Meet our Residents

Recruited from all over the world, Emory University Department of Emergency Medicine residents train alongside high-functioning residents in other specialties to foster both personal and professional collegiality. This approach prepares residents for careers in a field where the interface with all specialties is of great importance. Each year, residents have progressively increased responsibility in the Emergency Departments.
Residents graduate with the ability to practice independently in any demanding Emergency Department in the country. Approximately 35 percent of our graduates stay in academics and have an excellent track record of obtaining the faculty position or fellowship of their choice. The majority of our residents enter community-based practices and are recruited nationally. As the only training program in Atlanta, Emory University Emergency Medicine residents have the advantage in the regional market.
You may direct correspondence to any Emory University Emergency Medicine resident through the Emergency Medicine chief residents at emcr@listserv.cc.emory.edu.
Residency Classes
Class of 2014

Class of 2015
Class of 2016
Class of 2017

Class of 2018
Class of 2018
Resident | Medical School |
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Rawan Alosaimi, MD |
King Saud University, Riyadh College of Medicine |
Betty Dean, MD |
St. George's University School of Medicine |
Karen Bowers, MD |
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine |
Megan Boissonneault, MD |
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University |
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine |
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Latanya Gobin, MD |
Morehouse School of Medicine |
Waleed Hussein, MD |
King Khalid University College of Medicine and Health Sciences |
Toni Jackson, MD |
University of Florida College of Medicine |
Kristen Liska, MD |
University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Layne Madden, MD |
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine |
William Malcolm, MD |
University of Michigan Medical School |
Sar Medoff, MD |
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
Cristina Mullins, MD |
Morehouse School of Medicine |
Kahra Nix, MD |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine |
Joshua Reynolds, MD |
Morehouse School of Medicine |
Emma Sizemore, MD |
Emory University School of Medicine |
Jasmin Tanaja, MD |
Poznan University of Medical Sciences Center |
Sawlar Vu, MD |
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine |
Kristy Whyte, MD |
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine |
Darin Williams, MD |
Tulane University School of Medicine |
Lauren Wingo, MD |
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine |
Class of 2019
Class of 2019
Resident | Medical School |
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Aarian Afshari, MD |
Florida State University College of Medicine |
Walla Alfaraj, MD | University of Dammam College of Medicine |
Joshua Armentrout, MD | Morehouse School of Medicine |
Jullian Beau, MD | Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University |
Caelyn Bellerose, MD | SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine |
Tonya Bolton, DO | Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Vanessa Cousins, MD | Emory University School of Medicine |
Alexander Eskandri, MD | University of Central Florida College of Medicine |
Brandon Giberson, DO | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Kelli Hunter, MD | Emory University School of Medicine |
Najlaa Jaleesah, MD | Umm Al-Qura University Faculty of Medicine |
Jacquelyn LaRussa, MD | Louisiana Statue University School of Medicine |
Lorenzo Leon, MD | Morehouse School of Medicine |
Rachel Libby, MD | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
Isabel Malone, MD | Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University of Chicago |
Aaron Rasmussen, MD | University of South Alabama College of Medicine |
Martine Ridore, MD | University of Maryland School of Medicine |
Jonathan Swanson, MD | Medical College of Georgia |
Jonathan Thomas, MD | Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
James Wong, MD | SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine |
Michael Zdradzinski, MD | Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
Class of 2020
Resident | Medical School |
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Angelica Barnes, MD |
Emory University School of Medicine |
Kenneth Disbrow, MD | Rutgers New Jersey Medical School |
Emeka Egbebike, MD | University of Miami School of Medicine |
Erasmo Espino, DO | Campell University School of Osteopathic Medicine |
Jordi Fonts, MD | Rush Medical College |
Tyler Giberson, MD | Geisel School of Medicine at Darmouth |
Jennifer Goines, MD | Morehouse School of Medicine |
Peyton Jones, MD | Emory University School of Medicine |
Qasim Kazmi, MD | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine |
Ramu Kharel, MD | University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas |
Sean Kolowich, MD | Emory University School of Medicine |
Tammy Lin, MD | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University |
Michele Melamed, DO | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Lindsay Ordower, MD | George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
Rachel Patzer, MD | Emory University School of Medicine |
Joi Phillips, MD | Eastern Virgina Medical School |
Amanda Ross, MD | Rush Medical College |
Darius Watts, MD | Morehouse School of Medicine |
Olivia Zoph, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine at Phoenix |