Daniel Cramer, MD• 2017 start

• Med School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

• Undergraduate: California Polytechnic State University (Kinesiology)

• Publications: 1) Giant basal cell carcinomas express neuro-active mediators and show a high growth rate: a case-control study and meta-analysis of etiopathogenic and prognostic factors in 311 cases, American Journal of Dermatopathology, 2016; 2) High-velocity Paint Gun Injuries, American Journal of Dermatopathology, 2016

• Hobbies and Interests: Travel, hiking, skiing/snowboarding, outdoor activity, team sports, cooking, music

Rebecca Cross, MD

• 2017 start

• Med School: Baylor College of Medicine

• Undergraduate: Texas A&M University (Molecular and Cellular Biology)

• Hobbies and Interests: travel to Asia and Europe, Delta Gamma sorority, fashion, interior design and book club.

Ian Gaston, MD

• 2017 start

• Med School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

• Undergraduate: Georgetown University (Biology)

• Hobbies and Interests: running, biking, sailing, music, integrating technology into medicine, providing care to the underserved, working with student athletes

Kathryn “Kate” Hackett, MD• 2017 start

• Med School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

• Undergraduate: Miami University (Zoology)

• Publications: Fluoroscopic Guided Lumbar Spinal Drain Insertion for Aortic Aneurysm Surgery, Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2016

• Hobbies and Interests: Cycling- I have completed three century rides; Hiking and camping- including the Canadian Rockies; Cooking; Travel and Global Health- I will be participating in my first global health trip to Zimbabwe this spring

Sagar Patel, MD

• 2017 start

• Med School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

• Undergraduate: Saint Louis University (Biology)

• Hobbies and Interests: Film/theater, Creative writing, Reading, Exercise

Shivani Patel, MD• 2017 start

• Med School: Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine

• Undergraduate: Northwestern University (Biochemistry, Biology, and Psychology)

• Publications: 1) Residual Neuromuscular Block in the Elderly: Incidence and Clinical Implications, Anesthesiology, 2015; 2) Intraoperative Methadone for the Prevention of Postoperative Pain: A Randomized, Double-blinded Clinical Trial in Cardiac Surgical Patients, Anesthesiology, 2015; 3) Effect of ventilation on cerebral oxygenation in patients undergoing surgery in the beach chair position: a randomized controlled trial, British Journal of Anesthesia, 2014

• Hobbies and Interests: Bharatnatyam, ballet, hip-hop, and Bollywood dance; running and outdoor adventure- hiking around the Smoky Mountains; traveling and exploring new cultures

Samantha Rubright, MD

• 2017 start

• Med School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

• Undergraduate: Illinois Wesleyan University (Biology)

• Hobbies and Interests: fitness and athletics, basketball, avid sports fan, mountain climbing, cooking, baking, getting lost in a good book, love to travel and experience new places

Anirban Sahu, MD/PhD• 2017 start

• Med School: University of Michigan Medical School (Molecular and Cellular Pathology)

• Undergraduate: Northwestern University (Biological Sciences and Economics)

• Publications: 1) Long noncoding RNAs in cancer: from function to translation, Trends in Cancer, 2015; 2) The landscape of long noncoding RNAs in the human transcriptome, Nature Genetics, 2015; and 11 other publications since 2009

• Hobbies and Interests: soccer, basketball, golf, tennis, dancing, spending time with family and friends

Alexander Samworth, MD• 2017 start

• Med School: New York University School of Medicine

• Undergraduate: McGill University (Microbiology and Immunology)

• Hobbies and Interests: playing competitive basketball-traveled to Belgium to play in an international tournament, soccer, football, cooking, technology, music, and interior design

Wassi Shaikh, MD• 2017 start

• Med School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

• Undergraduate: Wayne State University (Honors Biological Sciences, Arabic)

• Publications: 1) Signs of Insufficiency Fractures Overlooked in a Patient Receiving Chronic Bisphosphonate Therapy, Journal of American Board of Family Medicine, 2016; 2) Traumatic Panclavicular Dislocation, The American Journal of Orthopedics, 2016.

• Hobbies and Interests: Guitar/Trumpet - Self-taught guitar. Music theory from orchestra trumpet. I play electric and acoustic. Create music and lyrics with friends. Tennis - Travelled to Dubai and Cairo for Varsity. Volleyball - Travelled to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for Varsity. Reading -Historical fiction and thought-provoking books. Cycling - Daily bicycler and local noncompetitive tours. Language - Urdu, Arabic, ASL. Culture/Food/Traveling - I have travelled to India, Goa, Scotland, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and more.

Jordan Sharlin, MD• 2017 start

• Med School: University of Illinois College of Medicine – Rockford

• Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Molecular and Cellular Biology)

• Publications: Increased Consumption of Ethanol and Sugar Water in Mice Lacking Dopamine D2 Long Receptor, Alcohol, 2011

• Hobbies and Interests: Raquetball & squash, table tennis & foosball, running & weight lifting, golf, skiing, following Chicago Bulls/Cubs, international travel, medical mission trips, brewing kombucha

Rachel Wick, MD• 2017 start

• Med School: University of Minnesota Medical School

• Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison (Biology)

• Hobbies and Interests: Practicing vinyasa and Bikram yoga, My labradoodle and yorkie-poodle, Cooking, Biking, Outdoor activities, Traveling, Trying new restaurants, Going to concerts and sporting events, Watching college and professional football

Danny Yang, MD/PhD, MS• 2017 start

• Med School: University of Michigan Medical School

• Medical Scientist Training Program- PhD in Human Genetics

• Reproductive Sciences Program Predoctoral Fellowship, Department of OBGYN, University of Michigan

• Undergraduate & Graduate: Yale University (Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry)

• Hobbies and Interests: trips to the playground or the park with my wife Mary and our one-year-old son Franklin; Crossfit ; Played alto saxophone with the Yale Precision Marching Band for two years in college.

Wilmer Davila, MD• 2018 start

• Med School: University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria

• FAER Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship with Dr. Toledo

• Publications: 1) Metastatic right ventricular mass with intracavitaryobliteration, Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspective, 2016; 2) Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Glycoprotein D Mutant Generated by Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Mutagenesis Is Severely Impaired for Infecting Neuronal Cells and Infects Only Vero Cells Expressing Exogenous HVEM, Journal of Virology, 2012; and two other publications from 2012

• National Institute of Health Research Fellow

• Undergraduate: Loyola University (Molecular Biology)

• Hobbies and Interests: Participated in the intramural soccer and volleyball teams during medical school; cooking

Ryan Ford, MD• 2018 start

• Med School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

• Undergraduate: Bellarmine University (Biology and Chemistry)

• Hobbies and Interests: exercise, participate in several team sport at the intramural and recreational levels, including basketball and soccer; outdoors activities such as hiking.

Cody Foster, MD• 2018 start

• Med School: University of Minnesota Medical School

• Publications: 1) Paravertebral Catheter Use for Postoperative Pain Control in Patients after Lung Transplant Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study, Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 2016; 2) Addition of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine to Intrathecal Morphine for Postoperative Analgesia after Cesarean Section: A Retrospective Study, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016

• Undergraduate: Tulane University (Management)

• Hobbies and Interests: - Staying active: running, biking, lifting weights,- Traveling and camping, - Cooking,- Golfing,- Playing the bagpipes,- Classical Music

Paul Johnson, MD• 2018 start

• Med School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

• Publications: 1) A Novel Method of Calculating Renal Tumor Volume, The Journal of Urology, 2016 ;Metal Artifact Reduction in Cone-Beam Computed Tomography for Head and Neck Radiotherapy, Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2015; 2) Panico, A. DO, Jafferani, A. MD; Johnson P., Dieter R. MD RVT, Endovascular Technologies for Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia, Springer, 2016

• Principal Accelerator Operator, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

• United States Peace Corps (Namibia)

• Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Physics Engineering)

• Hobbies and Interests: rock climbing, cycling, screen printing, fermentating, hiking, backpacking, machine maintenance, traveling

Kenneth Less, MD, MS, MS• 2018 start

• Med School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

• FAER Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship with Thomas Ebert (MCW)

• Graduate: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (Health Administration); Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (Biomedical Sciences)

• Undergraduate: Michigan State University (Physiology)

• Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy snow skiing, water skiing, watching sports, and spending time with friends and family.

Pauline Ripchik, MD, MS• 2018 start

• Med School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

• Publications: Mesenchymal stem cells contribute to vascular growth in skeletal muscle in response to eccentric exercise, American Journal of Physiology- Heart and Circulatory Physiology,, 2013

• Graduate: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (Biomedical Sciences)

• Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Molecular and Cellular Biology and Spanish)

• Hobbies and Interests: -Long-distance running, Boxing, Exploring new restaurants

Samar Shah, MD/MS• 2018 start

• Med School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (MS in Biomedical Research)

• Publications: 1) Phosphorylation of tropomodulin1 contributes to the regulation of actin filament architecture in cardiac muscle, The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2014; 2) Lin28b is sufficient to drive liver cancer and necessary for its maintenance in murine models, Cancer Cell, 2014: and six other publications since 2008

• Undergraduate: Rutgers University (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)

• Hobbies and Interests: Taekwondo, bicycling, playing table tennis, video/board games, reading news/non-fiction, building computers/entertainment systems.

Nathan “Nate” Steiner, MD, MS• 2018 start

• Med School: Drexel University College of Medicine

• FAER Medical Student Summer Research Fellow with Sergio Bergese (Ohio State)

• ASA House of Delegates Representative, Medical Student Component

• Publications: 1) Buprenorphine: revisiting the efficacy of transdermal delivery system, Therapeutic Delivery, 2015; 2) Does post-operative cognitive decline promote/accelerate Alzheimer’s disease pathology? Perioperative cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and the gap of knowledge, Austin Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2014

• Graduate: Lehigh University (Molecular Biology)

• Undergraduate: Randolph-Macon College (Chemistry & Biology)

Northwestern Anesthesiology-BoundMedical Students

• William Chang- University of Michigan

• Abram Feldman- Brigham and Women's Hospital

• Shivani Patel- Northwestern

• Aanchal Prakash- University of California Los Angeles

• Harry Wanar- Columbia NYC