2026 Match Day Results
The Department of Medicine is thrilled to introduce the incoming 2026–2027 Medicine Residency program interns!
Match Day is an exciting day in the careers of young physicians, and it represents the culmination of their hard work over four or more years of medical school training. We look forward to welcoming our new residents to the Emory family and supporting them to become the next generation of healthcare leaders. Over the course of their training, they will be exposed to a comprehensive, innovative medical curriculum that reflects the Emory University School of Medicine’s tripartite mission of education, research, and clinical care.
Congratulations to our incoming residents!
Click the program name below to read more about their match results.
- J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program
- Transitional Year Program
- Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program
- Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program
J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program
Welcome to the 2025–2027 J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency program interns! This rising class of 55 interns will join us to begin their residencies this July.
Our incoming class includes:
- 46 categorical internal medicine track
- Eight primary care track
- One internal medicine/research track
This year, we received more than 3,100 applications for 455 interview spots to recruit a class of highly talented trainees. Our incoming class represents 34 medical schools from 19 states nationwide and Washington, D.C, with two international candidates and eight candidates from Emory University School of Medicine.
See below for the full match list of 2026 J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency program interns:
Categorical Track
- Simone Afriyie, Emory University School of Medicine
- Lauren Askew, Emory University School of Medicine
- Harshitha Balla, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School
- Jaret Barr, Emory University School of Medicine
- Samhita Basavanhalli, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
- Shreya Chapyala, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
- Viktor Cheban, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Naomi Coles, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Sidney Davis, State University of New York Upstate Medical University
- Annika Dhawan, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
- Elizabeth Fasbender, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
- Javier Fernandez, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
- Brandon Garten, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Serena Gilmore, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- Danielle Hunt, Emory University School of Medicine
- Anna Jevtic, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- Sarah Jung, Emory University School of Medicine
- Courtney Ketchum, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
- Joohye Kim, Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
- Amitesh Kotwal, Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Ian Kusher, Emory University School of Medicine
- Rolandson Le, University of Louisville School of Medicine
- Daniel Lee, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
- Prisca Mbonu, Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU
- Cecile McGarvey, Tulane University School of Medicine
- Mohamad Mdaihly, American University of Beirut
- Cecelia Miller, University of Florida College of Medicine
- Ritika Modi, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
- Mohammad Nisar, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Ayodipupo Oguntade, Obafemi Awolowo University
- Aditya Patel, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Manya Puri, University of Washington School of Medicine
- Aneesha Raj, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
- Zachary Renfro, Stanford University School of Medicine
- Berlandson Saint Julien, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Varunil Shah, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Aamir Shaikh, East Tennessee State University James H Quillen College of Medicine
- Esther Son, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Matthew Steinberg, Emory University School of Medicine
- Ryan Tie-Shue, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
- Catherina Tovar Pensa, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Teresa Travnicek, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
- Lukas Veltmaat, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Noah Weinstein, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Kate Willsey, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Jane Zhang, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Primary Care Track
- Ananya Britt, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Andrea Chau, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
- Adithi Govindan, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
- Margaret Johnson, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine
- Pranava Mallu, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Priya Sankaran, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
- Stephanie Stumbur, University of Louisville School of Medicine
- Ritu Sudhakaran, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School
Research Track
- Gabrielle Gershon, Emory University School of Medicine
Transitional Year Program
Welcome to the 2026–2027 Transitional Year (TY) Program interns.
The incoming class of 29 candidates includes:
- One Transitional Anesthesia Track
- Two Transitional Dermatology Track
- Eleven Transitional Neurology Track
- Eight Transitional Radiology Track
- Seven Transitional Ophthalmology Track
This year, we received over 1,500 applications and interviewed candidates from across the country, and met hundreds of candidates through our information sessions for our partner programs. We have matched three international candidates and ten candidates from Emory University School of Medicine.
See the full list below.
Transitional Anesthesia Track
- Maureen McNamara, Emory University School of Medicine
Transitional Dermatology Track
- Sana Kamboj, Emory University School of Medicine
- Anna Pulminskas, Emory University School of Medicine
Transitional Neurology Track
- Jennifer Isaac, Emory University School of Medicine
- Brandy N'Jai, Emory University School of Medicine
- Bhavya Bakshi, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Jeffery Chukwuma, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
- Keenan Davis, Emory University School of Medicine
- Karen Dordor, Emory University School of Medicine
- Harris Jamal, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Preksha Kukreja, Emory University School of Medicine
- Chandrika Sanapala, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Maureen Ubani, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Richard Vuong, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Transitional Radiology Track
- Omar Abdalla, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- Sahar Alizada, Istanbul Üniversitesi, Cerrahpasa Tip Fakültesi
- Wilson Battle, Emory University School of Medicine
- Beatriz Macedo, Universidade de Fortaleza
- Hani Nasr, Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Brandy Ndirangu, Emory University School of Medicine
- Camilo Perdomo Luna, Universidad de Los Andes Facultad de Medicina
- JaNia Yates, Morehouse School of Medicine
Transitional Ophthalmology Track
- Amy Jasani, University of Alabama School of Medicine- Birmingham
- Archeta Rajagopalan, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
- Chloe Shields, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
- Elizabeth Merlinsky, Baylor College of Medicine
- Stephanie Pan, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
- Tobin Smith, Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Yuan Chen, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program
In just its second year participating in the Match, the program received more than 400 applications for four positions, reflecting the strong national interest in this unique training opportunity. Our incoming class represents four medical schools from three states across the country, bringing diverse experiences and perspectives to our growing Med/Peds community.
2026–2027 Residency Program interns:
- Malichai Jordan, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Josiah Perry, University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
- Joshua Smith-Sreen, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- Rylea Trudeau, Emory University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program
Welcome to our two Internal Medicine/Psychiatry residency program interns!
Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Track
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Madeline Brown, Duke University School of Medicine
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Maya Younker, Emory University School of Medicine