Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency – Current Residents
Fourth Year
Jackie Larker, DO
Hometown: Aguada, Puerto Rico
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Carolinas Campus
Research interests: healthcare disparities
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: explore different restaurants
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: La Rancherita
Best experience in residency so far: I love anytime I get to deliver patients who I’ve gotten to follow throughout their pregnancy. Also, got to deliver a set of twins vaginally, that was a highlight!
Hobbies: cooking, indoor cycling
What I like about this program: The people! I couldn’t ask for better co-residents!
Plans after residency: Still deciding, likely go on to work as a generalist and most importantly reuniting with my significant other in Maryland.
Kaitlyn O’Connor, MD
Hometown: Wake Forest, NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine
Research interests: Undecided
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: Spending time on the river, going to breweries and having cookouts/game nights with friends
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: DAP House
Best experience in residency so far: Too many rewarding deliveries/surgeries to narrow it down to one!
Hobbies: Reading, hiking, going to the beach, being a plant mom
What I like about this program: The people and the variety of patient and pathology we see every day
Plans after residency: Undecided
J.C. Rowe, MD
Hometown: Harrisburg, PA
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Research interests: The impact of Metformin treatment for gestational diabetes on neonatal outcomes and fetal metabolism; Aspirin therapy during the first trimester and it’s influence on trophoblast implantation
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: Go to the river, Pitt Street brewery
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Kasturi and Anchalee’s
Best experience in residency so far: Delivering 7 babies during my second Friday call shift before midnight, and somehow becoming the guy who always brings pimento cheese to everything
Hobbies: Sports, podcasts (especially about history), driving very long distances, and board games
What I like about this program: The complex patients we serve and the incredible team of residents and attendings we all get to work with
Plans after residency: MFM Fellowship
Haleigh Wright, MD
Hometown: Charleston, WV
Medical School: Marshall University
Research interests: Undecided
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: eat, drink, hang out with friends, and of course include my dog in everything.
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: The Rick House, Main and Mill, and Ninos
Best experience in residency so far: realizing how much I’ve learned over the past year
Hobbies: plants, Peloton, and my pup
What I like about this program: The variety of pathology and supportive coworkers
Plans after residency: Generalist and would like to end up in the Carolinas
Brandon Yates, MD
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine
Research interests: Transgender medicine, the impact of health literacy on prenatal, antenatal, and postpartum care
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: I enjoy hanging out with friends at local breweries, visiting the Umbrella Market, and running on the Greenway.
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Biscuit & the Bean, Christy’s Euro Pub, Atavola
Best experience in residency so far: I thoroughly enjoy being able to participate in vaginal and Cesarean deliveries. These are truly vulnerable moments for our patients and a certain level of trust and rapport to be earned and it’s an amazing feeling to experience.
Hobbies: Community theatre, running, singing
What I like about this program: Our medically and racially diverse patient population, close-knit relationship with my co-residents, support from our attendings
Plans after residency: Potentially private practice; I have an interest in transgender medicine and would like to be involved in hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgeries
Third Year
Tori Blankman, MD
Hometown: Plattsmouth, NE
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Research interests: Undecided
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: Roaming around Plant & See, checking out local breweries with my co-residents, checking out local thrift shops
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Atavola & Kasturi
Best experience in residency so far: Of course, all the beautiful deliveries and fun surgeries. I love the continuity of care we provide our patients, it can be so rewarding to follow someone through their pregnancy. Aside from patient experiences it would have to be pranking my chief resident on his last call shift with the rest of the team, attending, and even our patients!
Hobbies: Taking care of my many house plants, Yoga, Pilates, reading fantasy novels and hanging out with my crazy Husky
What I like about this program: I know we all say this, but the people. I have made some of my best friends in this program. And of course, the complexity of our patient population always keeps us on our toes!
Plans after residency: Not totally sure yet but probably private practice
Kaitlyn Brobst, MD
Hometown: Wilmington. NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Research interests: Health literacy and surgical outcomes
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: Spending time with family and friends, wine night at my house with coresidents
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Luna Pizza
Best experience in residency so far: It is hard to choose just one!
Hobbies: Creative house projects, cooking, traveling
What I like about this program: The community of patients we serve. medical complexity of cases and associated pathology, and amazing co-workers
Plans after residency: Undecided
Rebecca Chazanoff, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: St. George’s University
Research interests: Diet & Metabolism in Labor
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: Hang out with dog, Lila
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Kasturi
Best experience in residency so far: We saved a woman’s life in the Oncology OR one night about a year ago. Today our patient is spending quality time with her family, that was one special night!
Hobbies: cats and coffee
What I like about this program: The people! These people will rally around you when you need it and support you fiercely!
Plans after residency: There’s an old Yiddish saying, “Man plans and God laughs”.
Caroline Fryar, MD
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Medical School: UNC School of Medicine
Research interests: Healthcare delivery and utilization, care models, care delivery in rural areas.
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: Taking care of my home garden; working in the community garden a few blocks away
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Anywhere my co-residents are!
Best experience in residency so far: Continuity of care — taking care of patients throughout their pregnancy/pregnancies, and getting the chance to have someone think of me as “my doctor.”
Hobbies: Gardening, reading, spending time with my dog and my husband
What I like about this program: Taking care of the women of Eastern North Carolina is an incredible honor and responsibility. Our program serves as the sole high-risk OB provider for the whole northeast part of the state, so getting to be there for our patients is something very special. None of this would be possible without the support and understanding that we as residents have for each other.
Plans after residency: MFM fellowship
Gabby Kattan, MD
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine
Hobbies: Cooking, charcuterie board art, beekeeping, DIY projects/interior decorating, traveling
What I’m looking forward to in residency: I’m excited to get involved in the OR and learn from my talented colleagues and attendings!
Second Year
Brandon Burns, DO
Hometown: Fuquay-Varina, NC
Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Research interests: Cardio-Obstetrics, LGBTQ+ intersection with Ob/Gyn. Usage of Prep/HIV in pregnancy
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: Running by the Greenway, Impromptu hot dogs at SupDogs, celebrating any little accomplishment as a crew at Atavola, espresso martinis at Starlight!
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Top 3: Luna’s, SupDogs. and Scullery
Best experience in residency so far: Delivered triplets and got to double-scrub with the one and only chieftress Dr. Wright!
Hobbies: Soccer, Volleyball, Running, CrossFit. Reading. Traveling
What I like about this program: I love how much of a “hidden gem” this program is. Caring for a very sick/underserved population with significant volume, all the while having attendings, nurses, etc who care deeply for this population make this experience extremely special.
Plans after residency: Academic Generalist. but we’ll see where this journey takes me!
Demi Canoutas, MD
Hometown: Wilmington, NC
Medical School: UN C Chapel Hill
Research interests: Undecided
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Side Bar & Native
Hobbies: Painting, running, finding even more new houseplants
Plans after residency: Generalist, likely academic
Fatmata Conteh, MD
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Research interests: Undecided
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: Wine & dine (pizza)
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Atavola
Best experience in residency so far: Memes!!!
Hobbies: Working out, finding recipes on Instagram & getting my nails done
What I like about this program: It’s weird, but almost everyone will break out into a British accent. At first I thought it was very odd, but I’ve found myself doing it as well! I think it shows that everyone has a sense of humor which is much needed in this line of work.
Plans after residency: Undecided
Mary-Gray Southern, MD:
Hometown: Durham, NC
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hobbies: Reading, cooking/baking, collecting houseplants (hoping they survive), theater, and traveling
Looking forward to: Working with our great residents and attendings to provide the best care possible for our patients here in Eastern NC!
Cathy Tober, MD
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Medical School: The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Research interests: Resident Education
Favorite thing to do in Greenville: Hang out at Well Played Games
Favorite restaurant in Greenville: Community Calzone, Biscuit and the Bean and Bagelman
Best experience in residency so far: Vaginal deliveries, especially for first time moms and dads!
Hobbies: I love to crochet in my free time, my favorite things to make are stuffed animals (amigurumi). My husband and I are working on releasing our own trading card game called Flawed. I’m also a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
What I like about this program: We have, what I would call, very good scaffolding in autonomy. The attendings are wonderful, they know when to step in and help as well as when to let us take the reigns under their supervision.
Plans after residency: Generalist OBGYN, either in academics or private practice
First Year
Kaitlin Daff, MD
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Hobbies: Reading, Baking, Playing with my daughter
What I’m looking forward to in residency: Working with our patients and faculty to become the best OB/GYN physician that I can be.
Bethany Laden, MD
Hometown: Harrisburg, NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine
Hobbies: Traveling, Netflix, socializing with friends, trying new restaurants
What I’m looking forward to in residency: Learning to operate, delivering babies and serving the women of Eastern NC.
Adelaide Robbins, MD
Hometown: Greenville, NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine
Hobbies: Good food & beverages, hanging with family & friends, LEGO’
What I’m looking forward to in residency: Continuing to take care of this special Eastern NC population.
Anna Beth Robertson, MD
Hometown: Elizabeth City, NC
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine
Hobbies: Tennis, baking, going to the beach, watching UNC basketball, trying new restaurants & breweries with friends.
What I’m looking forward to in residency: Learning as much as I can from my awesome co-residents and attendings as we serve the women of Eastern NC.
Preston Walker, MD
Hometown: Charleston, SC
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Hobbies: Board games, walking my dogs, carpentry, kayaking
What I’m looking forward to in residency: Learning how to be a great OB/GYN physician caring for the women of Eastern NC.