Our residency program’s Recruitment and Selection Committee (chaired by Patrick J. Forte, MD) announced that Drs. Phil Carullo, Chelsey Woodrum, and Steven Bartels will serve as our Chief Residents for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Philip Carullo, MD - Chief Resident
Phil entered our program from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He is a native of Pennsylvania and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh. This year he excellently served in the role of Junior Chief of Advocacy and was also very active in our residency recruitment efforts. Most recently, he organized a city-wide fundraiser for the Light of Life Rescue Mission. Phil is also involved in medical device development with the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute.
Chelsey Woodrum, MD, MS - Associate Chief Resident
Chelsey entered our program as an Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society graduate of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University with an undergraduate degree from Boston University. She was very active this year in her role as Junior Chief of Recruitment, working with two other junior chiefs to organize interview dinners and applicant follow up for one of our best recruitment years to date.
Steven Bartels, MD - Associate Chief Resident
Steve entered our program as an AOA graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine with an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois in bioengineering. He served in the role of Junior Chief for Education this year and was instrumental in organizing and conducting the new monthly morning report conference at UPMC Presbyterian. He also organized the completion of orientation guides/case cards for the post-graduate year-2 residents at each site for specific types of cases.