PGY-4 Residents

John Douglas

B.S., University of California, Los Angeles

M.S., Georgetown University

M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine

M.B.A., University of California, San Diego

John currently serves as Chief Resident of the Psychiatry Service at Grady Memorial Hospital and President of the House Staff Organization for all Emory residents and fellows.  He grew up in San Diego where he completed his MBA at UCSD focused on medically related life science entrepreneurship.  John has substantial experience working with and writing business plans for early stage biotech companies which he successfully connected with venture capitalists for funding through winning several business plan competitions prior to joining our residency.  Through training in our program John developed a strong passion for addiction psychiatry and next year will complete a fellowship in this specialization at New York University.

Kimberly Fitzgerald

B.A., Yale University

M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine

Kimberly was chosen to participate in the research track in Mark Gold’s lab at U Fla. Dr. Gold described her as someone who has a unique talent in research and clinical medicine in addictive disease.  She gained clinical experience on the research track at the Betty Ford Institute.  From that work she coauthored one peer reviewed journal article and two poster presentations.  Her evaluations commented on her potential as both a clinician and researcher and made note of her “fantastic ability to work with people as a colleague, build trust, create a team and finish projects”.

Amy Hostetter

B.A., Emory University

M.D., University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

Amy was Phi Beta Kappa at Emory and after graduation worked in our department investigating psychotropic medications taken during pregnancy and lactation with Drs. Newport and Stowe who helped recruit her back to Emory.   She has clinical expertise and research experience that will allow her to fit in with a number of areas including the Mind Body group. She has 10 peer reviewed publications, multiple poster presentations at national meetings and 3 book chapters.

Alexandra Sawicki

B.A., Yale University

M.D., Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Alexandra grew up in Atlanta with her twin sister, Nadia, and her parents, professors at Georgia Tech and Georgia State. She attended The Westminster Schools, where she was an outstanding student and was named Georgia Female Athlete of the Year in 2000. Alexandra attended Yale University, where she received a B.A. in English and ran the 5000m on the varsity cross country and track and field teams all four years. At Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, where she received her MD, she was actively involved in shaping the excellent medical education curriculum as a member of the Curriculum Committee and developed a didactic conference that introduced psychodynamic concepts to students in the psychiatry clerkship. She also worked with JeffHOPE which provides healthcare for homeless citizens of Philadelphia. Jefferson recognized Alexandra with the Award for Excellence in Professionalism in 2006 and the Baldwin L. Keyes Prize in Psychiatry in 2009. Many of Alexandra’s letters of recommendation commented on her skills as a clinician, which were described as “outstanding” and “superb,” and also on her teaching ability. She hopes to be involved in medical education while in residency.

Nadia Sawicki

B.A., Yale University

M.D., Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Nadia grew up in Atlanta and, in fact, learned to ride her bike (many years ago) on the Emory campus.  She attended high school at The Westminster Schools. She headed north for college and ran on both the Varsity Cross Country and Track and Field teams at Yale. She and her cross country teammates won the Ivy League championship in 2000 and 2001. While at Yale, she focused her undergraduate studies on Victorian literature with a specific interest in portrayals of illness. She spent time working with Linton Hopkins before going to medical school and he had the highest praises for her professionalism and skill with patients.  Nadia attended medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and was chosen to be a member of the Hobart Amory Hare Medical Honor Society in her second year at Jefferson. She also participated in JeffHOPE and other community projects.  She had wonderful evaluations on her clinical clerkships with her psychiatry attending describing her as “exceptional”.  She participated in the couples match with her fiancée in Emergency Medicine.

Kelly Scheinberg

B.A., Brandeis University

M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine

As an undergraduate, Kelly was the Justice Brandeis Scholar and received the JV Cunningham Award for Excellence in Science Writing while at Brandeis.  In medical school, Kelly also excelled.  In addition, she had a number of unique interests including being the class historian in medical school and co-editor of the year book and being a member of the White Coat Troop, a medical student acting group.  She has also spent time volunteering in the medical student clinic for indigent patients and on a medical mission trips to South America.

Nisha Shah

B.A., Smith College

M.D., Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Nisha graduated from Smith as a member of the Smith College Leadership Program.  She has some unique life experiences including working with an ambulance team and working with the New York Department of Justice to reduce the recidivism rate for adolescents in juvenile detention.  Nisha was very passionate in her interview in her work as President of JeffSOAR (students organized against rape). She also volunteered in JeffHOPE and JeffYES (which provided medical help for homeless adolescents).  On her clinical rotations she was described as consistently demonstrating her compassion and interest in her patients and her empathy for underprivileged and disadvantaged patients was evident on her interview day.