Graduates & Alumni

The Department of OB/GYN at Loyola University Medical Center has a proud tradition of educating residents who become leaders in all areas of Obstetrics & Gynecology. A review of the program alumni demonstrates an equal distribution of residents entering fellowship programs, academic medicine as a faculty member or entering private practice. Loyola's OB/GYN faculty have always strived to facilitate the career dreams of our trainees. Many alumni have become actively involved in residency education on a national level, have become residency directors, clerkship directors and ABOG Board examiners, which is a testament to the love of academics that the department faculty pass on to the trainees. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see our alumni video.

Whether a current alumni or a decade or more out of residency, a deep appreciation for their training and the faculty who motivated them to become the best they could be is at the core of their memories of residency. Following are a few recent examples of statements made by alumni regarding their residency training through an anonymous post-graduation survey:

"I think our surgical training is actually better than most. Our providers are so comfortable with laparoscopy and robotic surgery which allows them to teach residents at such a high level and allows us to be much more hands on tranlates into a great surgical experience."
"Excellent hands on surgical training starting on day one!"
"Diverse clinical training with depth and breadth greater than most programs."
"I think our exposure in the subspecialty clinics is a real strength in our program."
"Skills that I possess during training that are superior to my peers are minimally invasive gyn surgery, efficient clinical practice and planning a research project."

Following is a list of the alumni and their post-graduation positions for the last 10 years:

Alumni Post-Graduation Positions

Year	Graduate
2025	Mirelle Dawoud, MD, MS URPS Fellowship Ohio State University Jameela Media, MD, MPH Private Practice Mary Murphy, MD Academic Medicine MacNeal Community Hospital/LUMC Hannah Pope, MD MIGS Fellowship Northwestern University Medical Center Jessica Shaker, MD, MS Private Practice Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, IL
Year	Graduate
2024	Ana Burgos, MD URPS Fellowship University of Chicago, North Shore Alexis Dunning, MD Private Practice Association for Women's Healthcare, Chicago, IL. Rachel Moore, MD URPS Fellowship University of New Mexico Kathryn Patton, MD, MPH MFM Fellowship Loyola University Medical Center Katherine Schultz, MD, MS Academics Georgetown University, Washington DC
Year	Graduate
2023	Kailynn Adams, MD Private Practice Park Nicollet Health Services, Bloomington, MN Anna Griffin-Gonzalez, MD Gyn-Oncology Fellowship Ohio State University Christine Lusby, MD Private Practice Christie Clinic, Champaign, IL Ravi Patel, MD FPMRS Fellowship Beth Israel Deaconess/Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA Kelly Ryan, MD MIGS Fellowship Lutheran General Hospital, Chicago, IL
Year	Graduate
2022	Margaret Kistner, MD Private Practice Northwestern Women's Health Associates, Chicago, IL Abigail Otto, MD Academic Medicine University of Hawaii, Honolulu Elyse Schultz, MD, MS Private Practice Chicago Women's Health Group, Chicago, IL Anne Tjaden Peiffer, MD Private Practice Erie Family Health, Chicago, IL
2021	Danielle Krause, MD Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship University of Oklahoma Emily Malling, MD Private Practice Grand Rapids, MI Mary McKenna, MD MIGS Fellowship Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL Priya Patel, MD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship University of Cincinnati Medical Center
2020	Becka Bogue Docken, MD General Private Practice Minneapolis, MN Callie Hurtt, MD Private Practice Tempe, AZ Lindsey McAlarnen, MD Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Sereen Nashif, MD MFM Fellowship University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2019	Alison Dixon, MD General Academic Practice Georgetown University, Washington D.C Matthew Tipton, MD General Practice NorthShore Health Centers, Gary, IN Lauren Westbay, MD FPMRS Fellowship Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
2018	Sarah Salamon, MD General Private Practice Northwestern University, Chicago Raanan Alter, MD Gynecology Oncology Fellowship University of Chicago Whitney Dunn, MD General Private Practice Northwestern University, Chicago Kristen Turner, MD General Academic Practice University of South Florida, Tampa
2017	Dara Matthew, MD Private Practice Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Ga Prerna Raj, MD FPMRS Fellowship Johns Hopkins University Nicole Sonn, MD Generalist Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL Juliana Sung, MD MFM Fellowship Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL Allison Tsambarlis, MD Generalist at FQHC Chicago, IL
2016	Lindsey Carlile, MD Private Practice North Shore, Chicago, IL Denicia Dwarica, MD FPMRS Fellowship Oklahoma University Michelle Wyszomirski, DO Private Practice Erie Family Health Center, Chicago, IL