2026 internal medicine residency graduates' future plans

As another academic year finishes, the Department of Medicine is pleased to share where our residency graduates will continue their medical careers.

Congratulations to each resident!

Categorical Track

• Marina Adrianzen, MD; VA Chief Resident, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
• Zaynab Almothafer, MD, MBS; Infectious Disease Fellowship, UW–Madison
• Bikrum Chahal, MD; VA Chief Resident, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
• Victor Chen, MD; Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic
• Kara Donovan, MD; Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
• Rylee Doucette, MD, MPH; Hospitalist, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital
• Grace Eisenbiegler, MD; Chief Resident, UW–Madison
• Matthew Ferguson, MD; Infectious Disease Fellowship, Loyola Medicine
• Juanita Fernandez, MD; Chief Resident, UW–Madison
• Anneleise Frie, MD; Gastroenterology Fellowship, UW–Madison
• Arthur Gallegos, MD; Cardiology Fellowship, University of Arizona-Tucson
• Megan Gjertsen, MD; Geriatrics Fellowship, UW–Madison
• Yash Hegde, MD; Gastroenterology Fellowship, Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan
• Michael Hermsen, MD, MS; Chief Resident, UW–Madison
• Akinwale Iyeku, MD, MS; Vascular Medicine Fellowship, Harvard Medical School/Mass General Hospital
• Chase Junge, MD; Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, UW–Madison
• Evan Keiser, MD; Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, UW–Madison
• Aria Kenarsary, MD; Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, UW–Madison
• Michelle Kobou Wafo, MD; Hospitalist, UW Madison 
• Helena Ma, MD; Allergy/Immunology Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine
• Harshitha Mogallapalli, MD; Gastroenterology Fellowship, UW–Madison 
• Gabriel Moreno, MD; Hospitalist, UW–Madison 
• Ritwick Mynam, MD; VA Chief Resident, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
• Emily Nestor, MD, MPH; Allergy/Immunology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic
• Nathan Padilla, MD; VA Chief Resident, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
• Zahraa Qamhieh, MMS; Rheumatology Fellowship, University of Michigan
• Tyler Rubeor, MD; Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, University of Iowa
• Emily Schmitz, MD; Chief Resident, UW–Madison
• Clayton Skogman, MD; Air Force Medical Service, Joint Base Andrews in Washington, DC

Physician-Scientist Track

• Kendra Marr, MD, MPH; Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, UW–Madison
• Daniel Principe, MD, PhD; Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, Northwestern University

Primary Care Track

• William Bull, MD; General Internal Medicine Faculty, UW–Madison
• Jessica Giles, MD; Community Physician, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
• Patrick Kittredge, MD, MMS; General Internal Medicine Faculty, UW–Madison
• Daniel Pastan, MD; GIM Chief Resident, UW–Madison
• Samantha Shapiro, MD; Geriatrics Fellowship, Stanford University

Chief Residents

• Jessica Comerford, MD; Primary Care, Bozeman, Montana
• Ahmed El Shaer, MBBS; Cardiology Fellowship, University of Michigan
• Jeanette Liou, MD; Hospitalist, UW–Madison
• Adam Koraym, MD; Cardiology Fellowship, University of Louisville
• Tonela Qyli, MD; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, University of California–San Diego