Class of 2028

Cosmo Cao

Phoebe Xu

• Branch: Army
• Hometown: Madison, Mississippi
• Undergrad: USMA ’24 

Class of 2027

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Class of 2025

Thomas Alvermann

• Branch: Army
• Hometown: Victor, NY
• Undergrad: United States Military Academy ’21
• Bio: Tom was inspired to join the Army by his dad who was an infantry officer in Panama and his grandpa who was an Air Force communications officer in Vietnam. He graduated from West Point in 2021 with a degree in Chemical Engineering and ran on the marathon team for 2 years. He became excited about medicine when he met some incredible soldiers while shadowing at Walter Reed who have sacrificed so much and deserve the best care.

Meaghan Raab

• Branch: Air Force
• Hometown: Hanover, MA
• Undergrad: United States Air Force Academy ’21
• Bio: Meaghan was born and raised in New England in the other (better) Hanover, Massachusetts. She attended and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a degree in chemistry as a biochemistry major in 2021. While at the academy she was an instructor pilot for the soaring program, teaching younger cadets how to “fall with style” and fly an engineless aircraft. In her free time she loves to cook and bake, get outdoors and enjoy nature, and crochet scarfs and hats all winter long.

John Emery

• Branch: Navy
• Hometown: Mexico, NY
• Undergrad: University of Rochester ’13
• Bio: John was born in a VERY small town in central NY called Mexico.  Although his hometown was in the middle of New York State, John felt the call of the sea and attended the University of Rochester on a Naval ROTC scholarship.  Graduating in 2013 with a degree in microbiology, John commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy and began two years of intensive nuclear training for service as an officer on submarines.  Following his training, John served aboard the Virginia-Class fast attack submarine the USS Illinois (SSN-786).  During this time, John supervised the final stages of construction of this brand-new submarine and took her out for her very first time at sea.  Once all of the at-sea testing was complete, John sailed with the submarine through the Panama Canal to her new homeport in Pearl Harbor where he spent 7 months preparing the submarine for her maiden deployment, lounging on the beach, and surviving the great nuclear-missile threat of 2018. Following his successful tour on the USS Illinois, John returned to his home state and served as a nuclear reactor operations instructor at the Navy’s training facility in Saratoga Springs, NY.  John is very proud to have been given the privilege to serve in such a small community as submarines and looks forward to a career of continued service as (someday) a VA physician.  

Cody Andrews

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Alexandra Conway

• Branch: Air Force
• Hometown: Potomac, MD
• Undergrad: Dartmouth College ’20
• Bio: Alex grew up on the outskirts of D.C. in an old Maryland farmhouse. She graduated from Dartmouth (ask her about local faves!) in 2020 with a double major in Chinese and Biology, after which she did a year of orthopedic trauma research at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, MA. While at Dartmouth she played as a lock for the Women’s Rugby team, did freshwater ecology research, and facilitated programming for the Sexual Violence Prevention Project. She’s interested in global health, regenerative agriculture, and loves to snack on 100% dark chocolate. 

Class of 2023

Bob Chung

• Branch: Navy
• Hometown: Oregon, Ohio
• Undergrad: United States Naval Academy ’19
• Bio: Bob was born in Ohio to Taiwanese immigrants and was inspired to join the military out of a desire to give back to the country that allowed him and his family to have so many opportunities. After a taking a one-year hiatus at the University of Toledo, he was accepted to the US Naval Academy, where he decided to pursue the medical corps to help take care of some of the remarkable people that he has met in the military. In his free time, he enjoys all things outdoors and painting along with Bob Ross.

Michael Margron

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Emily Pengelly

• Branch: Army
• Hometown: Portland, OR
• Undergrad: University of San Francisco ’03
• Bio: Emily served in the U.S. Army first as a medical logistics officer and then as a physician assistant. She commissioned from the University of San Francisco ROTC program and later completed the Interservice Physician Assistant Program. She had the privilege of serving at duty stations in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Washington, Virginia, and Germany along with deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. She continues to serve in the Army Reserves during medical school. Emily thinks the best part of being in the Army was the amazing people she worked with and learned from. These days Emily spends her time adventuring with her husband and two sons. She likes playing outside, running, yoga, traveling, drinking good coffee, and good microbrews.

Noah Tocci

• Branch: Navy
• Hometown: Weston
• Undergrad: Colby College 

 

Sean Turner

• Branch: Air Force
• Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
• Undergrad: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Bio: Sean Turner is from Cincinnati, Ohio. He joined the military after high school and has completed eighteen years of service. He is currently serving as a US Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP/JTAC) and looks forward to completing his military service in the next few years. He has completed deployments to Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Slovakia. In between military service, Sean worked as a firefighter/paramedic in Cincinnati and Indianapolis. His time as a paramedic led him to pursue a career in medicine. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Sean has a two-year-old daughter named Frankie and his extracurricular interests include playing hockey, outdoor activities, and veteran’s issues.

Class of 2024

Audrey Garza

• Branch: Air Force
• Hometown: Denver, CO
• Undergrad: United States Air Force Academy ’20
• Bio: Audrey is the first person in her family to serve in the military. She graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2020 with a BS in chemistry. In her free time, she enjoys running, spending time outdoors, and baking.

Jared Katz

• Branch: Army
• Hometown: Armonk, NY
• Undergrad: University of Delaware ’14
• Bio: After graduating from the University of Delaware in 2014, I decided to enlist in the U.S. Army Reserve as a 68V (respiratory therapist). After graduating from the interservice respiratory therapy program at Ft. Sam Houston, I spent an additional 5 years serving in the Army Reserve. I spent served as both a respiratory sergeant and NCOIC of physical fitness training for the 405th Army Field Hospital, and 865th Combat Support Hospital while working at New York-Presbyterian Hospital as a respiratory therapist for civilian employment. I relocated to Maryland to complete my Master’s degree in biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University in 2018 before moving back to New York in 2019 where I resumed work as a respiratory therapist at NYU. During the COVID-19 crisis, I switched to working in a COVID ICU at Mount Sinai St. Lukes Hospital. In addition to my medical studies at Dartmouth, I enjoy fly fishing, skiing, hunting, and riding my motorcycle.

Brayson Pawelczyk

• Branch: Army
• Hometown: Elysburg, Pennsylvania
• Undergrad: Bucknell University ’20
• Bio: Brayson studied biology in college and participated in ROTC. He graduated from Bucknell University in 2020 and commissioned as a 2LT. After graduation, he went directly to medical school at Geisel and has yet to serve in the military (officially). He will eventually serve after residency and is eager to join the Army whilst serving as a physician. Outside of school, Brayson enjoys skiing, golfing, running, weightlifting, cooking, and reading, among many other things. He is always happy to talk to current and prospective students about Geisel or life in general in medical school. 

Paul Reichert

• Branch: Air Force
• Hometown: Kettering, Ohio
• Undergrad: Ohio State University ’09
• Bio: Paul was born and raised in Kettering, Ohio. He attended Ohio State University and graduated in 2009 with a BA in Zoology. After graduation he worked for a time in the tool and die industry before going back to school to become a registered nurse. Shortly after earning his nursing degree, he commissioned in the US Air Force. Paul spent the next 6 years on active duty, stationed at Keesler AFB, MS; Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar and RAF Lakenheath, UK. Paul met his spouse, Jen, an active duty USAF RN as well, while stationed at Keesler AFB. He enjoys participating in sports, hiking/walking with Jen and their two dogs, and reading.

Robbie Sikora

• Branch: Army National Guard/MDSSP
• Hometown: Vermont
• Undergrad: Norwich University
• Bio: Grew up between a swamp and a garden in central Vermont, studied biochemistry at NU, and have since been paid to play as an analytical chemist, dairyman, nursing assistant, lab instructor, guard, ER tech, lab tech, and pizza deliveryman. Commissioned in the Vermont Army National Guard in 2020. Split M1.  

Pavel Zhuravlev

• Branch: USMC/Navy HSCP 
• Hometown: Briarcliff Manor, NY
• Undergrad: College of William and Mary
• Bio: I was born into a family of physicians in what is now St. Petersburg, Russia, but raised in the NYC suburbs. I entered New York University with every expectation of pursuing medicine along the typical path, but my quixotic side got the better of me. I transferred to the College of William and Mary launching a decade of acts of rebellious self-actualization. The Marine Corps got me with that commercial where some average joe defeats a Balrog—everyone thinks it’s a dragon—to be transformed into a Marine in dress blues. As it turns out, there is a compelling reason that the root of the word officer is office. This time included a stint on Okinawa, an Air Force vacation on Al Udeid, and a year of recruit training on Parris Island. Still searching, I resumed my scholarly pursuits at the University of Colorado Law School; my very own western Walden. I can now think about a thing inextricably tied to another thing without thinking about the thing it is tied to. I hereby promise to never do this in my medical career. At some point during M1, I decided I like the military so much I signed up again.