Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health are pleased to announce the 2024 Rutgers Rising Star scholars.

Honorees are recognized for their academic achievement, excellence in discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship, and commitment to our community. Rising Star scholars must be a student of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School or New Jersey Medical School. Awardees who match into a Rutgers Health-sponsored residency or fellowship will receive $20,000 annually at the completion of their first year, and up to nine years after for each year they remain employed by Rutgers or RWJBarnabas Health.

The 2024 honorees are:

Amanda Azer

Amanda Azer
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery

Saiaditya Badeti

Saiaditya Badeti
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Pathology

Daniel Brenner

Daniel A. Brenner
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Neurosurgery

Taylor Chiang

Taylor Chiang
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: General Surgery

Emily Duffus

Emily Duffus
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics

Michael Enich

Michael Enich
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Family Medicine/Internal Medicine

Peter M. Filtes

Peter M. Filtes
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery

Pasquale Gencarelli Jr.

Pasquale Gencarelli Jr.
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery

Jeffrey Hanover

Jeffrey Hanover
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Priyanshi Jain

Priyanshi Jain
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Bahar Javdan

Bahar Javdan
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Dermatology

Michelle Jeffery

Michelle Jeffery
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: General Surgery

Karla Larios

Karla Larios
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Kelsey M. Larkin

Kelsey M. Larkin
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics

Erica R. Levin

Erica R. Levin
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics

Camden J. MacDowell

Camden J. MacDowell
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology

Noran Metawea

Noran Metawea
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Family Medicine

Ethan Morrison

Ethan Morrison
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Anesthesiology

Lucinalda Perez Sanchez

Lucinalda Perez Sanchez
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jeremy Michael Perrelle

Jeremy Michael Perrelle
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Antoine Saint-Victor

Antoine Saint-Victor
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: General Surgery/Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lianna Schwartz

Lianna Schwartz
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Priyanka Singh

Priyanka Singh
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine/GI/Transplant Hepatology

Jacob Veliky

Jacob Veliky
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Ophthalmology

Krystle Vera

Krystle Vera
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Yifan Zhang

Yifan Zhang
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Dermatology