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General Specialty Advising Links

AAMC Careers in Medicine - Specialty Profiles | careersinmedicine.aamc.org/explore-options 

AMA FRIEDA - Specialty Guide | freida.ama-assn.org/specialty 

American Board of Medical Specialties | abms.org/member-boards/specialty subspecialty certificates

AAMC Report on Residents | aamc.org/students-residents

Specialty Profiles by Faculty and OSA Advisors

Learn more about the University of Maryland Medical Center residency programs by specialty.

Anesthesiology  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program 
AAMC Specialty Profile   
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS  
Specialty Advisor: Stephanie Kahntroff, MD  

Child Neurology  
AAMC Specialty Profile  
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS  

Dermatology  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS  
Specialty Advisor: Marcia Driscoll, MD, PharmD 
Additional Contact Information: James Evans (Program Coordinator)  

Emergency Medicine 
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS  
Specialty Advisor: Ryan Spangler, MD  
Additional Contact Information: Sarah Dubbs, MD (Program Director)

Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics 
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program 
OSA Advisor: Elizabeth Lamos, MD
Specialty Advisor: Jennifer Guyther, MD  

Family Medicine  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Elizabeth Lamos, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Katherine Jacobson, MD 

Internal Medicine  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: John Allen, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Susan Wolfsthal, MD

Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine 
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS  
Specialty Advisor: Kami Hu, MD  

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: John Allen, MD
Specialty Advisor: Katelyn Donahue, MD 

Neurology  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Beth Lamos, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Melissa Motta, MD, MPH  

Neurological Surgery  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Marissa Flaherty, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Charles Sansur, MD;  Jacob Cherian, MD  
Additional Contact Information: Sophie White (Academic Services Coordinator)  

Obstetrics & Gynecology 
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS 
Specialty Advisor: Kiranpreet Chawla, MD  
Additional Contact Information:  Kerry Allen (Academic Coordinator)   

Occupational and Environmental Medicine
AAMC Specialty Profile
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS 
Specialty Advisor: Marianne Cloeren 
Additional Contact Information: Stella Hines 

Ophthalmology  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Marissa Flaherty, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Moran Roni Levin, MD 

Orthopeadic Surgery  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS  
Specialty Advisor: Frank Henn, MD; Natalie Danna, MD  
Additional Contact Information: Vikky Norton (Residency Coordinator)  

Otolaryngology  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS
Specialty Advisor: Elizabeth Gaurdiani, MD  

Pathology  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Elizabeth Lamos, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Olga Ioffe, MD  

Pediatrics  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Elizabeth Lamos, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Rebecca Carter, MD  

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: John Allen, MD
Specialty Advisor: Idris Amin, MD  

Plastic Surgery – Integrated  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Elizabeth Lamos, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Sheri Slezak, MD  

Preventive Medicine  
University of Maryland School of Medicine Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Kerri Thom, MD, MS  
Specialty Advisor: Wendy Lane, MD, MPH  

Psychiatry  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Marissa Flaherty, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Melissa Lavoie, MD

Radiation Oncology  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Marissa Flaherty, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Sarah McAvoy, MD  

Radiology – Diagnostic  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Marissa Flaherty, MD 
Specialty Advisor: Rhydwana Hossain, MD  

Radiology – Interventional/Integrated 
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Marissa Flaherty, MD 
Specialty Advisor: Rhydwana Hossain, MD

Surgery – General  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Elizabeth Lamos, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Christina Paluskievicz, MD

Thoracic Surgery 
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program 
AAMC Specialty Profile
OSA Advisor: Elizabeth Lamos, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Shelby Stewart, MD

Urology  
University of Maryland Medical Center Residency Program  
AAMC Specialty Profile 
OSA Advisor: Marissa Flaherty, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Minaj Siddiqi, MD 

Vascular Surgery  
AAMC Specialty Profile
OSA Advisor: Elizabeth Lamos, MD  
Specialty Advisor: Michael Lilly, MD