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Madison Cook

Dr. Cook is a PGY-3 resident performing a year of research.

 

 

Meredith Hanrahan, MD

Pronouns: She/her

Hometown: Orland Park, IL

About Dr. Hanrahan:

]Dr. Hanrahan is a PGY-3 research resident in General Surgery at Temple University. She will be performing research with the Burn Surgery Team. Before medical school, she worked in industry as an electrical engineer at Eaton Corporation and performed research in drug discovery at Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. She completed the NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is undecided on her future specialty choice, but is interested in Trauma and Critical Care.

Education:

  • Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh, 2006-2010
  • Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, 2018-2022

Honors and Awards:

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, 2022

Fun Facts:

  • Hobbies/Interests: long-distance running, Peloton, stand-up paddle boarding, trips down the shore, visiting major league ballparks (I’ve been to 19 so far!), home improvement projects
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: Standard Tap

 

 

Miranda Haslam

Preferred Name: Miranda

Pronouns: she/her

Hometown: Hamburg, PA

About Dr. Haslam:

Dr. Haslam is a surgical resident on hiatus, currently completing a Hospice & Palliative Medicine fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. She is hoping to integrate her interest in palliative care with a future career in trauma surgery and surgical critical care. She is participating in research regarding palliative care in burn surgery, and is also interested in caring for patients with substance use disorders, narrative medicine, and trauma informed care.

Education:

  • Undergraduate Institution: The College of William & Mary
  • Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Honors and Awards:

  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society
  • Owl Ribbon for Excellence in Patient Care

Fun Facts:

  • Hobbies/Interests: reading, hiking, indie bookstores, exploring Philly’s coffee shops
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: Talula’s Garden

 

 

Kristen HoSang, MD

Preferred Name: Kristen
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Miami, FL

About Dr. HoSang:

Dr. HoSang is currently a 2nd year research resident, focusing on multiple topics within the fields of breast and endocrine surgery. She plans to pursue fellowships in both Breast Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery. Her other interests include medical student and resident education, resident wellness, accessibility to contraception, and barriers to care in underserved populations.

Education:

  • Undergraduate Institution: University of Central Florida, 2013-2017
  • Medical School: University of Central Florida College of Medicine, 2017-2021

Honors and Awards:

  • Cum Laude, University of Central Florida

Fun Facts:

  • Hobbies/Interests: French pastry, learning new languages, traveling, puzzles, yoga, beach hangouts, live music/concerts
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: Pizzeria Stella
  • I have a (super cute) Australian labradoodle named Teddy!

 

 

Emily Papai 

Preferred Name: Emily 
Pronouns: she/her 
Hometown: South Bend, IN 

About Dr. Papai:

Dr. Papai is a research resident. She is currently a fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center conducting research in surgical oncology. She has a clinical interest in optimizing patients for high-risk surgeries and is developing a prehabilitation program for the patients at Fox Chase in addition to outcome research in melanoma, sarcoma, and pancreatic cancer.  

 

Education: 

  • Drexel University (cum laude) 
  • Thomas Jefferson University – Sidney Kimmel Medical College (magna cum laude) 

Honors and Awards: 

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Member 
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society Member 
  • 1st Place in Harwick Resident Research Symposium 

 

Fun Facts: 

  • Hobbies/Interests: Cooking new meals, fiction reading, interior design 
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: Too many to mention! 

 

 

Anita Wamakima, M.D.

Preferred Name: Anita
Pronouns: She/her
Hometown: Green Brook, NJ

About Dr. Anita Wamakima:

            Dr. Wamakima is a PGY-3resident. She is currently in her second year of her dedicated research years focusing on firearm violence harms, and prevention, in addition to research supporting trauma-informed care. She also is completing her master’s in public health. She is interested in a career in trauma, surgical critical care and emergency surgery. Her other interests include community engagement, resident advocacy and medical policy.

Education:

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 2020

Honors and Awards:

  • The School of Medicine Service Award
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society
  • Neressian Scholarship
  • Academic Scholarship
  • Frank Baldino Jr. Scholarship

Fun Facts:

  • Hobbies/Interests: Watching films, hiking, being an unofficial sports (and currently Olympic) commentator, cooking, traveling, and karoake
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: El Rey, their happy hour is top tier
  • I have a 227 day streak on Duolingo for Swahili

 

 

Kevin Vega 

Preferred Name: Kevin 
Pronouns: he/him/his 
Hometown: Oxnard, CA 

About Dr. Vega: 

Dr. Vega is a PGY-3 resident. Prior to residency, he completed a master's degree focused on host-microbiome interactions. He hopes to find a way to apply this towards a career in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He is currently working with the Temple Plastics and Burn Surgery teams to advance critical care medicine and close racial disparity gaps in healthcare while pursuing near and far conferences to network and explore.   

Education: 

  • Undergraduate Institution: UC San Diego 
  • Medical School: Indiana University 
  • Additional Degrees: MS in Biology 

Honors and Awards: 

  • Malhar and David’s best friend 

Fun Facts: 

  • Hobbies/Interests: Hanging with my dog Oliver, gaming, making fun of David Lin with Malhar. 
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: Umami Steak and Sushi (best sushi in Philly, tell Kenny I sent you) 
  • “It’s not that deep” - Malhar Parikh 

 

 

Kristen HoSang, MD
Preferred Name: Kristen
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Miami, Florida

 
 
 

About Dr. HoSang

Kristen is a PGY-3 in General Surgery at Temple University. She is currently in her first of 2 research years, focusing on multiple topics in the fields of breast and endocrine surgery. Her other interests include medical student and resident education, resident wellness, and access to care in underserved populations.  

Education:

  • Undergraduate Institution: University of Central Florida, 2013-2017 
  • Medical School: University of Central Florida College of Medicine 2017-2021

Honors and Awards:

  • Cum Laude, University of Central Florida

Fun Facts:

  • Hobbies/Interests: French pastry, learning new languages, drying/pressing flowers, beach hangouts, traveling, concerts 
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: Pizzeria Stella  
 
 
Emily Papai, MD
Preferred Name: Emily
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: South Bend, IN
 
 
 

About Dr. Papai

Dr. Papai is a PGY-3 resident taking 2 years off clinical duties to pursue research as the Surgical Oncology Research Fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center. She is very involved with Temple including organizing journal club, the program evaluation committee, surgical care improvement and tissue committee, and the wellness subcommittee of the hospital GME committee.  

Education:

  • Drexel University – B.S. in Health Science, Cum Laude 
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College – MD, Magna Cum Laude 

Honors and Awards:

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society 
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society 
  • Harwick Research Symposium 2022 1st place 

Fun Facts:

  • Hobbies/Interests: getting cute and trying new restaurants and bars with my friends, reading, my new record collection, trying different exercise classes 
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: Georgios on Pine 

 

 

Kevin Vega, MD
Preferred Name: Kevin
Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Oxnard, CA

 
 
 

About Dr. Vega

Dr. Vega is a PGY-3 resident. He is interested in pursuing a career in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Prior to medical school, he performed basic-science research in GI host-microbiome immunology under the mentorship of Soumita Das. He is currently performing research with the Temple Plastics and Burn Surgery teams.  

Education

  • Undergraduate Institution: Ventura College; 2011 – 2012; University of California, San Diego, 2013 - 2015
  • Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, 2017 - 2021
  • Additional Degrees: Masters of Biology, University of California, San Diego, 2015-2017

Honors and Awards:

  • IUSM Annual Scholarship. 2017-2019
  • Barbara Abrams Scholarship in Medicine. 2019
  • Mabel Sledd Cunnison Scholarship 2019
  • IUSM Community Health Improvement Project: “HIV Testing in Recently Released Inmates”. 1st place. 2020.

Fun Facts:

  • Hobbies/Interests: Outdoor adventuring, travel photography, exploring new restaurants. 
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: Café La Maude *chef’s kiss* 
  • Favorite weekend activity: rock climbing 
 
Anita Wamakima, MD
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Green Brook, NJ
 
 
 
 
 

About Dr. Wamakima

Dr. Wamakima is a PGY-3 Research resident.  

Education:

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University 

Honors and Awards:

  • Gold Humanism Honor Society 

Fun Facts:

  • Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, painting, watching movies, playing sports, sleeping 
  • Favorite restaurant in Philly: El Rey 
  • Central Jersey is an official location.