Meet the Team

The Elmhurst Pediatric Residency team is home to a team of expert doctors here to listen, encourage and provide you with all of the information you need.

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Randi Wasserman, MD
Director, Pediatrics
Area of Focus:  Palliative Care, Neonatology, Bioethics

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Dr. Megan Khariton, D.O.
Program Director, Pediatrics
Areas of Focus: Simulation, Critical Care

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Jennifer Pintiliano, MD
Associate Director, Pediatrics
Area of Focus: Breast-feeding medicine, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Access to Care

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Gwen Raphan, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
Area of focus: Medical Education and Quality Improvement

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Amy Woolever, MD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics
Areas of focus: Early literacy, Home visiting, Health Disparities

Chief Residents

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Sharnam Ahmed

 

 

 

Program Coordinator

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Ligia Ruiz
Program Coordinator

Meet the Residents

Message from the Chiefs:

Welcome to the Pediatric Residency Program at Elmhurst Hospital Center located in the most diverse neighborhood in the whole world. We are honored and excited to serve as chief residents for this academic year. 

Thank you for visiting our website and showing interest in our program. Our program is composed of a diverse group of talented residents who are passionate about providing quality medical care to our  community, in the setting of a family-like learning environment. We are colleagues, but more importantly, we are friends who support each other. 

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to helping and guiding the residents to achieve their full academic and personal potential. Work-life balance is a priority of our program and we have a robust wellness curriculum to support this. We invite you to learn more about our program through our website and contact us if you have any questions.

We look forward to meeting you!

Current Residents Roster

Our current team is filled with talented residents dedicated to health care.

Resident class of 2024-2025

Resident class of 2023-2024

Resident class of 2022-2023

Resident class of 2021-2022

Resident class of 2020-2021

Recent Graduates

Class of 2020

Class of 2019

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