Class of 2025 Graduates from Duke Anesthesiology Training Programs

By Stacey Hilton
Congratulations Graduates!

This year's cohort of anesthesiology residents and fellows have successfully completed their training programs, marking a notable milestone in their medical journey. Duke Anesthesiology’s residency and fellowship classes of 2025 gathered on June 7th and 8th to celebrate their graduation from the department’s training programs and their commitment to “changing the face of anesthesiology.” Sixteen residents were honored at the ceremony held at Bay 7 in Durham, and 37 fellows were recognized for their achievement at the University Club in Durham.

Class of 2025 Residency Graduates
Class of 2025 Residency Graduates
Class of 2025 Fellowhship Graduates
Class of 2025 Fellowship Graduates

The Duke Anesthesiology Fellowship Education Program is supported by ten specialty fellowship program directors and Dr. Annemarie Thompson, vice chair for education. Dr. Brandi Bottiger serves as the newly-appointed director of the Duke Anesthesiology Residency Program alongside assistant program directors, Drs. Angela Pollak and Sarah Cotter.

Education Leaders Drs. Annemarie Thompson, Brandi Bottiger, Angela Pollak, and Sarah Cotter
Education leaders, Drs. Annemarie Thompson, Brandi Bottiger, Angela Pollak, and Sarah Cotter

"I am truly impressed by the exceptional commitment demonstrated by every member of our anesthesiology residency and fellowship programs," says Thompson. "Their remarkable blend of dedication, compassion and perseverance positions them to make a lasting contribution to the future of anesthesiology and in the lives of those they serve. Additionally, I would like to express my deepest gratitude for our world class faculty who generously dedicate themselves to educating our future perioperative leaders."

Resident leadership positions were also recognized during the ceremony:

Chief Residents: Drs. Haley Amenson and Anne Walker
Education Chief Residents: Drs. Chris Haxhi and Emily Masterson

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Congratulations to all of the graduates!

Left to Right: Haley Amenson, MD, Jennifer Anderson, MD, Allison Apfel, MD, Robert Chu, MD
Left to Right: Marc Ghabach, MD, Christopher Haxhi, MD, Danielle Isham, MD, Emily Masterson, MD
Left to Right: Adriana McMichael, MD, Daisy Ogede, MD, Gina Russell, MD, Sarah Slightom, MD
Left to Right: Madeline Stovall, MD, Louisa Walker, MD, Andrew Whang, MD, Niki Winters, MD

Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Left to Right: Monica Arndt, MD, Brian Barron, MD, Ryan Best, MD, Thomas Bunning, MD
Left to Right: Ej Collins, MD, Yen-Yen Gee, MD, Adam Lepkowsky, MD, Jessica Liu, MD
Left to Right: Kevin Merola, MD, Drew Phillips, MD, Andrea Rivero, DO, Matthew Stiles, MD
Left to Right: Blake Winston, DO, Sherman Yu, MD

Critical Care Medicine

Left to Right: Bert Cortina, MD, Brian DelPino, DO, Tiffany Dong, MD, Brett Edelman, MD
Left to Right: Sophie Higgins, MD, Wahida Khan, MD, Talha Saif, MD

Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Left to Right: Eric Deloso, DO

Obstetric Anesthesiology

Left to Right: Heather Acuff, MD, Jessica Stockinger, MD

Pain Medicine

Left to Right: John Mekail, MD, JJ Ward, MD, Joseph Whitmore, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Left to Right: Fintan Hughes, MD, Sydney Reed, MD

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Left to Right: Shaji Faisal, MD

Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine

Left to Right: Emily Barney, MD, Stephen Davies, MD, Matthew Harrell, MD, Alexander Loji, MD
Left to Right: Kevin Su, MD

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Left to Right: Jayanth Adusumalli, MBBS, Samantha Ni, MD, Jonathan Wang, DO

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