Department of Dermatology

Residents and Fellows

The program warmly welcomes applicants from all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, including sexual and gender minorities.

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Residents and Fellows

The program warmly welcomes applicants from all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, including sexual and gender minorities.

PGY-4

  • Andrew Blundell, MD

    Andrew Blundell, MD

    Hometown: San Juan, PR & Cardiff, Wales
    Undergrad: University of Puerto Rico
    Medical School: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
    Research/additional education: Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital/Master’s in Medical Sciences from Ponce Health Sciences University 
    Intern Year: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Transitional Year at Brockton Hospital
    Hobbies: Relaxing with friends at the beach or on a hike, exploring local restaurants/breweries, traveling, cooking, golf, learning how to play guitar

  • Laura Burns, MD

    Laura Burns, MD

    Hometown: Worcester, MA
    Undergrad: Tufts University
    Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
    Research/Additional Education: MGH H.A.I.R. Institute, Research Fellow 
    Intern Year: Brown University at Rhode Island Hospital 
    Hobbies: Knitting, crossfit, spinning, gardening, hikes with my rescue dog Opal, fixing up my fixer-upper home

  • Esther Henebeng, MD

    Esther Henebeng, MD

    Hometown: Providence, RI
    Undergrad: Northeastern University 
    Medical School: Brown University
    Intern Year: Cohen Children's Medical Center, Queens, NY
    Hobbies: listening to stand-up comedy, live music, dance

  • Fatima Mirza, MD

    Fatima Mirza, MD

    Hometown: Portage, MI
    Undergrad: Harvard College 
    Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
    Research/Additional Education: Master of Philosophy in Public Health, University of Cambridge | National Institutes of Health TL1 Translational Research Scholar, Yale University 
    Intern Year: Internal Medicine, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
    Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, and spending time with family and friends

PGY-3

  • Lindsey (Lou) Gaghan, MD

    Lindsey (Lou) Gaghan, MD

    Hometown: San Jose, CA
    Undergrad: Wheaton College (Illinois)
    Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine 
    Intern Year: Spartanburg Regional Health System 
    Hobbies: Furniture restoration, exploring local parks with my family, hiking, Listening to podcasts (Moth Radio Hour, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, This American Life). 

  • Pavane Gorrepati, MD

    Pavane Gorrepati, MD

    Hometown: Davenport, Iowa
    Undergrad: Yale University 
    Medical School: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
    Research/additional education: Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital 
    Intern Year: Transitional Year at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, Washington
    Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, hiking, traveling, and reading  

  • Neha Kinariwalla, MD

    Neha Kinariwalla, MD

    Hometown: Sayville, NY
    Undergrad: Stony Brook University, NY 
    Medical School: Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY
    Research/additional education: MPhil in Modern Society & Global Transformations at the University of Cambridge (Gates-Cambridge Scholar) and Pediatric Dermatology at Columbia (Research Year) 
    Intern Year: Mount Sinai Morningside/West, NY
    Hobbies: walks in the park with my dog, yoga, painting, reading, exploring new restaurants, movies, traveling, spending time with friends and family

  • Daniella Reimann, MD

    Daniella Reimann, MD

    Hometown:  New Orleans, LA/Birmingham, AL
    Undergrad: Villanova University 
    Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
    Research/additional education:  N/A
    Intern Year: Brookwood Baptist Transitional Year
    Hobbies: Photography, cooking (especially curry), hiking, indoor planting, hanging out with my rescue cat Fats, exercising with friends

PGY-2

  • Tatiana Abrantes, MD

    Tatiana Abrantes, MD

    Hometown: Cranston, RI and Águeda, Portugal 
    Undergrad: Boston College​​​​​​​
    Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University​​​​​​​
    Research/additional education: N/A
    Intern Year: Transitional Year at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Mass General Brigham​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
    Hobbies: Spending time with friends and family, pilates/barre classes, reading, traveling (especially to Portugal to visit my family!), and listening to Taylor Swift

  • Fadwa Ahmed, MD

    Fadwa Ahmed, MD

    Hometown: Kuwait City, Kuwait
    Undergrad: Brown University 
    Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 
    Research/additional education: Research year at Brown Dermatology 
    Intern Year: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Transitional Year at Brockton
    Hobbies: aerial arts, DIY home projects, reading/writing, hanging out with my dogs Avril and Francine!
  • Bianca Biglione, MD

    Bianca Biglione, MD

    Hometown: Florida Panhandle
    Undergrad: Florida Atlantic University
    Medical School: Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine
    Research/additional education: Clinical and Research Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital
    Intern Year: University of Miami Transitional Year​​​​​​​
    Hobbies: Playing tennis, running 5Ks, snorkeling, spending time with family and friends

  • Brian Chu, MD

    Brian Chu, MD

    Hometown: San Francisco, CA​​​​​​​
    Undergrad: Stanford​​​​​​​
    Medical School: UPenn​​​​​​​
    Research/additional education: Worked at Doximity and 25m Health during medical school
    Intern Year: CPMC​​​​​​​
    Hobbies: Running, walking, piano, birdwatching