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Current Fellows

3rd Year Fellows

Kristen Mathias, MD

  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Chicago
  • Favorite Baltimore spot: My favorite spot is the Charles Theater- a charming theater that showcases independent  films and is close to a variety of local restaurants that highlight the wide-ranging palate of Baltimore.  

2nd Year Fellows

Brendan Denvir, MD

  • Medical School: SUNY Downstate
  • Residency: NYU
  • Favorite Baltimore spot: Verde Pizza has delicious homemade burrata and wood-fired pizzas. It’s walking distance to B’more Licks and Patterson Park for dessert and a stroll afterwards.

Jorge Guerra, MD

  • Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – Paul L. Foster School of Medicine 
  • Residency: Texas A&M College of Medicine – Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
  • Favorite Baltimore spot: Baltimore is a great culinary city. The restaurants along Harbor East, Fells Point, and Canton are amazing. If I had to pick one, I would go with Ekiben.

Rebecca Fitzpatrick, MD

  • Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
  • Residency: Rush University Medical Center
  • Favorite Baltimore spot: Running/Walking along the Harbor waterfront trail.

Ziga Vodusek, MD

  • Medical School: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
  • Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Favorite Baltimore spot: Exploring around Canton and Harbor East especially the bakeries and all the amazing spots to eat.

1st Year Fellows

Antonio Salas, MD

  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Osler Medical Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Favorite Baltimore spot: Patterson park. This is a great place to run, sled in the winter, and see the infamous snapping turtle in the pond. 

Marwin Groener, MD

  • Medical School: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
  • Favorite Baltimore spot: The Waterfront Promenade is a lovely spot to go for a stroll/run and watch the boats. There are also many good restaurants along its path.

Rebecca Slotkin, MD

  • Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital- Yale University
  • Favorite Baltimore spot: Canton Waterfront Park – a great place to read, listen to live music, and launch a paddleboard. 

Vishal Patel, MD

  • Medical School: University of Florida 
  • Residency: University of Florida 
  • Favorite Baltimore spot: My favorite spots (so far) have been near the waterfront in Fell’s Point and Harbor East. There are a number of great bakeries and mom/pop restaurants that cater to many different taste palates and world cuisines. Have to give a special shout out to Darbar, Johnny Rad’s Pizzeria Tavern, Ekiben and Bayside Cantina. 

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