Current Fellows
First Year Fellows

Thomas Casto, MD
- Fellow, Cardiology
Thomas Casto, MD
Languages
- English
Biography
- Residency: University of Virginia
Medical School: West Virginia University
College: West Virginia University

Kirby Gilpin, MD
- Fellow, Cardiology
Kirby Gilpin, MD
Languages
- English
Biography
- Residency: Dartmouth University
Medical School: St. George’s, London, UK
College: University of California – Santa Barbara

Michael He, MD
- Fellow, Cardiology
Michael He, MD
Languages
- English
Biography
- Residency: Yale University
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences – El Paso
College: Rice University

Elise Reddington, MD
- Fellow, Cardiology
Elise Reddington, MD
Languages
- English
Biography
- Residency: National Capital Consortium at Walter Reed
Medical School: New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
College: Boston University

Christina Yang, MD
- Fellow, Cardiology
Christina Yang, MD
Languages
- English
Biography
- Residency: Seattle Children’s Hospital/University of Washington
Medical School: University of Connecticut
College: University of Connecticut
Second Year Fellows
Elise Adriana Stave, MD
Locations
Departments

Vasu Suresh Kumar, MD
- Fellow, Cardiology
Vasu Suresh Kumar, MD
Languages
- English
Biography
- Hometown: Fayetteville, AR
Undergraduate: University of Arkansas
Medical School: University of Arkansas
Residency: Hasbro Children’s Hospital/Brown University
Interests: World travel, languages

Victoria Surma, MD
- Fellow, Cardiology
Victoria Surma, MD
Languages
- English
Biography
- Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland
Graduate School: Georgetown University
Medical School: Temple University
Residency: University of Virginia
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins
Third Year Fellows

Nicole Behm, MD
- Fellow, Cardiology
Nicole Behm, MD
Languages
- English
Biography
- Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Undergraduate: University of Colorado at Boulder
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Residency: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
DC Neighborhood and why: Kensington, MD (because I have a 4 kids! Lol)
Post-fellowship plans: I’m an active duty Navy officer, so will go back to the Navy after training to work in one of the military hospitals again.
Fun fact: I spent the last 18 months living in Japan.