Hometown: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Primary Care
Fave CHP Memory: Every time I have the opportunity to provide clinical care for kids with the residents at the Primary Care Center in Oakland.
Hometown: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Fave CHP Memory: Every day when I walk across the Rainbow Bridge and see our amazing housestaff! A close second is every intern retreat I have ever been to. But also maybe that one time when I said something clever at Zitelli rounds and everyone laughed.
Hometown: Clifton Park, NY (Between Albany & Saratoga)
Specialty: Hospital Medicine & Child Advocacy
Fave CHP Memory: All of my joyful residency memories, including a jawbreaker eating contest, wearing matching cardigans with 7 other interns to morning report and singing carols to families and staff during holiday night coverage.
Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia
Specialty: Hospital Medicine
Fave CHP Memory: The Flash Mob at my residency graduation, Llamapalooza, and ALL of the intern retreats.
Hometown: Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Fave CHP Memory: Still Debating!
Hometown: Zelienople, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Child Advocacy
Fave CHP Memory: My residency class, graduating in 2010 - what an amazing group of lifelong friends!
Hometown: Ankara, Turkey
Specialty: Primary Care
Fave CHP Memory: Meeting with the new interns every year, watching them grow and graduate as exceptional pediatricians.
Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois (aka the Chicago burbs)
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Career Plans: Cardiology Fellowship
Fave CHP Memory: Way too many!!! Hosting Sunday coffee/bagels and squeezing my residency class into my apartment, the CHP Holiday Party, intern retreat and end of year intern trip to Cancun, celebrating my birthday at midnight with my entire night shift squad! These people know how to turn the most ordinary day into something extraordinary or hilarious - every day is a good day when I get to spend it with my co-residents!
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Career Plans: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Fave CHP Memory: cook-outs, bonfires, and movie nights with my co-residents, my wedding shower thrown by my co-resident Michelle, yoga in the middle of night shift
Hometown: Spokane, WA
Medical School: University of Washington (Go Dawgs baby)
Career Plans: Still waffling between Emergency Medicine and PICU fellowship!
Fave CHP Memory: As I'm sure everyone has said, it's tough to pick just one...a few that stand out are intern vacation in Cancun, attending one of our co-residents' beautiful weddings in Virginia, and hosting Bachelor/Bachelorette viewing parties as an excuse to eat, drink and decompress with friends!
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Medical School: American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon
Career Plans: Pediatric Cardiology, Global Health
Fave CHP Memory: Ending the week with "Theme Friday" - Every week, everyone (attendings, residents) dresses up according to a chosen theme; always a fun way to unwind and have a good laugh! (P.S. Ask me about Dr. Tarchichi's epic Taylor Swift wig someday)
Hometown: Batavia, NY
Med School: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Career Plans: Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Fave CHP Memory: We had a Bridgerton watch party one night and each made a themed hat to wear for the evening.
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Med School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Career Plans: Child abuse fellowship, possibly combined with Emergency Medicine
Fave CHP Memory: We had a potato snack theme night once and I brought in my air fryer from home and we fried up a bunch of stuff! 😂🍟
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Med School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Career Plans: Pediatric Cardiology ❤️🔥
Fave CHP Memory: Winning the Halloween costume contest last year! Talia and I dressed as safari tour guides for Halloween and paraded through the hospital with our teams who were dressed as animals.
Hometown: Buffalo, NY (Go Bills)
Med School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo
Career Plans: NICU fellowship
Fave CHP Memory: Getting to see my favorite people at work every day! I've made some of the best friends during residency and seeing them makes every day brighter :)
Position: Manager of Operations
Hometown: Toldeo, Ohio
Favorite Pittsburgh Weekend Activity: Shopping (online and inperson!) or watching football
Fave CHP Memory: Being locked out of hte office on my first day at work because I didn't have a key! I got to bond with one of the chiefs on our first day as they didn't have a key either!
Position: Academic Support Coordinator
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite Pittsburgh Place: I have to say my favorite place in Pittsburgh is my home. I love being at home cooking and watching reality TV and hanging out with my family. I also love doing crafts and things, so Michaels and Joann Fabrics is my second favorite place to be.
Fave CHP Memory: I am fairly new so I am currently creating memories, but I have to say, my favorite memory is how welcoming everyone was on my first day. I immediately felt like I was part of an awesome team!
Position: Academic Manager
Hometown: Aliquippa, PA
Favorite Pittsburgh Place: Going down to the North Shore on a Steeler Sunday!
Fave CHP Memory: Everyday is a new favorite memory being able to help the wonderful residents and faculty.
Position: Senior Department Manager
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite Pittsburgh Place: I love walking through Fall Run Park with my dog!.
Fave CHP Memory: Being able to help our residents and faculty make a change in children’s lives everyday is my favorite thing about working at CHP. I’m lucky enough to make amazing memories daily in my position!