Vital Signs is featuring introductions to many of the new faculty members and chief residents who joined us in 2019. Each has been invited to provide some background about their primary professional focus in clinical, research, and/or medical education, what drew them to UW-Madison, their hopes and dreams for their first year, hobbies and interests, and a favorite piece of advice from a mentor or inspiring figure.

We are pleased to welcome:

Chief Residents

• Matthew “Matt” Caldis, MD, MS
• Matthew “Matt” Martini, MD
• Callie Plafkin, MD
• Caitlin Peirce, MD

Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

• Matthew “Matt” Churpek, MD, MPH
• Hilary Faust, MD, MS
• Stephen “Steve” Halliday, MD, MS
• Keenan Taylor, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

• Aurangzeb Baber, MD
• Blake Fleeman, MD
• S. Carolina Masri, MD
• Bradley “Brad” Ternus, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

• Clare O’Connor, MD, MPH
• Kenneth “Ken” Ligaray, MD
• Samantha “Sam” Pabich, MD
• Deborah “Deb” Wubben, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

• Kimberly “Kim” Daniel, MD
• Paul Estrada, MD
• Margarita “Rita” German, MD

General Internal Medicine

• Jonathan Anderson, MD
• Brittany Galusha, MD
• Mara Terras, MD

Geriatrics and Gerontology

• Maureen Bruns, MD

Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care

• Jane Churpek, MD, MS
• Christopher “Chris” D’Angelo, MD
• Narjust Duma, MD
• Liana Eskola, DO
• David Kosoff, MD
• Kalyan Vara Ganesh Nadiminti, MBBS
• Priyanka Pophali, MD
• Ethan Silverman, MD

Hospital Medicine

• Scott Ensminger, DO
• Ebba Hjerstedt, MD, MS
• Samantha “Sam” Murray-Bainer, MD
• Andrew “Drew” Schaefer, MD
• Trenton Snyder, MD
• David Sterken, MD

Rheumatology

• Christine Sharkey, MD