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Residents and Fellows

Medical Genetics Residency and Fellowship Programs

Categorical Medical Genetics Program

Daniel Kenney-Jung, M.D.
Lisa McNamee, M.D.
Plamena Simeonova, M.D.

Combined Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Program

Victor Wang, M.D
Nadav Weinstock, M.D.

Combined Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics Program

Jeffrey Ehmsen, M.D., Ph.D.

Combined MFM and Medical Genetics Program

Bobby Brar, M.D.
Lauren Meiss, M.D.
Mara Black, M.D.

Combined REI and Medical Genetics Program

Anita Madison, M.D.

Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship

Shira Ziegler, M.D., Ph.D.

Awards and Recognition

Margaret Ellen Nielsen Fellowship in Genetic Medicine

Fellowship Recipients

2024: Jeffrey Ehmsen, M.D., Ph.D.
2023: Jiyoung Kim, M.D.
2022: Shira Ziegler, M.D., Ph.D.
2020: Xiao Peng, M.D., Ph.D.
2019: Alexander Kim, M.D.
2018: RaeLynn Forsyth, M.D.
2017: Christina Peroutka, M.D.
2016: Tamanna Roshan Lal, M.B., Ch.B.
2015: An Dang Do, M.D., Ph.D.
2014: Ingrid Wentzensen, M.D.
2013: Shiv Amudhavalli, M.B.B.S.
2012: Jill Fahrner, M.D., Ph.D.
2011: Abdallah Elias, M.D.
2010: Michael Walsh, M.D.
2009: Hans Bjornsson, M.D., Ph.D.
2008: Hilary Vernon, M.D., Ph.D.
2007: Veronica Mardo, M.D.
2006: Reem Saadeh, M.D.
2005: Douglas Riegert-Johnson, M.D.

David Valle Clinical Teaching Appreciation Award for Genetics Faculty

2024: Jaclyn Murry, Ph.D.
2023: Hind Al Sharhan, M.D.
2022: Nara Sobreira, M.D., Ph.D.
2021: Gerald Raymond, M.D.
2020: Hilary Vernon, M.D., Ph.D.
2019: Joann Bodurtha, M.D., M.P.H.
2018: Meral Gunay-Aygun, M.D.
2017: Ada Hamosh, M.D., M.P.H.
2016: Julie Hoover Fong, M.D., Ph.D.

Barton Childs Clinical Teaching Appreciation Award for Genetics Staff

2024: Amy Patterson, M.G.C.
2023: Chrissy Hertenstein, M.S., C.G.C.
2022: Kelsey Guthrie, C.G.C.
2021: Celide Koerner, R.N.
2020: Angela Pipitone Dempsey, R.D.
2019: Cathy Lawson, M.S.
2018: Weiyi Mu, Sc.M., C.G.C.
2017: Jackie Francis Britton, M.G.C., C.G.C.
2016: Carolyn Applegate, M.G.C., C.G.C.

Recent Activities for Residents, Fellows and Programs

Residency and Fellowship Program Activities

residents at the Homewood Museum

director and residents

Nobel Winner and residents

Department of Genetic Medicine residents at a medical meeting

Department of Genetic Medicine residents at a medical meeting

Residents at the Homewood Museum
Bar Harbor Short Course in Medical and Mammalian Genetics
(David Valle MD, Director of Residency and fellowship Programs, 2018)
Core Topics in Human Genetics (CTHG) Course
(Gregg Semenza MD PhD, Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine, 2019)
Department of Genetic Medicine residents at the 2024 ACMG Annual Meeting
Department of Genetic Medicine residents at the 2024 ACMG Annual Meeting