Residency and Medical School Acceptances
Charlyn Gomez Matches at Georgetown
Charlyn Gomez came to the Isaiah Lab with a rare combination of scientific curiosity and commitment to health equity. As first author on a Sleep Medicine paper examining synchronous airway lesions in children with obstructive sleep apnea, and co-author on the accompanying endoscopy study in ORL, she made lasting contributions to our understanding of pediatric airway disease. A Gold Humanism Honor Society inductee whose research has spanned otolaryngology, radiation oncology, and vascular surgery, Charlyn brings her whole self to medicine. She will be pursuing Otolaryngology at Georgetown University, an exceptional match for an exceptional trainee.
Nithya Navarathna Accepted to Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Nithya has been the engine of the Isaiah Lab’s clinical research operations since 2024. She led recruitment for our fNIRS neuroimaging study of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing, coordinating across two sites and enrolling over 150 participants, while simultaneously performing computational analyses of the ABCD dataset and contributing to multiple peer-reviewed publications spanning AJRCCM, Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, and JAMA Otolaryngology. A Meyerhoff Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa graduate with dual degrees in Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences, Nithya brought significant depth to everything she touched. She has been accepted to the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. The lab will miss her enormously — and medicine is lucky to have her.
Nicholas Randolph Matches at Yale
Nick Randolph joined the Isaiah Lab as a third-year medical student. His work on pediatric airway endoscopy — including co-authored publications in ORL and Sleep Medicine on the utility of microlaryngoscopy and synchronous airway lesions in children with OSA, exemplifies the rigorous, question-driven scholarship that defines this lab. Beyond the science, Nick served as president of the Otolaryngology Interest Group, investing in the next generation of trainees with the same seriousness he brought to his own training. He will be joining the Otolaryngology residency at Yale University. We are extraordinarily proud.
