Naseer Ahmed, MD

Naseer grew up in North Carolina and recently completed pediatric residency at UNC Chapel Hill. He is particularly interested in addressing areas such as eating disorders, substance use, and mood disorders, especially in ethnic minority and refugee adolescent/young adult communities. In his free time, he enjoys learning to draw, playing video games, and spending time with his cat!

Carlos “Charlie” E. Melendez Garcia, MD, MS

Charlie is a pediatrician born and raised in Puerto Rico and has completed a previous fellowship at UPMC Children’s as a General Academic Pediatrics fellow. His interests include gender affirming care, reproductive care and mental health, in particular for Latinx and sexual and gender minority youth. When not in clinic, he enjoys going out dancing, hosting game nights, trying new restaurants and going to the beach.

Cassie Burley, MD, MPH
Cassie grew up in Vermont and attended Oberlin College for her undergraduate degree in neuroscience. After some time in research and public health, she attended the University of Pittsburgh for medical school before completing her pediatrics residency at the University of Colorado. Her academic interests include reducing weight stigma in healthcare, eating disorder prevention, as well as understanding the interplay of social media and human trafficking to increase teen safety online. She enjoys reading fiction, hiking, spending time on the water and with her husband and two dogs. 

Aaron Kala, MD
Aaron was born in Atlanta, GA, and moved to Memphis, TN to attend at Rhodes College for undergrad and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for medical school. He completed his pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans and worked as a NICU Hospitalist before becoming an adolescent medicine fellow. His interests include medical education, mental health, contraception, and reproductive health. Outside of work, Aaron enjoys exercising regularly and spending time with his wife, two sons, and two dogs.

Candice Mazon, MD
Born in the Philippines and raised in New Jersey, Candice has stayed loyal to the East Coast. She attended Rutgers University for her undergraduate degree, Drexel University for medical school in Philadelphia, completed her pediatric residency in Washington DC at Medstar-Georgetown, and is now exploring Boston for her fellowship. Her academic interests include intersectionality and anti-racism, reproductive justice, and LGBTQIA+ health. Outside of work, she loves to travel, do something creative, and explore the city with her husband and dog.