Class of 2026

 

Pritha Aggarwal, DO

Hometown: River Edge, NJ
Undergraduate School: Ramapo College of New Jersey
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Wilderness medicine, sim, pain management
Hobbies: Reading, rock climbing, hiking, skiing, picnics in the park, exploring with my co-residents

Christine "CJ" Bassig-Santos, MD, MS

Hometown: Niles, IL
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Graduate School:
Rosalind Franklin University
EM Interests: Global Health, Event Medicine, Wellness, Women in EM
Hobbies: Being a foodie, dancing, thrift shopping, binge watching anime, traveling, sunset watching

Mahlaqa Butt, DO, MPH

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate School: CUNY-Brooklyn College
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology-College of Osteopathic Medicine
Graduate School:
SUNY Downstate
EM Interests: Administration, Pain Management, PEM
Hobbies: Baking, Traveling, Watching cat videos on repeat, Shopping
Previous Career: Clinical Research Associate at Maimonides EM (Maimo Lifer!)
Social Media:
Twitter: @mahlaqabee

Mark Calandra, DO, MA

Hometown: Glenview, IL
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois Chicago
Medical School: A.T. Still University
EM Interests: Med Ed, Global Health, Social EM
Hobbies: Traveling, CrossFit, eating, playing with my dog

Priya Cherukuri, MD, MS

Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University
Medical School: Boston University
EM Interests: Critical care, ultrasound
Hobbies: Traveling, drawing, going to concerts, cooking, being outside

Blair Dozois, MD

Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Undergraduate School: University of Oregon
Medical School: Oregon Health and Science University
EM Interests: Critical care, Ultrasound
Hobbies: Thrifting, cooking, reading, tennis, lifting, imposing affection on my cats
Social Media:
@blairdozois Instagram

Daniel Evans, DO

Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
Undergraduate School: Randolph Macon College
Medical School: A.T. Still University
EM Interests: EMS, ultrasound, addiction medicine, global health
Hobbies: Horror movies, rock/metal concerts, skiing, board games, video games, reading
Previous Career: Paramedic

Kimberly "Kim" Flores, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Undergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
EM Interests: Medical Education, Social EM, DEI, Global Health, Event Medicine, Increasing representation in medicine, Mentorship
Hobbies: Traveling, trying new restaurants, working out, sneakers, making guacamole, haircare, getting my nails done, and binging watching shows.
Previous Career: Admin Assistant in HR & Payroll, Medical Assistant
Social Media:
IG: kimberlypflores_ Twitter: kim_p_flores

Raisa Haq, MD

Michelle Ji, MD

Hometown: Minneapolis. Minnesota
Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
EM Interests: Social EM, Ultrasound
Hobbies: Cooking/baking new recipes, binge watching Korean Dramas, Wine and charcuterie nights, Weightlifting, Traveling the world!
Previous Careers: Kumon Tutor, Direct Support Professional, ED Scribe, Research Associate at a biotech company

Dzheymz 'James' Lashkin, MD

Hometown: Volgograd, Russian Federation
Medical School: Volgograd State Medical University
EM Interests: Community, critical care, tactical medicine, pain management
Hobbies: Work-out, martial arts, soccer
Previous Career: General surgery resident

Dee Luo, MD

Hometown: Saint Louis, Missouri and Wuhan, Hubei
Undergraduate School: UPenn
Medical School: Hofstra
EM Interests: Wilderness, Social EM, Sim, Ultrasound, Narrative
Hobbies: hiking, writing, dancing the night away, hosting dinner parties, fashion, books, museums, good food with good people, traveling, cardio, cooking
Previous Career: clinical researcher
Social Media:
@de.lu.xe @e.m.d.ee

Dang 'Dan' Nguyen, MD

Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Undergraduate School: University of Oklahoma
Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa
EM Interests: Palliative Care, Sports Medicine, Event Medicine, Social Emergency Medicine
Hobbies: Reading, lifting weights, listening to music, karaoke, guitar, community theatre, spending time with friends/family, and going to events planned by my co-residents
Previous Careers: Transporter, Nurse Aide, Scribe

Veer Patel, MD

Hometown: Edison, NJ
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University
Medical School: New Jersey Medical School
EM Interests: Addiction, Social EM, Narrative Medicine
Hobbies: Dancing hip hop & bollywood, creative writing, pick up basketball, taking photos, hiking, working out and talking to my plants
Previous Career: MCAT tutor, Lifeguard
Social Media:
Insta: @veer_23

Lekha Reddy, MD

Hometown: Manalapan, NJ
Undergraduate School: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
EM Interests: Medical Education, Palliative, Narrative medicine, Wellness
Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, weightlifting, dance, concerts

Nikita Salker, MD

Hometown: Clarksburg, Maryland
Undergraduate School: University of Maryland College Park
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
EM Interests: Medical Education, Social EM, FeminEM
Hobbies: Watching too many tik toks, falling in love with every romcom main guy, hanging out with my corezzies, spending too much money at Trader joes, buying fresh flowers to decorate my house, running (badly) through prospect park, organizing group hangs, bugging my roommate (@Michelle Ji) while I bounce on our yoga ball as we contemplate our lives at 2 am, and going to as many concerts/cute events in the city as I can

Mackenzie Wilson, MD

Hometown: Columbus, OH
Undergraduate School: Miami Univesity
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
EM Interests: Social EM, EMS
Hobbies: Cycling, swimming, cooking outrageously complicated meals and then inviting people over to eat said meals, reading
Social Media:
IG: @mackenzie_lynn96

Mara Zafrina, MD

Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Undergraduate School: Barnard College
Medical School: Rutgers NJMS
EM Interests: Women's Health, Social EM
Hobbies: Gymnastics, climbing, going to concerts, retail therapy at Target, writing Nikita Salker MD's bio, drinking matcha, trying not to kill plants, spending time at the beach