2025-2026 house staff council executive leadership
The purpose of the House Staff Council is to work with Program Directors, the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Graduate Medical Education (GME) Office, administrators and other house staff to communicate and exchange information regarding educational programs and services to improve the clinical learning environment.
Gracia Vargas, MD
Surgery, PGY-4
President
Email: Gracia.Vargas@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Anjana Murali, MD
Internal Medicine, PGY-3
Vice-President
Email: Anjana.Murali@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Claire Fishman, MD
Internal Medicine, PGY-3
Chair – Coaching & Education
Email: Claire.Fishman@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Mila Tamminga, MD
Psychiatry, PGY-4
Chair – Coaching & Education
Email: Mila.Tamminga@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
JK Vervilles, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, PGY-3
Chair – Communications & Hospital Operations
Email: William.Vervilles@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Annie Arrighi-Allisan, MD
Otolaryngology, PGY-4
Member–At-Large
Email: Annie.Arrighi-Allisan@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Rachel Flaugh, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery, PGY-3
Member–At-Large
Email: Rachel.Flaugh@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Tim Goblirsch, MD
Ophthalmology, PGY-3
Member–At-Large
Email: Timothy.Goblirsch@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Drew Goldberg, MD
Surgery, PGY-4
Member–At-Large
Email: Drew.Goldberg@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Katelyn Langford, DO
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PGY-3
Member–At-Large
Email: Katelyn.Langford@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Gina Palazzi, DPM
Lower Extremity Plastic and Reconstruction, PGY-5
Member–At-Large
Email: Gina.Palazzi@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Justin Panthappattu, MD
Nephrology, PGY-5
Member–At-Large
Email: Justin.Panthappattu@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
William Holt Roberts, MD
Neurology, PGY-2
Member–At-Large
Email: William.Roberts1@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Claudio Velardo, DO
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PGY-2
Member–At-Large
Email: Claudio.Velardo@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu