Margolis Interns
Summer 2024 Interns

Reima Bash
2024 Margolis Intern

Deven Gupta
2024 Margolis Intern

Katherine Hamilton
2024 Margolis Intern

Francisca Hammond
2024 Margolis Intern

Huda Haque
2024 Margolis Intern

Ariana Khayamian
2024 Margolis Intern

Emma Kikerkov
2024 Margolis Intern

Laura Kmitch
2024 Margolis Intern

Veronica Marshall-Kirk
2024 Margolis Intern

Olivia Mitchell
2024 Margolis Intern

Nikhil Patel
2024 Margolis Intern
Grace Pickett
2024 Margolis Intern

Ella Reeve
2024 Margolis Intern

Patrick Rodriguez, MA
Policy Analyst
2024 Margolis Intern

Anna Seaman
2024 Margolis Intern

Akhilesh Shivaramakrishnan
2024 Margolis Intern

Sara Stahl
2024 Margolis Intern
2023 Summer Interns

Alexa Fahrer
2023 Margolis Intern

Andrew Owens
2023 Margolis Intern

Anna Tharakan
2023 Margolis Intern

Aubteen Pour-Biazar
2023 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Audrey Landstreet
2023 Margolis Intern

Claire Hollowell
2023 Margolis Intern

Emily Zhen
2023 Margolis Intern

Evon Thompson
2023 Margolis Intern

Gracie Blackburn
2023 Margolis Intern
Jieyu Zhang
2023 Margolis Intern

Matthew Nuzzolo
2023 Margolis Intern

Neha Shaw
2023 Margolis Intern

Pearl Teiko
2023 Margolis Intern

Remi Shendell
2023 Margolis Intern

Sai Rachakonda, BA '24
Margolis Scholar
2023 Margolis Intern
Talia West
2023 Margolis Intern

Oluwatumilara (Tumi) Akeke
2023 Margolis Intern

Velda Wang
2023 Margolis Intern
Vibhav Nandagiri, BA '25
Margolis Scholar
2023 Margolis Intern

You (Lucine) Wu
2023 Margolis Intern
2022 Summer Interns

Alexandra Wynn
2022 Margolis Intern

Amanda He
2022 Margolis Intern

Amy Labrador
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern

Aneesh Karuppur
2022 Margolis Intern

Anika Vemulapalli
2022 Margolis Intern

Anna Zolotor
2022 Margolis Intern

Breanna Barrett, BA '25
2022 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Catherine Serianni
2022 Margolis Intern

Cathy Xiang
2022 Margolis Intern

Charles Drucker
2022 Margolis Intern

Chinmay Amin
2022 Margolis Intern
Dana Guggenheim
2020 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Devan Desai, BA/BS '23
Margolis Scholar
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern

Elizabeth Kayzman
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern

Francisco Banda
2022 Margolis Intern

Haley Cionfolo
2022 Margolis Intern

Ishaan Brar
2022 Margolis Intern

Joan Navarro
2022 Margolis Intern

Jonathan Barber
2022 Margolis Intern

Juliana Shank
2022 Margolis Intern

Karina Vasudeva
2022 Margolis Intern

Ayokunmi Ojo
2022 Margolis Intern

Lauren Caton
2022 Margolis Intern

Maya Thieme
2022 Margolis Intern

Meera Patel
2022 Margolis Intern

Meyra Çoban
2022 Margolis Intern
Mohini Johri
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern

Nisha Kumar
2022 Margolis Intern
Noah Evenson
2022 Margolis Intern

Payton Little
2022 Margolis Intern

Pranav Tadikonda
2022 Margolis Intern

Preeyanko Rao
2022 Margolis Intern

Riya Mohan, BA '24
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Ro Huang, BA '24
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Samantha Murrell
2022 Margolis Intern

Sarah Barnes
2022 Margolis Intern

Shamar Wilson
2022 Margolis Intern
2022 Summer Intern Mentors

Anna Hung, PharmD, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Population Health Sciences
Margolis Core Faculty

Barak Richman, PhD
Edgar P. and Elizabeth C. Bartlett Professor of Law
2020 Intern Mentor

Beth Shaz
Professor of Pathology
Deputy Director of the Marcus Center for Cellular Cures
Margolis Core Faculty

Charlene Wong, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Margolis Core Faculty

Deepshikha Charan Ashana, MD, MBA, MS
Margolis Core Faculty
Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Duke University

Devdutta Sangvai, MD, MBA
Faculty Director of the Margolis Summer Experience
Margolis Core Faculty
Margolis Executive Core Faculty
Professor, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
Duke SOM Professor, Program in Education
2020 Intern Mentor
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Gavin Yamey, MD, MPH
Hymowitz Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Gillian Sanders Schmidler, PhD
Deputy Director, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Professor of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine
Margolis Executive Core Faculty
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Herbert Kim Lyerly, MD
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Margolis Core Faculty

Kate Bundorf, Ph.D.
Faculty Director of the Margolis Scholars Program
Margolis Core Faculty
J. Alexander McMahon Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management Sanford School of Public Policy
Margolis Executive Core Faculty

Marianne Hamilton Lopez, PhD, MPA
Senior Research Director, Biomedical Innovation
Faculty Director of the Duke-Margolis Postdoctoral Associates & Affiliated Fellows Program
Adjunct Associate Professor
Senior Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Megan Shepherd-Banigan, PhD
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Margolis Core Faculty

Michael Frakes, JD, PhD
Professor of Law
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Minahil Shahid, (Public Policy, MPP '19)
Margolis Scholars Alum

Mina Silberberg, PhD
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Margolis Core Faculty

Nina Sperber, PhD
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Margolis Core Faculty

Nitzan Arad, LLM
Area Lead for Drug Pricing and Competition Policy

Osondu Ogbuoji, MBBS, MPH
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc, MSc, MA
Research Director, Real-World Evidence
Senior Team Member

Rebecca Whitaker, PhD, MSPH
Research Director, North Carolina Health Care Transformation
Core Faculty Member
Senior Team Member
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Robert Saunders, PhD
Senior Research Director, Health Care Transformation
Adjunct Associate Professor
Executive Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences
Medical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics
2020 Intern Mentor
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Steven Patierno, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Community & Family Medicine, Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Margolis Core Faculty

Tiffany Chan, MS
Senior Program Coordinator for Education Programs
2021 Summer Interns

Albert Rancu, BA/BS '23
Margolis Scholar
2021 Margolis Intern

Amber Lemmons
2021 Margolis Intern

Amy Labrador
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern

Ana DeCesare
2021 Margolis Intern

Ro Huang, BA '24
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Ankita Patil
2021 Margolis Intern

Anna Bartz, MBA '23, MPP '23
2021 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Anthony Salgado
2021 Margolis Intern

Christy Craig
2021 Margolis Intern

Cokie Young, (MA '22)
Margolis Scholar
2021 Margolis Intern

Cynthia Dong, BA/BS '23
2021 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar
Danah Younis
2021 Margolis Intern

Devan Desai, BA/BS '23
Margolis Scholar
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern

Earnest Wang
2021 Margolis Intern

Elaijah Lapay, BA '24
2021 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Elizabeth Hepburn
2021 Margolis Intern

Elizabeth Kayzman
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern

Emma Clark
2021 Margolis Intern
Fateha Zannath
2021 Margolis Intern

James Zheng
2020 Margolis Intern
2021 Margolis Intern

Jeremy Jacobs
2020 Margolis Intern
2021 Margolis Intern

Josee Li, BA/BS '23
Margolis Scholar
2021 Margolis Intern

Joslin Coggan
2021 Margolis Intern

Kami Pullakhandam
2021 Margolis Intern

Lauren Holt, (PhD '22)
Margolis Scholar
2021 Margolis Intern
Lisvel Matos, (PhD '22)
Margolis Scholar
2021 Margolis Intern

Lizzy Simmons
2021 Margolis Intern

Madeline Fowler
2021 Margolis Intern

Megan Knauer, (BA/BS '22)
Margolis Scholar
2020 Margolis Intern
2021 Margolis Intern
Mohini Johri
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern

Nadia Bey, BA/BS '23
2021 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Natalie Wong, MPP '23
2021 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Nikhil Chaudhry, BA/BS '24
2021 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Riya Mohan, BA '24
2021 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Rohan Gupta
2021 Margolis Intern
Ronit Sethi
2021 Margolis Intern

Shivam Patel
2021 Margolis Intern

Sophie Hurewitz
2021 Margolis Intern

Takhona Hlatshwako
2021 Margolis Intern
2021 Summer Intern Mentors

Bradi Granger, PhD
Professor of Nursing
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Mentor Intern
Margolis Executive Core Faculty

Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Margolis Core Faculty

Corinna Sorenson, PhD, MHSA, MPH
Faculty Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Senior Advisor and Founding Director, Margolis Scholars Program
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences and Public Policy
Margolis Core Faculty
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Devdutta Sangvai, MD, MBA
Faculty Director of the Margolis Summer Experience
Margolis Core Faculty
Margolis Executive Core Faculty
Professor, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
Duke SOM Professor, Program in Education
2020 Intern Mentor
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Elizabeth Joanne Gifford, PhD
Faculty Director of the new Bass Connections Health Policy and Innovation Theme
Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Evan Myers, MD, MPH
Walter L. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine
Margolis Core Faculty
Frank Sloan, PhD
J. Alexander McMahon Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management

Gavin Yamey, MD, MPH
Hymowitz Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Gillian Sanders Schmidler, PhD
Deputy Director, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Professor of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine
Margolis Executive Core Faculty
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Herbert Kim Lyerly, MD
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Margolis Core Faculty

Kate Bundorf, Ph.D.
Faculty Director of the Margolis Scholars Program
Margolis Core Faculty
J. Alexander McMahon Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management Sanford School of Public Policy
Margolis Executive Core Faculty

Krishna Udayakumar, MD, MBA
Director of Post-Graduate Education Initiatives, Margolis Center
Associate Professor of Global Health and Medicine
Margolis Executive Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Marianne Hamilton Lopez, PhD, MPA
Senior Research Director, Biomedical Innovation
Faculty Director of the Duke-Margolis Postdoctoral Associates & Affiliated Fellows Program
Adjunct Associate Professor
Senior Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Michael Frakes, JD, PhD
Professor of Law
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Michelle Franklin, PhD
Margolis Core Faculty
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Mina Silberberg, PhD
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Margolis Core Faculty

Nitzan Arad, LLM
Area Lead for Drug Pricing and Competition Policy

Patricia Green, MA
Director of Communications

Rebecca Whitaker, PhD, MSPH
Research Director, North Carolina Health Care Transformation
Core Faculty Member
Senior Team Member
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Robert Saunders, PhD
Senior Research Director, Health Care Transformation
Adjunct Associate Professor
Executive Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences
Medical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics
2020 Intern Mentor
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Summer Interns
Adrianna Williams
2020 Margolis Intern

Ainsley Buck
2020 Margolis Intern

Alice Chun , BA/BS '23
2020 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Cameron Eck
2020 Margolis Intern

Chloe Mitchell
2020 Margolis Intern
Dana Guggenheim
2020 Margolis Intern
2022 Margolis Intern
Margolis Scholar

Deepti Agnihotri
2020 Margolis Intern

Eileen Wen
2020 Margolis Intern

Hannah Shuffer
2020 Margolis Intern

James Zheng
2020 Margolis Intern
2021 Margolis Intern

Jeremy Jacobs
2020 Margolis Intern
2021 Margolis Intern

Joseph Kannarkat
2020 Margolis Intern

Judy Zhong
2020 Margolis Intern

Julia Johnson
2020 Margolis Intern

Kevin Pignone
2020 Margolis Intern

Kristin Ankoma-Sey
2020 Margolis Intern

Laura Benzing
2020 Margolis Intern

Nikhil Gadiraju
2020 Margolis Intern

Paige O'Leary
2020 Margolis Intern

Rachel Holtzman
2020 Margolis Intern

Reed Kenny
2020 Margolis Intern

Sahil Sandhu
2020 Margolis Intern

Vignesh Alagappan
2020 Margolis Intern

Zoe Zwecker
2020 Margolis Intern
2020 Summer Intern Mentors

Barak Richman, PhD
Edgar P. and Elizabeth C. Bartlett Professor of Law
2020 Intern Mentor

Bradi Granger, PhD
Professor of Nursing
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Mentor Intern
Margolis Executive Core Faculty

Charlene Wong, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Christina Silcox, PhD
Research Director, Digital Health
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Senior Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Courtney Van Houtven, PhD
Professor in Population Health Sciences
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Devdutta Sangvai, MD, MBA
Faculty Director of the Margolis Summer Experience
Margolis Core Faculty
Margolis Executive Core Faculty
Professor, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
Duke SOM Professor, Program in Education
2020 Intern Mentor
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Elizabeth Joanne Gifford, PhD
Faculty Director of the new Bass Connections Health Policy and Innovation Theme
Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Gavin Yamey, MD, MPH
Hymowitz Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Gillian Sanders Schmidler, PhD
Deputy Director, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Professor of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine
Margolis Executive Core Faculty
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Krishna Udayakumar, MD, MBA
Director of Post-Graduate Education Initiatives, Margolis Center
Associate Professor of Global Health and Medicine
Margolis Executive Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Matthew Maciejewski, PhD
Professor in Population Health Sciences
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Michael Frakes, JD, PhD
Professor of Law
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Osondu Ogbuoji, MBBS, MPH
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
Margolis Core Faculty
2020 Intern Mentor

Patricia Green, MA
Director of Communications

Rebecca Whitaker, PhD, MSPH
Research Director, North Carolina Health Care Transformation
Core Faculty Member
Senior Team Member
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Robert Saunders, PhD
Senior Research Director, Health Care Transformation
Adjunct Associate Professor
Executive Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences
Medical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics
2020 Intern Mentor
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member
Margolis Core Faculty