Class of 2022
Alyssa Alloy– Chief Resident
Hometown: Wynnewood, PA
Undergraduate: George Washington University
Medical School: SKMC at Thomas Jefferson University
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Community Health
About Me: Philadelphia born and raised, I love nachos, beer gardens, yoga, traveling, and a good Netflix binge.
Daniel Boron-Brenner-Chief Resident
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Undergraduate: Colorado College
Medical School: AT Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Mentoring/Medical Education, EMS
About Me: In a past life, I was a bellboy, sold cakes online, assisted a professional cartoonist, worked at the 2nd busiest Trader Joes in the US, and was an EMT in the South Bronx before entering med school. I’m excited to finally be doing what I love (and getting health insurance to boot!)
Seth Loofbourrow– Chief Resident
Hometown: Lewiston, Idaho
Undergraduate: Lewis-Clark State College
Medical School: AT Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Community EM, EMS Direction, Tactical Medicine, EM research
About Me: I am an Inland Northwesterner, and an avid outdoorsman. I enjoy hunting, fishing, camping, guitar playing, some video gaming, and playing with my kids.
Amy Bestick
Hometown: Spokane, WA
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
EM Interests: critical care, medical spanish, foreign body removal
About Me: obsessive dog mom, low-key music snob (though I’ve lost my edge since leaving Seattle), perpetually trying to get back into running, wannabe art and instrument collector, currently reading 14 books on my kindle, lover of drug documentaries and mafia movies, spellchecker-in-chief.
Ari Davis
Hometown: Sharon, MA
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Wilderness Medicine
About me: Just your average guy from Boston who believes God watches the Patriots on Sundays and that Marathon Monday is the best day of the year. My spirit animal is a black bear, my last meal would be southern BBQ, and my biggest fear are jellyfish.
David Hui
Hometown: Fremont, California
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkely
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
EM Interests: Health Policy/Public Health
About Me: Born and raised in lovely California so of course my biggest fear is the northeastern winter. However, I’m looking forward to tolerating winters in Philadelphia because of the amazing foodie and brewery scene. In my free time I also love to rock climb, hike, and travel.
Jessica Krueger – House Staff President
Hometown: Woodland Park, Colorado
Medical School: SKMC at Thomas Jefferson University
EM Interests: Education, Resuscitation, Advocacy
About Me: When not working in the ED I can be found appreciating food at one of Philadelphia’s many fine restaurants or crafting something fun.
Petya Lozanova
Hometown: Vratsa, Bulgaria
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
EM Interests: Education, Recussitation
About Me: I am originally from Bulgaria but now am loving Philadelphia life! If I wasn’t doing emergency medicine, I’d be opening my own restaurant!
Kathryn Lucas
Hometown: Chesterton, Indiana
Undergraduate: Indiana University Nevada
Medical School: Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM interests: Critical Care, Wilderness Medicine
About Me: Prior to medical school I worked in Colorado as a whitewater raft guide, chemist, and in the medical field. I love to be outside and my hobbies include whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and adventuring.
Christopher Mitchell
Hometown: Newark, DE
Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Medical School: SKMC at Thomas Jeffferson University
EM interests: Medical Education
About Me: Eagle scout, ice hockey player and former theater kid. Die-hard Philly Sports fan, lover of all things nerdy. I’m basically Leonard from Big Bang Theory, but, you know, with sports and outdoors.
Steven Nguyen
Hometown: La Puente, CA
Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences COM
EM interests: Education, Informatics, Toxicology
About Me: Born and raised in southern California. Culture and travel buff so I’m up for anything and willing to explore everything. I’m a huge food enthusiast and I love cooking. Will eat for food!
Joseph Pinizzotto
Hometown: Toms River, NJ
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Medical School: Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Trauma, Critical Care
About me: I enjoy traveling and spending time outdoors-trail running, hiking, mountain biking, snowboarding and surfing. I grew up an hour outside of Philadelphia, but I’ve been away from the northeast for the past ten years. I’m looking forward to coming back and exploring the area!
Chad Siewers
Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Simulation, MedEd, Wellness
About Me: Outside of the hospital you can find me spending time with my two doggos and seeking out every great beer, cocktail, and coffee Philly has to offer.
Meghan Tape
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate: Northeastern University
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: International Medicine, Disaster Medicine
About Me: I’m a USAF Flight Doc also trained in medical acupuncture. My husband and I love to travel the world with our 2 and 6 year old comedians who don’t believe our new Philly apartment is NOT a hotel. I’m always down for food, drinks, coffee or trying something new.
PA Class of 2022
Jack Bates
Hometown: Fayston, VT
Undergrad: University of Vermont
PA School: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Wilderness medicine
About me: I grew up in Vermont and do not tolerate fake maple syrup. When not in the ED, I can be found climbing, backcountry skiing, mountain biking, or trying to learn the ukulele.
Class of 2023
Mike Chase
Hometown: Union, NJ
Undergraduate: Muhlenberg College
Medical School: Jefferson
EM Interests: Social justice, International medicine
About Me: Jersey born, but happy to be staying in Philly for four more years! Mildly (majorly) obsessed with anything related to food, whether it is cooking, baking, or going out to eat. I love the Philly food scene, and trying new restaurants and going to rooftop happy hours are some of my favorite things. I also enjoy running and doing acrobatics, which usually helps balance out my love for food.
Melissa Yu Dang
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: International Medicine, Palliative Care
About Me: I’m a Jersey girl who finally got out of Jersey (but barely). I love spending time with people, eating food, and most of all, eating food with people, so come share a meal with me! Other interests include traveling, enjoying the outdoors, and graphic design.
John Dubensky
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate: Juniata College
Medical School: PCOM
EM Interests: Addiction Medicine, Toxicology
About Me: Born and raised in the Steel City. Live music is the true American pastime. Hoping to write books one day, will continue doing medicine until that pans out.
Alex Dwyer
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Columbia
Medical School: A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Disaster Medicine, Ultrasound
About Me: I like old libraries and new coffee shops, hazy IPAs and any bar with a patio. Never met a dog or a St. Louis toasted ravioli I didn’t like. Can usually be found watching Parks & Rec and counting down the days until Christmas.
Brendan Heeb
Hometown: Canandaigua, NY
Undergraduate: skipped it … seemed unnecessary
Medical School: Albany Medical College
EM Interests: Critical Care, Advocacy
About Me: New to Philadelphia and originally from upstate New York. On my days off you can find me cooking (aka eating) or aggressively rooting for the Buffalo Bills.
Jon Hess
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) near Akron, OH
EM Interests: Aerospace medicine, International medicine
About Me: I’m all about new adventures and exploring the areas around me. I love rock climbing, hiking, skiing and eating a bunch of new foods after I’ve finished. Also huge live music fanatic. I’m in the USAF and I am looking forward to a career as EM Flight Doc!
Tori Kneller
Hometown: LaPorte, IN
Undergraduate: Indiana University
Medical School: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Critical Care
About Me: I am a crazy cat lady and have the cutest cat named Louie. I like to be active and outdoors whether its waterskiing and being on the lake or going on runs or hikes. My guilty pleasure is watching the Bachelor with a glass of wine.
Daniel Morrad
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Undergraduate: San Diego State University
Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Ultrasound
About Me: Southern California Native. Love backpacking, cooking, jazz and funk guitar. Exploring new cities and trying all the food I can get my hands on keeps me sane!
Kyaw Naing
Hometown: Arcadia, CA
Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont SOM
EM Interests: Ultrasound
About Me: Born in Myanmar and grew up in Southern California. I am looking forward to exploring the food scene in Philadelphia. My hobbies are basketball, video games, and weight lifting.
Josh Reitz
Hometown: Rochester, MN
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Medical School: LUCOM
EM Interests: wilderness medicine, critical care
About Me: Married with 2 kids. I love all things outdoors. I also enjoy running, board games, cooking, and gardening.
Scott Rupp
Hometown: Aurora, CO
Undergrad: Saint Louis University
Medical school: Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD
EM interests: Wilderness Medicine or potentially Toxicology
About Me: I am a Captain in the United States Air Force training to become a Flight Surgeon. My hobbies include just about everything outdoors: hiking, camping, and climbing, as well as being a cinephile who always loves a good movie.
Allie Ryan
Hometown: Abington, PA
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Medical School: St. George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Community Health, International Medicine
About Me: I always have at least two snacks on me at all times. Avid Philadelphia sports fan. I also love to travel, try do something active every day and enjoy spending time with my boyfriend and family.
Chelsea Schmidt
Hometown: Appleton, Wisconsin
Undergraduate: Colorado College
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Middletown
EM Interests: International Medicine
About Me: I love being outside as much as possible, whether it’s running, camping, skiing, or urban adventures. I dig travel, feminism, and visual arts. I have four brothers. My favorite foods are ketchup and gum.
Rick Tumminello
Hometown: Highland Lakes, NJ
Undergraduate: Cabrini University
Medical School: PCOM
EM Interests: EMS/Pre-hospital, trauma and critical care
About Me: Big fan of good food and strong coffee. Wannabe world traveler. Played rugby in college and still play guitar from time to time. Part time history nerd and will sink my teeth into half a book before getting bored and never finish it.
Alexander Yang
Hometown: Lincroft, NJ
Undergraduate: Penn State
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM interests: US, critical care, telemedicine, policy
About me: Favorite activities involve rocks, flying discs, and two wheels (with or without a motor). I eat with a titanium spork and Dremel my cat’s claws. Was a paramedic; but years of soft tissue/neuronal damage from experiencing Philly’s potholes in the back of an ambulance forced me into med school. If I wasn’t an EM doc, I’d be flying an Airbus A380. Check out http://www.campcranium.org!
Class of 2024
Samara Albazzaz
Hometown: Des Plaines, IL
Undergrad: University of Chicago
Med School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
EM Interests: social emergency medicine, health justice
About Me: I love playing soccer (and supporting the glorious USWNT), biking in the city, and pretending to be the punk of my dreams while playing guitar. Ideal job if EM didn’t exist would be to help run a free bike shop-community garden-community center that maybe specializes in water ice. We’ll see.
Vincent Basile
Hometown: Washington Township, NJ
Undergrad: Penn State University
Medical School: Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Trauma, community health, resident wellness
About me: Grew up in Philly and South Jersey. Stereotypical Philadelphia sports fan, often seen stressing out during games. I enjoy pick up sports, video games, a good happy hour, eating my way through Philly and sitting on the beach until the sun goes down.
Caitlin Boyle
Hometown: Rochester, MI
Undergrad: University of Michigan
Med School: LMU-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: critical care, medical education
About Me: I worked as a bartender for years before medical school and even took a 20 wk bartending course in Las Vegas. I love figure skating, traveling, eating, and taking long naps in the middle of the day. If I’m watching TV, most likely it is something on Bravo. Also, Go blue!!
Alexander Busch
Hometown: Phillipsburg, NJ
Undergraduate: Miami University (Ohio)
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Event/Mass Gathering medicine, Ultrasound
About Me: Born in Cincinnati, OH, grew up in NJ, and lived in Washington DC for a year before med school. Now happy to be getting to explore Philly and go for runs with my wife Kelsey and dog Millie! Being able to go see live music and sporting events are some of my favorite things about city life. I love finding new places in the city including restaurants and happy hour spots, especially outdoors in nice weather.
Jean-Gabriel Coignet
Hometown: Saint Priest en Jarez, France
Undergrad: University of Rochester
Med school: Drexel University College of Medicine
EM interests: Pre-hospital care/EMS, Wilderness Medicine
About me: I’ve lived in 4 countries and moved 17 times so far. I speak French and Spanish, and really enjoy flying.
Karen Custodio
Hometown: Gloucester Twp., NJ
Undergrad: The College of New Jersey
Med School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Social Emergency Medicine, International EM/Global Health
About Me: I originally worked in public health before serving in the US Peace Corps in Cameroon. After that, I backpacked around North Africa, ran with the bulls in Pamplona, then finally decided on a career in medicine — and my stories became a lot less interesting! Now I spend my free time biking, running marathons, reading fiction, and shooting archery whenever I can. I’m a big fan of live music from opera to jam bands and I am very excited to be training in Philadelphia so close to home.
Annemarie Daecher
Hometown: Shamong, NJ
Undergraduate: Villanova University
Medical School: SKMC at Thomas Jefferson University
EM Interests: Critical Care
About Me: I’m a big college basketball fan and a lover of Philly sports (but mostly the Eagles). I enjoy running on the Schuylkill River Trail, exploring the food scene in the city, and traveling. If I’m not in Philly you’ll probably find me on a beach somewhere!
Nicholas Dulin
Hometown: Hazlet, NJ
Undergrad: Rutgers University
Med School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
EM Interests: Trauma, Research, Aerospace Medicine
About Me: Former EMT, hedgehog owner and reproductive endocrinology technician before going to doctor school. I enjoy travelling, target shooting, motorized two wheel/wing vehicles, scuba diving, rock climbing, lifting heavy things up and putting them down repeatedly.
Brittany Hartman
Hometown: Parker, Colorado
Undergrad: University of Northern Colorado
Med School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
EM Interests: EMS, Community Advocacy, Toxicology
About Me: Constantly curious extrovert with a musical theater background who loves to travel, cook, and generally get out! I am happy both outside hiking and indoors playing board games.
Julianne Heater
Hometown: Stillwater, NJ
Undergrad: Bloomsburg University
Med School: PCOM
EM Interests: International Medicine and US
About Me: I truly believe a strong cup of coffee solves most problems. The Great British Baking Show has been a source of inspiration, especially during quarantine. I have a cat named Pumpkin Wilson and plan to rescue all the animals I can.
Dylan Kelleher
Hometown: Sandy Hook, CT
Undergrad: Dickinson College
Med School: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: EMS, Critical Care
About Me: Love trying new foods, either at a local restaurant or by cooking them myself, exploring breweries and beer gardens, and getting outside for a hike or some skiing.
Kristen La
Hometown: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Undergrad: The University of Texas at Austin
Med school: McGovern Med School at UTHealth Houston
EM interests: International Medicine, Critical Care
About me: I’m always down to explore and try new things, and in my free time I enjoy traveling, hiking, practicing photography, and watching movies. I also love a good street taco or bowl of ramen!
Frank Marowitz
Home town: Manchester, NH
Undergraduate: University of New Hampshire
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: EMS, Wilderness Medicine, Education
About me: Originally from Central NJ but I now call NH home. Prior to medical school I worked as a geotechnical engineer. I have an awesome wife who is the best life partner. In my free time I enjoy playing outside especially if it involves skis or bicycles.
Landon McNeely
Hometown: Pampa, TX
Undergrad: Baylor University
Med School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
EM Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Social EM
About Me: If I’m not working, you can likely find me rock climbing or playing unnecessarily complicated board games with my wife. Or trying to stop our cat from destroying everything we own.
Chris Riviello
Hometown: Wayne, NJ
Undergrad: Rutgers, The State University of NJ
Med School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown
EM Interests: Addiction/Pain Management, Toxicology, Medical Education
About Me: When not learning/doing all things emergency medicine I enjoy going for runs, playing goalie (soccer), trying not to lose a digit cooking or with DIY woodworking projects and fixing a true crime addiction with various podcasts/documentaries.
