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Dermatology Residency Program – Current Residents

Meet the current residents completing the Dermatology Residency at Tufts Medical Center.
Class of 2025
Ellen Franciosi

Ellen Franciosi, MD 
Undergraduate School: Dartmouth College  
Medical School:  UMass Chan Medical School 
Internship: Spokane Teaching Health Clinic Transitional Year 
Hometown: Westwood, MA 
Dermatology Interests: Pigmented lesions, skin cancer and procedural dermatology 
Other Interests/Hobbies: Hiking, snowboarding or anything that gets me outdoors and in the mountains! Traveling with my husband and cooking.


Daniela Sanchez

Daniela Sanchez, MD 
Undergraduate School: University of Florida 
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine 
Internship: Internal Medicine; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard 
Hometown:  Barranquilla, Colombia 
Dermatology Interests: Medical and procedural dermatology, skin of color, hidradenitis suppurativa, psoriasis and cosmetic dermatology.  
Other Interests/Hobbies: Weight lifting, reading, sketching, french bulldogs and pasta!


Imene Ben Lagha

Imene Ben Lagha, MD  
Undergraduate School: Tunis University School of Medicine 
Medical School:  Tunis University School of Medicine 
Internship: (Internal medicine) Richmond University Medical Center Program 
Hometown: Tunis, Tunisia 
Dermatology Interests: Medical and procedural dermatology, dermatopathology 
Other Interests/Hobbies: traveling, exploring new places, the beach, reading, staying fit and active and spending time with family and friends.


Jumana Aldhalaan

Jumana Aldhalaan

Undergraduate School/Medical School: King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Internship: Internal Medicine - University of Maryland Medical Center

Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dermatology Interests: Medical dermatology, biologics and medical education

Other Interests/Hobbies: Traveling, trying new cafes/cuisines and outdoor activities.
 

Class of 2026
Dr. Madalyn Petrillo

Dr. Madalyn Petrillo (PGY4)
Undergraduate School: University of Delaware
Medical School:  Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Internship: Completed pediatric residency at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Hometown: Haddonfield, NJ
Dermatology Interests: Pediatric dermatology
Other Interests/Hobbies: Tennis, cooking, reading and spending time with family and friends.


Dr. Jatin Narang

Dr. Jatin Narang (PGY2) 
Undergraduate School: University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Medical School: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Internship: Newton-Wellesley Hospital Transitional Year
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Dermatology Interests: Medical dermatology, dermatopathology, medical education
Other Interests/Hobbies: Running, road trips/traveling, huge NFL fan, reading and home improvement projects


Dr. Vijay Kodumudi

Dr. Vijay Kodumudi (PGY2)
Undergraduate School: University of Connecticut 
Medical School: University of Connecticut 
Internship: Internal Medicine, Yale-Waterbury
Hometown: Fairfield, CT 
Dermatology Interests: Procedural dermatology, biologic therapy, health outcomes and public health policy 
Other Interests/Hobbies: Traveling, trying new foods, hiking, basketball and music


Tony Vu

Tony Vu (PGY2)
Undergraduate School: University of Texas at Austin
Graduate School: Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Immunology) 
Pharmacy School: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: University of Texas Health: San Antonio
Internship:  University of Texas Health: San Antonio, Preliminary Intern
Hometown: Houston
Dermatology Interests: General and pediatric dermatology, rheum-derm, biologic/immunologic therapies, allergic contact dermatitis (patch testing)
Other Interests/Hobbies: Spending quality time with my family and friends, board game nights (The Settlers of Catan can break alliances), natural wine tasting, hiking, trying new coffee and pastry shops, Marvel comics, sci-fi and fantasy, fiction books/TV-shows and going to the gym.

Class of 2027
Michelle Xiong

Dr. Michelle Xiong (PGY2)
Undergraduate School: Brown University
Medical School:  Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Internship: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Preliminary Year
Hometown: East Greenwich, RI
Dermatology Interests: Contact dermatitis, medical dermatology, medical education
Other Interests/Hobbies: Workout classes, wheel pottery, trying new restaurants, traveling, and listening to podcasts


Christine Learned

Dr. Christine Learned (PGY2)
Undergraduate School: Boston University
Medical School:  Albany Medical College
Internship: Lincoln Medical Center Transitional Year
Hometown: Carlisle, MA
Dermatology Interests: Procedural Dermatology, Inflammatory Skin Disease, Dermatology-Rheumatology
Other Interests/Hobbies: skiing, hiking, cooking, running, yoga, traveling, trying new restaurants, obsessing over my dogs


Kyla Pagani

Dr. Kyla Pagani (PGY2)
Undergraduate School: NYU
Medical School:  UMass Chan Medical School
Internship: Metrowest Medical Center
Hometown: Hamden, CT
Dermatology Interests: General dermatology or Pediatrics
Other Interests/Hobbies: Hiking, Furniture flipping, sculpting.


Channi Silence

Dr. Channi Silence (PGY2)
Undergraduate School: University of California, San Diego
Medical School:  Tufts University School of Medicine  
Internship: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Dermatology Interests: Medical dermatology, hair loss, skin of color, dermatopathology, medical education
Other Interests/Hobbies: Skiing, volleyball, scuba diving, weight lifting, pickleball, cooking, traveling

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