PGY-2

Hello! I’m originally from Fairfax, Virginia and played collegiate soccer at the College of William and Mary. I then spent 18 months volunteering for a global public health nonprofit in Cape Town, South Africa. After returning home to the US I scribed in an ED in Fairfax, VA while applying to medical school and ended up staying in the DC for medical school at GW. I hope to combine many of my interests in monitoring and evaluation and health system development with a career in Emergency Medicine.

Outside of medicine, I try and keep up on the soccer field and will always be up for a hike or bike ride. I’m excited to make the most of UVA and beautiful Charlottesville!

Hello! I was born in Indianapolis, but have lived most of my life in Augusta, Georgia. I went to the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) for undergrad where I majored in Physics and Biology followed by medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. I am a dual citizen with the US and Australia, and Sydney is my favorite city in the world! I seriously enjoy being active and learning new skills like brewing mead!

Fun Fact: This picture of me was featured on the front page of the Augusta Chronicle for the MCG Match Day!

Hi, I'm Maria!

Hometown: Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
I’m looking forward to living somewhere new, exploring Charlottesville’s local spots, and definitely checking out the wineries! I’m into CrossFit and weightlifting and I have five cats.

Fun fact: I don’t know how to ride a bike.

I love emergency medicine because no two days are ever the same. There’s always something new to learn, and the fast-paced, team-based environment keeps me on my toes in the best way.

Hello, everyone! My name is Jason Fu, and I was born and raised in Northern Virginia! I attended Swarthmore College for my undergraduate studies, and then went on to New York Medical College for medical school.

I'm now super stoked to be training in Emergency Medicine here at UVA! I knew I wanted to pursue EM early on in medical school, as no other specialty allows me to gain exposure to such a wide range of interesting pathologies and procedures.

I enjoy spending my free time doing anything basketball-related (always down for some pick-up), pretending to read on my Kindle, winning at bar trivia nights, and injuring myself at the gym.

Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Undergrad: Scripps College
Grad School: Stanford University
Medical School: California University of Science and Medicine

I'm a coastal California girl through and through, thrilled to be starting this new adventure at UVA! My interests within EM include hyperbarics, addiction medicine and harm reduction, and global health. When I'm not on shift, I love to read, scout out the local music and arts scene, ski, and scuba dive.

Fun fact: I was a scuba instructor for 6 years!

Hi, I'm Scott. Since graduating from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree, I’ve been a paramedic, a Marine Corps officer, a UVA law student and graduate, a state prosecutor, and a federal prosecutor. My work in prosecution focused mostly on violent crimes and crimes against children.

I’m interested in tactical medicine, the health effects of testifying on child crime victims, and convincing physicians that they should care about the quality of their testimony in assault cases because it matters to the health of their patients.

Outside of medicine, I enjoy dogs (especially the now-adult silver Labrador retriever in the picture), exercise, dark comedies, and cheap sci-fi novels.

Hey y’all! I’m Mady and was raised a military brat but have always claimed the Panhandle of Florida/South Alabama as home. I earned a degree in Chemistry with a minor in History and Business from Auburn University, War Eagle! I completed my medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

My husband, Robbie, is an army officer and is set to start law school to become a JAG. Outside of work, I love to dance, swim, cook/bake, and cheer on Auburn in whatever sport is currently in season. My professional interests include disaster medicine, health care in underserved populations, and medical education.

We are so excited to be back in my husband's home state of Virginia and to be part of the UVA/Charlottesville community!

Name: Onyinyechi Gift Ochiobi
Preferred Name: Gift
Pronouns: she/her
Birth country: Nigeria
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Undergrad: University of Georgia
Graduate Degree: Duke University
Med School: University of South Carolina, Greenville
Hobbies: Hiking/outdoor activities, traveling, fitness/exercise, reading (mostly fiction), good music, listening to podcasts
Ask me about: EM, good books/podcast recommendations, anything else!
Future Plans: Interested in global health, but also open to other opportunities

Name: Maren Plant
Preferred name: Maren or Mare
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Undergrad: Wake Forest University
Med school: George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Hobbies: Swimming, running, watercolor painting, biking, reading, outdoor adventuring with my mini Aussie named Stevie, trying new restaurants/bars, and traveling
Ask me about: The best running/biking trails in town, where to get a good bite to eat

Fun fact: I just completed my first half ironman!

Future Plans: Growing a garden in my backyard and raising chickens. Career wise, I’m not sure, but I am interested in sports medicine, social EM, and ultrasound!

Hello! I grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and then went to undergrad at the University of Maryland. I then attended medical school in DC at George Washington University.

In my free time I love golfing, traveling, playing/watching ice hockey and baseball and hanging out with my wife!

Hey everyone! I’m Peter and I am so happy to be a part of the UVA EM family! I was born in New York City, but spent most of my life in upstate New York. I did undergrad at the University at Buffalo, and went to med school here at UVA. I immediately fell in love with both UVA and Charlottesville and I am so excited to be here for 3 more years. My EM interests include medical education, critical care and maybe even some ultrasound.

Outside of medicine, you’ll find me enjoying the many breweries, wineries, restaurants or beautiful outdoors that Charlottesville has to offer.