Meet Our Residents

Name & Year	Background
Image Elise Brunsgaard, MD Chief Resident, Dermatology PGY-4	Medical School: RUSH Medical College Hometown: Boulder, CO Undergraduate Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Intern Year: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Hobbies: Running, climbing, hiking, skiing, trying new restaurants or breweries and spending quality time with friends and family
Image Rachel Lefferdink, MD Chief Resident, Dermatology PGY-4	Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Hometown: Midland, MI Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan Intern Year: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Hobbies: Cooking and entertaining, reading, playing cardio tennis, cheering for University of Michigan sports and spending time with my husband and two children
Image Emily Medhus, MD Chief Resident, Dermatology PGY-4	Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Undergraduate Institution: College of Charleston, SC Intern Year: Tufts Medical Center Hobbies: Walking my Aussiedoodle Teddy, traveling, interior design, pottery
Ali Eckburg, MD Dermatology PGY-3	Medical School: University of Iowa RJ&L Carver College of Medicine Hometown: Rockford, IL Undergraduate Institution: Northwestern University Intern Year: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliate Hospitals Hobbies: Cooking, Baking, Traveling, Dog Sitting
Maria Mihailescu, MD Dermatology PGY-3	Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Hometown: Naperville, IL Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Intern Year: University of Chicago, Northshore Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Traveling, Long Walks, Cuddles with my Shiba-Corgi, Donald
Alex Rokni, MD Dermatology PGY-3	Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine Hometown: Northbrook, IL Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Intern Year: University of Illinois-Chicago Hobbies: Travel, Interior Design, Hiking, Food
Image Alexandra "Ola" Baczynski, MD Dermatology PGY-2	Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Hometown: Willow Springs , IL Undergraduate Institution: Loyola University Chicago Intern Year: Advocate Illinois Masonic Hobbies: Baking, Gardening, Hiking, Swimming, Biking along the lakefront and cheering on Da Bears
Image Connor Cole, MD Dermatology PGY-2	Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Hometown: Evanston, IL Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Intern Year: Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital Hobbies: Piano, Drums, Cooking, Working Out, Playing with my Goldendoodle Benny
Image Rachel Sadowsky, MD Dermatology PGY-2	Medical School: RUSH Medical College Hometown: Minnetonka, MN Undergraduate Institution: University of Minnesota Intern Year: Ascension St. Francis Hobbies: Tennis, Running, Rollerblading, Travel, Dog-Sitting

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