Nathaniel Srikureja, MD (he/him)
Nathaniel is a Californian, born and raised. His favorite pastimes are reading, video games, and playing D&D and other card/board games with fiends. He also enjoys hanging out with his wife, Jo Ann, and two dangerously cuddly dogs, Bleu and Brie. Last but not least, he enjoys travel, exploration, and eating great food. 

Rachel Burriss, MD (she/her)
Rachel was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia. In undergrad, she studied Political Science and Spanish Language at DePauw University. Post-grad, she worked in global health and infectious disease in Atlanta, GA while obtaining her MPH at Emory University. Upon starting medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences she commissioned into the U.S. Public Health Service as an active duty officer with the Indian Health Service (IHS). Following residency, she will provide care to American Indian and Alaska Native communities through her service commitment with the IHS. Rachel's academic interests include global health, infectious disease, underserved medicine, and primary care. In her free time she enjoys baking, sailing, and spending time with her husband Peter, and their two cats, Birdie and Buoy. She is an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan, and looks forward to returning to the City of Brotherly Love for residency.

Ella van Deventer, MD (she/her)
Ella is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii but has spent a near decade on the East Coast.  She comes to us from Brown University Alpert Medical School where she formed interests in patient-centered communication, medical education, and care of underserved populations. She pursued a dual degree with a Masters in Population Medicine where her research focused on care of individuals with substance use disorders and individuals involved with the criminal legal system. Outside of the hospital, you can find her spending quality time with friends, reading a good book, going for a swim, and enjoying great food.

Jane Hinkle, MD (she/her) 
Jane is originally from New Jersey.  She attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where she explored interests in public health, pediatric chronic disease, and community engagement. Her research in clinical informatics led her to pursue an MPH in Quantitative Methods from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she examined quality outcomes for adolescents and young adults with advanced cancer. Her academic interests include AYA oncology, population health, and advocacy. Outside of the hospital, she loves doing hot yoga, watching early 2000s rom-coms, and cooking any NYT recipe with her partner.

Erini Papas, MD (she/her) 
Erini comes from a big fat Greek family and is a born and raised New Jersey-ian! She went to undergrad at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and stayed there during her gap year. She loved the five years that she called Baltimore home. In her free time, Erini is an avid bookworm, loves to bake, travel, and be outdoors. She is also excited to adopt a cat during residency!

Klevi Golloshi, MD (he/him) 
Klevi was born in a small town in Albania where he spent his first decade before moving to Georgia. Before medical school, he worked with the unhoused in New Haven’s soup kitchens and later as a medical assistant. At Emory School of Medicine, he worked with the Dean of Student Success to found a school-wide tutoring program providing academic guidance to students in need and coordinated the student-run refugee clinic. His interests include improving equity of resources in medical training, immigrant and refugee health, and medical education. When not at the hospital, you can find him trying out new routes at his bouldering gym or cuddling and petting any dog he runs into.

Sharon-Rose Nartey, MD (she/her) 
Sharon-Rose is originally from Ghana, but also calls Chicago home. She comes to us from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) where she was heavily involved in DEI initiatives. Some of these efforts included co-founding the school’s chapter of White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL), leading a statewide WC4BL rally, and serving as co-president of Wisconsin's chapter of Student National Medical Association (SNMA). Her academic interests include advocacy, medical education reform, health disparity research, and mentoring students who are underrepresented in medicine. Outside of the hospital, Sharon-Rose enjoys catching up with friends and exploring local food spots.

Spenser Chen, MD (he/him) 
Spenser was born in Taipei, Taiwan and raised in Taipei and San Jose, California. Prior to medical school, he worked closely with community leaders and volunteered as a community organizer and advocate in a Latinx immigrant community in the Bay Area while also working at a Disability Justice non-profit. At the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, he explored his interests in liberation theology, social medicine, and medical education while partnering with community-based organizations in advocacy. His academic interests include transitional care and decolonial praxis in global health. Outside of the hospital, you can find him catching up with friends and perfecting noodle soup recipes.

Victoria Moffitt, MD, MPH (she/her) 
Victoria is originally from New Jersey but has lived in Philadelphia since starting her undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a “Penn lifer” ever since! Prior to medical school she studied English literature, Hispanic Studies, and journalism before joining a post-baccalaureate program in the health sciences. She attended medical school at the Perelman School of Medicine at Penn, where she simultaneously pursued a Master’s in Public Health. Her passions include adolescent medicine, One Health, and global health, particularly partnering with communities in Guatemala and Ecuador. Throughout medical school, she has engaged in public health projects working alongside a community in San Cristóbal, Galápagos. Most recently, she investigated the impacts of climate change on child and adolescent mental health on the island and is working with community partners on interventions to support these young people. She is also passionate about working with adolescents who are experiencing homelessness at the clinic at Covenant House Pennsylvania. She is a dog-lover who is always seeking opportunities to scuba dive, do HIIT workouts, bake chocolate chip cookies, and read fantasy novels!

JK Vervilles, MD, MPH (he/him) 
JK is originally from Bowling Green, KY. Before medical school, he taught middle school science in Minneapolis through Teach For America and the University of Minnesota. After teaching, he spent several years working at Epic, the electronic health records software company, where he helped customize the software for organizations switching from another EHR. At Sidney Kimmel Medical College, he developed interests in Med-Peds primary care, digital health, quality improvement, and public health. When not at the hospital, you can find him with his husband and playing with their three cats, traveling, running along the Schuylkill River, line dancing at Tavern on Camac, or hunkering down in one of Philly’s many cozy coffee shops and reading a good book.

Kingsley Fortin-Leung, MD, MS (he/him) 
Kingsley was born in Hong Kong but spent most of his childhood in San Rafael, CA. Prior to medical school, he taught English in South Korea (where he met his husband!), obtained his Master of Science in Epidemiology, and worked in HIV research. At Emory University School of Medicine, he was active in advocacy efforts through the Asian and Pacific Islander American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) and Emory’s LGBTQ+ student group. His academic interests include HIV medicine, transgender health, antimicrobial stewardship, and medical education. When he’s not working, he’s baking, dancing, or cuddling with his dog, Dumpling.

Lane Kantor, MD, MPH (they/them) 
Lane grew up in Seattle, WA. They went to medical school at UCLA where they helped design and implement a novel Structural Racism and Health Equity curriculum that fosters students’ critical consciousness of racial capitalism, neoliberalism, and abolitionist praxis. They also earned an MPH in Health Policy from Harvard, where they examined the intersections between the medical industrial complex, anti-transgender legislation, and the undermining of intersex bodily autonomy. Their research centers around exploring the sexual health and educational needs of transgender youth and their parents and implementing EHR changes to improve rates of preventative screenings for transgender patients. Their academic interests include medical education and gender-affirming care and they plan to combine clinical practice, health policy advocacy, and community organizing to work toward racial, social, and economic justice for the LGBTQIA2S community. When not at the hospital, you can often find them playing ultimate frisbee, making (and eating!) charcuterie boards, playing extremely time-consuming board games, and trying local restaurants.

Denysia Allen, MD (she/her) 
Denysia Allen comes to us from Drexel University College of Medicine, where she enjoyed solving diagnostic mysteries. She spent much of her time mentoring high school students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine. In addition, she is passionate about advocacy, and has worked with the Philadelphia community, most recently educating families of color on the benefits of receiving the COVID vaccine. She currently plans to pursue a combined hematology-oncology fellowship with focus sickle cell disease, but is still considering other specialties. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs, Jade and Joe.  One of her favorite past times is exploring the vibrant food scene in Philadelphia and now considers her to be the foodie in the class, always ready to try and new restaurant and offer recommendations to her fellow interns. Originally from Phoenix, she now considers herself a Philly transplant after enjoying it so much and deciding to stay for residency.