EM Residents Class – PGY IV

Temitope (Temi) Gafaar, MD

tgafaar@wustl.edu

Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Medical School: Duke University of School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of Maryland, Baltimore, County
Hobbies: TV shows (scripted and reality), movies, audiobooks, history podcasts
Super Power: Sleeping through an earthquake
Kryptonite: Anything that crawls, onions, snakes….and, for different reasons, leopard print and skater skirts

Conner Gessert, MD 

c.gessert@wustl.edu

Hometown: St. Charles, MO
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Undergrad: University of Arkansas
Hobbies: Hunting, hiking, playing with my dog, working on cars, DIY projects around the house, aquariums, watching formula 1 racing, football, and hockey
Super Power: Remembering faces
Kryptonite: Remembering names and mental math

Miroslaba (Miros) Gomez, MD

g.miroslaba@wustl.edu

Hometown: Aurora, IL
Medical School: University of Illinois
Undergrad: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hobbies:  Reading, traveling, axe throwing, attending live music, food trucks
Super Power: The ability to sleep wherever, whenever
Kryptonite: Baskin-Robbins Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Veronica Groff, MD

e.groff@wustl.edu

Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Medical School: Vanderbilt
Undergrad: University of Arizona
Hobbies:  I like to hike, go to concerts, go to breweries, cook at home and play board games
Super Power:  I speak Spanish
Kryptonite: I’m addicted to Takis.  I can finish an entire bag in one sitting

Adam Heilman, MD

a.d.heilman@wustl.edu

Hometown: Forest Hill, MD
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of Maryland, College Park
Hobbies:  Bodybuilding, power lifting, home-brewing, playing games (board games, d&d, PC), baking, dog training, electronic music, and eating great food
Super Power: Baking the best cheesecake in the universe
Kryptonite: Mayonnaise automatically coming on sandwiches.  I didn’t ask for mayonnaise don’t put it on there!!

Nicholas Karlow, MD

nkarlow@wustl.edu

Hometown: Valley Park, Mo
Medical School: Washington University, School of Medicine
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis
Hobbies:  Chess, running, & reading
Super Power: Chess
Kryptonite: Naps

Michael Kim, MD

michaelkim@wustl.edu

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis
Hobbies:  Dancing, basketball, music, eating, gaming
Super Power: Dancing
Kryptonite: Boba

Weston McCarron, MD

mccarron@wustl.edu

Hometown: Twin Falls, ID
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Undergrad: Trinity Western University in BC, Canada
Hobbies:  Rock climbing, abandoned buildings, brewing beer, trying new beer, unicycling, fossil digging, ancient literature/ancient religions, coffee, playing bass, singing  here and there, currently trying to learn something about photography
Super Power:  Eating things – spicy things, strange things, living things
Kryptonite: Overhead objects – cabinet doors, low stairwell ceilings, exam lights

Kim-Long Richard Nguyen, MD

k.r.nguyen@wustl.edu

Hometown: Arlington, TX
Medical School: Texas Tech
Undergrad: UT Austin
Hobbies: Cycling, hiking/camping, looking or good places to eat, beer! tacos (especially on Tuesdays), video games and streaming them, classical music and Broadway, news on the latest tech stuff out there.
Super Power: Being able to eat an ungodly amount of food.  And Tetris
Kryptonite: Well-done steak. *shudders*

Kaitlin Parks, DO

k.parks@wustl.edu

Hometown: Tulsa, OK and San Francisco, CA
Medical School: Oklahoma State University
Undergrad: California State University
Hobbies:  Biking, hiking, camping, sewing
Super Power: Restoring old things like my 1971 Airstream travel trailer.
Kryptonite: Cat snuggles and nachos

Ryan Rees, MD

ryanrees@wustl.edu

Hometown: Temecula, CA
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis
Hobbies: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, working out, barbecue, fishing, reading
Super Power:  Ability to not get tired
Kryptonite:  Ligaments

Robert Stephens, MD

stephensr@wustl.edu

Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Undergrad: Virginia Tech
Hobbies:  Hiking, cooking, making cocktails
Super Power: Driving backwards
Kryptonite: Cold hands or feet

Caitlin Wellborn, MD

cbwellborn@wustl.edu

Hometown: Saint Louis, MO
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Undergrad: Loyola University New Orleans
Hobbies:  Food, running, lounging, fall activities, spoiling my dog
Super Power: Ability to tolerate thai spice level 4
Kryptonite: Heartburn.  And Cadbury milk chocolate mini eggs

Gabe Yu, MD

gabriel.yu@wustl.edu

Hometown: Silver Spring, MD
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of Maryland in Baltimore County
Hobbies:  Sports.  I am a huge football (Atlanta Falcons), basketball (Washington Wizards), baseball (Baltimore Orioles), and hockey (Washington Capitals) fans.  I also enjoy hiking, gaming, eating, and exploring new restaurants and hipster cafes!
Super Power:  The ability to sleep anytime, anywhere when needed. Man, I love sleeping
Kryptonite: Coffee – the best drug in the world