sports, etc.)
	Julia Hong	2026	MD	Wayland, MA	WashU	VU/VUSM Mentorship program, APAMSA, VUSM Student Ambassador	Unsure	FMK curriculum, LC + Colleges, moving across the nation, wellness*, living/eating in Nashville**
	Jake Manuel	2027	MD	Memphis, TN	Rhodes College	None yet! I plan to volunteer at Shade Tree and join a few interest groups once we have the opportunity.	PM&R, Neurology, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine	FMK curriculum, living in Nashville, first-gen MD
	Halle Petrie	2027	MD	Nashville, TN	Northwestern University	Hoping to join the OB-GYN interest group and the a cappella group!	OB-GYN	Colleges, taking a gap year, long distance relationships, wellness, FMK
	Akhil Rekulapelli	2026	MD	Dulles, Virginia	University of Virginia	Shade Tree Clinic, VUSM Ultimate Frisbee, and everything Robinson College!	Orthopedic Surgery, Oncology, Sports Medicine	The College System, FMK Curriculum, Shade Tree Clinic, Student Life, Living in Nashville
	Christian Oakley	2026	MD	Southampton, NY	University of Notre Dame	Vanderbilt Educational Garden Initiative (VEGI), Wilderness Medicine Society, Vanderbilt Run Club	Orthopedics, Internal Medicine, ENT.	Wellness, Learning Communities, Student Life, Outdoor Activities, Coming from a rural area
	Connie Xiao	2025	MD	Atlanta	Johns Hopkins	APAMSA, VMS Dance	Emergency Medicine	Nashville living, research abroad, wellness!!
	Chinonso Ani	2025	MD	Lawrenceville, GA	University of Georgia	Student National Medical Association (SNMA), Batson Student Affiliate Advisor (SAA)	Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, or PM&R	Curriculum, Gap Years, College System, SNMA, Wellness, Student Life, Diversity, Anything
	Jessica Sims	2025	MD	Brookline, MA	UCLA	Shade Tree, SAA, Wellness, MSFC,	general surgery, obgyn	Wellness, gap years, curriculum 2.0,
	Kirsten Nguyen	2025	MD	Laguna Hills, CA	UC Berkeley	APAMSA (local and national), MVSA, Shade Tree Clinic, Social Mission Committee	Family Medicine, Internal Medicine	Moving to Nashville from California, finding community in Nashville, doing research without previous experience
	Naadir Jamal	2025	MD	Yorba Linda, CA	Rice University	Council of Class Officers, Shade Tree Clinic, Careers in Medicine, Wellness Committee	Orthopaedic Surgery	FMK curriculum, learning communities & colleges, moving across the nation, wellness, research, living/eating in Nashville