Meet our 17 Internal Medicine-Pediatric residents! A wonderful mix of locals and out-of-towners, calling The Windy City home. Scroll down to learn a little bit of our resident’s past, present and future. Be sure to click on the their favorite spots to explore some of what Chicago has to offer!
(Left to right) Top row: Esha Kapania, Gianna Bosco Bottom row: Sarah Schuessler, Kevin Ratnasamy and Haley Herman
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Gianna Bosco, MD She/Her |
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine Undergrad: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grew up in: Park Ridge, IL Professional interests: Hospital Medicine
Why Med-Peds: My Med-Peds training has helped me become a versatile and well rounded physician! You would be surprised at how much your knowledge from Internal Medicine helps on the Pediatrics side and visa versa. Plus the Med-Peds residents and faculty are the best :)
Fave Chicago spots Wrigley Field (Go Cubs!), Portillos, The Chicago Riverwalk, & North Avenue beach! |
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Haley Herman, MD She/Her |
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine |
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Esha Kapania, MD She/Her |
Medical School: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine |
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Kevin Ratnasamy, MD He/Him |
Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Undergrad:University of South Florida Grew up in: Melbourne, FL Professional interests: Pediatric Gastroenterology, next year I’ll be a Pediatric Chief Resident at Rush! Why Med-Peds: Short answer is - It’s a vibe! The long answer is - I wanted the flexibility offered by this unique training amongst like-minded peers and faculty. I liked all of my rotations during medical school, but truly felt most at home in the Med-Peds clinic. I am also incredibly indecisive.
Fave Chicago spots: Favorite eats - Piece Pizza, Irazu, Galit, Monteverde Favorite places to go - Garfield Park, biking around the city or on the Lakefront Trail. |
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Sarah Scheussler, MD She/Her |
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine Undergrad: The College of William & Mary Grew up in: Hinsdale, IL Professional interests: Combined Palliative Care Fellowship
Why Med-Peds: I love caring for people in their times of greatest need, no matter their age.
Fave Chicago spots: The Lakefront Trail, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Gene & Jude’s for the hands-down best Chicago style hot dogs |
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Ashanta P. Brady, MD, PharmD She/Her |
Medical School: Meharry Medical College Graduate/Professional School: Howard University College of Pharmacy Undergrad: University of Maryland, College Park Grew up in: Chicago, IL Professional interests: I hope to further explore a career in health disparities research, Pharmacoeconomics and Combined Adult and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Why Med-Peds: I chose Med-Peds because I love transition of care for all specialties! I am very excited to have the exposure of advanced training in general pediatrics and adult medicine.
Fave Chicago spots: Running on the Lakefront Trail to Promontory Point, Crown Fountain in Millennium Park, and Water Tower Place on the Magnificent Mile |
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Hannah M. Duehren, MD She/Her |
Medical School: University of Massachusetts |
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Scott M. Miller, MD He/Him |
Medical School: Rush Medical College |
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Emily R. Nehl, MD She/Her |
Medical School: University at Buffalo |
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Elizabeth Hayes, MD She/Her |
Medical School: Howard University Undergrad: Howard University Grew up in: Charlotte, NC Professional interests: Undecided, but considering dual fellowships!
Why Med-Peds: Being able to treat people of all ages and being trained by/working with great people!
Fave Chicago spots: Enjoying the Riverwalk with my dog and using the Divvy bikes to explore the city! |
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Jennifer Marsidi, DO She/Her |
Medical School: University of New England
Graduate, Nursing: Seattle University Graduate, Education: Tufts University Undergrad: Tufts University Grew up in: Everett, WA Professional interests: Adult Pulm/Critical Care, Adult or Pediatric Cardiology. Why Med-Peds: I always felt that learning both adult and pediatric medicine would make me a better doctor for whichever side I end up specializing in—or allow me to do a combined fellowship. Also, Med-Peds folks are my kind of wacky! Fave Chicago spots: I have enjoyed taking family bike rides on the North Branch Trail up to the Botanic Gardens and rides on the Des Plaines River Trail to Hartigan’s Ice Cream Shoppe in Evanston! |
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Brinda Ryali, MD She/Her |
Medical School: Western Michigan University |
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Benjamin Traisman, DO He/Him |
Medical School: Touro College, New York
Undergrad: Emory University, Atlanta Grew up in: Chicago and Evanston, IL Professional interests: Following residency I plan to pursue a fellowship in Cardiology or Critical Care. Rush allows for so many opportunities to experience both these realms of practice in residency both as a clinician and researcher.
Why Med-Peds: Med-Peds is incredibly fun and fulfilling. I have managed a vast array of pathophysiology already just in the first months of my intern year. It is clinically rewarding seeing a 53 year old for chest pain and a 5 year old for a school physical all within the same afternoon on the outpatient side and managing an adult with multiple comorbidities from childhood on the inpatient side. There’s truly never a dull moment.
Fave Chicago spots: Any one of the excellent beaches, our beaches are underrated! The architecture tour on the river, Chicago has some of the most beautiful architecture in the world. If it happens to be winter, going to a Bulls/Blackhawks game at the UC is a ton of fun. It truly is the “Madhouse on Madison.” |
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(Left to right) Jayla Bostic, Rong Hu, Crystal Juarez, Colin Flannelly
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Jayla Bostic, DO, MS She/Her |
Medical School: Touro College, New York Undergrad: University of Florida Grew up in: Wellington, FL Professional interests: My career interests include Primary Care, Urban Medicine, and Medical Education.
Why Med-Peds: I chose Med-Peds because I wanted the opportunity to work with patients from birth and onwards throughout their adulthood. I also liked that the targeted training of this specialty will enable me to not only work with healthy patients, but also provide me with the skills necessary to manage the long-term care of complex congenital and childhood diseases that can persist into adulthood for many. Additionally, I love that Med-Peds offers a multitude of opportunities post-residency, including going into Primary Care, pursuing fellowship, or serving as a Hospitalist.
Fave Chicago spots: Football games at Soldier Field and shopping on Michigan Avenue. |
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Colin Flannelly, MD, MSc. He/Him |
Medical School: University of Massachusetts |
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Rong Hu, MD She/Her |
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis Grew up in: Chicago and Wilmette, IL Professional interests: I’m currently debating between Primary Care, Rheumatology, and Cardiology!
Why Med-Peds: I love interacting with patients of all ages and being able to learn about diseases throughout the entire lifespan. Plus, everyone I’ve met within Med-Peds has been incredibly kind, bright, and supportive.
Fave Chicago spots: Anywhere along Lake Michigan. I also love exploring Chicago suburbs for small town vibes and forest preserves. My favorite restaurants include La Chaparrita in Pilsen, Conte di Savoia in Little Italy, and Happy Lamb in Chinatown! |
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Crystal Juarez, MD She/Her |
Medical School: Michigan State University Undergrad: Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College Grew up in: Grand Rapids, MI Professional interests: My interests include combined Hospitalist or working in a Med-Peds outpatient clinic. It would be awesome if I can do both!
Why Med-Peds: I chose Med-Peds because I love that I can work with populations of all ages whether it’s a newborn to the elderly. I also love the variety and diversity of medical conditions that I get to work with from outpatient visits in clinic to working in the ICU. I plan on doing Global Health in the future so I need to gain the skills to work populations of all ages and under whatever circumstances and I feel like Med-Peds is the perfect specialty to prepare me for that.
Fave Chicago spots: I haven’t explored too much yet but so far I love all the different outdoor seating areas with all the beautiful plants and flowers. There are plenty of spots like that down here. Also I love walking by the lakeshore and navy pier. There are so many beautiful spots here and I can’t wait to explore them! |
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