Sabrina Bawa
Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
Undergraduate: University of La Verne
Medical School: St. George’s University
Emergency Medicine Interests: Trauma-informed care, Patient advocacy
Hobbies: Making charcuterie boards for my friends, Yoga, Working out, Buying plants (still figuring it out on keeping them alive), DIY projects
Fun Fact: I have/had 7 ear piercings, 5 of which I did myself
Madison Bompard
Hometown: Manchester, MD
Undergrad: Temple University
Medical school: Kansas City University
Emergency Medicine Interests: Toxicology, Critical Care, Medical Education
Hobbies: Cross stitching, Hiking with my dog Wilson, baking, beer tasting
Fun Fact: My Australian shepherd and I both have central heterochromia
Robert (Ryan) Bradshaw
Hometown: Sarasota, FL and Great Barrington, MA
Undergrad: UMass Amherst
Medical School: Tufts
Emergency Medicine Interests: Education, low resource medicine, medical education, health equity, LGBTQ health
Hobbies: Anything that gets me outside, cooking, running
Fun Fact: I've lived in 7 states
Kyle Chin
Hometown: Fresh Meadows, NY
Undergraduate School: SUNY Binghamton University
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Interests: Ultrasound, EMS, Pediatrics Emergency Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, Disaster Medicine
Hobbies: Guitar, Singing, Golf, Basketball, Baseball, Archery, Snowboarding/Skiing, Taekwondo/MMA, Fishing, Outdoor activities, Gaming, Hanging out with friends
Fun Fact: A lot of hobbies and skills I have are from watching videos online and telling myself, “I can totally do that.”
Aaron Floch
Hometown: Inola, OK
Undergraduate School: University of Tennessee Knoxville
Medical School: East Tennessee State University - Quillen College Of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interests: Ultrasound, ultrasound, and more ultrasound. Did I say ultrasound?
Hobbies: Anything with the wife and 3 kids, building things, outdoors stuff, movies at night with my partner, photography, playing fetch with my dogs, going to different restaurants, other outdoor stuff, maybe exercise if I have time...
Fun Fact: My wife and I rebuilt our home during medical school, while we introduced 2 additional kiddos. We made it somehow, now we know we will never renovate or have more kids again!
Natalie Fordjour
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate: SUNY Stony Brook University
Graduate School: Drexel University
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Interests: Critical Care, Toxicology, Medical Education
Hobbies: Crocheting scarves, Youtube and TV junkie, Frequent podcast listener, Mentoring young women of color into medicine
Fun Fact: I am a (relatively) new driver and the second time I had to drive after getting my license was a Uhaul truck. Also, I once participated in a pageant and placed third!
Caroline Illuzzi
Hometown: Bedminster, NJ
Undergraduate: Elon University
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interests: Ultrasound, Disaster Medicine, Rural Emergency Medicine
Hobbies: Volleyball, Baking, Cooking, Trail Running, Spending time with Family and Friends
Fun Fact: I showed sheep in 4-H
William (Bill) Karalis
Hometown: Rehoboth, MA
Undergraduate School: Stonehill College, Easton, MA
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME
Emergency Medicine Interests: Ultrasound, Sports Medicine
Hobbies: I am a huge sports fanatic and love watching, playing, listening to, and reading about all professional and collegiate sports – Go Red Sox!
I love spending my free time outdoors with my wife, Catie, and our golden retriever, Remy, exploring new trails and going to the beach. I also really enjoy cooking and grilling, but not as much as eating and sleeping.
Fun Fact: I am working toward visiting all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums in America
Amreek Kataria
Hometown: Daharki, Pakistan
Undergraduate School: Government Degree College Mirpur Mathelo
Medical School: Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan
Emergency Medicine Interests: Global Health, Ultrasound, EMS and Medical Education
Hobbies: Traveling, Hiking, Cooking, and Playing the harmonium.
Fun Fact: Cultural Ambassador of Pakistan at State Department
Daniel Katz
Hometown: Needham, MA
Undergraduate: Oberlin College, OH
Medical School: SUNY Upstate, NY
Emergency Medicine Interests: Critical Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Sim, Wilderness Med. Excited to learn it all
Hobbies: Long journeys of any kind (walking, paddling, pedaling), Home renovation, Woodworking, Anything outdoors
Fun Fact: I was born without a sense of humor
Lois Kwon
Hometown: Lunenburg, MA
Undergraduate: Wellesley College
Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interests: Social Medicine, FemInEM
Hobbies: Learning calligraphy, Hiking, Watching horror movies, Eating spicy food
Fun Fact: I can swim but I can’t tread water
Arthur (Art) Landry
Hometown: Middlebury, CT
Undergraduate: Colgate University
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medocond
Emergency Medicine Interests: Sports Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, Toxicology
Hobbies: Sports, Hiking, Skiing, Trivia, Board Games
Fun Fact: I was lucky enough to be able to SCUBA dive at the Great Barrier Reef
Thomas Latosek
Hometown: Torrington, CT
Undergraduate School: Bucknell University
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interests: Critical Care/Resuscitation, EMS, Medical Education/Simulation
Hobbies: Traveling, Kayaking, Photography, Piano
Fun Fact: I learned to scuba dive during medical school and went shipwreck diving in Barbados
Johanna Lee
Hometown: Port St. Lucie (U.S.), Tuen Mun (H.K.)
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interests: Ultrasound, Global Health
Hobbies: Cooking/baking, Netflix, ransacking people’s fridge
Fun Fact: I’m a black belt in Kyokushin karate
Lindsay Mello
Hometown: Fall River, MA
Undergraduate School: University of Connecticut
Medical School: University of New England College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interests: Ultrasound, Global Health, Social Emergency Medicine
Hobbies: I like to workout, read (especially outside in the sun), Watch documentaries, Shop, Travel and explore other cultures
Fun Fact: I’ve competed gymnastics in 30 of the 50 states
Nurudeen Osumah
Hometown: West Haven, CT
Undergraduate School: Quinnipiac University
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interests: Administration, Medical Education, Ultrasound
Hobbies: Chess, Video Games, Hiking, War History, Watching European Soccer (Chelsea F.C.!)
Fun Fact: I used to play chess competitively back in high school and our team came third in the state
Katherine Seibel
Hometown: Damariscotta, Maine
Undergraduate: Trinity College
Medical School: University of New England College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interests: Critical care, Ultrasound, Toxicology
Hobbies: Spoiling my cat, Making jewelry, Sleeping, Snorkeling, Tinkering with my fish tank, Painting, Solitaire
Fun Fact: I hatched a duck egg that I found on a foie gras farm. The duck (Mr. Peeps) imprinted on me and followed me everywhere ... he even liked to go on boat rides!
Sara "Bear" Sievers Smets
Hometown: San Carlos, CA
Undergraduate: Loyola Marymount University
Graduate: University of South Florida, Touro University California
Medical School: Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interests: LifeStar, EMS, Learning as many procedures as possible!
Hobbies: Reading, movies, crafting and creating anything from quilts to scrapbooks to making tables and more. Spending time with friends and family, bringing everyone together
Fun Fact: I have been to 48 states!