PGY-3

Hello! I grew up in Charlottesville and attended UVA for undergrad. I attended medical school in Pakistan and came back to Charlottesville to work here as a research associate in the Department of Anesthesiology while I took my licensing exams.

Outside of EM, my passions include traveling, discovering new food places, and spending as much time outside as possible.

Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
Undergrad: University of Florida
Med school: West Virginia University

Hobbies: climbing, hiking, birdwatching, guitar, Florida Gators sports

Ask me about getting outdoors around Charlottesville and where to get a tasty beverage!

Fun fact: I have played in an international ultimate frisbee tournament

Future Plans: Gain more exposure in global health, wilderness medicine, and toxicology

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Undergrad: Florida Gulf Coast University
Med school: Florida State University

Hobbies: DIY house projects, gardening, hiking, camping, running

Ask me about: anything! Work-life balance, having a partner who is not in healthcare, managing finances in residency

Interesting fact about me: I ran a full marathon in medical school (0/10 would not recommend).

Future Plans: not sure yet, but plan to be involved with global health in some capacity.

Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Undergrad: UNC Chapel Hill
Graduate Degree: University of Cincinnati
Med School: Penn State College of Medicine

Hobbies: Soccer, pickleball, peloton, dog training
Ask me about: EM, sports, pets
Interesting fact about me: I have volunteered training service dogs for 7 years
Future Plans: Unsure at the moment, may consider a fellowship or community hospital jobs

Hello, my name is Luisa. I was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until I was 4 years old. Then my family moved to the US, and I grew up in Tampa, Florida.

I went to the University of Florida for undergrad where I began volunteering as an emergency medical responder for our student EMS unit. This cemented my love for EM. After college I attended the University of South Florida for an MS in Medical Sciences and then went to Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Now, I am so excited to join the UVA EM family! I love to bake, hike, travel, paint, dance, and enjoy time with friends and family. One fun fact about me is I love to make elaborate gingerbread houses over the holidays (one year I made mini–Notre Dame Cathedral).

I think I'm interested in going into academic medicine in the future, but I would also love to explore global emergency medicine.

Feel free to ask me about EM or cool food recs in Cville!

Hello! I was born and grew up in the northern part of India. I attended medical school at Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, and pursued a general surgery residency at the same institution. Then I moved to the US as a Research Fellow in New York for five years before relocating to Virginia for further research. I’m excited to be a part of the UVA family and the opportunities the program has to offer. My specific interests include global health and academics.

I love to dance, specifically the classical dance forms of India. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, playing cricket, pickleball, cooking, and engaging in mindfulness activities. I am beyond grateful to be a part of UVA EM and look forward to exploring Charlottesville. Thank you for taking the time to read about my journey and interests.

Hello! I’m John and I am a lifelong native of the state of Virginia, having grown up in Lexington just on the other side of Afton mountain, completed 4 years of college here in Charlottesville and spent the past 4 years by the beach down in Norfolk attending EVMS. I am one of four siblings to follow in our mother’s footsteps and earn bachelor’s degree from UVa, so one could say being a Wahoo is in my blood, and I am so excited to be back in the 434! Some of my interests within EM include ultrasound and medical education, but you can ask me about literally anything on the topic and I would love to chat, I love everything about this field of medicine.

Some of my interests outside medicine include just about anything sports-related, hiking, breweries/wineries, and most of all hanging with my amazing wife and cat watching a good movie.
Interesting fact: I once hiked an 8,000-foot mountain in Canada.
Future plans: TBD

Hello, I'm Dmitry! I'm originally from Moscow, Russia.
I graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with my MD and PhD. In Russia, I practiced as an orthopedic trauma surgeon for eight years across diverse healthcare settings. After moving to the United States, I worked as a clinical research fellow at UCSF and then completed my intern year in EM at Garden City Hospital, affiliated with Michigan State University.

Outside of medicine, I enjoy traveling the world with my wife and child, cross-country skiing, outdoor sports, hiking, and whitewater boating/kayaking. My future professional interests include global health, trauma, and wilderness medicine.

Hi all! I was born in Portland, Maine and grew up nearby in Falmouth, Maine. I went to college nearby at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where I worked as a ski instructor and did a lot of research with fruit flies. I spent a year working as an ED scribe before starting medical school at Tufts. I met my partner Amanda in medical school, and we are both so thrilled to be at UVA (it turns out that Virginia IS for lovers!)

In my spare time, I love hiking and skiing, reading books and manga, cooking, and trying out local diners - of which Charlottesville has many. That said, I also enjoy a trip to Waffle House. Thanks for reading!!

Name: Erik C. Shaw
Preferred name: E-dawg
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Butte, Montana
Undergrad: Montana State University
Med school: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hobbies: Playing outside in the mountains, baking, taking naps, tending to my houseplants, drinking too much coffee.

Ask me about: My sourdough starter, Meghan, doing a second residency, being fabulous.

Interesting fact about me: Growing up my neighbor was Evel Knievel.
Future Plans: Unclear! Likely the standard fare (work, travel, etc…), however I’m embracing all possibilities.

Hometown: St. Clairsville, OH
Undergrad: Columbia University
Med school: University of Cincinnati

Hobbies: Trail running, mountain biking, playing laser pointer with my cat, discovering the best pancake location in town, roaming around fancy grocery stores, & drinking oodles of black coffee at places that give free refills

Ask me about: best trails off the blue ridge parkway to go running, coffee shops in Cville that give free refills

Interesting fact about me: I was struck by lightning in a car in the middle of nowhere Texas (car was totaled, I was fine!)

Future Plans: I completed an IHS rotation in Shiprock, NM and loved it—maybe I will return to that for a while, but I’m not totally certain!