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