Please join us in congratulating this year’s residents, chief residents, graduates, and divisions on another successful fellowship match for the 2026 appointment year. These results reflect the dedication and accomplishments of our trainees, as well as our faculty’s continued commitment to mentoring, teaching, and supporting residents in their scholarly pursuits.
We also commend the divisions within the Department of Medicine for attracting an exceptional group of incoming fellows. Sixteen fellowship programs across the Department achieved successful match results this year.
Trainees successfully matched into MUSC’s DOM fellowship programs:
By the Numbers:
- 15 Trainees in Cardiology
- 3 Trainees in Endocrinology
- 4 Trainees in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- 1 Trainee in Geriatric Medicine
- 5 Trainees in Hematology & Oncology
- 2 Trainees in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2 Trainees in Infectious Diseases
- 5 Trainees in Nephrology
- 11 Trainees in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine:
- 3 Trainees in Rheumatology
We are thrilled to welcome our new fellows below to MUSC beginning in 2026.
Cardiology - General:
- Morgan Casper MD - UC Davis, Chief
- Natalie Dorsey MD - MUSC, Chief
- Ester Masati MD - MUSC
- Milad Matta MD - Cleveland Clinic; Faculty Vanderbilt Vascular Med
- Nodia Robinson MD - Walter Reed
- Amanda Schliesman-Brown DO – Cincinnati
- Max Volk DO - Cleveland Clinic, Chief
- Omar Zainul, MD - Cornell
Interventional Cardiology:
- Meg Ospina, MD - Fellowship: MUSC (Chief); Residency: MUSC (Chief)
- George Adly, MD - Fellowship: MUSC; Residency: MUSC
- Connor Craig, MD - Fellowship: MUSC (Chief); Residency: Duke University
Cardiac Electrophysiology:
- Larissa Check, MD - Fellowship: MUSC; Residency: Grand Strand Medical Center
- Michael Kozik, MD - Fellowship: MUSC; Residency: John Hopkins (Chief)
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology:
- Rachel Goodman, MD - Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center; Residency: Wisconsin
- Trace Neal, MD - Fellowship: MUSC; Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Endocrinology:
- Zainab Nasrallah, MD - Indiana University of Medicine
- Harshita Marasandra Ramesh, MD - Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
- Rosalita Arnolda, DO - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology:
- Ryan O’Leary, MD – MUSC
- Sara Hatoum, MD – MUSC
- Virginia Milner, MD - MedStar Georgetown
- Angel Miro Gonzalez, MD - UNC
Geriatric Medicine:
- Sarah Subhi, MD - Corewell Health/Michigan State University
Hospice and Palliative Medicine:
- Elizabeth Belford, MD - MUSC
- Erik Reidel, MD - UT-Memphis
Hematology & Oncology:
- Stephanie Brinton, MD - Wake Forest
- Qi Jin Guo, MD – MUSC
- Amy Hockman, DO – MUSC
- Jordan Ritchie, MD – MUSC
- Aneta Strumilowska, DO – University of Vermont
Infectious Diseases:
- Ashley Freese, MD - Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- Victoria Sanderford, MD - MUSC
Nephrology:
- Lameess Kawam, MD - Mayo Clinic
- Sally Baker, MD - Grand Strand Medical Center
- Laura Brant, MD - HCA Healthcare Trident Medical Center
- Osama Attia, MD - Zagazig Faculty of medicine
- Ahmed Younes, MD - East Carolina University - Vidant Medical Center
Pulmonary & Critical Care - General:
- Josh Bridgewater, MD – MUSC
- Jeanette Crew - Baylor University
- Tanya Jain, MD - University of Connecticut
- Corrine O’Connor, MD - Georgetown University
- Sai Patel, MD - Virginia Commonwealth University
- Steven Shiba, MD - Augusta University
Critical Care:
- Brooke Hisrich, MD – MUSC
- Zachary Hodge, MD - Memorial Health Savannah
Sleep Medicine:
- Joshua Butler, MD - East Carolina University
- Nikhil Madala, MD - UGA - Piedmont Regional
Interventional Pulmonology:
- Ghassan Wadi, MD - University of Tennessee
Rheumatology:
- Tori Delk, MD – MUSC
- Jason Gandre, MD - University of South Florida
- Rhea Sharma, DO - Geisinger Medical Center
MUSC current IM resident fellowship match results - 2026
By the Numbers:
- 1 Trainee in in Allergy & Immunology
- 7 Trainees in Cardiology
- 1 Trainee in Pediatric Cardiology
- 1 Trainee in Endocrinology
- 3 Trainees in Gastroenterology
- 5 Trainees in Hematology & Oncology
- 1 Trainee in Palliative Care Medicine
- 1 Trainee in Infectious Diseases
- 1 Trainee in Combined Pediatric & Adult Critical Care Medicine
- 1 Trainee in Pulmonary & Critical Care
- 1 Trainee in Rheumatology
Breakdown:
- 13 current residents matched to MUSC fellowships
- 10 current residents matched to fellowships at other institutions
MUSC IM residents successfully matched into these fellowship programs:
Cardiology:
- Natalie Dorsey, MD - MUSC
- Ester Masati, MD - MUSC
- Eric Taylor, MD - Wake Forest
- Drew Stone, MD - University of Kentucky
- Danielle Weinberg, MD - Memorial Healthcare System
- Kaneez Zainab, MD - Medical College of Georgia
- Ilgizar Hart, MD - UAB
- Austin Lewis, MD - MUSC, Pediatric Cardiology
Endocrinology:
- Lexie Rasco, MD - Vanderbilt
Gastroenterology and Hepatology:
- Sara Hatoum, MD - MUSC
- Ryan O'Leary, MD - MUSC
- Jered Schenk, MD - Tulane
Pulmonary & Critical Care:
- Josh Bridgewater, MD - MUSC
Combined Pediatric and Adult Critical Care Medicine:
- Brooke Hisrich, MD - MUSC
Hematology & Oncology:
- Qi Guo, MD - MUSC
- Jordan Ritchie, MD - MUSC
- Amy Hockman, DO - MUSC
- Evan Greeson, MD - LSU
- Jerome Deas, MD - UNC Chapel Hill
Infectious Diseases:
- Victoria Sanderford, MD - MUSC
Palliative Care Medicine:
- Elizabeth Belford, MD - MUSC
Rheumatology:
- Victoria Delk, MD - MUSC
Allergy and Immunology:
- Quinn Hudson, MD - University of Virginia
