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  • Residency Leadership

    • Paul Aronson, MD, MHS

      Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine); Deputy Director, Pediatric Residency Program; Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Elective, Pediatrics

      Education
      MHS, Yale School of Medicine, 2019; MD, New York University School of Medicine, 2005; BA, Duke University, 2000
      Paul Aronson is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Emergency Medicine in the Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. His educational interests include teaching evidence-assisted medicine and engaging residents in scholarly activities, and he leads the Research Track for the residency program. His primary areas of research are the evaluation and management of the febrile young infant and shared decision-making with parents in the emergency department, and he is an investigator for several multicenter research networks. He enjoys any and all sports, focusing on Yale and Duke teams and the sports his son Eli and daughter Hayley play, particularly hockey and baseball. Mostly, he likes spending time with his wife and kids and exploring all that Connecticut has to offer.
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    • Adam Berkwitt, MD

      Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director, Pediatric Short Stay Unit; Pediatric Hospitalist

      Education
      MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 2007; BA, Hamilton College, 2003
      Adam Berkwitt is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics who specializes in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and also serves as Medical Director for the Pediatric Short Stay Inpatient Unit at the York Street Campus and Associate Program Director for the Yale Pediatric Residency Program. His educational and research interests include diagnostic decision-making/error, disparities in healthcare, neonatal abstinence syndrome and development of clinical pathways for reducing variations in care and improving overall quality and equity of care provided. Outside of work, Adam spends the majority of his time either strolling around East Rock attempting to train his unruly dog Bitsie Growler, a small French Bulldog with a serious Napoleon complex, or strumming his guitar while trying to complete his first album of original children's songs.
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    • Erin Nozetz, MD

      Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics); Associate Program Director, Residency, Pediatrics; Associate Director of the Pediatric Lead Toxicity Clinic at YNHCH, Pediatrics

      Education
      MD, State University of NY at Syracuse College of Medi, 2009
      Dr. Nozetz was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She attended college at McGill University, medical school at Upstate Medical University and completed her pediatric residency training at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. She went on to become a pediatric Chief Resident at YNHCH and has stayed on as a general pediatrician at YNHCH. She sees patients at 150 Sargent Drive, Fair Haven Community Health Center, the Well-Baby nursery at 20 York Street and the Pediatric Lead Clinic on Telehealth. Her interests lie in lead toxicity, integrative medicine, the care of children with special health care needs, and medical education.
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  • Current Residents PGY-1 (2023-2024)

    • Laelia Benoit, MD, PhD

      Clinical Fellow (Solnit Integrated)

      Education
      PhD, Paris Saclay University, 2018; MA, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 2015; MSc, Université Paris Nord, 2015; MD, Paris Sorbonne University (Pierre et Marie Curie School of Medicine), 2011
      Dr. Laelia Benoit is a Clinical Fellow (PGY-1) in the Solnit Integrated Training Program in Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center. She is a French and Brazilian Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (fully trained in France) and came to the U.S. in 2021 to work as a Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar at the Yale Child Study Center. Dr. Benoit maintains her affiliation with the French NIH (Inserm, CESP, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations). Dr. Benoit is the co-director of QUALab, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Lab, a collaboration between the Yale Child Study Center (Dr. Andrés Martin), and the CESP (Dr. Bruno Falissard). Dr. Benoit's previous research focused on early intervention in psychosis, anxious school refusal, and access to care for minorities. Her current project assesses the impact of climate change on the mental health of children and adolescents in three countries (the US, Brazil, and France). Laelia Benoit favors citizen research approaches involving adolescents, their parents, professionals, and family support groups. Her teaching (Yale University, Universidade de São Paolo, University of Paris) focuses on qualitative methods for researchers and psychological and social science skills for caregivers and school professionals to help them support children's health and reduce inequities in health care. Professional honors: Fulbright (2021), Monahan Foundation (2021), Inserm Award (2016), Paris Public Hospital AP-HP Award (2016). Methods: Qualitative (Grounded theory), Social Science, Mixed-methods, Transcultural Keywords: Youth mental health, Climate Change, Access to care, School refusal, Migration, Early Intervention (Autism, Psychosis), Adoption. Books : "L'adolescent fragile, peut-on prédire en psychiatrie? (2016), "Phobie scolaire, retrouver le plaisir d'apprendre" (2020), "Infantisme" (2023). All publications. Researchgate
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    • Gabriel Betancur Velez

      Hospital Resident

      My name is Gabriel Betancur and I am a second-year medical student. I was born in Medellín, Colombia and moved to Connecticut when I was 12 years old. I graduated from Yale College in 2019 with a degree in Molecular Biology and have loved my time at Yale and New Haven for the past few years. After medical school, I wish to become a pediatric endocrinologist and contribute to finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes along with working with underserved and immigrant communities. At YSM, I enjoy volunteering at HAVEN Free Clinic, serving as a Graduate Affiliate for Pierson College, and playing on the soccer and basketball intramural teams. Please reach out whenever you need and I look forward to engaging with everyone and helping out in any way I can!
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    • Hailey Burden

      Hospital Resident

      Education
      MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2023; BS, Abilene Christian University, 2018
      I was born and raised in West Texas where I completed my undergraduate and medical school training. My wife and I decided to move to New England for a change in scenery and new career opportunities. I am interested in pediatric hospital medicine and medical education as well as care for LGBTQIA+ youth. My hobbies include drinking all forms of iced coffee, listening to the 1975, and playing chess.
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    • Alexander Johnson

      Hospital Resident

      Education
      MD, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2023; MS, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2023; BS, University of California Los Angeles, 2017
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    • Snimarjot Kaur, MBBS

      Hospital Resident

      Education
      MBBS, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, 2020
      Snimarjot Kaur is a resident physician in the Department of Pediatrics. Her interests include clinical pediatrics, medical education, and simulation-based and quality improvement research. She has worked as a postdoctoral research associate with the Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Her academic work involved simulation-based research to measure and improve the quality of pediatric emergency care across the United States. She has previously trained as a research fellow at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital as well. At the MGH Pediatric Endocrine Research lab, her projects focused on the consequences of obesity in adolescents including bone health and reproductive health, and on bone health outcomes in male athletes. Dr. Kaur received her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. During medical school, she worked on developing a pediatric oncology regimen-dose calculator, ‘Oncolator’. She has served in multiple leadership positions, including the Associate Director for Public Relations at FuturePedsRes and the Vice Chairperson for the Asian Medical Students Association (AMSA, India). Being a trained Kathak and Bhangra dancer, you can always find her dancing to the music in her head. She loves spending her weekends cooking, baking, and exploring new corners of the city.
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    • Krishanth Manokaran

      Hospital Resident

      Education
      MD, Boston University ; BSc, McGill University
      Hi all, I'm excited to be joining the Yale Pediatrics family as of 2023! I was born and raised in Toronto, ON and went to undergrad in Montreal before coming down to Boston for my masters degree and medical school training. During medical school, I became interested in Narrative Medicine and using stories and poems to explore themes that are found within and beyond the practice of medicine. In my free time I enjoy playing tennis, reading, and cheering on the Toronto Raptors.
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  • Current Residents PGY-2 (2023-2024)

    • Eliaz Brumer, MD

      Hospital Resident

      Education
      MD, Joyce & Irving Goldman, Medical school, Ben Gurion University of the Negev., 2014
      I am an alumnus of the Joyce & Irving Goldman Medical School at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Upon my graduation, I pursued and completed a Pediatric residency at the Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel. Following the successful completion of my residency and board examinations, I was honored with the Israel Board certification in Pediatrics by the State of Israel in February 2018. Subsequent to my certification, I served as an Attending Physician at Rappaport Children's Hospital, dedicating my skills both to the pediatrics service and the emergency department. Concurrently, I embraced the role of a primary care pediatric physician within a community setting, further diversifying my clinical experience. In June 2020, I relocated to the USA and embarked on a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Yale University/Yale New Haven Hospital, culminating in June 2023. This advanced training period was enriched by my selection for the "Fellows as Medical Educators" (FAME) program, which equipped me with nuanced pedagogical skills for engaging diverse audiences and delivering constructive feedback. My professional growth during this period was recognized with the Israel Board certification in Pediatric Pulmonology, awarded by the State of Israel in July 2023. Beyond my core pediatric training, I have been certified as a Diving Doctor by the Israeli Naval Medical Institute, specializing in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. This specialized training encompassed comprehensive learning about the Decompression Chamber's structure and operation, associated risks, and the prevalent dangers of recreational and sport diving injuries. As a Diving Doctor, I am authorized to evaluate divers pre-dive medically and to operate within a Decompression Chamber to address injuries such as Decompression Sickness and Carbon Monoxide poisoning. I am currently a second-year Pediatric resident at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
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    • Katie Prochownik

      Hospital Resident

      I was born and raised in Pittsburgh- as a result, I am an obligate Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates fan. And yes, of course I love pierogies. After high school, I moved to Baltimore for college and eventually realized that medicine was the path for me. I moved back to Pittsburgh to work for a short time as a bartender and spin instructor before going to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. I am thrilled to join the Yale Peds Family! Aside from my obsession with potted plants, I also enjoy running or hiking with my yellow lab, Bella Rose, and trying any of the amazing restaurants or breweries around town. My main areas of research interest include public health, advocacy, and sexual reproductive health.
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    • Naa Sey, MD

      Hospital Resident

      Education
      MD, Howard University College of Medicine, 2022; BSc, Howard University, 2018
      I'm from Northern Virginia, but originally from the best West African country, Ghana. My hope is to practice primary care in underserved communities and remain involved in those communities using other talents. I also have a passion for art, music, dance, and Korean dramas and plan on further nurturing these hobbies as well as my career. :)
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  • Current Residents PGY-3 (2023-2024)

  • Current Residents PGY-4 (2023-2024)

  • Current Chief Residents (2023-2024)

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