Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and RWJBarnabas Health are pleased to announce the 2020 Rutgers Rising Star scholars.

Rising Star Scholars are selected based on academic achievement, excellence in discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship, and commitment to our community. All applicants must be a student of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School or Rutgers New Jersey Medical School who have committed to joining the Rutgers Health or RWJBarnabas Health system as an employed clinician at the completion of their Rutgers Health‐based residency or fellowship. Awardees receive $20,000 annually, for each year they remain employed by Rutgers or RWJBarnabas Health, up to ten years and a total of a $200,000 benefit to each Rising Star.

The 2020 Honorees are:

Brandy Burgos
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
Residency Program: Northwestern McGaw/Lurie Children's Hospital, IL

Maxine Chan
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Residency Program: Duke University Medical Center, NC

Steffany Conyers
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Residency Program: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA 

Matthew Delbert
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

Ashley Dixon

Ashley Dixon
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Residency Program: New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell

Angelica Gangemi

Angelica Gangemi
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Residency Program: Christiana Care, DE

Talicia Jackson

Talicia Jackson
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Residency Program: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, NJ

Jessica Ludolph

Jessica Ludolph
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
Residency Program: Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ

Kathryn Whitehill

Kathryn Whitehill
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
Residency Program: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ

Emily Yosh

Emily Yosh
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Surgery
Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

Zachary Berlant

Zachary Berlant
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
Residency Program: New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center

Elizabeth Ginalis

Elizabeth Ginalis
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

Daniel Haddad

Daniel Haddad
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Patrick Hughes

Patrick Hughes
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

Samuel Kogan

Samuel Kogan
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Residency Program: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, NC

Daniel Levin

Daniel Levin
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Brittany Martinez

Brittany Martinez
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Family Medicine
Residency Program: New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center

Travis Quinoa

Travis Quinoa
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

Yekaterina Sherman

Yekaterina Sherman
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Rebecca Shipkin

Rebecca Shipkin (formerly Temkin)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Family Medicine
Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School