PGY IV
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
Prerak Trivedi, MD
Resident (he/him)
- Email: prerak.trivedi@wustl.edu
Hometown: St. Louis, basically
Medical School: WashU
Undergrad: Saint Louis University
Hobbies: Video games, reading (sci-fi & fantasy), trying new food, hiking
Superpower: Being able to sleep anywhere
Kryptonite: Alarm clocks
Roland Vaca, MD
Resident (he/him)
- Email: vaca@wustl.edu
Hometown: Kansas City, KS
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis
Hobbies: Cooking, watching the KC Chiefs, biking, trying new restaurants/breweries, video games, history podcasts.
Superpower: Keeping 20+ houseplants alive.
Kryptonite: Sour skittles, Starburst jellybeans, regular Skittles, Swedish fish…all candy in general really.
Michele Yang, MD
Resident (she/her)
- Email: micheley@wustl.edu
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri – Kansas City
Undergrad: University of Missouri – Kansas City
Hobbies: Volleyball & tennis, board games with friends, perfecting my Chaco tan lines, annoying my cat.
Superpower: Instinctive radar for boba within 5 miles.
Kryptonite: Ramen out of a packet.