Med-Peds Residents
About Baltimore
Hear from Medicine-Pediatrics Urban Health Residency Program residents about why they chose to come to Baltimore and what they have grown to love about the city.
Clinic Experiences
Hear from Medicine-Pediatrics Urban Health Residency Program residents about their experiences working in our clinics, completing various rotations and interacting with patients and staff.
Hopkins Community
Hear from Medicine-Pediatrics Urban Health Residency Program residents about their experiences acclimating to the Hopkins community.
Why Hopkins?
Hear from residents about what drew them to the to Johns Hopkins and the Medicine-Pediatrics Urban Health Residency Program.
Neha Chava
Hometown: Northville, MI
Medical School: Wayne State University
For fun I: play tennis, go to cycling classes, walk around the town, watch too much reality TV, and travel to see my friends and family!
Favorite things about Baltimore: I love being near the water and exploring Fells Point! The restaurants are also great, and there are so many different festivals, always something to do! I have also really enjoyed getting to know all my amazing co residents!!
Career Interests: Primary care, lipidology, nutrition education, health policy, health equity
Talk to me about: moving away from home for residency, writing/journaling, or anything at all-- the Midwest, Med-Peds, starting in this program!!
Caroline Borden
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
For fun I: love to run, read books, and talk about books with friends while I run! I also love hiking and have been exploring the Maryland state parks as well as the local line dancing / swing dancing scene!
Favorite things about Baltimore: It's such a cozy city - there are tons of different neighborhoods to explore, and I'm always running into people I know!
Career Interests: Med-peds primary care (maybe with some adult teaching hospitalist time mixed in), medical education, healthcare policy and advocacy
Talk to me about: Long-distance friendships in residency, running routes in Baltimore, getting around the northeast via Amtrak train!
Serin Baek
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
For fun I: love to discover and play board/video games, watch long form YouTube videos and reality TV, cuddle with my cats, find new hiking spots, play tennis/pickleball, arts and crafts, explore new restaurants and bars!
Favorite things about Baltimore: the kind and supportive community and culture, hanging out with my amazing co-residents!, walks along the harbor, Mr. and Mrs. Trashwheel, all the events and farmer's markets, Charles Theater, Orioles and Ravens games, Ekiben and other delicious food gems
Career Interests: urban health academic primary care, health policy and equity, street medicine, women's health
Talk to me about: deciding between med-peds, family med, peds, or IM; mental health in school and residency; moving from a rural area; having pets during residency; having a partner outside of medicine; fun things to do in Baltimore!
Anna Buchanan
Medical School: George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
For fun I: go for hikes and spend time outside!
Favorite things about Baltimore: So many fun restaurants and so many dogs!
Career Interests: Street medicine, primary care, complex care
Talk to me about: Everything! I love to yap.
Janhavi Dubashi
Medical School: Emory
For fun I: Love to be outside
Favorite things about Baltimore: The people
Career Interests: Primary care
Jack Loftus (He/Him)
Hometown: Apple Valley, MN
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
For fun I: Play with my plants, or do something outside
Favorite things about Baltimore: I love all the different kinds of rowhouses, all the local pride, and being close to the water
Career Interests: Healthcare accessibility, med-peds primary care
Talk to me about: Non-traditional med student, moving from the Midwest
Vineet Raman
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Medical School: University of Minnesota
For fun I: read, serendipitously find ice cream on long walks, try new restaurants and vegetarian recipes, bike
Favorite things about Baltimore: Living by the water, exploring Baltimore's neighborhoods, getting to know the communities we serve (and my MP co-interns!)
Career Interests: immigrant health, health policy, advocacy
Talk to me about: moving to Baltimore, getting certified as a bilingual provider, managing the circadian chaos that is residency
Claude Taccheri
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
For fun I: Love to bike, read, and rewatch bad movies
Favorite things about Baltimore: The beautiful parks and amazing people
Career Interests: LGBTQ+ health, primary care
Talk to me about: Your passions
Anna Broshkevitch (She/Her) Brosh-KUH-vitch
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
For fun I: read, travel, spend time in nature, think about exercising then binge Netflix instead (specifically Love is Blind), snuggle my pet bunnies
Favorite things about Baltimore: Getting to know my amazing coresidents, exploring all the new experiences of a big city, and eating lots of food
Career Interests: Primary care, immigrant/ refugee health
Talk to me about: Federal programs in/ after residency (NHSC), accessibility around Baltimore, tough adjustments to intern year
Christine Lopez (She/Her) Low-pez
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
For fun I: run, travel, hike, play soccer, hang with my cats
Favorite things about Baltimore: the food scene (ask me for my google map!), the waterfront, the nature, the community
Career Interests: Primary Care, Immigrant Healthcare
Talk to me about: having fun in residency, the urban health away rotation
Lydia Lutz (She/Her) Loo-tz
Hometown: Glenview, IL
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
For fun I: Run, hike, climb, bake, write.
Favorite things about Baltimore: Top tier window cats, lots of neighborhood personality and charm, plenty of good hiking nearby
Career Interests: Street medicine, addiction medicine, med-peds primary care, neonatology and parent-baby dyad care
Talk to me about: Nurturing long distance relationships in residency, managing chronic illness and mental health in residency.
Erica Riddick (She/Her) Rih-dick
Medical School: Drexel College of Medicine
For fun I: check out new skating rinks, binge watch makeup tutorial videos, scroll on tik tok for way too long!
Favorite things about Baltimore: diverse population, great food, fun activities
Career Interests: primary care for socially and medically complex patients, urban primary care, health equity, women's health
Talk to me about: being a Black woman in medicine, being a Christian in medicine, moving from the deep south
Sreeja Kodali (She/Her) Sree-juh Ko-dah-lee
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
For fun I: grow vegetables, cook said vegetables, watch youtube, dabble in knitting (but only in the winter really)
Favorite things about Baltimore: Diverse neighborhoods each with their own culture, walking by the water, Patterson Park
Career Interests: Primary care, addiction medicine, gender-affirming care, primary care for people with serious mental illness
Talk to me about: managing residency as a sleepy person, living by yourself, where to get your eyebrows threaded, or anything!
Anna Preston (She/Her) Anna Press-ton
Medical School: Yale Medical School
For fun I: sit down with a book, play with my cat, or hit the gym
Favorite things about Baltimore: So far, it's been all the activities! Whether it's a movie night in the park, the farmers market, or a pop-up restaurant, there's always something going on
Career Interests: Integrated primary care systems, trauma-informed care, health equity/reform, CBPR
Talk to me about: Baltimore bookstores, moving to a new city, boxing, public health
Harrine Ramesh (She/Her) Ha-rhee-knee Raa-may-sh
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
For fun I: You can find me working out or Zumba-ing away at the Cooley Center (so sad, it’s closing!) at her apartment gym, spending way too much time at Giant and Safeway reading nutrition labels, FaceTiming my husband (who lives in Vancouver) or attending church/Bible studies both virtually and around town
Favorite things about Baltimore: 100% the people! I have never met folks who are more hopeful and resilient - they give me the courage to never give up on trying to find (sometimes even create!) a community resource to meet my patients’ needs. I’ve also never worked in a city where I get to speak to social workers and community health workers just as much as I do doctors and nurses - here, we all know medical care is not the only way to keep a family healthy! The unthinkable number of restaurants and activities and cheap cost of living are honestly just a bonus!
Career Interests: Urban Med-Peds Primary Care, Obesity Medicine, School-Based Primary Care
Talk to me about: Anything weight related (stigma, nutritional/behavioral/medical interventions, barriers to treatment, addressing weight with compassion/HAES - seriously ANYTHING!!), finding balance in residency, having a long-distance partner or a partner outside of medicine, finding a faith community
Lauren Rosas (She/Her) Lo-ren Ro-sas
Medical School: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
For fun I: like to explore new restaurants, walk by the harbor, travel, and hang out with all my cool residents
Favorite things about Baltimore: the people and the unique personalities of all the distinct neighborhoods
Career Interests: Primary care, public health, policy
Talk to me about: Marriage during residency, moving across the country, non-traditional pathway
Snapshots of Our Med-Peds Residents
