Meet our Current Residents

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Mackenzie Delzer is a proud Wisconsin native which is where she first developed her love of dairy and craft beer. Having grown up in Green Bay, she cheers for the Packers on football Sundays. She majored in Gender & Women’s Studies with minors in Leadership and in Global Health at the University of Wisconsin. She couldn’t leave the charm of Madison and attended medical school there, where she was able to continue growing her passions for women’s health, advocacy, and global health. As a rural medicine student, she returned to Green Bay for her rotations. Despite the virtual interview, Mackenzie knew she belonged at UVM for residency. Great training, supportive faculty, incredible co-residents, and all of the country charm, lake activities, cheese, and beer she loved about home was available to her right in Vermont. Plus, Burlington is incredibly dog friendly, making it equally as exciting of a new home for her golden retriever, Roo. On days off, you’ll find Mackenzie hanging out with her adorable son Hutch.


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Gnendy Indig Gnendy Indig was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She attended Touro College in Brooklyn, where she graduated with a Bachelors's degree in Biology. Her passion for medicine was sparked while working in various patient advocacy organizations where she recognized the role a physician can have in improving the health and access of underserved populations. That passion continued to grow in medical school at the University of Michigan, where she worked on improving the health of LGBTQIA individuals via advocacy, research, and educational projects. She is ecstatic to continue her training at the University of Vermont where social justice and physician advocacy are recognized as integral aspects of optimal medical care. When not in the hospital she enjoys DIY furniture building, cooking/ hosting dinner parties, and exploring the Burlington brunch scene. 
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Sarah Peters was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware until age 14, then spent her high school years outside DC in Vienna, Virginia. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she studied Biology and Chemistry, competed with the Club Cross Country team and first fell in love with the birthing process as a volunteer doula at UNC Hospitals. After college, she worked for a year with the Birth Partners program, before beginning medical school at UNC. She spent her clinical years in Asheville, NC, participating in a rural healthcare track. When looking for residency, Sarah was ready for an adventure and Vermont offered the whole package – a small, tight-knit, academic OB/GYN program with a very supportive culture, a beautiful and outdoorsy location full of running and hiking trails (and new winter sports!), amazing craft beer, and a chance to be together with her partner matching into Emergency Medicine!


Third Years

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Lauren Gernon grew up in Topeka, KS and attended undergrad at Rice University in Houston, TX. She attended a master's program at UC Berkeley after undergraduate and received her MPH in 2017. She spent a year working for the California Department of Public Health in the Chronic Disease Branch doing epidemiology and statistics on chronic disease burden in the state of California. She became interested in OB/GYN during her MPH while studying the close link between maternal mortality and overall community health, both nationally and internationally. She is interested in bridging public health work and clinical work to more effectively strengthen health on a population scale.  She attended UVM for medical school and is very excited to stay around for residency! While living in VT she has picked up cross-country skiing to help with the long winters. She also hikes, plays soccer and alpine skis.


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Elizabeth (Ellie) Rasmussen grew up in Seattle, Washington, and attended undergrad in Virginia where she studied biomedical sciences. She interned at the American Public Health Association, taught English in Japan, and spent her gap year teaching high school science, coaching 5th-grade basketball, and volunteering with homeless youth. Ellie attended the University of Washington, Spokane campus, for medical school. The daughter of a long-time OB nurse educator, she quickly discovered that OB/GYN fulfilled her passions for preventative health and health promotion, patient advocacy, and the operating room. Ellie chose UVM for its tight-knit community, academic rigor, and ideal location. She loves skiing (water and snow), hiking, baking, and her golden retriever, Riley!


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Jia Zhang was born in Xi’an, China and moved to Portland, OR when she was ten years old. She attended Cornell University for undergrad where she double majored in Chemistry & Chinese literature. After college, she very serendipitously got a job at a fertility clinic and had the opportunity to work with patients in both Portland, OR and Shanghai, China. The experience of accompanying patients on their reproductive journeys piqued her interest in Ob/Gyn and eventually led her to pursue a medical education at Stony Brook University on Long Island, NY. She is extremely excited to continue her medical training at UVM and to learn about all that Vermont has to offer. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, needle felting, playing The Legend of Zelda, and petting every dog that she meets on the street. 


 

Second Years

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Presley Azarcon grew up in Denver, Colorado before moving to Salt Lake City, Utah to complete her undergraduate degree at the University of Utah. Her initial interests in reproductive justice started while working on public health campaigns to improve sexual health and contraception education in high schools throughout Utah. Her passion for patient advocacy was further ignited after starting medical school at the University of Utah and working with the substance use in pregnancy clinic. When looking for a residency program, she hoped to find a supportive, community focused program, with the training and resources of a large academic center. She found all that and more at UVM and was instantly welcomed by the most genuine co-residents and dedicated faculty. Outside of the hospital she has loved getting to hike and bike in the Green Mountains and try out the local breweries.


Sarah Case obgyn

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Lindsey Pileika was born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. She completed her undergraduate degree in Human Science and Spanish Language/Linguistics at Georgetown University. Prior to starting medical training, she worked at the intersection of public health and community medicine with organizations in Miami, Florida and Chiapas, Mexico. She returned to the Northeast to attend medical school at Brown University, where she graduated with a dual degree in Population Medicine. Throughout her journey to and within medicine, Lindsey has cultivated a passion for providing compassionate obstetric and gynecological care for patients across their lifetime, particularly in rural and underserved communities. She is thrilled to join University of Vermont for training, where residents truly support and care for one another each step of the way. She is grateful to learn with such an enthusiastic community of OB/GYNs, midwives, nurses, and medical students. Outside of the hospital world, you can find Lindsey practicing yin yoga, running, and exploring all the great hikes, lake adventures, and cozy farm towns in Vermont.



 

Interns

Catherine Baril obgyn

Catherine Baril was born in Quebec, and raised in Canada, Belgium, and New York. She attended nursing school at SUNY Brockport where she completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She then worked in a variety of clinical settings including memory care, rehabilitation, long term care, and hospice while studying to complete her premedical coursework. Before and during medical school Catherine also worked as a nurse in an outpatient opioid treatment clinic helping patients who struggle with substance use disorders. Catherine attended medical school at SUNY Upstate and was thrilled to match at UVM for residency. The tight knit and supportive community are a big part of what made UVM feel like the right fit to continue her training. Outside of the hospital Catherine enjoys Pilates, skiing, and spending time with her family and friends.

Jesse Katon obgynJessica Katon grew up in Falmouth, Massachusetts before moving to Boston to complete her undergraduate education at Northeastern University and then moved to Portland, ME to attend medical school at the University of New England College Osteopathic Medicine. Her initial interests in OBGYN started while volunteering at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless where she worked in the women’s clinic to help advocate for and assist with patients access to cervical cancer screening, contraception and STI testing. During medical school, she continued her work in advocacy through an education lens, helping to develop a curriculum for social determinants of health for her fellow students. During this same time, her passion for the field grew as she discovered her love for gynecologic surgery. When looking for a residency program, she wanted to join a community that would both challenge her academically and clinically during training while also maintaining a supportive environment. She was overjoyed when she found that here at UVM and instantly felt a great connection to the UVM community, faculty, and co-residents who embody a caring, genuine, and dedicated spirit in all they do. Outside of the hospital she enjoys climbing and hiking with her partner, playing with their two cats, and cooking home a homemade pasta sauce whatever the occasion.
Tiffany Ting OBGYN

Tiffany Ting was born and raised in San Jose, California. She studied Neuroscience and Music at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. Afterward, she worked as a medical assistant in a Mandarin-speaking Gastroenterology office, completed a pre-med post-bac at California State University East Bay, and attended medical school at the University of Rochester. Tiff is excited to be back in Vermont for residency because she wanted to be at a place that encourages a holistic approach to OB/GYN training. She is passionate about reproductive health education and every aspect of pregnancy counseling. In her spare time, she enjoys spin classes, farmers markets, bullet journaling, and eating cheese.