Residency Program Director

SueLin Lett, MD, MPH
Director, Residency Program; Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-9177
- Email: hilberts@nospam.wustl.edu
Residency Leadership

Erin Kane, MD, MHPE
Assistant Residency Program Director; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-9177
- Email: kanee@wustl.edu

Albert J Kim, MD, MACM
Assistant Residency Program Director; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-9177
- Email: ajkim@wustl.edu

Aaron Lacy, MD
Assistant Residency Program Director; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Email: alacy@wustl.edu

John E Schneider, MD, MEHP
Assistant Residency Program Director; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-9177
- Email: schneider@wustl.edu

Jenna Thomas, MB BCh BAO, MHPE
Assistant Residency Program Director; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-9177
- Email: tjenna@wustl.edu
Chief Residents

Emily Cloessner, MD
Chief Resident, 2024-2025
- Email: cloessner@wustl.edu
Hometown: Aiken, SC
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Undergrad: College of Charleston
Hobbies: Anything outside, slowly working towards becoming a Cicerone, board games.
Superpower: Can nap anywhere, anytime.
Kryptonite: Early morning meetings, snow.

Blake Forte, MD
Chief Resident, 2024-2025
- Email: blakeaforte@wustl.edu
Hometown: Flowood, Mississippi
Medical School: Meharry
Undergrad: Mississippi State University
Hobbies: Playing & watching sports, traveling, photography, going to brunch, concerts, museums, trying new restaurants, playing spades
Superpower: My charisma ????
Kryptonite: Short attention span
Fun Fact: I sometimes (often) speak in song lyrics

Nick Maxwell, MD
Chief Resident, 2024-2025
- Email: maxwell.n@wustl.edu
Hometown: Plymouth, MN
Medical School: University of Rochester
Undergrad: Creighton
Hobbies: Rock climbing, biking, card games, board games, cooking to name a few
Superpower: Dad jokes
Kryptonite: Food…
Fun Fact: I have a collection of smiley face stuff (tie, shirts, coffee mug, spatulas, stress balls) and I climbed devils tower when I was 16 y/o but I’m also scared of heights

Daniel Suarez, MD
Chief Resident, 2024-2025
- Email: d.f.suarez@wustl.edu
Hometown: Western Springs, IL
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Undergrad: George Mason University
Hobbies: Cooking, guitar, running, generally being outside
Superpower: I can turn any leftover into halfway decent fried rice
Kryptonite: Country music, biting into food when it’s hot
Fun Fact: I lost in a battle of the bands to Vic Mensa and Kids These Days, but it was really close
Residency Program Administrators
One of the strongest keys to the success of the Residency Training Program is the support of our residency administrators. They may be your first contact with the department, as you schedule your interview and your visit. Once accepted, you will find them an invaluable resource throughout your residency.

Lindsay Elliott
Senior Residency Program Administrator
- Phone: 314-362-9177
- Email: lindsay.elliott@wustl.edu