Co-Founders
Kevin Grudzinski, MD
Chief Executive Producer
Graduate of Rush Medical College and Northwestern’s Internal Medicine residency program. Now, a fellow in Pulmonary & Critical Care at Northwestern. Turned to podcasts for my learning and developed a love for MedEd and clinical reasoning along the way. Outside of medicine, I enjoy functional fitness, mixology and playing with my son (3) and daughter (7 months).
Richard Abrams, MD
Vice Executive Producer
Attending internist at Rush University Medical Center. Former IM Residency Program Director and Dean of GME. Currently, the Associate Dean for the Learning Environment. Passionate about clinical reasoning and medical history. I enjoy bicycle touring. This picture is at the end of a trip from Pittsburgh to Washington DC that I took with my daughter!
Our Current Team
Andrew Mohama
Host and Executive Producer
Medical student at Rush (Class of 2026) with a passion for clinical reasoning, medical humanities, and medical education. Drawn to the intersection of human stories and healthcare, I co-founded Northstar Narratives, a storytelling initiative for the healthcare community. I also help lead Rush’s Restorative Justice Initiative in the curriculum, advocating for community building and conflict resolution. Between M1 and M2, I embarked on a 2,500-mile “bike listening tour,” a research project exploring loneliness and human connection through interviews with people I met along the way from San Francisco to Chicago. I’m excited to keep learning, teaching, and fostering community—on the wards and on the mic. Outside of medicine, you’ll find me cycling, running, collecting vinyl records, playing guitar, and attempting to cook Syrian food as well as my mom does.
Caroline Wang
Host and Executive Producer
Medical student at Rush (Class of 2028) and podcast enthusiast. Outside of school, I love exploring the Chicago food scene and spoiling my two rescue cats, Olive and Willow!
Sam Shih
Host and Executive Producer
Medical Student at Rush (Class of 2026) interested in women’s health, medical humanities, and medical education. Outside of medicine I like to read, do hot yoga, go to live music, and have lingering, long meals with family and friends.
Koushik Kondapi, MD
Host, Producer
Graduate of Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Internal Medicine resident at Rush. Passionate about medical education, clinical reasoning, and lifelong learning. In my free time, I’m an exhausted but die-hard Detroit sports fan (Lions are going all the way this year, mark my words), and I love going for bike rides around Chicago, exploring new restaurants and traveling.
A&O Alumni
Nick Rigler
Associate Editor
Rush graduate and internal medicine resident at Rush who is interested in cardiology and medical education. Outside of medicine, I love water-skiing, the Lakers, the entire state of Montana, and big-city marathons. Rumor on the street is that something might be wrong with me as I’ve been spotted running on the Lakefront when it’s below zero degrees.
Megan Kotzin
Associate Editor
Rush graduate and internal medicine resident at Colorado that decided to trade Arizona summers for Chicago winters – still deciding which is more tolerable. Passionate about clinical reasoning and hoping to go into internal medicine. In my free time I love to run, hike, read and explore the Chicago food scene!
Nathan Kudlapur
Host, Executive Producer
Graduate of Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Internal Medicine resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Interests in nephrology and medical education. Outside of school I love all things outdoors—hiking, biking, kayaking. Also enjoy EDM, playing classical guitar, and creative cooking pursuits!
Cherie Lo
Host, Producer
Internal Medicine resident at Northwestern and I hail originally from Cleveland, Ohio. My passions include swimming, making boba drinks for my friends, and discovering new allergen friendly baking recipes. Passionate about MedEd! In my past, I have developed virtual reality platforms for teaching undergraduates about organic chemistry, and I am curious about how education will continue to adapt and change with technological innovations. I’m really excited to be a part of the A&O team and to see what we do this year!
Lauren Smith
Executive Producer
Graduate of Northwestern – Internal Medicine resident at Mass Gen.
Daniel Matthew
Executive Producer
Graduate of Northwestern – Internal Medicine resident at Emory.
Tommy King, MD
Producer
A 2021 graduate of Rush Medical College. Currently an Internal Medicine PGY-1 at Rush University Medical Center with career interests in infectious disease and MedEd. Hopes to travel to all of the national parks.
Brinda Ryali, MD
Producer
A 2021 graduate of Western Michigan University SOM. Currently a Med-Peds PGY-1 at Rush University Medical Center.
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