About Us
Second Year Residents
Tia Alton, MD
Undergrad: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: Outdoor activities, cooking, travel
Future Goals in Medicine: General Pediatrics
Kendra Cloyd, MD, MS
Hometown: Shelbyville, KY
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA
Personal Interests: Spending time with my family, traveling, hiking, reading, running, UK basketball, trying new restaurants
Future Goals in Medicine: Pediatric Hospitalist
Erika Cravanas, MD
Undergrad: Duke University | Durham, NC
Medical School: University of Tennessee | Memphis, TN
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, exploring new cities, cooking, working out, and college basketball (esp Duke!)
Future Goals in Medicine: Currently considering a fellowship in Allergy/Immunology post residency, but I haven't ruled out general pediatrics.
Cynthia DeMastes, DO
Undergrad: Georgetown College | Georgetown, KY
Medical School: Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine | Pikeville, KY
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, exploring new cities, cooking, working out, and college basketball (especially UK!).
Future Goals in Medicine: Most likely primary care but undecided as of yet.
Sally Diebold, MD
Undergrad: Brown University | Providence, RI
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: Running, Yoga, Scuba diving, baking the perfect brownie (still a work in progress), and currently taking over a former bachelors' pad and turning it into a home.
Future Goals in Medicine: I'd like to be the best possible pediatrician I can be. i am undecided about pursuing a fellowship.
Aurelia Holland, MD
Undergrad: Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA
Medical School: Wright State University | Dayton, OH
Personal Interests: I like to travel and visit friends and family, read, play tennis, salsa, and attempt to expand my culinary skills.
Future Goals in Medicine: My current goal is to work as a community hospitalist or endocrinologist, dedicating time to advocacy and outreach, as well as working with medical students and residents.
Meredith Irwin, MD
Undergrad: University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: Walking my dog, baking, singing, music, and UK athletics.
Future Goals in Medicine: Currently, planning a career in pediatric primary care.
Katelyn Johnson, MD
Undergrad: University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY
Medical School: University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY
Personal Interests: Golfing, reading, shopping at farmers' markets, college basketball.
Future Goals in Medicine: Primary care, and I am also considering Infectious Diseases and Emergency Medicine.
Steve Johnson, MD, PhD
Undergrad: Duke University | Durham, NC
Graduate School: University of North Carolina | Greensboro, NC (Clinical Psychology)
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: Spending time with my wife and kids (Matthew-5, Michael-4, Ali-1), coaching soccer, playing tennis, watching college b-ball.
Future Goals in Medicine: Integrating outpatient pediatrics with child psychology.
Brooke Jones, MD
Undergrad: Augustana College | Sioux Falls, SD
Medical School: University of Kansas | Kansas City, KS
Personal Interests: Traveling, reading a good book, painting, KU basketball, and spending time with my husband and two dogs!
Future Goals in Medicine: General Pediatrics.
Densey Matthew, MD
Undergrad: University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond, OK
Medical School: University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK
Personal Interests: Spending time with my family, friends, and church, reading, traveling, and writing.
Future Goals in Medicine: General pediatrics/global health.
Michelle Parchman, MD
Undergrad: University of Alabama | Birmingham, AL
Medical School: University of Alabama | Birmingham, AL
Personal Interests: church, traveling in the US and internationally, cooking and watching cooking shows, Disney anything, dance-related video games, napping, mission trips, board games
Future Goals in Medicine: Right now I'm leaning towards general pediatrics because I love seeing healthy kids. But who knows. I may fall in love with some specialty and pursue that. I'm open to whatever. I do know that medical related mission trips will definitely be in my future, because I believe that by being humble and helping those who can give us nothing in return, we get to experience the greatest satisfaction and joy in being a physician.
Prasanthi Pasala, MD
Undergrad: University of Dayton | Dayton, OH
Medical School: University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH
Personal Interests: Cooking, reading, Indian dance, and tennis
Future Goals in Medicine: I aspire to a career in Pediatric Primary Care and hope to serve my community as best as I can.
Adam Patterson, MD
Undergrad: Centre College | Danville, KY
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, playing basketball and generally being active, supporting UK athletics, grilling, watching movies
Future Goals in Medicine: Undecided about specializing. As of now, I see myself working as a hospitalist in an academic setting.
Meagan Peek, MD
Undergrad: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: Playing piano and handbells, singing, outdoor activities
Future Goals in Medicine: pediatric cardiology
Marcella Perez, MD
Undergrad: Duke University | Durham, NC
Medical School: University of Texas | San Antonio, TX
Personal Interests: cooking, shopping, watching Bravo
Future Goals in Medicine: I see myself practicing General Pediatrics, possibly as a hospitalist.
Elizabeth Ristagno, MD
Undergrad: University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati , OH
Medical School: University of Louisville | Louisville, KY
Personal Interests: Reading, travel, my guinea pigs, and rock concerts!
Future Goals in Medicine:Infectious diseases fellowship
Jenna Sanders, MD
Undergrad: University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN
Medical School: Indiana University | Indianapolis, IN
Personal Interests: Reading, playing tennis, watching movies, and spending time with my husband.
Future Goals in Medicine: I plan to practice general pediatrics.
Safi Shareef, MD
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD
Medical School: University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH
Personal Interests: traveling, road trips, eating out, exploring other cultures, hanging out.
Future Goals in Medicine: I love Pediatrics and am still deciding what to specialize in :)
Shreepada Tripathy, MD
Undergrad: Washington University | St. Louis, MO
Medical School: Marshall University | Huntington, WV
Personal Interests: running, biking, swimming, and cooking
Future Goals in Medicine: Fellowship, but not sure which one
Tracey Wagner, MD
Undergrad: Ball State University | Muncie, IN
Medical School: The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH
Personal Interests: hiking, camping, reading, traveling, white water rafting, sports, movies, and spending time with friends and family
Future Goals in Medicine: Undecided
Bethany Woomer, MD
Undergrad: University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV
Personal Interests: Playing volleyball, singing, spending time with family, and learning Italian.
Future Goals in Medicine: Even though I am unsure of where pediatric residency will lead me, my hope is to become a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in a community or small academic hospital.
Anita Yalamanchi, DO
Undergrad: Boston University | Boston, MA
Medical School: Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine | Pikeville, KY
Personal Interests: Cooking, Traveling, Photography, Hiking, UK basketball.
Future Goals in Medicine: General pediatrics in a rural area or possibility of fellowship in endocrinology. Wanting to make a difference in the fight against childhood obesity in Kentucky.
