PGY-1 Residents

Our Residents - PGY-1


Emily Duffus, MD

Peter John Nelson, MD


Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

College: Johns Hopkins University

Career Interests: complex care and care transitions, patient advocacy, medical ethics, genetics and genomics

Hobbies: karaoke, trivia, board games and video games, comic books, musical theatre, movies

 

Priyanshi Jain, MD

Quynh-Thu Kaitlin Ta, MD


Hometown: Silver Spring, MD

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine

College: University of Maryland, College Park

Career Interests: Allergy/Immunology, rheumatology, infectious disease, sleep medicine, health equity, climate change impacts on health

Hobbies: Volleyball, tennis, traveling, going to concerts, exploring new cities/restaurants

 

Alysse Machalek, MD

Andres Thorkelsson, MD


Hometown: Reykjavik, Iceland

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

College: University of Maryland, College Park

Career Interests: Cardiology, Research, Medical Education

Hobbies: Rock Climbing, Soccer, Baking

 

Daniel Najar, MD

Usman Toor, MD


Hometown: Carteret, NJ

Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark NJ

College: Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Career Interests: Dual hospitalist, cardiology, ultrasound, allergy and immunology, academic medicine, health equity, community engagement

Hobbies: Photography, video games (OSRS), making chai, spending time with family, binging TV shows

 

Nirali Trivedi, MD

Anjali Vejendla, MD


Hometown: Jamestown, NY and Plainsboro, NJ 

Medical School: University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 

College: University of Maryland, College Park

Career Interests: For now, combined hospitalist with focus on underserved communities! I would love to work with non-profit organizations in the future, but for now just seeing where residency takes me

Hobbies: Crocheting, running, reading, eating