Join us in welcoming our next class of resident physicians.  

Match Day is one of the most important days for graduating medical students. Across the country and the world, these students learn where they will spend the next years to continue their training.  

Though many medical students applied to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, only a dozen per year secure a space in the Pediatrics Residency Program, along with one match into the Child Neurology Residency Program. On Friday, the National Resident Matching Program announced who will join the next class of residents in July 2026.  

“Match Day is the culmination of years of hard work, resilience and dedication, not just for our students, but for the faculty and staff who have guided them,” says Mary Beth Wroblewski, M.D., Program Director of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Pediatrics Residency Program. It’s a moment of celebration and reflection: a reminder that medicine is a shared journey, built on mentorship, teamwork, and the commitment to serve patients. Whether a trainee matches here or elsewhere, today honors their potential and the promise of the next chapter in their professional lives.” 

“As we celebrate Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital’s 100th anniversary, we are privileged and honored to contribute to an educational legacy that forms the next generation of excellent physicians who provide compassionate care to the children and families in our region and beyond,” says Clarimar Borrero-Mejias, M.D., Program Director of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Child Neurology Residency Program. “Each Match Day allows us the opportunity to mark a professional milestone and rejoice in the bountiful harvest of the medical students who match into our programs.” 

The Johns Hopkins All Children’s Pediatrics Residency Program welcomes these following new residents:  

• Yanile Arbona Rodriguez M.D. – Universidad de Zulia 
• Kaylin Arpaia, M.D. – University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine 
• Amanda Bahgat, M.D. – Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo 
• Irielle Duncan, M.D. – Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University 
• Amaya Farr, M.D. – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville 
• Tyler Hull, D.O. – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Widad Labban, D.O. – Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Fabiola Morales Tirado, M.D. – Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine 
• Sarah Muir, M.D. – University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine 
• Debbie Reinoso Rios, M.D. – Florida State University College of Medicine
• Emily Sosa, M.D. – Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine 
• Catherine Xie, M.D. – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long SOM 

The Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Child Neurology Residency Program welcomes the following new resident:

• Angelica Montilla Roman, M.D. – Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine, Santo Domingo 

Current residents Brianna Leone, M.D., and Shannon Mooney, D.O., will serve as the Pediatrics Residency Program’s Chief Residents for the 2026-2027 Academic Year.

Additionally, a warm welcome to the following new Pediatrics and Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residents from the University of South Florida who will train at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital: 

USF Pediatrics Residents 

• Kritikka Ajit Kumar, M.D.
• Daniela Avila, D.O.
• Sarah Brouwer, D.O.
• Diana Bueno, D.O.
• Britany Dyer, D.O.
• Kayla Fox, M.D.
• Sireen Hilo, D.O.
• Jordyn Hollander, M.D.
• Jessica Lundy, D.O.
• Brunilda Neufeld, M.D.
• John O'Connor, M.D.
• Bethany Wilkinson, D.O. 

USF Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residents 

• Stefanos Belavilas, M.D. 
• Evan Carey, D.O.
• Pranjal Gaur, M.D.
• Joseph Steppe, M.D. 
• Karin Zikra, M.D. 

In addition to the new residents, Johns Hopkins All Children’s recently celebrated the following new fellows who will be arriving this fall to continue their training: 

• Hospice and Palliative Medicine – Blake Meyer, M.D. 
• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine –Jenelys Fernandez Torres, M.D., and Stanley Toyberman, M.D. 
• Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Imaging – Jariselle Pietri Toro, M.D.
• Pediatric Anesthesiology –Darin Griner, M.D., and Josie Watczak, M.D. 
• Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine – Emily Zander, M.D. 
• Pediatric Cardiology –Alfredo Jauregui Farfan, M.D. 
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine – Daniel Auvil, M.D., and Mirra Said, M.D. 
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine – Lauren O’Loughlin, M.D., and Ian Robinson, M.D. 
• Pediatric Hematology-Oncology – Sherley Collado Justiniano, M.D., and Maria Vera Sanchez, M.D. 
• Pediatric Hospital Medicine – Braidy Megeff, M.D., and Emma Milne, M.D. 
• Pediatric Neurosurgery –Roboan Guillen, M.D. 
• Pediatric Sports Medicine – Bachdang Tran, D.O. 
• Pediatric Surgery – Emily Heath, M.D. 
• Surgical Critical Care – Shimon Jacobs, M.D. 

Congratulations to our soon-to-be Pediatrics Residency Program graduates who plan to pursue fellowship training in the following specialties and hospitals:  

• Emily Ammon, M.D. –University of South Florida, Pediatric Allergy & Immunology 
• Emilee Greager, M.D. – University of North Carolina, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 
• Sarah Masten, M.D. –The Johns Hopkins University, Pediatric Gastroenterology 
• Tian Mauer, M.D. –Yale University, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 
• Braidy Megeff, M.D. – Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Hospital Medicine 
• Emma Milne, M.D. –Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Hospital Medicine 
• Austin Sellers, D.O. –University of Utah, Pediatric Cardiology