Residents
Olivia Roman, MD
Resident
- Email: o.c.roman@wustl.edu
Hometown: Western Springs, IL
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Hobbies: Singing, reading, eating spicy food (and also non-spicy food), cooking, Netflix, daydreaming about Italy
Superpower: Remaining a loyal fan of the Chicago Bears despite all they’ve put me through
Kryptonite: James Franco (he’s SO annoying)
Jeffrey Ruggeri, MD
Resident
- Email: j.ruggeri@wustl.edu
Hometown:Springfield, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri – Columbia
Undergrad: Missouri State University
Hobbies: Any and all things Star Wars, Soccer, Video games, Cooking
Super Power: Drinking mass quantities of very cheap coffee.
Kryptonite: The morning.
Rawan Safa, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH); Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Email: rawan.safa@wustl.edu
Administrative support: Paige Cavanaugh
Mohammad Saffaf, MD
Resident (he/him)
- Email: saffaf@wustl.edu
Hometown: Webster Groves, MO
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Undergrad: Saint Louis University
Hobbies: Powerlifting, video games, music, playing basketball, watching movies/TV shows/anime, St. Louis sports – Go Cards and Blues!
Superpower: Multi-tasking
Kryptonite: Misuse of the word “literally”.
Paul Sakr, MD
Resident (he/him)
- Email: sakr@wustl.edu
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Medical School: University of Balamand - Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences
Undergrad: American University of Beirut
Hobbies: Muay Thai, Guitar, anime, workouts.
Superpower: Finding solutions to problems
Kryptonite: Oreo cheesecake
Madison Saunders, MD
Resident (she/her)
- Email: saunders.m@wustl.edu
Hometown: Ohio
Medical School: Oakland University
Undergrad: Central Michigan University
Hobbies: Pilates, euchre, hiking watching tv, traveling
Superpower: Sleeping anywhere at any time.
Kryptonite: Navigating with Google Maps
Ted Schmitt, MD
Resident (he/him)
- Email: eschmitt@wustl.edu
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of Missouri-Columbia
Hobbies: Cooking, grilling, tennis, pickleball (basically any sport with a racket/paddle).
Superpower: Becoming best friends with any dog I meet.
Kryptonite: The sound of Styrofoam rubbing together.
Nicholas Seidel, MD
Chief Resident, 2025-2026 (he/him)
- Email: nseidel@wustl.edu
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri – Kansas City
Undergrad: University of Missouri – Columbia
Hobbies: Playing various instruments (piano, guitar, banjo, etc), trying new food and beer, fishing, skiing, unicycling, and DIY housing projects.
Superpower: Speed eating
Kryptonite: Selective hearing
Christine Shepler, MD
Resident (she/her)
- Email: shepler@wustl.edu
Hometown: Logansport, IN
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Undergrad: Indiana University Bloomington
Hobbies: Cooking, playing tennis, hanging out with my dog
Superpower: Cutting at least 30 minutes off my driving time when driving long distances
Kryptonite: Brownies
Manpreet Singh, MD
Resident (he/him)
- Email: singh.m@wustl.edu
Hometown: Anaheim, CA
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of California - Irvine
Hobbies: I enjoy hiking, walking my dog, working out, playing and watching sports (especially basketball), watching horrible horror movies, and trying new, good, and weird foods.
Superpower: I am able to sleep in any situation and multitask, even when sleeping at times.
Kryptonite: Carbs...any type of carbs. However, I continue to fight my weaknesses by eating them.