Celebrating the Anesthesiology Residency Class of 2024

Congratulations to the 28 members of the 2024 University of Michigan Medical School Anesthesiology Residency Class! 

More than 250 family members, friends and department colleagues gathered Saturday, June 15, at the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC) to recognize the class and celebrate their achievements.

“It’s a really wonderful occasion that we are here to celebrate this fantastic class, everything they have achieved and their bright, bright future," said Paul Picton, M.B., Ch.B., MRCP, FRCA, the David W. Learned Collegiate Professor of Anesthesiology and interim department chair. 

"We have witnessed an enormous transformation — your clinical skills, your technical ability, how you have developed as people... We are all very grateful that you chose Michigan to spend this really critical time over the last four years." 

The evening included a special video tribute from the graduating class, recognition of this year's chief residents, and the announcement of five individual awards:

• 2023-2024 Chief Residents: Grace Glowniak, MD, Alexander Loji, MD, Colleen Mismas-Hooley, MD, Chika Nwosu, MD

• Kevin K. Tremper Resident of the Year: Patrick James Larabell, MD
• Academic Resident of the Year: Robert William Rotondo, DO
• Peter J. Cohen, MD, Resident Research Award: Rachel Gioscia-Ryan, MD, PhD, MS
• Anesthesia Care Team Award: Fitz Tavernier, Jr., MD, MPH
• Robert B. Sweet, MD, Clinical Instructor of the Year: Christa Vaughn, MD

Read on to see where our residents are heading next. (Pictured above from top left.):

Chelsea Angel, MD
Critical Care Fellowship
University of Michigan

Andrew Benner, DO
Private Practice
Kalamazoo, Mich.

Jace Burton, MD
Private Practice
Destin, Fla.

Albert Byun, MD
General Anesthesiologist
University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest

Johnathen Diaz, MD
General Anesthesiologist
Tampa General Hospital

Thomas Epperson, MD
Cardiothoracic Fellowship
University of Michigan

Brittany Ervin-Sikhondze, MD
T-32 Research Fellowship
University of Michigan

Rachel Gioscia-Ryan, MD, PhD
Critical Care and Adult Cardiothoracic Fellowship
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Grace Glowniak, MD
Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship
University of Michigan

Tyler Kleaveland, MD
Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Fellowship
Vanderbilt University

Karl Krieser, MD
Private Practice
Anesthesia Practice Consultants Grand Rapids

Kathryn Krukowski, DO
Private Practice
Trinity Health Oakland Hospital

Patrick Larabell, MD
Cardiothoracic Fellowship
University of Michigan

Sara Levey, MD
Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship
University of Michigan

Alexander Loji, MD
Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Fellowship
Duke University

Colleen Mismas-Hooley, MD
Cardiothoracic Fellowship
University of Michigan

Chika Nwosu, MD
Private Practice
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Group - DMV

Julia Ocampo, MD
Critical Care Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital

Alexandria Papadelis, DO
Liver Transplant and Vascular Anesthesiology Fellowship
University of Michigan

Anders Quigg, MD
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Michigan

Robert Rotondo, DO
Private Practice
Grand Bland, Mich.

Dylan Shearer, MD
Private Practice
Kalamazoo, Mich.

Siddartha Simha, MD
Pain Fellowship
Northwestern University

Fitz Tavernier Jr., MD, MPH
Critical Care Fellowship
Emory University

Michael Tobar, DO
General Anesthesiologist
Corewell Health Farmington Hills

Arden Vanderwall, MD, PhD
Pain Medicine Fellowship
University of Michigan

Jomy Varghese, MD, PhD
General Anesthesiologist
California 

Jacqueline Vidosh, MD
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Michigan